Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). About Software Assurance.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. RCI), for example, has been tracking the price of refurbished computers since 2005.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Department of Interior management plan protecting 11 million acres of critical habitat for caribou, migrating birds, and other wildlife in northwest Alaska in 2013. I asked some of my colleagues for some examples of how they use TechSoup donations. They said you want an example? They really couldn't come up with an example.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Department of Interior management plan protecting 11 million acres of critical habitat for caribou, migrating birds, and other wildlife in northwest Alaska in 2013. I asked some of my colleagues for some examples of how they use TechSoup donations. They said you want an example? They really couldn't come up with an example.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2013

For example, panicking over the changes to Gmail Tabs is a moot point if your organization’s emails aren’t optimized for mobile. According to email testing and tracking service Litmus, approximately four percent of all email opens can be attributed to Gmail webmail users, as of June 2013. More on that here from Scott Gilman).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

By "near" he is talking about 2013 or 2014. The proto example is the Motorola Atrix smartphone. I recently ran across an interesting Jason Hiner piece that imagines how PCs and smartphones will converge in the near future.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013. Microsoft with its Surface line of tablets that are a hybrid of laptops and tablets, is working hard to transform tablets from personal entertainment devices to business productivity machines.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

For example, you can ask for something as simple as a mailing address or for the visitor to download a study about your mission. Make sure you have a signup sheet, flyer, tablet, or laptop at the event. However, with new digital tools, you no longer have to ask for a donation at every interaction.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. Find some examples of CauseVox fundraising campaigns here and more detailed information about the offer here.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Probably the most intriguing new devices are the convertibles, which are hybrid tablet and laptop devices. Microsoft slates are designed to be as functional as a laptop, in a small touch screen form that weigh only a pound and a half. The new touch screen ultrabook computers are more on the laptop side. Touch-Enabled Ultrabooks.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone. For more on the latest tech for good trends, check out these blogs from the TechSoup Global Network: Nonprofit Technology News for March 2013.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In November 2013, 51% of all emails were opened on mobile devices , according to Litmus. Responsive design automatically detects the device being used (mobile phone, tablet, laptop) and reformats the email. (And don’t forget the often overlooked post-campaign follow up email, which. can boost retention rates on your next campaign).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. TechSoup's online community manager, Michael DeLong, also predicts that nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs will increasingly integrate an overall mobile strategy into their work in 2013. Mobile chip sales will overtake PC revenues in 2013.

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