Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

We like to use basic practical tools.” ” Their simple nonprofit in a box is a perfect example of how using basic practical tools can help nonprofits better serve their communities. We went live in October 2013. The next step was equipping case workers with the tools they needed to use this system out in the field.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. Windows Defender is the free antivirus tool on Windows 10. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. Escondido Library's LibraryYOU. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters. Make Updates a Breeze.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. This offer is available to all nonprofits, charities, foundations, and public libraries. Benefits of a Mobile Site.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Powerful marketing tools. Some say that Instagram is the most powerful social marketing tool out there right now.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. The most significant data breach , so far, affected 3 billion users around the world and happened in 2013 and 2014. ” . Perhaps privacy is dead.

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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. Anything I missed?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

They’re offering affordable, quality Internet services and working with anchor institutions in all sectors to ensure residents get the access they need. Here are some specific reasons these programs are being considered and implemented nationwide: Everyone needs affordable Internet access. Many look to the library for access.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2013

Tech Impact is watching some interesting trends emerge in nonprofit technology in 2013. By using data sets published by the government, they developed an interactive tool that allows child advocates and policymakers to assess health, security, and education opportunities for the most vulnerable in the District of Columbia.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 2013 being the 10 th. to see what resources are there for charities and libraries. Here is how charities and libraries can participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Check out the National Cyber Security Alliance. Infographic: Reliance on the Internet over the past 10 years. Send an email.

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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. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. The Forecasts for 2012. The Decline of PCs.

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