Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

People-OnTheGo will be presenting a complimentary webinar, Getting Started with Office 2013 and 365 , on Thursday, April 4 at noon Pacific time. release of Office 2013, the latest version of the familiar Microsoft. Office 2013? With Office 2013, Microsoft has made it possible to store and sync. In Office 2013, you'll.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

? Art iPads from Darien Library - YouTube : Published on Nov 11, 2013 Darien Library is offering iPads loaded with apps and programs designed to allow users the opportunity to explore the relationship between art and technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! also reports some news that effect libraries. It’s still not as good a deal as your trusty local library. See the map here. Netflix for E-books. All Things D. There are two new e-book subscription services.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

" The contest began November 5, 2012 and all entries are due by February 28, 2013. The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest invites both new and seasoned developers to create an app for "social good." Visit NetSquared and Microsoft for more details on the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. The New York Public Library is using selfies as part of its social media initiative to engage library patrons.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Address on receiving Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award May 18, 2013 Caltech was founded to give back to society through science and engineering, to discover knowledge and apply that knowledge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. In 2013, with the most recent (and fourth!)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The session was pretty successful, in that the Committee called for an extraordinary general assembly meeting in December with the aim of calling a diplomatic conference to finalize the Treaty for the Visually Impaired in June 2013. The rest of this post looks at this draft treaty in its current form.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Note: Right now Range only includes 2013 data for California because the full list of 2014 summer meal sites is not yet available. Stay tuned!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. This has led to advancements that benefit everyone.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

So when the latest version of Microsoft Office became available for eligible nonprofits, charities, libraries, and foundations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program , we teamed up with our friends at Microsoft Citizenship and Doug Thomas, content producer for Office.com, to host a tweet chat. Use OneNote! (It's

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

to see if your nonprofit, charity, foundation, or public library is eligible for the new Office. Bing Dictionary (Word 2013) is not your traditional online dictionary. Bing Maps (Excel 2013) helps you use location data from a given column in Excel 2013 and plot it on a Bing Map. Apps for Office. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations. It lets you look up your medications and find them at a reduced cost.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Delivering my statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, August 2013 We’ve since learned many lessons about the multiplier effect of advocacy. Instead, our biggest challenge was convincing them that our approach was the best approach for meeting those needs. Fast-forward six years.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2014

2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Participant - KI EcoCenter. The Storym akers campaign empowers nonprofits, libraries, and charities with the tools and training to tell their stories, get noticed and make an impact. Nonprofits can change the world through storytelling. But to do that, their stories need to stand out and be noticed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. First we identified the titles we wanted to add—all requested by Bookshare non-student members, including some of the best science books of 2013 as reported by NPR’s Science Friday show.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. First Dates in 2013. Hear what other nonprofits and libraries are saying in our Community Forums.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. First Dates in 2013. Hear what other nonprofits and libraries are saying in our Community Forums.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This guest post was authored by the staff at OCLC WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. For almost 10 years, public libraries have used TechAtlas for Libraries as a tool to aid in technology planning and hardware and software inventory management. Spiceworks currently has 2.3 Spiceworks currently has 2.3

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. of storytelling at your nonprofit, library, charity, or social benefit. Please join us on April 4 at 11 a.m. Pacific time for this. Our guests will speak to the importance of creating a culture. organization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup for Libraries. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology. 3D printing at your local library? Technology for Good Goes Global. The ReStart Romania.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 21, 2018

In “Diversity Perspectives and Minority Nonprofit Board Member Inclusion”, the authors discuss three key steps to creating inclusion as well as diversity: discrimination-and-fairness, access-and-legitimacy, and integration-and-learning (Bernstein, Bilimoria, 2013). Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.2040.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2014

between QuickBooks 2013 and QuickBooks 2014, emphasizing features that. This webinar is appropriate for technology decision makers in nonprofits, charities, and libraries. QuickBooks software. Gregg will be taking a look at the differences. will be of the most help to nonprofits. Register today , as space is limited!

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. It is useful for any charities and libraries that are moving to Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business for document management. Office 2013 Fundamentals Online Learning for End Users.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

Pacific time , we'll talk to nonprofits and public libraries that use Publisher every day to create materials from newsletters to. tips, new features in the 2013 version, and best practices for making. tips, new features in the 2013 version, and best practices for making. your organization's materials look their best.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

The updated 2013 Office Web Apps adds a few new features and a redesigned interface that complements Windows 8 and the new version of Office (read Ars Technica's review of Office Web Apps here). SkyDrive Pro also runs on the newest SharePoint Online and SharePoint 2013 on-premises.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

It's not our first time advocating for charities and libraries in the hallowed halls of the U.S. TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. Our latest opportunity was on February 13 2013.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Whether you are new or experienced with Microsoft donations, this free webinar will teach you about the Microsoft donation program for eligible nonprofits, libraries, churches, and foundations. Interested in TechSoup's Microsoft Software Donation Program ? Join our free webinar, How to Get Microsoft Software Donations at 11 a.m.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. According to 2013 Pew research : 91% of American adults have a cell phone, 55% have a smartphone, and 42% own a tablet computer. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library? Start building a mobile strategy for your nonprofit or library.

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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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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

Sophia Guevara is the Chair of the Consortium of Foundation Libraries, and is a new member of the NTEN:Change editorial committee for 2013. This article is part of the June, 2013 issue of NTEN:Change, which is all about mobile. Join the discussion and leave your tips and recommendations in the comments!

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The organization already has a significant array of members , which include mostly cities, libraries, and nonprofits. Every Public Library in the United States. According to the 2013–2014 Digital Inclusion Survey : 98.9 percent of libraries offer public access to Internet-connected computers. A Human Right.

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