Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In 2012, TechSoup Global, in collaboration with our partners around the world, conducted a survey of nonprofits, charities, NGOs, and social benefit organizations around the globe. We wanted to better understand the current state of their technology infrastructure and their future plans for adopting cloud technologies.

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NGO Technology Community Survey 58

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September; we've now had several months to consider the findings and talk to some of you about what you think. It turns out that NGOs are trying out an array of cloud services. For the global NGO sector, cloud computing has arrived.

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NGO Global Survey New Zealand 57

Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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NGO Survey Global Knowledge 48

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

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Tanzania Cameroon Fundraising NGO 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. We found that lack of knowledge is the biggest barrier to deeper cloud computing adoption. Cloud Services That NGOs Need.

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Survey Global South Africa Results 61

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This week we got a great comment from a TechSoup member to our Cloud Technology and the NGO Community blog post. It asked about cloud companies going out of business and how secure data is in such cases. Cloud data security and privacy challenges were cited by 27% of respondents as a significant barrier to cloud adoption.

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Business Amazon Disaster NGO 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. That often intimidates nonprofit folks (including me), but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are low tech tools and online (low cost or free) SNA tools and great resources like Marc Smith at NodeXL. GuideStar India - Networked NGO Workshops - Packard Grantees.

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Measure Social Media Media Map 105

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

In follow-up interviews we discovered that many nonprofits were using cloud-based software without even realizing it, so the adoption rate could be even higher. The survey also found that once nonprofits begin using one cloud software solution, they are likely to adopt other cloud tools. Primary Findings. states In the fall of 2011.

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Survey NTEN Results San Francisco 56

Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Summer Social. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB and MKI Training: Sharing Your Success: Visualizing Outcomes Data. Upcoming Events.

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Calendar Nptech San Francisco Cameroon 36

Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions. " In addition, we'll be blogging here, tweeting updates on Twitter , and posting updates to Facebook , so stalk us for links to golden nuggets of tech wisdom.

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Conference Technology San Francisco Disaster 44

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

This would be the first step I guess to making something better that was sustainable for NGO’s. MPower Open is now on Sourceforge , they released their product under the GPL v3. These are good steps forward. It would make me feel dirty but I guess it might be worth it since you recommend it so much.

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Open Open Source Blogger Press 100

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. This is a communique on the current state of cloud adoption in the United States from me, this time. Here's what we found out: Current Cloud Adoption.

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United States Adopt Library Survey 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Commentary on the data here. David Wilcox shares an example of growing divided in the UK nonprofit sector between "traditional" online communities (listservs) and those who are adopting Web2.0 CEO Kintera steps down.

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Summary Wiki Flickr NTC 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Of course, this is a familiar concept to me as someone who started his career building for-profit tech companies in Silicon Valley. We were trying to analyze the Benetech secret sauce: how do we go about changing the world for the better as Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit tech company?

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Change eBook United States Conservancy 100

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

that is experimenting with high tech balloons to supply Internet in remote places. My current favorite digital inclusion NGO is our newest TechSoup Global partner, Computers For Schools Kenya. We so often mistakenly think of noncommercial technology as an area of slower adoption. The World Wide Web Turns 25. What the heck.

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News Technology Africa Nonprofit 44

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Human Rights Patrick Ball recently spent a month at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he held office hours and helped prosecutors use quantitative data and statistical analysis to pursue war crimes cases. Benetech is drawing top talent by offering Silicon Valley tech jobs with a social purpose.

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Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

based National Center for Charitable Statistics and adopted by the IRS back in the pre-Web 1980s. These organizations house data for a combined total of three million NGOs worldwide. If the software is used in places without internet access of any kind, the software can cache data for uploading later.

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Charity News Causes Facebook 65

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

An idea that has captured the attention of the startup tech sector is the notion of growth hacking, a way to quickly scale a business through rapid experimentation. While we had a decade to adjust to websites being important, we’ve had a lot less time to figure out social media, and even less time to adopt a mobile first world.

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People Structure Influence Voice 25

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2015

It's fun to compare against TechSoup's 2015 Tech Predictions from the start of the year and Capterra's Biggest Nonprofit Technology Trends of 2015 from March. We expanded this year to be able to provide product donations to pretty much any NGO in the world — 236 countries and territories to be exact. Fundraising.

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Trend Tech Adobe Phone 36

Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. 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. Another term for it is "consumerization of IT."

Tech 74

Tech Library Internet Nonprofit 74

Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

If you’re fancy and tech-oriented, you can text that number and you will get it. So, yes, I think the Global NGO Technology Report found the majority of nonprofits do agree social media is effective for creating brand awareness. I also have a workbook that I like to give away. I’m happy to send it to you afterwards.

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Social Media Trend Video Marketing 82