Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. states have adopted. It also integrates well with after-school programs and library open-access. International NGOs and Libraries. The platform also integrates a Google Translate feature, but I wasn't able to find that feature.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Bookshare: Solving the “Accessible Book Famine” Twelve years ago, we had an idea for recreating the traditional library for people with print disabilities—such as those who are blind, cannot physically turn the pages of a book, or have learning disabilities, like dyslexia—using the then-emerging technologies of digital books and crowdsourcing.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Although Google+ has been all the talk amongst techies the past couple weeks, Google has asked that non-personal accounts not be created , leaving Nonprofits and businesses in the dark. The usage of hashtags and links have been widely adopted by Twitter users and can allow for remote conversations and event participation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 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. Interested in Google Apps but not sure how it would fit in your organization? Why did OCASI move to Google Apps? How well has Google Apps been adopted by staff?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

And yet despite limited budgets, the early adopter nonprofits began using responsive web design in 2012 in order to adapt quickly to the new realities of Internet browsing. New York Public Library 2015. New York Public Library 2005. Nonprofits pioneered social media. Bold imagery. Large font. National Audubon Society 2005.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are two major players: Google Workspace , formerly known as G Suite, and Office 365. With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Google products are widely used in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. A paid account is about $150 a year.

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Tools Nonprofit Doc Google 105

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The barriers to increasing broadband Internet adoption. Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. The infographic. as a whole. Who is getting left behind.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A library in Oregon had similar concerns about the accessibility of technology during the pandemic: In order to volunteer with us right now, you basically have to have access to a device and the internet…which is not how it was in the past. Across the US and Canada, the pandemic forced technology adoption at breakneck speed.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. Windows 8 adopters can also try out the Viewer for Khan Academy desktop app, which lets you watch Khan Academy videos on your desktop. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro. Apps Made by Youth. Additional Resources.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 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. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

In our quest to build a solid foundation for nonprofits and libraries to understand how cloud computing is likely to affect us, we have now completed our GreenTech Initiative Green Side of Cloud Computing campaign. Our final offering of the campaign is an article entitled Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 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. Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. is four times higher than in Brazil.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Many task and project management tools try to do this, but their inflexible nature often makes them hard to work with – and for people to really adopt, use and enjoy. Podio also integrates with many popular services you might already use, like GoToMeeting , Sharefile , Dropbox, Google Drive, and more. Who Is Podio for?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. Image : ESOlex / Shutterstock.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

Google Sheets. What it does: Google Sheets is similar to your standard Excel spreadsheet, where you can create rows and columns for the donor information that’s important to you. How you can use it: While Google Sheets is a useful database tool, it doesn’t have CRM or donor management software features. Google Workspace.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Google Analytics :: analytics.google.com Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. It is important to note that you must upgrade to Google Analytics 4 by July 1, 2023. Having a fast-loading website is essential for a successful SEO strategy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 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. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A sophisticated virtual event platform will be able to adopt strategies like gamification in order to show your online audience that virtual events are more than just sitting and listening to someone talk. This content can then be used for backlog or tiered access resources in a brand’s content library. Google Analytics.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 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. Only a handful of the bigger and established NGOs have adopted cloud technologies. The Long Road To NGO Cloud Adoption. A sizeable number do not even have PCs yet.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 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. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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United Kingdom San Francisco India Poland 44

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A sophisticated virtual event platform will be able to adopt strategies like gamification in order to show your online audience that virtual events are more than just sitting and listening to someone talk. This content can then be used for backlog or tiered access resources in a brand’s content library. Google Analytics.

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Software Virtual Integration Analytics 59

Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Darian talked about lots of things, very broadly: Why mobile presents a huge opportunity for any nonprofit or public library. Use Google Analytics Mobile Performance Report. TechSoup Article: Mobile for Nonprofits and Libraries. What the Mobile Impact 101 Webinar Covered. Darian’s Final Techie Tips. Space out hyperlinks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. Cloud data security and privacy challenges were cited by 27% of respondents as a significant barrier to cloud adoption. How Big Is the Cloud Data Security Problem?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2007

Liberate your control freaks: Driving social computing adoption in business. Google: The Search Engine Industry. Flickr and Libraries. Here they are, in no particular order: Government 2.0. Bottom-Up Tagging. A Second Life for the Archivist. Mobile Social Play

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

It is looking for people in nonprofits and libraries that have servers and who would be willing to do a short interview with Drew Bennett of NRDC sometime in May to tell your story. You may have heard about the Googles and Amazons of the world striving to make their enormous datacenters more energy efficient.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

Adopting an Attitude of Abundance. This year, instead of a gut-reaction of scarcity, I’d love if our sector adopted an attitude of abundance. Why does Google spend billions on recruiting and employee benefits? Buy books to create an office library, and set aside reading hours for everyone to learn to do their jobs even better.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

I challenge anyone to try to get through the INS process in one hour, the time limit many public libraries put on Internet use.). Their two choices (if they're lucky) are: in the school or at the public library. Other government programs are following the lead of the INS and providing some services or information only via the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2007

Lori Bell, from information island , gave us an overivew of her impressive work -- and growth of library activities and programming. The part that I found most amazing was the the interface design of a VR space inside of Second Life that integrates google maps, RSS, and Second Life. You have to really experience it to understand it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). While google and yahoo have blog search features, Technorati is the considered the recognized authority on tracking blogs, It finds out who is saying what right now and is currently tracking over 75.2 The growing adoption of wikis in educational. It's messy. Step 1: Find People.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. Google Chrome :: google.com/chrome. Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Even if you are set in your browsing ways with IE or Firefox, Google Chrome only takes of few minutes of your time to download and experience. Based in the U.K.,

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Other Examples: An Adopt-a-Family campaign for families in need Movember: growing a beard for charity in November. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

When you are creating your press list, be sure to search on Technorati and Google Blog Search to find bloggers who are writing about your organization's issues and send them your press release as well. The Ann Arbor District Library System uses a blog for the front page of their site.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 4, 2007

How can you change or adopt aspects of other types without losing your focus or mission? Now there are a lot of people very interested in it because it is the closest to a kind of google you can get without damaging the objects. What are the consequences of individual quest and the ability to google all the time?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thanks to everyone who participated in our surveys and follow-up discussions, we've learned a lot about how nonprofits and libraries are using apps. Libraries and nonprofits are already using apps, mostly to engage patrons or constituents and to perform their daily work. Apps Organizations Are Using.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Whether it’s Microsoft transforming the PC software industry, or Google or Facebook, it’s clear that the world is different because these companies exist. Bookshare is terrific, but it’s fundamentally a separate system where a specialized library becomes the primary source of books for its patrons. Enter the Born Accessible movement.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Present solutions When you see part of your strategy that can be improved, prepare solutions that can be adopted by your organization before presenting to your board. Unsplash If you’re looking for stock images to put into your proposal, Unsplash offers a great library of different images you can download for free on their website.

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