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TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby

Tech Soup

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. to scale up RCI in California. They’re a busy place.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. I’d also modestly recommend our Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries. Here’s what it all looked like to me.

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Chris Brogan: What Were Your First Steps?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was all about early aggregation! Anyone could volunteer to aggregate links in their field on their server - and would be linked to the main library on Switzerland. I aggregated web sites for dance groups, dance companies, etc. I also discovered the gopher! I was a self-described gopher mistress. The Typo Police Page.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For next week's summary, I'm going to be using a different aggregator called index cards. Looks like Zen and the Art of Technology scored the Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops. We've already spotted a number of ning generated nonprofit related social network sites ( Cool n Conscientious , Stop Cyberbullying , Library 2.0

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

For more information, check out the Tech Soup article, "Easy Ways to Publish Your Own RSS: Use RSS to Help Your Constituents Stay On Top of News and Announcements," and the Social Signal article, "Make Your Nonprofit More Effective with RSS Aggregation." The Ann Arbor District Library System uses a blog for the front page of their site.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

Tech Soup

The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. San Francisco libraries have varying hours and might not always be open. The developers are currently working on a version for San Francisco County.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Twubs is a Twitter chat management tool that aggregates tweets, pics, and video into branded hashtag pages. TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org.

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