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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. In the modern age, mobile phones are most people’s constant companions. Free tools vs. paid solutions. Text fundraising. Other Nonprofit Tools. Accounting software.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Windows Phone) is a point-of-care smartphone application that addresses child mortality rates by lack of detection and availability of treatment for malaria. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education. Khan Academy (Windows Phone, iPad) is a nonprofit on a mission to change education.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2012

Particularly important for smaller nonprofits and libraries, troubleshooting problems, maintaining your technology, learning new tech skills, and increasing the effectiveness of every day applications can help keep you ahead of the curve and help avoid problems down the road. nonprofit or library? mail and phone directories.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. That basically entails figuring out how to allow staff and volunteers to get work email, documents and other data on their own mobile devices – and what to do when phones and tablets get lost or stolen.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

We just kicked off our free webinar series on how your organization can get up to speed on communicating with your audience through their mobile devices. Find the free audio recording and presentation of the event here. We now have more mobile phones in use than people. Sign up for this free webinar here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Stay in constant communication with your team by adding smartphones to your nonprofit’s or library’s toolkit. Take donations by using your phone as a mobile credit card terminal. These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch Apply the phone to an existing AT&T plan.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2009

You keep hearing how mobile phones are a great way to reach a large audience of people, but how can your nonprofit or library use this technology, and where do you start? Join Kami Griffiths on Thursday, July 16 for a webinar about using mobile technologies for outreach and education.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Whether it’s a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit's or library's data and computers are always there. A free endpoint-level security webinar. Keep Your Networks Secure. with Symantec's Andrew Singer.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

At TechSoup, we love to supply good, solid, low-cost refurbished or remanufactured IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. The number of mobile devices (phones and tablets) in use in the world now exceeds the global population of 7.4 Half the Periodic Table Is in That PC or Mobile Phone. billion humans.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

From developing your own online store to taking donations from your phone, TechSoup has you covered. Looking for a web-based software application for fundraising and contact management for donors and other contacts? Setting up a basic page is free, but there are also paid accounts which give you access to more features.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Big Book of Library Grant Money. American Library Association. Information Today.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. New staff members can learn the basics of the applications your organization uses, while more experienced users can increase their knowledge. Organize software trainings for your library computer lab.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets. An estimated 17.4 This week, we'll cover how to back up your iPhone or iPad.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app. Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. Using cell phones as tools for emergency preparedness. Resources for Responders.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2011

It's happening in nearly every office – employees are using their own mobile phones and tablet computers for work email and countless other work things. Many nonprofit and library workers and volunteers get work email or access databases or use the organization’s intranet using their personal devices. The Problem.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you knew exactly what free and paid resources are out there, you’d be able to more easily pinpoint the 5-10 opportunities that are worth your nonprofit’s limited time. . The SOAR Model comes from the Libraries of the University of Missouri and focuses on reviewing your organization’s strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you knew exactly what free and paid resources are out there, you’d be able to more easily pinpoint the 5-10 opportunities that are worth your nonprofit’s limited time. . The SOAR Model comes from the Libraries of the University of Missouri and focuses on reviewing your organization’s strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There are tons of ideas that you can shop on Meta (Facebook) Ads Library. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? Universal Analytics is the new version of this free web tracking tool and can take some time to understand. Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Visual social media such as Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube videos moved up in priority again this year, surpassing blogging and phone banking for the first time ever. nonprofits that are listed on GuideStar.org who want to use Facebook's new fundraising tools must complete a three-step application process. Product Donations.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

TaxCaster by TurboTax/Intuit (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) calculates an estimate for your tax returns before you even file. This free app uses the same tax calculator as TurboTax. MileBug (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) makes it easy to track your tax-deductible mileage. Payment Tools. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. The Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The easiest way to see what online collaboration is all about is to check out some of the new, free cloud computing services that are out there. This software as a service model of computing has the added environmental and budgetary benefit of needing a less robust computer system, servers, and installed software to host these applications.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Upgrade your nonprofit or library's operating system to stay current and protected. Once support ends, there will be no further security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates. Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP. Why Is Microsoft Ending Support?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. From developing your own online store to taking donations from your phone, TechSoup has you covered. I have updated Stephanie’s pieces a bit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Eligible nonprofits, foundations, and libraries can now request donated upgrades of Windows 8 Professional and Enterprise. SkyDrive sync : Microsoft's cloud storage program is built into just about every application in Windows 8. Join us for a free webinar this Thursday, November 1 at 11 a.m. Windows 8 is here! Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. But I digress.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Here are a few new things we could be doing with our phones and tablets in 2016.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. Unlike many open-source applications, this one is available for Windows Phone, Android, and iOS, so your HR managers can access the software on mobile devices.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology for Good Report, The soft launch of Hacker Helper, a new free service that sends money over email, the world’s most popular websites, and two new Netflix style subscription services for eBooks.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The only way refugees in this country can check on the status of their applications with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service is though the Web. (I I challenge anyone to try to get through the INS process in one hour, the time limit many public libraries put on Internet use.). Save the Internet project of Free Press.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Top membership management software for nonprofits To help narrow down your search for the right membership software for your organization, we’ve compiled a list of top solutions to consider. transaction fee. . WildApricot WildApricot offers cloud-based association management software that works for associations, nonprofits, foundations, and clubs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

Like the Pew Internet & American Life Project , we believe that over the next decade most people will access software applications online using several different types devices rather than depending primarily on tools and information housed on their individual, personal computers. Low Cost and Free Cloud Tools for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. The late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, famously announced the post-PC era in March 2011 during the launch of the iPad 2. Jobs was as usual quite prescient.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Refuge Restrooms is a web application and a mobile app (Android and iOS) that crowdsources and maps locations of gender-neutral and trans-safe bathrooms. Crowdfunding Help.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

On the high end, Adobe Audition offers professional level audio editing tools, but for most podcasts, comparable quality can be achieved with the cheaper applications. Again there are a number of free or inexpensive resources for all of these. For a free and reliable hosting service, consider using Archive.org and OurMedia.org.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

She has created educational mobile apps for teaching art history and is the organizer of the Polish edition of Free Arts Day. According to a statistic, 35 percent of Poles own a mobile phone. More and more organizations realize the potential in smartphones due to their technical capabilities to run applications, or "apps."

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Plus, the resources section on their website has a library full of information to help your nonprofit succeed. Direct mail and phone calls continue to be extremely effective outlets for nonprofits promoting their campaigns but only if they’re handled with the right strategies in place. EXPLORE Bristol Strategy Group.

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