Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

The Basis for the Environmental Benefits of Refurbished IT. According to Williams and Kuehr, adding additional life to computers saves 5 to 20 times more energy than recycling over the computer's life cycle. When you discard a 5 pound laptop you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Let’s explore the specific benefits of adding virtual events to your fundraising toolkit. . For instance, attendees might hop between their email tab and your event, or even close their laptop screen altogether if your virtual event isn’t engaging enough. . What are the pros of hosting virtual nonprofit events? .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2015

One is for consumers interested in donating laptops and phones. How Individuals Can Donate Laptops and Phones. InterConnection now offers a free mail-in donation program allowing anyone, anywhere in the country to donate a working laptop, smartphone, or tablet by simply mailing it in to Interconnection. Image 1: InterConnection.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

Tablet computers: So maybe your iPad isn't a replacement for your desktop or laptop, but the Surface Pro is getting awfully close. Netbooks and ultra light laptops: Sure, they aren't good for serious gamers (at least not yet, although gaming is moving online too), but they are good for most things you do. Your cost: $400.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

There are many benefits to hosting an auction online. Qgiv also offers web-based bidding for people who are participating from their laptops and mobile bidding for those who prefer to place bids from an app on their smartphones. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s “Joy of Life” Ball. Include multiple bidding options.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

There are a number of ways to choose suggested giving amounts that will resonate with your donors and help them come to a decision that makes them feel good and maximizes the benefit to your charity. They also see how you present the array as a point of communication from you, much like how body language communicates in real life.”.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average smartphone outperforms the laptop computer of the previous decade. Emerging tablet computing devices, such as the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy, promise the benefit of mobile access with a larger form factor than a phone screen, making it much easier to do work in the field. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2017

A cable lock, like this one from Kensington , is an easy, affordable way to keep your laptop from becoming a target of theft. Kensington sells a variety of keyed and combination locks , but many require your laptop to have a Kensington Security Slot. Maclocks sells locks designed to secure recent Apple notebooks, however.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

Walt Mossberg, tech journalist for the Wall Street Journal, recently updated his semi-annual buyer's guide to laptops and mentioned the following in terms of choosing between the two form factors: Tablets tend to beat small, low-cost laptops in weight, start-up speed and battery life.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. "My mother had never turned on a computer in her life," Ratliff recalls. But her mother had seen the benefits of computerized communication by watching her husband. spanhidden.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

On my first day in Guatemala, a freak hard-drive meltdown relegated my work laptop to a paperweight. While I’ve grown exponentially as a statistician and a coder, the biggest benefit has been learning from the fantastic people here. Being flexible in finding new solutions was also critical to my success in the internship.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Will the move to, for instance, tablet and phone computing be a net positive or negative benefit in terms of resource consumption? And, between phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, desktops, servers, routers … it’s an incredible amount of resource consumption and waste. 6) Would it bring joy and satisfaction to life?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2010

Extending life to environmentally expensive durable goods like computers has astonishing environmental benefits. In honor of Earth Day 2010, we've just launched our new lineup of refurbished laptops and desktops in TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI). Using the U.S. homes for a year.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Lives change, people move, workers find new jobs, new interests emerge, families form, kids go to college … all sorts of life events that nonprofits (hopefully) record as part of our donor profiles require that we manage our donor data aggressively. Proactively managing your data will generate benefits quickly. What about cleaning?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

.” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life — including work time. ” It describes the benefits of walking as part of work — creativity, leadership development, and relationship building.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

A healthcare stipend or benefits can add as much as 30% to the cost so keep that in mind. How about the laptop you purchased for work? Will the time for such a life-changing decision ever be truly right? Large, established organizations may pay their ED a six-figure salary. You’ll find US standard mileage rates here. ).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. "My mother had never turned on a computer in her life," Ratliff recalls. But her mother had seen the benefits of computerized communication by watching her husband.

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

Having the cooperative capabilities to schedule an instructor on a localized calendar has unmeasurable benefits. Scheduling that same instructor, the classroom, the projector he/she is using, a laser pointer and a shared laptop… priceless. The number one item on our cool stuff list is Resource Management. Title 21 CFR Part 11.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A CVA with a medical organization in Manitoba saw similar benefits of remote technology in her work: [Our volunteer] orientations are all online now and I don’t think I’ll ever go back… especially for their first kind of introduction. Better access to the eyeballs of younger people is a benefit noted by other volunteer managers.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2015

An organization that provides life-transforming services to those who are most at risk does not have time to worry about accessing email remotely, having up-to-date versions of Excel, or sharing information among staff. Besides email, Caring Partners' staff members have already benefited from Office in the cloud, particularly SharePoint.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

Just the environmental benefits alone are surprising, not to mention how well computer refurbishment has caught on in other parts of the world. At the time, we had a very limited selection of offers, comprised only of desktops and laptops, most of which had Pentium III processors (you get the idea). How It All Started. Using the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds? These may include: Organizational Meetings: A big part of work life, especially for those who are staff members of traditional nonprofits, are meetings. Walking meetings can help shakes things up.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. There’s a ton of information on all this, but I still like Time Magazine’s now ancient 2012 article, Your Life Is Fully Mobile , which is part of their larger Mobile Tech Special Edition. And never the twain shall meet. Reduction in IT costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. I use pen and a note book to take notes! Healthy Mind Platter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Introduce the coffee lover in your life to the benefits and deliciousness of organic, Fair Trade coffee. Petfinder is a great resource for finding a furry companion for your family or friend while saving an animal's life. Give a Child a Laptop, Get a Child a Laptop. Plant a Tree, Restore a Rainforest.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. Previous winners have developed open-source applications and systems that are free, shareable, and benefit organizations that work to benefit others.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

In fundraising, as in many aspects of life, you should always go in with a plan. A major donor society is an exclusive club with benefits for those who donate major gifts. Still, others tie different levels of giving to benefits, like special seating at events, exclusive tours of facilities, and other perks. Why Implement It?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

My goals for this screencast: -Informal conversation about benefit of using Skype with video -Integrate music, real life video, screen video capture to figure out best production flow -Weave audio/video channels -Do over narration of a real life video clip -Do the whole project in less than two hours (goal met!)

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Work-life balance. For brevity, we’re going to bucket all the output of your association into this category, so your product includes things like your membership benefits, courses and events, but also your communications like your member emails and social media. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

One of the many benefits of technology is that we no longer have to guess how to make our donation forms more effective. Do you think they’ll go grab their laptop or switch to their desktop? Tech Can Help You Raise More . We can try things and let the data speak for itself! . Recurring donation prompts are the future.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

Many Natalia residents don't have Internet access at home, and they need the Internet to find jobs, take online classes, and sign up for unemployment benefits. She says that most patrons also prefer the comfort and privacy of being able to use a laptop anywhere in the library. He lives in San Francisco. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

Kabissa, an organization that supports African civil society organizations so they can put information and communication technologies to work for the benefit of the people they serve, has recently published a terrific overview of the promises and and pitfalls of Web2.0 for African Civil Society. but now new Web 2.0 What do you do when you???re

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Amongst the many tools nonprofits can benefit from, fundraising tools, CRMs, and marketing tools are the must-haves for organizations seeking success. Integrations between your various software solutions can make your life so much easier. What are the most important nonprofit tools?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

The RCI program also has a free end-of-life takeback program , in which anyone with an RCI computer can call and get free shipping when the PC is ready for recycling. They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. How Green Is RCI? Using the U.S. Multipoint Server is thin client.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Work-life balance The age-old battle between how much you should be working and how much you should be living. Millions of people were laid off or furloughed, while millions more were sent off with their laptops and their monitors to work from home. Do you have a culture club that organizes team-building activities and social events?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Momentary discomfort is worth the life change that, that gift will create, isn’t it? But what matters more is you want to inspire people to make a difference, right, to make life change possible. The benefit of the doubt goes a very long way. So let’s give our donors the benefit of the doubt. It has been hell.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Are you ready to explore how silent auction fundraising can benefit your mission and learn the essential planning steps? One of the most valuable benefits of silent auction fundraising is how versatile it can be. You might auction off laptops, school supplies, and other similar items. Let’s dive in!

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