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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

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Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. When librarian Dianne Connery came to the library a few years ago, she found a classic small town library situated in a converted post office building with the requisite institutional green paint job.

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Stay Connected with Donated Smartphones from Dell

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Stay in constant communication with your team by adding smartphones to your nonprofit’s or library’s toolkit. Bing Maps: a mobile app for finding locations, mapping directions, and predicting traffic conditions; it can also integrate with other online services to overlay data on top of maps.

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Mobile for Good: March Madness

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When I was working at a tech magazine, my colleagues would often comment on certain months being slow for their beats: May was slow for printers, July was slow for cameras, etc. We're excited to see what's unveiled and will keep you posted on what the news means for nonprofits, charities, and public libraries!

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Top 10 Sources for Free Images

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Creative Commons Search is another search engine that searches multiple sites simultaneously, including Flickr, Open Clip Art Library , Pixabay , and several more. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. Wherever possible, choose natural or unposed images,rather than showing a group of people smiling at the camera.

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App Review: When Instagram Isn't Enough, Steller Helps You Build Stories

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At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. " There isn't a large nonprofit or library presence on Steller — yet — but there are a few fun stories. The next icon, a camera, lets you replace the photo if want.

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

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GlobalMedic, a company that deploys drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles) for relief efforts, has been tasked to map the affected areas. Two of the drones the company is using, the SkyRanger and Scout models, can identify people trapped or injured by using thermal cameras. 3D Printing a New Hand. A Wearable Tech for Relief Challenge.

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Get Ready for Tax Season and Organize Your Finances with Mobile Apps

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This app harnesses the power of your smartphone's camera and lets you take pictures of your receipts. If you have to travel a lot for your organization, this app, which uses your phone's GPS to log your trip on a map display, is a must-have. ShoeBoxed (Android, iOS) is the ultimate timesaver for the chaos that is tax season.

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