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up a camera. Cisco Flip video camera. Cisco Flip video camera. A big cheers to our friends at Creative Commons, Free Range Studios, Wakingstar story consulting, See3 Communications, Escondido Public Library, Global Fund for Women, Lights.Camera.Help., MORE
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data. MORE
It also backs up photos and videos from your camera roll. also known as "Leopard"), you can use a program called Time Machine to handle incremental backups of your iTunes library. An estimated 17.4 MORE
There's a difference between organization and aggregation; libraries organize their content, museums aggregate. Goal, "Make a Meaningful Mixed Tape", Completed. Originally uploaded by Morgan Tepsic. MORE
Layout from Instagram is a mobile app that lets you combine multiple photos into a single image that can be saved to your camera roll and shared on Instagram and other social networks. Upload’n’Roll allows you to upload images or videos saved on your camera roll to Snapchat. MORE
You can use discounted products from JourneyEd.com to save on technology costs for those products. The JourneyEd.com offer is available to all nonprofits and libraries. FinePix SL1000 16 MP Digital Camera (Black). Lock 'n' Charge Technologies. MORE
These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; 8 GB or storage; five-megapixel camera; GPS; and full Adobe Flash support. Project for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps. MORE
Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. MORE
Snappa is a simple-to-use graphic design tool with a built-in stock photo, illustration, and icons library. Layout from Instagram is a mobile app that lets you combine multiple photos into a single image that can be saved to your camera roll and shared on Instagram and other social networks. MORE
To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. I always love new camera apps so it was exciting to hear that Google just launched its own in the Play Store. Happy Earth Month! MORE
Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies. MORE
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Don’t buy that expensive camera you’ve been eyeing! …Even if you can use that camera to start an awesome photography business on the side and through that create a permanent, life-long supplemental income (which will pay off for your camera costs within six months). MORE
The site also includes a library of copyright-free music you can add to your slideshow, as well as a variety of themes and backgrounds. Some small cameras also allow you edit videos on-screen and offer higher audio and video quality than smartphones. Avid Technology makes the most well-known, including the core of its product suite, Media Composer , which costs several thousand dollars and requires a powerful computer to run it properly. PublishDate: February 2012. MORE
TechSoup's product donation program includes easy-to-use Flip Video cameras that allow you to share your library and community stories. Pacific time and find out how public libraries are using this technology as a tool for making connections, recording library events, and sharing knowledge. We'll showcase several libraries. The Tonganoxie Public Library in Kansas rocks the flip at their library. MORE
Green Technology. In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things. MORE
For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Digital camera. Raspberry Pi Model B. MORE
The recently launched Laura and John Arnold Foundation Giving Library is a unique resource that provides this information about nonprofits through engaging video interviews. We’re delighted that Benetech was selected to be one of the first 250 nonprofits spotlighted on the Giving Library. The Arnolds saw the need for the Giving Library after experiencing multiple barriers to researching nonprofits they were interested in. MORE
highlights how apps can help libraries connect with patrons and provide services in new ways. Many libraries accomplish this by. creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. inspire libraries (and nonprofits!) use apps and mobile technology. MORE
Camera. David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. entertainment, media, and technology. Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! MORE
Flickr:izik We know our members are social media pros, so I’d like to highlight other ways they are doing good and using technology. This week our members are giving away free HD video cameras, improving free phone service, creating awesome online surveys, and talking tech over breakfast. Techsoup is offering FREE HD video cameras to nonprofits and libraries. Get up to five free cameras for your organization today! MORE
NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy Returns for 2012 – "We're excited to announce that the Technology Leadership Academy is returning in 2012. Camera. " roundup 2012 apps blog bookmarks casestudies data example fundraising infographic libraries list mobile online fundraising postalicious Presentations from 2011 report resources storytelling trends videoI come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. MORE
A technology intervention! The Generators focus on how technology can alleviate some of the problems or difficulties nonprofits face in their daily operations. What happens when nonprofits come together at TechSoup's offices to swap frustrations and brainstorm solutions? MORE
Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. Tell us about the amazing work your organization is doing and how technology is helping you do it. MORE
Nonprofits and Mobile Technology. More nonprofits and libraries are using mobile technologies to educate, activate, and engage audiences and constituencies of all shapes and sizes. Current trends in mobile fundraising, such as text-to-give (micro-giving), mobile wallets, and text2donate (major-giving) are allowing nonprofits and libraries to interact with their donors in creative ways. There are easily more than 4.6 billion mobile telephones being used on the planet. MORE
QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. In libraries. Related Link: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Websites, Group Texting, and Text-to-Give Technology. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. Mobile Technology Mobile Websites QR Codes MORE
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. But that's what keeps mobile technology exciting: it's constantly innovating, changing, and reinventing! MORE
When we launched the annual challenge four years ago, nonprofits and libraries were just picking up on the power of digital stories. Nowhere was this clearer than at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 this April in snowy Minneapolis. MORE
When uploading an image from a smartphone or camera, it’s likely it will be way too large and will need to be cropped. Then simply upload an image you want to use as your background—whether it’s original content or from a free media library—and you’ll see it automatically previewed. The post Picture Perfect: How to Remedy the Most Common WordPress Image Issues appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog. MORE
The Rock isn't going to save San Francisco after a cargo ship-moving, bridge-splitting, tsunami-causing earthquake … but cutting-edge technology might. I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action. MORE
TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. This contest is wide open to all — submissions are welcomed from the community at large, nonprofits, individuals, libraries, and organizations both in the US and elsewhere in the world — but your entries do need to be in by Friday, October 16th. MORE
Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. MORE
Did you know that TechSoup's most popular accounting technology donation programs have mobile apps? This app harnesses the power of your smartphone's camera and lets you take pictures of your receipts. MORE
Exclusive to AT&T, the Fire Phone has specs competitive with other top smartphones available: a 4.7-inch display, Adreno 330 graphics, a 13-megapixel camera, and 2GB of RAM. So let's say you're watching a movie and the camera pans to a can of Spam on a kitchen counter. MORE
To counteract all of this somewhat negative mobile news, I'm also highlighting a very positive story on digital inclusion and public libraries. We love these assessments because they're a great example of green technology. Marin Libraries Helping Close Digital Divide. MORE
Snap a picture on your phone or camera and upload it to the Case Foundation Facebook page , or through another online photo-sharing service (Instagram, TwitPic, yFrog), and share on Twitter with the hashtag #GoodSpotting. Happy Thanksgiving! MORE
And among those possibilities is the opportunity to create a video library that can really increase the profile of a site and help engage visitors on different levels. The post Lights, Camera, Action! MORE
I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. This column, by the way, will be a monthly feature on mobile technology for nonprofits and charities. nptech Mobile Technology tsmobiletechnology mobile apps ces MORE
Resources from Beth's Blog: Don't Moon People With Cameras or Atleast Hide Your Face While You Do It by Beth Kanter Red Cross Social Media Policy and Handbook: A Case Study by Beth Kanter The Pooch Porch Policy: Does Your Nonprofit Need A Social Media Policy by Beth Kanter. MORE
Through organizations like Tech Impact and TechSoup , these online services are being offered at a significant discount to nonprofits, charities, libraries, and private foundations. Thin clients can provide the same experience as a desktop by leveraging technology known as a virtual desktop. MORE
If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Camera. Camera. MORE
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. MORE
Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries. Technology for Good. (In Big Data Right Now: 5 Trendy Open Source Technologies (TechCrunch). MORE
Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. Besides the latest and greatest smartphones and tablets, the conference is a forum for innovation, ranging from green technology to accessibility. MORE
Byte Technology
OCTOBER 17, 2017
And among those possibilities is the opportunity to create a video library that can really increase the profile of a site and help engage visitors on different levels. The post Lights, Camera, Action!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 20, 2012
The recently launched Laura and John Arnold Foundation Giving Library is a unique resource that provides this information about nonprofits through engaging video interviews. We’re delighted that Benetech was selected to be one of the first 250 nonprofits spotlighted on the Giving Library. The Arnolds saw the need for the Giving Library after experiencing multiple barriers to researching nonprofits they were interested in.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 4, 2012
highlights how apps can help libraries connect with patrons and provide services in new ways. Many libraries accomplish this by. creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. inspire libraries (and nonprofits!) use apps and mobile technology.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 14, 2010
TechSoup's product donation program includes easy-to-use Flip Video cameras that allow you to share your library and community stories. Pacific time and find out how public libraries are using this technology as a tool for making connections, recording library events, and sharing knowledge. We'll showcase several libraries. The Tonganoxie Public Library in Kansas rocks the flip at their library.
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 4, 2015
You can use discounted products from JourneyEd.com to save on technology costs for those products. The JourneyEd.com offer is available to all nonprofits and libraries. FinePix SL1000 16 MP Digital Camera (Black). Lock 'n' Charge Technologies.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 5, 2014
Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. We of course got lots of great stories, and our winner is the Pottsboro Area Library. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Green Technology. In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 30, 2013
A technology intervention! The Generators focus on how technology can alleviate some of the problems or difficulties nonprofits face in their daily operations. What happens when nonprofits come together at TechSoup's offices to swap frustrations and brainstorm solutions?
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 23, 2013
When we launched the annual challenge four years ago, nonprofits and libraries were just picking up on the power of digital stories. Nowhere was this clearer than at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 this April in snowy Minneapolis.
NTEN
JULY 21, 2011
Flickr:izik We know our members are social media pros, so I’d like to highlight other ways they are doing good and using technology. This week our members are giving away free HD video cameras, improving free phone service, creating awesome online surveys, and talking tech over breakfast. Techsoup is offering FREE HD video cameras to nonprofits and libraries. Get up to five free cameras for your organization today!
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 23, 2013
up a camera. Cisco Flip video camera. Cisco Flip video camera. A big cheers to our friends at Creative Commons, Free Range Studios, Wakingstar story consulting, See3 Communications, Escondido Public Library, Global Fund for Women, Lights.Camera.Help.,
Byte Technology
JANUARY 11, 2017
When uploading an image from a smartphone or camera, it’s likely it will be way too large and will need to be cropped. Then simply upload an image you want to use as your background—whether it’s original content or from a free media library—and you’ll see it automatically previewed. The post Picture Perfect: How to Remedy the Most Common WordPress Image Issues appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 24, 2011
QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. In libraries. Related Link: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Websites, Group Texting, and Text-to-Give Technology. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. Mobile Technology Mobile Websites QR Codes
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 23, 2014
Exclusive to AT&T, the Fire Phone has specs competitive with other top smartphones available: a 4.7-inch display, Adreno 330 graphics, a 13-megapixel camera, and 2GB of RAM. So let's say you're watching a movie and the camera pans to a can of Spam on a kitchen counter.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 12, 2009
TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. This contest is wide open to all — submissions are welcomed from the community at large, nonprofits, individuals, libraries, and organizations both in the US and elsewhere in the world — but your entries do need to be in by Friday, October 16th.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Ghostery helps you browse smarter by giving you control over ads and tracking technologies to speed up page loads, eliminate clutter, and protect your data.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 12, 2013
Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. Besides the latest and greatest smartphones and tablets, the conference is a forum for innovation, ranging from green technology to accessibility.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Layout from Instagram is a mobile app that lets you combine multiple photos into a single image that can be saved to your camera roll and shared on Instagram and other social networks. Upload’n’Roll allows you to upload images or videos saved on your camera roll to Snapchat.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 13, 2018
Snappa is a simple-to-use graphic design tool with a built-in stock photo, illustration, and icons library. Layout from Instagram is a mobile app that lets you combine multiple photos into a single image that can be saved to your camera roll and shared on Instagram and other social networks.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 28, 2014
To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. I always love new camera apps so it was exciting to hear that Google just launched its own in the Play Store. Happy Earth Month!
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 22, 2015
Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. Tell us about the amazing work your organization is doing and how technology is helping you do it.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 21, 2014
I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. This column, by the way, will be a monthly feature on mobile technology for nonprofits and charities. nptech Mobile Technology tsmobiletechnology mobile apps ces
Tech Soup Blog
AUGUST 5, 2014
To counteract all of this somewhat negative mobile news, I'm also highlighting a very positive story on digital inclusion and public libraries. We love these assessments because they're a great example of green technology. Marin Libraries Helping Close Digital Divide.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 5, 2012
These donated phones include a Windows Mobile operating system, 4.1-inch touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; 8 GB or storage; five-megapixel camera; GPS; and full Adobe Flash support. Project for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 18, 2015
The Rock isn't going to save San Francisco after a cargo ship-moving, bridge-splitting, tsunami-causing earthquake … but cutting-edge technology might. I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action.
NonProfit Hub
JANUARY 14, 2014
Don’t buy that expensive camera you’ve been eyeing! …Even if you can use that camera to start an awesome photography business on the side and through that create a permanent, life-long supplemental income (which will pay off for your camera costs within six months).
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 8, 2010
Resources from Beth's Blog: Don't Moon People With Cameras or Atleast Hide Your Face While You Do It by Beth Kanter Red Cross Social Media Policy and Handbook: A Case Study by Beth Kanter The Pooch Porch Policy: Does Your Nonprofit Need A Social Media Policy by Beth Kanter.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 9, 2010
Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Snap a picture on your phone or camera and upload it to the Case Foundation Facebook page , or through another online photo-sharing service (Instagram, TwitPic, yFrog), and share on Twitter with the hashtag #GoodSpotting. Happy Thanksgiving!
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 25, 2014
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. But that's what keeps mobile technology exciting: it's constantly innovating, changing, and reinventing!
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 28, 2014
For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Digital camera. Raspberry Pi Model B.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 7, 2013
It also backs up photos and videos from your camera roll. also known as "Leopard"), you can use a program called Time Machine to handle incremental backups of your iTunes library. An estimated 17.4
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 30, 2013
If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Camera. Camera.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
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.
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 20, 2012
Nonprofits and Mobile Technology. More nonprofits and libraries are using mobile technologies to educate, activate, and engage audiences and constituencies of all shapes and sizes. Current trends in mobile fundraising, such as text-to-give (micro-giving), mobile wallets, and text2donate (major-giving) are allowing nonprofits and libraries to interact with their donors in creative ways. There are easily more than 4.6 billion mobile telephones being used on the planet.
Frogloop
JULY 15, 2008
57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)
Idealware
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
The site also includes a library of copyright-free music you can add to your slideshow, as well as a variety of themes and backgrounds. Some small cameras also allow you edit videos on-screen and offer higher audio and video quality than smartphones. Avid Technology makes the most well-known, including the core of its product suite, Media Composer , which costs several thousand dollars and requires a powerful computer to run it properly. PublishDate: February 2012.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Without a doubt big data is one of the most talked about topics in nonprofit technology and IT in general this year. Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries. Technology for Good. (In Big Data Right Now: 5 Trendy Open Source Technologies (TechCrunch).
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 12, 2013
Did you know that TechSoup's most popular accounting technology donation programs have mobile apps? This app harnesses the power of your smartphone's camera and lets you take pictures of your receipts.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 22, 2013
Through organizations like Tech Impact and TechSoup , these online services are being offered at a significant discount to nonprofits, charities, libraries, and private foundations. Thin clients can provide the same experience as a desktop by leveraging technology known as a virtual desktop.
Tech Soup Blog
MARCH 6, 2012
Camera. David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. entertainment, media, and technology. Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun!
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 5, 2006
There's a difference between organization and aggregation; libraries organize their content, museums aggregate. Goal, "Make a Meaningful Mixed Tape", Completed. Originally uploaded by Morgan Tepsic.
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