Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

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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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The ability to build and customize your home environment, according to Meta, is coming soon along with the ability to invite your Oculus friends for a visit. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Sharing : Cast, take photos, and record video in VR. That’s it for now! Explore and have fun.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Learn more Safeguard program and participant data Secure data management Having a secure data environment is imperative. Make data collection even simpler with our library of common assessments, intervention record templates, and pre-configured forms tailored to common compliance standards. How does your solution measure impact?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The cost of prototyping and deploying new technology tools is now extremely low and data has the potential to accelerate social progress in areas ranging from poverty to human rights, education, health, and the environment. Case in point: our accessible online library, Bookshare.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I’m honored to join my fellow contributors in sharing practical lessons we’ve learned throughout our journeys towards actualizing positive social change. We see tremendous innovations in social enterprise, but these are merely part of larger, global changes in the ways in which society organizes itself to create public goods.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 29, 2022

DEI style guides are essential for nonprofits because they help create an environment in which everyone feels welcome and respected. Third, it should be updated on a regular basis to reflect changes in the use of language. The important thing is that your style guide is clear, useful, and easy to understand.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

Wulf shared a personal example of how online collaboration has positively changed the way his daughter, Karin, works. This highly specialized research is commonplace in the academic world, and the internet has changed not only the research, but "the sociology of how people do humanistic scholarship."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. In the U.S., Furthermore, the legality of digital fair use continues to be challenged.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. I'm at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Your website should be user-friendly if visitors have lost their glasses or are in an environment where they cannot listen to audio. Here are a few quick and easy changes you can take today to make your nonprofit organization’s website more accessible. Other tools people may rely on are closed-captioning and touch screens.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. It is useful for any charities and libraries that are moving to Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business for document management. Airbnb Social Impact Experiences. Mobile Beacon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

It includes our relationship with our physical environment and in the workplace that refers to the nonprofit’s physical office space. It is large space with a kitchen, library, and enough chairs and technology to accommodate an all-staff meeting including remote staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. New learning environment puts games at the center. What does the next generation of learning environments look like?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Because travel and hospitality efforts expend energy and waste, some of which can be more damaging to the environment than others, by hosting an online conference, you are encouraging a more sustainable event environment. . Affordability: By and large, a virtual conference is far more affordable than a physical conference.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Because travel and hospitality efforts expend energy and waste, some of which can be more damaging to the environment than others, by hosting an online conference, you are encouraging a more sustainable event environment. . Affordability: By and large, a virtual conference is far more affordable than a physical conference.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Published on SANGONeT's content portal, NGOPulse, the organizations profiled range from education, social outreach, poverty relief, environment, and more. There's also a library at the center with a cyber café for the students and the local community at large. Environment. Art and Media.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

Many of the best features of an event platform can make the organization and planning process much easier for those in change. Create a content library that includes all presentations and keynote sessions. But, here’s the thing, virtual event platforms can go a long way to improving attendee experience as well.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

Many of the best features of an event platform can make the organization and planning process much easier for those in change. Create a content library that includes all presentations and keynote sessions. But, here’s the thing, virtual event platforms can go a long way to improving attendee experience as well.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

In keeping with our goal to help nonprofits, libraries, and social benefit organizations learn how to tell better, more compelling, and more meaningful stories to bring about change, we are planning a whole host of exciting FREE events. Pacific time (2 p.m. More Great Events to Come - Follow #Storymakers2014.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

In thinking about how to incorporate social issues into a game environment, it's important to remember that the game must also be interesting. Want to learn more about how gaming is changing social issue awareness and fundraising? Check out TechSoup's recap of Nonprofits Live: Gaming. Kevin Lo contributed to this post.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. Library learning centers in five locations across the US. About Our Alliance. About the Foundation Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 24, 2013

That search combined with the tremendous shifts and losses of money, possessions, and position that has occurred during the Great Recession makes it no surprise that many people are considering switching careers into a nonprofit environment. You will have the opportunity to explore new environments and contribute to your community.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

Off the top of my head, I can think of a few categories I'd like to see added to Paper: Environment, Social Good, and Education. This means that your followers will not see anything your nonprofit or library's brand page shares on Facebook through Paper. Paper is still a really new app and it will change and progress.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

and Zoey Kroll from the City of San Francisco's Department of Environment (SFDOE) ; and Jamie Henn, communications director at 350.org. Danaher and Kroll spoke next about their work bridging the nonprofit sector and government to create useful policy changes for the public. contributor; Kevin Danaher. The Triple Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! We need to let go of the idea that we are serving our constituents, and recognize the ways we could be working together to change their lives, their neighborhoods, and beyond. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Our guide will help you sort through your options and choose the tools that will help you raise more money and change more lives. It is so much easier to start out with tools and processes than to wait for your nonprofit to grow to the point that everything is unwieldy and then try to get a chaotic environment under control.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. Mark your calendar!

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2011

nonprofits and public libraries through TechSoup - is a company founded with a vision of. future, such as children, our environment, education, and fair trade. change in society to help build a more sustainable future. BetterWorld Telecom - a provider of audio conferencing, VoIP services, and donated phones for.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. They could even complete a ratings-based assessment before and after learning a topic, to test how their opinions, attitudes, or mindsets surrounding the topic changed. What is the importance of eLearning assessments?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In our ongoing mission to provide technology information and resources to nonprofit organizations and libraries, TechSoup’s latest Nonprofits Live (NPLive) explored advice and resources for creating great presentations. Robinson’s advice centered on three trends that are changing the nature of presentations.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

. — including donation recipients — has changed. For the majority of nonprofits and libraries, this change will not impact their Microsoft media deliveries. Downloading not only lets you install and start using your products sooner, it's also better for the environment!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Arts and Cultural will have thousands of professionals represented from organizations ranging from zoos to museums, performing arts organizations to libraries, and beyond! This year we have actress, director, producer, bestselling author, and humanitarian, Amy Poehler, joining us on the virtual mainstage ( don’t worry, library folks )!

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

Rather than learners accessing content as it becomes available, learners always have access to a vast library of on-demand courses. This is done through aggregating content from multiple sources, creating content with integrated authoring tools, and providing an interactive learning environment. Driven by the learner.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2009

Expecting all of the people in your office or patrons in your library to change their behavior because it is the "right thing to do" will only lead to disappointment. I suspect that we all care about the environment. So, the key to some green success may lie in making changes that don't require others to do anything.

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