Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

This CMS also offers a vast library of ready-made themes to choose from, with over 11,000 themes available. Drupal offers a smaller theme library than WordPress, but it still has plenty of ready-made themes to work from. An RFP is a summary of your organization’s website needs, digital goals, project timeline, and budget.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Some tools are free, at least to start. You may feel like you are doing everything yourself, but at some point you will be collaborating with others on documents, and you will need Docs and Sheets. You can collaborate with your Board and other team members using Google Docs and Google Sheets and then store the final product in Drive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Identify key influencers with audiences on social media, email, or via the news media and spend time cultivating the relationship with the goal of eventually seeking promotional support or a collaboration on a project. It’s easier than it sounds.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. I was fascinated by the project’s innovative approach to collecting, sharing, and connecting people through locally-produced media. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Within a short period, SocialCoding4Good has gone from a Labs pilot project to a growing community driving social impact. Bookshare has made my homework easier,” Brennan says.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Q: What happens when you bring app developers together with nonprofits and libraries along with some coffee thrown in? To help kick off Caravan's next breakfast, happening on May 1, I thought I'd follow up with one of projects, LocalFreeWeb , discussed in October, and see how it was progressing.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

What you will do: Write computer programs for human rights data analysis projects. We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. Process, clean, and transform data.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

So when I heard about a collaborative project between nonprofits, city agencies, and the local library happening in my own backyard (almost literally!), A Nonprofit-Driven Community Project. The project was spearheaded by Real Options for City Kids (ROCK) , a neighborhood nonprofit and TechSoup member.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Work more strategically and collaborate more effectively. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Accomplish More in Less Time and with Less Effort and Stress.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Work more strategically and collaborate more effectively. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Accomplish More in Less Time and with Less Effort and Stress.

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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. . Think of your programs in projects. Step 4: Think of your programs in terms of projects. That’s where knowing what data to dig into is important.

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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. . Think of your programs in projects. Step 4: Think of your programs in terms of projects. That’s where knowing what data to dig into is important.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Her nerdy, entertaining videos about math evoke the power of free choice learning while poking gentle fun at the drudgery of how math is often taught in school. She was a free agent for a long time, until the beginning of 2012, when she joined the teaching staff of Khan Academy. She would be the best science center educator ever.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Work more strategically and collaborate more effectively. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. Accomplish More in Less Time and with Less Effort and Stress.

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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? project management.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? At tightly facilitated events called Generators, leaders with a range of expertise from the nonprofit and library communities discuss their daily work. public libraries to the app.

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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. Project Management. OpenProject is a web-based project management system designed to help dispersed teams collaborate on projects of varying scope. Human Resources Management (HRM). spanhidden.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Nonprofit marketing tools give your donors real-time updates on your projects and involved with your mission. With tools like Buffer, you can schedule posts in advance while platforms like Hootsuite make collaboration between team members and managing projects easy. Free tools vs. paid solutions. Design tools.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

On November 2, we wrapped up our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign with a tweet chat on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. I mentioned one way the cloud has been transformational in my work : it makes it much easier to collaborate with people outside of the organization. "Not free trips."

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? The first session, Big Data and Philanthropy, featured two interesting projects that can greatly benefit nonprofits. CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool. Where does it come from?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Originally published at TechSoup for Libraries. As Sarah mentioned a few weeks ago , TechSoup is currently working on a project funded by the Surdna Foundation to survey the landscape of BTOP -funded public computing initiatives and compile resources, lessons learned, and best practices.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It’s also looking like relatively few charities and also libraries are getting the hang of it. Social Misfits Media and Aegis Media in the UK have just launched a new free online social media guide for charities to help relieve our perplexity. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. Shared.com.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

Learn how you can communicate, collaborate, create content, and manage data on-the-go with our guide to TechSoup donor partner mobile apps. The free version allows you to create and edit up to 500 notes. SkyDrive can be accessed via a free iPhone app or most desktop or mobile web browsers. Citrix Online. Already using Huddle ?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Some of the biggest ways your nonprofit or library can make an. computer and share materials with collaborators or clients via email or electronic fax. Plus: We’ll walk you through reducing your paper usage in this free webinar. Streamline Communication and Project Management. million sheets of. paper a year.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Just last week, we wrapped up the Restart Romania Social Justice Challenge - a community-engagement collaboration of NetSquared and TechSoup Romania that offered participants the chance to share ideas and projects for using technology to bring about social change in Romania. It was also our first non-English challenge.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. low-income household.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

As part of celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April, we'll be featuring posts about how to make your nonprofit or library more environmentally friendly. time spent on a project. Group projects. Create collaborative group projects so that remote employees. On the right track.

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

So it's a good thing many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the technology you already rely on for your nonprofit, charity, or library. This free photo app for Mac computers and iOS devices allows you to organize and sync your photos across devices. Then check out Adobe Revel. Bitdefender. Citrix Online. and tablets.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Protect your donor, client, and project information with Symantec's Norton products and comprehensive Small Enterprise and Large Enterprise security tools. Envision your impact with products that allow you to visualize your projects in 3D. Streamline File Sharing, Social Media, and Collaboration Online. Stay safe out there!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Library clips picks up the thread with a detailed analysis of enterprise email and blogging processes and talks about where blogs shine over email for particular types of communication. Project/Business Unit - announcements/news/releases. Email: The Good Enough Collaboration Tool. Email: The Good Enough Collaboration Tool.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. This fiscal year ten new donor partners have joined with TechSoup to make their product donations available to nonprofits and libraries.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

My weeks are all about writing, communicating with clients, staying in touch with project teams, being able to touch lightly many things, bear down and provide assistance on a few, all while keeping tons of things secure and backed-up. Collaborative Files I couldn't get through my day without Dropbox , which I have blogged about before.

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