Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! The First Crowdfunding Platform for Nonprofit Technology Projects. The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2011

Flickr: Iwan Indrawan Technological change moves quickly! But NTEN members are using the newest, and some of the oldest, technologies to do good all over the world. Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Share your links in the comments!

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I worked very hard to learn as much as I could about computers and I realized that the IT field is where I really want to be, because I am able to be myself in this field,” commented Kendima, about how his love for computers came about. Here, the students get to flaunt their new skills in a professional environment.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Wolfram Alpha allows people to donate access to their Facebook feed so that they can study how we use technology. Let me know in our comments section. The nice folks at Wolfram Blog have created a set of charts identifying how people talk on Facebook as they age. More than one million people have done so to date. source: Wolfram Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

Daniel Ben-Horin from TechSoup Global wrote a thought provoking post over at the SSIR about generational differences in nonprofits when it comes to trying to scale social change strategies using social technologies. Here are some excerpts: The tension between generations on scaling social change ideas with technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

And we helped equip educators to better engage with thousands of students when classrooms had to become virtual. I invite your comments and ideas about how we can be our best selves, personally and professionally, in 2022! Salesforce.org focuses on delivering world-class technology to nonprofits and higher education customers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. I'm also going to copy portions into the comments section of their specific posts. Comments on the FCC's Accessibility Plans (June 2010) My main recommendation to the FCC is to be more ambitious about accessibility. Are they intended to inspire students?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So I was thrilled to bring together communications and technology leads from Mercy Corps , the Urban Institute , and the Pacific Science Center for a recent conversation on a popular end-of-year issue: planning for the next year, and beyond. Liisa: Optimizing for mobile, and optimizing our analytics is super important. First Name.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What are learning platforms? September 19, 2008 Note: This blog entry was originally posted on Idealware’s new community blog. I’m honored and happy to be contributing blog posts there.

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MAY 6, 2021

Technology Goes Mainstream. At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard University, and he developed it with his fellow students and friends, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. students at Stanford University. The origins of what became Google began as a research project.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2019

For academic leaders, recruiting and solidifying the right students is top priority. Two million first-time, full-time students who begin four-year colleges each year drop out before earning a diploma. Do you have a comprehensive retention plan to keep your students engaged and help them reach their academic goals?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Brad Dunn basically summarized the overall themes of people comments. Now, many see the downsides, including crushing student debt along large numbers of credentialed people with few open jobs. Technology In this decade, instead of dealing with workforce issues head-on, we often focused on the shiny new thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

While I have been doing content curation for the past twenty years that I’ve worked as a technology trainer, in July, 2011 I discovered the Scoop.It I would add another way to add or get value and that is join the conversation in the comments of follow curators and ask them your questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

I still don't know of that many nonprofits using Friendfeed , though, whether as an overall tool or for joining the "nptech" community conversation ( "nptech" is a tag that Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, and others have been using to tag nonprofit technology resources on delicious, twitter, etc., for the last five years or so).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

His comment made me reflect over the past 32 years of working in the nonprofit sector. It was always peer learning – I’d share about the technology and they’d teach me about their work. I first heard the phrase ten years ago from a long-time nonprofit technology colleague, Andrew Gianni.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Every dollar you donate will go to scholarships for students in financial need!” Consider purchasing phonathon software from a well-established vendor, such as industry leader Wilson-Bennett Technology’s DonorConnect. We always encourage callers to excel while teaching methods to overcome negative comments.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

While we’re encouraged by some statistics our members released regarding nonprofits and technology, we’re also thrilled that anyone could like us this much: Thank you so much for all your help in the NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign , Corey Pudhorosky ! Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Have more news to share?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tools #1 – #100 January 17, 2008 I just though I’d take a brief pause to explain my criteria for these 100 tools that I’ll be covering this year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 03.10.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #7: Firefox January 31, 2008 This almost feels like cheating, talking about Firefox. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Shawn Towey 01.31.08

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Tech Soup

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. The Raspberry Pi was designed to help educators and students understand technology better. Power ratings.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 06.20.08 I learned a lot.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux Desktop Migration November 16, 2007 Linux has proven itself as a server platform – no one really questions it. So, if students and Grandma can use Linux, can nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. iPad, iPhone, MacOS) is a student planner that helps you keep track of your class schedule, track your grades and GPA, manage homework assignments, and create an interactive calendar. Let us know in the comments!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers. About the Author Mike Barros is the President and CEO of Lumaverse Technologies.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers. Mike Barros is the President and CEO of Lumaverse Technologies. Creating a Facebook group community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Tags: roundup bookmarks casestudies community contest facebook fundraising list marketing nonprofits postalicious resources socialmedia strategy technology trends.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

By providing students with funds for school supplies, coats, eye care, class trips, test fees, and athletic gear, InvestED has encouraged over 16,500 youngsters to stay in school in the state of Washington. You can learn more about the m and how they use technology to further their missions on TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. Additionally, there are more open jobs today in America — and the majority of them are in information technology. " Year Up therefore takes a holistic approach to preparing its students for the workforce.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

High quality video is now well within the grasp of many consumer photographers due to the advances in DSLR camera technology and video production (under your guidance) can be a very fulfilling—and helpful—contribution members can make even if they can’t donate financially. AFS-USA arranges student exchanges around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

At the end of every presentation, they put up a slide where students can either 1) join their cause on Facebook or 2) text them to sign up. If you have a question or topic you’d like to discuss, be sure to leave a comment here so we can ensure it’s covered. It works really well. Upcoming: November. Time: 4 pm EST (1 hour).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2005

I'm working with an afterschool program/ctc lab to develop an instructional technology plan. In addition to the traditional methods of integrating technology, I want them to explore some simple ways to integrate these new tools such as tagging and blogging without running away screaming. These can be easily blogged as mini-lessons.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Shirky observes that his female students tend to miss out on career opportunities because they rarely promote themselves like "arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks", as his male students seem far better able to do. I'm not surprised that I don't see any accidental techie dudes commenting. I'm sure that there are a few out there".

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology An interesting call from danah boyd February 8, 2008 Those of you steeped deeply in Web 2.0 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Kevin Mark 02.08.08 know danah boyd. at 1:24 pm Hear.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. NMI students agree; however, they additionally rank high their interest in learning about strategic planning, board governance, grant writing, marketing, program evaluation, and social entrepreneurship. 1] In the past few decades, the nonprofit workforce has become increasingly professionalized.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

Dan reports that their students get first-hand experience learning carpentry and other construction skills from contractors willing to take the time to teach basic skills. YouthBuild Boston also arranges field trips to construction projects, so their students can see other types of construction like larger-scale commercial projects.

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