Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2012

Wondering how the cloud fits in with your nonprofit or library’s disaster recovery plan? Sam Chenkin, product manager for npCloud, discussed all of this and more in our recent webinar, Backup and Disaster Recovery in the Cloud. Disasters Big and Small. You can now view the archive on the TechSoup YouTube page.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We opened ourselves up, invited communities, and created an expectation that asking for help in these spaces will result in real-life action. Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. Please bring them water." What if we could route the 9-1-1 type requests to the appropriate responders?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. There is also some interesting insight into the link between open development and social impact bonds, while the data dilemma is brought to the fore. It was originally published on NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2009

Have you ever checked out TechSoup's Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit ? It's a good place to turn for any organization whose tech infrastructure has suffered a disaster, natural or otherwise. If you have ten minutes to spare, please take our Emergency Preparedness Survey for Nonprofits and Public Libraries.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

Click that and it will open up a summary of your device. also known as "Leopard"), you can use a program called Time Machine to handle incremental backups of your iTunes library. You can also use iTunes 11 to create backups of your iOS device either manually or automatically. If you're using a Mac running Mac OS X 10.5

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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

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Good 360 has been around since 1983; it provides product donations to charities and libraries and also to victims of disasters. Registration for nonprofits and libraries is free. It has recently opened up to nonprofits and libraries. Lenore Freeman of Good 360 told us that. The TechSoup admin fee is $10.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

CACRC quickly scaled up to meet the computer needs of relief organizations, and then schools that opened up, and also low-income families. Nancy Jo's and CACRC's work in frontline disaster relief was featured in Sundance Channel's "Big Ideas For A Small Planet" series. The Years After the Catastrophe.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 25, 2017

You can also create events that are open to the public. Sometimes it’s as simple as standing outside of community hotspots like grocery stores and libraries to interact with people and hand out materials about your organization. Putting all your eggs in the social media basket is a recipe for disaster. Just get out there.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. Our TechSoup Global partners there are also working hard on disaster relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia through the Community Boost r program and also a project called Mapa Poplava. He taught me how to listen for the pulse and passions of charities and libraries over social media.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. We might even take for granted and forget about the complex electronic security that protects us from what could be costly and time-consuming disasters. Drum roll, please!

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2011

Today I chatted with Jacque Gage, the Library Director at the Joplin Public Library. I invited her to share how her library and community are. original post appears on TechSoup for Libraries. Here's what she had to share: First off, the library received NO DAMAGE. The library is open normal hours today.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

But they were transparent, and excited about all the potential the merger opened up. As an example, let’s think about a community library. But when you look at it from the goal of ending homelessness, you see partnerships with those other shelters, as well as the job training centers, the food bank, and even the library.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Not only do I get to experience the fun of opening the door to something mystical, I get to play porter and grant my friends access as well. You earned your private reading tree or library back corner, and each visit continues to confirm your value as a special and clever person.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

One of our main considerations in moving was disaster preparedness. In fact, we had two moderate quakes on the very first day of our data center move - a compelling reminder of just how important disaster planning and preparedness is. Plan for disaster. Why We Moved. What We Moved. That was a lot to keep track of!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The field of open data is all about their sharing it out to the rest of us. The Open Knowledge Foundation is a great advocacy charity in that field. Big Data in Disaster Relief. Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries. Big Data Right Now: 5 Trendy Open Source Technologies (TechCrunch). MicroMappers.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

Nonprofits of every size and cause—from human rights to disaster relief—use Classy to raise money, engage their communities, and advance their missions. Open APIs & a wide range of powerful fundraising integrations (including Double the Donation). Check out these resources: The Fundraise Up Elements library.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. MOOCs or massive online open courses are one of Marnie’s technologies to pay attention to this coming year. The presentation also has additional resources to foster a culture of innovation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. AirBnB will allow hosts to donate to local causes; will add smoke detectors, will work on joint campaigns with the city and improve disaster preparedness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

What started as an ad hoc group of volunteers is growing into an impressive organization building out a platform that can be deployed for different purposes, from election monitoring to disaster relief. (Even in unintended and surprising ways ). The meeting and the workshop I facilitated took place in iHub, an open innovation space.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. Mobile Computing. The Decline of PCs.

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