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How TechSoup Uses Box Donations

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Like any nonprofit, we like to take advantage of the product donations that are on offer for charities, churches, foundations, and libraries. We also have more than 60 partner NGOs who bring our product donations to other countries. We love to use the donated and discounted products from our generous donor partners.

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The Disposable Computer

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Programs that we never thought would move online (like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and QuickBooks) are there today. Tablet computers: So maybe your iPad isn't a replacement for your desktop or laptop, but the Surface Pro is getting awfully close. These laptops are priced between $200 and $500. That trend will continue.

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Be a Tech Road Warrior: Gadgets and Tools for Working While Traveling

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But then, your coworker calls and informs you that your donation page is broken, your organization's CRM just ate half of its entries, and the kitchen dishwasher is flooding… Guess you probably should pack along your laptop. Luckily, I backed it up before I left on my laptop, but I lost all the photos I took on my trip.

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The Next-Generation Office Is Here!

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Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). To help you manage your Microsoft software donations, we've created the Microsoft Donation Center.

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Refurbished Windows 7 Computers from RCI

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program, which brings donated and discounted refurbished computer equipment to nonprofits and libraries while creating environmentally-friendly alternatives to disposing of used electronic hardware. We’ve updated our catalog with five more donated computer offers, two donated servers, and for the first time, donated office printers.

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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

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Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can be replaced by a free Google Apps for Education account. Surely you still need your "real" laptop to run your donated copy of Adobe Creative Suite , right? In January, Kevin reviewed the Cr-48 laptop , a Chromebook prototype. This is a disaster waiting to happen. Always Online?

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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

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The donated Dell smartphones normally use AT&T or T-Mobile pay-as-you-go or contract plans, but they can function without it because they are Wi-Fi-capable. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian went out and conducted a video interview last spring using one of the donated Dell phones. No problem.

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