Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2010

The virtual world of Second Life is a platform that is a 24/7 always-on online community where the world’s content is entirely user-generated. It's a 3-D immersive space that is used by a global audience to build experiences, offer trainings, connect with friends, and collaborate with colleagues. This free webinar on May 13 at 11 a.m.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Based on that message, at the following 30th TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, I delivered an onstage exhortation to fellow technologists to secure their customers’ sensitive information in response to Edward Snowden’s surprise virtual TED interview. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Reducing the amount of electricity that computers in nonprofits and libraries use. Extending the life of the IT equipment. Properly recycling all e-waste at end-of-life including computers, mobile devices, batteries, compact fluorescent lights, ink, toner etc. Virtualization in its various forms. Cloud computing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Many of us still travel a lot to attend meetings, but we can be certain that rising fuel prices are also a fact of life. Travel also creates huge carbon costs to the environment. In fact, one of the most significant ways that IT can help the environment is that it enables us to meet with each other online or in "virtual meetings."

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

By harnessing the power of business, B Corps use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment. Physera: Physera provides virtual physical therapy, helping treat and prevent physical pain. This includes employees as stakeholders. Wellness Month.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 28, 2006

I've been listening with one ear to the buzz about Second Life and non-profits for a while now, and paying it very little attention. The chat focused on Techsoup's recent enthusiasm for the virtual reality site -- Susan and her colleagues have constructed a virtual office for TechSoup on the SL and recently held a public online event there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Susan Tenby from TechSoup demos the virtual TechSoup Office during the Netsquared Conference while Ruby Sinreich and Deborah Finn (Cyber-Yenta) blogged about it. Blogger Wagner James Au who reports on Second Life is seated next to Susan.) The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. A time investment of more than a few hours.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

Through organizations like Tech Impact and TechSoup , these online services are being offered at a significant discount to nonprofits, charities, libraries, and private foundations. Thin clients can provide the same experience as a desktop by leveraging technology known as a virtual desktop. Plus, this trend is accelerating.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There are devoted websites that provide free E-Learnings and there is even a virtual Galaxy full of compliance offerings and operational tutorials on video hosting sites such as YouTube. Many organizations provide custom learnings for these areas, as the practical nature of the process may be completely outside the scope of real life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

We like to feature their corporate social responsibility efforts this time of year, especially what they're doing to improve our environment. Symantec: Focusing Even More on the Environment in 2015. Symantec's primary CSR focus in the coming year is the environment. Symantec is also a longtime TechSoup donor partner.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Greater generational differences appear when it comes to reasons for social networking and selecting virtual destinations. They've always been connected.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

Researchers had to access materials only available in libraries and collections near the geographical center of their subject matter, and conduct experiments in real (as opposed to virtual) environments. 15 years ago, specialized research required travel.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Charles Brennick, Founder and Director of Interconnection , shares his advice for selecting the right access devices for your Windows MultiPoint Server environment. This is a great way to extend the life of older computers that may not be powerful enough to run modern software. What is an Access Device? Recommended Access Devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This year, nonprofits are still fundraising in a hybrid environment, with a continued focus on developing strong online donation experiences. Check out Classy’s Giving Tuesday Resource Library , which is filled with resources and tips to leverage online fundraising. ” – Caroline Fiore, Development Manager, Farm Aid.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

At in-person sessions in New York City and San Francisco, and virtually on Youtube Live , Demo Day brought together nine social entrepreneurs to explore solutions for problems they’ve experienced. Fast Forward, a tech nonprofit accelerator, highlighted a few such organizations during their Demo Day 2022 event.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

But, what about the software used to bring those courses to life? These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. Create virtual reality-based courses, including walk-throughs, virtual tours, and immersive scenarios.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

There’s less personal contact, more virtual communication, and there are consequences for this. The question here is, how often do you actually meet with donors in person or perhaps virtually on Zoom for any reason? But essentially. And generally speaking, the donor appreciation engagement is not great.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story combines a resource depleted Earth surviving by the international community's use of virtual worlds. It's an adventure of a teenager thrown, by chance, into a life and death treasure hunt that becomes a real life and death survival challenge where all the clues have to do with life and pop culture of the 1980s."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

A WMS system provides an overall cost and energy savings of 66 percent compared to a traditional 1:1 computing environment. This means a laptop or desktop with an older operating system can be repurposed as an access device, running Windows Professional, and extend the life of the laptop or desktop. Energy Savings. Ongoing Maintenance.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story combines a resource depleted Earth surviving by the international community's use of virtual worlds. It's an adventure of a teenager thrown, by chance, into a life and death treasure hunt that becomes a real life and death survival challenge where all the clues have to do with life and pop culture of the 1980s."

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If your ideal donors care about the environment, focus on nature-oriented festivals. Build a story library and add to it every time you hear or experience a story that grabs your heart. You Need a Fundraising Plan Everything in nonprofit life requires a plan, and fundraising is no different. Lots of stories.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Let’s look at the nonprofit environment and why that’s so important. All the work we’re doing, whether it’s the environment, no matter what your mission is, we’re doing this. that’s just life. Now you can have virtual reality. So here we go. What does it really matter? This is what.

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