Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. They’re a great example of an NGO that really knows their IT. Children from the second grade on get laptops in this program.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

” Their simple nonprofit in a box is a perfect example of how using basic practical tools can help nonprofits better serve their communities. It contains three things: A laptop computer. Bob Cerny buys used laptops from BBC Technology Solutions in Cincinnati for around $250 each. We like to use basic practical tools.”

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Global Giving

MAY 22, 2018

Need an example? This goes for laptops as well as any servers or databases. Subscribe to get the best content from the Learn Library once a month. These guidelines can also inform the development of your nonprofit’s security policy, if you do not have one already. Here is GlobalGiving’s Privacy Policy. Want more tips like this?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. They’re a great example of an NGO that really knows their IT. Children from the second grade on get laptops in this program.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. RCI), for example, has been tracking the price of refurbished computers since 2005.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2016

We had the opportunity to create a special private site where qualified nonprofits and libraries could get access to unique, ever-changing Dell discounts. These are a few examples of the savings available via the Dell Affiliate program as of March 8, 2016. Dell's lowest cost laptop — Inspiron 15 3000 Series.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Whether it’s a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit's or library's data and computers are always there. For example, a user could receive a voicemail as a text message on the phone and reply to it using email. VoIP and Your Network.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2017

For example, you can use SharePoint to host and share files instead of going with a third-party cloud storage provider like Box. In some cases, you may have to conform to certain regulations pertaining to data privacy, security, and residency (HIPAA is one such example). Cloud basics for nonprofits and libraries. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

A grant from Lannan Foundation allowed Braided River to donate 10,000 copies of the book to libraries and indigenous communities across the country. I asked some of my colleagues for some examples of how they use TechSoup donations. They said you want an example? They really couldn't come up with an example.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

A grant from Lannan Foundation allowed Braided River to donate 10,000 copies of the book to libraries and indigenous communities across the country. I asked some of my colleagues for some examples of how they use TechSoup donations. They said you want an example? They really couldn't come up with an example.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. For example, you might be running a constituent relationship management (CRM) database, but are all of your organization's constituents in it?

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2017

Like any nonprofit, we like to take advantage of the product donations that are on offer for charities, churches, foundations, and libraries. An example of a metadata tag is one we use for our branding across different countries. We use a Box Business Plus account. The Business Plus account includes unlimited storage.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. For example, you might be running a constituent relationship management (CRM) database, but are all of your organization's constituents in it?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Here are a few examples: District of Columbia's Data Catalog : The District has opened up 405 data sets across multiple agencies. Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. What are your favorite examples of government data applications and mashups?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2010

The most common examples are used clothing shops, using cloth shopping bags instead of plastic bags, second-hand appliances, many of the goods on eBay and other online auctions and classifieds, and all the goods that flow through the superb network of Freecycle sites.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

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). The latest version of Microsoft Office is here! Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). Sign up now!

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I often recommend you look to your local community for grant writing courses offered by community foundations and libraries and those available in the continuing education offices of universities and community colleges. CA: What if you are an accountant, for example? Q: Is it possible to transition from other fields?

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. A Shopify store is a great fundraising tool for nonprofits that sell branded merchandise, arts, or crafts; for libraries that run book sales; and much more. Here are a few ideas, examples, and the step-by-step how-to. Shopify is now open to all budgets!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With an auction platform, you can run an in-person, virtual, or hybrid auction easily, and all your guests can bid on the items they want from their smartphones, laptops, and tablets from anywhere in the world. For example, a point solution will provide one service like auction software or peer-to-peer fundraising but not both.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

It also offers enterprise-level software — for example, Symantec System Recovery. TechSoup has a not very well-known Green Technology Product Donations page that features donations that can help your nonprofit, library, or church reduce electronic waste by using refurbished hardware, save energy, and cut down on travel.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2008

For example, if, “Update my resume,” has been on your to-do list forever, break it down into small steps you can take each day so it feels easier to achieve, like this: a. If you have a laptop, it may be less distracting to have your job search time at a café, or the library so that when you come home you don’t feel guilty relaxing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. Anything I missed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. There is a gap in social skills, experience, and knowledge when you only have 10-15 minutes of access in library versus 24/7 access at home. Jenkins from MIT described something called "convergence culture."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Looks like Zen and the Art of Technology scored the Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops. The Bamboo Project points to two excellent examples of technology stewardship from the World Grows Wide blog. We've already spotted a number of ning generated nonprofit related social network sites ( Cool n Conscientious , Stop Cyberbullying , Library 2.0

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Media Cause

JULY 1, 2021

In commonly-used free stock galleries (Unsplash or Pexels, for example), a quick tag search for “ LGBTQ ” or “ Queer ” comes up with the most stereotypical images you’d expect – rainbows and flags, marches, more symbols of Pride than actual humans. Getty actually has a pretty decent library if you know what you’re looking for.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Well, you get to set the example and use Bloomerang to capture all those meeting notes with all the people you’re going to call. So here’s an example of that. ” See, so here’s an example that I wrote, right? That’s what you need to say to somebody who is trying to give you donated Dell laptops.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

For example, here is a post that I wrote from Aspiration Tech's Nonprofit Developer's Summit for NetSquared blog readers. For example, for this post, and to prepare for this session, I am drawing from other posts that I've already written. The Ann Arbor District Library System uses a blog for the front page of their site.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. San Francisco libraries have varying hours and might not always be open. Essentially, Ohana is a mobile-friendly platform for finding social services.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

In this blog post, I'll compare costs and energy usage for a WMS setup versus a conventional setup in which every user has a laptop or desktop computer. WMS can also use legacy hardware, such as old laptops or desktop computers. This can cost up to $199 for Windows Professional commercial licensing, for example.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

For example, as the level of complexity of your courses increases– whether due to the intricacy of the course topic, the various multimedia and engagement methods you want to include, or the elaborate nature of the authoring software you’ve chosen– the harder it will be for members of your team to complete the project. Learning games.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

You can read about some of these apps in on our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page. For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 is designed to work with Windows 8 and Windows software.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We can work at our desks and then take our laptops to meetings without dropping our Internet connection or access to our email. But, like with any complex technology, there's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to networking your nonprofit, charity, or library's offices. Networking Your Nonprofit — Two Scenarios.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo. For example, see the followers of @ NonprofitOrgs by country at tweepsmap.com/!nonprofitorgs. For example, here are the results for a search of the word “nonprofit.” In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. We sincerely invite your nonprofit or library tech news nominations. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. Anything I missed?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Storrito enables users to create Instagram and Facebook Stories on desktop/laptop computers. You can upload projects, receive bids, and browse examples of completed work. See also the Noun Project.

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