Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. For your website and blog to be compatible with desktops, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, etc., Prioritize images over text and provide ample white space: pbs.org ( on January 5, 2015 ). Prioritize image and video content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. For your website and blog to be compatible with desktops, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, etc., Prioritize images over text and provide ample white space: pbs.org ( on January 5, 2015 ). Prioritize image and video content.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Image courtesy of The Journal. Some nonprofits use multiple free cloud and collaborative resources, but end up in what is known as the “rogue cloud,” when the efforts become costly and repetitive, with little progress to show. In the end, it’s about finding the appropriate technology solutions for your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2017

You can learn the foundations of creating your design brand guidelines in this free webinar with brand design pros on March 7. Explore two key areas of patron privacy — public access technology and the collection of patron data — during this free webinar on March 16. Image : Tanel Teemusk / CC BY-SA. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2015

Until now that would have been hard information to get, but a new, free online service called Sage BlueBook has just launched that does exactly that. It has two free account levels. Images 1 and 2: Sage Sustainable Electronics. Image 3 : Benjamin Nagel / CC BY-SA. Finding the Real-World Value for All Your Old Devices.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Image courtesy of Covenant Trust Company. ITWorks is offered free of charge to young adults 18-25. 400 purchases a laptop so students can study at home. provides a free, immersive IT training program to young adults, ages 18-25, who have their high school diploma or GED but have not moved on to college. Donate this.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

including free platforms like Zoom. Your nonprofit will likely already have many of these tools, but if you don’t, there are several free or cost-friendly options available so you don’t have to break the bank. CharityBids’ guide to virtual charity events. , to store and manage donor data. Live-streaming tools. Social media platforms.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The IT press was buzzing in late April about the free portable WiFi embedded by Microsoft in select May 6 Forbes Magazine print issues. promotional ad in Forbes that turns the magazine in to a free T-Mobile WiFi hotspot for 15 days. It's a free download at ebenchmarkstudy.com. Strange News. Yes that's right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Unlike Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and Foursquare, this image should be rectangular, not square. You also need to add a “Show Image&# and a brief description of what your show is about. This image is what will be displayed when you are offline. Next, under “Account Settings&# upload a brief “Bio&# i.e,

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Supporters can use these platforms to give quickly and easily from their laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices. You may also be interested in using a free fundraising platform. However, some platforms that initially seem free may come with unforeseen startup costs. Give donors an easy way to show their support.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

All of this software is free and much of it is open source. is the free version of PGP and is the most widely used email encryption standard in the world. Picture it: You're on public transit after a long work day and you accidentally leave your laptop behind. Image: "I Love My Privacy," Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In order to accomplish their goals in the field, many of the organization's staff work offsite with laptops. " ABCS staff laptops also hold highly confidential information about clients that falls under HIPAA compliance regulations. Images: Arizona Baptist Children's Services. Serving with Efficiency and Security.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

In his book Natural Capitalism , Paul Hawkin finds that the amount of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. When you discard a five-pound laptop, you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it. Image 1: TechSoup. Image 2 : John Hain / CC0. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

See the Autodesk FAQ page for a list of free and paid training resources for its design applications. TechSoup's hardware programs offer both new and factory-refurbished commercial-grade laptop and desktop computers to our members. Image 1 : Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock. Image 2 : Microsoft.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Microsoft with its Surface line of tablets that are a hybrid of laptops and tablets, is working hard to transform tablets from personal entertainment devices to business productivity machines. It is free on new iPads and iPhones.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

I can migrate their Microsoft Access applications to a free Salesforce account. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can be replaced by a free Google Apps for Education account. But what about video and image editing? Surely you still need your "real" laptop to run your donated copy of Adobe Creative Suite , right?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. Images: iFixit. Of these devices: 21,000 were smartphones. 2,000 were tablets. I'm also a big fan of apps that alleviate social problems. Anti-Phone-Theft Pledge. Caravan Studios.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Smartphone and tablet users are far more likely to use unsecured WiFi than laptop users. Most social media is free. One option is to try out free password strength checking websites like Password Strength Checker or How Secure Is My Password? Images: Image 1: Rawpixel / Shutterstock. Image 3: JMiks / Shutterstock.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In fact, you can easily add your logo, custom images, and videos with Qgiv’s fundraising platform. Do you think they’ll go grab their laptop or switch to their desktop? Saving Grace does a fantastic job of using images and creative descriptions to communicate impact. Canva is a great, free tool for this. .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Not only have the people working on the project been building up their list of locations with free Wi-Fi access, but they've also started to focus on marketing and outreach for the service. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. Image 1 : Rafael Castillo / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

Most of the processing power needed to run cloud-based applications is online rather than on an individual computer or on-site server; therefore, your data can be viewed as quickly on a hundred-dollar desktop as on a high-end laptop. This reduces dependency on limited IT resources, freeing up employees to focus more on their core objectives.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. MediaBistro compiled some free alternatives to CoverItLive in this blog post. One of the easiest (and free!) You can also create and share layered images with the touch of your hand.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2013

ReadyTalk Mobile (iPad) makes it easy to jump in on a meeting if you left your work laptop behind. Free and Low Cost Apps. This app also features free, unlimited calls (video or audio) to your contacts—no matter where they're located in the world. Image: ReadyTalk. TechSoup Donor Partners. The iOS version.

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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. Free tools vs. paid solutions. If you invest in the right auction software, running a silent auction becomes a breeze.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Our Refurbished Computer Initiative has provided charities and libraries with top quality refurbished desktop and laptop computers at competitive prices and with free end of life recycling for many years. Images: Greener IT Challenge. GreenTech Microsoft computer refurbisher electronics recycling greener IT challenge'

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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. Refurbishers in emerging markets will start to see a higher supply of laptops for refurbishment.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

People want to step away from the digital space, desktop, or laptop every so often, so try to keep sessions and segments short and as engaging as possible. . Event technology is there to make this process easier, and you might be surprised as to how “stress-free” a virtual fundraising event can be!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2014

" She says she's got one of everything: computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, and so on. But those computers weren't just old; they were clogged with free antivirus software that was doing more harm than good. " Image: United Way of Franklin County. Nancy Bell considers herself to be a "techno nerd."

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. When you discard a 5 pound laptop you are also throwing away the 20,000 pounds of raw materials it took to make it. Image: lungstruck. The computers come with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Microsoft released its Surface Pro 3 this week, a tablet poised to "replace your laptop." The app is free only for a limited time so snag it while you can. 's David Pogue wrote a review of Adobe Voice , a new free app for making "explainer videos." Images: Microsoft News, Wikimedia Commons, Adobe.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Juice jacking is a data theft practice you may not have heard about yet: Public charging stations can be configured by bad guys to read the data on your phone or laptop and also upload malware when you charge your device. Instagram's free new Hyperlapse mobile app allows you to film smooth, beautiful time-lapse videos.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

In a perfect world, your nonprofit would have the resources to equip every worker and volunteer with a secure laptop. The passwords should be free of anything too obvious, like street names or spouse names. Feel free to throw some hacker-related horror stories out there so that staffers actually listen. Image: lars_o_matic.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The fact that Windows 10 is a free upgrade for many users may account for much of the adoption. More than 90 percent of laptop and desktop PCs are running some version of Windows. Free hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit). Image by Microsoft. It is also a very good version of Windows by most accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

I designed and facilitated “ A Global Conversation: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World ” at the SXSWi Interactive over the weekend as an opportunity to experiment with some of these ideas. As many of you know, I’m comfortable with public learning, so using this post to share what I learned. That means I need a T.V.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

Offering free recycling worldwide to its customers, who returned 12,180 metric tons of Cisco products for reuse and recycling last year. The company plans to certify that all products manufactured for Symantec are "conflict free" across all four conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold) by 2017. Image 3: Symantec.

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