Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 17, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #4: GIMP January 17, 2008 GIMP stands for Gnu Image Manipulation Program. GIMP is a very full-featured image manipulation program. Just about all of what Photoshop does, it does.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

LogMeIn (free) if I really do need to “call home.&# Sure, I can charge my phone, but I have to be careful not to let iTunes sync, because it insists on only syncing to one iTunes Library at a time. I’m not looking to sync the whole Library. Foxmarks to sync bookmarks, and now ReadItLater to sync my reading list.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

FEP, formed nearly two decades ago as a collaboration between donor management software providers and data analysts, releases quarterly findings on giving trends in the form of downloadable reports and in a free online dashboard. Compared to past years, the 2020 report was as unique as the year itself.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Paul, MN at the Minnesota History Center, 8-10am - Free! Register Now October 18, 2016: Chicago, IL at Navy Pier, 3:30-5:30pm - Free! Registration info TBA October 19, 2016: Denver, CO at the Ellie Kaulkins Studio Loft for NAMP Regional Workshop, 3-5pm - Free!

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Here are three benefits that you can use to provide members-only info. Access to Research and Data Access to research reports, market trends, and extensive research libraries is another perk that your organization should seriously consider making available for members. After all, most people love a perk that saves them actual money.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2010

Our community of nonprofit and library professionals sure does want to know more about Office 2010! You can also learn more about the new Microsoft Office from our resource page , wich features articles, blog posts, info about how to acquire donated licenses, and more! webinar on creating a business plan for your organization.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Drag-and-drop tools and libraries full of graphic design elements make it easy for you to put together the designs you need to grab your supporters’ attention.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2009

Last month, TechSoup Talks hosted a free one-hour webinar on ways your nonprofit or library can use new affordable telecommunication tools like Voice over IP (VoIP), virtual PBX, and virtual private networking (VPN) to reduce your need to travel and better enable telecommuting and virtual meetings.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Among charities and libraries, who tend to hang on to their PCs longer than other organizations, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still over half of the PC install base. Download the free Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. The end of XP support is a big deal because so many organizations are still using it. for more details.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Part of the webinar included this survey of the listeners below, which in of itself is useful for tracking how nonprofits and libraries recruit and support their volunteers. And of course if you have any other great Ideas, links, or responses, feel free to post them as a comment below or in the forums! For policies: Workforce Online.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2009

Google is planning to launch a free service called Google Voice that will provide similar functions at no cost. They also do free telecommunications audit for US nonprofits and libraries. For more info on Voice over IP and other ICT options check out: read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. Design them free on Canva. Promote this donor appreciation page as the generic response to the info@ general email inbox or all general email inboxes. Free access to trainings or programs that normally have a fee.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

This is also a good time to remind all nptechies about our free e-book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery and also the Mobile Beacon post: Preparing for Disaster and Tech Planning. Find my profile of Jason here including his list of NPTech heroes and where he gets his info. He had just turned 40.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to chat in any questions or comments that you have along the way. And then as Steven said, we’ll do some Q&A at the end, so feel free to get those questions coming. . The first one’s free. that have free access to the database. that have free access to the database.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thanks to everyone who participated in our surveys and follow-up discussions, we've learned a lot about how nonprofits and libraries are using apps. Libraries and nonprofits are already using apps, mostly to engage patrons or constituents and to perform their daily work. You can check out their free app in the iTunes app store.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

I happened to have free time this summer after doing some travelling, and I had wanted to do a rooftop assessment, like a green roof asssessment, to determine what the capacity of Bay Area rooftops is to carry gardens. We've got some good info. If people had more resource sharing like, tool share libraries and bicycle libraries.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

In September, we asked nonprofits and libraries to show us exactly how technology activates their organization and helps fulfill their mission. "At the GETSET-GO Women's Library in Cambodia, technology inspires exploration and collaboration. What does technology in action look like?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

The free version interrupts your usage and requires you to turn it back on from time to time. It is a free app and available on all the major phone and tablet platforms. Yelp - for finding reviews and other info on all kinds of businesses. Dashlane – is a free password manager on all platforms. It does many things.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Grameen compiles and crunches the data and delivers vital information back to subsistence farmers via text message - like crop prices and weather info to that help them make the best decisions about their farm and future. Microsoft enables charities to use Bing Maps free of charge. Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And you feel free to go ahead and drop your answers into chat if that’s the way to handle this, and we’ll see what pops up. So he created this organization that builds libraries, schools, girls’ scholarships around the world. And, Harvey, feel free to jump in. . That was some awesome, awesome info.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

So feel free to do that. So please feel free to ask those. You can feel free to ask those questions from the chat box. there’s libraries and other nonprofit organizations where you can actually access the professional level of FDO. You got her info there on the screen. This is some resources for you to have.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 1, 2006

Among the videos up right now is footage of police dispersing student protestors in China, UCLA police using a taser gun on a student in a library, and video shot by journalist Brad Will during the protests in Oaxaca, right before he was killed. For more info. You can check out the pilot project on the Global Voices blog here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. So this one is actually really cool, completely free. They’re completely free to create. If you have a skill, if you have something to teach that you want your audience to know about, you can create your own Alexa skill for free at Amazon. Totally free.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

We blogged every step of the way, uploading our travel stories at libraries and free Internet cafes. Find contact info for your elected leaders at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov. You can read about the trip on our blogs listed below. Most importantly, your Congressperson NEEDS to hear from YOU!

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