Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

And because GoFundMe has a 0% platform fee , your organization will be able to keep more of the funds raised. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. Here are a few tips about choosing photos that can lead to fundraising success : Stay away from using grainy or unclear images. Collettey’s Cookies.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Finding corporate funding may be the trickiest of all funders to engage. American Library Association.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

With that growth comes competition for funds and projects: as a public benefit corporation in the current economy, proving your impact is crucial for survival. This data is immediately collated and stored in a cloud-based system, making funding proposals, donor reporting, annual audits, and organizational planning simpler than ever.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. We’d love to meet you there!

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It’s an all-to-common scenario: a new user to WordPress builds their site, goes live and starts blogging or selling or raising funds without giving much thought into how their site’s performing. Are visitors getting a good user experience? Are your pages loading quickly? Are they rendering correctly across mobile platforms?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world. What’s next?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

One of the biggest changes to Bookshare in the last ten years has been in the area of education, through funding from the Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content. What if you’re a U.S.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Image courtesy of FireSpring. TechSoup Global has a clearly defined goal of providing nonprofits, charities and libraries with modern, discounted copies of today’s hottest Adobe, Microsoft, Cisco and Intuit products. TechSoup Global. Read more about MANNA’s tech success HERE.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. I say thorny because despite the nearly $300 million in stimulus funding awarded by the U.S. The Community Driven Fund. The fund is being administrated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Dunn Construction.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. Our innovative approach has revolutionized the traditional library for people with print disabilities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2016

Join TechSoup on August 23 for a tour of training resources available to help your nonprofit, library, church, and foundation staffers increase their technology literacy and grow their tech skills. What Can Libraries Count? Image 1 : Edmund Garman / CC BY. Image 2 : aaltair / Shutterstock. Be a better trainer. Get a grip.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Without the resources for a dedicated HR staff, the directors and managers of many nonprofits, charities, and libraries take on HR tasks themselves — there is simply no one else to do it. Expansive Library of Forms and Letter Templates. Images: HR Solutions Partners logo; TechSoup image.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2012

During this webinar, the Foundation Center's David Holmes walked us through various resources, including GrantSpace , a free information resource focusing on finding funding and grants. These are libraries and resource centers across the country that provide free access to the Foundation Directory Online.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling is effective for increasing funding and engagement for several reasons. You may want to spend some time on the front lines of your nonprofit gathering stories and creating a story library so you have several ready when you need them. Why is Storytelling an Effective Tactic for Fundraising? Example #1.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. The Auburn Public Library is collaborating with Best Buy to offer free technical assistance to community members. as a whole.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This post includes four examples of how you can raise funds and why they might work for your nonprofit. Kindful + Double The Donation: Giving Tuesday Matching Funds: Strategies for Driving Donations. Get Fully Funded: How To Plan A Simple Yet Powerful Giving Tuesday Campaign For Your Small Nonprofit. Here you go!

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

While Heather (shown in image below) may have raised just $100 for the 2012 event, she’s solid gold … actually, a “Double Diamond” fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Colorado, with over $50,000 and 5 to 9 years of participation in the Courage Classic under her belt. And you can do it with a simple strategy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). The organization already has a significant array of members , which include mostly cities, libraries, and nonprofits. Every Public Library in the United States. Image : ESOlex / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The problem isn't even dwindling funding or the need to minimize spending on overhead. As the content manager here at TechSoup, part of my job is to help nonprofits and libraries learn to choose and use the right technologies to help achieve their mission. Image 1 : Ken Berger. Image 2 : OtnaYdur / Shutterstock.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 27, 2008

Thanks to funding from the Lavelle Fund, we've been able to set up a scanning facility to produce books there. We'll expect to be sending some digital images of books from the U.S. I assume that this is like what Google Books uses to scan library books. We've been shipping books to Chennai, but that turns out to be hard.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Here are some Affinity Program offers: Financial SCAN by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and GuideStar is an easy-to-use data platform that focuses users on the financial metrics that matter most, without oversimplifying what it takes to keep organizations' finances in balance. Registration for nonprofits and libraries is free.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library? This means even without heavy-duty HTML skills or a lot of funding for a major site redesign, your organization can still build and launch a mobile website. Image: Martijn van Exel. Over 15% of U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Many nonprofits and libraries all across the country are doing great work around digital inclusion. nonprofit and library digital inclusion consortium. California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) has been working diligently in California for a decade to figure out how to end the digital divide. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

Many nonprofits and libraries all across the country are doing great work around digital inclusion. nonprofit and library digital inclusion consortium. California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) has been working diligently in California for a decade to figure out how to end the digital divide. Image : melis / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground. Kate told me the history of the successful Keyspot Project , which was launched with federal BTOP funding during the stimulus days. Image: Connect2Compete.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? At tightly facilitated events called Generators, leaders with a range of expertise from the nonprofit and library communities discuss their daily work. public libraries to the app.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

TechSoup is now helping to improve technology for charities and libraries in 40 countries. REDF (also known as The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) is a pioneer in fostering these types of charities. Image 1: Ashoka logo. Image 2: BetterWorld Telecom logo. Rebecca Masisak is, of course, TechSoup’s gifted CEO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

This image above, recently making the rounds on social media, is a funny statement on the challenges of an open office layouts, where there are no walls or doors. It is large space with a kitchen, library, and enough chairs and technology to accommodate an all-staff meeting including remote staff. But there are challenges, too.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2015

At TechSoup, it has enabled us to hire gifted people who live and work in far-flung places, and yet still do great work on behalf of charities and libraries. During that time, our fund development team brought on a new staff member, whom I on-boarded and supervised remotely. Image 1: TechSoup. Image 2: Jessica Galeria.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The problem isn't even dwindling funding or the need to minimize spending on overhead. As the content manager here at TechSoup, part of my job is to help nonprofits and libraries learn to choose and use the right technologies to help achieve their mission. Image 1 : Ken Berger. Image 2 : OtnaYdur / Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. Independent foundations are created by an individual or a family, often through endowment funds, and are the most common type of private foundation. PayAnywhere.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Overall, the two-day event left me wondering " Where are all the nonprofits and public libraries who've been sharing and innovating forever? Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central. Images: Twitter pics, me. Why aren't THEY here?"

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

reveals a host of smart new features that our nonprofit, charity, and library members will all find more useful. Let's back up a minute first and discuss what surveying can mean for the nonprofit and public library sector. Images and video: FluidSurveys. ?. Release of FluidSurveys 5.0. Change can be good—really good.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Adobe's powerful tools allow you to create beautiful images and videos to enhance your print materials, websites, social media, invitations, and more. Donor Management and Grantseeking Solutions: Find Funding. Please be sure to tell other nonprofits, libraries, and religious organizations about TechSoup. spanhidden

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Other office tools: Other office tools you can use to put forth a professional, established, organized image include Adobe Acrobat for editing PDFs, Docusign for signing agreements electronically, and CamScanner for all your scanning needs. Grants can provide funds for programs, projects, equipment, and even salaries and overhead.

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