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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

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Citrix cites Gartner Device Shipment Forecasts that find that the business PC market will grow at a rate of about 10% per year for the next few years. IT and telecom research firm Gartner Dataquest found that the secondary PC market is growing rapidly: 55 million PCs worldwide in 2004; and 86 million 2007.

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Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

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Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. Another Gartner study found that export tariffs and high transportation costs tend to restrict secondary PC markets.

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Four Great Resources for Foundation Technology

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Get free Gartner research. The study includes case studies on how nonprofit technology capacity building is being done well. We were pleased with that development because foundations became eligible for many of the same donation programs as nonprofits and libraries. Hold a yearly conference. Organize regional meetings.

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Great Resources for Foundation Technology

Tech Soup

Get free Gartner research. The study includes case studies on how nonprofit technology capacity building is being done well. We were pleased with that development because foundations became eligible for many of the same donation programs as nonprofits and libraries. Hold a yearly conference. Organize regional meetings.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a 40-page study that measures what's going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, social media, and mobile.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. It's a 40-page study that measures what's going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, social media, and mobile.

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