Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

" Local humor aside, the project is exciting: 31 public parks in San Francisco will get free Wi-Fi for at least two years. At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available ? for the public. Whether on crime, education, or the environment, governments are putting more data on the web. But local and state governments are also setting their data free. One suggestion, Vancouver: add a crime map. and valuable

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Forum One

MARCH 25, 2021

Arts organizations serve as a vital heartbeat for local communities, infusing creativity, transforming spaces, and bringing together diverse audiences. Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the museum has found ways to continue to make their immersive exhibits and learning spaces accessible to the public.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

Adding an alternative registration option to your current event registration can help your event remain inclusive of those people who prefer to avoid large public gatherings. We suggest publicizing a consistent hashtag so people can easily see all the activity on social media. Looking for an alternative to a cycling event?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff. How long will terms be?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. obama reach vs local reach. Any resources to move from national to local? Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. Can’t wait! what things need to be measured.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. Starting a Nonprofit: Basic FAQs What is a nonprofit?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? Before they officially launched the competition, the TechSoup Europe team members mapped out Warsaw technology-for-good communities and groups — some they had already worked with and some they hadn't. Apps4Warsaw.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

On the most basic level, illegal dumping confronts us with garbage in public spaces, which is unpleasant and unhealthy. It is cheaper to illegally dump than it is to play by the local rules for legal waste disposal. At its most basic level, you photograph the dump and post a pin on a global Trash Map. The Problem.

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NTEN

APRIL 19, 2011

Your work happens in a variety of contexts – the work of other organizations, the economy, and your local government, to name a few. Here's a map I pulled from a great new site by the California Housing Partnerhip Corporation of the public housing units in my hometown, Petaluma, Ca. Take, for example, housing data.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Poke around the map and see for yourself. Interested? a) In General.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill? What if we stopped thinking of the public as a liability and started empowering them to be valuable resources who can increase efficiency and make a real impact?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. But, besides all the publicity, what’s in it for me? That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that? a) In General.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. That sounds great. a) In General.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. Two oft-cited examples are the Strive network in Cincinnati, and the ReAmp network in the Midwest.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Poke around the map and see for yourself. Even if you don't win this month, we would still love to place your organization's story on the Local Impact Map. The winning stories will also be featured on the Local Impact Map at TechSoupGlobal.org as Featured Stories in November 2014. Official Rules.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city. Remember that you can't always judge a big organization by its publicity, since that may just reflect a large advertising budget. Some charitable organizations are performing self-evaluations and making the findings public.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Insights on Government Funding. Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And how can nonprofits and public libraries actually make use of it? The data is open to anybody or any organization with an interest or mission in government transparency and politics. CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool. Where does it come from?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

Who thinks social service organizations should fly under the same banner as those that organize the public for political change? Google Labs has a cool tool where you can map usage of words in published materials. The map for American English usage of "philanthropy" is below. In contrast, take a look at " nonprofit."

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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? It also must have resources — such as an accessible dataset — available in the public domain to support the app. Range is a map-based app that shows where youth can get free summer meals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. So, organizations need to let the community drive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. Robin Nuttall : There is simply a lot of value at stake for business in connecting well with society, and by society we mean a whole range of external stakeholders—government, academics, NGOs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. Its mission is to offer products and services that help telecenters become self-sustainable while providing low-cost public access to computers and the Internet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

During my first visit to the Nigerian capital of Abuja last April, I learned that a member of the NHRC who had been monitoring local elections had been beaten and unlawfully detained. Nigerian security forces have been accused of a series of abuses including extrajudicial killings, election violence and vote rigging.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The site will help public health professionals, community leaders, policy makers, and consumers discover how healthy their county is compared to other counties and to uncover strategies to reduce disparities and improve community health. Additionally, a user can view maps for individual counties, such as Fairfax County , Va.,

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. The information would be compiled and displayed in real time online on a map. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Find and Use Public Data Effectively. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Friday, February 10, 2017.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Los Angeles, California: Data Visualization with Tableau Public and Power BI. Chicago, Illinois: Justice Data Lab: Unlocking Government Administrative Data. Chicago, Illinois: Knowledge Mapping for Greater Social Good. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Mukono, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The Locavore app offers government and NGO info on which food items are in season in your locale. Here are a few more green app top picks from sundry publications: Treehugger's 15 Green Apps For Your New Apple iPad. tells you how to walk, bike or mass transit to wherever you're going and sets you up with an itinerary.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! How can we expect nonprofits to pick up the slack of government cuts?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Central Ave. Central Ave.

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Forum One

JANUARY 10, 2023

As we begin 2023, we are seeing big changes in the way federal and state governments work. Some of the digital government trends I believe will be most impactful in 2023 include: Where We Work – Many government agencies have liberalized their work-from-home policies. But the data is useless if it isn’t being used.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 10, 2016

There are a zillion apps for making your own tours, podcasts, maps, or QR code-infested games. Are you going to use it to scan for public art near you? Working with cities and public property involves a lot of regulation (though if you can push through the red tape, a lot of potential impact). but none of them are great.

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