Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2010

The environmental nonprofit, Greenpeace International , made a big splash in the green IT world this week by launching a new policy campaign to measure the energy efficiency of the data centers that power cloud computing differently than in the past. Tags: GreenTech Software Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

ReadWriteWeb recently wrote about a startup called Green Goose that uses tiny computer sensors to track your progress towards health, personal finance, and other self-improvement goals and offers points and rewards as you make progress towards those goals. These types of technologies can also be used for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

I'll boil it down to " Causes is A Friending Tool, Not A Fundraising Tool." His recommendations are directed at the folks at Facebook Causes who created the application and nonprofits using the tool. Joe says, "It happens when organizations aren't responsible in using the tool. Causes isn't a magic bullet.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2010

Microsoft's new version of Office 2010 is interesting in several ways, especially in its approach to green IT and cloud computing. Tags: Databases GreenTech Office & Productivity Server Applications Software Using the Web and Internet Web Building. It is ad-supported and now available on Windows Live. Web Apps for Organizations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2009

This free, online collaboration tool allows users to share files and documents anywhere they have access to the Internet. Tags: E-Learning Green Office Office & Productivity Online Seminar Software Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup's DigiToolbox is back to demo another tool you can pick up to tell your digital story. If that sounds like you, Animoto may be the way to go as this tool is made to be easy straight out of the box. Watch this Animoto demo for more information on how to use this online tool. Have you heard of Animoto? That's it!

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

The second one is the Localization Mapping Project that shows on a GIS map all the different localization projects happening in the nine county region of the Bay Area as a tool that other people can plug into. Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? It acts like an insulator.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2010

One of the basic premises of the book is that there are incredible benefits of building a wide support community (including funding) for your nonprofit via new online social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other tools. The Paperless Choice challenge will award four $5,000 awards.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

You can also read a forum discussion about multi-point video conferencing , which includes a discussion of Skype, net meeting, and other more robust tools. Tags: Acquiring Technology Connecting to the Internet Green Office GreenTech GreenTips Online Seminar Telecom Services Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

MWC generally also has a strong showing of green technology, and this year's show was no exception. Zuckerberg talked with journalist David Kirkpatrick about the Facebook-led Internet.org initiative, which has the lofty goal of making Internet access available to the 4 billion people on earth who are not connected.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. There are Box apps for nearly every popular mobile device, and Box integrates with Microsoft Office, Office 365 Nonprofit, Salesforce, NetSuite, and many other tools. Little Green Light. Little Green Light is a cloud-based donor management system designed for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2009

In a post yesterday on our MaintainIT blog , Tena Hanson, the Director of the Milford Public Library in Milford, Iowa discussed how she and her peers used these tools in the face of decreased travel budgets and increased need for collaboration with libraries across the state. Tools Web 2.0

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 3, 2019

Another super valuable tool that analytics provide is a closer look at the people behind the screens. If you’re noticing a lot of growth and green, keep doing what you’re doing! The internet is constantly keeping track of helpful facts and figures without you even realizing it. Your audience.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

There are now lots of tech tools to collect offerings by church members in different ways. Donor Management Tools for Churches. eTapestry , by the nonprofit donor management leader, Blackbaud, offers online tools for fundraising and donor management. Even More Fundraising Tools for Your Church.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2007

There’s some great stuff there, like virtualization, social software, green IT, etc. It is nice to see that “Green IT &# tops Gartner’s list. I think sometimes, interesting things come out of that watching. For instance, Gartner’s top 10 technologies to watch in 2008.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green. I love Holly’s approach to technology. Amy is a great source for nptech tips of all types. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Our smartphones are an increasingly important telework tool. Tools like WebEx, GoToMeeting , and ReadyTalk are all optimized for the small screen. Mobile Addiction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

In fact, more than half of all Twitterers use a third-party dashboard tool to manage their Twitter campaigns. These tools can be incredibly useful and innovative, but make sure that you commit to not wrapping yourself in a HootSuite bubble. If you are going to use a tool like HootSuite regularly, take a break every so often.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2009

Jim shows off a few more green gadgets from CES 2009. Tools Using the Web and Internet. From the TechSoup Community: TechSoup Blog. Kevin examines the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' use of new media to empower youths in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2009

Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Tags: Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 It's time to vote! Who made the biggest impact? From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work. TechSoup Blog.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Amy reports on Green Mountain Coffee's new grants to reduce climate change. Tools Using the Web and Internet. The submission period ends on March 20. Alex considers an interview with Paul Levinson on the future of media and human interaction. Channing reminds us that marketing is not a dirty word.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2009

Whether I'm in a remote office, on the road, working from home, or just sitting down the hall, sharing documents and using other collaborative tools online saves time, money, and the environment. The green benefit of this is that if you can collaborate online, it may enable you to commute or travel less, which means lower CO2 emissions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Listen to Bradley's interview with Frank Barry , one of Blackbaud's Internet strategy managers, about what is important for your website, marketing material, and social media. Ted Hart's guests are leaders in their field who share tips and trade secrets for nonprofit management, green strategy, and fundraising success.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Because I have a background in construction I also assist in the construction training aspect of our organization, I am a PACT (Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training for construction) certified trainer, and work closely with our Senior Construction trainer to provide our participants with the Green Building Certification through the PACT training.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

I liked our 10 technology tips to help you reduce your need to travel, and also our travel reduction tools we compiled. Why Is Online Collaboration Green? All of the tools mentioned allow you to do things like store and share documents, calendars, project management schedules, and presentations online at no or low cost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

The conversations inevitably get stymied around Twitter - which is no surprise, as every nonprofit is trying to figure out what the tool means for them. It's all of those things, but it's also something else: a real-time fundraising tool! A channel for promoting your mission? A monitor for listening to chatter about your cause?

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. The TechSoup Microsoft Office donation has provided professional communications and organizing tools. " Sunstone Montessori School.

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Forum One

JUNE 14, 2007

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If In this case.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

be referred to as "the mobile" in this post) is an important ICT tool for. in the developing world where access to the Internet may not be very. landlines to focus on developing the use of mobiles and the mobile Internet. Though the list above includes mobile Internet-related services, some of the. Developing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Tags: Green Office GreenTech Online Seminar Telecom Services Training Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

These are packaged with discounted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services that unify all your organization's telephones, mobile phones, fax machines, and computers through a virtual PBX software application. Their president and founder Matt Bauer also co-edited the excellent Nonprofit Guide to Going Green.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. It's quite incidental that it's a green technology in that it allows people to have significant impact without needing to travel to stricken areas.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Green Technology. It also has back-end tools including hosted Exchange (email), SharePoint (file serving), and Lync (messaging and conferencing). It allows charities to get to your applications and files from virtually anywhere there is Internet on many kinds of devices - PCs, Macs, and mobile devices of various kinds.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2009

The most basic tools of telecommuting have been phone and email, but new information and communication technologies (ICT) are available that make telecommuting much more effective. One green company that installs virtual PBX systems is BetterWorld Telecom. They also do free telecommunications audit for US nonprofits and libraries.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? She also contributed a chapter to Internet Management for Nonprofits. Adrienne D.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# First, they are putting the wraps on a new version, and there are some interesting projects happening, like integrating voter files, phone banking , and my favorite, case management. I’m excited to see what community-driven development can do! It looks interesting.

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