Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

It allows anyone, anywhere, to help nonprofits and other community organizations with quick answers and suggestions for their Internet, software, and other tech needs. This new initiative is ideal for those of you who would like to get involved with providing tech assistance on the social networks where you are already active.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2005

I'm working with an afterschool program/ctc lab to develop an instructional technology plan. In addition to the traditional methods of integrating technology, I want them to explore some simple ways to integrate these new tools such as tagging and blogging without running away screaming. for Educators. Put it on the list to explore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. When Maddie Grant at Social Fish invited me to do a FREE webinar over at the 365 Engage Community, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to reflect the practice of incorporating social media into instruction. Audience Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

lolnptech.org includes photos of people, who could be tagged as "nptech." I do this all the time with annotated screen shots to provide "just in time" answers versus typing out instructions. As Lifehacker notes , seems like this is a quick and dirty way to submit issues to tech support. Here's an example.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Bytes of Learning - keyboarding instruction software. Tags: Acquiring Technology Grants for Technology Running Your Organization Tech Planning. CitySoft - web-based operations, communications, and fundraising management. Concentric – web and email hosting. ESRI (not available in Puerto Rico) – mapping software.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Two weeks ago, the tech world was abuzz with a rumor that Google's Chrome OS would be launching not in late 2010 as originally announced, but this month. For the brave among us, TechCrunch has provided step-by-step instructions for downloading a virtual machine image via file-sharing sites so you can run it.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2010

The important thing to remember, before you put your precious resources and time into creating an electronic annual report, is that you want to make sure you're working with a tech-savvy audience that will be able to access your report in this format. Here are some instructions on how to do that.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2009

You can find step-by-step instructions for most computers at Climate Savers Computing. Tags: GreenTech GreenTips. Power management is what allows your monitor to automatically turn off or puts your computer to sleep after a period of inactivity. Look in the right hand column to find the operating system that you are using.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

" There emerged in this discussion thread a "case study," that I felt was both inspiring and instructive. I also am the front-line troubleshooter for the hardware and software tech issues in the office, and the contact person for dealing with all our various tech support companies, from the network guy, to the ISP, etc.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

This is not an analytical post (primarily); it's an announcement and invitation to join the new project I've been working on with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The Tech Virtual is a project that allows people to conceptualize and prototype exhibits online. For The Tech, this is a new way to conceptualize exhibits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2005

A while back, I was searching for RSS feeds and David Geilhufe shared his bloglines feeds with me and suggested others do the same, using the nptech tag. So I whipped up some step-by-step instructions: how_to_make_your_bloglines_account_public.pdf. I've also bookmarked them with nptech + bloglines tags in del.icio.us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2006

After seeing Nancy White's experiment and discovering Amit Agarwal's excellent instructions for. The instructions from Digital Inspiration were fantastic, but I made a few newbie mistakes that took me more time and were a little frustrating: 1.) So, I had to google the tag to find an example. Humor always comes in handy! -I

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Watch the instructional video that demonstrates how it works. Tags: Accessible Technology Digital Divide Online Seminar Using the Web and Internet Volunteers. No previous transcription experience necessary and you can simply follow these directions to get started: We are using the website dotSUB to manage the process.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2009

It also provides a collection of Hands-on Guides, each of which includes a particular freeware or open source software tool, as well as instructions on how you can use that tool to secure your computer, protect your information or maintain the privacy of your Internet communication. Tags: Security.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo from my flickr stream View the Tagging Screencast Presented by NTEN. I'm pleased to announce that my screencast about tagging has been released and showcased by NTEN ! I hope to share some simple and fun ways to create "shoulder-to-shoulder" instructional media for the panel on Screencasting at NTC I'm doing.

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

These reports need to include: Information about specific activities, including the date of accredited activities, hours of instruction, type of activity, learners that completed the activity, and much more. Create question banks to categorize and tag questions and then reuse them across assessments as applicable.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2009

Based on the code, some experts think that starting on April 1, infected computers can be activated to receive instructions as a massive botnet. Tags: Backing Up Data Connecting to the Internet Privacy Security. Currently it is still lying dormant.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

At the end of the registration process (outlined in the blog post TechSoup Account Management 101: Registration ) you will be instructed to submit a Qualification Checklist and documentation to verify your organization's status with the IRS and the information that you registered with. Tags: Running Your Organization TechSoup Help.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2009

If this sounds intriguing, check out the detailed instructions posted on the Wild Apricot blog and read Matt Howes' description of some of the pitfalls you might encounter (such as testing 41 shades of blue) and tips on how to avoid them. Tags: Web Building. Go forth and test!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

If you're interested in learning more about creating digital stories for your organization, check out the series of webinars we conducted that take you from developing the strategy , picking the right tools , and walking you through step-by-step instructions for how to create and share your organization's story with your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2005

One of my personal resolutions for 2006 is to be less sloppy with tagging and organize my rss feeds. Luckily they have fairly quick email tech support. Here's the instructions for later. I use newsgator for my Cambodian feeds and wanted to consolidate and organize in bloglines. 2) Click the "NewsGtor Manager" tab.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It was a super low-tech "if you like this, check out that" strategy. This might sound unlikely, but with the right instruction set and a kind of game piece or card to use as a prompt, I think it could work. The instruction becomes a kind of social object that gives people something to talk about. At least, that was the idea.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Jonathan has been working in the nonprofit sector for the past ten years but has been a lover of all things tech (aka geek) his entire life. Autoresponders can acknowledge the online action taken, while also providing instructions on what they should do as a result. Find her on Twitter: @npshana. Find him on Twitter: @jcassAHS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2005

Recently, a couple of NPTECHers who have been doing this RSS/blogging/tagging thing for a long time, Marnie Webb and Sonny Cloward , have not only shared their preference for tools, but their reading and workflow habits. I'm not weird, I noticed it yesterday when I was teaching some of the lab volunteers at a ctc to use delicious.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I've come to the conclusion that the instructional approach that so many brand guidelines take to defining 'tone of voice' simply doesn't work when it comes to specifying how non-profits must use language," Mark says. Tags: Online Activism Online Fundraising Online Recruitment Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Plus, applying for the program means you’ll receive access to free analytics tools like Google Analytics and Google Tag manager to track ad performance. Some of their corporate partners in tech giants like Microsoft, Zoom, and Intuit. You’ll receive an email with further instructions for activating your account.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 13, 2009

It might be an educational program that links visitors to each other via their affinities and skills rather than staff providing all of the instruction. I'd like to push beyond the most obvious and often-technologically mediated examples to find some clever, elegant, low-tech ways for visitors to enhance each others' experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2005

I attended the " Tag You Are It " session at NTC by Ami Dar and Katrin Verclas and was exposed to a lot of new technology tools. I love ( and hate ) how blogs, rss, tags, and these other tools are so right-brained and being able to indulge in some non-linear thinking. Technorati Tag: nptech Who is author?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. Aaron who is the tech person at Meyer Memorial Trust tipped me off to something that I didn't know existed in powerpoint and I must explore it. Tags as a metric. What worked? What didn't? Before I went on Twittered.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 9, 2007

The gym staff aren’t offering instruction or serving as users’ partners; instead, they facilitate connections among the users. Use simple low-tech signalers to allow visitors to “opt in” to discussion. Tags: participatory museum visitors. It’s a very simple nudge towards encouraging users of the gym to meet each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

So far, I have interviewed people who I have met face-to-face or have known through my work in the nonprofit tech field. I found you doing a Technorati Tag Search for Non-Profit, after I applied the same tag to a blog post of mine. Do you have step-by-step instructions for feedburner?). Technorati Tags: nptech

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

All of the instructions are handwritten on paper or cardboard. It’s a low-tech example of the way people feel comfortable engaging with strangers when the interpersonal element is somewhat removed from your physical person. Tags: exhibition Museums Engaging in 2.0 And there’s something really groovy about that.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your overall learning business strategy and tech tools such as your learning management system (LMS) and eCommerce tools work together to deliver content to your learners. Another consideration is the platforms already in your association’s tech stack. Further, you can categorize and tag elements to reuse them across courses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Immediately after Molly’s presentation, we sent a company-wide email with instructions on how to sign up as a fundraiser. Pro tip: tag your top donors in the post as a shoutout. Having an event to officially launch the campaign helped increase excitement and engagement from our staff.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2005

On the drive back from the YMCA tech conference from Raleigh, Doria and I popped the Uncle Earl CD into the player, and listened to our friend Rayna play her fiddle and sing the tender cold-blooded murder ballad Willy Taylor. Technorati Tags: nptech , tech_planning Doria said to me "that's the lesson right there.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I spent a lot of research time learning how designers in related fields solve the problems we had developing Operation Spy: how screenwriters craft plot twists, how game designers build instructions into the game, how theme park designers deliver consistent, high-impact multi-sensory experiences. Tags: Core Museum 2.0 Ideas design.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

So, you would also invest some time in creating personalized donation appeal letters for those who want to give through the mail, making sure to offer clear instructions for how to send donations back to your organization. Include instructions for giving, including links, buttons, and addresses or phone numbers donors can use to give.

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