Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This was part of the national conversation when schools pivoted to online classrooms, which catered to families with reliable internet, ample supply of modern devices, and space to use them. The issue of accessibility goes beyond simply having a computer and internet. During the pandemic-induced quarantines, these gaps widened.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Digital Wallets.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. How Much Does Reuse Save?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. What this means? Green Technology.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Now that you've set up your network, you need to keep it safe, and to think about what it can do beyond file sharing and managing your Internet access. The Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit , our comprehensive guide to ensuring that your nonprofit or library is prepared for disasters, security breaches, data loss, and more.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

You may have recognized the trend: computing (crunching numbers and running programs) is moving away from your computer and is now being delivered as a service over the Internet. Most of us will not need much more than a really good Internet connection and a nice screen to do our work. These laptops are priced between $200 and $500.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. But I digress.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

And, feel safe with the new 2014 Bitdefender Internet Security , a product of the year with top marks from PCMag , AV-Test, and AV-Comparatives. Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. Windows 7, Microsoft Office, and Norton Internet Security come preinstalled, so you can save on software.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. One of the coolest things about SlideRocket is that it's cloud-based, which means your presentations are online and easy to update and share anywhere you have an Internet connection. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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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. Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

As part of celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April, we'll be featuring posts about how to make your nonprofit or library. including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. more environmentally friendly. This post, from Bo Bandy at our donor partner ReadyTalk , originally appeared on their blog.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Now, all your supporters need is access to the internet and a credit card and they can donate to your organization anytime, anywhere, all from your website. Text fundraising.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access. Under the guise of non-profitability hundreds of millions of these laptops will be flogged off to our governments. And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles?

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2011

Today I chatted with Jacque Gage, the Library Director at the Joplin Public Library. I invited her to share how her library and community are. original post appears on TechSoup for Libraries. Here's what she had to share: First off, the library received NO DAMAGE. The library is open normal hours today.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. 39% of Internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The user can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. At the end of 2020, internet browsers phased out Adobe Flash and many organizations needed to adjust their courses accordingly. A content library of ready-to-use templates. Key Features of eLearning Authoring Tools. Format conversion tools.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Your Internet leads in to a "switch" which connects everything in your network. With a wireless network, your staff and volunteers can stay connected to the Internet anywhere in the office. We can work at our desks and then take our laptops to meetings without dropping our Internet connection or access to our email.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The IT press has been covering lots new developments lately in paying by mobile phone. Of course mobile phone payments are not new. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested. Digital Wallets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

This tool allows nonprofits to easily create Web-based Internet “TV” stations. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. Quoto :: quoto.com. Present.me.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

By that I think she means that the Internet of Things (IoT) will become more evident and more a factor in our lives in 2014. IoT is the trend in which non-human things are more and more connected through the Internet to each other. Our information we send out will be viewed on phones more and more. John Merritt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

One of the things I like best about being on the Ushahidi board is that it was acceptable for us be also on our laptops and smart phones – and even tweet during the meeting. Ethan Zuckerman, fellow board members, shares his impressions here. Jessica Colaco places books in the iHub Community Library.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate. Another big trend in the IT press forecasts is the much heralded decline of the traditional PC – laptops and desktop computers. The Decline of PCs.

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