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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

Candid

Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students. This connectivity has allowed patrons to access the internet when they needed it most over the past year. Libraries have adapted to COVID-19 challenges in unique ways. Want to find the Candid partner nearest you?

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5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Care About Cloud Computing

TechImpact

Cloud computing, simply put, is a way for your computer to access computing power via the internet. When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. But what is cloud computing?

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4 Digestible Cloud Computing Facts

TechImpact

Simply put, cloud computing is any kind of internet-based computing services. Cloud services are reached, generally, through any standard web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. It allows the information to be stored, and easily accessed from anywhere, instead of being local on only one machine.

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Used Laptops Needed for Earthquake Victims in Haiti: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

Our own Tim Suttle was there only a couple of weeks ago volunteering for a local organization: Just last week I was in [Haiti] to setup a computer lab at a library (Bibliotheque du Soleil). The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles.

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Back to School in Tanzania with a New Windows Multipoint Server Computer Lab

Tech Soup

Jim walked out of there with four refurbished laptops preloaded with Windows Multipoint Server and 16 NComputing thin clients. The laptop servers are far more energy efficient than desktop computers and each little five-watt NComputing thin client uses 90% less electricity than a laptop. Three refurbished i5 laptops.

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5 Community Needs That Companies Can Impact Now

Connection Cafe

Approximately 70% of large corporations already have an EAF in place and those that do not are turning to third party nonprofits like e4e Relief and/or local community foundations to distribute charitable funds directly to employees. Many companies are addressing the lack of internet and computer access through their CSR responses.

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5 Pros and Cons of Virtual Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Achieve

Unlike in-person events, virtual events can be accessed by anyone around the world with an internet connection and an interest in your cause. these helpful marketing materials can engage prospective supporters in your local community or be taken online to maximize attendance. According to. Kwala’s guide to fundraising flyers.

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