Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! 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

MAY 24, 2010

Mitchell Kapor echoed many of O'Reilly's points and discussed open government in the context of the history of open source. Kapor suggested that open government is a part of the natural progression of open source: open-source developers have already redefined software and business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Marnie Webb introduced me to the NpTech Tag and a whole nonprofit tech community embraced it. My first screencast was about tagging and featured the social bookmarking service, delicious. open source: Gizmodo has this post explaining how to export your bookmarks and a pointer to an old Lifehacker post with some alternatives.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. The case studies were presented by Zoe Blumenfeld, communications manager for Global Fund for Women , and Viktor Sjöberg, digital services librarian at Escondido Public Library.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). Like it or not, it is not possible to keep kids off the Internet. Online Security for Libraries. That estimate still stands.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Watch a replay of TechSoup's Short Evaluations of Real Websites webinar to hear expert feedback on nonprofit and library websites. The Wikispaces Plus Plan , available through TechSoup, offers nonprofits and libraries a hosted wiki site. Website Building, Planning, and Management. Also available through TechSoup, Shopify.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Public Library hosted an event with the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for citizen digital rights. All of this software is free and much of it is open source. Lifehacker has a brilliant how-to on email encryption complete with a video.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2009

Becky recommends an Idealware report on open-source content-management systems. Sarah asks for your thoughts on computer specifications for libraries. Brenda reflects on last week's webinar on technology grants for libraries. Brenda reflects on last week's webinar on technology grants for libraries.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Fast Forward, a tech nonprofit accelerator, highlighted a few such organizations during their Demo Day 2022 event. Using Tech to Reduce Barriers to Education.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Charity Digital News , Wired , and several other UK tech publications recently reported on Nominet Trust 100 , or NT100, which is a new comprehensive global list of promising applications of digital technology for social good. " It is intended to be a dynamic public database of tech innovators for good around the world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2009

Wikipedia is an open-source knowledge repository, which is fine, but one issue with open-source technologies continues to be quality control. If I were a teacher, I would be skeptical of any information sourced from there. Tags: E-Learning E-Learning Reference Software Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. Tech alone will not be enough. Adding tech to a broken human system gets you to broken faster and cheaper. Using Software and Data to Change the World We are in an amazing time.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

They designed an open-source mobile browser-based app that allows the user to quickly collect and map data while on the ground. When you click on a category, say Technology, you'll see a list of related services such as the Mission Bay Library or the Tenderloin Technology Lab. Referral Services. LocalFreeWeb. Helpful Tools.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Here are a few ways that developers and product managers can think about making existing sites and applications more accessible: Understanding basic accessibility - " Unfortunately, not much of the population understands that people who are visually impaired can use the internet just as well as sighted indivduals can, including web developers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

people who are blind or severely dyslexic), and human rights groups will be collateral damage in Hollywood’s attempt to break the Internet in their latest effort to squash “piracy.” Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Wonderful stuff.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Panelist: Tara Hunt, Intuit 7.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0 Non-Profit Tech Blog.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

There are two huge barriers for reaching rural Hispanic communities: language and Internet access. As with other rural communities, Hispanic populations in remote areas can have difficulty accessing the Internet. HAF identified three points for information dissemination to Hispanic communities: Text messages and mobile Internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

people who are blind or severely dyslexic), and human rights groups will be collateral damage in Hollywood’s attempt to break the Internet in their latest effort to squash “piracy.” Stopping fund raising and subscription revenue for Bookshare, the largest online library for people who have print disabilities. Wonderful stuff.

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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. These include: A built-in library of eLearning assets. Absorb Create.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

The Public Library of Science is a wonderful example of a reputable, respected peer-reviewed journal where articles are freely available to the public. As anyone who has followed my advocacy work over the last ten years will know, I am a fervent supporter of open licensing models as a profound public good. 4 Sonia Lyris 04.09.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech for Good 2.0 This tool allows nonprofits to easily create Web-based Internet “TV” stations. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

It’s the simplest tool I‘ve found to add a caption to an image to make an Internet meme. is a free open source application. Inkscape is another free open-source program that does much of what Adobe Illustrator. TechSoup: Free Infographic Tools for Nonprofits and Libraries. I have to stop now.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. 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. The Decline of PCs.

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