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Does the Used IT Market Have a Future?

Tech Soup

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. Refurbishers in emerging markets will start to see a higher supply of laptops for refurbishment.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

The organization has a staff of 40 across three offices (Washington DC, New York City, and Oakland, California). They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. It’s our main day-to-day and moment-to-moment communications tool.

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

In an effort to spread food rescues across the country, Boulder Food Rescue made this logistics tool free to any nonprofit or food rescue that wants to automate some of its program's efforts. The prototype of the software is already being used in five cities, including Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California. Results That Matter.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

Washington DC, New York City, and Oakland, California). They have an integrated, cloud-based IT system in which everyone has laptops and merely needs some way to get to the Internet to plug in to 350.org. Web tools: we use ActionKit which is the online organizing toolkit used by MoveOn.org and built by the same development team.

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News by the Spoonful: TechSoup's 2015 Tech Predictions

Tech Soup

There are now lots of laptops available that are less than $200 — like HP Streams, Acer Aspires, and too many Chrome books to count. TechSoup's senior online community manager, Lewis Haidt, predicts that charities will use more sophisticated group social media tools like Thunderclap that amplify messaging. Just unconnect.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

Tech Soup

First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. Let's dive in. Identifying Nearby Resources. LocalFreeWeb. Youth ALIVE!

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

DNL OmniMedia

If you think a web overhaul might make sense for your organization, make sure you have the right tools on hand to start making improvements yourself—namely, a strong website builder and nonprofit-specific web development support. Darien Nature Center’s site has a unique goal—to inspire visitors to close their laptops and come out for a visit!