Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We have an array of copyright exceptions that cover the activities of archives and libraries, especially fair use and the copyright exception that benefits people with disabilities. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility. It was a magical hour.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

This isn't a comprehensive list of all our donor partners' environmental activities, but this time I'd like to talk about Cisco and Symantec and also about our Green Technology Product Donations. Offering free recycling worldwide to its customers, who returned 12,180 metric tons of Cisco products for reuse and recycling last year.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 16, 2011

Bookshare has successfully piloted an international library for the blind, but we’ve barely begun to remedy the global book famine. Bookshare now has hundreds of titles in Hindi, Tamil, and Spanish, and we recently announced a partnership with the government of Qatar to develop an Arabic language service.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. When Calera’s board vetoed my idea of a new product: a reading machine for the blind, I was distraught. And stuck was the operative word: I stayed in that role for seven years.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Tech Training for Nonprofit and Library Staff. TechSoup hosts free hour-long webinars each week for nonprofits and libraries. Web Design Best Practices.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2015

If your nonprofit or public library received donated Microsoft software through TechSoup, you probably used the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get your software. Microsoft includes two years of Software Assurance with all Volume Licensing products it donates through TechSoup. Upgrade to New Versions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Interested in discovering more about Microsoft's Software Assurance and Volume Licensing Service Center? Pacific time for a webinar designed to help nonprofits and libraries learn about the benefits that come with most of their donated Microsoft applications! Register for our webinar on Thursday, November 15 at 11 a.m.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This might include discounts on products, services, or even group buying power, where members can benefit from bulk purchasing discounts. Access to Research and Data Access to research reports, market trends, and extensive research libraries is another perk that your organization should seriously consider making available for members.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

Staff at nonprofits and libraries can sometimes feel overloaded with too much information and too many competing priorities. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. People-OnTheGo delivers the webinars using GoToWebinar, a product of one of TechSoup's donor partners, Citrix.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2017

Like any nonprofit, we like to take advantage of the product donations that are on offer for charities, churches, foundations, and libraries. We also have more than 60 partner NGOs who bring our product donations to other countries. Our monthly charges are determined by the number of licenses. Getting Customer Support.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is essential to keep technology knowledge and skills up to date. Train on Over 150 Products. Train on Over 150 Products. You can use Atomic Training to help your organization maximize its tech tools and software products. Just-in-Time Training.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

If an image is open licensed, for instance under a Creative Commons license (like all of TechSoup's content), you can use it, but in most cases need to provide attribution on who created it. In some circumstances, you can use logos and product images from the manufacturer without permission. Why We Love Creative Commons.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

A large percentage of donated software products on TechSoup are now "electronic delivery only – 96 of them to be exact. Go to the Microsoft VLSC and login with the credentials that come in your Microsoft Volume License Agreement and Activation email from TechSoup. Click the Download link for the product you want to download.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library (MBWML) was established in 1958 and named to honor the mother of America's first president. The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Keeping History Protected.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We've got a new Microsoft product available here at TechSoup that might be useful for libraries, organizations with computer labs, or other multi-user computing environments: Windows MultiPoint Server 2010. Windows MultiPoint Server is a fairly new product and was originally intended for use in school classrooms.

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2010

The latest version of Microsoft Office came out last month and since then we've been fiddling, playing, testing, and tweaking to learn all we can about the 2010 version of the popular office productivity suite. In addition, we're conducting a webinar with Microsoft to go over some these features in more detail (sorry, it's full!)

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2013

The new Horizon DataSys donation and discount program at TechSoup includes products that recover computers to a previous state or a desired configuration. Save time and increase productivity by allowing staff to revert a malfunctioning computer to a previously saved snapshot with RollBack Rx PC. RollBack RX. Drive Vaccine.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2010

Our community of nonprofit and library professionals sure does want to know more about Office 2010! You can also learn more about the new Microsoft Office from our resource page , wich features articles, blog posts, info about how to acquire donated licenses, and more! webinar on creating a business plan for your organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. Today more than 50 partners offer product donations and discounts in 37 countries — and growing. Read how nonprofits and libraries are using the software.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2010

The suite will be available as a TechSoup donation in June, along with updated versions of SharePoint, Visio, and other Microsoft products. If you're interested in requesting Office when it's available, you might want to make sure your organization or public library is registered with TechSoup and review Microsoft's donation policies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

For the majority of nonprofits and libraries, this change will not impact their Microsoft media deliveries. Of course nearly all of Microsoft donated products are available for download through the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC), the website where you access your product licenses. read more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2015

The Free Music Archive is a curated, interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by WFMU , the most renowned free-form radio station in America. This page lists stuff from all over the FMA that is appropriate for use in video — in terms of licenses and cinematic quality. A Little About Us. Be adventurous!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

From a GreenTech perspective, we mean something specific: a succession of online sessions over time that allow people to communicate and work together on long-term or shared projects, often by developing common work-plans, documents, presentations, meeting notes, and other work products that all participants can use whenever and wherever they want.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2010

I'd like to go over the layout of our donor partner and product pages and discuss licensing — both of which will be very helpful for nonprofits and libraries who may be requesting technology through TechSoup. Partner and Product Pages. A description of the donation or discount program and the products being offered.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

Lost productivity. For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. Security details such as managing passwords, software licenses and intellectual privacy. Attention: Schools, Libraries and Other Educational Institutions. From lost productivity. and viruses that can corrupt your data or worse.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 20, 2023

Tangible Intangible Tangible in-kind donations are physical goods or products. While most will receive the majority of their donations in cash, inventory-heavy nonprofits like museums or private libraries may have higher in-kind receipts than anything else. Here are some examples of each type of in-kind donation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2011

How Software Perpetual License Ownership Works. Most of the software that nonprofits and libraries now get from TechSoup is under a perpetual license that means the software belongs to you forever. There are many terms and conditions that each software package has that are spelled out in user license agreements.

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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). We recommend this resource to libraries and any charity that works with children of any age. Online Security for Libraries.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Don't forget, all three products can be requested in a fiscal year!). Plus, both products include a GoToMeeting license. Content library – Store reusable content, including documents, surveys, and recordings. GoToWebinar and GoToTraining subscriptions both include a 15-user license to GoToMeeting.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

The Challenge is open to all nonprofits and public libraries in the world that have received Symantec product donation(s) and are currently using the product. (a) Eligibility. a) Nondiscrimination. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

As a staff member at TechSoup Global, one might immediately want to note my bias toward Microsoft due to our product donation program with them, and to some degree you'd be right. Paying $20 for a license of Office Pro versus paying $400 is an enormous benefit to the nonprofit, library, and social benefit sectors.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2011

Microsoft donates a broad range of software to nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup, and we want to help you take advantage of these donations. Microsoft Donation Program: Licensing and Benefits Thursday, January 27 at 11 a.m. But who has the time to be an expert? TechSoup Talks! Pacific time. read more.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2016

We provide tutorials on video production processes and photo editing so you can tell your story like a pro. Getting Product Donations. Want to know if your organization is eligible for a specific product donation or see your entire donation history? Check out our resources on great nonprofit storytelling and learn more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2011

To be eligible for the Get Genuine donations, the existing computers on which your organization will install the full Windows OS software must currently have one of the following: Counterfeit, pirated, or otherwise illegal, unlicensed, or improperly licensed Windows operating systems. Home or Starter editions of Windows XP.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2011

Beginning today, July 27, 2011, organizations now have more flexibility regarding when they can request Microsoft software donations and in the product donations available. Request what you need, when you need it: Organizations can now request Microsoft products as needed, not just once per year.

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