Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Why should mobile be part of libraries and nonprofits' game plan? It begs the question: Why aren't more patrons accessing library sites on their mobile devices?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

People rely on their neighborhood library to borrow books, magazines, and movies. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way. PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. But borrowing the Internet?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

How the Natalia Library Helps Patrons Improve Their Lives. The Natalia Veteran's Memorial Library serves the small town of Natalia, Texas. With extremely limited resources, librarian Amy Edge must make difficult decisions every day about what her library can provide. It netted $2,500 for the library.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

We’ve scoured our online library to find you our best quick reads and easy listens that will inspire you and help you recharge. If you’d rather listen… Did you know that Candid’s online library also includes audiobooks ? Find motivation in the real-life stories of women’s incredible ability to transform the lives of others.

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Forum One

MARCH 20, 2024

Developer Experience : From a developer standpoint, the separation of concerns between back-end and front-end systems makes life a lot easier, the developer experience a lot cleaner, and workflows more streamlined. Bottlenecks are a thing of the past with teams no longer needing to wait on stubbed-out views to be created.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2006

Info Island - Library Teleportation Station Originally uploaded by libraryman. The Alliance Library System and the Second Life Library/Info Island collaborative group of librarians are pleased to announce the grand opening and a host of activities planned for Second Life residents scheduled October 12-14, 2007.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Lisa Libraries. New Earth Foundation “seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.” . The Emeril Lagasse Foundation provides grants related to nutrition and culinary education, life skills development, childhood hunger, and arts education. The Lisa Libraries.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

One of the best ways to highlight your chapter’s way of life is to create an interactive flipbook that acts as both a memory book and the ultimate guide to recruitment. Satisfy your recruits’ curiosity about house life by leveraging exciting new technology: 360-degree videos. Determine how to make a landing page.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

On February 16th in Los Altos, California, I shared these thoughts on Robin Seaman’s impact on the world with her family and friends at her Celebration of Life. The nonprofit Benetech team built the revolutionary Bookshare library for this community, all online, and based on the powerfully flexible ebook. Make it bigger. Make it talk.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

The big computer makers are not the only ones who offer free and responsible end-of-life recycling of their PCs that have finally reached the end of their usefulness. Just like Dell and HP, we want make sure that our RCI computers are as environmentally responsible as possible at no extra cost to nonprofits and libraries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. That said, for someone like me ( Heather Mansfield ) who is very uncomfortable on camera in real life, it’s not uncomfortable being an avatar of myself in Oculus. Sharing : Cast, take photos, and record video in VR. Create your Oculus Avatar.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

For awhile now, we at TechSoup (parent organization to the MaintainIT Project ) have been working with our corporate partners to open more donation programs to public libraries. In the past year, software donations from Symantec , NOZA , and others have become available to public libraries for the first time. read more.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

NRDC Gold – Nonprofit Since 1970, NRDC has been working to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. Check out our Davey Award Winners below! congressional districts. congressional districts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2009

This month, TechSoup Global's GreenTech Initiative will be kicking off a Telegreening Your Workplace campaign to help nonprofits and libraries discover ways to save money, reduce travel, and still be effective in your work. This week, GreenTech volunteer, Monica Skinner , has her say on the subject. Monica is a San Francisco based architect.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

This in-depth roundtable discussion focused on how these organizations have navigated the tectonic technological terrain created by the global pandemic, and what life will, or should, look like for nonprofits post-pandemic. Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s Crisis Challenges + Shifts.

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Forum One

JANUARY 24, 2023

Developer Experience : From a developer standpoint, the separation of concerns between back-end and front-end systems makes life a lot easier, the developer experience a lot cleaner, and workflows more streamlined. Bottlenecks are a thing of the past with teams no longer needing to wait on stubbed-out views to be created.

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sgEngage

JULY 27, 2021

Although it feels like lockdown life has ended, COVID-19 is still a part of our consciousness. The campaign will improve the quality of life for lung cancer patients as well as fund leading non-small cell lung cancer research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2006

There is so much happening in Second Life with nonprofits, educational institutions, museums, and libraries that it is hard to keep up. The amazing Wayne MacPhail has been helping the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and Second Life Library 2.0 curator Shadow Fugazi put together a photo exhibition in Second Life.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2009

In April, TechSoup Global's GreenTech Initiative will be kicking off a TeleGreening Your Workplace campaign to help nonprofits and libraries discover ways to save money, reduce travel, and still be effective in your work. Michael Hodges is a GreenTech volunteer, currently looking for work.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The app includes journals and trackers to allow parents to record important information about their journey, a glossary of commonly used terms, a community and resource library, a directory of NICU family support partners, a postpartum checkup, and more.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You’ve run a successful virtual event and you’re feeling high on life! If you have the foresight, try to allude to more communications as well, such as the follow-up questionnaire, the recorded content library, and attendee communities (see below). Email the Recorded Content Library With Limited Access. So what now?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. This combination of technical ability, neutrality, and fierce belief in freedom of expression is undervalued in society and by many existing library systems. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What is happening in your hero’s life? They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! Who would have thought a simple meal could change a family’s life? When you don’t ask, you basically deny people the opportunity to change someone’s life. Your donation of $7.32

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

She delves into the timeless concept of storytelling, an already invaluable tool for nonprofits from all walks of life, and then adds additional layers of both relevancy and usefulness by providing a reasonable roadmap for digital navigation. A “must have” for your fund-raising library.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2010

The virtual world of Second Life is a platform that is a 24/7 always-on online community where the world’s content is entirely user-generated. It's a 3-D immersive space that is used by a global audience to build experiences, offer trainings, connect with friends, and collaborate with colleagues. This free webinar on May 13 at 11 a.m.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each message I received asked a variation of one of the following questions: “Is eTapestry nearing the end of its product life?” ” “Is Blackbaud not going to invest any further in eTapestry?” ” “What specifically does RE NXT offer that eTapestry does not?”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Zach Bryant The change happened when Zach was in high school and his Assistive Technology teacher introduced him to Benetech’s Bookshare library. Without Bookshare, my academic life would have been much harder for me and my caregivers,” he said. I don’t wait for my books for new classes; I search the library and find them myself.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Best Video Winner — Learning to Improvise Can Be Life-Changing. Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools. Libraries have fans, tons of fans.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

TechSoup started the RCI program because we wanted to offer low-cost, high-quality computers to charities and libraries, including good solid warranties and free end-of-life recycling. We have also championed reuse or extending the life of electronic devices through refurbishment and repair. The Greatest Benefit. Learn More.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Access to an entire library of marketing templates, sample fundraising campaigns, and industry best practices. To start, think about what you would use each channel for in your personal life. Access to real-time reports with donor and transaction information for your CRM, and forecasted donations for the month.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

TechSoup Global has a clearly defined goal of providing nonprofits, charities and libraries with modern, discounted copies of today’s hottest Adobe, Microsoft, Cisco and Intuit products. TechSoup Global. According to their website, TechSoup Global offers free blogs, webinars, and forums to educate nonprofits on how to utilize technology.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2021

To hear him speak was to witness that knowledge come to life. To enter Vartan’s office was to travel back to a time when the sheer mass of books in a room made the walls vibrate with the power of knowledge and ideas. I still remember an evening in which he managed to quote Confucius, Karl Marx, and the Bible in one short speech.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Resilience That Works: Eight Practices for Leadership and Life by Marian N. Ruderman, Cathleen Clerkin, and Katya C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has issued its annual forecast of “ The Future of the Internet.” Commentary from higher education and library sectors about the report, but most interesting is Geoff Livingston at LivingstonBuzz who has a detailed analysis and commentary about the findings and the "Do Good" sector.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling lets donors and volunteers know that they are making an impact and making life better for real people. Illustrate your nonprofit in action by telling the story of one dog whose adoption made a real impact in the life of a special needs child or the dog that rescued an elderly man from loneliness.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. " The Role of Libraries. Additionally, 30 million library users reported going to the library for employment-related activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The same is mostly true of baby boomers, however, they are young enough to be experiencing the rise of new media in their daily lives which consequently is impacting their life-long giving habits. However, the millennial generation doesn’t consider technology to be a panacea for living the good life.

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