Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Walk2Help tracks the distance you've walked using the built-in GPS on your phone and converts it into points. NYC Haunts is a mobile game created by the Global Kids Online Leadership Organization in a partnership with the New York Public Library. You can use the points you collected to contribute to a charity cause.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets. An estimated 17.4 This week, we'll cover how to back up your iPhone or iPad.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This change creates an incredible opportunity that will affect the entire world, making access an affordable reality as more and more people have a device in their pocket that is capable of being an accessible e-reader: from inexpensive mobile phones and MP3 players to braille notetakers that can store thousands of ebooks in digital braille.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Sure, I can charge my phone, but I have to be careful not to let iTunes sync, because it insists on only syncing to one iTunes Library at a time. I’m not looking to sync the whole Library. The parts I choose not to sync from the road (Music, Movies, Photos, etc.) When I travel, I can’t sync.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

At TechSoup, we love to supply good, solid, low-cost refurbished or remanufactured IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. The number of mobile devices (phones and tablets) in use in the world now exceeds the global population of 7.4 Half the Periodic Table Is in That PC or Mobile Phone. billion humans.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Your organization might be able to save money on its phone service by switching from a plain old telephone service ( POTS ) to a hosted VoIP service through one of TechSoup's partners. Polycom phones: $29.95 (VVX 300) or $34.95 (VVX 310). Available to all TechSoup 501(c)(3) org types and libraries? Phones included?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Snap a picture on your phone or camera and upload it to the Case Foundation Facebook page , or through another online photo-sharing service (Instagram, TwitPic, yFrog), and share on Twitter with the hashtag #GoodSpotting. The call to action? This year epic thanks is asking you to share a photo of gratitude and make a thankful gift.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Nearly any organization will save money on its phone service by switching from a plain old telephone service (POTS, the stodgiest of acronyms ) to a lower-cost, hosted VoIP service. 31.95 (Cisco phones) or $36.95 (Polycom Phones). Available to all TechSoup 501(c)(3) org types and libraries? Phones included?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. The Bottom Line.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. But I digress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Personal phone call from the founder, chair, ED. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. These exist already! Welcome packet.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

This method is great for its ease of use and immediacy but will not allow you to add any sound effects, music, or cut in other voices and input. As you get comfortable editing content and producing the audio files, you can embellish the podcast with sound effects, music, and additional guests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

My guess is that is has something to do with the fact that African Americans and Latinos use their mobile phones regularly to access social networking sites, and there are a lot of African Americans and Latinos on MySpace. Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Our Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

E-books, therefore, make access to information an affordable reality, as more and more people, including students, have a device in their pocket capable of operating as an accessible e-reader: from inexpensive mobile phones and MP3 players to Braille note-takers that can store thousands of e-books in digital Braille.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

We've got net neutrality violations disguised as benefits, app security flaws, and a difficult-to-repair hot new phone. To counteract all of this somewhat negative mobile news, I'm also highlighting a very positive story on digital inclusion and public libraries. Amazon Fire Phone Teardown. Let's dig in!

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, instead of using sheets of paper to track bids at a silent auction, users could enter their bids on a tablet or via an app on their phone. Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Tate's Mobile Blog is collecting audience input on the new building design at the Tate - via mobile phones to blog - or mob blogging. Finally the Library of Congress community tagging pilot project on flickr. The features on their Fan Pages include music player ( filled with symphony selections ), albums , photos , events , and videos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

The median music blog reader is a 26 year old man with an annual family income of $60,000 reading 5 blogs a day four hours a week. The Ann Arbor District Library System uses a blog for the front page of their site. She reads 4 blogs a day, five hours a week.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

I think it's a good thing that librarything gives me a way to talk to strangers about books that feels safer than approaching the drooling guy at the public library. Imagine a music store where each CD lists the names of the last 20 people to pick it up, and what those people ultimately bought.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

You've probably also heard about some bad iOS software glitches that prevented the new phones from making calls. Influence: Remember how Apple came out of nowhere to revolutionize digital music with the iTunes Store back in 2003? The Apple Watch. The regular version of the Apple Watch will cost $349 and go on sale early in 2015.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

percent of the 3 million Note 7 phones sold. That's fewer than 1,000 defective phones worldwide and under 100 in the U.S. These things play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, and set alarms. The product lasted just three months. The effect? Don't forget Google Home and Apple HomeKit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

I gave my first gift that morning, which was just a supportive phone call to another friend who has MS. So, go through your book collection and take books to the library or a used book store, or pass them on to someone on the street, or whatever. I thought, well, I don't think it's going to hurt me, and maybe it will help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. In addition to text quotes, Quoto also has a digital library of quotes embedded on images. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. 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.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

It’s pretty hard to make sense of what cloud services your charity or library actually need. He’s the guy you get on the phone when you call about cloud services like Office 365 assessments , or migrating your IT to Office 365 , or the NPVault managed back-up service. Tech Impact’s.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. Just get on your phone, do a little video and send it to them, I can tell you that will make a ginormous difference.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2007

We haven't yet solved the internet quandary, so most days, I bike to town to work from the library or cafes. As Elaine points out in her essay, there are butchers who sell phone cards, barbershops with de facto day care centers, and bookstores that resemble cafes more than libraries. This is the ultimate mixed-use space.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2015

Ninety percent of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years, and it is coming into our phones and email. TechSoup has a number of visual communication product donations for nonprofits, libraries, and religious organizations. You can also add music, narration, text, and special effects to your videos.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. I don’t want to say Google Home because then my phone’s going to talk to me, and my Google Home is going to talk to me and my locks on my doors are coordinated with it, and my thermometer is coordinated with it. It’s focused on music and video effects.

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