Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2017

Earlier this year, we told you about all the resources available at TechSoup for learning to use technology. Finding Quick Technology Answers Beyond TechSoup. Because we know that TechSoup may not be able to answer all of your really specific technology questions, here are some of our favorite sites. But what if you need more?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Next year, given what is likely to be a grim funding year, nonprofit organizations are going to be hunting for ways to save money on technology. There are no license fees, but it takes care and feeding. So that means that you are saving money - no cost to acquire, and no long term license or maintenance fees.

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, nonprofits are increasingly turning to technology to streamline operations, engage with donors and volunteers, and improve their ability to further their missions. What is the Salesforce for Nonprofits? Or, knowledge will get siloed into one or two individuals.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

At DNL OmniMedia , we partner with a number of top names in the nonprofit CRM sphere, providing technology consulting services to nonprofits that use those solutions. Lastly, many robust CRMs include integrations with the systems already in your technology lineup– such as your marketing software, website, or online donation tool.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Jason Samuels is the director of innovation and technology at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis. Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup. " Opening a Door to the Cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

Photo from Photocappy in flickr - a cc "by" license. This session introduces the concepts and tools behind the next generation of internet technologies or what has been dubbed "Web.20" So, how does a technology steward strike a balance between being seduced by the tools versus total rejection of the tools?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2009

If you've requested Microsoft products through TechSoup Stock before, you may have been referred to the Microsoft eOpen site to get information about the products you received (like licenses and software assurance info). Tags: Software Office & Productivity Server Applications Acquiring Technology. What's that?!).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

For the nonprofit sector, technology is a means to an end — a greater good. Given recent technological advances, however, software advances may no longer be out of reach for nonprofits. Purchasing software outright (via a perpetual license) is a huge commitment, especially since you can't predict the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 2, 2018

Even in the age of technology and virtual meetings, the most impactful moments of development happen in regular face-to-face meetings on a daily basis. References. She was the license holder and head curator for TEDxMesa, has worked with gifted youth, youth in crisis and children with special needs. Anderson, A. Jenkins, R.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Jason Samuels is the director of innovation and technology at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis. Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup. " Opening a Door to the Cloud.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Jason Samuels is the director of innovation and technology at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis. Samuels is what nonprofits often refer to as an "accidental techie." This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup. " Opening a Door to the Cloud.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

I liked our 10 technology tips to help you reduce your need to travel, and also our travel reduction tools we compiled. plus $2 per user license. It is currently available for nonprofits and libraries at an admin fee of $265 plus $9 per user license. advantage of using MS Communicator is that you can see who is on your.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

We have a special contest give-away in store at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference: a free year-long subscription of Adobe Creative Cloud. Eligible Sweepstakes posts must made by Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") attendees in Washington, DC. Stop By and Visit Us — Booth 217. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. In the Salesforce world, those charity technology mission components are not driving forces. I think that platform neutral APIs can be a “make or break religious check box&# for some developers when they are chosing a technology they like to work with.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

We want to hear how TechSoup’s educational resources and donated technology products help keep organizations like yours doing the good work they are doing safely. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology or educational resources. b) Third Party Rights. b) Content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context — as you can see in the picture below. Do not reference or identify any person, entity or property in your submission unless you and/or your group have received that person’s/entity’s permission in writing.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Do not reference or identify any person, entity or property in your submission unless you and/or your group have received that person’s/entity’s permission in writing. Where will you showcase my story? b) Content.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. Do not reference or identify any person, entity or property in your submission unless you and/or your group have received that person’s/entity’s permission in writing. That sounds great. How do you plan on doing that?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context as you can see in the picture below. Do not reference or identify any person, entity or property in your submission unless you and/or your group have received that person’s/entity’s permission in writing.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 20, 2006

This is a musing on the current state of the Gnu Public License, which governs a preponderance of open-source software projects. I know a lot of people in the in the non-profit community think of Open-Source software as "free", as not requiring a license agreement. You can find it online here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Check out our Green Technology Page. Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology or educational resources.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Check out our Green Technology Page. Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology or educational resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roberto Ferrari - Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved. I can also see the volume of the conversation about my brand, like mentions in Twitter, references in blogs, etc. Note from Beth: Social media is not a waste a time, but there are ways to waste your time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

Do not reference or identify any person, entity or property in your submission unless you and/or your group have received that person's/entity's permission in writing. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology or educational resources. b) Third Party Rights. b) Content.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

See How Bennington College Uses Low-Code to Automate Reporting AI is a broad and quickly adapting term that refers to the use of data and machine learning to create new content or make predictions from it. You’re likely interacting with low-code when you scroll to order a pepperoni pizza.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. It is an idea closely tied with the term user-generated content and creative commons licensing. Here's how the Creative Commons licenses work.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

You’ve heard the buzz phrases “responsive design,” “mobile friendly,” “mobile optimized,” and so on, when professionals are referring to websites. However, did you realize that your marketing emails can also be optimized for tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Varied Technology Links (only a little zen) October 19, 2006 For you Windows types, IE 7 is out , and they found a vulerability 24 hours after release. I like it. If so, this is FUD.

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 5, 2022

We feel that a highly engaged staff, supplied with the technology they need, and the knowledge and expectations required to succeed creates a team environment that enables stronger connections, greater collaboration, and consistent innovation. Additionally, 98% reported looking forward to coming to work each day.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Let’s take a closer look at “the cloud” so that you are better prepared to deal with today’s technology challenges. Not long ago, chatting with a prospective customer about their donor data storage practices, I suggested we step back and look at the organization’s bigger technology picture. Make sense?

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 12, 2021

Additionally, Admissions Connect provides institutions with the ability to utilize a lower-cost, community license for any readers outside of the institution. User s can search within PDF documents, rotate or flip, focus on individual sections, and cross-reference additional detail through supporting documentation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Scott Anderson from ClientTrack , a software solution aimed at increasing the impact of social benefit organizations and their work by “integrating people, processes, and technology.&# You can learn more about Scott and the work ClientTrack is doing in the interview below.

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Gyrus

MAY 5, 2016

HRMS- Human Resource Management System : A combination of systems and processes that connects human resource management and information technology through HR software. MOC -Maintenance of Certification : A mandated annual certification or training course that professionals in certain fields must take to keep an active practicing license.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?”

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I attended the keynote address on blogging by Atlantic journalist Andrew Sullivan at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta on April 9. I followed the blog around the time of my travel to Venezuela in 2007 during which time the blog reported on the controversy surrounding the license of privately-held RCTV.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

He points to John Deere’s magazine, the Furrow , which debuted in the 1930s as one of the first stellar examples. The post goes onto discuss barriers (acceptance, talent, and technology) and challenges (the capacity to create compelling content) and how to move past these. The name references a Martin Luther King quote.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

Rheingold suggests that is an example of social media literacy: Twitter is one of a growing breed of part-technological, part-social communication media that require some skills to use productively. It's called poetic license when writers do it! Sure, Twitter is banal and trivial, full of self-promotion and outright spam.

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