AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

? Art iPads from Darien Library - YouTube : Published on Nov 11, 2013 Darien Library is offering iPads loaded with apps and programs designed to allow users the opportunity to explore the relationship between art and technology.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

TechSoup is pleased to present … the Bitdefender donation program! Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. Drum roll, please! Awards and Praise. Unobtrusive performance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

The mission of the Lavelle Fund is to support programs that help people with visual impairments, including blindness, lead independent, productive lives. The Lavelle Fund also supports programs benefiting the developing world. That’s what a lot of foundations would love to see happen: in this case, it’s happened multiple times!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. That's when the federal Summer Food Service Program steps in, offering nutritious, free summertime meals to low-income school-age youth. Stay tuned!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Against all odds, we—a novice bidder with a less than $1 million-a-year program—won a five-year, $32.5 Delivering my statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, August 2013 We’ve since learned many lessons about the multiplier effect of advocacy. million contract to do just that. We were elated and eager to get to work.

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

On a four-inch smartphone screen, a potential donor scrolls to the far corner of the youth outreach program's webpage. As she finally clicks to the donation page, it fails to load and the program crashes. The new Guide by Cell program at TechSoup includes a donated annual subscription to a mobile-website service.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

You'll find a catalog of both free and paid apps that work with one or multiple programs in the core Office suite. If you haven't upgraded to the new Office, be sure to read TechSoup's Microsoft Office: What Your Org Should Know and visit TechSoup's Microsoft donation program. Apps for Office.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

This reality changed when Frank found out about Benetech’s Bookshare accessible digital library for people with print disabilities. First we identified the titles we wanted to add—all requested by Bookshare non-student members, including some of the best science books of 2013 as reported by NPR’s Science Friday show.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2013

So when the latest version of Microsoft Office became available for eligible nonprofits, charities, libraries, and foundations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program , we teamed up with our friends at Microsoft Citizenship and Doug Thomas, content producer for Office.com, to host a tweet chat. New Features and Improvements.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Monthly giving programs in particular have seen explosive growth, with revenue growing by 43 percent. donation program provides discounted pricing of services and equipment for credit/debit card payment processing. Anything I missed?

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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. First Dates in 2013.

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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. First Dates in 2013.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

It's not our first time advocating for charities and libraries in the hallowed halls of the U.S. TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. Our latest opportunity was on February 13 2013.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup for Libraries. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology. 3D printing at your local library? Technology for Good Goes Global. The ReStart Romania.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Interested in TechSoup's Microsoft Software Donation Program ? Whether you are new or experienced with Microsoft donations, this free webinar will teach you about the Microsoft donation program for eligible nonprofits, libraries, churches, and foundations. Register today , as space is limited! spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

complicated desktop publishing and design programs when you may have. Publisher program, access thousands of free, easy-to-use templates or. Pacific time , we'll talk to nonprofits and public libraries that use Publisher every day to create materials from newsletters to. what you need already at your fingertips?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 21, 2018

The 2012 State of the Work Report shows that “people of color make up 37 percent of program offices at foundations…21 percent of U.S. Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.2040. posted by Hira Ismail Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. References. Bernstein, R.S., Bilimoria, D.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. According to 2013 Pew research : 91% of American adults have a cell phone, 55% have a smartphone, and 42% own a tablet computer. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library? Start building a mobile strategy for your nonprofit or library.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

The latest version of Office , available through TechSoup's Microsoft Software Donation Program , is the installed desktop version of the software. Office 365, on the other hand, is Microsoft's subscription program for both online and desktop versions of Office products. Each SkyDrive Pro user gets 7GB of personal storage.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. But now, some Lifeline telecom providers have begun offering free smartphones to Lifeline Program participants. A Human Right.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. AvePoint is a new donation program at TechSoup. It is useful for any charities and libraries that are moving to Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business for document management.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Some companies operate an in-house corporate giving program in addition to a foundation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. for lots of great resources for nonprofit and library apps.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation offices are vulnerable to this malware, which can lock up your IT system until a ransom is paid. Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. TechSoup offers cloud storage services like the Box donation program. WannaCry Ransomware.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for seven years now. It made us think about ways we could bring good dependable low-cost computers to nonprofits and libraries. to scale up RCI in California. Using the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Nonprofits can also benefit from this easy-to-use program. CoverItLive is a bit more costly than other programs in this list so make sure that your organization will get a lot of use from it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

Since Earth Day 2013, the eCycle Best has recycled more than 34,000 gadgets. Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup Global, released a free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other working with youth locate free meal sites in the summer. American Mobile Phone Recycling on the Rise.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). Free Webinar! Sign up now!

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2013

Back in February, we hosted the webinar QuickBooks 2013 Made Easy for Nonprofits and Charities. In that webinar, I spoke with QuickBooks Made Easy's Gregg Bossen on the updates to QuickBooks that were relevant to nonprofits, charities, and libraries. Assigning downloaded transactions to Programs and Restricted Grants.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) has provided warrantied refurbished computers and other IT devices to nonprofits and libraries for eight years now. PC Rebuilders and Recyclers (PCRR) is our newest RCI refurbishment partner and is now providing enhanced tech support to our program. A Bit About How RCI Started.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Among charities and libraries, who tend to hang on to their PCs longer than other organizations, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still over half of the PC install base. through TechSoup's Microsoft donation program. The end of XP support is a big deal because so many organizations are still using it. for more details.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Another reason Nancy Jo got the lifetime achievement award (called the Jim Lynch Award, named after yours truly) was for her work to represent the refurbishment field on Responsible Recycling (R2) technical advisory committee in its work to revise the R2 Standards for 2013. Their volunteers already do trainings in the libraries.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. and for faith-based organizations that may want to designate donations between a variety of programs they're operating.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

We went live in October 2013. ” Murtis Taylor Human Services has requested over 70 Mobile Beacon CLEAR Spot 4G Voyager portable wireless hotspot devices through the TechSoup donation program. TechSoup for Libraries: Library In A Box: How Worthington Brings Library Services Anywhere.

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