Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2012

Topics covered include taking the first steps toward accessing the Volume Licensing Service Center, what you may need to do before retrieving your donation, and signing up for a Windows Live ID. Check out Microsoft's tutorials on the Microsoft Volume Licensing site. Feel free to email me at khunt@techsoupglobal.org.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

This epic battle between Open Source software (or Free software) and proprietary software is coming to a close. There is no way that the kind of inexpensive cloud architecture could have developed if everyone had to have depended on proprietary, licensed software. Some might argue that FOSS won the battle. The Desktop.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2009

For Bookshare, these are high quality textbooks that are free to everybody on the planet, that we can adapt to be highly accessible for people with disabilities. Because they are covered by open content licenses, we don't have to have people prove they have qualifying disabilities. Because open content scores on so many counts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Creative Commons Licensed Music from CCmixter. After the workshop was over, my hosts took on a tour of Free Geek, a truly unique nonprofit organization in Portland. I wish there was a Free Geek in the Boston area because my home office has become a grave yard for old computers, modems, and other devices. I love that idea.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

It’s peer reviewed (good), but it’s got a rather restrictive license, and the content is not freely available. The licenses are as follows: Personal License: If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a personal license, this means that it is for your personal use.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” We serve human rights activists in more than 100 countries.

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Nucleus

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It is provisioned via a site license rather than the more common seat license, so you can feel free to give access to anyone who could benefit. Data is always up-to-date and accessible to all. AMIA’s Board craved frequent access to data, which was difficult for AMIA staff to provide.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Interested in discovering more about Microsoft's Software Assurance and Volume Licensing Service Center? Microsoft includes two years of Software Assurance with most Volume Licensing products it donates through TechSoup. Find out more about Volume Licensing Services and Software Assurance benefits on our website.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

I happen to think that unless an organization has deeply invested in developing custom Access databases, there aren’t too many reasons left not to switch to OpenOffice.org. It’s stable, feature rich, uses open standards, reads and writes MS files, and, did I mention it’s free? They are having 35 (!)

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2012

While it may be tempting to move to the cloud because of your free 10 Salesforce licenses or free Google Apps account, it's critical to answer the question: Why migrate? At its core the “cloud” is a scalable architecture that allows data to be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.

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Byte Technology

JULY 18, 2017

To begin, it’s important to understand that Typekit is a subscription service, which means that you get access to hundreds of types for a flat rate, rather than the other option which requires paying for individual licenses for each font you want to utilize. To begin, create a Typekit account by visiting typekit.com.

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Judi Sohn

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Once upgraded, all existing licenses can use the new features. Any new licenses we purchase will be ready to go. There’s no way we can afford to have all 11 of our licenses on Common Ground. As our organization expands, I’d have to pay for additional licenses. Bugs will be fixed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

They could not access the information when they needed it most. When they accessed the information, they could not understand it. While working at this nonprofit, I learned about Salesforce Foundation and their philanthropic model that allowed us to receive 10 free licenses, the ball started rolling.

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VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

Visionlink is providing pro bono licenses for COVID-19 response to each state and territory, access to agencies and state governments, as well as training and technical support for response. Sterling Volunteers will provide free background checks for COVID-19 volunteers and responders.

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fusionSpan

MAY 10, 2024

From high-touch major gift cultivation to mass-market appeals and campaign management, users of Nonprofit Cloud have access to tools that facilitate personalized, multichannel outreach. Free Nonprofit Cloud Licenses The Power of Us program provides eligible 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofits with up to 10 free Nonprofit Cloud licenses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 11, 2015

This is a recurring question that we get at Benetech about Martus —our free, strongly encrypted tool for secure collection and management of sensitive information, built and provided by the Benetech Human Rights Program. The goal of a safe is to keep unauthorized people from gaining access to its content. International License.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our users depend on us to get things right, whether it’s protecting human rights information from attackers, ensuring a student has an accessible textbook in time for school, or guiding an environmentalist in the best ways to deploy their limited resources. As technologists and scientists, we have a shared value of professional competence.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Many of you have probably relied on multiple Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and maybe a Microsoft Access database at some point in your professional life. The essence of this program is that Salesforce donates 10 free Enterprise Edition licenses to qualifying 501(c)3 nonprofit institutions and other organizations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

They are building a free software lending library. Applications that are stored on library servers will be streamed over Google Fiber ultra-speed Internet to patrons’ computers and used just like they would be if patrons were in the library using one of the public access computers. How The Lending Library Will Work.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Hassle-Free Migration. This migration requires a one-time implementation fee to npCloud and a monthly subscription fee to Microsoft for access to Office 365. Access email, share calendars, and view and edit documents from. Access email, share calendars, and view and edit documents from. training your staff. storage space.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Data and information also needed to be accessible from anywhere to ensure that they were set up for success and the organisation was future-proofed. Like all nonprofits, we were able to use the 10 free licenses that Salesforce.org donates to eligible organisations, which is a huge help. More Efficiency Leads To More Impact.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

They’re all accessible at modest cost to most nonprofits. The fastest and easiest way to do this is with Excel Geocoder , an excellent, free tool from Juice Analytics. Plug in your clean, formatted addresses, get a free Yahoo or Geocoder.us Below are five of our favorite tools. We use these every day at Urban Strategies Council.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2007

Incubated by Creative Commons , iCommons is an organisation with a broad vision to develop a united global commons front by collaborating with open education, access to knowledge, free software, open access publishing and free culture communities around the world. I'd love to interview you or write about your work.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. . Each of these solutions is free for nonprofits. . Logins, Lists, and Licenses. Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not. Best of all? Start immediately!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

It would not be as cost-effective (and thus, not produce as much profit) if these SaaS developers had to pay license fees for the software they use (besides the fact that these are the most stable and robust platforms to build upon.) From my perspective, the key is openness. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2015

If you're creating a video, a podcast, an online training, or any other project that might benefit from adding some sweet tunes, the Free Music Archive (FMA) offers more than 80,000 free, completely legal-to-use audio downloads. Here's how to get the most out of this free resource. A Little About Us. Be adventurous!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

As an activist and evangelist for creative commons ' values and tools, I want to play a major role in helping to ensure that our culture remains as free and accessible as possible. That's how much I appreciate Creative Commons licensing, no love Creative Commons. So, we searched for creative commons licensed photos.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

If you haven't heard of IssueLab, it is the Foundation Center's free database of more than 12,000 whitepapers, case studies, and evaluations. This is an invaluable, free service, and one that the attendees of the webinar responded to with great enthusiasm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2007

He gave an informative overview of the creative commons licensing and how TechSoup is using the licensing. Some good points about why nonprofits should use creative commons licensing: Reducing time and cost of granting permission. Access free content. Reach constituents outside your immediate circle.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

As summer starts, we’ll report on what happened to Facebook Causes, some big developments in cloud computing including the launch of Salesforce1, a big partnership between Salesforce and Microsoft that bodes well for charities, and the launch of Box.org, free cloud storage for nonprofits. The Demise of Facebook Causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2009

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called " What happens when you set your content free using Creative Commons Licensing? " I explained why I set my own work free, provided some examples, and pointed to a new tool. The license deed and language do not specify what that means. And how do you respond?

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2013

Save time and staff resources by automating maintenance of your public access computers, kiosks, and computer labs. It’s also comparable to Faronics Deep Freeze, which is helpful for maintaining public access computers so that libraries can easily restore to an original state and block malware, viruses, etc. RollBack RX.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 7, 2013

Text: Good afternoon, You can download your Adobe CS4 License here -. Subject: Access Code Ticket [#952] (and other ticket numbers). Thank you, sendspace - The best free file sharing service. -. Credit Score Updates. Sender: Classmates.com [classmatesemail@accounts.classmates.com]. Subject: Order N35085. Sign me up!).

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You’ll need access to robust data management and reporting tools to track your fundraising progress and determine the success of your campaigns. Using this tool, you can add an online donation button to your website’s homepage, offer multiple payment methods, access invoicing tools, and more. Data management and reporting.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

VounteerMatch , the web’s largest and most popular volunteer network that helps people find local volunteer opportunities with over 65,000 nonprofits is opening up its network to outside developers under a Creative Commons license to expand the non-commercial use of its free service. Receive monthly updates.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 21, 2007

Because I want to understand, in the most personal possible way, what the pains (if any) of migration to an all free and open source platform will be. I stopped at the license agreement. Ubuntu doesn’t come default with an easy GUI way to connect to a wireless access point. I got a Lenovo Thinkpad Z61m. It booted fine.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

In entering a submission, the individual or group grants the Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license and right to use, perform, exhibit, reproduce, distribute, and/or otherwise exploit the story any manner and in any media now known or hereafter devised.

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