Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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NGO Survey Global Knowledge 48

NetWits

MARCH 21, 2012

TechSoup Global wants to learn more about how nonprofits, libraries, foundations and all types of NGOs use traditional and cloud-based technology. They will provide insights into how social benefit organizations are using technology and into the currents needs and issues around adopting cloud technologies. Get the results.

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Technology United States NGO Library 120

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When we surveyed NGOs and libraries around the world this year about where they are in regard to using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how far things have gone toward cloud adoption. Find out a bit more about what we discovered from our report or my colleague, Patrick Duggan’s blog post.

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Survey Global South Africa Results 61

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When TechSoup and our global network of partners surveyed more than 10,500 NGOs around the world this year to find out whether they are using and needing cloud based IT services, we didn’t know how many would report cloud technology adoption.

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Library Benefit NGO Survey 56

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. ATN is an NGO association of over 2,000 telecenters. is four times higher than in Brazil.

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Brazil South America Doc NGO 52

Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

nonprofits on their use of cloud services. To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. You can also download the full NTEN cloud report at no cost. Learn More.

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Survey NTEN Results San Francisco 56

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

This week we got a great comment from a TechSoup member to our Cloud Technology and the NGO Community blog post. In our TechSoup Global NGO cloud survey we found that people in nonprofits and libraries are indeed concerned about data security in the cloud the world over. Can cloud vendors simply close your account without notice?

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Business Amazon NGO Disaster 66

Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. Our New NGO Partners in Vietnam. Most Vietnamese people (80 percent) report having no religion. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia.

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Indonesia Vietnam Papua New Guinea Asia 54

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Take our survey – it’s short, only 15 minutes, and intended for anyone who has responsibility for recommending, purchasing or managing IT products or services at an NGO including nonprofits, charities, libraries, foundations or similar organizations. This is your chance to tell us what you need.

Technology 40

Technology United States NGO Survey 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. First, in partnership with Colombian NGO Corporación Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country.

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International Guatemala Colombia Analysis 150

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

Maybe we should adopt these as preferred terms? Its deep roots refer specifically to service to the poor, which is pretty limiting when it comes to describing the great breadth of organizations with a claim on public benefits. In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. Not-for-profit.

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NGO Charity Nonprofit Government 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

There's an interesting idea for "emergency NGO in a box" in the notes about Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Tools and an interview with Gregg Swanson of HumiNet by Britt Bravo from the Summit. The Summit runs until Saturday and the correspondent reports and notes are being filed. Tools To Change the World.

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Summary Nptech Tag Courseware 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service. DIA blog reports from the Freedom To Connect conclave today, and came back with a bit of darkly indistinct video of the feature presentation by Yochai Benkler.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

They put most nonprofits in the direct action without systems change box: groups that do a good (or even excellent) job of delivering services under the existing system. Benetech successfully spun off our data team as the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, an independent NGO.

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Change eBook United States Conservancy 100

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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News Charity Causes Facebook 65

Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The nonprofit technology news this month reports on the reinvention of the wheel in India and Africa, how nonprofits are leading the wearable computing field, the privacy threat you may not have heard about yet, and plenty more. It is 2025 according to a new report by the nonprofit Pew Research Center and Elon University in North Carolina.

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News Technology Africa Nonprofit 44

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

The project has been so successful at raising student reading skills that they hope to provide similar services to their non-disabled students as well. We've identified key NGO partners that we believe would benefit from our technical assistance and are developing our plans and identifying support to continue our work on Darfur this year.

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Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

As Forbes reports, it legitimises a throw-away culture; we are told that it doesn’t matter how much plastic or paper we use, because we can recycle it, so throwing it away is a-okay. It’s estimated that the clothes industry alone accounts for 10% of global emissions , and Trusted Clothes reports that this could increase by 60% by 2030.

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Impact Change Green Alternative 52

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

While direct mail may be declining in some markets since its heyday in the 90s it is still an effective form of direct communication to raise funds and the NGO brand. If the age is rising, your adoption of new channels must show a corresponding increase. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Mail Social Media Online Advocacy 47

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2015

We expanded this year to be able to provide product donations to pretty much any NGO in the world — 236 countries and territories to be exact. Here's our take on what 2015 brought in the areas of fundraising, software, hardware, mobile, cloud adoption, and security. Adoption of Online Services. Fundraising.

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Trend Tech Adobe Phone 36

Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

I also really like eMarketer’s social media usage report. So, yes, I think the Global NGO Technology Report found the majority of nonprofits do agree social media is effective for creating brand awareness. So let’s get started. Now, we know this. This is something that we know. I was like, “No. Not for me.

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Social Media Trend Video Marketing 82

Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

The crystal ball on mobile computing looks to be an area of dramatically increased use of tablet computers, and also the convergence of cloud computing services and mobile. The only way to integrate tablets and smartphones is to use cloud services. This trend is expected to accelerate. During the last week of December, 1.76

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Tech Library Internet Nonprofit 73