Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Consider how the accessible online library Bookshare – an initiative of Benetech , a Silicon Valley non-profit that builds technology solutions addressing social problems – is transforming the lives of American students with print disabilities. Good design can and should be accessible design.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

What began as a small online library, with a collection built in large part by its users, is now the primary national supplier of electronic accessible educational materials for students with print disabilities. We now have a free, open source reading app for you called Go Read. and a new audio option for Spanish titles.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

In my Fall 2011 President's Update , I mentioned some of our incredible recent achievements in this core program, including the amazing milestones of our Bookshare library. Exciting new tools, including a free, open source Android ebook reader and a free web-based ebook reader along with an accessible bookshelf in “the cloud.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I’m thrilled to share with you some of the recent amazing impact of Bookshare , a Benetech Global Literacy initiative and the largest accessible online library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities. The majority of our members are U.S.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

With AVS Video Editor, you can add audio tracks, backgrounds, overlays, visual effects, audio effects, and text. Audio tools. Pricing: Free Trial, $19/m. Audio tools. Easily trim and edit videos and access additional royalty-free video and audio components to take your creation to the next level.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders. Excludes video. •

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

If you’d like to just try web conferencing, there are some free web conferencing services. Some interesting ones are: Skype — the overwhelming favorite free audio and video calling service internationally. The free service is great for one-on-one meetings. Find my overview of Lync here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. Design them free on Canva. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. Free access to trainings or programs that normally have a fee. Advance notice of free and fee-based events (save the dates).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget. This guide highlights the top affordable and free nonprofit software solutions to turn to for support. These are all reasonable considerations.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Having a library of pre-made videos is helpful for the days when planned content falls through. You can use free tools like MusicallyDown or SnapInsta. Additionally, following trends is difficult for nonprofits when you take copyright challenges into account (organizations aren’t permitted to use a lot of trending audio).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2011

Back in June, you may have seen a post from Stephanie Gerding on the TechSoup for Libraries blog about My PC , a free Windows 7 curriculum. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking with My PC program manager Todd Watts on the TechSoup webinar, Free Windows 7 Curriculum: Basic Computer Training at Your Library or Nonprofit.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We’re building new cataloging software that we eventually hope to provide free of charge to jumpstart other collections. Nell will be responding to comments on this blog and can also be reached here. Geography is fluid, though.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

StoryCorps provides a free, downloadable Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide , as well as an Education Toolkit to use in a classroom or library, and a Community Service Toolkit to use in, "veteran’s hospitals, senior centers, homeless shelters, and other community centers." Whose story would you like to capture?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. engage audiences can be overwhelming to nonprofit and library. Nonprofits and libraries need not worry excessively about technical quality, as chat participants were in agreement that content mattered most.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

Cut the cord with discounted Sennheiser OfficeRunner wireless headsets , now available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries at TechSoup. ” Compare Audio Conferencing Tools Available from TechSoup. Audio conferencing solutions are important for staff and volunteers spread across the state, country, and world.

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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. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. With GoToWebinar, audio is available either through free integrated VoIP services or through toll-based phone conferencing.

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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. Nonprofits and libraries will receive what is called a conference-room license. With GoToWebinar, audio is available either through free integrated VoIP services or through toll-based phone conferencing.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Don’t Forget Audio. Once you’re actually into the production stage, don’t forget to get quality audio for your video. When it comes to video, we all have pretty good quality cameras on our phones, but audio recording is still way behind. A great, free resource for background music is the YouTube Audio Library.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are many sites that offer free, royalty-free music for videos, in all sorts of genres, that generate all sorts of moods. Free Music Archive: [link]. YouTube also has its own audio library offerd free of charge. A note about music: Do not use licensed music without permission.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

With AVS Video Editor, you can add audio tracks, backgrounds, overlays, visual effects, audio effects, and text. Audio tools. Pricing: Free Trial, $19/m. Audio tools. Easily trim and edit videos and access additional royalty-free video and audio components to take your creation to the next level.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

With this being said, here is a list of five apps you may not already have on your phone but are worth considering: Lookout mobile security app - Lookout provides a free option to locate your device once it goes missing or is stolen. These advanced options will require access to the premium edition, which isn’t free.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates. No reason to be afraid: the important part of this definition is that the audio content is syndicated. The bit rate determines the quality of the audio.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), Creative Commons has devised a set of six free and easy-to-use copyright licenses. We share Creative Commons' belief in the free flow of information. We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it!

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Another donated service, ReadyTalk , provides web and audio conferencing at an affordable annual subscription and low rates for callers once subscribed. With ReadyTalk , you can hold large web or audio conferences that can be held or listened to by anyone with an Internet connection. toll-free number.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

With a mix of donated tools like Wikispaces and free services like Facebook, your organization has more readily accessible channels to get its message out, boost its fundraising and help recruit volunteers. We've also collected other resources to help you navigate the social media sea. YouTube is one of the top search engines there is.

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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.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Organize software trainings for your library computer lab. Online courses from easyLearning by Serebra provide busy nonprofit and library staffers with access to more than 1,500 technical and professional courses.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

If you have a SlideRocket account, the free app lets you import and play your SlideRocket presentations on the iPad. So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

We just kicked off our free webinar series on how your organization can get up to speed on communicating with your audience through their mobile devices. Find the free audio recording and presentation of the event here. Sign up for this free webinar here. Sign up for this free webinar here. Product Donations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

As part of celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April, we'll be featuring posts about how to make your nonprofit or library. ReadyTalk’s audio and web conferencing can help managers realize a variety of benefits: Employee engagement. Download the free white. more environmentally friendly. confidence.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. The case studies were presented by Zoe Blumenfeld, communications manager for Global Fund for Women , and Viktor Sjöberg, digital services librarian at Escondido Public Library.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2009

TechSoup Global offers free webinars to nonprofits and libraries to help them understand how to better utilize technology to accomplish their mission. In order to do so we need a transcription of the audio. You may even have participated in a previous one before.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

So it's a good thing many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the technology you already rely on for your nonprofit, charity, or library. This free photo app for Mac computers and iOS devices allows you to organize and sync your photos across devices. Then check out Adobe Revel. Bitdefender. Citrix Online. and tablets.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

Microsoft OneNote Mobile for creating notes and to-do lists using text, checklists, pictures, and audio clips. The free version allows you to create and edit up to 500 notes. SkyDrive can be accessed via a free iPhone app or most desktop or mobile web browsers. OneNote is available for Android and iOS devices. Citrix Online.

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