Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2013

Nonprofits aiding relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma can post their needs and connect directly with donors using Aidmatrix Network , a service offered by TechSoup partner, Aidmatrix. This service is free to all TechSoup registered nonprofits active in the Moore tornado relief efforts. Image: Helping Oklahoma Recover, Aidmatrix.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Image courtesy of pixavi. Simply put, cloud computing is any kind of internet-based computing services. Cloud services are reached, generally, through any standard web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Platform as a Service (PaaS). Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2015

If your nonprofit or public library received donated Microsoft software through TechSoup, you probably used the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get your software. Backup for Disaster Recovery. This can help your staff regain access to critical data and applications post-disaster. Image 1 : afu007 / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. Drones being used in disaster situations include the following. What Are Drones, Anyway?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

With Google's mobile operating system, Android, you can link your phone or tablet data with your personal Google account. Apps and Services. system settings. Google has quite a few apps and services for backing up your photos, music, and other files to the cloud. Image: Google's Nexus 10 tablet.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Find out more on this new service here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

OnLive , a popular cloud-hosted gaming service, recently filed for bankruptcy. It’s much more common to read about data breaches and disruptions that shut down a cloud services for a period of hours or days. What servers and software it runs and what its arrangements are for disaster recovery. What's a nonprofit to do?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

iCloud, Apple's device syncing service, backs up your device settings (such as your wallpaper, contacts, and calendar data from your various apps), messages (SMS, MMS, and iMessage), and much more. Image: Apple iPhones with iPad. It also backs up photos and videos from your camera roll. More Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Microsoft’s technology capacity work in the nonprofit technology sector includes partnerships with Tech Soup Global , NetHope in disaster relief as well as others.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Encryption at rest : Many vendors also do encrypt your data at rest, meaning when it's sitting on the cloud vendor's system. Availability : This is the percentage of time that the cloud service will be available. But be realistic here – how bulletproof are your systems onsite? Stuff You Might Want to Worry About.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Mobile Beacon’s third and final post in the series , Preparing for Disaster talks about how to integrate your technology plan into a disaster preparation strategy. TechSoup also offers a free eBook, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery. Images: Mobile Beacon.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Some of those images were released on sites like Reddit, Imgur, and 4chan in an attempt to sell them for bitcoin , the virtual currency, and then shared far and wide. During the recent incident, now widely called Celebgate or (lewdly) The Fappening, more than 100 celebrities had their personal accounts hacked. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Die Wille is a Berlin-based nonprofit organization for children and young adult services. LandsAid is a humanitarian organization that aims to help people suffering the effects of natural or environmental disasters, armed conflicts, or oppression around the world. They offer support and services to both foundations and donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

This service lets anyone with web access print mailing labels or stamps with a bar code for tracking. Dharma Merchant Services The Program : Dharma Merchant Services lets organizations access discounted rates for processing credit and debit card payments and donations in-person or on a website.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Bitcoin's instant transfers can make an immediate difference in funding the efforts of nonprofits with very time-sensitive missions, such as disaster relief. receive donations, you may need to integrate a payment system like BitPay. Image : Alexander Kirch / Shutterstock. " Quick Donations. Get Bitcoins. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. It’s one of the cloud services I use most. Images: TechSoup,and Shutterstock. is another one I’m watching. Shared.com.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

Harnessing Databases for Disaster Relief. This was a well-meaning but ineffectual way to reunite families and friends after such a large disaster. to automate subsequent disaster relief data collection efforts. Given David's expertise in nonprofit CRM systems, I asked him what he thought made CRM implementations successful.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Today, an interview with Shelley Bernstein , the Manager of Information Systems at the Brooklyn Museum, and the engine behind that museum’s fabulous forays into Web 2.0. One thing that can make it more manageable is the use of third party systems. It's great to see so many museums using 3rd party systems, like SFMOMA or LA MOCA's Wack!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

Everyday, people across the country mentor students, beautify neighborhoods, help older Americans to live independently, restore homes after disasters, and much more. provide services to the community. service in 2009, which has an estimated dollar value of $169 billion. Image: Shutterstock. communities. billion hours of.

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Tech Soup

MAY 29, 2017

Regular backups protect organizations against a data-loss disaster. Microsoft server tools are the backbone of IT systems and office networks worldwide. Windows Remote Desktop Services. The RCI program provides warrantied, factory-refurbished, commercial-grade computer systems to charities and libraries across the country.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Keisha Taylor is TechSoup Global's senior manager for business planning and research for our Global Data Services work. Keisha recommends checking out the book, The Human Face Of Big Data , as a way to get a grasp on how all this new information is creating a nervous system for the humanosphere. Big Data in Disaster Relief.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice. General Services Administration.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

They make sure that they use not stock images. I don’t know that they ever use stock images. And they do use stock images because they can’t show the actual. ” But he will be retiring and they’re going to have a drive-by to thank him for his 33 of service. . He’s retiring.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Museum's IT System. The single-purpose virtual machines allow for emergency service without disrupting other departments. There are high-resolution images or copies of art works that must be carefully stored to preserve work in its best condition. Frank's backup system is designed to be redundant on purpose.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

ACD Direct is a full-service, omni-channel contact solution that has helped over 170 charities raise over a $1.3 Learn more about MaestroSoft virtual, live, and hybrid auction software and services, including MaestroAuction Online, Text2Fund®, text-based donations, and Text2Bid® virtual, mobile bidding. . ACD Direct.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

First of all, you need a system like that of our friends here at Bloomerang that will help you be more organized and knowledgeable about your donors as individuals in addition to the general geographic, demographic, and relationship information. We didn’t practice, and all of that equaled disaster. Put that out of my mind.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

It traverses the slum’s territory, listlessly gliding above the shanties, perhaps to transmit images to the Military Police Operations Centre, a violent state apparatus that mercilessly represses the slum’s inhabitants. Vendor management systems (VMSs) add a further layer of opacity to already murky chains of outsourcing.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. 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. Mobile Computing. This trend is expected to accelerate.

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