Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Whether it’s a “We’re Open” sign or social media graphics, practically all for-profit businesses and nonprofits alike use at least one type of graphic design. Graphic design is the key to making your nonprofit’s valuable information approachable, engaging, and highly digestible. What are Types of Graphic Design for Nonprofits?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

And I will start this post off by being clear – this is as much of an internal, personal conflict for me, and a way in which I see my own behavior and my values diverge at times. Will the move to, for instance, tablet and phone computing be a net positive or negative benefit in terms of resource consumption? Green Hosting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. First, contact those who will be present through the phone beforehand to discuss how they will participate.

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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. Salesforce1 for Nonprofits just just launched.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. How Much Does Reuse Save?

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Liz gave a presentation on the process that Packard used to development its Social Media policy which is an important part of its an internal document called the “Communications Compass.&#. For the audio, we use a phone line that was fed into the AV system and wireless mic. The body language code was as follows: !

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

One of our missions at TechSoup Global is to supply low-cost refurbished IT equipment to nonprofits and libraries. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone. Paul Hawkin, in his book, Natural Capitalism , finds that the volume of material that goes into manufacturing a laptop is 4,000 to 1. But I digress.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2015

Thankfully, with Office 365 Nonprofit working behind the scenes, Caring Partners can focus on providing the community with the very best services. When care managers are with families, they need to be able to access critical information through email from their mobile phones in order to tailor services and care to their clients' needs.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

By Edward Granger-Happ, Global CIO, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). What can small nonprofits do to benefit from collaboration? The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. For example, LINGOs has a free nonprofit learning catalog. NTEN and TechSoup list a few. Some are free.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m with Nonprofit Quarterly , and I direct our Advancing Practice program. Our organization is a nonprofit, and we are on a mission to use technology to better serve the world. But for now, let us go into a poll, and our Nonprofit Quarterly friends are launching that right now. But they’re not really from a nonprofit angle.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Refurbished computers are not for every organization, so we thought it’d be interesting to talk to someone who is using refurbished equipment in their nonprofit to find out how it’s going. Aside from some of them being used by our staff for internal organization functionality, some of them are used by our program partners.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Each year, the Tides Foundation awards a $10,000 cash grant to an individual or group who has created an open-source software project that benefits nonprofits and movements of social change. The winner will be announced at the next Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in April 2012. About the Prize. " How to Submit a Nomination.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 1, 2015

More than 90% of nonprofit organizations are using some form of cloud computing today with half of them using multiple cloud services. While the majority of nonprofits are using the cloud for common tasks like email, only about 15% are using cloud-based accounting and fundraising solutions. The Changing Landscape of Technology.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. This is an international trend. Communications and Marketing.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. Money, it's a drag.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

Department of Homeland Security's National Response Plan, which defines the roles in disaster management through the definitions of the Emergency Support Functions (ESF) and defines that there is definitely a role for nonprofit organizations within disaster management. That could be an international product for disasters abroad.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2015

But when you’re talking about recurring giving , what worked for Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams doesn’t always work in the nonprofit world. More than half of all web traffic comes from mobile devices, though we do most of the design on desktop and laptop computers. If you build it, they will come. Be Responsive. It’s that easy.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Nonprofits are striving to invest more in their core missions, decrease the cost of operations, and ultimately execute more successfully. In other words, the cloud can provide both cost savings and innovative, integrated solutions that enable your nonprofit to be the best it can be. Should I make the switch to the cloud?”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. ” I also talked about this from the perspective of nonprofits putting social media into practice. I use pen and a note book to take notes! I call it slow social media. Healthy Mind Platter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In this photo, Tyler is listening to a book from Bookshare.org on his school's laptop with the assistance of the Kurzweil 3000 audio software. Our vision is to put accessible books into the hands of disabled students on borrowed PCs or devices they already have, such as inexpensive MP3 players and cell phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. Next week, I will be participating in a session entitled, "Reach Out and Blog Someone" along with Steve Swenson of the Bakersfield Californian at the United Way of Kern County's Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits. So here it goes.10 Why not ask them?

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Because course authoring software solutions tend to be robust in functionality, they’re most often used to create content for associations, corporations, and even nonprofit organizations. With dominKnow, your team will be able to: Create responsive eLearning for laptops, tablets, and mobile phones alike.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. He and his team over at Branches Mission Lab do really awesome work for a variety of nonprofits, especially those of you in the ministry space. I know that you’re nonprofit leaders and for that, I want to say thank you.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The device's hardware includes components not currently found in a traditional desktop computer or laptop. Who could have predicted that one of the most popular iPhone applications would be one that turns the phone into a flute , or that a first-aid app would save the life of man trapped in the rubble in Haiti?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. Andrew Cohen of Forum One did one called 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. The Forecasts for 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit transcend boundaries.

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