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?. NTEN surveyed 780 nonprofits across nine U.S. Primary Findings.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 25, 2012

On July 27, 2011, Microsoft made some updates to their donation program allowing eligible organizations to request even more Microsoft products, and with more flexibility as to when and how often they can place donation requests. Requests placed before July 27, 2011, will not count against your new Microsoft software donation allotment.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Eastern time our donor partner GiftWorks (which donates its fundraising and donor management software GiftWorks 2011 Standard to eligible nonprofits and libraries) is will host a free webinar on how to effectively utilize high-skill volunteers. On Tuesday, October 19 at 3 p.m. read more.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Software Assurance Benefits for Small Business Server. If your Small Business Server Standard Edition Software Assurance benefits are still active, your rights will be carried over to Windows Server 2012 Server Standard Edition and Exchange Server 2010 Standard Edition. SBS 2011 Standard Edition. SBS 2008 Standard Edition.

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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. In June of this year (2011) we obtained 26 computers through the RCI Program at TechSoup. So far, it’s been a great experience.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014. Marnie Webb.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2011

On July 8, 2011, founder and co-CEO of TechSoup Global Daniel Ben-Horin paid a special visit to the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Nonprofit Commons is an archipelago in the virtual world of Second Life, housing social benefit organizations from around the globe. An Invigorating Sense of Possibility.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Windows MultiPoint Server lets you turn that old laptop into a fully functioning Windows user station – even if the old machine isn't actually up-to-date enough to run current versions of Windows or other software. If you have Microsoft Software Assurance coverage, Thin PC is a good option. How does this magic happen?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Google and the nonprofit community have had a very Jim-and-Pam* relationship over the past two years, as Google has repeatedly extended the end date for donated Google Checkout services but stayed equivocal about whether we can expect to see the free services indefinitely. If you're relying on intuition, you're wrong. Tools Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is actually a relatively new name for a software application that used to be called Microsoft Communicator. The software essentially integrates all the different ways an office communicates like phone, email, video conferencing, web conferencing, instant messaging, voicemail, fax, etc., Why Lync Is Green Software.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Attack of the Killer Outdated Software. In 2011, the group LulzSec hacked into PBS's website and posted an image of the spooky Nyan Cat as retaliation against the network's broadcast of a WikiLeaks documentary. PBS was also running out-of-date server software. You can fight back! A Nightmare on Data Street.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. million software, hardware, and online services to 160,000 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs worldwide.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about, announced today its first acquisition since the company’s founding in 2011.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

What should nonprofits do about this? 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. In February 2011 Google inadvertently deleted 150,000 Gmail accounts due to an internal software problem.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Microsoft's Windows MultiPoint Server (WMS) is a thin client or shared resource computing software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. It is very useful in nonprofits, libraries, schools, telecenters, and any computing lab environment. Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Standard Edition.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

TechSoup Global's partner in Germany, Stifter-Helfen.de – IT for Nonprofits , has been collecting case studies from the organizations it works with over the last year. Here is a look at how a few German nonprofits and charities are using technology donations for social good. Empowering Youth Through Soccer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

On August 1, 2012, TechSoup will also discontinue all Microsoft Small Business Server products from its catalog, except for Small Business Server Essentials 2011. Small Business Server Essentials 2011 is still available to request from TechSoup. Software Assurance. SBS 2011 Standard Edition. Essentials Features.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

There's still time to submit your nomination before October 31, 2011 for this year's Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public interest. Submissions must demonstrate that the nominee's work helps nonprofits both increase their effectiveness and help them motivate and communicate to their constituents.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

On August 29, 2011 some of us from TechSoup attended NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit in San Francisco. It was a one-day in-person free workshop, thanks to funding from Google Foundation , and attracted an impressive array of smart and informed nonprofit technologists. The list of 2011 cloud failures in is impressive.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A MultiPoint lab has fewer initial hardware costs, less ongoing maintenance, and lower software costs. It is an ideal solution for schools, libraries, small nonprofit offices, and computer labs that are on limited budgets. Windows MultiPoint Server software is ordinarily available through academic or commercial volume licensing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Those visible changes to the site also represented significant improvement to our back end systems — both hardware and software. We plan to complete Phase 3 in June of 2011. As you know, we're a nonprofit, and we're thrilled to have these critical improvements made possible with support from Microsoft and the Hearst Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enter the Tech for Good Contest for Nonprofits and Libraries in Washington State! After more than ten years of working in and around the nonprofit sector in Washington State, there is no doubt in my mind that technology is helping organizations to increase their impact in our communities. read more.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Record all of this in a spreadsheet as you go so you can upload it into your silent auction software once your catalog is complete. About the Author: Jeff Porter, Founder & CEO of Handbid, has spent 18 years in the nonprofit industry. Happy procuring, and good luck with your fundraising efforts!

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since our founding in 2011, GiveSmart by Momentive Software has helped tens of thousands of organizations— nonprofits, schools, and associations—successfully fundraise for their missions. One such software provider that our customers often compared GiveSmart to was OneCause. billion in lifetime fundraising.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of filing Form 990 in a timely and accurate manner. However, did you know that you can gain valuable insights about your nonprofit from your Form 990 that can help you obtain donors ? The answer depends on a number of factors specific to your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The post-PC era was announced in March 2011 by the late Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, during the launch of the iPad2. The post-PC world was inadvertently ratified by HP when it made a dramatic announcement in August 2011 about trying to get out of the PC hardware business. Order volumes have increased 25 percent in 2011.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Adobe is working to make a difference in the nonprofit community and recognizes that their software is used by the community for creative expression and social advocacy. See how nonprofits like yours are benefiting from their donated products and services, and creating professional-quality videos.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

software solution in which one host computer is shared by multiple users simultaneously. TechSoup and InterConnection , one of our Refurbished Computer Initiative partners, teamed up to supply a group of nonprofits and libraries with everything they would need to set up a MultiPoint Server lab in their environment. Adobe Reader.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

A WMS computer system has less upfront hardware costs, as well as less maintenance and software costs. The bottom line overall savings in the table above very much agrees with Forrester Research’s results in their Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 study. Software Savings.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Charles Brennick is the Founder and Director of Interconnection , a nonprofit that provides high-quality refurbished computers to non-profit and non-governmental organizations around the world. InterConnection has teamed up with TechSoup to help nonprofits, libraries, and refurbishers learn about and implement Windows MultiPoint Server.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 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. Connecting Up works to strengthen the nonprofit and community sector in Australia by providing a variety of information, products, resources and programs.

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JUNE 9, 2022

These are only a few of the statistics that show how effective pledge fundraising can be for nonprofits. Whether you’re running a simple pledge campaign or combining it with a fun virtual or in-person fundraiser , pledge campaigns can work for any nonprofit organization. John founded Snowball in 2011.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 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. We got 495 nonprofit respondents from 43 U.S. About a third are using software as a service like Google Apps, or Salesforce.com, or a cloud database.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

The software development industry has been working in distributed or virtual teams for many years and so there is an extensive literature on the subject. Check out the TweetChat on July 11 for a quick introduction on how it translates to nonprofit and library work. NTC 2011 TechSoup virtual teams presentation. on Slideshare.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Whether it's a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit's or library's data and computers are always there. Endpoint Protection suites guard against botnets, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, spam, and spyware.

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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. Last week I wrote a piece called Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Our staff is made up of personable sales professionals, dedicated nonprofit onboarding specialists, brilliant software developers, devoted partnerships success experts, and more?—and Those dollars have a lot of potential to drive nonprofit missions forward, but unfortunately, they’re never claimed?—largely

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