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Place Your Donation Requests by December 20

Posted 16 days ago

by TechSoup_Announcements
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It's hard to believe, but 2013 is almost over! It seems like just yesterday that Twitter was a private company, Benedict XVI was still pope, and the Red Sox were a terrible, terrible baseball team. Is your nonprofit’s annual budget tied to the...

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#GivingTuesday Online Donations Up 90% from 2012

Posted 1 day ago

by nmcgougan
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By Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Idea Lab at Blackbaud, originally appeared on npENGAGE.com December 3 was the second annual #GivingTuesday . More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations...
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Photoshop Elements vs. Photoshop

Posted 2 days ago

by wesholing
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A powerful image can instantly communicate your organization's message on your website or blog. A collection of inspiring images can make a great presentation even better. If you're going to work more effectively with images and don't already...
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Upcoming Webinar on December 19: TechSoup Tour

Posted 2 days ago

by BeckyW
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In this 45-minute tour of TechSoup's website, learn how to join, register your organization, and request donated software, hardware, and services. TechSoup’s product donation programs make myriad resources donated by companies like Microsoft...
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Atomic Training: A Useful Resource for Learning to Use Your Donation

Posted 3 days ago

by gideonllee
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Do you or people in your nonprofit wonder how to use a software donation from TechSoup, but don’t know where to start? Are you familiar with how the software you have can help you serve your mission? Atomic Training is a website that provides step...
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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

Posted 3 days ago

by jimlynch
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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...
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Your NetSquared Holiday Gift!

Posted 6 days ago

by Elijah-van-der-Giessen
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NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local...
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CRM Apps: Manage Donors on the Road

Posted 7 days ago

by ginnymies
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When was the last time you had to look up a donor's contact information while you were away from your desk? Mobile CRM apps can help you stay organized and track potential donors while you're at a fundraising event, on the road, or networking...
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New to TechSoup: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013

Posted 7 days ago

by wesholing
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TechSoup is proud to announce the newest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM . Dynamics CRM is customer relationship management (CRM) server software that offers tools for storing and analyzing customer records and integration with Microsoft Office applications...
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Upcoming Webinar December 12: Sowing Stories from Your Community - Video Pre-Production

Posted 8 days ago

by BeckyW
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Before you push record on any video, there are some key steps you should take to ensure your video will achieve the goals you set out for it. Join us on Thursday, December 12 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern) to hear from our friends at Lights...
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Can Nonprofits Benefit from Snapchat?

Posted 9 days ago

by ginnymies
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Snapchat has undoubtedly been one of this year's most intriguing apps. The company has received quite a bit of press surrounding its rejection of a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook and regarding the rivalries among its founders. Furthermore...
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What Should I Do About Junk Hardware Donations?

Posted 11 days ago

by jimlynch
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It’s the holidays. We love to get donations, but what do you do when they’re junk? Donation Horror Stories on Facebook A couple weeks ago we posted this on Facebook : “People mean well — they do! — but sometimes their good...
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#GivingTuesday Champions

Posted 15 days ago

by KellyPasek
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During this time of year, when the news media is dominated by stories of pepper spray attacks over video game consoles and hoards of shoppers stampeding stores at 4 a.m., Giving Tuesday provides us with an opportunity to change the dialogue. # GivingTuesday...
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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Posted 15 days ago

by jimlynch
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2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices...
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Amazon Is Sharing the Cart Checkout Wealth … with 501(c)(3)s

Posted 16 days ago

by Carolyn-C
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As Thanksgiving sales start and the December dash for presents begins, charitable giving can get lost in the holiday spending sprees. A new program from the hands-down winner of online retail could bring new awareness to allow these two disparate worlds...
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Upcoming Webinar December 5: The Heart of a Good Story Is You - Video Storytelling

Posted 17 days ago

by BeckyW
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At TechSoup, we want to empower and educate you to tell amazing stories; stories that have the power to change hearts and minds; stories capable of transforming lives. But before you can effect change with a good story, we realize you need the proper...
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Make Your Last Fundraising Push of the Year a Valuable One!

Posted 20 days ago

by MobileBeacon
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With Thanksgiving upon us, we’ve officially entered the “Holiday season.” You know, that cookie-baking, turkey-eating, charitable-giving time of year. It’s coming up faster than a Nor’easter in Maine, and the push is on for...
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Upcoming Webinar November 26: TechSoup Site Tour!

Posted 21 days ago

by BeckyW
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New to TechSoup? Or just want a refresher on how to join, register, get qualified for donations, and request them? Well, then this webinar is for you. In this 45-minute TechSoup Tour next Tuesday, November 26 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern),...
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Giving Tuesday: Some Last-Minute Things You Can Do to Participate

Posted 21 days ago

by jimlynch
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Earlier this month, I did a call to action for all charities to Join Giving Tuesday! #GivingTuesday is a movement to get an international day of giving going on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. TechSoup Global has taken up the gauntlet and is raising...
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Cryptography 101: How to Lock Down Your Data

Posted 22 days ago

by ginnymies
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A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Public Library hosted an event with the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for citizen digital rights. Since Edward Snowden's NSA spying revelations , surveillance and privacy have...
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HealthRIGHT 360: BetterWorld VoIP Case Study

Posted 23 days ago

by SalemK
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This is a guest post by Salem Kimble, Manager of Online Strategies with TechSoup donor partner BetterWorld Telecom. The following is an overview of a BetterWorld customer, HealthRIGHT 360 and interview with Dave Dayter, IT Director of HealthRIGHT 360...
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What Is Your Net2Local Group Cooking Up?

Posted 23 days ago

by Elijah-van-der-Giessen
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Recipe Add : Community management, big data, mobile apps or social media… Mix in : hackathons, social media surgeries, workshops, panel discussions or social minglers… Our amazing volunteers have put together a delicious menu of events for...
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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Posted 27 days ago

by jimlynch
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Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was not an easy...
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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Posted 28 days ago

by jimlynch
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As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review the Nominet Trust 100 nominations for the very best technologies for social good, the big TechSoup/ Guardian Technology...
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Take a Baby Step Toward Education Through Storytelling

Posted 29 days ago

by alebez
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Baby Steps | A Community Competition The Baby Steps Video Competition makes one big statement… that engaging with a child in the first five years of life, regardless of the activity, is the single most important step parents, care providers and...
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Upcoming Webinar November 21: How to Make Your Online Campaigns Go Viral!

Posted 1 month ago

by BeckyW
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Do you run online campaigns to educate, advocate, or activate your constituents? If so, how do you measure whether they're effective? How do you encourage your supporters to share, and share, and share your content for greater impact? Finding the...