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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

Posted 21 hours ago

by Lewis Haidt
Over the last decade, David Carr became the pre-eminent media critic in the United States. His sudden death has triggered a massive outpouring of grief and sharing on social media. In reading through the stories, it's clear that the nonprofit sector...
Changing the World: TechSoup's Newest Global Partner

Posted 1 day ago

by Dulcey Reiter
Are you sitting down?! Good. We've got some exciting news. But first, some context: Let's start with a volatile mix of Syrian refugees, border conflicts paired with complicated politics , protests, Internet censorship, and a youth unemployment...
Your Guide to TechSoup's Cloud Services and Products

Posted 2 days ago

by Ginny Mies
At this point, you've probably heard a lot about the benefits of the cloud: how it can save you time, help you conserve resources, and boost productivity and collaboration among your staff members. But perhaps you're still not sure where to start...
Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Posted 3 days ago

by Jim Lynch
What would motivate you to run 150 miles across hottest, driest, windiest, coldest, and sandiest places on Earth? At the end of each day, you'd have run nearly as far as a standard marathon. Despite being completely and utterly exhausted, you'd...
Church and Religious Organization Frequently Asked Questions

Posted 6 days ago

by Jim Lynch
Product donations to churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious organizations have opened up considerably recently. We have many religious organizations signing up with us now. Here are four frequently asked questions and answers to speed up your...
New to TechSoup: Autodesk Design Suites

Posted 7 days ago

by TechSoup Announcements
TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, Autodesk. Autodesk's advanced design software can be used to design buildings, infrastructure, products, entertainment content, and more. Autodesk is perhaps best known for its computer-aided...
How QuickBooks Helps a Nonprofit Recharge Teenagers

Posted 7 days ago

by TechSoup Impact
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) is dedicated to improving the lives of teens through mindfulness retreats. The organization offers weekend and weeklong residential mindfulness retreats for teens, including poor youth and those with major emotional...
NetSquared Goes to 15NTC ... And Your Hometown Too

Posted 8 days ago

by Elijah van der Giessen
NetSquared believes in the power of meeting face-to-face in physical space. Online learning is awesome (and TechSoup has got you covered ), but a special magic is created when we get together in the same room and start building relationships. That's...
Share Files and Collaborate Online with Box

Posted 9 days ago

by TechSoup Announcements
TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, Box.org. Box.org provides organizations with the Box file-sharing, content management, and collaboration service. See the Box.org Donation Program for details about this offer. Is It Right...
How Churches Can Go High Tech with the Collection Plate

Posted 9 days ago

by Jim Lynch
A growing trend among most of us these days is paying for things more with credit and debit cards and less with cash and checks. One church fundraising consulting firm found that as many as 50 percent of people who receive fundraising mailings go online...
See You at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference!

Posted 14 days ago

by TechSoup Announcements
Will you be joining us in Austin for the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference ? TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of...
14 Things I Learned About Online Privacy in 2015

Posted 16 days ago

by Jim Lynch
Interested in how secure you'll be online this year? Some of the smartest people in the online privacy industry gave their candid views on what is in store for our personal data at the recent Open Forum on Data Privacy Trends in San Francisco. ...
Data Digest: Introducing the Information Chef

Posted 17 days ago

by Information Chef
- 2
Hello World! I'm Steve, a data scientist working with the team at TechSoup and I'm starting a biweekly conversation about how we can all use data and information to drive smarter decisions. I've been working in the analytics industry...
New to TechSoup: The TINT Social Media Display Platform

Posted 17 days ago

by TechSoup Announcements
TechSoup is proud to announce TINT, our newest donor partner. TINT is an online platform for displaying user-generated and branded social media content on a single website or screen. More than just a social media aggregator, TINT also allows you...
Learn Nonprofit Tech Skills at a NetSquared Meetup

Posted 22 days ago

by Elijah van der Giessen
- 1
Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. With 50 groups in 20 countries, there's probably a NetSquared group near you (but if there isn't...
Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Posted 23 days ago

by Jim Lynch
We hope you like our content, and we want you to use it! Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), thanks to our Creative Commons license. This means you can take our content, post it on your website...
Top 10 Sources for Free Images

Posted 23 days ago

by Jim Lynch
- 1
There are more places than ever to get free images that are entirely OK for you to use for your communications. Here are 10 sources for images you can freely use on your website or other communications channels. The following list is no particular order...
App Review: When Instagram Isn't Enough, Steller Helps You Build Stories

Posted 24 days ago

by Ginny Mies
- 1
At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets...
Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

Posted 27 days ago

by Jim Lynch
- 1
With so many cute cat photos on the Internet, it's tempting to just grab one and use it on your website. But what are the rules and where can you get good public domain or Creative Commons images to spice up your website? With the rise of visual...
The Overhead Solution: A New Nonprofit Pride Movement

Posted 28 days ago

by Lewis Haidt
Think of the words "overhead" and "nonprofits" and what comes to mind? Perhaps the image of inefficient organizations with layers of "fat," overpaid administrators, and wasteful spending? If so, you've fallen victim to...
Top Tech Tasks for Nonprofit Consultants: We Tell You More

Posted 29 days ago

by Laura Kindsvater
TechSoup knows that organizations often struggle with solving IT problems, and we want to help. We surveyed our members to find out more in 2014. After receiving more than 700 responses, we created some infographics to share the results. We also...
TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Posted 30 days ago

by Jim Lynch
There are very few charities I've come across that are as wide-ranging in their tech-for-good work as our French TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage (ADB) . It of course provides TechSoup product donations to French nonprofits. But it's...
Telework Tales: Tell Us *Your* Story!

Posted 1 month ago

by Laura Kindsvater
There's still time to share your story! Tell us how resources or donations from TechSoup have helped your staff or volunteers work remotely or collaborate from home better. Maybe you can now easily share files and calendars with Office 365, or you...
Open Source for Nonprofits: Programs to Try (Part 2)

Posted 1 month ago

by Aleksandr Peterson
- 2
One of the best ways to gauge whether open source would work for your organization is to look at some actual examples. To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. In that spirit...
Open Source for Nonprofits: What to Know (Part 1)

Posted 1 month ago

by Aleksandr Peterson
Many nonprofits exert most of their energy in pursuance of their mission. Success and survival require constant courtship of donors, vigilant monitoring of costs, and effective management of projects and stakeholders. So it should come as no surprise...

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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

Changing the World: TechSoup's Newest Global Partner

Your Guide to TechSoup's Cloud Services and Products

Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Church and Religious Organization Frequently Asked Questions

New to TechSoup: Autodesk Design Suites

How QuickBooks Helps a Nonprofit Recharge Teenagers

NetSquared Goes to 15NTC ... And Your Hometown Too

Share Files and Collaborate Online with Box

How Churches Can Go High Tech with the Collection Plate

See You at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference!

14 Things I Learned About Online Privacy in 2015

Data Digest: Introducing the Information Chef

New to TechSoup: The TINT Social Media Display Platform

Learn Nonprofit Tech Skills at a NetSquared Meetup

Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Top 10 Sources for Free Images

App Review: When Instagram Isn't Enough, Steller Helps You Build Stories

Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

The Overhead Solution: A New Nonprofit Pride Movement

Top Tech Tasks for Nonprofit Consultants: We Tell You More

TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Telework Tales: Tell Us Your Story!

Open Source for Nonprofits: Programs to Try (Part 2)

Open Source for Nonprofits: What to Know (Part 1)

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