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Your Fiscal Year-End Race and Stress-Saving Checklist

Posted 1 day ago

by Molly Bacon, Twitter: @mollymbacon
Does fiscal year-end paperwork have you bogged down like this? Do you feel like you're in a rat race trying to get everything done? June 30 is the end of the fiscal year for many U.S. nonprofits, including TechSoup. A fiscal year is basically...
Refugee Response: TechSoup's New Online Technology Resource for NGOs Helping Refugees

Posted 2 days ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
TechSoup is proud celebrate World Refugee Day by announcing a new humanitarian project that that we're doing in Europe and the Middle East. It's called Refugee Response , and it's a project in cooperation with Microsoft to respond to the refugee...
3 Steps to Building Your Communications Strategy in the Digital Era

Posted 5 days ago

by Janice Burney, Twitter: @JaniceBurney
- 1
Building a viable communication strategy can be a daunting undertaking. Whether your nonprofit is well-established or just getting started, communication frameworks are rapidly shifting. They're fueled by the ever-expanding world of Internet-connected...
Pack Your Bags for a Summer Tech Adventure

Posted 7 days ago

by Susan Hope Bard, TechSoup
Are you in the process of planning your summer holiday? Considering the beach, the mountains, visiting family, or camping? In your planning, you're likely considering a budget and assessing what things you have in the house to take with you, including...
8 Security Tips When Moving to the Cloud

Posted 8 days ago

by Nick Mediati
- 1
Cloud-based applications and services are super convenient. After all, they let you work from practically anywhere using almost any device, and they make it easy to collaborate with coworkers. But before you take the leap, you need to think long and hard...
How Nonprofits Can Improve Their Email Deliverability

Posted 8 days ago

by Michael Stein
- 3
A recent study published in May 2017 by digital tool provider EveryAction reported that over 18 percent of nonprofit fundraising emails ended up in junk folders in 2016. That number jumped to 36 percent during #GivingTuesday , seriously hindering fundraising...
TechSoup Members Really Love Cloud Services (and Other Things You Told Us)

Posted 13 days ago

by Nick Mediati
A couple months back, we surveyed TechSoup members on their views of the cloud. We wanted to know whether you use cloud services, how you used them, and what concerns you have about the cloud. Just under 2,000 people took the survey. One thing that surprised...
How to Set Up an E-commerce Store and Raise Money for Your Nonprofit

Posted 15 days ago

by TechSoup Canada
The days where selling online meant owning a huge warehouse, holding lots of stock, and dealing with endless product manufacturers are over. Of course, it works in some instances, but there is no longer a need to go about e-commerce in this way if it...
Tips and Tools to Strengthen Your Fundraising and Accounting

Posted 20 days ago

by Ting Ting Eeo
- 2
While focusing on your organization's fiscal year-end planning, it might be a good time to revisit your fundraising strategy. We've put together a list of fundraising and also financial accounting resources and product donations. These will help...
Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Posted 20 days ago

by Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup
Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. Sometimes the best way to get started with a new tool is to have a guide sitting next to you giving directions. That's why TechSoup supports...
How TechSoup Uses Box Donations

Posted 22 days ago

by glennhirsch
Like any nonprofit, we like to take advantage of the product donations that are on offer for charities, churches, foundations, and libraries. This is our story on how we use Box, the online file-sharing, content management, and collaboration service....
Top TechSoup Product Donations for IT Infrastructure

Posted 24 days ago

by Ting Ting Eeo
- 1
We thought you'd like to see what the top TechSoup infrastructure product donations have been this year. Check out what our techies and accidental techies like! The New Linksys Discount Program We are proud to welcome Linksys, a new donor partner...
5 Steps to Remove Blockers When You Really Need an IT Upgrade at Your Nonprofit

Posted 27 days ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
It's an old story and it happens in every office. The folks working directly with IT know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the organization needs a new application or piece of hardware or something critical to operations. The answer is always, "Sorry...
5 Tips to Host a Successful Fundraising Event

Posted 29 days ago

by Helen Cartwright
Are you trying to raise funds for a worthy cause? Maybe you're a teacher, and you want to help your class go on a big trip. Maybe you're trying to raise money for a charity or event that is important to you. Whatever the case may be, the best...
Hidden Gems for Nonprofits in the TechSoup Catalog

Posted 1 month ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
(Please visit the site to view this video) We've had a fair number of new product donations in the TechSoup catalog recently. We thought you might like to see what's new and also some product donations that are great, but not getting enough...
How to Ask for New Technology for Your Nonprofit

Posted 1 month ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
- 3
The median nonprofit technology budget is around 2 percent of our total operating budgets across all organization sizes these days. So it's no wonder that it's hard to ask your boss for the new technology your organization needs. There may...
What You Can Do About Ransomware

Posted 1 month ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
- 5
Late last week, there was a huge ransomware attack called WannaCry that affected over 200,000 Windows PCs in 150 countries and is still going. The attack has hit businesses, universities, and hospitals so far. Nonprofit, church, library, and foundation...
Introducing the TechSoup Ambassador Program

Posted 1 month ago

by TechSoup Announcements
- 1
For years, TechSoup supporters have said to us, "I love TechSoup; what can I do to help?" We present you the TechSoup Ambassador Program , TechSoup's very own volunteer program and community. This program provides the tools for TechSoup...
Building Your Grantseeking Program: Setting Measurable Objectives

Posted 1 month ago

by Cynthia M. Adams, GrantStation
Whether you manage a nonprofit organization, an educational institution, or a government agency, there is one truth that is self-evident. It's that establishing realistic objectives for your grants program is always a bit of a guessing game. Clearly...
7 Best Practices to Engage and Retain Donors for Nonprofits

Posted 1 month ago

by Michael Stein
Last month I wrote about the challenge of donor fatigue and donor retention, which gets to the heart of how nonprofits are building relationships with their financial supporters. Many express "fatigue" from the over-messaging or clumsy communications...
Nonprofit Tech Resources: TechSoup Is Your One-Stop Shop

Posted 1 month ago

by Jim Lynch, Twitter: @originaljynch
TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Find out about our trove of how-to articles, weekly webinars, discussion forums, Netsquared...
Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

Posted 1 month ago

by TechSoup Impact
Over 1.8 million college-educated immigrants in the U.S. are unemployed or considerably underemployed despite having worked as engineers, doctors, scientists, accountants, and nonprofit professionals in their home countries. They often fill jobs including...
NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Posted 1 month ago

by Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup
- 2
National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year...
Are There Any Grants for Nonprofits?

Posted 1 month ago

by Ellen Mowrer, GrantStation
Talk to anyone associated with a nonprofit organization, and they will tell you that there isn't enough grant money. Yet according to The Philanthropy Outlook by Marts & Lundy, giving by foundations is predicted to increase by 5.9 percent in 2017...
Common Pitfalls of Using Managed IT Services

Posted 1 month ago

by Tony Caufield
- 2
Utilizing managed IT services (also called IT outsourcing) can be great for a small to medium-size business, but it does come with some risks. It's important to understand some common pitfalls when using managed IT service providers (MSPs). Then you...

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