I'll start off with an introduction ' I'm not new to TechSoup, but I'm new to the TechSoup Blog. I've been working as a web content developer for TechSoup for a little over a year, writing content for our catalog of products each time we get new donor partners or new donations from existing ones.

Seeing all the donation requests we get from organizations has reminded me that there's a huge number of nonprofit organizations out there doing great things. And I'm really excited that so many organizations are getting the technology they need from TechSoup. However, I think it's very unlikely that most of these organizations are getting the recognition they deserve.

To that end, I'll be writing a series of blog posts highlighting organizations that have received donations from TechSoup to aid in achieving their missions. I want each post to be a small story about the organization and how they've succeeded in bettering their communities.

In my work for TechSoup, I'm guilty of being a bit heads-down and not taking note of what other nonprofits are doing, since my position doesn't require direct interaction with our member orgs. I love hearing about what organizations are doing, and starting a project like this (perhaps selfishly) allows me to do that. But I think that other organizations, potential donation partners, and pretty much anyone can learn something from nonprofits' stories and successes.

We've received a lot of content over the years from groups telling exactly these kinds of stories, and I'll probably be sorting through these for some time. I also want to reach out to new organizations that have stories to tell.

Interested nonprofits or libraries can send me an email through my TechSoup Community profile. It doesn't need to be lengthy, but at least include contact information and answer these two questions:

1. What does your organization do?
2. How have technology donations from TechSoup helped your organization achieve a specific goal or benefited your community?

Regardless of whether your organization is featured on here or not, I'm extremely grateful to all the nonprofits, libraries, and other charitable organizations everywhere doing meaningful work. Thank you ' your actions mean everything.

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