CauseVox

JANUARY 21, 2022

Farra has led dozens of organizations through major brand overhauls, fundraising campaigns, and much more since joining Big Duck in 2007. She’ll also share ideas for getting your donors AND other members of your community to feel connected to your work. To reduce the year-end stress, it starts with a year-round engagement plan.

Fundraising

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content, such as text, images, or other media by learning from and combining pieces of existing data. Through machine learning, it uses pattern recognition to interpret user prompts and generate content matching these prompts. Is it grammatically correct? Is it accurate?

AI

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The BiGTech donation program was launched in September 2007 as part of the TechSoup Global Network and aims to equip NGOs and charities in India with the latest in information technology. Nonprofits, government agencies, schools, and corporations organize events bringing awareness to fundraising and volunteering.

IT

GrantNews

MARCH 26, 2024

It all began in 2007 with a lights out event in Sydney, Australia. Over the recent weekend, folks all over the globe celebrated Earth Hour. Who the what, you ask? Earth Hour: it’s a global effort. It’s dedicated to bringing awareness regarding climate change and environmental issues. Is it a Yearly Thing? The short answer is no.

IT

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. See for yourself how affordable and easy it is to use: - Take a tour! 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Jobs was as usual quite prescient. bring your own device) movement has been a staple topic in the IT press, and it is commonplace for us to use our own mobile phones and tablets for work related activities. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs.

IT

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

As a consultant to nonprofits, my blood just boils when I am asked by executive directors or board members, “So, we are thinking about hiring a development officer, how long it will take before this person is raising more money than the salary we pay them?” I recently asked a group of fundraising professionals about their biggest challenge.

Publishing

Grants Plus

JANUARY 19, 2024

Since our founding in 2007, Grants Plus has helped hundreds of nonprofits to secure over $150 million in government grant funding. The process often involves navigating through a multitude of regulations, lengthy applications, and rigorous reporting requirements. Says Jana, “I can't thank Grants Plus enough for all your help over the years.

Government

Selfish Giving

MAY 2, 2011

Since 2007 this point-of-sale campaign has raised a whopping $8.4 I had these seven cause marketing promotions saved in my “favorites.&# They offer something for everyone. Pay attention! Toys “R&# Us Speaks Up for Autism. million for Autism Speaks. Have you heard of the Urban Arts Partnership? Neither have I.

Donation

Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

In 2007, Qgiv was founded by a couple of friends looking for a way to make it easy for nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to accept online donations and payments. We’ll even introduce you to a couple different fundraising CRMs and the Qgiv fundraising platform so you know where to look for your fundraising software needs.

CRM

Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2012

Ben co-founded Games for Change and served as a co-director until 2007. Here at TechSoup, we believe game-based technologies can serve as powerful tools for advancing social action, civic engagement, and health for youth. Barry stopped by the Nonprofit Commons last month to discuss all the cool things he has been up to recently.

Digital Media

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Through TechSoup Japan, KnK received a donation of 15 Microsoft Office 2007 licenses and Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium. " "We are using Office 2007 for our daily office work. I especially like Outlook 2007. It has just 20 UK-based staff. Its unique way of working is project management heavy. It also uses both.

Donation

Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2012

Plus, our refurbished computers now come with Microsoft Office 2007 Basic (RCI computers previously featured Office 2003). Note that PowerPoint is not included as part of the Office 2007 Basic package, but is available as a separate donation through our Microsoft Software Donation Program. Condition B. Mid Tier (3.0 High Tier (1.8-2.13

Donation

Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

And then the program really got going with a major grant in 2007 from California Emerging Technology Fund. All of our RCI-refurbished PCs come with either a Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, and all come with Office 2007. In taking stock of things this Earth week we thought we’d take a look at how far we’ve come.

Electronics

GrantNews

JULY 25, 2024

How to Better Understand Gifted Children The first major public effort to better identify and understand the issues involved with parenting Gifted Children was spearheaded in 2007 by the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC). Parenting Gifted Children. Also included in this list are both national and international grant listings.

Education

Tech Soup

JUNE 11, 2009

This was a two percent drop in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation) compared to 2007's $314.07 percent compared with 2007 estimates (-6.3 Taking inflation into account, U.S. giving was down 5.7 percent, the largest drop since the group began tracking donations in 1956. percent adjusted for inflation). Photo: Peter Gerdes.

Donation

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

This is an update of a TechSoup article we posted online in September 2009. During those two years, not only has the used computer market been in question, but also there has been major buzz in the IT press about whether or not we're entering a “post PC” era. How Does This Impact the Used Computer Market?

Transportation

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Pangea Foundation developed the tool in response to the October 2007 wildfires that destroyed land and homes in and around San Diego. We've updated and expanded our downloadable book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery , and hosted two webinars on disaster planning.

Readiness

Blackbaud

JUNE 26, 2024

Since 2007, the national birth rate has declined by 23%. ” When I asked this pre-COVID, I likely would have heard something like, “Peter, people have been saying this model has been challenged for at least 20 years, but yet we’re still here.” That’s no longer the case in 2024. Younger candidates have different priorities.

Burnout

Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

One of the things we'll be covering is the SmartArt feature , which Microsoft introduced with Office 2007 and improved in Office 2010. I'll be speaking in a webinar, Creating Better Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint , on May 24 at 11 a.m. Pacific time. It's free, but be sure to sign up ahead of time.

Template

Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2011

Back in 2007 TreeHugger did a piece entitled Plethora of Options for Green Web Hosting. Places like ThinkHost , GreenGeeks , Sustainable Websites , and Green Web Host all claim to be number one green hosts. I'd say since then the situation has gotten even more confusing.

Media

Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2009

million in 2007). The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's 2008 assessment of corporate gving (PDF) reports that corporate giving was down nearly 8% overall ($30.78 million compared to $33.19

Finance

Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2009

Things haven't improved much since Care2 published their 2007 analysis, The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes. The recent analysis of giving through Facebook Causes by The Washington Post was not encouraging. 29 percent said they had raised $500 or less there during the previous year, and only 1.2 percent said they had raised over $10,000.

Publishing

Selfish Giving

APRIL 6, 2010

Check out these two posts I wrote in 2007 and 2008. And New Balance didn’t break any rules. Even Boston Athletic Association chief Guy Morse concedes: “That’s on the fine line. It is still a free country at some level. It is taking advantage of an event they’re not associated with,’’ Morse said. I’m not happy about it.

Training

Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2009

A 2007 NTEN post provided suggestions and resources for creating strong passwords and establishing a password policy. The recent theft of confidential documents from Twitter's Google Docs account points out the dangers of insecure passwords. NTEN's blog discusses the details of the break-in and lessons we should learn from it.

Publishing

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Office Professional Plus 2007 (Includes Software Assurance). As many of you might've read in previous posts, we've been pretty busy here in the customer service department for the past few weeks, so it has been a while since my last post. Some Examples: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.2 with 5-User License). read more.

Software

Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Yelp joined us back at our September 2007 MeetUp , and since then, Yelp has continued to grow and expand internationally. For our April MeetUp, we're pleased to have Nish Nadaraja and Michelle Broderick from Yelp sharing their experience growing and managing community, both online and with many in-person events. read more.

Retainer

Grant Consulting Services

APRIL 25, 2024

The Importance of Strategy A good strategy provides a clear roadmap, consisting of a set of guiding principles or rules, that defines the actions people in the business should take (and not take) and the things they should prioritize (and not prioritize) to achieve desired goals (Watkins, 2007). We call this step Grant Optimization.

Grants

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The wreath company provided the WAA Board of Directors with a certified letter from its financial audit, explaining that since 2007, Worcester has grown to meet the demands of WAA but has operated at an overall loss. Then, in 2015, the Wall Street Journal published an article that unnerved me. This didn't seem right.

Contract

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Countdown to Halloween Town: Mobile Madness (2007 Program). This pinup is our fifth and has been a close companion of the Halloween Town event since it began in 2005. Single handedly the pinup has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for my nonprofit! Secrets of a Mobile Master (2006 Program). We do them throughout the year.

Retail

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2012

In 2007, a member of our staff had the opportunity to lead a session on fundraising at a major conference. Allison Schwalm is Marketing Engagement Manager at Network for Good and a new guest blogger on the TechSoup.org blog. We're Network for Good and it's a pleasure to meet you! In 2001, tech giants AOL, Cisco, and Yahoo!

Conference

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In September 2007 M:Metrics, a mobile advertising analysis firm, observed, "[W]hile the volume of SMS ads is lowest in the United States, with only 17.2 Sarah granted me permission to share her findings with the world. The information below was current as of December 15, 2008. " read more.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Citizenship licensing offers $6 Windows 7 and Office Basic 2007 for computers that go to schools, nonprofits and charities, libraries, and low-income families anywhere in the world (although Office can’t go to schools). Anyone refurbishing PCs should know about the Microsoft Registered Refurbisher Program (RRP).

Donation

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2024

Author Bio: Ashley Dooley received her MBA from Trinity College, Dublin in 2007 and earned her GPC in 2022. While there are many challenges in reporting demographic data, understanding and communicating the differences in race, ethnicity, and nationality is the first step. Census Bureau, report data uniformly and consistently.

Demographics

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The Elements Gallery, which was introduced in Office for Mac 2008, had tremendous untapped potential, especially for users who have experienced significantly improved productivity gains after using the ribbon interface from Office 2007 for Windows. Why is MacBU adopting Ribbon now, after defending its absence in 2008 ? read more.

Software

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

They initially created it in response to the October 2007 wildfires that destroyed land and homes in and around San Diego. They initially created it in response to the October 2007 wildfires that destroyed land and homes in and around San Diego. This is, in part, because September is National Preparedness Month.

Training

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2009

2007 - America's Second Harvest (now Feeding America): Implemented the Choice System (CS), a web-based tool, which allows members to bid on specific product donations they wish to acquire and distribute to their community agencies. The winner will receive $7,500 and two runner-ups will be awarded $1,250 from Accenture. read more.

Award