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Results Of The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving

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For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 percent in 2012.

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What is Microsoft Lync?

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Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at.

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A New Habitat: Transforming Communities with Remote Work Tools

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Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has built 993 homes for families since 1984, and has doubled in size twice since Bob Lynn joined the team in 2008. He found it in hardware from the Cisco donation program , the Microsoft donation program , and Microsoft Office 365 Nonprofit. Before: Busy for the Wrong Reasons.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2013 Survey on Corporate Giving and Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft on How To Get Corporate Grants

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For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 percent in 2012.

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Meet the 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges

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Let's meet the folks who will decide which one-minute videos and five-photo slide shows take home these excellent award donations from our generous partners. conference on storytelling in the digital age. So who are these hard-working digital storytelling junkies? As the Dean of Story. entrepreneurs how to tell a bigger story.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

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Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Our Much Improved Tech Support In TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative

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They're urging everyone to donate their discarded laptops to InterConnection as part of this work. It became a commercial company in 2008. This conference is still going strong and is organized by PCRR. PC Rebuilders and Recyclers (PCRR) is, as I mentioned above, our newest RCI refurbishment partner.