Do you break into a tech sweat when you think about tech planning for your organization? Learn the first steps in assessing your organization’s technology needs so you can get started on your overall tactical technology plan. Join Idealware’s Karen Graham in this 60 minute technology audit overview that will provide you with the foundation for evaluating your offices to spot, identify, and document what hardware your organization uses. The webinar provides useful tips on next steps to complete a full assessment of your IT infrastructure.
Webinar - Should You Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud? - 2017-02-23TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries!
If you're developing or designing websites, laying out graphics and print collateral, or editing images or videos, or you may have hit the proverbial wall in how much you can accomplish with consumer-grade tools.
Perhaps you've used individual applications like Adobe's Acrobat or Photoshop in the past and want access to the full platform of applications. Maybe you're using an older installed version of Adobe's Creative Suite and you're wondering whether it's time to upgrade.
This free, hour-long webinar with TechSoup's novice-turned-pro-designer Wes Holing will:
Walk through the different applications included in Adobe's Creative Cloud and cover the best uses for each of the main apps.
Highlight some key features that make them stand out from the crowd of free-but-limited tools.
Help you determine whether you can accomplish what you need with what you're already using or if jumping into the cloud will help you better meet your organization's mission.
Point you to free courses to learn how to design better and learn the basics of some Adobe CC applications.
This webinar is best suited to nonprofit, library, and house of worship staff in the United States who have some basic experience with design, layout, or video tools and want to learn more.
Webinar-Building a Strong Brand For Your Organization -2017-03-07TechSoup
Do the words design and brand guidelines make your toes curl and teeth grind? Does design lingo make you think you need to hire a professional designer or go to design school? This free, 60-minute webinar will introduce you to the basic elements of design brand guidelines.
Join Gopika Prabhu from Elefint, a design studio that works with social impact organizations, to learn about the importance and value of branding your organization and identify core elements of your brand guidelines to help your nonprofit or library create a strong brand. Gopika also developed and designed TechSoup's free Design for Nondesigners 101 course.
Microsoft Program Offering Webinar January 2022TechSoup
Learn about the Microsoft products, solutions, and services available to nonprofits and some services and courses that can help you get the most out of your solutions.
TechSoup Tour: How to Access Donations, Discounts, and ServicesTechSoup
Want to better understand how TechSoup can help your nonprofit organization?
Join us for our webinar on how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security and more.
We'll also show you how to access our many learning resources, tech services, courses and community offerings designed to help you optimize technology for your organization.
There will be plenty of time for Q&A so be sure to bring your questions!
How to Make New Nonprofit Videos from Old Content Using Adobe RushTechSoup
Join Adobe product managers Sirr Less and Jessica Nunez for a quick, instructional webinar showing nonprofit attendees how to bring new life to their organization's content using the Adobe Rush app. Through very simple video editing, learn how to repurpose existing video footage, photos, and audio from your phone and computer to create new media to deliver impactful video communication to your supporters and donors.
Webinar: 5 Clear Steps to Get Your Nonprofit Cloud Ready - 2018-5-31TechSoup
Learn what it means to be in the cloud and discover ways to get your nonprofit cloud-ready. Nonprofits will also learn strategies and examples of how nonprofits and libraries can make the migration.
Microsoft program offerings webinar 2021.11.09TechSoup
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions. Finally, we will also review the recent Microsoft program changes and answer questions you may have.
Webinar - Nonprofit Technology Basics: PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance - ...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Are you a staff person at a nonprofit, library, foundation, or church where you don't have dedicated IT staff to help you solve your day-to-day computer woes? Even if you officially wear a different hat but you're the first line of defense for IT problems with the PCs at your organization, watch this webinar where we cover the basics of troubleshooting problems with your computers and provide you with some tips on preventing and solving issues before calling in outside (expensive) help!
Join TechSoup and InterConnection.org for some practical troubleshooting basics geared toward non-technical staff to help you get computers up and running again - and at least communicate better about the problems with contract or hourly IT support when needed.
In this free hour-long session, we:
-- Give you a checklist of steps to try before calling for IT help
-- Provide some basics to help you assess your computers
Webinar - Should You Upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud? - 2017-02-23TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries!
If you're developing or designing websites, laying out graphics and print collateral, or editing images or videos, or you may have hit the proverbial wall in how much you can accomplish with consumer-grade tools.
Perhaps you've used individual applications like Adobe's Acrobat or Photoshop in the past and want access to the full platform of applications. Maybe you're using an older installed version of Adobe's Creative Suite and you're wondering whether it's time to upgrade.
This free, hour-long webinar with TechSoup's novice-turned-pro-designer Wes Holing will:
Walk through the different applications included in Adobe's Creative Cloud and cover the best uses for each of the main apps.
Highlight some key features that make them stand out from the crowd of free-but-limited tools.
Help you determine whether you can accomplish what you need with what you're already using or if jumping into the cloud will help you better meet your organization's mission.
Point you to free courses to learn how to design better and learn the basics of some Adobe CC applications.
This webinar is best suited to nonprofit, library, and house of worship staff in the United States who have some basic experience with design, layout, or video tools and want to learn more.
Webinar-Building a Strong Brand For Your Organization -2017-03-07TechSoup
Do the words design and brand guidelines make your toes curl and teeth grind? Does design lingo make you think you need to hire a professional designer or go to design school? This free, 60-minute webinar will introduce you to the basic elements of design brand guidelines.
Join Gopika Prabhu from Elefint, a design studio that works with social impact organizations, to learn about the importance and value of branding your organization and identify core elements of your brand guidelines to help your nonprofit or library create a strong brand. Gopika also developed and designed TechSoup's free Design for Nondesigners 101 course.
Microsoft Program Offering Webinar January 2022TechSoup
Learn about the Microsoft products, solutions, and services available to nonprofits and some services and courses that can help you get the most out of your solutions.
TechSoup Tour: How to Access Donations, Discounts, and ServicesTechSoup
Want to better understand how TechSoup can help your nonprofit organization?
Join us for our webinar on how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security and more.
We'll also show you how to access our many learning resources, tech services, courses and community offerings designed to help you optimize technology for your organization.
There will be plenty of time for Q&A so be sure to bring your questions!
How to Make New Nonprofit Videos from Old Content Using Adobe RushTechSoup
Join Adobe product managers Sirr Less and Jessica Nunez for a quick, instructional webinar showing nonprofit attendees how to bring new life to their organization's content using the Adobe Rush app. Through very simple video editing, learn how to repurpose existing video footage, photos, and audio from your phone and computer to create new media to deliver impactful video communication to your supporters and donors.
Webinar: 5 Clear Steps to Get Your Nonprofit Cloud Ready - 2018-5-31TechSoup
Learn what it means to be in the cloud and discover ways to get your nonprofit cloud-ready. Nonprofits will also learn strategies and examples of how nonprofits and libraries can make the migration.
Microsoft program offerings webinar 2021.11.09TechSoup
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions. Finally, we will also review the recent Microsoft program changes and answer questions you may have.
Webinar - Nonprofit Technology Basics: PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance - ...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Are you a staff person at a nonprofit, library, foundation, or church where you don't have dedicated IT staff to help you solve your day-to-day computer woes? Even if you officially wear a different hat but you're the first line of defense for IT problems with the PCs at your organization, watch this webinar where we cover the basics of troubleshooting problems with your computers and provide you with some tips on preventing and solving issues before calling in outside (expensive) help!
Join TechSoup and InterConnection.org for some practical troubleshooting basics geared toward non-technical staff to help you get computers up and running again - and at least communicate better about the problems with contract or hourly IT support when needed.
In this free hour-long session, we:
-- Give you a checklist of steps to try before calling for IT help
-- Provide some basics to help you assess your computers
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions.
Making Sense of Security Features Within Microsoft Cloud Licenses TechSoup
This session will touch on items such as security within 365, a brief overview of features by license type, and security defaults and configurations. It will conclude with basic setup and consideration
The 2019 State of Grantseeking: Benchmarks and TrendsTechSoup
The State of Grantseeking™ Reports spotlight recent developments in funding so your organization can be more strategic in its grantseeking.
Which grantmakers are more likely to fund my organization?
How much time and staff should I devote to grantseeking?
What is a reasonable level of funding to expect for my organization?
Does my budget or mission focus affect my organization’s ability to be awarded grants?
How can I use recent trends in grantseeking to my organization’s advantage?
This webinar will reflect just-published information on grants, grantseeking, and trends. It will assist you in planning for 2019 – 2020 and in managing the expectations of your stakeholders — board members, donors, and the community at large. It will serve as a valuable tool for organizations to review their grantseeking efforts, report on performance, and plan for the future.
Median award sizes by organizational budget and mission will be included — benchmarks you can really use to establish your own grantseeking goals.
Join Ellen C. Mowrer, president and COO of GrantStation, and Kevin Peters, its senior research specialist and technical associate, for this fast-paced, data-rich webinar that also covers trends and free resources. We hope to see you there!
Upgrade Your Nonprofit’s Technology in 2021TechSoup
With the landscape of technology constantly changing, it’s important to get back to the basics and refresh your knowledge of hardware setup.
This session will break down what a basic, yet efficient technology setup looks like so your nonprofit organization can run its best while maintaining a low overhead. We’ll discuss how to select the best hardware for your nonprofit and access discounted rates from TechSoup.
What Open Source Is and How Your Nonprofit Can BenefitTechSoup
Open source software allows anyone to freely read, study, modify and redistribute a software’s source code with little restriction other than that free access is maintained. For a nonprofit, open source represents a fantastic opportunity to tap into some of the best technology out there, to engage with entirely new allies, and to reduce long-term technology costs for an organization.
Join the Case Foundation’s VP of Interactive Strategies, John Jones, for a webinar where he will cover the following topics:
- Discuss what open source is
- How some nonprofits have been able to employ it to advance their work
- How you may apply those lessons to your own organization
- In addition, John will share some of the open source work the Case Foundation has been leading, which will include a demo of an open source project the Case Foundation has released.
Webinar- Computer and Tech Hardware for Nonprofits and Libraries 2017-04-13TechSoup
From computers, to tablets, mobile phones, and routers, your nonprofit needs functional technology to work effectively and achieve your mission.
Join TechSoup's Gayle Samuelson Carpentier and some of our donor and discount partners to learn about the many donated and discounted options available to eligible nonprofits, public libraries, and religious organizations through TechSoup. We discuss the range of new and refurbished desktop, laptop, and tablet computers; as well as mobile phones, projectors and other A/V equipment, and networking gear.
Get the Tech Training Your Nonprofit Has Been Asking for (and That You'll Act...TechSoup
A recent survey conducted by Microsoft found that more than 60 percent of nonprofit respondents desired more IT training. The Digital Skills Center was launched to help bridge that gap. Courses in the Digital Skills Center range from introductory courses in Excel to advanced courses in Power BI.
The courses are packed with use cases from organizations just like yours and cover popular applications like Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI, and PowerApps. The courses focus on "microlearning," in which learning objectives are delivered in bite-size portions that are instructionally more effective. The format also allows courses to double as on-the-job support materials.
This webinar will provide a crash course in all of the nonprofit-specific training courses that have been developed by TechSoup and Microsoft to help you get the most out of the tools you already have.
Webinar - Windows Server 2016 for Nonprofits and Libraries - 2017-01-10TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org to access donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Learn about the features and functionality of Microsoft's Windows Server. You get a peek "under the hood" to see some of the newest features from Microsoft's principal program manager for the Windows Server program, Jeff Woolsey.
Getting Ready for an Audit: Everything You Need to KnowTechSoup
Does the prospect of going through a financial statement audit scare the heck out of you? Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly what auditors will be asking and expecting from you — BEFORE they arrive — and be ready with everything they need? Wouldn't it be cool if you could easily give them everything right from within your QuickBooks file?
We are very excited to have Gregg Bossen, a CPA specializing in auditing nonprofits and president of QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits, present this one-of-a-kind and highly requested webinar! Gregg's firm audits over 30 nonprofits a year!
In this must-see session, we will cover:
- A complete list of what your auditor will need — beyond the list they initially give you
- How to generate audit items quickly and easily right from QuickBooks
- How to attach copies of grant agreements and bills from vendors right into QuickBooks
- Understanding what an auditor typically asks and what answers we are looking for
- Best practices for internal controls
- Any questions you've always wanted to ask your auditor but were afraid to for fear of creating a problem
Webinar - How to Select the Right Computer Hardware for YOUR Organization - 2...TechSoup
Michael McKean, sales manager of CDI Computers, helps take the guesswork out of hardware shopping. He'll explain how to decide between desktops, PCs, and tablets and help you determine whether refurbished hardware is right for you.
Webinar: Getting Technology Donations through TechSoup - 2016-01-07TechSoup
Perhaps you've joined TechSoup as an individual member, and maybe your organization is already registered, but if you haven't taken the plunge to get qualified or request technology donations yet, then this is the webinar for you! This webinar reviews the processes for requesting product donations, registering individuals as TechSoup members, and our many product donation programs.
TechSoup Connect Texas: Creating a Tech Stack Built Around QBOTechSoup
TechSoup Connect Texas Chapter's November 1, 2021 event.
https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-texas-chapter-presents-creating-a-tech-stack-built-around-qbo/
Join us for an insightful discussion and helpful suggestions about building a tech stack around QuickBooks with Tristan Pierce of Advisors for Change. As noted on Tristan's website, his work, "develops individuals, teams, and organizations to strengthen their financial engagement and understanding to produce more transparent, accurate, timely, and useful information for management and external reporting purposes."
#NPTechClubATX is managed by a group of committed Central Texas volunteers, free of charge as a public service. We invite people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Meetings are free and open to all. We deeply appreciate our 2021 partners, TechSoup Connect (formerly NetSquared); NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network; and Capital Factory
TechSoup Microsoft Offering for Libraries 2021.12.09TechSoup
The upcoming Microsoft program changes will have a unique impact on libraries. In this webinar, we'll update you on these changes and what you can expect going forward. We'll also discuss the various Microsoft-related products, services, and courses that are available to you.
Webinar - Compliance with the Microsoft Cloud- 2017-04-19TechSoup
Everyone throws around the word compliance but how do you actually achieve that? In this free, 60-minute webinar Sam Chenkin from Tech Impact discusses achievable goals for the nonprofit community to keep their data safe with the Microsoft Cloud. We explore account security like two-factor authentication, data security like encryption, and how to make sure only compliant devices can access your data.
Webinar - Should You Contract Out Your Nonprofit's Tech? IT Assist and Manage...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries.
If your nonprofit or library has a small (or non-existant) paid staff and managing your technology is a burden, have you been considering managed IT services or contracting out maintenance? Maybe you already do have some managed IT services, but want to understand whether you're getting the most from the relationship out of your limited resources.
Hear TechSoup's Cameron Jones and Tech Impact's Linda Widdop talk about what managed IT services are; when your nonprofit, church, or public library may want to engage in them; and how to best evaluate offers that are out there, including TechSoup's IT Assist program.
They'll cover:
Defining what "managed IT services" means
-- How different offers may be structured, so you know what to look for and what questions to ask when evaluating a contract or managed services offer
-- Ways to bring your IT costs down - including migrating servers to the cloud, VoIP solutions, and more
-- An introduction to IT Assist, TechSoup's low-cost managed IT program for nonprofits and libraries
Webinar - Navigating Payment Processing for Nonprofits - 2015-07-23TechSoup
Payment gateways, merchant accounts, credit card terminals, oh my! Overwhelmed by the credit card payment options out there and unsure of how to select the right one for your organization's needs? You've come to the right webinar!
TechSoup and Dharma Merchant Services present a jargon-free walk-through of what all those things mean and some tips on selecting the right services for your organization.
From in-person payment terminals and mobile-friendly card swipers to online merchant accounts and payment gateways, we clear the murky waters of accepting credit cards for donations, event registrations, membership dues, and purchases of branded gear at your events.
Webinar: What Microsoft's Cloud Services Can Do For Your Nonprofit-2016-10-27 TechSoup
Get to know Microsoft's full suite of donated and discounted cloud solutions for nonprofits, including Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and more. Tech Impact's Linda Widdop discusses the benefits of cloud adoption for nonprofits. This 60-minute webinar will help you understand the different options, features of cloud solutions.
TechSoup Microsoft Program Offerings December 20201TechSoup
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions.
Webinar - How to Successfully Promote Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign - 20...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
After seeing thousands of campaigns, our presenters from CauseVox know that promoting your fundraiser the right way can help to ensure a successful campaign. This is especially the case as the year comes to an end and your fundraising efforts ramp up.
During this free webinar, we will share what we've learned over the years as the most effective ways to promote your year-end fundraising campaigns. Following, we'll have a live Q&A session to answer your questions and help you uncover the best promotion tatics for your campaign.
Here's what you'll learn:
-- The best ways to segment your supporters during year-end
-- Why you need a multi-channel approach to drive success
-- Best practices to leveraging email, social media, advertising, and more to promote your campaign
Webinar - Protecting Patron Privacy in Public Libraries - 2017-03-16TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries!
What is your library doing to provide a secure digital environment for library patrons? How is your library protecting the privacy of patrons in this digital world? Patron privacy is of critical importance to libraries, and should be a foundational principle guiding library policy and practice. It is included in the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics and the Library Bill of Rights. As technology changes rapidly, libraries and librarians are working hard to keep up with digital security issues to better protect the privacy of their users. But this is not an easy task.
Watch this free webinar to learn about patron privacy issues in public libraries. This webinar explores two key areas of patron privacy: public access technology and the collection of patron data. Our guests share practical tips and advice on how to better protect patron privacy. We also share recommended resources for continued learning on this topic.
-- Bill Budington, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), talks about digital security issues that impact patron privacy in public libraries, and shares tools and information from EFF that can be useful for libraries.
-- Chuck McAndrew, IT Librarian at the Lebanon Public Libraries (NH), shares actions he has taken at this small library to better protect patron privacy and to teach library users (how to better protect their own privacy).
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions.
Making Sense of Security Features Within Microsoft Cloud Licenses TechSoup
This session will touch on items such as security within 365, a brief overview of features by license type, and security defaults and configurations. It will conclude with basic setup and consideration
The 2019 State of Grantseeking: Benchmarks and TrendsTechSoup
The State of Grantseeking™ Reports spotlight recent developments in funding so your organization can be more strategic in its grantseeking.
Which grantmakers are more likely to fund my organization?
How much time and staff should I devote to grantseeking?
What is a reasonable level of funding to expect for my organization?
Does my budget or mission focus affect my organization’s ability to be awarded grants?
How can I use recent trends in grantseeking to my organization’s advantage?
This webinar will reflect just-published information on grants, grantseeking, and trends. It will assist you in planning for 2019 – 2020 and in managing the expectations of your stakeholders — board members, donors, and the community at large. It will serve as a valuable tool for organizations to review their grantseeking efforts, report on performance, and plan for the future.
Median award sizes by organizational budget and mission will be included — benchmarks you can really use to establish your own grantseeking goals.
Join Ellen C. Mowrer, president and COO of GrantStation, and Kevin Peters, its senior research specialist and technical associate, for this fast-paced, data-rich webinar that also covers trends and free resources. We hope to see you there!
Upgrade Your Nonprofit’s Technology in 2021TechSoup
With the landscape of technology constantly changing, it’s important to get back to the basics and refresh your knowledge of hardware setup.
This session will break down what a basic, yet efficient technology setup looks like so your nonprofit organization can run its best while maintaining a low overhead. We’ll discuss how to select the best hardware for your nonprofit and access discounted rates from TechSoup.
What Open Source Is and How Your Nonprofit Can BenefitTechSoup
Open source software allows anyone to freely read, study, modify and redistribute a software’s source code with little restriction other than that free access is maintained. For a nonprofit, open source represents a fantastic opportunity to tap into some of the best technology out there, to engage with entirely new allies, and to reduce long-term technology costs for an organization.
Join the Case Foundation’s VP of Interactive Strategies, John Jones, for a webinar where he will cover the following topics:
- Discuss what open source is
- How some nonprofits have been able to employ it to advance their work
- How you may apply those lessons to your own organization
- In addition, John will share some of the open source work the Case Foundation has been leading, which will include a demo of an open source project the Case Foundation has released.
Webinar- Computer and Tech Hardware for Nonprofits and Libraries 2017-04-13TechSoup
From computers, to tablets, mobile phones, and routers, your nonprofit needs functional technology to work effectively and achieve your mission.
Join TechSoup's Gayle Samuelson Carpentier and some of our donor and discount partners to learn about the many donated and discounted options available to eligible nonprofits, public libraries, and religious organizations through TechSoup. We discuss the range of new and refurbished desktop, laptop, and tablet computers; as well as mobile phones, projectors and other A/V equipment, and networking gear.
Get the Tech Training Your Nonprofit Has Been Asking for (and That You'll Act...TechSoup
A recent survey conducted by Microsoft found that more than 60 percent of nonprofit respondents desired more IT training. The Digital Skills Center was launched to help bridge that gap. Courses in the Digital Skills Center range from introductory courses in Excel to advanced courses in Power BI.
The courses are packed with use cases from organizations just like yours and cover popular applications like Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI, and PowerApps. The courses focus on "microlearning," in which learning objectives are delivered in bite-size portions that are instructionally more effective. The format also allows courses to double as on-the-job support materials.
This webinar will provide a crash course in all of the nonprofit-specific training courses that have been developed by TechSoup and Microsoft to help you get the most out of the tools you already have.
Webinar - Windows Server 2016 for Nonprofits and Libraries - 2017-01-10TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org to access donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Learn about the features and functionality of Microsoft's Windows Server. You get a peek "under the hood" to see some of the newest features from Microsoft's principal program manager for the Windows Server program, Jeff Woolsey.
Getting Ready for an Audit: Everything You Need to KnowTechSoup
Does the prospect of going through a financial statement audit scare the heck out of you? Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly what auditors will be asking and expecting from you — BEFORE they arrive — and be ready with everything they need? Wouldn't it be cool if you could easily give them everything right from within your QuickBooks file?
We are very excited to have Gregg Bossen, a CPA specializing in auditing nonprofits and president of QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits, present this one-of-a-kind and highly requested webinar! Gregg's firm audits over 30 nonprofits a year!
In this must-see session, we will cover:
- A complete list of what your auditor will need — beyond the list they initially give you
- How to generate audit items quickly and easily right from QuickBooks
- How to attach copies of grant agreements and bills from vendors right into QuickBooks
- Understanding what an auditor typically asks and what answers we are looking for
- Best practices for internal controls
- Any questions you've always wanted to ask your auditor but were afraid to for fear of creating a problem
Webinar - How to Select the Right Computer Hardware for YOUR Organization - 2...TechSoup
Michael McKean, sales manager of CDI Computers, helps take the guesswork out of hardware shopping. He'll explain how to decide between desktops, PCs, and tablets and help you determine whether refurbished hardware is right for you.
Webinar: Getting Technology Donations through TechSoup - 2016-01-07TechSoup
Perhaps you've joined TechSoup as an individual member, and maybe your organization is already registered, but if you haven't taken the plunge to get qualified or request technology donations yet, then this is the webinar for you! This webinar reviews the processes for requesting product donations, registering individuals as TechSoup members, and our many product donation programs.
TechSoup Connect Texas: Creating a Tech Stack Built Around QBOTechSoup
TechSoup Connect Texas Chapter's November 1, 2021 event.
https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-techsoup-connect-texas-chapter-presents-creating-a-tech-stack-built-around-qbo/
Join us for an insightful discussion and helpful suggestions about building a tech stack around QuickBooks with Tristan Pierce of Advisors for Change. As noted on Tristan's website, his work, "develops individuals, teams, and organizations to strengthen their financial engagement and understanding to produce more transparent, accurate, timely, and useful information for management and external reporting purposes."
#NPTechClubATX is managed by a group of committed Central Texas volunteers, free of charge as a public service. We invite people of all backgrounds and skill levels. Meetings are free and open to all. We deeply appreciate our 2021 partners, TechSoup Connect (formerly NetSquared); NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network; and Capital Factory
TechSoup Microsoft Offering for Libraries 2021.12.09TechSoup
The upcoming Microsoft program changes will have a unique impact on libraries. In this webinar, we'll update you on these changes and what you can expect going forward. We'll also discuss the various Microsoft-related products, services, and courses that are available to you.
Webinar - Compliance with the Microsoft Cloud- 2017-04-19TechSoup
Everyone throws around the word compliance but how do you actually achieve that? In this free, 60-minute webinar Sam Chenkin from Tech Impact discusses achievable goals for the nonprofit community to keep their data safe with the Microsoft Cloud. We explore account security like two-factor authentication, data security like encryption, and how to make sure only compliant devices can access your data.
Webinar - Should You Contract Out Your Nonprofit's Tech? IT Assist and Manage...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries.
If your nonprofit or library has a small (or non-existant) paid staff and managing your technology is a burden, have you been considering managed IT services or contracting out maintenance? Maybe you already do have some managed IT services, but want to understand whether you're getting the most from the relationship out of your limited resources.
Hear TechSoup's Cameron Jones and Tech Impact's Linda Widdop talk about what managed IT services are; when your nonprofit, church, or public library may want to engage in them; and how to best evaluate offers that are out there, including TechSoup's IT Assist program.
They'll cover:
Defining what "managed IT services" means
-- How different offers may be structured, so you know what to look for and what questions to ask when evaluating a contract or managed services offer
-- Ways to bring your IT costs down - including migrating servers to the cloud, VoIP solutions, and more
-- An introduction to IT Assist, TechSoup's low-cost managed IT program for nonprofits and libraries
Webinar - Navigating Payment Processing for Nonprofits - 2015-07-23TechSoup
Payment gateways, merchant accounts, credit card terminals, oh my! Overwhelmed by the credit card payment options out there and unsure of how to select the right one for your organization's needs? You've come to the right webinar!
TechSoup and Dharma Merchant Services present a jargon-free walk-through of what all those things mean and some tips on selecting the right services for your organization.
From in-person payment terminals and mobile-friendly card swipers to online merchant accounts and payment gateways, we clear the murky waters of accepting credit cards for donations, event registrations, membership dues, and purchases of branded gear at your events.
Webinar: What Microsoft's Cloud Services Can Do For Your Nonprofit-2016-10-27 TechSoup
Get to know Microsoft's full suite of donated and discounted cloud solutions for nonprofits, including Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and more. Tech Impact's Linda Widdop discusses the benefits of cloud adoption for nonprofits. This 60-minute webinar will help you understand the different options, features of cloud solutions.
TechSoup Microsoft Program Offerings December 20201TechSoup
Learn about what Microsoft products, solutions, and services are available to nonprofits. We will go over details on product options and some of the services and courses to help you get the most out of your solutions.
Webinar - How to Successfully Promote Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign - 20...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
After seeing thousands of campaigns, our presenters from CauseVox know that promoting your fundraiser the right way can help to ensure a successful campaign. This is especially the case as the year comes to an end and your fundraising efforts ramp up.
During this free webinar, we will share what we've learned over the years as the most effective ways to promote your year-end fundraising campaigns. Following, we'll have a live Q&A session to answer your questions and help you uncover the best promotion tatics for your campaign.
Here's what you'll learn:
-- The best ways to segment your supporters during year-end
-- Why you need a multi-channel approach to drive success
-- Best practices to leveraging email, social media, advertising, and more to promote your campaign
Webinar - Protecting Patron Privacy in Public Libraries - 2017-03-16TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries!
What is your library doing to provide a secure digital environment for library patrons? How is your library protecting the privacy of patrons in this digital world? Patron privacy is of critical importance to libraries, and should be a foundational principle guiding library policy and practice. It is included in the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics and the Library Bill of Rights. As technology changes rapidly, libraries and librarians are working hard to keep up with digital security issues to better protect the privacy of their users. But this is not an easy task.
Watch this free webinar to learn about patron privacy issues in public libraries. This webinar explores two key areas of patron privacy: public access technology and the collection of patron data. Our guests share practical tips and advice on how to better protect patron privacy. We also share recommended resources for continued learning on this topic.
-- Bill Budington, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), talks about digital security issues that impact patron privacy in public libraries, and shares tools and information from EFF that can be useful for libraries.
-- Chuck McAndrew, IT Librarian at the Lebanon Public Libraries (NH), shares actions he has taken at this small library to better protect patron privacy and to teach library users (how to better protect their own privacy).
Webinar: Introduction to Technology Planning for Nonprofits-2016-10-26TechSoup
The technology planning process can be overwhelming, especially for those without any technical background. Where do you start? What are your priorities? How do you fund them? Karen Graham, Idealware's Executive Director explains how organizations like you can easily start their technology plans today!
Idealware, in partnership with TechSoup, is offering practical, step-by-step Technology Planning courses in a four-course learning track through TechSoup’s new online training platform. The on-demand learning track includes videos, worksheets, and quizzes and it covers all of the basics: IT infrastructure, data management technology, and communications technology. Explore how your organization can take the first steps to building your technology plan.
Webinar - PS 103 - Adobe Photoshop Tools and Filters for Nonprofits and Libra...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Still fairly new to Adobe Photoshop or wish you had a better handle on the basics? Watch TechSoup's in-house Adobe novice-turned-pro Wes Holing to learn how to use some additional Photoshop filters and tools. He'll help you learn how to edit and improve your images.
He covers:
- Photo retouching ethical considerations
- An orientation of the Photoshop toolbar and navigation
- The Pen Tool and Spot Healing Brush
- The Liquify and Camera Raw Filters
- Smart Filters and Blending Options
- Where to access donated and discounted Adobe!
Webinar: Making the Case for Early STEM Learning- 2016-11-02TechSoup
Explore how to make a stronger case for early STEM experiences. A FrameWorks research into American public thinking revealed that people assume that science, technology, engineering, and math are highly specialized areas of knowledge that aren’t appropriate for young learners. In turn, this limits public support for the policies, funding, and programs that can foster early learning in these vital areas. We'll discuss and explore proven, practical ways for early childhood advocates to talk about why and how early STEM matters.
Tech Impact's Sam Chenkin discusses Microsoft's newest edition of Azure in this 60-minute webinar. Microsoft Azure features an integrated suite of cloud services – analytics, computing, web and mobile apps, networking, storage, and more.
Better yet, Microsoft is offering $5,000 in Azure credits to eligible organizations. Learn what it can do for your organization and how to access Microsoft's Azure donation.
Webinar: Is the Cloud Right for You 2016-10-18TechSoup
Wondering whether cloud-based software is right for your nonprofit? Not even sure what "the cloud" is or if it has a silver lining? Join Tech Impact's Linda Widdop to understand which cloud computing options make sense for your nonprofit. This 60-minute webinar will help you understand and analyze the benefits and features of cloud-based products.
Webinar-Libraries Supporting Social Good: Tools and Tips for Outreach to Nonp...TechSoup
Libraries should be engaged with their local social sector community. The social sector includes nonprofits, as well as grantmaking organizations and business enterprises with an explicit social purpose.
This free webinar offers practical guidance on the best tools, training resources, and marketing tactics your library can use engage the social sector in your community. Examples of how librarians have implemented these tools and tactics in their libraries are shared.
Webinar - Maximize Your Technology Donations Through TechSoup - 2017-03-28TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated tech for nonprofits, libraries, and churches!
Get the most out of TechSoup's variety of product donation programs and get the ins and outs of the learning resources to help you optimize technology for your organization.
During this 30-minute tour and 30-minute Q&A session, we will highlight the ways you can make the most of the donation and discount programs for hardware, software, cloud applications, and services available to you. We'll also show you a peak at the wide array of resources to help you learn more about technology - from meetups to courses.
Webinar - SEO for Beginners: Simple Steps for Nonprofits and Libraries - 2016...TechSoup
SEO – search engine optimization – is the practice of improving, and promoting a website in order to increase the number of visitors the site receives from search engines. The majority of traffic to your organization or library website may come from the three major search engines - Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
In this free webinar with Whole Whale, learn some basic SEO tips for beginners to help your organization's site and content rank higher and be found more consistently, helping you grow your reach and supporters.
There are over 200 factors that translate in the the Google Search algorithm that handles over 1 trillion searches each day. This session gives a simple history of how we got here and the basics of the algorithm. We cover the main topics and key terms you should know, as well as the guiding principles of the system. This overview will help your team start to decode the nice versus necessary elements of SEO your organization can use to increase organic traffic.
Takeaways:
-- Keyword research
-- Link-building basics to increase traffic
-- Understanding the on-page and off-page principles of the algorithm
Webinar - 5 Things You Didn't Know About TechSoup's Donation Programs - 2016-...TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Perhaps you're already a member of TechSoup, and maybe you've requested some of the big-name software donations from our partners like Microsoft or Symantec in the past.
Maybe you didn't know there are hundreds of donated technology products in our product catalog. Or that not only are there popular software programs, but you can also access donated laptops, online services, training courses, and even tech consulting and expert advice too!
Watch this webinar where we share a few "hidden gems" of TechSoup's programs, so you can get the full range of donations to support your nonprofit, library, church, or foundation technology needs.
Webinar - Maximize Your Library Technology - 2016-05-24TechSoup
Are you on staff at public library and wondering what kinds of technology donations are available to your library through TechSoup's programs with Microsoft, Adobe, Mobile Beacon Wi-Fi hotspots, JourneyEd, Dell hardware, and other partners? Wonder no more!
Watch TechSoup for Libraries pro (and librarian, herself), Ginny Mies, who will walk through a variety of the donated software, hardware, and technology services available to your public library. In addition, learn more about the wide variety of resources at your disposal - from free live webinars to community meetups, and more!
Learn how your library can get the most out of TechSoup's donated products and free resources for public libraries. In this session, we:
-- Discuss how to become a TechSoup member
-- The products libraries qualify for
-- The many free technology resources TechSoup offers to help you do the most with technology
-- New products/programs such as Wi-Fi hotspots and access to the Dell Affiliate Program for discounted hardware
-- Plus, we'll make sure we have ample time answer your questions!
Webinar: Supercharge Nonprofit Collaboration with Skype for Business - 2016-0...TechSoup
Learn about Skype for Business, a powerful and easy to use communication and collaboration tool available with Microsoft Office 365. Work smarter with integrated instant messaging, voice and video meetings, desktop sharing, and more.
Webinar - Office Productivity in the Cloud - 2016-08-18TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
Interested in using office productivity tools in the cloud, but not sure where to begin? You can replace or add to many desktop-installed tools to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more by folding cloud productivity applications into your daily routine.
Access documents from anywhere, collaborate on that budget report with remote board members, share files with your development staff on the road so you can meet those grant deadlines!
In this free webinar with Tech Impact and Amazon Web Services, learn about the ins and outs of using cloud office productivity tools, the benefits and limitations, and get help deciding whether your organization should make the switch. We also highlight the office productivity toolset from Amazon Web Services, so you can get a peek at what one looks like in real-time.
Have you ever wondered why MetaGeek had such awesome Wi-Fi tools? Well ponder no more!
This product slide deck is designed for you to get a brief idea of why MetaGeek helps so many geeks, who we are assisting, and how our products are so great at identifying what is wrong.
Enjoy!
Next generation collaboration spaces for online and hybridSuryadigital1
The Ideal Solution for Hybrid Meetings & Presentations
So, what if we had the opportunity for a complete clean sheet design that solves all the issues described above? What should such a product look like?
Firstly, it should be a completely integrated hardware solution that provides a simple out-of-the-box conference room solution with a single power cord. Cameras, microphones, speakers, interactive displays, computers and other peripherals should be pre-configured such that deployment, training and support across your organization is easy and consistent. All of the hardware devices and peripherals should also be seamlessly integrated with the software without the need for any user configuration.
Webinar:How to Get Tech Donations a Special Tech soup Tour-2017-08-17TechSoup
Find out about how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product donation programs. You learn how to access our many learning resources to help you optimize technology for your organization.
The Tour and Q&A session highlights ways you can make the most of the donation and discount programs for hardware, software, cloud applications, and services available to eligible organizations.
Webinar - Video Editing and Production with Adobe Premiere Pro - 2016-06-14TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
If your nonprofit or library has video footage from events, field work, and your community collecting dust on a memory card, gain insight on editing it with Adobe Premiere Pro. Glenn Fajardo of TechSoup will talk about editing using Adobe's professional-level tool!
Webinar - Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac - 2015-10-22TechSoup
Dave Ludwig tours the newest features in Office 2016 for Mac. See how you can collaborate in Word in real-time, remotely access files from your Mac with OneDrive, and master your inbox with Outlook.
From Desktop to the Cloud: Why Organizations Are ConvertingTechSoup
On-prem vs. cloud? What solution is right for your organization? In this 30-minute webinar, we will focus on the current desktop environment and the factors that will drive increased cloud adoption over the next several years. We will also review why nonprofits need to be thinking about their digital transformation now.
Moogilu believes in startups as the key force for economics and innovation. We understand that startups cannot afford all the services. We help them use our resources on-tap. We hire the best and make it easy for start-ups to work with us. We act as their extended team and help them out to build great products.
Webinar: How to Access TechSoup Donations and Resources - 2017-06-08TechSoup
Find out about how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product donation programs. We'll show you how to access our many learning resources to help you optimize technology for your organization.
From the monthly Community IT Webinar series on technology for nonprofit organizations. This month we discuss approaches for supporting remote workers.
Until recently, technology was seen as a cost centre. Software was built and operated throughout different silos, with different people, culture, tools and reward systems. The software lifecycle was neglected, creating a legacy of fragile applications.
The world has changed. We are now living in a software-driven economy, disrupting traditional businesses and changing the world’s system of capitalism as we have known it for centuries.
In today's economy, engineering effectiveness is imperative to prevent business atrophy and death. This requires an energetic response.
This talk explores how to evolve engineering effectiveness in a value-centric approach, helping you move towards having autonomous teams able to promote small and frequent changes, aligned to your unique context, objectives and concerns.
Webinar - Microsoft OneNote for Beginners - 2016-06-09TechSoup
Visit http://www.techsoup.org for donated technology for nonprofits and libraries!
If you're new to using Microsoft OneNote, or use it but feel like a beginner, watch this free, hour-long webinar to walk through basic setup and best practices for collaborative notetaking!
During this course, hear from TechSoup's Wes White and Rosette Nguyen, who work with OneNote every day, on how to get set up, use OneNote to collaborate with colleagues, and capture your notes and creativity!
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Advancing Impact Measurement | Public Good App HouseTechSoup
Join us for an important discussion with three distinguished experts who are pioneering new approaches to impact assessment and funding:
💡 Raymond Cheng, Co-Founder of Open Source Observer: This free analytics suite offers a promising model for measuring the impact of contributions to the health of an ecosystem, with potential applications for nonprofit projects.
💡 Ken (bitbeckers) Beckers of Hypercerts: This protocol aims to streamline the process of funding and rewarding positive impact through a shared, decentralized database for impact claims and funding mechanisms.
💡 Laura (LauNaMu) Navarro, Founder of Metrics Garden Labs: By developing tools to measure the "soft" contributions of a community beyond code, Metrics Garden Labs is exploring new dimensions of impact assessment.
This webinar will:
👉 Engage with leading experts and gain valuable insights into new strategies and mechanisms that are advancing impact measurement.
👉 See demonstrations of the latest tools and methods being developed to measure and enhance the impact of public good projects.
👉 Connect with a diverse community of nonprofits, developers, and open source enthusiasts, fostering meaningful collaborations and exchanges of ideas.
As we strive to create a more just and equitable world, it is essential that we work together to find better ways of evaluating and supporting the vital work done by nonprofits and public good technologists.
Video: https://youtu.be/4kLsZK3wK2Q
CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Remarks and How to Engage
00:21 Introducing TechSoup and Its Mission
00:49 Spotlight on Event Partner: Funding the Commons
03:26 Introduction to Speakers and Their Innovations
04:31 Deep Dive into Open Source Observer with Raymond Cheng
13:59 Exploring Hypercerts with Ken Beckers
22:38 Evaluators in the Ecosystem: The Role and Impact
23:37 Introducing Funders to Validated Claims
24:10 VoiceDeck: A Marketplace for Journalistic Impact in India
26:29 Impact Garden: Standardizing Impact Data
35:05 Q&A Session: Insights on Impact Evaluation and Funding
CONTINUE LEARNING & BUILDING - Accelerating Makers is helping technology builders and nonprofits co-create purpose-built tools for public good: https://AcceleratingMakers.PublicGoodAppHouse.org
BROWSE - DWeb explainer documents and guides for civil society:
https://acceleratingmakers.publicgoodapphouse.org/resources
ATTEND - Live tech events for makers and nonprofit Leaders: https://events.techsoup.org/public-good-app-house/
This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web.
Hosted by TechSoup on May 23, 2024.
https://events.techsoup.org/e/m4gprj/
Keeping Your Information Safe with Centralized Security ServicesTechSoup
In this webinar, Felipe Mondragon from Tech Impact shared the basic understanding of how cyberattacks happen and how to prevent them. Small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations are specifically susceptible due to their lack of cybersecurity policies and staff training. The good news is that there are lots of things you can do to protect your organization, even if you’re not a security expert.
Telling Your Story_ Simple Steps to Build Your Nonprofit's Brand Webinar.pdfTechSoup
In this webinar, Lisa Quigley and Ryan Tatum of Tapp Network explained how to share your nonprofit's story effectively, and easy ways to create a recognizable brand to amplify your impact.
Securing the Future | Public Good App HouseTechSoup
In an age where the digital privacy and security of activists are under constant siege, the imperative for change-makers to equip themselves with the critical knowledge and tools to protect their missions and communities has never been more urgent.
This event is designed to empower activists with the knowledge of decentralized technologies that serve to bolster privacy and enhance security measures.
The agenda includes a blend of insightful talks and live demonstrations by leading Makers of public good technologies.
APP DEMOS
👉 Snowflake: a free and open-source censorship circumvention tool from The Tor Project.
👉 Signal: why most chat tools are problematic for privacy, how they can be exploited, and how Signal can help. Freedom of the Press Foundation will demo some basic Signal features that will benefit activists.
👉 Quiet: a "Slackier Signal" for teams doing sensitive work.
👉 Surveillance Self-Defense: the EFF's repository of how-to guides and explainers for protecting yourself and your friends online.
CONTINUE LEARNING & BUILDING - Accelerating Makers is helping technology builders and nonprofits co-create purpose-built tools for public good: https://AcceleratingMakers.PublicGoodAppHouse.org
BROWSE - DWeb explainer documents and guides for civil society: https://acceleratingmakers.publicgoodapphouse.org/downloads
JOIN - Accelerating Makers community: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7572582/Accelerating-Makers-Community-Registration
ATTEND - Live tech events for makers and nonprofit Leaders: https://events.techsoup.org/public-good-app-house/
This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web.: @filecoinfoundationforthede7472
Hosted by TechSoup on May 9, 2024.
https://events.techsoup.org/e/m6wcv9/
Introduction to TechSoup’s Digital Marketing Services and Use CasesTechSoup
In this webinar, Tapp Network experts shared how to boost your nonprofit's digital presence, donor engagement, and ideas for nonprofits seeking to enhance their online marketing and fundraising efforts.
Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting: The BasicsTechSoup
In this webinar, members learned the ABCs of keeping books for a nonprofit organization. Some of the key takeaways were:
- What is accounting and how does it work?
- How do you read a financial statement?
- What are the three things that nonprofits are required to track?
-And more
Executive Directors Chat Embracing Diversity and Cultural DifferencesTechSoup
In this webinar, LaCheka Phillips, Director of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity & Culture (EIDC) at TechSoup offers executive directors and their teams strategies needed to embrace and celebrate diversity within their nonprofits.
Participants shared experiences how their nonprofit fosters an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages cultural differences for a stronger, more connected team.
Grant Readiness 101 TechSoup and Remy ConsultingTechSoup
In this webinar, nonprofits learned how to delve into the minds of funders, unveiling what they truly seek in qualified grant applicants, and tools for success.
Learn more about the Grant Readiness Review service by Remy Consulting at TechSoup to help you gather, organize, and assess the strength of documents required for grant applications.
Building the Commons: Community Archiving & Decentralized StorageTechSoup
This event shines a spotlight on the intersection of decentralized storage solutions and community archive projects. For years, digital archiving has been essential for preserving historical documents and community memories. However, traditional storage methods increasingly face issues around costs, data ownership, privacy concerns, and accessibility limitations. This is where decentralized storage offers a fresh approach to safeguarding vast public datasets.
Designed for enthusiasts and professionals in community archiving, research, and library sciences, this event will be a mix of talks and demos by leading Makers of public good technologies.
Hosted by TechSoup on April 25, 2024.
https://events.techsoup.org/events/details/techsoup-public-good-app-house-presents-building-the-commons-community-archiving-amp-decentralized-storage/
Inclusivity Essentials_ Creating Accessible Websites for Nonprofits .pdfTechSoup
In this webinar, Tapp Network experts shared how to ensure that your website is welcoming to all audiences by using accessibility features and complying with ADA standards.
Welcome to TechSoup - New Member Orientation and Q & A (April 2024)TechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Executive Directors Chat Initiating Equity for Impact.pdfTechSoup
This interactive meeting was designed for leaders eager to lay the groundwork for equity within their nonprofits. LaCheka Phillips, Director of Equity, Inclusion, Diversity & Culture (EIDC) at TechSoup and nonprofit leaders shared some peer-to-peer insights, their commitment to learn, and initiate more inclusive and equitable practices in the nonprofit sector.
Set the Path Forward with Smart Technology Decisions.pdfTechSoup
In this session, Melanie Meyer and Mark Mason from Tech Impact discussed how to look at your current technologies, how to gauge where you are, and how to plan and budget for the future success of your organization.
In this webinar, QuickBooks expert Gregg Boss discussed the key questions with the changes to QuickBooks Desktop for new subscribers that will begin on August 1, 2024. Some of the topics include:
Will my current version of QuickBooks stop working?
I have a really old version of QuickBooks. What should I do?
Should I remain with QuickBooks Desktop or move to QBO?
And more.
Maximizing Impact_ Nonprofit Website Planning, Budgeting, and Design.pdfTechSoup
In this webinar, Joe DiGiovanni and Kyle Barkins, Co-Founders of Tapp Network shared some insights on the strategic process of creating a website that captures attention and drives meaningful impact.
Hitting the Inbox: Email Authentication Changes and What You Need to KnowTechSoup
In this webinar, Matthew Montoya, Senior Channel Marketing & Enablement Man from Constant Contact shared a wealth of information explaining how Google and Yahoo are implementing new guidelines for bulk email senders in early 2024 to protect against spam, fraud, and phishing and to improve deliverability. Matthew also shared insights into the best practices for driving email engagement.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation March 2024TechSoup
n this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
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13. Kicking off Your Hardware Safari
The first step is to identify and document the hardware your organization
currently using.
OVERVIEW
14. We’ll walk you through what hardware you’re likely to have. Then use the
worksheet to map out your own hardware.
Let’s Go on a Hardware Safari!
INTRODUCTIONOVERVIEW
15. What hardware is your organization using? If you’re not sure, go dig around in your server closet or utility room to find
out! Don’t let the number of items overwhelm you – start with what you know and work from there.
Workstations
Workstations are the desktop and laptop computers that your staff use. The model number for desktop computers is
typically on the front of the unit. Frustratingly, many laptops only list the model number on the bottom of the machine.
Type
(desktop/laptop)
Brand (and model # if possible) Age of machine (approximate) How many do
you have?
Printers
By type, we mean either personal printers (connected directly someone’s computer) or network printers, which are
connected to your network with a gray or blue network cable.
Type
(personal/network)
Brand (and model # if possible) Age of printer (approximate) How many do you
have?
20. A PBX (private branch exchange) controls access to external phone lines
and allows calls to be routed.
If you have to dial 8 or 9 to get an outside line, then you have a PBX.
PBX = The Brains of Your Phone System
OVERVIEW
21. Where are data lines entering into your office from
outside?
Is there a phone gateway box?
Find the Connection
OVERVIEW
22. If you connect to the
Internet through a small
business service, you’ll
have a modem.
Cable modems are
provided by cable
companies. DSL modems
are provided by telephone
companies.
Modems
Cable Modems:
DSL Modems:
OVERVIEW
23. Routers connect the
computers on your
network to each other and
to the Internet.
Your router will be
connected to your modem.
It may be wired or
wireless.
Routers
OVERVIEW
25. Switches have ports
for computer network
cables, and are used
to link devices on
your network.
Smaller networks
may not need a
switch.
Switch
OVERVIEW
26. Servers are
computers that
carry out such
specialized roles
as:
Centralized file
storage
Controlling printers
Handling particular
software packages
Servers
OVERVIEW
27. And to whom?
Take a moment to go over
invoices and see what
services you have related to
your hardware devices.
How Much Are You Paying For This?
OVERVIEW
28. Whew!
Take an hour and see what you can find out. Don’t let it
overwhelm you.
OVERVIEW
TechSoup doesn’t just help NGOs overcome barriers to effective use of technology. We also help NGOs overcome language, economic, geographic, cultural, knowledge, and access barriers.
We create new ways to access technology, new paths to connect and network, and new means to learn and develop skills — all so that NGOs can operate at their full potential, more effectively deliver their programs and services, and better achieve their missions.
TechSoup doesn’t just help NGOs overcome barriers to effective use of technology. We also help NGOs overcome language, economic, geographic, cultural, knowledge, and access barriers.
We create new ways to access technology, new paths to connect and network, and new means to learn and develop skills — all so that NGOs can operate at their full potential, more effectively deliver their programs and services, and better achieve their missions.
Susan will kick off
Speaker: Karen
Speaker: Karen
Maybe you haven’t had any tech help or you’re brand new…
As your first step in thinking through your technology plan, we’re going to ask you to go on a hardware safari – to check out your own offices to spot, identify, and document what hardware you’re actually using. What computers are you using? How old are they? How many desktops compared to laptops? What phones and printers do you have? And what’s all that stuff lurking in the data closet?
This is a really important first step – it’s difficult to make any decisions about what you should do in the future without knowing what you’re actually doing right now.
This step is often called a “technology audit”, it’s the same thing, just in less colorful terms – a walkthrough and documentation of what you currently have.
I’m going to walk you through how to identify what you have – this module is kind of a field guide to hardware in the wild. It’s designed to help folks who aren’t very familiar with hardware, to boost your comfort level in going through the Hardware Safari worksheet, which comes next. But if you’re already generally comfortable with office hardware – so you could, for instance, define the difference between a router, a PBX, and a telephone gateway -- feel free to skip this module and head straight for the worksheet. In fact, if you already have a technology audit that covers pretty much the same ground as the worksheet, feel free to skip that too, and move to the Hardware Considerations module for help in thinking through whether what you have is likely to in fact be right for your organization.
So let’s dive in, with likely the most obvious pieces of technology hardware in your offices – your computers. About how many computers do you have? How many are desktop computers – so like the ones in the top row, that aren’t designed to be moved around? How many portable laptops do you have?
David: where do you look on a computer to find the model, serial number, etc? How do you know how much memory it has or what kind of processor? (What does that mean?)
As you do the worksheet, try to put an approximate age on each computer – did you just buy it this year? Or has it been around longer than your most tenured employee?
David: how long does a desktop or laptop typically last?
What about tablets? Don’t forget to record those too.
Another fairly obvious one – how many printers do you have? Are they connected to an office network – like with a cable, or through a wireless connection, or do they connect directly to an individual’s computer? This is easy to figure out – if some individual computer needs to be on to print, then it’s connected directly to that computer. Otherwise, it’s a network computer.
And again, ballpark the age– brand new as of last month? Ten years old?
David: Where would you typically find the info tag on a printer? Is there other helpful info you can find by looking at the properties from a connected computer?
Let’s move on to considering your current phone systems. Start by looking at the public face of your phone sytems – the actual phone handsets on your desk – again, how many do you have? Are they all the same model or different models? Phones don’t tend to get out-of-date as quickly as a computer, but see if you tell how old they are.
Most of you probably have phones something like the one pictured, but I don’t – I use a soft phone for everything. That means I don’t have a physical phone device. I use an app on my computer or my cell phone to make and receive calls from the organization’s phone number. This is becoming more common because it’s an economical, portable option.
David: What would someone typically find inside a server closet?
While we’re on this subject, what advice do you have about keeping a server room tidy, safe and secure?
(Control temperature, keep moisture out, lock it, label the wires and cables, tape a contact list to the wall)
The next step is to venture into your data closet and see what you’ve got in there! If you have more than a couple of people in your office sharing a phone system, you likely have a PBX. That stands for Private Branch Exchange, but is one of those acronyms that lots people know just by the letters– the decode isn’t very meaningful. A PBX coordinates multiple phone lines for an office – so for instance, it lets you have five actual phone lines for ten people and phones. This allows you to save some money on phone lines, with the thought that it’s unlikely that all ten staff people will all be on the phone at the very same time.
So the PBX helps to route calls from a main line to the extensions, either automatically or with the help of a receptionist, and makes sure that when you try to call out, you can find an open line. This is usually done by dialing 8 or 9 to get a line – if you have to do that, then you have a PBX. It might control voicemail and provide other advance features too.
There’s different types of PBXes. You might have an old one with a bunch of cables sticking out--they last approximately forever, so it’s possible you have a really old one that works fine for you. Newer PBX boxes tend to be more compact, like the one pictured. Or it’s possible you’re using a remote PBX – that you don’t have any inhouse PBX at all, but instead there’s a remote service that handles routing for you.
The point where various data lines like your internet and phone lines enter your office is sometimes called the “demarc” by techie folks. It’s important for you to know where this is so you can quickly direct a repair technician there.
We’ll talk about internet stuff in a minute, but first let’s touch on another piece of phone hardware you might find here. There are two ways to get phone lines into the office – either old fashioned copper lines (commonly called POTS lines, or Plain Old Telephone Service lines). If you have copper lines, they’ll typically plug directly into the PBX. But if you’re using digital lines – often called Voice Over IP or VOIP lines – you’ll likely have a box that serves as a gateway between the world and your phones, giving you some security and control.
Most smaller offices will also have a modem, which controls the overall internet connection between your office and the world. If you have internet access provided by a cable company, like Time Warner or Comcast, you’ll have a cable modem. If you have access provided by a telephone company, you’ll have a DSL modem. The modem will connect to literally an internet cable coming in from the wall.
David: What about internet over copper or other new high speed options – will you see anything different with those? How can you tell the difference between this and the phone related devices? Are there sometimes more than one of these?
The modem provides an internet signal, but you need a router to actually plug any sizable amount of computers into it. Routers manage the flow of internet data to and from your computers. There are some very reliable inexpensive routers – the Linksys model in the picture on the top is widely used and may look familiar. The router itself will be plugged into the modem.
The connection between your router and computers could be done through physical cables – so you could literally just plug one end of a cable into the router and the other end into a computer. Or you could have a wireless router, which allows all your computers to connect to it without wires, as long as they’re in reasonable physical proximity.
A firewall is a really important device to protect your internal network from all the potential bad guys in the outside world. It’s often packaged in the same device as your router – so notice that’s that same familiar Linksys box again at the top, which serves as both a router and a firewall. A firewall monitors all incoming and outgoing internet traffic to flag things that seem suspicious – for instance, if you click in your browser to see a website page, the firewall will let the information for that webpage through, because it knows you’ve requested it. But if someone is trying to send something suspicious into the network that wasn’t requested, the firewall will intercept it to protect your network.
The firewall should be sitting between your router and your computers… if it isn’t packaged into the same device as your router.
David: The Linksys device in this picture looks just like the one on the last slide. Are there combo devices that do more than one thing?
A switch looks complicated, but in fact it’s essentially a network’s version of an extension cord or power strip. A router generally has at least a couple of ports – if you have enough ports on it to plug in everything you need to plug in, they you may not need a switch. But if you need more ports, a switch plugs into a single port and then provides you with a lot more – anywhere from four to twenty or more.
Last but not least, check out your office for servers. A server is just a computer, but one that’s typically attached to the network and dedicated to performing specialized roles. So for instance, you might have a file server that stores documents so that everyone on your staff can access them. Or you might have a server that helps make a particular software package, like a constituent database, available for everyone to share. In your safari, just look for computers or boxes that don’t seem to be any of the other things we discussed, and see if you can track down their purpose.
You should be happy if you don’t find any, because a cloud-based infrastructure is easier to maintain.
David: Are you starting to see orgs without any server at all? What about other options like peer-to-peer networks? Or offsite servers?
Email might be on premise or in the cloud – you’ll need to find out. If you find a server that might be a sign that it’s on premise.
David: What are considerations for making this choice?
David: What have your clients been surprised to find out they are paying for? Do you have any tips for consolidating or saving money? Where is it NOT a good idea to skimp on services?
Alright! We made it through – that was our walk-through of how to identify what you’ve got. Take an hour or so to investigate what’s on your staff’s desktops and in your data closets and document it in the Hardware Safari worksheet. If you have a lot of staff members but no standardized hardware, it can be really time consuming to try to itemize everyone’s desktop computer and phone system – if that’s bogging you down, just ballpark what you have at what age – so for instance, how many one year old desktops? How many three year old desktops? If you have to choose one, it’s more useful to get an overview of everything you have than concentrate on a deep-dive into one level.
After you’ve identified what you actually have, how do you think about what you *should* have? I’ll let Susan walk you through our online course on tactical tech planning.