TechSoup@PND

Through an arrangement with TechSoup, PND is pleased to offer a series of articles about the effective use of technology by nonprofits.

Nonprofit Fundraising in the Age of Uncertainty

Nonprofit Fundraising in the Age of Uncertainty

July 21, 2020 Michael Stein

The situation for most nonprofits in 2020 feels similar to and yet more complex than the Great Recession, writes Stein, but there are things that nonprofit fundraisers can do to survive these tough times and emerge on the other end of it with a more positive approach to donor engagement and fundraising.... 

Getting Started With Slack

Getting Started With Slack

May 25, 2020 Amy Hooper

In our new COVID work-at-home world, business collaboration tool Slack is making it easier for remote teams to work productively. TechSoup's Hooper provides some tips to help your teams get the most out of it....

Guidelines for Configuring Zoom at Your Nonprofit

Guidelines for Configuring Zoom at Your Nonprofit

April 27, 2020 Michael Enos

As COVID-19 has spread globally, usage of the Zoom video conferencing app has skyrocketed, but as TechSoup's Enos explains, nonprofits using the app should pay attention to how it's configured....

Tips for Holding Virtual Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tips for Holding Virtual Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 25, 2020 Stephen Jackson, Shannon Cherry

With the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, more and more of us are working from home and conducting business via virtual meetings. Jackson and Cherry's practical tips are designed to help you get the most out of those meetings.... 

Why TechSoup Signed the #SaveDotOrg Letter

Why TechSoup Signed the #SaveDotOrg Letter

December 19, 2019 Jim Lynch

The nonprofit in charge of the dot-org domain has agreed to sell the subsidiary that administers the domain to a private equity firm. Lynch explains why that is a misguided idea....

5 Steps to Address Your Nonprofit's Social Media Concerns

5 Steps to Address Your Nonprofit's Social Media Concerns

September 23, 2019 Julia Campbell

Do the words "social media" cause executives at your nonprofit to break out in hives? Here are five simple things your organization can do to avoid the worst-case scenario and get the most out of these powerful and increasingly popular tools.... 

Getting Millennials to Give: Seven Steps

Getting Millennials to Give: Seven Steps

August 19, 2019 TechSoup Editorial Staff

In general, the 80-million-strong millennial generation is committed to making the world a better, but, as the editorial staff at TechSoup explains, millennials have their own ideas about why, how, and when to give....

5 Takeaways From the 2019 NTC Conference

5 Takeaways From the 2019 NTC Conference

April 24, 2019 Daphne Laglos

Laglos traveled to Portland in March for the annual Nonprofit Technology Network conference. Here are some key takeaways from the event....