Learn more about technology from the comfort of your own desk. The following is a list of upcoming online seminars that may interest the nonprofit community. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Notes from a PC Reservation system that works!, hosted by TechSoup & WebJunction
Tuesday, July 15 • 11:00 a.m. PST

The eNonprofit: Online Engagement and Internet Services, hosted by NTEN

You may not want to spend any more time on your computer than you have to, but the following online seminars will make it worth your while. The following is listing of some upcoming online seminars offered specifically for nonprofits. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Free and Open Source Blogging Tools, hosted by NTEN
Tuesday, June 24 • 11:00 a.m. PST

To Tweet or Not to Tweet--that is the question posed by Michaela G. Hackner in TechSoup's online event: TechSoup Talks Twitter. Michaela, along with Marshall Kirkpatrick, hosted the free, all-day, asynchronous online event in the TechSoup Emerging Technologies forum. The forums event followed up TechSoup's webinar the day before and dove deeper into the uses of Twitter and the benefits and value that Twitter has to offer individuals and nonprofits alike.

TechSoup's Sarah Washburn captured a picture of her busy computer screen during the webinar (and posted it to Flickr, of course), while I did some "live tweeting" (live updates to the TechSoup Twitter account) during the webinar and periodically during the forums event. You can see all the event-related Tweets with the #tstweet tag here.

We talked about the ways that Twitter can be used to market your organization and discussed what mix of personal and professional updates you should have to effectively engage (and keep) a group of followers. Some attendees bemoaned the recent persistent downtime with Twitter and wondered whether other similar applications will capture Twitter's user base. We also chatted about using Twitter via mobile phones and how nonprofits have been using Twitter for international development and activism efforts.

Mark your calendars for two free TechSoup Twitter events: TechSoup Talks Twitter: Webinar June 9 and Online Event June 10 .

The brand spankin' new Spring 2008 TechSoup Stock catalog is hot off the presses and you can check out the full version (PDF) of all the great finds for your organization today.

There's some new, some old (and still awesome), and some updated software, tools, and programs that can help your organization get a leg up for fundraising online, managing finances, editing and hosting photos, and keeping your office functioning smoothly and securely. Check out some highlights here:

You may not want to spend any more time on your computer than you have to, but the following online seminars will make it worth your while. The following is listing of some upcoming online seminars offered specifically for nonprofits in June. If you offer online seminars and would like to be included on this list, contact ols@techsoup.org for more information.

Register now for one of the first in a series of online seminars from TechSoup, sponsored by ReadyTalk and United Way Bay Area:

Three ways to be a hero.

The Second Life Event April 26th will celebrate the launch of:

• Windows Server 2008
• Visual Studio 2008
• SQL Server 2008

Nonprofits that work internationally and who require long-term, wide-scale data on various issues relating to their countries of operation may be interested in checking out the newly released UNdata.org, a Web site that searches a variety of United Nations databases. While the site is still growing, it already offers an impressive amount of statistical information:

You can find official statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system, as well as estimates and projections. The domains covered are agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism. You can also find indicators such as Millennium Development Goals.

Idealware is offering an extensive lineup of online seminars in January. Learn about them below, or visit www.idealware.org/online_seminars to view the complete lineup through February.