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Impact Stories

Caravan Studios Boosts Access to Transit Through Open Data

Billions of transit users worldwide don't have access to transit schedule data. Caravan Studios has been experimenting with one way to solve this problem.

August 06, 2018

Education

How Nonprofits Help Digitally Disadvantaged Communities Connect

TechSoup donor partner Mobile Beacon has conducted some very interesting research on nonprofits. Here's what they found.

June 04, 2018

IT Security

8 Must-See Technology Panels at SXSW Social Impact 2018

SXSW is recognized as a breakout event for technology & social impact. Here are 8 social impact technology panels worth bookmarking. Read more!

March 09, 2018

Libraries

The Right Tips and Tools for Teaching Older Adults Technology

Older adults may not understand the benefits of using technology, but libraries can help them adopt it for communication, learning, and entertainment.

June 21, 2016

TechSoup

The Biggest Technology Program You've Never Heard Of

In 2001, TechSoup partnered with Microsoft to launch the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR) program, and it genuinely changed the world.

April 18, 2016

Libraries

Digital Skills Are Not the Same as Digital Literacy

Being digitally literate in a public library requires different capabilities, aptitudes, and attitudes than those expected in a higher education library.

February 08, 2016

Libraries

How to Create a Community Resource Guide

Discover how nonprofits, city agencies, and the local library came together to create a resource guide for residents of the library's neighborhood.

August 13, 2015