Join us in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, November 13-15, 2018 at MEGAPHONE – activists’ response to shrinking civic spaces. Activists and NGOs are facing a global pushback. Technology is accelerating that process and we need to better understand how it’s happening. But technology can also connect us and amplify our activist response. In reaction to the attacks we must tell […]
This year we joined European Venture Philanthropy Association and we will be a part of EVPA 14th Annual Conference. The conference is ultimate event in the social investment and venture philanthropy sector, bringing together different actors from all over Europe, all seeking to create and collaborate in an impactful way. Europe is facing serious societal challenges, from immigration-integration, […]
Over the last 6 months, 160 high school students from 9 counties from Romania have worked with Microsoft mentors to create technology products: from complex games that amazed gaming industry specialists, to a low-cost, self-contained water quality detection, or a productivity app that helps pupils, students and teachers to help them better organize their time […]
An app that strengthens users’ ability to recognize fake news or a tool for building good check-in habits – are just two examples of 17 amazing ideas that emerged during the first educational hackathon – “Edukaton” which TechSoup Europe has co-organized with Kids Code Fun & WarsawJS in Warsaw. It was an inspiring 48 hours long coding event […]
2nd European Industry Day took place in Brussels on 22-23 February 2018 and gathered over 700 participants from business, academia, European institutions and social partners organizations. Civil society organizations’ representatives were in minority, but they slowly emerge as partners in a discussion on the future of the EU industrial policy. Jyrki Katainen, EC Vice-President for […]
Regardless if you are new to fundraising or you consider yourself senior in that role, with the three days courses „Developing Major Gifts” in Berlin an „Fundraising Intensive” & „Building your Major Donor Journey” in Vienna, you lift your fundraising to the next level. The CFRE certified European Fundraising School takes place in Vienna […]
If you are interested in technology for social change, and want to learn examples of solutions that really work, join an inspiring meeting with Marnie Webb – the CEO of Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, organised by TechSoup Europe and Code for Poland. Tuesday, February 27, 19.00, Bracka 25, Warsaw. Caravan Studios build apps […]
TechSoup Europe is co-organising a new initiative – Educathon: Half the Truth Is Often a Whole Lie, taking place in Warsaw, Poland, February 16 – 18. We want to teach people how to avoid being deceived and manipulated by the content published on the Internet. Idea “It’s people’s own fault they get scammed”. This is the most popular comment […]
TechSoup partner Solidatech speaks about digital transformation in the third sector to a gathering of 4,708 non-profits, 70 exhibitors, 70 workshops and 300 experts at the French National Association and Foundation Forum. The National Association and Foundation Forum takes place each October in Paris. It is a major event for non-profits and this year […]
How to increase outreach and social impact of TechSoup Europe Network partner organizations? We took a challenge and organised a training for our network. December 2017, TechSoup Europe invited professionals from RNTC to train TS partners’ staff how to reach their audience with persuasive storytelling. 15 partner organisations attended the training and acquired skills and tools to […]
November 8, 2017, SOCIALware invited 100 representatives of various Belgian nonprofits for a couple of digital transformation informal discussions. Together with inspirational speakers they shared and discussed the best practices in social technology. The meeting took place in beautiful space of Mundaneum, based in Mons, Belgium. The Mundaneum created in 1910, has been identified as a milestone in […]
The first Italian event for non-profits eager to innovate At first it was a challenge, or perhaps even a hazard. Eventually, it ended up on being an unexpected success. Techsoup Italy and three of the most major and influential foundations in Italy – Cariplo Foundation, St. Paul’s Company and CRT Foundation – have begun to […]
In order to design and implement solutions that improve society, funders should look for more effective ways to invest in social projects. Read how it can be done. Over 500 people interested in social impact from 45 countries gathered between 9 and 10 November, in Oslo, Norway to exchange ideas on taking action for […]
During this year’s Personal Democracy Forum Ukraine we focused both on the positive tendencies and possible risks that can be brought by technology. PDF Ukraine was organized in Kyiv for the second time on 25-26 September, 2017. “How to use technology for human-oriented solutions without creating new risks?” was an overarching question we tried to […]
The hackerspace movement would not be flourishing as much as it is without the engagement of idealistic inventors like Mitch Altman. He led an inspiring meetup at TechSoup Europe’s office with French activist and hacker Jérémie Zimmermann. TechSoup Europe tries to generate innovative technology solutions for civil society by bringing technologists, design specialists and civil […]
