Are you a nonprofit employee or social activist? If yes, you have reached a good place. TechSoup equips changemakers with technology solutions and skills they need to improve lives globally and locally. Our product donation program provides eligible organizations with donated and discounted software, hardware, services, and training. In collaboration with the TechSoup Global Network, our trusted partners give […]
The MEEt and Code initiative promoted programming and digital skills among kids and youth during the EU Code Week 2017. We funded nearly 500 coding events organised by nonprofits from 15 Middle and Eastern European countries.
TechSoup Academy by TechSoup Italy offers offline (workshop) and online (webinar) training courses that help Italian nonprofits increase their digital culture. TechSoup Academy, an education platform for Italian nonprofits aims to become a hub of expert-led tech training designed for nonprofits and civic society operators. TechSoup Academy provides three lines of training activities: webinars, workshops […]
Game Changer is an international project funded by the European Union utilizing innovative technology and cross-sectoral cooperation to empower NGOs and youth leaders (or Ambassadors of Change) to respond to the growing trend of radical and/or extreme behaviour in young people throughout Europe. Game Changer will promote tolerance, respect and civic engagement among young people […]
DTS4SS Erasmus+ Mobility project is a continuation of TechSoup Europe investment in strengthening educational initiatives of the network in order to better serve nonprofits. This joint initiative of 9 partners focuses on internal development and training of up to 72 TSE network staff and scaling already existing training resources. TSE network staff of 6 partners […]
In January 2021 we kicked-off the DLNGO 2.0! In a strong consortium of eleven TechSoup partners, we will work together to enhance the digital literacy and TechSoup Europe digital transformation programme and partners projects in order to better serve nonprofits. During the project, partners: Les Ateliers du Bocage (formal lead), Fundacja TechSoup (co-lead), Social Techno (Italy), Fundraising Verband […]
Apps4Cities promotes civic engagement around open data to enhance government transparency and accountability to the local citizenry.
In difficult times, the world turns to civil society for support. At TechSoup, we’re committed to equipping your nonprofit with the technology resources you need to meet your mission, serve your community, and support your staff. Not a member? Join TechSoup today for free. Virtual Workshop: Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits Tools & Tips […]
We are partnering Lusófona University in CEAR project which general objective is to systematize a practical model of community and civic engagement that can enhance civil society’s skills and capacity to prevent and counter radicalisation (PVE/CVE) by developing digital toolkits to disseminate in the local communities. Secondly, to develop support structures offering to all relevant local […]
DIGILEAD – Advancement of Digital Transformation of Social Sector with the Use of Open Badges Recognition System helps nonprofit leaders realize the potential of technology. TechSoup partners focused on NGO senior staff who wish to apply digital transformation plans in their organizations and help employees understand the need for such changes. We created educational resources on digital […]
An information, media literacy and social campaigning program for NGOs to power up their social impact and to counter radicalized public discourse across East Europe.
Academy of Good Communication is a series of training for nonprofits and local groups of activists from all regions in Poland, during which they develop their digital and marketing skills. Academy of Good Communication is created by Facebook and TechSoup Poland to support digital and marketing skills of activists. Free of charge workshops take place in all […]
DLNGO aims to improve the digital literacy skills of NGO staff and volunteers, as well as the marginalised communities they serve, at a European wide level. DLNGO brings together seven TechSoup Europe partners to strengthen TSE education programmes and promote collaboration within network partners through the exchange of good practices. Main goals of the project […]
ICT4NGO – ICT Competency Assessment Standard for European NGOs is dedicated to create an ICT tool for NGOs staff to develop its digital competences.
What if there was an easy way to create local #Tech4Good meetups where your members could come together to teach each other how to use technology? Well there is! NetSquared brings together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who’s interested in using technology for social change. TechSoup’s NetSquared free meetings offer a supportive […]
Meet and Code Purpose Talks starts next week! Join a conversation about #girlsinSTEM on April 20th at 16.00 CET. Now in its fifth year, Meet and Code remains Europe’s favorite digital skills program for youth, and continues to grow in popularity and reach. This growth has added fuel to our purpose of promoting digital inclusion, by fostering […]
In the spirit of sharing knowledge and spreading the hope-based narratives we would like to share with you some of the materials from the webinar with Krizna Gomez from Hope-based Comms “Changing your Narrative Hope, Futures and Power” that happened on April 8, 2021. It feels like the world is going to hell: but there is hope, […]
Together with Hive Mind, we are launching a 5-episode MEGAPHONE webinar series “ACTIVISTS WINNING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY GAME” dedicated to helping activists and NGO professionals better fight for the audience’s attention. Join us every Thursday of April (8, 15, 22, 29.04) and on May 6, 2021, always at 13.00 CET. Everyone and everything is fighting to get our attention […]
March 16, 2021, we celebrated the virtual Meet and Code Awards 2020. Almost 900 entries were received, and 15 finalists were shortlisted by an expert panel of judges. The following NGOs were awarded this year’s winning titles and received €2,000 in prize money: Girls do IT! Germany’s Webseminar by Mar de Colores e.V. Led by […]
It feels like AI4Good is going to be the BlockChain4Good of 2021 – lots of people talking about it, lots of hype and donor interest – but what does it mean for civil society really? Where is civil society already engaging? And if I were interested in leveraging AI, where would I begin? Watch the […]
In 2020, Meet and Code was looking for the third time for best practice events that illustrated how tech can improve lives. Almost 900 events participated in the Meet and Code Award 2020. The Jury selected 15 exceptional events as finalists. We are very pleased to share the great selection of the Meet and Code 2020 Award finalists for each […]
The goal of MEGAPHONE is to connect and strengthen activists, action groups, and NGOs working on human rights, environmental issues, equality in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Below you’ll find materials from MEGAPHONE 2020 related to using social media for effective communication, mobilizing and building audiences and digital wellbeing. During MEGAPHONE we share […]
Our network partners cooperate and share knowledge and experience on the digital transformation of social sector helping nonprofit leaders realize the potential of technology. In 2019-2020, TechSoup partners: Les Ateliers du Bocage, Social Techno, Fondacija Mozaik, Fundacja TechSoup focused on NGO senior staff who wish to apply digital transformation plans in their organizations and help […]
Welcome prospective Game Changers, Social City Game organizers, and Ambassador of Change Leaders! If this is the first time you’ve heard of the Game Changer project, then welcome and if you’ve heard about our project before, than welcome back! Regardless of what brings you here, we are happy to announce that we will be opening […]
On Friday, November 27, 2020, we completed the fourth edition of the Personal Democracy Forum Ukraine. This time, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it took place online, and thanks to live streams in social media, it reached over 20,000 users! This year’s # DFUA2020 program focused on the local dimension of digital transformation. […]
In 2020, Meet and Code extended its reach, included new countries, established new partnerships, new Award category and adjusted to the challenging reality of 2020 -Meet and Code went online. NEW PARTNERSHIP We could share the joy of coding thanks to the help of the program’s newly appointed partner, Germany‘s Federal Ministry of the Interior, […]
Below, you will find some of GAME CHANGER CAMP highlights and access to resources presented during CAMP as well as some of our CAMP-goers favourite sessions. About Game Changer The aim of the Game Changer project is to support NGOs, CSOs, and activists every step of the way in guiding young people to create youth-led […]
This year’s Personal Democracy Forum Ukraine will take place online on 25th – 27th November 2020. Registration is open until November 20. For three days we will discuss how to ensure sustainable and balanced digital transformation, in which central government agencies and mega-cities will not leave behind any region, including mid to small cities and […]
Normally, this time of the year we would be making travel arrangements for over 100 activists from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to come together at the MEGAPHONE 2020 event in one of the European cities. But this year has been nothing like normal that is why, for everyone’s safety, MEGAPHONE 2020 will be happening online. All the participants will meet […]
Game Changer’s CAMP is a free interactive 4-day ONLINE event coming 13-14, 20-21 October 2020. This is an inclusive and participant-driven unconference that examines and strengthens the relationship between online and offline technology and tools, and organisations working to address radicalization and polarisation among young people. Mission Our aim is to gather and build a network of […]
On September 1st, Kick-Off Event “Meet And Code” 2020 will begin two months of coding! On September 1st, at 11.00 CET Germany‘s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) including State Secretary Dr. Markus Richter for the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Hartmut Thomsen (President Middle & Eastern Europe, SAP) and Fabrizia Benini, Head of […]
20 young leaders have just finished an initial round of social media campaigns responding to the growing trend of radical and/or extreme behaviour in young people in France, Greece and Poland. Game Changer project participants shared with us their lessons learned contributing to the Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism space. Game Changer is an international project funded by […]
Nonprofits face a unique moment in history. The intense challenges of 2020 are changing everything about how we fundraise, adapt, and use technology to serve our communities. This inflection point will shape everything we do for the next decade — and beyond. In the midst of this global crisis, TechSoup is partnering with a group […]
Would you like to know everything about public schools in your city from one place? Would you like to monitor the ecological situation in your city online? From now on it is possible in two Ukrainian cities – Lutsk and Kolomyja – participants of our open data project Apps4Cities Ukraine/Дані міст. With the support of […]
Meet and Code – micro-grants for nonprofits to organise coding events for young Europeans return virtually! Meet and Code is possible thanks to strategic partnerships and collaborations with SAP, Stifter-helfen and Techsoup partners in 35 countries. Our initiative helps accelerate commitments to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and will help take massive strides in conquering […]
With Game Changer’s youth (or Ambassadors of Change) led social media campaigns wrapping up, we can begin to take a step back and enjoy the fruits of their labor as well as those of their supporting cast. These Ambassador of Change campaigns addressed two topics of hate speech in racist hate speech as well as […]
Meet and Code 2019 has come to an end with Virtual Awards Ceremony. Lots of inspiring projects and progressive ideas were brought to life within the Meet and Code project. Today we met the best ideas in four categories: Community, Diversity, Girls Do IT!, Code for Planet. Scheduled to take place in Budapest during the month […]
50 % of the German nonprofits see digitalization as a big or very big challenge. Only 14 % of NPOs provide further training for their employees on IT and digitalization topics and 40 % of their staff in IT are volunteers. TechSoup’s partner from Germany – Haus des Stiftens gGmbH has created the report “DIGITAL-REPORT […]
Creating a webinar is not rocket science but it does require preparation. If you want to learn how to carry out a successful webinar, watch the recording of our webinar: TechSoup Europe Short Guide to Making Webinars Since most of our lives have moved online we decided to create a short guide to help you and […]
