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 […]
“I felt I did make a difference!” says one of NAVISSOS’s Ambassadors of Change, the young leaders who created social media campaign aiming to combat trolling. They were supported by a Serbian NGO – NAVISSOS, as a participant of a Game Changer project. Want to learn about tools that can be used to create meaningful […]
The time between June 21st and 29th, 2021 was a time well spent! Together with the help of 8 social media and communications professionals and 120 participants from Central Asia and Caucasus regions we uncovered the power of social media for activists. The workshops allowed a deep dive into building a comms strategy and evaluating its performance, “how-tos” on podcast production, creating cool graphics with Canva and […]
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If you would like to learn more about being safe and resilient against cyber threats, watch the recording from the webinar we did on June 22, 2021, led by Melanie Rieback and one of her ethical hackers, Stefan Marsiske. “Operational Security (OpSec) is a continuous process to ensure operational success in the face of adversaries. […] […]
In January 2021 Station Europe, NGO from Costești, Romania was selected as one 24 Game Changer’s Dissemination NGOs to conduct their own Social City Games and Youth-Led Social Media campaigns. Their activities provoked discussion about bullying and hate speech among youth in Romania. “Our mission is to give young generations the power to bring useful […]
June 15, 2020, eleven TechSoup partners, participants of #DLNGO 2.0 project, were working virtually on nonprofits’ digital transformation impact stories. Within last weeks all partners conducted interviews with nonprofits to explore: Why they decided to digitally transform? How this process looked like? What are the benefits from digital transformation? What are the lessons learned? We will […]
In June 2021, TechSoup partners from 4 countries: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Poland took part in 3 days Erasmus+ online trainings developing knowledge on how disinformation is affecting civil society and what are the ways to combat shrinking civil space. “Combating Shrinking Civil Space” was another workshop of the DTS4SS project – Digital and Training […]
We are proud to introduce the first edition of MEGAPHONE Central Asia and Caucasus that welcomes activists and NGOs from the regions to share the latest social media knowledge and tools. Join us online, June 21st-29th! The event is available to registered participants and consists of 6 interactive workshops in Russian and English on: creating visually pleasing graphics for Facebook and Instagram using Canva, […]
Hack with a purpose and leverage EU Space data, services and signals to access, understand and protect our natural spaces. Join CASSINI Hackathons & Mentoring. Digitising our green spaces with European Space data, signals & services Nature is a vulnerable yet crucial part of our existence. How we care for it will significantly impact our lives […]
Starting June 1st, our Meet and Code invites local nonprofits across Europe to apply for micro-grants to organize events that foster interest in and access to digital skills among young Europeans. The aim of Meet and Code is to help build a world in which every young European has the digital skills required to shape their own […]
On June 22, 1.00 PM (CET) join us and Hive Mind for a 60-minute webinar featuring an exciting talk by Dr Melanie Rieback, the CEO/Co-founder of the “Radically Open Security”, and Stefan Marsiske – a real-deal ethical hacker and a free software developer. You’ll find some practical recommendations and tools which you can later use to […]
The advancement of technology brings up constant “innovations” in the areas of misinformation. More recently, a new form of manipulation called “cheapfakes” has resurfaced. On June 10th, together with some of the leading experts in this field representing different countries from the CEE region we discussed the issue during an online discussion panel. Watch and […]
“Great inspiration and very useful tools to be used in our communication and empowerment of civil society!” – says participant of “Creating Effective Campaigns to combat shrinking civil space” workshop, part of DTS4SS project. In May 2021, TechSoup partners from six countries: Austria, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Poland took part in two 3 […]
As well as being Homo Sapiens, we are also Homo Narrans! We tell stories, we live in stories, we use stories to describe our individual and collective identities, and stories are fundamental to the way we give meaning to our world. Watch the recording of a webinar from May 6, 2021, led by Bavesh Patel […]
Have you had enough of yet another confused and ineffective online meeting? Now is the time to change that! Watch the recording of the webinar with Raphaëlle Ayach “Facilitation: How Not To Die & Kill Others During Online Meetings” from April 29, 2021. KEY TAKE-AWAYS: How to “run the show”, from planning a great online meeting to implementation How to […]
With platforms like Instagram and TikTok relying heavily on video, creating interesting and shareable video content to reach younger and more diverse audiences has become more important than ever. This webinar which happened on April 22, 2021 led by Kassy Cho provided practical tips on how you can film original footage for news videos and […]
Social media isn’t all about letting people know what you had for breakfast or how many times a day you have exercised. It has an incredible mobilizing capacity, which has given a chance to millions of people to have their voices heard. If you would like to learn more, watch the recording from the webinar […]
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 […]
It feels like the world is going to hell: but there is hope, and we need that hope to make change happen. We don’t have to let populists set the agenda nor make it our job to constantly respond to what they say (and in the process further heighten the visibility of their own narrative). […]
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 2021, online Erasmus+ workshop ‘Training Methodology to assist the social sector on their digital transformation journey’ gathered 22 TechSoup partners employees from Austria, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Poland. It was another Digital and Training Skills for the Social Sector workshop for TechSoup staff members that focus on internal development to better serve nonprofits in Europe. This time, […]
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 […]
