Also, everything you need to know about the Library 2.0 Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries Conference; Kinder Morgan Foundation grants; free webinars; and your COVID-19 library tech newsbytes for April
We have some super useful resources for you this month — even if your library is closed. We have for you info on how your library can get free Office 365 and steeply discounted Zoom. Our newsbytes this month is densely packed with COVID-19 resources and freebies. Find out about Kinder Morgan Foundation grants, and we cordially invite you to sign up for the free Library 2.0 mini-conference in mid-June that we're co-organizing for small, rural, and independent libraries. It'll be a good one. We promise.
It's all in this April issue of the TechSoup for Libraries newsletter.
Microsoft Office 2010 is soon going to reach its end of support. To avoid security risks, it's time to upgrade to a newer version of Office. The good news is that your library can get free cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 for your administrative PCs from Microsoft Academic, or you can get donated on-premises Microsoft Office Standard 2019 from TechSoup. Here's how to get them.
We're excited to announce a June Library 2.0 mini-conference that is being co-organized by TechSoup. It is "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17, from 12 to 3 p.m., U.S. Pacific time. Here is everything you need to know.
It's pandemic time, and we've compiled some newsbytes we hope will be useful to you at home or wherever you are. We have news on the new $50 million grant program that is included in the new CARES Act. We have COVID-19 resources from multiple sources. There's the Publishers Weekly list of mostly free online offers we hope you'll like. There's news about waived E-Rate gift rules, free Booklist and Book Links content, and a new bill in Tennessee that threatens librarians with fines or jail time. Just for fun we offer you 2,500 free online museum tours to while away the hours, and also, we report welcome news that Macmillan has quietly abandoned its library e-book embargo. Whew! That's a lot of newsbytes!
The Kinder Morgan Foundation donates more than $1 million each year to youth programs. Grants are between $5,000 and $20,000.
A library is eligible to apply if it is located within 30 miles of the following areas of Kinder Morgan's operations: Birmingham, AL, Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Concord, CA, Carson, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, Lakewood, CO, Tampa, FL, Alpharetta, GA, Downers Grove, IL, Chicago, IL, Shreveport, LA, Port Sulphur, LA, Harvey, LA, Williston, ND, Port Newark, NJ, Tulsa, OK, Midland, TX, Pasadena, TX, Houston, TX, El Paso, TX, Norfolk, VA, Vancouver, WA, Calgary, AB, North Vancouver, BC.
Zoom is probably the most-used online meeting and collaboration tool out there because it is super easy to use. We offer libraries the Zoom Meetings Pro Plan Bundle, 1-Year Subscription. This offer provides access to a 50 percent discount on a one-year subscription for new subscribers for up to nine hosts.
It is available to libraries for $65 per year plus $75 (paid to Zoom) per host. If you join TechSoup's Boost program, the admin fee is $33.
Marketing is critical to growth, but good marketing doesn't have to be expensive. In this webinar, we will talk about how to get the most out of your marketing while saving your budget. We will cover options for websites, social media, email, and how intense focus may be the best tool you have. Read more.
Are you already using Intuit's QuickBooks and want a basic refresher to make sure you've got your accounting set up correctly? Join this free, 90-minute webinar with QuickBooks Made Easy founder Gregg Bossen to expand your existing knowledge. This webinar covers topics including
Best practices for list setup
Different methods for entering income
Using QuickBooks as a donor database
Auto-allocating expenses to programs
Reports for your board
Tracking restricted grants
Inputting in-kind gifts
This webinar is best suited for users of QuickBooks Premier installed on their desktops who are already using the program to manage their accounting. Attendees should already be familiar with the basics. Read more.
This webinar is a higher-level look at QuickBooks Online for existing users. Learn the latest and greatest features of QuickBooks to help your nonprofit with all its accounting needs. Join this free, 90-minute webinar with QuickBooks Made Easy founder Gregg Bossen to expand on your existing knowledge. This webinar covers topics including
Best practices for list setup
Different methods for entering income
Using QuickBooks Online as a donor database
Auto-allocating expenses to programs
Reports for your board
Tracking restricted grants
Inputting in-kind gifts
This webinar is best suited for users of QuickBooks Online Plus who are already using the program to manage their accounting. Attendees should already be familiar with the basics. Read more.
The COVID-19 virus scattered millions of nonprofit and library employees into new working locations and situations all over the world. Join TechSoup's People and Culture team to learn about how our existing remote work practices and adoption of cloud solutions enabled our distributed global workforce to act swiftly and ensure that our mission continues at a time when our community needs us most. In this webinar, we’ll cover
Remote work policies and preparing equipment for remote staff
Maintaining organizational culture, boosting morale, and promoting the mental health of staff
Communication best practices for updating staff on the changing situation
Missed any of our most popular webinars? No problem. They're all recorded and available to watch for free on demand. Check out all our archived webinars at https://www.techsoup.org/community/events-webinars.
