Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2017

nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. Published by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Published by mGive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2014

Preliminary results for the 2013 fundraising season are positive and many nonprofit professionals who have weathered year-after-year of pay freezes and minimal advancement are ready for change — particularly those with social media skills. Charity Village (Canada). Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media'

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. Luckily, TechSoup is here to help, with mobile-website creation tools and all the resources you need to plan and implement a solid mobile strategy. Mobile by the Numbers. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. Mobile giving is a low-cost way to raise funds on an ongoing- or campaign-based basis. Benefits of a Mobile Site.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2015

There are very few charities I've come across that are as wide-ranging in their tech-for-good work as our French TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage (ADB). But it's also the second largest mobile phone recycler in France and one of the largest in Europe. Connecting Big Companies and Charities.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Mark Morton of Manchester’s Charity Analytics #Net2 group took his members on a journey deep into Facebook EdgeRank. New Orleans, LA: MiniBar 2013. Houston, TX: Come Share Your Hottest Summer Mobile Apps at the June NET2Houston Meet-Up. Minneapolis, MN: 501 Tech Club Happy Hour feat. Wednesday, June 12. NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. TechSoup Technologies for Good.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Having the right tech can help you stay connected even when you're away. Mobile Gadgets and Apps. Get the most out of your mobile companion with these apps and gadgets: Need Internet connectivity in a pinch? Mobile Beacon offers 4G mobile broadband mobile hotspots to eligible nonprofits, charities, schools, and libraries.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Exxon Mobil ($213 million cash). Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 Chevron ($262 million cash).

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

New in 2013. Mobile Support. Check out how other nonprofits and charities, including the Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa , Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada , and the Carbon Disclosure Project , are using Dynamics CRM for more ideas on how it can help your organization. New User Interface. Case Studies.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. Founded : 2016 Givebutter is a fast-growing fundraising platform used by more than 30,000 good causes – from youth groups to the world’s largest charities. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. Click To Tweet. For a Budget.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Of course mobile phone payments are not new.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

We’ve been talking to folks from some of the 350,000 congregations around the country and have been hearing that they’d like more coverage of IT resources for religious oriented charities on TechSoup. Church Tech Blogs is exactly what it sounds like: a blog aggregator site. ChurchTechToday.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

interacting with their favorite charities has evolved: they’ve gone. What’s more, the Nonprofit Tech for Good says reaching mobile consumers is one of the most inexpensive ways to increase donor engagement. 47% of all email is opened on a mobile device. 55% of social networking happens from a mobile device.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

The forecast for 2013 is for giving to slow down. Exxon Mobil ($213 million cash). Use services like Charity Navigator and Guidestar. They are looking for a handful of charities like Boys & Girls Clubs of America that can make a big impact. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 Chevron ($262 million cash).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In personal tech, lots of publications like Search Engine Land are reporting that Microsoft has launched a new feature in Bing that lets people ask follow-up questions to their initial search query. Google launched a similar service for their Chrome browser in 2013. Bing’s New "Conversational" Search. The Give App.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

We'll kick this off with a completely original, new, and free fundraising service for charities, churches, and libraries. Your charity can host local workshops, activities, and tours so guests can get to know your cause. Mobile Beacon. Mobile Beacon and the NYPL: Loaning Out the Internet to Thousands of New Yorkers.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. See how charities are using it here. Pacific time (2 p.m. Eastern time). The admin fee for this service is $20.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Melbourne, Australia: charity: water … A digital success story. Abbotsford, Canada: Network, Connect and Talk Charity. Portland, OR: Mobile tips and tools for civic and social good. Guatemala: Drupal Camp de Guatemala - 2013. Houston, TX: Use Your Tech Powers for Good - Volunteer! Tuesday, October 1.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

For those new to their work, GlobalGiving is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits and charities of all sizes all around the world. The next Open Challenge will begin on September 1, 2013. This is a great opportunity for nonprofits of all sizes to mobilize their networks and to reach new donors. Get Started!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. The downside?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. As I suspected, privacy and security remain a very hot topic in NPTech and in the general tech zeitgeist. A New Tech Blog: Re/code. Privacy and Security.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Portland, OR: Mini Sessions from Locals Who Presented at 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Baltimore, MD: May Tech & Social Change Meetup: Website Redesigns. Melbourne, Australia: “Charity is boring.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

More than any other time of the year it's time for charities to tell their compelling story. Storytelling with Mobile Video. The donated Dell smartphones normally use AT&T or T-Mobile pay-as-you-go or contract plans, but they can function without it because they are Wi-Fi-capable. " May well be.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

Murtis Taylor Human Services System is a charity that provides health and human services support to people in need in Cleveland. When people can’t come to one of their offices, Murtis Taylor's 130 mobile case managers bring services to the people. Moving to the Cloud to Enable Mobile Case Workers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Some Lifeline phone service providers also offer free mobile phones and minutes to low-income families. This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. Citizens Online. A Human Right.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). Office Is Optimized for Windows 8.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

“We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75% increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process. Buyers reserve shirts online or via mobile device. ” What about your Shopify experience?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

When you go to NTC you are joining a community of tech-conscious leaders, innovators, and community changers from around the globe. Last year, Dan Palotta and Beth Kanter put dynamite on the way I think about charity and about failure. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that? The Community. The Science Fair. The Breakout Sessions.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. Jobs was as usual quite prescient.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. I want to tell you about Nonprofit Tech For Good , a great nonprofit technology news resource. Google Gmail.

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