Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. Published by mGive. 2014 Millennial Impact Report :: Download.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its division that provides internet from floating balloons, according to a post on the blog of Alphabet’s X moonshot division. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, launched Loon in June 2013 , and Loon “graduated” from a moonshot to an independent company within Alphabet in 2018. Image: Alphabet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Internet Explorer 7.0 Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection. Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers. Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection. Time: 1pm-1:45pm EDT. Cost: Free.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Nonprofits in 2012 and 2013 successfully out-hired the private sector, saw their profits continually rise, and steadily became more tech-savvy and efficient in contemporary internet driven world. billion to the U.S. economy, making up 5.5% of the GDP.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Internet Archive — the non-profit digital library known for the Wayback Machine — announced that it will now preserve Flash animations and games , ahead of Adobe’s planned demise for the defunct web software at the end of 2020. Image: Puffballs United. Image: Bad_CRC.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2017

Today, approximately 72% of internet traffic is video and one billion hours of that video is watched daily on YouTube. These early adopters were also embracing Myspace when the vast majority of nonprofits hadn’t yet had their aha moment about social media. The videos below are a snapshot of the history of nonprofits using video.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 26, 2013

On August 1, 2013, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on the subject “ Innovation in America: The Role of Technology.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that increased their social media budgets quadruppled and this is a trend that will continue throughout 2014. 4) Maturation of Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. View: All Pew Internet & American Life Project Reports. 13) The Future of the Internet: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. Published by M&R Research Labs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. TechSoup's online community manager, Michael DeLong, also predicts that nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs will increasingly integrate an overall mobile strategy into their work in 2013. Mobile chip sales will overtake PC revenues in 2013.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

to found an internet-based bookstore. In 1998, Amazon bought the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for approximately $55 million, in the company’s first major acquisition. AWS was a commercial product that would provide the backbone for companies to run their own internet businesses from the cloud. Shaw & Co.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Last night it was finally time for Wayra demoDay 2013 – a chance for the fledgling startups to draw interest and offers of cash from a crowd of more than 200 investors. The Telefonica-backed Wayra London incubator officially opened its doors last year, but its current intake of startups have only called it home for around seven months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. ” @ brianreich #sxsw #npsmpeer #nptech — Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) March 10, 2013. Erin Shy (@ErinShy) March 10, 2013. npsmpeer — Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013. Your budget is EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET. Ericka Lozano-Buhl (@elozanobuhl) March 10, 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2013

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013. This webinar begins with a general introduction to Twitter and then quickly moves on to demonstrate how nonprofits can use the site to increase their supporter base, website traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and overall visibility on the Internet. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013. This webinar begins with a general introduction to Twitter and then quickly moves on to demonstrate how nonprofits can use the site to increase their supporter base, website traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and overall visibility on the Internet. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. In 2013, I am focused on changing that. Good luck.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 23, 2014

As of 2013, Dropifi had over 6,000 paying customers in 30 countries worldwide. The service solves a universal problem for companies but it happens that it was built in Ghana, where the internet penetration rate is just 40 percent. Less than two years later, it became the first startup from Africa to receive funding from 500 Startups.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored. Moreover, investment in the country has been slow to accelerate. Perceptions that it is too dangerous to do business and that corruption is rife are largely correct.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 9, 2014

Research from Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC) reveals that in 2013, US venture capitalistscommitted $29.4 billion to 3,995 deals, with investments in internet-specific companies reaching the highest total since 2001. The idea is simple. Venture capitalists fund projects that demonstrate a high probability of success.

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Care2

MAY 10, 2013

April''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable featured speakers who’ve used crowdsourcing in some very creative ways to great effect. RSVP for the next Internet Advocacy Roundtable : "Solving Your Biggest Social Media Headache: Integrating Social, Email & Your Website for Advocacy". Crowdsourcing is all the rage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

There’s no question that the Internet has evolved significantly over the past 26 years. But as we all know, nothing ever stays the same, and the Internet is not an exception to the rule. But as the Internet grows, so does the inherent responsibility to manage its expansion in a safe and standardized way.

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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. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. A 2013 survey from The Millennial Impact. Smartwatches. Green Technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. For Nonprofits in Canada: 1. 2014 State of the Canadian Web Nation :: Download. Published by Good Works. Published by Blackbaud.

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Social Media Media Fundraising Report 183

Care2

JUNE 19, 2013

This month''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable features a discussion on the cutting edge of online advertising from three companies that are breaking new ground on targeted advertising for advocacy and politics. This is a significant advancement , creating more effective ad campaigns that waste less money on ads served to the wrong people.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Nonprofits of all sizes realize the power of technology and the Internet as a tool to help accomplish exactly that. 2013 at a glance. 2013 marked the largest year-over-year increase in charitable giving since The Great Recession. in 2013, while online giving grew by 13.5%. Overall giving grew by 4.9%

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NTEN

AUGUST 27, 2013

Sixty seconds doesn''t seem like much, but a lot happens on the internet in sixty seconds. Wondering how to become internet famous? Mashable drew back the curtain on internet fame and parody Twitter accounts. Cats probably make up 51% of the content on the internet, but what would it look like if cats ran the internet ?

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2012

2013 SXSW Panel Picker. 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Submissions are due July 25. 2012 Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence. Fundraising Success is accepting submissions for their annual awards. Submissions are due August 17. Get your panel picked for the uber hip SXSW Interactive festival. Submissions are due July 20.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Mobile Internet use is on track to surpass desktop by the end of 2013/early 2014 and the vast majority of nonprofits are still budgeting and crafting communications and fundraising strategies built around desktop design and usability.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Over eight weeks in the summer of 2013, my son and I cycled 3,700 miles across the country, from San Francisco back home to Alexandria, Virginia. Over eight weeks in the summer of 2013, Forum One CEO Chris Wolz and his son cycled 3,700 miles across the country, from San Francisco back home to Alexandria, Virginia.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Since so much constituent interaction is done on social media these days, having these policies in place will make it easier to brave any social media storms that may come your way, including standing up to those silly internet trolls. It’s never too early or too late to have these policies in place!

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2013

As of 2013, 9% of these businesses are running Java version 6 update 20, which is incredibly vulnerable (96%). Java is everywhere The Internet uses Java as a foundation for displaying dynamic content such as videos, 3-D images, games, and applications. Java patches.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2021

Ten Starlink satellites are also hitching a ride, inching SpaceX toward the 1,000 mark for the number of active satellites in space supporting its broadband internet constellation. Also aboard the flight are small capsules of human ashes arranged by Celestis, a spaceflight memorial company.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review a yet another massive new digital inclusion initiative, the launch of a new free mobile phone calling and text plan, new technology in encrypted web browsing, a new NPTech news source find, scary stats on the looming Internet of things, and the coming of the bionic eye. It now of course has its own acronym: IoT.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But borrowing the Internet? There are many barriers to access, such as a limited number of public computers available on-premise at a library, and an estimated 100 million Americans without access to the Internet at home. “Access to library resources can be greatly expanded with mobile Internet devices. How does that work?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. I’ll even try and find a silver lining on the recent NSA PRISM spying scandal why it’s trending toward better transparency in the cloud.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2013

Have you ever wondered who runs the internet ? Developing leadership skills is important for just about any job where you work with people. Here are some great ideas for gaining and demonstrating leadership experience. Plus a lot of cool infographics.). Community Things We Like Communications'

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