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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

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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. Cloud Computing.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Monthly giving programs in particular have seen explosive growth, with revenue growing by 43 percent.

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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Finally, see if anyone is interested in taking a back-of-the-envelope shot at calculating how much impact is lost due to risk-averse programming at USAID (or any other donor, really). All this information goes into a government information system to generate regular reports. 3. It’s About Sense-Making, Not Tools.

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How Security Breaches Really Happen at Your Nonprofit

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According to the August 2014 Symantec Intelligence Report , there were 259 data breaches between September 2013 and August 2014. The well-publicized attacks on Target , Community Health Systems , and Home Depot recently were the first type. For Macs running OS X, a program called FileVault is available.

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QuickBooks Helps BITS Serve Struggling Youth

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" From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. "BITS programs are youth driven; this is the best way to truly engage with youth," says Program Manager Veronika Kvon. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. After mentoring 10 youth, Veronika was promoted to program manager.

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QuickBooks Helps BITS Serve At-Risk Youth

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" From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. "BITS programs are youth driven; this is the best way to truly engage with youth," says Program Manager Veronika Kvon. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. After mentoring 10 youth, Veronika was promoted to program manager.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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