Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. The information can then be erased from the phone, to safeguard it from the phone’s possible loss or confiscation. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

By providing authorized support and add-on tools, these partners can help users expand the platform beyond its normal functionalities, allowing it to be customized to your organization’s unique needs. They also help refer new customers to Blackbaud products and streamline the migration and adoption processes for new users.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Nonprofit groups and libraries can utilize trackable phone numbers, personalized URLs, and BRCs (Business Reply Cards) to reach a broader audience than they might in their local area, as well as increase individual donations. One library in particular incorporated data segmentation in an attempt to grow and optimize its mailing list.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Q: What happens when you bring app developers together with nonprofits and libraries along with some coffee thrown in? A Simple Digital Inclusion Tool. Users can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). Collaborating with Public Libraries.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Citrix Podio is a new, free web-based tool, here to help you sweep away teamwork frustrations so you have more time to focus on the work that really has an impact. Many task and project management tools try to do this, but their inflexible nature often makes them hard to work with – and for people to really adopt, use and enjoy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2013

The benchmarks also provide access to a tool called Sendgine, an online platform to help you track your organizations progress on the benchmarks. We want to be able to access newsletters, donation pages, websites, and more from our phones, tablets, or PCs. The Millennial Viewpoint. The Benefit of Benchmarks.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Darian talked about lots of things, very broadly: Why mobile presents a huge opportunity for any nonprofit or public library. We now have more mobile phones in use than people. The Betterworld Telecom Mobile Matrix Tool. TechSoup Article: Mobile for Nonprofits and Libraries. What the Mobile Impact 101 Webinar Covered.

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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. Make it a place that's welcoming.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2013

Like the Pew Internet & American Life Project , we believe that over the next decade most people will access software applications online using several different types devices rather than depending primarily on tools and information housed on their individual, personal computers. Many NGOs Find Cloud Computing Confusing: Why?

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Courses need to be actionable and give learners the tools to be more effective in their jobs. Solicit donations from a distance and over the phone. In a course about soliciting donations over the phone, don’t have the donor say “Hello. Maintain an ongoing library of course materials. Use new technology to work from home.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. " There isn't a large nonprofit or library presence on Steller — yet — but there are a few fun stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

Photo by Metro Library and Archive. The data collection tools for Facebook are still evolving. There are some new third party analytic tools. and some are free) that can more easily gather up metrics into a spreadsheet than the insights tool, but you do have to talk with a sales person first. Unsubscribes.

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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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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

These uncertainties may be why many nonprofits still hesitate to adopt podcasting as a part of their new media strategy. Like most things in the social web, though, there are tools and resources that can make creating a podcast accessible to almost any organization. Tools and Resources. The What and Why?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Sending direct marketing pieces or starting your phone calls too early will draw attention away from your other fundraising activities. Donors need to understand that they didn’t just participate in an event—they funded the library, or a scholarship, or an athletic team. Adjust your goals as needed. We’re here to help.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families. A good story is an incredible tool and whatever quote or story you decide to use, make sure it’s relatable and clear. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit. Establishing Corporate Partnerships.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 7, 2006

From time to time I'd be there when one of the folks working the phones would get an irate call from a customer who was ticked off about something. Blogging for Non-Profits Techsoup has added quite a comprehensive review of blogging tools in their always expanding library of great technical information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I "favorited" almost everything, and I basically used Twitter as a personalized library. Certainly, I could pick up new supporters to take their places in number, but each one of these supporters is an "early adopter" to the Lend4Health concept, and as such I think of them as the most important community members. Everywhere.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. Many early adopters in nonprofits got started this way - outside of the firewall. Finally the Library of Congress community tagging pilot project on flickr.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. For example, instead of using sheets of paper to track bids at a silent auction, users could enter their bids on a tablet or via an app on their phone. Touchless opportunities are always appreciated in a post-COVID-19 world!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

They are a tool that allows for a conversation between the reader and the writer, and for information to reach people quickly all over the world. Beth Kanter raised $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation using a Network for Good Badge and similar tools to the ChipIn campaign, in three weeks. weeks using her food blog and an online auction.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

The difference is that the social entrepreneur pursues change at scale primarily as a tool for social justice, not private enrichment. We provided a tool that blind individuals could use to scan and read their own books independently. The Arkenstone reading tools became a key mode of independent access to books.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Thanks to everyone who participated in our surveys and follow-up discussions, we've learned a lot about how nonprofits and libraries are using apps. Libraries and nonprofits are already using apps, mostly to engage patrons or constituents and to perform their daily work. Apps Organizations Are Using.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. TechSoup offers an array of cloud-based audio and web conferencing tools so that you can attend meetings from anywhere. Some of our web conferencing tools include: ReadyTalk Web Meeting.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Huddle is a cloud-based project management tool that supports file sharing, virtual workspaces, content management, and task prioritization. TechSoup offers an array of cloud-based audio and web conferencing tools so that you can attend meetings from anywhere. Some of our web conferencing tools include: ReadyTalk Web Meeting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

It’s pretty hard to make sense of what cloud services your charity or library actually need. He’s the guy you get on the phone when you call about cloud services like Office 365 assessments , or migrating your IT to Office 365 , or the NPVault managed back-up service. Tech Impact’s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech for Good 2.0 Wordle is an online tool that allows you to easily create word clouds.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2010

The folks at the New Media Consortium have released their annual Horizon Report , a roundup of up-and-coming technologies relevant to museums, archives, and libraries. Like its predecessors, the report provides succinct backgrounds and reference projects for technologies predicted for widespread adoption on the 1, 2-3, and 4-5 year timescale.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore."

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. We’ll talk about shiny new tools, and we’ll talk about all the fun things, and there’s going to be mentions of TikTok, and Twitch, and live streaming. Author of two books, one just came out last February. We’re talking about it. They might be out in the.

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