Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

So the need for repentance and atonement (which I know are important spiritual practices) for me have always been disconnected from the idea of Lent, that time before Easter. I love that Atonement can also look like At-one-ment - and a time for that is a good thing. Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. As a result, it takes time to build a list, so the sooner you start, the better. embedded in a powerful photo, you want an image that you can upload to send out in Facebook status updates, link to in tweets, upload to Flickr, and so on.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Participants take part from anywhere using a cell phone or laptop to connect to the event. Sometimes, you can get away with just a laptop with a webcam for a simple live-streaming event. Other times, you may need more involved software solutions like the ability to track fitness activity for virtual participants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Currently, these channels can not easily be viewed on the digital TV sets in our living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms, but it’s just a matter of time. Unfortunately, Ustream’s Facebook App is limited to brands with large numbers of viewers. Think about that for a second. A lot of tech hipsters prefer Justin.tv

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Digital Wallets.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

You don’t have much time to do so. It’s not much time. I have been inspired by a nonprofit that tackles a small aspect of a huge problem like providing pet food so people going through hard times can keep their pets. It’s also not the time to invite people to purchase event tickets or buy something from your Amazon wish list.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

is all of the above except that the Web experience is no longer limited to desktop and laptop computers while stationary in one place. It’s the Internet on the go fueled by mobile phones and tablets. Text-to-Give technology allows quick, easy donations on your mobile phone inspired by urgent calls to actions. and Web 3.0.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

This is an issue I’ve been struggling with for a long time. OK, well, not so unrepentant or unabashed since I’m writing this post on the varied factors around technology and the environment, and have been thinking about this issue for myself for a long time. I’m an unrepentant, unabashed technophile. Green Hosting.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Now that we can use our phones to make credit card purchases, do online banking, email our doctors, and store lots of personal information, it’s probably time to take few precautions. Set up a strong screen-lock passcode to secure a phone, preferably one that is longer than just four numbers. Use public WiFi sparingly.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

Millennials, like most people, love putting stickers on their water bottles, laptops, bike helmets and it’s always nice to receive something for making a contribution. Between rising rents and student loans, millennials’ budgets can be tight, but they are usually happy to give their time. Over time, this engagement wins them over.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2013

It just wasn’t confirmed until recently how the government has partnered with Google, Facebook, and phone companies like Verizon to make it easier to monitor messages and conversations. If you publish something on Facebook, even in a secret group, or send an email to someone, it can easily be distributed online.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The dodo has endless examples of these types of stories… and the fact that the dodo has garnered well over a billion views on Facebook alone is proof of their amazing social potential. . Video has long been the most popular way for audiences to consume media, and that’s not going to change any time soon.

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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. It's reasonably easy to upload videos to Facebook or YouTube even without the phone being on a data plan. Having Wi-Fi on a cell phone means it can connect to any wireless network just like a laptop computer.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. You can add filters and effects to your photos and share them with Twitter or Facebook. Some phones even let you upload to YouTube directly from your video gallery. More Resources.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Meticulous donor stewardship allows you to turn one-time donors into ongoing, sometimes lifetime, supporters of your mission. Donor stewardship helps you boost your donor retention rate , helping you earn much more over time. Your fundraising plan should include an event calendar so that you have ample time to prepare for each event.

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Achieve

JUNE 3, 2019

Your supporters love mobile giving options because they can give at any time from wherever they are. An online giving page that’s mobile-responsive—that is, one that you can access and use as easily on a smartphone as on a desktop or laptop computer—is an essential step in providing your donors with mobile giving options.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Look for Amazon, Rackspace, Google, and Microsoft to continue spending a lot of time and effort in this area, liberating us from our hardware prisons. . Look what I can do with my phone! The average smartphone outperforms the laptop computer of the previous decade. If we expect productivity and results, we need to measure them.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We like to think that most nonprofits are concerned about their reach toward individuals who might struggle to connect with their offerings, at least in the best of times. If the pandemic forced us onto new and unfamiliar ground, now is the time to assess and balance how technologies have affected our reach, for better and for worse.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Your survey resizes automatically to adjust to desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone screen dimensions. In addition to the existing integration with Facebook, surveys can now be deployed on LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+. It seems like such fluidity could certainly save some time. Now with 5.0, New Mobile Features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Being online or living a connected lifestyle is something many of us do - and as smart phones, Facebook, ipads, and other technology tools become part of lives, we have to examine our relationship with them and find balance. He said that there are only 24 hours in a day and you have to make choices about your time.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

It’s time to ask some hard questions. In my experience, one or more of these factors is usually at play when fundraising falls flat: Your timing is off. That’s too many Asks in a short period of time which can cause the appeal to fall flat. With a little time and focus, you can become an expert at email marketing.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. It’s time to develop a BYOD (bring your own device) strategy for your office if you don’t already have one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

In fact, a few weeks ago, I forgot to turn off my skype connection during a workshop and my laptop was being projected on a screen. It was about the time that several participants in the session who were close to retirement age started to complain that they were too old to participate in social media.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The Interaxon Headband is a brain-wave detector that sends real time information on your brain activity to your phone, supposedly so you can improve concentration and composure. smart socks generate heat maps of how a runner’s foot strikes the ground and sends the info to a phone app. Forget Facebook.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

Millennials use email, Google, and Facebook to learn about organizations and decide whether or not they want to form that relationship. Ninety-three percent of Millennials in the US have a smart phone. Even more interesting, there are no racial or ethnic differences in phone ownership.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

" We'll also cover the Internet slowdown protest, Instagram's new Hyperlapse app to make easy time-lapse videos, and the first-ever charity TV shopping channel. The campaign got over a million Facebook shares. Reimbursing Employee Mobile Phone Expenses. USB Condom is its official name. It's pretty easy to use.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s awesome to see a full room when it’s such a busy time of year. So thanks for taking the time. We’re going to try to save some time for Q&A at the end. I’ve already taken up too much time away from you. We’re going to have a great time. It’s not time-bound.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Either way, you definitely have your phone out. We’re going to be dividing those six questions across the three separate parts of this series and answering two questions at a time. As the name suggests, it involves donors texting on their mobile phones in order to give to charity. Imagine you’re standing at a bus stop.

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Forum One

MARCH 16, 2010

It's my first time, and it's a lot to take in. Everywhere you go, people are nose down in their laptops and phones: while in sessions, while walking down the halls, and while on the panels. People are certainly concerned about sharing their physical location in real time. Sites like PleaseRobMe.com fan these fears.).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Think about a tool like YouTube, where people can share videos (uploaded and created in various ways from mobile phones to laptop computers to high quality cameras) and then find others who care about similar issues. Lesson #3: Local vs Global. The final focus area is on the local vs global impact of social media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Now, it is looking like the emerging killer apps may be messaging apps that text directly to stakeholders' mobile phones. The leading apps are Snapchat , Facebook Messenger , and WhatsApp. Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Because I spend all day, every day in front of a laptop tweeting about my Facebook links. If your clients can access the Internet on a phone, or at home, you can reach and support them in brand new ways. But now's the time for our sector to do something about it. I was floored. I thought it would be 30 to 50 percent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

In addition to the tactical and skills instruction we did with the social media staff on Day 3 and Day 4, we also covered how to manage time and work efficiently – and how to best provide support for the strategies. I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. We arranged for wifi in the room and asked participants to bring their laptops).

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

Betsy, tearing up with me on the phone, describes how one of these "instant artists" was moved: "One couple … worked on their two different collages for better than half an hour, and as they were leaving, the gentleman picked up his artwork and started walking away. About the Success Stories Contest.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

In order to build a sustainable organization , you’ll need to minimize the number of times this happens. Traditionally, a call to action has been to donate in response to a direct mailing or a phone call. Make sure you have a signup sheet, flyer, tablet, or laptop at the event. Welcoming them back. Calls to Action.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2015

Your nonprofit wants to raise more money, but you don’t have a whole lot of time or money to spend to get the ball rolling. You want to raise awareness, but you also need to get people excited to click so they actually take the time to double their donations. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest… Is Myspace still a thing?

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