Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If your nonprofit is experimenting with text-to-give, text alerts and/or smartphone Apps (or planning to), then launching a mobile website is something your organization should seriously consider. Folks with regular cell phones with Internet browsing wouldn’t be able to read the content of those links at all. As of July 2009, 56.9

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. During my walk, I reflected on my participation last March in the annual National Day of Unplugging , a 24-hour digital detox when you don’t use technology, Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This sounds like a great campaign idea, when it comes to asking for donations, but according to Giving In A Digital World , the fad may not be as popular with consumers as it is with businesses. Only a small portion of mobile device users scan QR codes. of people with a mobile device using the technology to scan a QR code.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

Now, think about the last time you thought about your organization's mobile strategy. But if you haven't already started thinking about it, now is probably the time to start planning how your nonprofit or library can have a presence on mobile. Mobile Strategy 101. Can't remember? So what's stopping you?

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TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

If you’re seeing an increase in mobile traffic, like most websites are , you’ll want to make sure your site is responsive. The “3 second rule” is never truer than on the Internet. The post 5 New Google Analytics Statistics For Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

That said, the idea brings up a very important point. Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

That said, the idea brings up a very important point. Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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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

APRIL 1, 2013

If you’re looking for Fundraising Ideas and other ways to improve fundraising performance you’ve come to the right place. Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign. Mobile Fundraising by Jeff Patrick, President of Common Knowledge.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Having the right tech can help you stay connected even when you're away. Microsoft Office Web Apps lets you take Office on the road with Internet-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Mobile Gadgets and Apps. TechSoup offers an array of solutions for protecting your tech. Protect your tech!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is held annually in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for the mobile industry for the coming year. It also influences other areas of the tech world and other industries — including the social sector. Remember how I mentioned that Mobile World Congress seemed focused on inclusion?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. The next year the idea got a little less rough and I entered again. and that year we came in second.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

This guest post was authored by Mike Snusz, a Blackbaud senior Internet marketing consultant. Does your nonprofit send mobile-friendly email? You’ve likely heard about the importance of being mobile-friendly to engage constituents. Maybe even that: Mobile email opens are predicted to surpass desktop opens this year.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Responsive web design (also known as mobile optimization) refers to designing a site to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. Why Mobile?

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

Social media and the Internet have completely changed the way people donate money and discover causes they're interested in. is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Mobile Fundraising Tools and Apps. Want 19 effective fundraising ideas? PayAnywhere.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As the Internet has exploded and software has become more affordable over the last two decades, greater access to technology, hardware, software, and the web has grown in importance. How can non-tech CSR teams better use technology and innovate in their own missions? What have been the biggest pain points, obstacles, and weaknesses?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

More mobile devices are sold worldwide than PCs, and mobile is expected to overtake PCs as the most popular way to access the Internet in the next few years. Laura Quinn shared her ideas at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , in a session called More Than Apps: Affordable Program Delivery Through Mobile Phones.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

It seems like every company wants a hand in the mobile game. From apps to new devices to connected home objects that can be controlled with your phone, the market is saturated with all things mobile. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things. Homelessness and Mobile Technology. Activate Windows Phone Lock!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

the Internet: who they are and what barriers are preventing them from. As part of our i3 Internet Inclusion Initiative , Mobile Beacon has launched a new partnership with EveryoneOn , a. low-cost 4G Internet service combined with EveryoneOn’s localized. getting connected. national level. The best part?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Today’s fast-scanning Internet users need online content that is visually appealing and easy to read on desktop and mobile devices, and they have little patience with poorly designed blog and web content. And of course, your blog should be responsively designed so that it is easy to read and scroll on mobile devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Nonprofit Tech Essentials. An all-around accounting package for smaller organizations, AccountEdge extends your reach from Mac and PC to mobile devices with free iPad and iPhone apps. And, feel safe with the new 2014 Bitdefender Internet Security , a product of the year with top marks from PCMag , AV-Test, and AV-Comparatives.

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We’ve put together a list of our 6 best tips and ideas for setting the stage for your next auction, including. And in this modern age of the internet, this list gets more complex still. Don’t forget to test all of your tech ahead of time to avoid common event planning problems. Understanding common stage design elements.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. International Economic and Policy Stakeholders Recognize the Internet’s Increasing Role. However, with Internet use also come problems such as cybercrime, lack of data privacy, and data security.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2010

In January 2010, I was quoted by Association & Nonprofit BizNow for saying: “[Heather] envisions a mobile app with a GuideStar database of nonprofits that would make it possible for people to donate to any organization at any time. PayPal mobile pages are coming. This App is a smart, timely, good idea. Give it time.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

is a solid blog site by Lauren Hunter that covers an array of faith-based technology topics including social media, online giving, improving church websites, church AV , and mobile technology (including automated SMS messaging). Church Tech Blogs is exactly what it sounds like: a blog aggregator site. ChurchTechToday.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today’s most effective businesses leverage, to a great degree, technology that aids us in navigating the virtual world of the Internet; social media sites that help us create brand recognition and viral attention; and e-commerce tools and platforms that help us grow our bottom line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

It's time for the Second Annual Take Back the Tech Campaign. ka-BLOG is a 16-day blog fest for the Take Back the Tech Campaign. Take Back The Tech is simply a call for every person??? women and men, who uses information & communication technologies, e.g. mobile phone, internet, radio etc., How to Participate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. Google has been slowly merging Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Wallet, Photos, Location, Mobile, Videos, etc. Many nonprofits still allocate mobile communications to a distant, far off, in-the-future priority list and that’s a big mistake.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. . Realizing Potential .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

I’m still on internet clients, believe it or not, and still have some to go. I’d tried it a couple of years ago, and it was buggy, crashed, and seemed like something that was a great idea, but not realized. Today, I’m talking about Flock. Flock is the “social browser.&# For bookmarking, it uses your del.icio.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

I was an early adopter of using the Internet in 1992 where I had a virtual job working online for a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts called ArtsWire. It has intruded on our attention and wellbeing – and helped blurred the lines between work and leisure time.

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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. Safer Internet Day. Privacy and Security.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Tanzania]([link] in Tanga, Tanzania * [501 Tech Club Austin]([link] in Austin, TX * [Nonprofit Neighbors Tech Club]([link] in Kansas City, MO --> Upcoming Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

After all, we’ve all gotten sucked into a black hole of cute puppies and kittens on the internet, only to emerge hours later, dazed and slightly confused. . Tech Can Help You Raise More . Mobile-friendliness matters. Make sure your donation page uses responsive design so you can connect with mobile donors the first time. .

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