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8 Things We Love About Internet Phone Calls (aka VoIP)

TechImpact

Internet phone calls, referred to as Voice over IP (VoIP), are becoming an increasingly popular cloud service due to the low cost, long-term hardware sustainability, increased quality, and wider variety of features, as compared to the copper infrastructure of traditional phone systems. Hold music. Even enable hold music.

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Satellite Internet gets the boot

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

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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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Amazon Alexa

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). Voice-commerce is on the rise.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One of the benefits of internet events is that you may distribute immediate access to digital goodies like downloads, special offers, or links to webinars. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. 8) Digital download donation rewards. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. An online database of third-party social media apps and software, there are thousands of free tools listed in categories ranging from photos and videos to music and games. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: web.archive.org. An online database of third-party social media apps and software, there are thousands of free tools listed in categories ranging from photos and videos to music and games. intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day.