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Case Study: Providing Event Attendees with Wireless Internet via Mobile Broadband

NTEN

We began with a Verizon MiFi 2200 at our registration desk in 2009, and expanded to a trial Free WiFi Zone powered by Clear Spots in 2010. During the 2010 trial Free WiFi Zone, a few times a day the Clear 4G+ hotspots locked up and needed to be reset. Managing the mobile broadband devices under heavy load took some work.

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. Both of them involved celebrities.

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Great reads from around the web on January 24th

Amy Sample Ward

craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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The power of open source VOIP

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I wrote a case study about it in the NOSI primer – it can allow for really great flexibility in building phone systems. What is Asterisk, you ask? Asterisk is the open source PBX application that works by using VOIP. Oh, and did I mention – it works really well as a generic PBX – something lots of nonprofits need. {

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WeAreMedia Project

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The next set of modules, that are more tool based (with case studies) are next to be developed. . &# I have been really slow on the uptake with this project (it started while I was on vacation, and I never caught up after I got back,) but I hope that I will be able to keep up, and participate more fully in it as it evolves and grows.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There is an interesting case study of the marketing of Tampax and Africa on the Cause Related Marketing Blog. What are “influencers?&# Read the blog entry. It’s pretty interesting. Marketing and Fundraising Ideas tells us about how not to ask for a major gift.

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Where the gift economy rubber meets the road

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There will be detailed case studies in the new primer, but what’s been striking to me is how many examples of this there are out there. If you want to switch, let me know, I’ll be glad to hold your hand through the process!

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