Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

billion mobile telephones being used on the planet. “In 2014, mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop Internet usage,” according to recent statistics released by mobiThinking. And already in 2011, “more than 50% of all ‘local’ searches were done from a mobile device.”

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A study conducted by Roland Zullo and published in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Review (2011) [3] found that charitable donations to United Ways increased in localities with higher union density and in areas where unions were financially stronger. 4 (2011): 699-711. 3] Zullo, Roland. 3] Zullo, Roland. 4] Booth, Jonathan E.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. Snapchat’s navigation and design is tailored for Gen Z – the mobile-first and mobile-only generation, but Millennials and Gen Xers are also becoming more active on Snapchat.

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Achieve

MAY 6, 2015

When I first heard Ethan Marcotte speak on the topic of responsive web design in 2011, I remember the whole room being filled with a thick layer of wonder as we all mulled over what this meant for the web industry. For example, if you notice in the above graphic in the top right corner, there is an option to search the website.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. Mobile: With the rise of mobile devices, websites not optimized for mobile devices could have seen fewer return visitors. Was it search engine visits?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

mobile consumers now have smartphones , says The Nielsen Company. Combine that with this nugget: by 2014 more people will view web pages using a mobile device than a computer. What about mobile websites versus apps? Should you invest your time and money in building a mobile version of your site, or developing an app?

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Android is going to be a great mobile operating system. My phone launched in May 2011 with Android 2.2 was announced in July 2011. I try and use voice control to “Call (person) mobile” when (person) is in my address book and the phone searches and dials a pizzeria in Idaho. looks promising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Add the Google +1 button to your desktop website, mobile website, and blog. You can right-click on the icons below to download them to your desktop: 9.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 9, 2022

Did you know that 84% of fundraising pledges are fulfilled and that the average mobile donation pledge for fundraising events is $167 ? Instead of risking donors losing momentum when they go to search for a credit card or double-check their budget, pledge fundraisers get a commitment from donors while the excitement is still running high.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile! With our Read2Go app, Bookshare members can now search, download and read Bookshare books and periodicals on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Nonprofit Seminar at the 2012 NTC. How do search engines make decisions about what results show up and how they are ranked? What can you do to help your site show up in searches and attract visitors? >> Register for the Search Engine Optimization Nonprofit Seminar at the 2012 NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. What will the future 2020 be like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. The demo also showed a new 3D map feature and how you can take a photo and have it return google search results.

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NTEN

APRIL 14, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. At the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we put QR codes on attendee name badges that included a link to their attendee profile online.) There are a number of websites out there that will do it for free (do a web search for " QR code generator ").

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NTEN

DECEMBER 27, 2011

But, for now, check out all the amazing things NTEN member are doing, planning, and asking for in the last few weeks of 2011. Nancy Schwartz wants to know what the biggest marketing lesson you learned (or re-learned) was in 2011. Teens and mobile - talk about a perfect match. Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Web-based software allows board members to access the resources they need from any computer or mobile device with internet access. Using a centralized document repository means no longer having to rely on email to send and search through countless documents. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times. On January 8, 2011 the meme ranked number 11 on Google Trends search queries and the Susan G Komen Foundation said that their Facebook page grew by over 100K “likes” in 24 hours. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. If you’ve heard of only one nonprofit mobile app, it’s likely this one since it was one of the earliest mobile apps developed by a major nonprofit organization. Smithsonian Mobile - Google Play.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Curated by library staff and educators, the app lets users search by title, author, genre, or list. One of those is a mobile-web app called Forage City , which helps community members share surplus food with one another.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

By doing so, you'll then be able to push the envelope with mobile-friendly and other new-fangled webby goodness. 4) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Enhancements. Oh, and what will happen come January when you close the 2011 walk and open 2012? You're welcome. To that end, SEO really is a required part of good website design.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

This year, we can't wait to connect with all of you at 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , so we're skipping the whole "waiting" part and introducing a new way we can all connect before we even arrive in Washington, DC. Also, there's a mobile version. And it's included with your 2011 NTC registration.).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. for key words to help users to search the site to find things that interest them. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

September, 2011. developing mobile-friendly versions of their websites (vs. standalone mobile apps). services, including catalog search and patron account management. The surveys ran in late August and early. There were a total of 229 survey responses. may not have the resources to do so. They were also interested in.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) 3) Tailor the message for a mobile world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

In 2011, YouTube started letting people post their videos with Creative Commons licenses. The easiest way to find Creative Commons licensed YouTube videos is through the Creative Commons Search Tool. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the upper right of the screen to search that entire section. " View Video.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In the face of increased accountability pressures, nonprofits are searching for ways to demonstrate their effectiveness (Liket and Maas, 2015). MacKenzie LeBeau graduated from Syracuse University in 2011 earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health while minoring in Nutrition and Food Studies. Jossey-Bass. MacKenzie works for St.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Web-based software allows board members to access the resources they need from any computer or mobile device with internet access. Using a centralized document repository means no longer having to rely on email to send and search through countless documents. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

She manages the team that drives growth in social media, email, mobile, new business development, and online advertising. While at Discovery Communications, she managed paid search and developed partnerships with Amazon and eBay, both in conjunction with Discovery Channel's online store. She also launched a corporate sales business.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2013

Andreas Pawelke and Anoush Rima Tatevossian reflect on the progress of data philanthropy (private sector companies sharing data for public benefit) since it first emerged at the World Economic Forum in 2011. They found that the concept has developed and there is a lot more discussion and debate about it and more evidence to support it.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 71% said they learn about organizations through web searches (like Google). They recommend you begin with email before you branch into social media, like facebook or mobile. Make sure you see how your organization comes up in search results.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The nonprofit privacy rights community was fully mobilized including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Free Press Access, Demand Progress, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Mozilla Foundation, and many commercial web companies.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Some are built around events that need more traditional mobilization efforts. That’s grassroots mobilizing, posting about events that are happening.” Those are the easiest to write as an organizer,” she said. “If

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Today, for the exact same reason, we’re starting from the beginning in mobile website design. Make sure that it links to your mobile website home page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

A Google search of crowdsourcing translation or crowdsourcing transcription, for example, should lead you to links for Lingotek, Acclaro and Smartling (translation) or Castingwords and Speechpad (transcription). Aliza Sherman is a veteran Web entrepreneur, author and commentator on digital, social and mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After spending all that energy and time researching, writing, and editing 75,000+ words about social and mobile media best practices for nonprofits – living and breathing it for three months straight – it was frustrating, heart-breaking, mind-boggling even to have to let it go and accept that the book was going to be imperfect. .”

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