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5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first step to getting access to YouTube Giving is to make sure you sign up for the Google for Nonprofits Program – it’s free and will give you access to a variety of helpful online tools. In their 2013 study, they found that some 57% of people who watch a video for a nonprofit go on to make a donation! nonprofits.

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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

In late 2013, he helped purchase a wheelchair-accessible van to assist his disabled colleague, Johnny Taylor, who runs a veterans' outreach nonprofit called Promised Land Foundation. Holloway quickly realized that Cisco networking equipment would help 2dance2dream broadcast and share its message with the community.

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Nonprofit Technology News for February 2014

Tech Soup

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. Safer Internet Day. SkyDrive has become OneDrive.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He gave numerous examples of how pervasive access to the Internet has changed families, the nature of work and society. Mobile should be able engagement, not just broadcasting. Jim Canales (@jcanales) April 5, 2013. They are making connections with “strangers” but sharing intimate details about their lives.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. Use the “Story” section of the form to tell us the great things your organization has been able to do with the help of TechSoup. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. That sounds great. Where will you showcase my story?

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

on Wednesday, February 9, 2013, to be eligible to win the tablet and bragging rights. Use the “Story” section of the form to tell us the great things your organization has been able to do with the help of TechSoup. Enter your story by 5:00 p.m. My game face is on. What do I need to do to win this thing? We love your enthusiasm!

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social channels continued to show strong growth over the past 12 months, with top social networks adding more than 135 million new users in the course of 2013. billion monthly active users around the world access the platform through mobile, while on any given day, almost half of its users are mobile only. Global Conversations.

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