Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2012

On August 1, Google quietly launched Google Wallet for the Web – and the technology has the possibility of transforming online and mobile fundraising as we’ know it. Your contact and financial information is stored in the cloud and your donation history is easily accessible in your Google Wallet account. Not anymore.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

Roughly one in five Americans have abandoned broadband Internet altogether and now exclusively use their mobile device. Whether it’s texting, responsive websites, applications, or cloud computing, mobile tools can be tailored to match each organization’s market and needs. Notably, this isn’t just a trend for younger generations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

You not only get a great mobile wireless plan, but through their nonprofit giving partners, a person in need will receive a mobile device loaded with content to help break the cycle of poverty and empower their life. I’ve signed up and love the fact my my mobile broadband hotspot is helping someone in need!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace.

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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

APRIL 2, 2013

Microsoft's Lync 2013 is a unified communications application that enables users to talk to each other in a variety of ways, using instant messaging, voice, or video. Lync also integrates with Microsoft Exchange , Office 2013 , and SharePoint , and can incorporate an entire organizational phone system. What Lync 2013 Does.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

With this being said, here is a list of five apps you may not already have on your phone but are worth considering: Lookout mobile security app - Lookout provides a free option to locate your device once it goes missing or is stolen. These advanced options will require access to the premium edition, which isn’t free.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

PCL is a nonprofit network of nine neighborhood libraries that provide free, accessible library services and serve as vibrant neighborhood hubs. Most recently, PCL has been a trailblazer in providing mobile technology to their patrons, redefining what library services means. Providence Community Library (PCL) is leading the way.

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Candid

AUGUST 26, 2021

We are delighted to have Ann Mei guide us as we live our values of being driven, direct, accessible, curious, and inclusive.” As senior engineering director at Google, she led worldwide engineering for mobile applications and services, with a mission to bring the next billion people online. She earned a B.S. She earned a B.S.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home. The June 2015 FCC proposal calls for an expansion of Lifeline to provide low-income households with a choice of subsidized phone service or broadband Internet access. Some Lifeline phone service providers also offer free mobile phones and minutes to low-income families.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. Luckily, TechSoup is here to help, with mobile-website creation tools and all the resources you need to plan and implement a solid mobile strategy. Mobile by the Numbers. Over 15% of U.S. Over 15% of U.S. So What Does Your Organization Need to Do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

The workshop topics included trends in digital media consumption, social media, engagement on mobile devices and a variety of community foundation projects funded by the Knight Community Information Challenge. 2: Mobile Usage. #3: ” He went into details about how people consume or share content via mobile phones vs tablets.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. Experience.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2021

In 2013, just as austerity began to bite, the Stockport Homes Group noticed that several of their tenants were constantly struggling to make ends meet. YLP came to our team at Economic Change CIC in 2019 because they needed a system that could be easily accessed by individual pantries to record memberships and visits on a day-to-day basis.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Accessibility. Strange News.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Google has been slowly merging Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Wallet, Photos, Location, Mobile, Videos, etc. If you haven’t yet created a back-up system to ensure your communities are accessible in the event of a worse case scenario, then you’ve missed a crucial step in the set-up process. into Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

It encompasses a vast array of activities from developing mobile phone apps to launching advocacy campaigns to strengthening the policies and infrastructures involved in media creation, transmission and access. Media Access and Policy. Telecommunications Infrastructure. Media Applications and Tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In a major study of more than 800 Canadian donors that we at hjc recently completed with Blackbaud , Edge Research , and Sea Change Strategies , two big trends stood out: mobile fundraising and crowdfunding. The increase in use of mobile devices has led us to a place where mobile fundraising can no longer be ignored.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

Let’s consider how much has changed in tech over the last 4 years: Since 2013, we’ve seen the adoption of the smart phone, the start of smart watches, selfies, and touch ID. And perhaps most notably, 2013 was also the beginning of responsive design (Mashable). Apple watches have added GPS and health tracking capabilities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

This means youth who had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be undernourished or hungry over the summer. And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Stay tuned!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Mobile CRM apps can help you stay organized and track potential donors while you're at a fundraising event, on the road, or networking at a conference. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Mobile. The app lets you access your activities, accounts, contacts, leads, and opportunities from a mobile-optimized dashboard.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

To secure a permanent spot on the site (and get access to a range of benefits) you're invited to join via one of Global Giving's Open Challenges. The next Open Challenge will begin on September 1, 2013. This is a great opportunity for nonprofits of all sizes to mobilize their networks and to reach new donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

Gwen Walden (@WaldenPhil) April 15, 2013. On demand access to trusted information for every realm of decision-making is available, and yet for all the technology progress – many in our social sector find ourselves at loss. Beth Kanter (@kanter) April 16, 2013. Fdns use 3-yr old data to make 5-yr plans.Is gpf13 #philanthropy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Of course, the upside is a step toward universal Internet access – if this project succeeds. Google launched a similar service for their Chrome browser in 2013. microsoft mobile apps internet of things NPTech news digital inclusion' Bing’s New "Conversational" Search. The Give App. ” Smart Garbage.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

When people can’t come to one of their offices, Murtis Taylor's 130 mobile case managers bring services to the people. Murtis Taylor now serves around 11,000 people annually across its 12 locations and via its dozens of mobile case managers. Moving to the Cloud to Enable Mobile Case Workers.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 10, 2015

A responsive website is one that, depending on the type of device a web visitor is accessing your site from, whether that be a smart phone, tablet, or laptop / desktop computer, the website functions and displays correctly. The Internet is changing constantly, and users are beginning to gravitate heavily towards mobile. Not exactly.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? On the other hand, only 16% of the surveyed nonprofits plan on having mobile websites in 2011, while 19% plan on having Smartphone Applications. Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] 2] Also, 41% of mobile internet time is spent on email.[3]

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. Mobile Addiction.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Rather than a clever hacker directly targeting your nonprofit, your organization is more likely at risk from a software update you skipped in haste, a disgruntled employee who still has access to your cloud drive, or an unencrypted device left in an airport bathroom. So What Really Causes Data Breaches?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Mobile Gadgets and Apps. Get the most out of your mobile companion with these apps and gadgets: Need Internet connectivity in a pinch? Mobile Beacon offers 4G mobile broadband mobile hotspots to eligible nonprofits, charities, schools, and libraries. Which service from TechSoup is right for your organization?

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

Mobile Beacon. Mobile Beacon offers Wi-Fi hotspot devices with $10 unlimited 4G mobile broadband data for use when you’re working or traveling in places without Internet access. Libraries across the country are loaning Wi-Fi hotspot devices with mobile broadband to "loan the Internet" to patrons.

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