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 Pay). Search Engine Optimization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Tweeting Cow (@Cow1321443) November 20, 2013. With Dave Evans - Futurist At Cisco.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

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. Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. The downside?

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Mobile video goes mainstream. While most of the commotion was being made by the broadly termed “mobile platform,” the real driver of the platform was mobile video. A dynamic mobile video platform is what was missing from the mobile landscape and is potentially what was holding it back. Twitter pics gets an upgrade.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

is a solid blog site by Lauren Hunter that covers an array of faith-based technology topics including social media, online giving, improving church websites, church AV , and mobile technology (including automated SMS messaging). Most of them are social media quick guides for using things like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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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. SugarCRM Mobile.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

AFP’s president and CEO, Andrew Watt, is on the 2013 NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector. Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media. Much of their blog contact is tagged (e.g. ?NPtech

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Some Lifeline phone service providers also offer free mobile phones and minutes to low-income families. This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. A Human Right.

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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. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0.

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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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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. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

The investment the early adopter nonprofits made into online fundraising technology and strategy in the late 1990′s and 2000′s is now finally starting pay off – especially if they have also invested into a smart, multichannel, integrated social media strategy. GivingTuesday 2014 raised 63% more than 2013. Source: PayPal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Whether it’s Microsoft transforming the PC software industry, or Google or Facebook, it’s clear that the world is different because these companies exist. This breakthrough instrument was negotiated in 2013 and has now been signed by over eighty countries. And so we campaigned for the Marrakesh Treaty.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

People are comparing this venture to Google’s Project Loon. We’ve had multiple celebrations of the web in recent years: the 20 th anniversary of the first public web page in 2011 , another 20 th anniversary webpage anniversary in 2013 , and this month, the 25 th anniversary of the idea of the web. Just Plain Crazy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2015

Now, with a post-wallet economy gaining popularity, consumers as well as businesses and organizations alike should be paying attention to mobile wallets, digital payment, and even cryptocurrency (a form of digital currency that can be used for online transactions, Bitcoin being the most prolific brand). Crypto-Mobile-Digital Players.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. Mobile Computing.

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