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10 Tips For #GivingTuesday Donation Form Optimization

TechImpact

in 2013, and online donations grew by an astonishing 14%. Charitable giving on #GivingTuesday, in 2013 increased 338% , which also heavily contributed to the rapid increase in online giving. Charitable giving on #GivingTuesday, in 2013 increased 338% , which also heavily contributed to the rapid increase in online giving.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

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. Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. We used Google Hangout because they found it was more robust for video, audio, and screen sharing in that remote location. The Google Hangout was projected on the screen.

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The Math and Science of Social and Mobile Media: A Spreadsheet to Track Your Fundraising Success

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Track the number of monthly donations and the total given. Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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The Math and Science of Social and Mobile Media: A Spreadsheet to Track Your Fundraising Success

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Email is still a very powerful tool for fundraising and the likely reason why donor conversion rates dropped in 2012 is because nonprofit e-newsletters are still formatted to primarily be read on desktop and laptop computers. Track the number of monthly donations and the total given. Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors.

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

Tech Soup

Since Earth Day 2013, the eCycle Best has recycled more than 34,000 gadgets. 11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. I always love new camera apps so it was exciting to hear that Google just launched its own in the Play Store.

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