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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

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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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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

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

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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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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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Tech for Good at Mobile World Congress

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You can read about some of these apps in on our Apps for Nonprofits and Libraries page. For example, you can work on a document in the new Microsoft Office on your Windows 8 laptop, take a break, and then pick up where you left off on your Windows Phone. Tech for Good at CES 2013. App Development Just Got Easier. Accessibility.

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

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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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Mobile for Good: A Low-Key CES 2014

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I've picked out a few mobile trends that nonprofits, charities, and libraries should keep an eye on in 2014. The Galaxy Note Pro seems to make good use of the laptop-sized display with enhanced multitasking and remote PC access. citizens, tech privacy became a hot topic – and a major concern – in 2013.