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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JANUARY 31, 2013

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. And reaching folks on mobile? Yes, that does mean something else is coming, but it will totally justify your lack of a mobile website in the short term. It's just a series of still images, but it's almost heartbreaking. Phew, that's tough.

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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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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. AFP’s Reed Stockman curates one of the interesting and underused fundraising resources: the Association of Fundraising Professionals Technology Blog. Image: AFP.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Images: Image one: mattza / CC BY-SA 2.0. Image two: Franco Folini / CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. TechSoup Technologies for Good.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

For those who want to use audio with other mobile devices or DAISY players, we have added DAISY audio and MP3 format download capability for all of our titles, in addition to our existing DAISY text and Braille Ready Format (BRF) options. In 2012, this meant a growing push to add image descriptions, especially to math and science content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. GuideStar USA (@GuideStarUSA) October 8, 2013. Mobile phone cameras that have touch screen allow you focus with your fingers. I’ve included a select list of resource blogs, books, collections, and additional curated lists. Simply touch your subject.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

Take the time to recall images you saw recently on social media or the news. Check out the 2013 winners of the iPhone Photography Awards for inspiration. Head over to our Mobile-ize board on Pinterest for some more resources on mobile technologies, photography, and storytelling. Image: Alex Washburn/WIRED.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

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. The Range mobile app helps address that awareness problem. Remember, it only includes sample data from 2013 right now, but 2014 data is coming soon!

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy. The suggestions and resources these savvy, generous folks shared with me were invaluable, and I’m thrilled to now pass them on to you. Kelly Kingman (@kellykingman) September 12, 2013.

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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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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Here are 5 changes that social media experienced that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media. 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. Twitter pics gets an upgrade.

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Since the fall of 2013 when Microsoft made its product donations available to 501(c)(3) faith-based organizations including churches, synagogues, and mosques lots of faith-based organizations have been discovering TechSoup. Additional TechSoup Resources for Faith-Based Organizations. Some Little Known Faith-Based Technology Resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Outlook.com launched in February 2013 and all existing Hotmail users have been upgraded to Outlook.com as of early April. Outlook.com now has 400 million active accounts, more than a quarter of which are getting their mail, contacts, and calendars on mobile devices via Exchange ActiveSync. Additional Resources. Mac OS X 10.6

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It was the end of February in 2013 when Yahoo’s celebrated young CEO, Marissa Mayer, decided to end telecommuting at Yahoo to boost collaboration and communication within the company. Participants using iPads can download the free ReadyTalk Mobile for iPad app to join conferences and access other features. The Media Frenzy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Contest is here! The ReStart Romania.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Translate your project into the language used by the resources and funders: key words, subject matter, geographic area, target audience, gender, race, and any parameters that fit your interests. is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Image: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

According to a 2013 cloud study by Microsoft, 70 percent of businesses have saved money by moving operations to the cloud. Mobility and Collaboration. Additionally, be sure to check out TechSoup's cloud computing solutions and resources. Image : Tim Mossholder / CC0. Connect with him on LinkedIn. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. Jobs was as usual quite prescient.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review a yet another massive new digital inclusion initiative, the launch of a new free mobile phone calling and text plan, new technology in encrypted web browsing, a new NPTech news source find, scary stats on the looming Internet of things, and the coming of the bionic eye. Well, the time is upon us. smartphones.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I want to tell you about Nonprofit Tech For Good , a great nonprofit technology news resource. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. This resource was created and is managed by Heather Mansfield who wrote Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Images: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. They also connect well with Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Since we're three months into the new year, you're welcome to revisit my new-and-improved list of 2013 forecasts for hot nonprofit technology trends as well. Coming immediately after the doGooder Video Awards is TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDIGS) coming April 1. Mobile-friendly is necessary.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. AppMachine is a public, browser-based visual content management system (CMS) for building mobile apps. Mobile Green Tech. More Resources. Tech for Good at CES 2013. Windows Phone 8.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

The rest of these tips don’t really make sense if you aren’t participating… GivingTuesday.org has great resources and a way to list your organization GivingTuesday.org/join. Go through the process on mobile and donate $5 to make sure the donation flow performs correctly. Fox Foundation did this very well in 2013.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

Japan has a structured system based on their Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances and their Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources. About half of all people in Africa own mobile phones. Africa now has more mobile phone users than either the U.S. or Latin America. It is second only to Asia.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

It is included with Office 365, but it can also integrate with Microsoft Exchange as well as with Office 2013. Keep your email communication secure with Microsoft's Exchange Server 2013 , an email management software that runs on Windows Server. Need to send large files, such as image albums or reports to your remote coworkers?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 2013 being the 10 th. to see what resources are there for charities and libraries. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) runs the Stay Safe Online website that has good resource sections for individuals and also offices. Cyber Security Resources for Offices. Cyber Security Resources for Individuals.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Those who have been following mobile trends and news know that the show has gotten quieter for all things smartphones. With Mobile World Congress and CTIA coming in the following months, the big mobile news tends to come a bit later. This means a better image processing for cameras, 4K video support , and enhanced graphics.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Our mobile phones make it worse, because now we can check into the Internet, anywhere and anytime.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Our mobile phones make it worse, because now we can check into the Internet, anywhere and anytime.

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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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