Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Using them, you can build email campaigns, create social media posts, repurpose content, summarize text, and even generate images. The nonprofit focuses on rehoming strays and spay and neuter programs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. That may be why technology (for example, rapid mobile phone adoption worldwide) may be so important for realizing the new goals. spanhidden.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Consider incorporating interactive content into your blog, such as: Quizzes Polls Image galleries or slideshows Interactive maps Interactive videos Your nonprofit’s content management system (CMS) may offer built-in tools or add-ons that make it easier to create interactive content. Simple language free of jargon. Tell compelling stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

Consequently, some of the nonprofits best known to be early adopters are pinning away too: National Wildlife Federation , Amnesty International , SFMOMA , Water.org , and the AARP. Business always underestimate the fact the nonprofits are some of the most active early adopters on the Web. Upload your first Pins.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2019

National corporations used to fill this need by having foundations that donate to nonprofits. If a national corporation makes a donation to a nonprofit in, say, Oregon, there’s a slim chance that people across the country will be aware of it. Cue: the importance of press releases !

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

All Form 990s had been released as TIFF image files making it both time-consuming and expensive to extract useful data from them. Compared to the clunky image files, this means it can be consumed much more efficiently at scale. Program support for the Thursdays@Three show, including equipment improvements and promotional materials.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve watched the early adopters of MySpace in 2005 propel themselves into the national and international spotlight using social media, and I’ve seen latecomers begin to dabble with Facebook and Twitter just this year. Quite often your nonprofit’s story can be much better told through images. Absolutely not!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Your nonprofit will likely encounter two types of AI tools: Generative AI tools, which help to create content like text or images. Another example is Adobe Photoshop’s new Generative Fill tool, which allows you to input a prompt and add to an image or even extend it. The post A Blessing or a Curse?

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JUNE 20, 2012

Their Facebook page features images, events, videos, polls, a map and even their gift shop. The National Historic Landmark was dedicated in 1929 as a gift from Dutch immigrant Edward Bok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world peace advocate. Clearly, Bok Tower Gardens makes the most of their social media.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

DIAGRAM: Making Images Accessible Fair use also has continued relevance to our social mission as we look to the future of our work within our Global Literacy program. You see, our world is no longer dominated exclusively by the printed word, but also by images and video—and we believe it’s a world everyone should be part of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2009

2010 is going to be the year that the large national and international nonprofits launch iPhone Apps. Over time, design and functionality will likely improve significantly, but if you want to be a very early adopter and wow the world with your cutting edge adoption of the Mobile Web, then Sweb Apps is for you. . Very expensive.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2016

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). That's why TechSoup has created a simple practical guide to help everyone in an organization adopt basic security best practices. The National Cyber Security Alliance offers great basic security resources, including handy tip sheets. Image 1 : Alan Cleaver / CC BY.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Based in the U.K.,

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest is a new(ish) and growing a image based social network and the newest darling of social media marketers. Pin pictures of families who adopt animals from your shelter. Create a shared Board for families who adopt animals to share updates with pics showing how their happy pet is doing. Pin images of endangered species.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

National Food Bank Day is on September 3, 2021. Launch a compelling crowdfunding campaign to take advantage of National Food Bank Day this September and raise more to impact more lives. . Reach New Heights On National Food Bank Day . Step 1: Upload a custom image to use as your headline. .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

Is your Ideal Volunteer a college student with a lot of enthusiasm for staffing pet adoption events or tutoring middle-schoolers? If you ask a volunteer to design a social media graphic for National Siblings Day, don’t pick their work apart and request more than one revision. Don’t micromanage. Balance criticism with praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters. Momsrising is an early adopter of online tools currently exploring the Google + platform and discussing it in team meetings.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The event's purpose was to join industry and government in putting into action some of the precepts developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya. To identify industry leaders in Africa willing to be early adopters of international standards. Images courtesy of Caroline Bowley.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. National Geographic the Albert Einstein Bot to accompany its Genius Film Festival. It is helpful to keep your responses short and incorporate emojis, images, and even video.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families. Volunteers look at a photo of a missing person, compare it to a news image, and see if they can find a match.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

GlobalMedic says that the images captured by the drones can help workers deliver relief more effectively. The Department of Homeland Security chose this start-up challenge format for wearable technology because the format might speed up the development and adoption process. Image 1 : Los Angeles Fire Department / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

” She also told us that their Youth Projects’ video was aired nationally on the Foxtel network in Australia. “Storytelling is critical to the work of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Images and videos: courtesy of the organizations featured. They are all very proud of us too.”

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

and web adoption forms. The next steps will entail connecting with tech activists through hackathons, such as the National Day of Civic Hacking, to help turn some of these dream technologies into real solutions that nonprofits, libraries, and others can really use. Image: Caravan Studios.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies. Tablet adoption is very brisk. As an example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that by not commuting, each NSF teleworker reclaims an average of 62 hours of their lives back and saves $1,201 a year.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

His early adopter talent and generous sharing of knowledge has meant the rest of us could build training labs more quickly and less expensively. This project is being spearheaded by Bud Riser of the National Cristina Foundation. Image: Frank Babbitt. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Parakou, Benin: Les Avantages de l'Adoption d'Office 365 dans vos Organisations non Lucratifs. Image 1 : NetSquared / CC BY Image 2 : NetSquared / CC BY.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

Let me share with you my thinking behind these themes and why they are important to you, whether you are an all-volunteer organization or one of the largest operating nonprofits in the nation. Image 1 : LDprod / Shutterstock. Image 2: Cynthia M Adams. Today's post focuses on the first theme. Exhibiting Transparency.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is a new U.S. federal government action toward broadband adoption , like the proposed Lifeline broadband expansion. Image : ESOlex / Shutterstock. nonprofit organizing effort advocating for U.S. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

In the last few years, national and international nonprofits have begun to adopt it as another channel that donors can use to contribute. " Early Adopters. Some nonprofit organizations are adopting Bitcoin as a tool to target specific demographics, specifically constituents who are more tech-minded. Who donates?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

Recently Target settled out of court with the National Federation of the Blind about its accessible website after Target suffered a couple of reverses in the court case against them. But, the lousy quality of accessibility of the Kindle presents a civil rights problem: schools can't adopt Kindles and lock out their disabled students.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline. The app helps animal shelters to promote (adorable) adoptable animals. Image 1 : Caravan Studios / CC BY-NC. Image 2 : Caravan Studios / CC BY-NC. spanhidden.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Instagram is the fastest-growing major social network: 59% of people age 18 to 29 are using “Insta” and other demographics are likely to adopt it in increasing numbers. altnatparkser , Alt National Parks Service. She is able to translate hard to understand dense policy into stunning visuals that make you think. byp100 , BYP 100.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Some of those images were released on sites like Reddit, Imgur, and 4chan in an attempt to sell them for bitcoin , the virtual currency, and then shared far and wide. Adopt an Acceptable Use Policy and Train Staff on It! Images: Image 1 : CLF / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 2 : Bank Simple / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

century skills have been adopted throughout the Common Core State Standards Initiative by 45 states as of November 2012. Year Up, another national nonprofit, teachers business skills, tech training, and provides job connections to urban youth. Image: Lake Superior Libraries Symposium. The Role of Schools. A United Front.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. Image 1 : Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock. Image 2: Cynthia M Adams. This Harkens Back to Transparency. Upcoming Grantseeking Events from TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

He is also the former executive director of the Craigslist Foundation , one of the founders of the national Social Media for Nonprofits conferences, and the author of Nonprofit Management 101 (Jossey-Bass) among many other things. What the Mobile Impact 101 Webinar Covered. Sign up for this free webinar here. Product Donations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Many organizations, including the United Nations, have used Ushahidi's crowdsourcing tools. This is part 2 in a series exploring how TechSoup works with technology companies, local communities, foundations, government agencies, hackers, and activists to accelerate technology innovation and adoption. Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY.

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