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Great reads from around the web on December 15th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). I fretted that there was little compelling evidence that it worked.

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15 Lessons Learned from Donating Online to 32 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 32 nonprofits were bookmarked for a donation and selected because they were effective at grabbing my attention and sparking an inspiration to give through their tweets. Yes, I could have used an online giving portal, but like most people, my smartphone is becoming central to my personal economics. Africa Wildlife Foundation.

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Great reads from around the web on January 25th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Stories about the impact that a nonprofit has on people’s lives can engage, recruit and solidify donors and members. " Check it out!

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Great reads from around the web on October 27th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Also, by involving people in the early stages, they will feel more connected to the project, and likely repeat their support and advocacy.

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Mobile Trends Your Nonprofit Should Be Watching

Tech Soup

At the same time, smartphone cameras are getting better and better and more people are using them as their primary picture-taking gadget. Mobile payments are especially popular in Africa as it doesn't require Internet access nor does it rely on Africa's weak banking infrastructure. More on Mobile.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. For example, with email, I think many people check it reflexively because of their device notifications, boredom, or having the false notion that busyness (e.g. I use Evernote to bookmark those items to look at later. Is it doing anything well?

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

David Wilcox has been doing a lot of thinking about re-inventing membership organizations or associations given that one can connect and meet people who share their interests online more easily with social media tools. Guess you can't have too many social bookmarking applications.)

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