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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Having an agreement with another organization in an alternate location to provide services from there. Here's what they said.

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How to Backup Your Windows Phone or Windows 8 Tablet

Tech Soup

We'll start with Windows devices, but posts on Android and iOS phones and tablets will come in the following weeks. Backing Up Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft's next generation mobile operating system, has improved backup features from Windows 7. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch More Resources.

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New Mobile Giving Facts You Must Know

TechImpact

58% of Americans now own smart phones, and this number is only expected to continue to grow with the advent of cheap alternatives. in 2013 and you have a recipe for disaster. We’ve all heard about the $30 million dollars the Red Cross raised through mobile in just a few hours in the wake of the Haiti natural disaster.

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4 Ideas for Incorporating Text to Give in Your Fundraiser

Get Fully Funded

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. However, in general, the text-to-give process looks like the following: With your text-to-give platform, you’ll set up a shortened phone number, known as a shortcode.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Seeing the limitations of microfinance, Matt sought alternative financial solutions to improve financial access across Africa. 54% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 20% via text message, 9% by phone call, 7% by print letter, and 6% by social media message. ? 67% donate in response to natural disasters. ?

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Issues with Crowdsourced Data Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.”

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Hold the Phone! If You’re Not Mobile, You’re Missing Out

Connection Cafe

But more than likely you’re a smart phone user. Being ready for mobile donations to float in—if a natural disaster arises or the next big philanthropic challenge occurs—is a priority. Nonprofits don’t often have the same resources as those in the for-profit sector to invest in new technologies. These days, who isn’t?

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