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12 Demographic & Technology Trends Changing the Nonprofit Sector Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the coming decades as wealth rises in Asia, so will philanthropy and with it a second wave of online activism and giving. First-time access the mobile internet is exploding across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and in Europe, North America, and Australia, the mobile web has surpassed desktop.

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What Is TechSoup Up To in Asia (Now)?

Tech Soup

Aletha Schelby is Program Manager for TechSoup Asia. Growing from serving just the United States and Canada to now 38 countries (including nine in the Asia/Pacific region) in just under five years offers plenty of opportunity for learning and change. And we’re still at it.

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Ford, Skoll, Compton foundations launch fund for visual storytelling

Candid

To that end, the ten-year initiative will coordinate donor resources to build international networks in the independent moving image ecosystem that foster deeper collaborations between civic leaders and content creators — funding aligned organizations, research, and creative content appearing across traditional and digital platforms.

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How Nonprofits Practice Continuous Improvement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m just back from spending a week in Bangkok, Thailand at the IFC-ASIA: Ecosystems for Good. A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. More importantly, it can avoid replicating mistakes or activities that don’t work and are a waste of resources.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will.

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22 Must-Circle Nonprofits on Google+

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Google+ is definitely a work in progress. Most nonprofits are still experimenting to discover their Google+ voice and hone in on a frequency of publishing content to the stream that makes Google+ both viable long-term and worth the time spent exploring Google+. To me, the Google+ Stream feels like a mixture of Twitter and Facebook.

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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Creating a sense of urgency also works well for a matching gifts campaign or when showing a donation progress bar with a countdown timer to when a fundraising campaign ends. You can show your clients’ adventures, escapades (this works especially well for animal shelter nonprofits), or triumphs. It’s time to decide.”.