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Nonprofit Technology News for January 2014

Tech Soup

The Sleep Number x12 bed is an $8,000 smart bed that tracks your sleep activity and allows you change the firmness and elevation of the bed with voice commands. It got a CES 2014 Innovations Award. It was by most accounts a good show with lots of weird stuff on display. Your Bed Can Watch Over You. Forget Facebook.

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How to Write Effective Web Copy (Part 1): Make It Readable

Connection Cafe

There’s a great story about Nora Ephron that illustrates how powerful addressing your audience is: Before she became an award-winning screenwriter, Nora Ephron was a senior at Beverly Hills High School. Use the Active Voice. But first drafts are notorious for using a passive voice (i.e., Wrapping it Up. That’s on purpose.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Day 2: Certificates Awarded To Senior Staff Attendees. 100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. We did this on Day 1.

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Encouraging Generosity On Social Networks: Assessing America's Giving Challenge and Reflections from Craigslist Nonprofit Bootcamp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stories come out experimenting, helping people find their voices or the confidence or the desire to take an action, volunteer their time, or raise money for a cause they care about. The Case Foundation provided awards to participants who raised the largest number of friends, not money, every day and in total by the end of the Challenge.

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[VIDEO] 4-Step Plan to More Donations and Greater Fundraising Results

Bloomerang

I was flying into DFW and I had my laptop out and I was preparing a presentation and I was wondering, you know, “Do I know what I’m getting into?” And we won actually a lot of awards for that and it was really fun to see that come in. And your voice and your unique personality that no one else has.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Learn more at: petitions.whitehouse.gov. VoiceTexter :: itunes.apple.com/voicetexter.

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