article thumbnail

Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

62% connect to internet wirelessly. 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. 50% of Android users under 35, Apple use most under 44, RIM (Blackberry etc.) Millennials want basic information and tools for action. Millennial Distinctions. about 85 Million. 1st generation raised on mobiles.

Mobile 137
article thumbnail

A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

In Africa, however, NFC and other mobile payment systems have been quite popular as they don't require bank accounts or Internet access. Here are a few tools we recommend: PayAnywhere (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere.

Mobile 60
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Accept Donations On-the-Go with Sage Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

400+ devices are supported, including iPhone3, iPhone4, iPad, Droid, and BlackBerry. The reader is fully PCI-compliant: once a credit card is swiped, transaction information is instantly encrypted and transmitted. Consult the Sage Payment Processing product page for more information.

Mobile 40
article thumbnail

Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

Tech Soup

Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

article thumbnail

The Mobile Web: Consider the User

NTEN

Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). This percentage increases dramatically among the under-served 30% of the population without reliable non-mobile Internet access (Pew). Mobile web usage is relevant and successful when it can deliver the exact information that the mobile user needs or wants.

Mobile 56
article thumbnail

Losing Mobile Users? Easy Mobile-Website Builder Can Help You: New TechSoup Program

Tech Soup

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters. Ever experienced this on a smartphone or tablet?

Mobile 56
article thumbnail

More good news from Google: Open Handset Alliance

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. { I’ll be watching the Open Handset Alliance, and wondering when I can replace my Blackberry with an open phone. {

News 100