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22 Ways Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes for Fundraising and Awareness Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In magazines, on flyers, tabletops, and conference materials. QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. So, what are they? You can easily create QR Codes for free at sites like qrcode.kaywa.com and qrstuff.com.

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Six Ways to Give Big Thanks to Big Donors

NonProfit Hub

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. It’s actually most effective to create something casual and personable, and you can easily do that with your smartphone’s camera. And don’t worry about getting fancy.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. ” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong.

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Goodbye iPhone – First 24 hours of Android

Judi Sohn

So is the camera (compared to the camera on the 3GS). I’ve been getting my magazines digitally since 2004. I was pleased to discover that every magazine I subscribe to is available through the Android app. No clunky calendar sync application. The built-in Maps application is fantastic.

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Mobile for Good: March Madness

Tech Soup

When I was working at a tech magazine, my colleagues would often comment on certain months being slow for their beats: May was slow for printers, July was slow for cameras, etc. The phone is also pre-loaded with disability assistive software specific, like a light sensing app and a voice-guided camera app. Image 2: Indiegogo.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

Tech Soup

His writings and photographs have been published in print and online with the BBC , Guardian , Adbusters , the Sarai Reader , Glimpse Magazine , Next American City , Focus on the Global South , Alternet , and Grist. Aaron Bramley - Lights Camera Help Aaron Bramley is the Co-founder and Director of Communication/Education for Lights.

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project was lucky enough to receive a donation from Cisco of FLIP cameras and I think the most fun I had creating curriculum was the one above on storytelling and making simple and effective content for NGOs. Each country team communicated with each other through an online site where the trainers shared lessons learned and ideas.