TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

58% of Americans now own smart phones, and this number is only expected to continue to grow with the advent of cheap alternatives. According to a recent study by the folks over at npENGAGE , 84% of nonprofit donation landing pages are optimized for mobile. Combine that fact, with the fact that online fundraising increased 13.5%

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. Think of it this way: would you entrust all your savings in a financial firm that just opened, doesn't even have stationery, and whose employees have no experience in investing money? Author: Jordan Viator. Most importantly the support continues to roll in.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. Maybe it isn’t even money, but feedback or advice, maybe an introduction or volunteer time.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 4, 2010

It plays Habitat's name, Haiti relief, and pure greed -- it claims you can earn big tax-free commissions as a fundraiser. This is demonstrated in our role as a corporate sponsor for the HAITI RELIEF PROGRAM with money raised going towards helping displaced and disabled children and their families.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

My mobile phone’s GPS has also changed getting me to the right place mostly on time. Of all the communication technology the mobile phone is probably as disruptive as any. million people used their cell phone to donate. 77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more. Apps by TechSoup Donation Partners. Microsoft's HelpBridge.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis?

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2011

Frogloop compiled a list of resources of nonprofits, companies, and do-gooders who are using their tech-savvy and organizing skills to raise money and help locate missing people. American Red Cross Text to Donate. TEXT REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. 100% of the donation goes to the American Red Cross. Crisis Commons.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. At the time of the Haiti earthquake, very few people in the country were using Twitter, but it was enough to get news of needs out to the world. For others it was not so clear.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. What phones and apps are they using? Qwerty Monsters.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. And as mobile fundraising often relies on smaller amounts of money from larger amounts of people, these can be the perfect constituents to engage. Most people bring their phones with them everywhere , making it easy to tap into the potential impulse nature of giving.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. Mobile applications have also begun to surface to empower peer-to-peer fundraisers to check their progress and send appeals straight from their phone. Take that, Marty McFly! Peer-to-peer Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Sure, he raised over $20 million for Haiti and an impressive array of non-profit organizations including American Red Cross , Oxfam America , Salvation Army , Habitat for Humanity , International Rescue Committee , and the United Nations Foundation used his services. I mean, seriously, is raising money all he can do? Good for him.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The humble donation form has but one purpose: to capture a gift. When I see donation pages out there that irritate, frustrate, and even frighten donors, I’m heartbroken. To that end, here are 7 of the most revenue-draining donation form sins we need to keep fighting. 1 No mobile experience for donation forms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

There has been an explosion in size of nonprofit sector over last twenty years, huge increases in donations and number of organizations, and yet needle hasn’t moved on any serious social issue. I offered to connect the community supporting my work with your efforts in Haiti. or institution to solve them.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

Working primarily as a Facebook app, Causes automatically publishes any user’s interaction on their friends’ newsfeed, spreading awareness with each "like," "share," donation, or petition signature, or if they’ve joined the cause. percent transaction fee for each donation. get a donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Last week, I started a discussion on Social Edge entitled, Fundraising, It’s Not Always About the Money ( [link] ). I explained that while researching my new book, Twitter for Good ( [link] ), I took a long, hard look at fundraising on social media and came to a new, startling conclusion: it’s not about the money. Understood.

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