Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. Mobile phone cameras that have touch screen allow you focus with your fingers. Simply touch your subject.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

Pokémon Go is a phenomenon which is quickly taking over our cell phones. It has already surpassed Candy Crush as the biggest mobile game in US History (Mac Rumors). So, how can this apply to the corporate learning environment? 'Pokémon Go' Now Considered 'The Biggest Mobile Game in U.S. Gamification.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

The intent of the event is to speed up efforts to address the African e-waste problem in a manner that protects the environment and workers' health, and also creates economic opportunity. Africa now has more mobile phone users than either the U.S. Image: Beanhammer (Flickr Creative Commons).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2017

They wrote Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts. It's much better for the environment to extend the life of a computer for an extra two or three years than to buy a new one every three to four years. Half the Periodic Table Is in That PC or Mobile Phone. Image 1: TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The report also highlights the deep impact of technology in a wide range of other issue areas, from agriculture to education to the environment. Likewise, the existence of a portable communication network that fits in three suitcases and can provide phone and SMS service coverage across a full 1 kilometer area. Image: Sonny M.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

While previous generations might have preferred to give via check, cash, or even over the phone, those older analogue giving methods are on their way out, especially as even well-established donors switch to supporting their favorite causes online. Mobile payments: Mobile wallets and apps enable quick donations through smartphones.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

These apps give you more shooting controls and options than what is included with your phone's native camera app. Check out Wistia's tutorial on shooting video with an iPhone for even more mobile video tips. (If If you're shooting video with an Android or Windows Phone, this tutorial is still useful.). Keep It Light.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Travel also creates huge carbon costs to the environment. In fact, one of the most significant ways that IT can help the environment is that it enables us to meet with each other online or in "virtual meetings. The expansion to mobile devices is probably the fastest growing area of online conferencing.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

In this age of mobile devices and cloud computing, many workers now have ample tools to work effectively wherever they are, but one major concern organizations still have is how to effectively manage teleworkers so productivity doesn't drop. He also talks about developing a "results-only" work environment.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

That may be why technology (for example, rapid mobile phone adoption worldwide) may be so important for realizing the new goals. In 2012, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon launched the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to mobilize global scientific and technological expertise. I'll say more about that below.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

The scientific basis for the environmental case for refurbished IT equipment is primarily from Dr. Eric Williams of Rochester Institute of Technology in his book, co-authored with Ruediger Kuehr, Computers and the Environment, Understanding and Managing Their Impacts. Half the Periodic Table in That PC or Mobile Phone.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2015

One is for consumers interested in donating laptops and phones. How Individuals Can Donate Laptops and Phones. The desktop computers will be distributed among three houses for clients to use, while the laptops will be used as mobile workstations for staff. Image 1: InterConnection. Image 2 : Ari N / Shutterstock.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

If your own site isn’t pulling its weight in our new virtual fundraising environment, it’s definitely time to make a few updates. This is usually done with a clearly displayed menu with access to the most popular content and through appealing but unobtrusive media elements like images and video. Ready to begin? Let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Here are some of our favorite platform and application recommendations in the TechSoup NCVS toolkit for multichannel, live, interactive, and mobile media. UStream Producer — This cloud and mobile application allows you to produce professional quality live streaming events with many inputs at your next live event.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), for instance, has used Ushahidi to document the impacts of oil spills and other petrochemical pollution on human health and the environment. It is a $250 Wi-Fi router and mobile modem that has eight hours of battery life to keep it going when the electricity is out. Image 1 : afromusing / CC BY.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

We built a responsive website that renders elegantly across all devices and capitalizes on user impulse by allowing participants to submit photos instantly from their mobile phone or tablet's camera roll, as well as desktop computers. We found humor and fun to be great bridges between the physical and digital environments.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. As adoption of mobile devices increases for both work and pleasure, IT will no longer be dominated by PCs. Refurbishment and the Environment.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

From developing your own online store to taking donations from your phone, TechSoup has you covered. is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup. PayAnywhere. And one last recommendation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

But repair-unfriendly policies certainly don’t make sense to me: those policies hurt customers and they hurt the environment. Although we’ve been told otherwise, there is no such thing as a “green” cell phone or computer. User-replaceable batteries are key to lengthening the life of electronics like cell phones.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

If you, like the rest of the world, have managed to shift to the virtual environment, you may be looking for ways to improve your digital presence. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Mobile World Congress , an annual tech conference in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for global technology trends in the coming year. Windows Phone 8. Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 had solid representation at the show with Nokia showing off a few new smartphones, including the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720. Mobile Green Tech.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

If you, like the rest of the world, have managed to shift to the virtual environment, you may be looking for ways to improve your digital presence. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual: Online auctions are a category in and of themselves, allowing attendees to view items remotely using live streaming or images while they place online bids. Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. Either can be accomplished in a fully digital environment.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. Mobile-responsive design for all interactive elements.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. We dispose of over 130 million cell phones every year of which 11 percent are recycled.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

According to the study, “a nonprofit brand is most powerful when the organization’s internal identity and external image are aligned with each other and with its values and mission.”. Hopefully after viewing your brand frequently, they will feel increasingly attached to your image and mission thus be more prone to giving. Style guide.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

Americans Choose Environment over Economic Growth. In a recent Gallup Poll Social Series survey , Americans have chosen environment as a priority over economic growth by a 50% to 41% margin. TrashOut is a free mobile app for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone. Image credits. Heartbleed image courtesy of Wikimedia.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2011

In October, Rothstein bemoaned the way that mobile phones have distracted people from looking at art. They just snap photos through their phones!" but you could equivalently argue that these digital memories help people form relationships with artifacts and images beyond a single fleeting visit.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In reality, understanding how to fully leverage your website and actually mobilize supporters with web 2.0 In this engaging, interactive session, Alyssa Conrardy will take attendees through her firm’s proven process for learning about, engaging with and warming up prospective donors before you ever pick up the phone or schedule a meeting.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. Mobile Computing. billion mobile apps were downloaded across 20 countries. During the last week of December, 1.76

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