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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that mobile giving has proven to be a highly effective form of fundraising. Advantages to Mobile Giving Campaigns. But what makes mobile giving so quick and painless? Is mobile giving secure?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This is an indication that nonprofits are definitely moving in the right direction, which is also reflected in the Nielsen Study (What Americans Do Online, August 2010 ). is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? It says that 22.7% Get Engaged!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

If you haven't yet downloaded the free eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , released in April in partnership with M+R Strategic Services , you should definitely do that now. You can find a more recent update that focuses on the Facebook fundraising efforts of the Red Cross since Haiti on Inside Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. Mobile is the New Normal. There are 7 billion people on Earth and 5 billion of them have a mobile phone. Mobile is the new normal. Sadly, that is not the case.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

I admit that I also question some of the things my parents say and do – I thought I raised them better. :-) The generations are different. What will the on-going value of direct mail be versus online and emerging fundraising channels such as social media and mobile? This is the same team that brought you the "Wired Wealthy."

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

I admit that I also question some of the things my parents say and do – I thought I raised them better. :-) The generations are different. What will the on-going value of direct mail be versus online and emerging fundraising channels such as social media and mobile? This is the same team that brought you the "Wired Wealthy."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

A free agent, as we are defining it, is a person (many times a GenY, but not always ) who is a passionate about a social cause, but is working outside of a nonprofit organization to organize , mobilize , raise money , and engage with others. I offered to connect the community supporting my work with your efforts in Haiti.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2016

It's true that businesses have gone mobile, but that's because the rest of the world has too. The Red Cross led the nonprofit texting revolution back in 2010 when it launched a successful mobile campaign to ask for donations for the earthquake victims of Haiti. Raise Awareness About an Issue. In the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Tis the Season Is mobile fundraising the next frontier? Child's Play Charity targets gamers as a donor community, by Penny Arcade , raising millions mostly to provide games and equipment to child life programs at leading hospitals around the world. More on the study results from Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/Write Web and here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

And yes, it may mean that a group in Argentina, that is certainly deserving by our basic standards, may not get a grant this year, so that we can support very worthwhile and important requests from a group that has even less access to resources in Haiti. Those are some of the ways in which we try to make those decisions.

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