Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no I will be reading email, and answering my cell phone and texts, so you can still be in contact, if you wish (besides, I still need to make a living.) Playing video games.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Digital Wallets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

They served us drinks and let us use our cell phones. When the battery died, I amused myself using the mobile version of Twitter. My Twitter friends sent sympathetic messages about my travel delays! The worst thing about this travel ordeal was the serious lack of healthy snacks on the plane and battery juice for may laptop.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2021

This may mean that they need a new laptop or printer, or a desk with good lighting. This may mean texts are preferred, or emails, or phone calls. According to Dan Cable (@DanCable1 on Twitter) of the London Business School , “As leaders, it falls to us to build a sense of collective purpose.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Instagram is a photo-sharing app (for Android phones and the iPhone) that has a built-in social network. Like Twitter, you can add searchable hashtags (like #event2012), and then view all photos with that particular hashtag. He also set up a script that triggered the print function from his phone to his laptop.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no I will be reading email, and answering my cell phone and texts, so you can still be in contact, if you wish (besides, I still need to make a living.) Playing video games.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

is all of the above except that the Web experience is no longer limited to desktop and laptop computers while stationary in one place. It’s the Internet on the go fueled by mobile phones and tablets. Text-to-Give technology allows quick, easy donations on your mobile phone inspired by urgent calls to actions.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Participants take part from anywhere using a cell phone or laptop to connect to the event. Sometimes, you can get away with just a laptop with a webcam for a simple live-streaming event. For instance, text length limitations will require shorter messages on Twitter than you can write on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

For the audio, we use a phone line that was fed into the AV system and wireless mic. I thought we could use the chat back channel but since there was only laptop in the room we needed another system for backchannel communication. Tags: Conferences Tips Training Design ffog remote presentation skype twitter video.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. ways to cover an event is by livetweeting through Twitter. Additionally, make sure to get the Twitter handles of any speakers or participants at the event. One of the easiest (and free!) More Resources.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Apps are only a few years old, but have taken the mobile phone and tablet worlds by storm. Apps are software widgets that you usually download onto a phone or PC. They are add-ons that extend the functionality of your mobile phone, tablet computer, or PC beyond its basic repertoire. What Are Apps, Anyway? Why Apps Are Green.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Yet, we often squander it by not being mindful. Mindful online is defined as not just going into auto pilot to update your FB status or scan your Twitter stream but to consciously think about all aspects of your digital actions. As he says in his book, your attention is one of your most available assets. with some useful Zen Apps).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2010

Take Twitter for example. It is an in-person meeting of Twitter users. The benefits of hosting a Tweetup include deeper relationships, lead generation, or more exposure. It can be a good way to meet your Twitter followers or identify who in your existing audience is using Twitter. What’s A Tweet Up?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Now that we can use our phones to make credit card purchases, do online banking, email our doctors, and store lots of personal information, it’s probably time to take few precautions. Set up a strong screen-lock passcode to secure a phone, preferably one that is longer than just four numbers. Use public WiFi sparingly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The current technology of live-streaming on the Web has been around for a few years, but only recently with the launch of smartphone Apps that convert phones into video cameras and social media integration, has the technology started to reach mass adoption by Web users ( its up 600% in the last year !). For example, www.ustream.tv/user/nonprofitorgs.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

Millennials, like most people, love putting stickers on their water bottles, laptops, bike helmets and it’s always nice to receive something for making a contribution. If you’re looking to do targeted awareness outreach to millennials, run ads on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Swag offers. Optimize your forms for mobile.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2011

When you're on your laptop, phone or iPad, tweeting or posting to Facebook, you can be nearly sure that the people near you are doing the same thing. That's one incredibly cool thing about NTC: no matter where you go, you can feel the energy. In fact, you might be reading the status of the person sitting right next to you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

" Well, it seems that some people Twitter from the toilet with their cell phones and others, if the Internet connection is good, take their laptops with them too. Don't live at the post office, on Twitter, or your blog software. Stick to it; ignore your blog, email, or twitter until those magic times.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Look what I can do with my phone! The average smartphone outperforms the laptop computer of the previous decade. Emerging tablet computing devices, such as the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy, promise the benefit of mobile access with a larger form factor than a phone screen, making it much easier to do work in the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Being online or living a connected lifestyle is something many of us do - and as smart phones, Facebook, ipads, and other technology tools become part of lives, we have to examine our relationship with them and find balance. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0 The new framing for this familiar issue is one of balance. Don't React All Day To Email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change. Twitter's CEO has learned that short is sweet, flexibility is essential, and applications shoudl work so that people don't have to be at their computer all day long.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. That’s the question that the monthly #4Change chats (that take place on Twitter) address, this month focusing on the Climate Change movement.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

You can schedule posts in advance on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to ensure that you’re consistently appearing on followers’ feeds. Or, you might have some of your staff members set aside time to make donor phone calls each week. Incorporate phone and Zoom calls and in-person meetings. Personalize outreach.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2013

It just wasn’t confirmed until recently how the government has partnered with Google, Facebook, and phone companies like Verizon to make it easier to monitor messages and conversations. Earlier this week it was reported that Facebook had a bug that affected 6 million users and exposed their phone numbers and email addresses.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Over 50% of people visit your nonprofit’s website on their phones. Imagine if they try to donate and the form doesn’t work on their phones. Do you think they’ll go grab their laptop or switch to their desktop? Their captions mix a more fun, hopeful tone with some great educational elements—all in a tiny Twitter-sized space! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. They were able to join the discussion in our Twitter channel.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest. Facebook — We post frequently to our TechSoup Facebook page from our laptops, tablets and phones by tagging @TechSoup in our updates. We think Watchitoo.

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Forum One

MARCH 16, 2010

Everywhere you go, people are nose down in their laptops and phones: while in sessions, while walking down the halls, and while on the panels. In 2007, Twitter was announced here. When Twitter was announced, many attendees rushed to sign up. Now, updates on Twitter and Facebook are commonplace.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can also share your live Twitter feed, Facebook page, and Flickr. They're more portable than a laptop, and they have larger display screens than mobile phones. Like PowerPoint, SlideRocket lets you create customized slides with text, images, and media. stream within the presentation itself.

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Achieve

JUNE 3, 2019

An online giving page that’s mobile-responsive—that is, one that you can access and use as easily on a smartphone as on a desktop or laptop computer—is an essential step in providing your donors with mobile giving options. The link should be easy to find and follow, whether donors are visiting your page on their computers or their phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

In fact, a few weeks ago, I forgot to turn off my skype connection during a workshop and my laptop was being projected on a screen. I swear I didn't secretly twitter on my cell phone to my dad to call in! The last time I visited with my Dad at home, I showed him youtube, videoblogging, and how to set up a blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

I still got heckled by skeptics (and on Twitter no less!). My laptop was logged onto a webinar session and there a phone line in the room - so remote participants to see and hear the presentation. What was cool was that one of the remote twitter users live tweeted the session, including my response to one of the skeptics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. This is where a back channel like Twitter can be really useful. I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom. They're done on the phone and chat. Know of any?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. The tool of choice has changed from IRC or Meebo to Twitter and the use of hashtags.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

After triple checking to ensure you have your iPad, mobile phone, laptop, and all of your respective chargers in tow — you board a flight, land in a new city, and head straight for the convention center. New Report Details How to Plan and Execute a Successful Online Convening, Guest Post by Kari Dunn Saratovsky.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. What this means? Green Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr. I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. to college using my blog and later Twitter. I reached out to my network to ask for support, but using stories about her – not dry organizational stats. I call it slow social media.

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