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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. The Star Trek Tricorder Comes to Life.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

Get Fully Funded

Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Include email addresses of all employees and phone numbers of those who work directly with volunteers.

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Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors of the Future?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We often hear the term “digital native” used to describe young people who don’t remember a time when phones were attached to the wall, but just because kids have only ever known a technology-rich world doesn’t mean they know how to engage with and through technology responsibly. An 8-megapixel camera on your phone?

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Stories about how MySpace would ruin your child’s life and put them in perilous danger were everywhere. Not everyone thinks MySpace is ugly.

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Freshen Up the Sunday Morning Giving Routine With These Church Fundraising Events

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This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. While teens may not have a ton of their own disposable income, they can ask family in their social circle to give in support of your church. This idea is inspired by Save One Life, Inc.’s s At Home Everest Challenge!

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