NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. When scanned, QR codes often take users to a mobile web page. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

If your nonprofit doesn’t have a mobile strategy on its radar, you need to develop one. While web-based email went down in 2010, mobile email went up 36% in the US as we reported last week on Frogloop. Nonprofits can no longer afford to ignore mobile email. Battle of the inboxes happens on mobile too.

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Mobile email Marketing Tips 72

Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Mobile app. Bloomerang’s mobile app allows fundraisers to stay informed while on the go. Update donor profiles, track donations in real-time, and research supporters as needed, all from your mobile device. GoFundMe GoFundMe is one of the world’s largest crowdfunding websites, having helped raise over $15 billion since 2010.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Jed Alpert, Mobile Commons. Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users -- 120 million people -- access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). Not so with the mobile web.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2012

Want mobile access to the software your organization relies on to get its work done? Many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the products your organization already uses. Learn how you can communicate, collaborate, create content, and manage data on-the-go with our guide to TechSoup donor partner mobile apps.

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Mobile Adobe Sharepoint Donor 54

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. WWF Mobile. For 2012, watch how the early adopters use text messaging to drive traffic to their mobile content and inspire donors to give through mobile channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2009

DIOSA Communications has been offering social media webinars for nonprofits since February 2008, but the content of the webinars and the time schedule mostly accommodate nonprofits in the United States. Beginning in February 2010, DIOSA Communications will also offer social media webinars for charities in Europe on Thursdays at 2pm GMT.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

mobile consumers now have smartphones , says The Nielsen Company. Combine that with this nugget: by 2014 more people will view web pages using a mobile device than a computer. What about mobile websites versus apps? Should you invest your time and money in building a mobile version of your site, or developing an app?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

My fees start at $300 for a Facebook Page with one cusomized Tab using graphics and content from your website. 5) Incorporate your Facebook Page into your mobile campaigns. Also, on your mobile website, make sure you link to the mobile version of your Facebook Page. Many of these new services want exposure and buzz.

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Facebook Strategy Organization Myspace 211

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Nonprofits can access a 50% discount via Techsoup.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The report also includes our new directory of consultants and designers who help nonprofits implement these Content Management Systems." The Ultimate Go-To Resource on Mobile Data Collection (and growing…) | MobileActive.org – "Want to use mobiles for data collection? Get the Tagline Database and Report!"

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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. Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Planning for Integration First.

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Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

There are two types of media we will look at here: direct and indirect content. Direct Content. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Indirect Content.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. 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 ).

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Mobile learning. Smaller sized content also enables them to absorb and retain the training courses in a better way.

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Online Learning Trend Learning Online 56

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Nonprofits have become intimately familiar with Content Management Systems (CMS). Some, especially those that are very content/document heavy, have become familiar with Document Management Systems (DMS). September 19, 2008 Note: This blog entry was originally posted on Idealware’s new community blog.

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Platform Blackboard Learning Open Source 100

NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Pitch #2: Hiraa Khan of Givemob @hiraak @givemob • Givemob is a mobile app that allows people to make charitable donations with simple clicks, and brings new projects to users'' attention. • At Givemob, we believe this is because nonprofits are not reaching Millennials where they live - on mobile devices. In the U.S.,

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Education Mentoring Virginia Mobile 71

Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites. You don't have to translate your whole site, but be strategic about what content mobile browsers want, and what you want mobile browsers to see. This gives them options to move between different CMS's or Mobile apps.

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Game Strategy Change Advocacy 75

Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2013

Available through TechSoup, Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Ultimate is a family of tools for designers building web and Windows client applications and rich media content. A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, and edit content quickly and easily. Mobile Optimization.

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Global Design Web Resource 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. That means I’ll continue to build my personal networks and content sources in these areas. As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Properly recycling all e-waste at end-of-life including computers, mobile devices, batteries, compact fluorescent lights, ink, toner etc. Our latest shipment of refurbished computers includes Office 2010, which includes Word, Excel, and Outlook, OneNote, Visio viewer, and PowerPoint. Reusing or repurposing everything possible.

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Green Challenge PowerPoint Library 68

Care2

DECEMBER 29, 2014

In 2010 nonprofits heavily invested in Facebook. Is your website mobile responsive? If so, what can you do to improve it and make some of the content more engaging for your target audiences? Review Your Online Strategy. Are You Diversified? This dream never really panned out for most nonprofits. Is it realistic?

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Hunger Channel Review Nonprofit 76

Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

84% of donation pages were not opimized for mobile, which made it hard for mobile users to complete a donation. Here are some tips that I''m re-sharing from another Frogloop blog post from 2010 that are still the gold standard. Here are some of the key findings. Eight Online Fundraising Strategies You Can Do Right Now.

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Studies Online Fundraising Nonprofit 78

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

For example, if a tech officer knows that an organization wants to allow members to log into the site eventually, they may choose a different kind of content management system in the short-term so they can make this feasible down the line. Tech officers can use this to inform decisions about systems toward long-term impact. X-Ray Glasses.

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Leadership Tech Lecture Org 94

Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

As mobile and social media innovations become more accessible, many nonprofits are struggling to find ways to implement these new channels. Experts like David Neff , author of The Future of Nonprofits , will be on hand to deliver actionable content that you can use right away to help reach your goals. It's a must have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Here is the breakdown of where our unique visits came from: We earned 202 new likes on our Facebook page on November 16, 2011 and increased our fans by 1,263 since Give to the Max Day 2010. Without their online technical expertise and amazing social and mobile sharing tools, we never could have made all this happen.

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Minnesota Raise Giving YouTube 110

NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Background As part of NTEN’s strategic planning in 2010, we identified a particular constituency in the nonprofit sector that our current programs weren’t directly serving: the non-technical leaders who make the strategic decisions, approve the budgets, and have the big picture in mind about the direction and work of their organizations.

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Journal NTEN Reflection Public 59

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The difference between cloud-based and traditional software is that when we access the cloud, our computer or mobile device isn't doing the actual computing. They just need a computer or mobile device and the Internet. Most of the information processing happens in a large datacenter outside our organization. Benefit #1: Cost.

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Adobe Application Charity Sharepoint 36

NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In other words, people are now relying on their friends to recommend them content more often than searching for it themselves. As part of Microsoft Outlook 2010, features allow people to connect with their Facebook and MySpace accounts (the service already allowed you to connect Outlook to LinkedIn). Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Social Media Media Social San Francisco 84

Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. simplify the production of user generated video content.

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Storytelling Collaboration Video Thailand 67

Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

web content. Office suites include: OneNote 2010: More than any other program for me, OneNote is a handy note-taking program that virtually eliminates the need for notepads. Word 2010: Create professional documents with this -processing program. Excel 2010: Develop spreadsheets and keeping track of data.

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Tools Tech PDF Files 54

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This Winter, Luminate Online will officially support HTML5, allowing organizations to select this new DOCTYPE when building out content. By doing so, you'll then be able to push the envelope with mobile-friendly and other new-fangled webby goodness. Second, we've added some really fancy logic to redirect old event links to new ones.

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Convio Script AJAX API 49

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

They send relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. It’s also been reported as the top tactic to deliver relevant and engaging content.*. Provides value (relevant content; event reminders).

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email Campaign Test Benchmark 48

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2010

So maybe it's just because I actually brought a functioning hand-held mobile device, my trusty iPod touch, to the 2010 Convio Summit this year, but it seems to me that following the hashtag for the Convio Summit - which is #convio10 - really enhances the conference-going experience. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2010

How are we going to thank our donors for giving to us in 2010? Decide what methods you will use both online and offline - mobile, direct mail, email, social media etc. Begin gathering content 7. August: Audience & Content 1. September: Finalize Content 1. Post content online 5. Craft your message(s) 3.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Freedomtrain - an exhibition about the history of liberation in 20th century Netherlands that was housed entirely inside a train that traveled the country throughout the spring of 2010. One Minutes - a film competition in which students and young filmmakers made one minute films on the theme of "where history begins."

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Museum History Netherlands Create 36

NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto.

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Game Impact Libya Social 88