Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

To celebrate, I've rounded up some of the latest news in green mobile technology news. As always, I'll also cover other mobile news and trends. American Mobile Phone Recycling on the Rise. Speaking of e-waste, a new report from electronic recycler eCycle Best shows how much the company has recycled in the past year.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Thankfully, with the power of mobile apps, you can be a photographer, videographer, social media promoter, and a liveblogger for your events. To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Liveblogging, Curation, and Social Media. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. Technology for Good Report. report showcasing innovative uses of technology for social good. The report is by our Rebecca Chao.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. The images are called pins and collections are called.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? Images: Image one: mattza / CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In personal tech, lots of publications like Search Engine Land are reporting that Microsoft has launched a new feature in Bing that lets people ask follow-up questions to their initial search query. Google launched a similar service for their Chrome browser in 2013. NPTech For Good reports that giveapp.org has beta launched Give App.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. GuideStar USA (@GuideStarUSA) October 8, 2013. Mobile phone cameras that have touch screen allow you focus with your fingers. And it is those limitations that help you focus on your subject. Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

Let’s consider how much has changed in tech over the last 4 years: Since 2013, we’ve seen the adoption of the smart phone, the start of smart watches, selfies, and touch ID. And perhaps most notably, 2013 was also the beginning of responsive design (Mashable). Apple watches have added GPS and health tracking capabilities.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Mobile CRM apps can help you stay organized and track potential donors while you're at a fundraising event, on the road, or networking at a conference. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Mobile. The app lets you access your activities, accounts, contacts, leads, and opportunities from a mobile-optimized dashboard. SugarCRM Mobile.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. Call us what you will, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that by 2015, a bit over 37 percent of the total global workforce will be made up of mobile workers. The downside?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

According to the August 2014 Symantec Intelligence Report , there were 259 data breaches between September 2013 and August 2014. Nonprofits should avoid having sensitive data stored on mobile devices and drives if possible. Image 1 : Brian Klug / CC BY-NC. Image 2 : Symantec. So What Really Causes Data Breaches?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

is a solid blog site by Lauren Hunter that covers an array of faith-based technology topics including social media, online giving, improving church websites, church AV , and mobile technology (including automated SMS messaging). discounted online services to collect donations and communicate with members via mobile devices and the mobile web.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Mobile video goes mainstream. While most of the commotion was being made by the broadly termed “mobile platform,” the real driver of the platform was mobile video. A dynamic mobile video platform is what was missing from the mobile landscape and is potentially what was holding it back. Twitter pics gets an upgrade.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. " Facebook piloted "Donate" buttons for some big charities like the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society back in 2013. The eBay Sell for Charity Mobile App. The Facebook Donate Now Button. percent and $0.15

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It was the end of February in 2013 when Yahoo’s celebrated young CEO, Marissa Mayer, decided to end telecommuting at Yahoo to boost collaboration and communication within the company. About a year after the controversy, The New York Times reported that Telecommuting Is Fast on the Rise. The Media Frenzy. I remember it well.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

It's 2013. By March 31, make these three changes to your key online fundraising pages and report back with your findings. Check out this article from Smashing Magazine (they get credit for the image too) to learn more details about A/B testing. And don't fret. First off, let's set a deadline. source ).

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Outlook.com launched in February 2013 and all existing Hotmail users have been upgraded to Outlook.com as of early April. Outlook.com now has 400 million active accounts, more than a quarter of which are getting their mail, contacts, and calendars on mobile devices via Exchange ActiveSync. For more details on how to do that, go here.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

It’s also been reported as the top tactic to deliver relevant and engaging content.*. You can insert personalized content that: Cultivates (thank recent donors/volunteers; report how gifts were used). Test the link language, placement, image vs. text, or link frequency. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R.

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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. Jobs was as usual quite prescient.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Visit their website, read annual reports, success stories of previous grants, staff biographies, current guidelines. You can use GiftWorks to track donors and donations, create reports for your campaign, connect with donors via social media integration, and much more. Image: Shutterstock. You want a good match! PayAnywhere.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. 2013 winner, Missing Treatment , is a tool through which individuals can report when vital, and government-promised medicines do not arrive in their local pharmacies. Initiative.

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TechImpact

MAY 14, 2014

Image courtesy of Fanpop. Tech Impact has a list of some of the most important nonprofit tech, fundraising, and marketing reports your nonprofit needs to see, all in one place. 2014 Charitable Giving Report – Originally published by blackbaud. Giving USA 2013 – Originally published by Giving USA Foundation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Ginny Mies' Mobile App of the Month. Images: Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Resistance is futile… Ginny Mies' Mobile App of the Month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Image courtesy of imdesigns.ca. Responsive or mobile design. will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. In 2012, 58% of the Millennial population said they used the mobile Internet, and this number is only increasing. eMarkerter predicts that more than 50% of the 76.4 million Baby Boomers in the U.S.

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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. The Lumia 720 is reported to have a superb camera, and will be available at an affordable price. AppMachine is a public, browser-based visual content management system (CMS) for building mobile apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Care2

JANUARY 4, 2014

This design element was clearly adapted from print reports. If that first image did not draw users in, visitors will immediately click off the site as users have very low attention spans on the web. These oversized images also require a lot of art direction. Simpler and More Focused Mobile Sites. Scrolling is Normal.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Go through the process on mobile and donate $5 to make sure the donation flow performs correctly. Fox Foundation did this very well in 2013. These can also be used as incentives for early giving or participation, especially when it comes to mobilizing your core supporters. Prepare for landing (page). Once again, The Michael J.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 16, 2015

It is included with Office 365, but it can also integrate with Microsoft Exchange as well as with Office 2013. Keep your email communication secure with Microsoft's Exchange Server 2013 , an email management software that runs on Windows Server. Need to send large files, such as image albums or reports to your remote coworkers?

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