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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013.

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Your 10 Point Checklist For Nonprofit Newsletter Writing

TechImpact

Because if you, or someone in your nonprofit is sending out weekly or monthly newsletters, make sure whoever is doing the heavy lifting has a copy of this list! In a previous post we discuss the importance of making sure your nonprofit’s emails are optimized for the mobile user. It might just save a headache or two down the road.

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A Short, Recent History of Nonprofit Website Design and Online Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. Much of a nonprofit’s website traffic came from search engines thus a large quantity of content was placed on the home page. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008.

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10 Tips For #GivingTuesday Donation Form Optimization

TechImpact

in 2013, and online donations grew by an astonishing 14%. This increased comfort level of online consumers spending can be attributed to a variety of factors; an increased comfort level with spending money online, and the online giving process being streamlined by nonprofits to name a few. Overall charitable giving grew by 4.9%

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Things We Like (February 2013)

NTEN

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. With the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference coming right up, this might be a good time to think about what you're going to pack. Could you leave your laptop at home ? Be honest, now.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Ginny's Pick: Environmental Mobile App of the Month in Honor of Earth Day 2013.

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How Security Breaches Really Happen at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

Rather than a clever hacker directly targeting your nonprofit, your organization is more likely at risk from a software update you skipped in haste, a disgruntled employee who still has access to your cloud drive, or an unencrypted device left in an airport bathroom. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen?

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