Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. ” Rakesh Rajani, Tweweza, talking about the potential dramatic impact of the mobile phone in Africa in the next five years. we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

It's the definite article that causes problems, implying there's an easy way to think about the issues surrounding the inequitable access to technology -- and perhaps an easy solution. Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2011

2) Have accessibility to your data from anywhere. With a few taps on your smart phone, you have access to your donor database and can now look up your donor’s account to find his spouse’s name and to also discover you just received another $5,000 check in the mail from them yesterday.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. This app was the winner of a Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and Capital One hackathon.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And how many apps do you have on your phone? You can also use open APIs—an application programming interface with free access to the public that enables information sharing between two software platforms. There are now even natural language prompts powered by AI. Did you know you’re doing this stuff already?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2023

These technologies also provide mobile, accessible ways for individuals to search for and browse volunteer opportunities in their area. Let prospective volunteers know when they can expect to hear from someone – and if that’ll be by phone or email. Friends of friends may make the best volunteers to serve on a committee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot. Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" The farmer-turned-activist is ready to sell struggling teenagers on something they may want in their hearts but don’t know how to access: a ticket to a meaningful life.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Any woman who is just coming on from Kashmir has access to some kind of connectivity to either an Internet cafe, or a cell phone, or a computer at her work. We trained them in how to use their cell phones for rapid response, and how to write Op-eds, feature stories, and front line journals. It's just accessible.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Simple Phone - Jason Shim A centralized control panel that allows an organization to provision phone numbers to staff, eliminating need to issue second cell phones and allowing for bulk pricing; Useful for frontline workers who don''t want to carry two phones--and affordable. Collecting data on all user learning activity.

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