Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bookshare and our other Access to Literacy initiatives, including the DIAGRAM Center and Route 66 Literacy, all made big strides this year through the significant dedication of the community that makes it all happen. How people access our books also got a whole lot more interesting in 2012. We’ve added over 1800 books since then.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. The app and its interface is confusing to most people who came of age accessing the Internet primarily through a keyboard. Download Snapchat and claim your username.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

It is in violation of Google+’s Terms of Service and down the road could result in the deletion of your Google+ Profile and your nonprofit’s Google+ Page. Create a “Nonprofit Resources” Google+ Circle. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Signing up for a Google Account gives you immediate access to a number of Google Products while a Google Profile is your online identity inside of the Googleverse. Many nonprofits have incorrectly set up their Google Profiles and are in violation of Google’s Terms of Service and run the risk of being deleted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

It is in violation of Google+’s Terms of Service and down the road could result in the deletion of your Google+ Profile and your nonprofit’s Google+ Page. Create a “Nonprofit Resources” Google+ Circle. When signing up for Google/Gmail, be sure to use a real first and last name.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

You can assign a customer service department for strictly answering questions related to COVID-19 protocols. . They might need to register online and sign-in through the mobile app when they arrive at the venue. Depending on the virtual event software that you use, your virtual audience may need to: Download a program.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. Bloomerang gives users access to a dashboard that actively tracks your retention rate to keep it top of mind for your entire team. Prospect research software like DonorSearch to access additional donor insights.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2013

Last week I attended attend a TechSoup webinar, Developing Mobile Apps from Idea to Launch. The session featured the story of SafeNight , an app for domestic violence service organizations. Developing the SafeNight App. The app enables crowdfunding safe housing for those in need. Apps Builder.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

This means youth who had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be undernourished or hungry over the summer. And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Learn More.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

Being able to receive donations via Venmo, a money-sending app, is another great way to use a donor’s digital wallet to your advantage. They can give via a stored credit card directly through the secure Venmo app, and can even share their reason for donating with you when they send you cash via their bank account or credit card.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Download the Reset the Net Privacy Pack. These open source tools include apps and tools for encrypting emails, texts, browsing history, and even phone calls. Explore Mobile Privacy Apps. If you're looking for apps to protect specific mobile communications, try out these recommendations from Reset the Net.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

This Cool App Roundup from App It Up. highlights how apps can help libraries connect with patrons and provide services in new ways. creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. But these aren’t the only ways apps can help organizations. share resources or get their message out.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Using that same user journey from above, searching for good food while in New York, Gen Z most likely will pop open their TikTok or Instagram app to find that desired information (and for user demographics, TikTok isn’t just a target platform for Gen Z —50% of users* are between the ages of 30-49.) Learn more about our social media services.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app. The app alerts CPR-certified individuals to cardiac emergencies in their area.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Your new, app-supported scavenger hunt? Switching to a hybrid mode might be the perfect way to make your events more accessible going forward. Product and service videos are common in the for-profit marketing world, but less common in the nonprofit world. These resources are great for a variety of skill levels.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

This is the mission of Caravan Studios' Range app: helping youth and those who work with them find locations where free summer meals are served. Like Caravan Studios' other apps , Range came out of talking to experts and nonprofits. The free app provides a user with the nearest places for youth to get a summer meal.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Access short how-tos, microlearning videos, online resources, live events featuring training experts, training plan samples, and more on TechSoup's new Learning Management System (LMS). Access professional resources and downloadable documents. Digital Literacy Resources. Register now for online training.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Access your calendars and daily schedule on the road. Find directions (probably the app used most on my own smartphone). Bing Maps: a mobile app for finding locations, mapping directions, and predicting traffic conditions; it can also integrate with other online services to overlay data on top of maps.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

For a view of what’s going on there, see Ginny Mies’s Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road. The software for a virtual meeting can be either a application downloaded on each attendee's computer or a web-based application where the attendees enter a URL to enter the conference.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. This was the second Social Good Apps Breakfast (read our coverage of the first! Additionally, many of the apps were built using Twilio.org's SMS and voice APIs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use these free or low-cost tools and resources to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. The service provides analytics and easy integration with multiple third-party tools. Websites & Email 1. See also OptInMonster.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data for Public Service Delivery. At the launch of RAN, innovative projects designed by students to enhance resilience pointed to the tremendous importance of accessible, transparent information for increased disaster resilience and development outcomes.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities. To find out if your organization is qualified to conduct an MGF type mobile giving campaign, you can download the MGF Guidelines. Of course, the upside is a step toward universal Internet access – if this project succeeds.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Be sure to bookmark this post as we'll be adding more resources as they become available. TechSoup Windows 8 Resources. The Windows Store offers some new apps especially designed for Windows 8. We curated a list of the most useful Windows 8 apps for nonprofits and libraries. Visit our Windows 8 resource page.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

People use Google Maps for everything – for research before they visit somewhere, as a way to find a particular service closest to them, or even on the go. Alongside this, GMB gives you access to the analytics of the Insights tab , allowing you to see how you’re performing on Google Maps and other search pages. Why Twenti?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

One thing we use quite a bit at TechSoup for meetings involving our telecommuters is the ReadyTalk audio and web conferencing service. The service allows us to conduct meetings either by phone or if we want to share documents to share them over the web via the ReadyTalk website. You just need a phone to use it. Thank You Marissa Mayer.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Be sure to bookmark this post as we'll be adding more resources as they become available. TechSoup Windows 8 Resources. Our partner in Australia, Connecting Up, compiled five resource guides for getting your nonprofit ready for Windows 8. The Windows Store offers some new apps especially designed for Windows 8.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. " Generally speaking, mobile websites are a less expensive option than a mobile app. Improved search.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Over the past year or so, Facebook has really poured its resources into Pages in hopes that brands will buy advertising to drive traffic to their Pages. Pages are also publicly accessible to everyone -- even visitors who aren't logged into Facebook. These apps can place a new tab on the top of your profile with your custom content.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Explore these statistics and more through Nonprofits Source’s online giving statistics resource page. Finally, its predictable and repeatable impression metrics allow organizations to put their resources behind a “sure thing.”. The emails in these campaigns could include: A download link for your organization’s mobile advocacy app.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Download PDF. To host a virtual peer-to-peer event successfully, you’re going to need the right tools and resources at your disposal. Heroes are also encouraged to go a step further and volunteer for other programs and services the nonprofit offers. Let’s dive in! Need virtual fundraising ideas? Golf-a-thon.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

Provide services to your clients. . Unfortunately, for the thousands of kids living at or below the poverty line, access to food, school supplies, and electronic devices is limited. . Zoom: Some virtual events require expensive software or fancy apps attendees need to download. COIVD-19 Nonprofit Resource Library.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2009

And no more downloading terrible software and kludging up your machines. These services don't integrate right now, which makes managing them difficult -- and makes dealing with them a big waste of time for your staff. . What data and applications can and should you give them access to via their phones? . Then came email.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When you decide to go to bbcon , you’re making a big time and resource investment—one that will expose you to new ideas and people and hopefully inspire you when you return to work. bbcon Mobile App – Download the Blackbaud Events app to access the bbcon 2019 mobile app. ” We’ll see you there!

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

In the video, people in dire, life-threatening situations, such as having no access to clean water, repeat common ‘first world problems’. They asked popular figures to personalise and share a poop emoji, and created a free app so anyone could create a personalised poop emoji. Take a look at truth’s twitter page here. Sustainability.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

Download it for free now to read more about trends that will affect how companies give back in the near future. The digital transformation has changed our world: we have unlimited on-demand choices for almost every service, product and experience and we can access endless possibilities our mobile devices 24/7.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Offer different membership tiers, each with its own benefits or level of access. For example, lower-level members might gain access to an exclusive membership newsletter and discounted merchandise, while higher-tier members receive invites to your nonprofit’s annual gala. API access is also available. transaction fee.

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