Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising. ADOPTA , which is dedicated to improving the adoption process for parents in Eastern Europe, is another nonprofit that uses the cloud to fundraise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Finally, digitalization is growing fast in Mexico. Fundar is a 20-year old Mexican NGO in the filed of research and advocacy to fight corruption, impunity, and to adovcate for human rights. Charities need to adopt mobile-first solutions to collect online donations. Mobile: 70% of our traffic comes from mobile.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As We strongly support this position and believe the digital content revolution holds the best promise for the future of braille.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Even a quick scan of the form fields above will reveal that much of this information is available from any public repository of 990 forms filed annually by US nonprofits. Over the past two years, philanthropy has asked important questions about equitable access—access to adequate funding, access to digital tools, access to power.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Snapchat is making a concerted effort to increase its viability as a marketing and digital payment processing tool for brands and for those nonprofits that have the time and resources, early adoption would be a good bet. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat. Sign up for Snapcash.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2007

And, the terms "digital native" and "digital immigrants" comes from an essay by Marc Prensky dated 2001, over six years ago! " and analyzing the evolving thinking about technology adoption issues. " and analyzing the evolving thinking about technology adoption issues. One of my favorite Web2.0

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Aside from fundraising and digital tools, EveryAction also is a leading provider of nonprofit advocacy technology.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

i) Adopt a transparent budget before the start of the fiscal year. i) Review IRS Form 990, your nonprofit’s annual public information disclosure, with the preparer before it is filed. If your nonprofit has any activities that are subject to UBIT, make sure IRS Form 990-T is filed and the tax, if any, is paid.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Why technology? Why technology?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2022

Plus, our survey indicates that installment payments are only increasing in popularity, especially with the 22-44 year old demographic, so now is a great time to be an early adopter and cultivate those millennial donors! Take advantage of the increase in digital events and fundraisers and add a PNPL ask to your event.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

People who have worked in nonprofits for many years will recall a time—not all that long ago—when much of the work of development and finance was done on paper and stored in rows and rows of filing cabinets. Wherever you are in adopting new technologies, you must be willing to have these conversations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. This concept has been pioneered by the Internet Archive with its Open Library can lend a digital copy of a book for a period of time as long as it (or a partner library) owns a physical copy of that book which it holds back from being lent to someone else.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The larger aim of the organization is to support a digital commons that promotes the sharing and innovative "building upon" of creative works. That's the reason why TechSoup decided to adopt Creative Commons licensing in 2006. Take advantage of all of TechSoup's best digital storytelling resources. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Since Windows 10 for PCs launched on July 29, 2015, adoption has been going at a pretty good clip. The fact that Windows 10 is a free upgrade for many users may account for much of the adoption. The tutorial goes from downloading the ISO file to doing the installation steps, with good screenshots of the process. File explorer.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2013

Google was an early adopter of the technology, including it in its Nexus handsets and Android operating systems. Right now, NFC doesn't seem like a viable technology for nonprofits to adopt for fundraising. File this technology under your "trends to watch" list. Further Reading. Processing Payments for Good.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve certainly seen pieces praising the benefits of digital marketing and lamenting the shortcomings of direct mail (or vice versa). 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started. Check it out here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

It’s stable, feature rich, uses open standards, reads and writes MS files, and, did I mention it’s free? In talking with organizations that are using it – adoption issues for staff seem to be fairly minimal (my partner, a non-techie writer, uses it everyday, with no complaints.) Be Helpful.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Why technology? Why technology?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Office Open XML is Microsoft’s XML-based file format which is now native in Office 2007. Instead of adopting the already ISO approved Open Document format, it attempted to get through ISO a standard that, among other things, depends too much on non-standard, non-publicly available legacy file formats. Be Helpful.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

A nonprofit data warehouse is a centralized digital repository that nonprofits use to store, manage, and analyze their data. Change management issues: Anytime a new technology tool is introduced to your organization, you’ll face some growing pains and adoption challenges. What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

What it does: Dropbox is a cloud-based file sharing platform that allows you to store and share photos, documents, and other files. How you can use it: If you’re still storing your files directly on your computer, it’s time to consider a secure, cloud-based storage system. GivingFuel. Kindful CRM Integration: Partially.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). Know Your Audience’s Social Technology Adoption. Twitter Training Notes and Audio File. Flip Cam Training Training Video , and Audio File. Deployment Packet.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

You can call us work-from-home employees, e-workers, iWorkers, teleworkers, telecommuters, web workers, mobile professionals, mobile workers, digital nomads, location-independent professionals, technomads, or workers 2.0. Nonprofits are adopting telework faster than most other types of organizations, including commercial companies.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Apps created specifically to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities in the United States are few and far between – despite the fact that smartphone adoption rates are higher within minority communities where social services are in greater demand and poverty tends to be more concentrated.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2019

You deal with a lot of confidential information and should secure yourself from being hacked in today’s digital age. You may consider adopting a policy prohibiting employees from using public WiFi on their work devices. Here are a few tips on what you should do to implement better security for remote workers. Don’t trust the WiFi.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 18, 2007

Opening whatever you throw at it: say “open&# , find a file, and Excel will at least try to open it. OOo Calc will open your txt files in OOo Writer no matter what they contain. but it won’t talk to mailmerge files. .) * Formulas: it is much, much more straightforward to compose compound functions in MS Excel.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Orangutan Outreach used a donation of Adobe Creative Suite to produce and electronically distribute high-quality digital content for thousands of "adoptive parents." QuickBooks for Nonprofits helps volunteers produce timely reports and filings. " Sunstone Montessori School.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

You have until Friday, June 8, to file comments online at the FCC website. Access and the Digital Divide. Encouraging residential adoption should be a top priority through educational programs and funding for schools and community organizations. I learned about the public comment period in an email from Free Press.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

DIGITAL STRATEGY & SOCIAL MEDIA consultation Whole Whale Whole Whale takes a holistic approach and tailors its services to help nonprofits reach their goals and build capacity within their teams. They work to help you make the best use of your website, analytics, digital content, advertising, social media , email, and more.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

So the Georgetown Digital Persuasion study found that 65% of individuals find out about a cause through their friends and family. So what you want to look for is people in your email file. JEANETTE: So we have found that it’s generally about 10 percent of an organization’s list, email file. JEANETTE: That is a great question.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Song Reader didn''t come as a CD, or an LP, or a bunch of digital audio files. Of course, Beck notes the irony that sheet music is not exactly accessible to everyone, especially at a time when many people are making music digitally in all kinds of ways that don''t start with standardized notation.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Vivek Kundra, Chief Technical Officer, for the District of Columbia, discussed the District’s radical transformation a model of the to the digital public sphere model. The District adopted consumer technologies for use in the public sector to make the District’s public information more accessible.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Adopt-a-Family campaign for families in need Movember: growing a beard for charity in November. Throughout this year, we’ve been talking about the Great Convergence of digital marketing and fundraising , where the best digital marketers are the best digital fundraisers.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 12, 2022

Prioritize your members by investing in your e-commerce site and ensuring you adopt these latest enhancements to Nimble AMS: Buy now — Offer members a quick, single-click purchase option for physical and digital merchandise products. You can also configure reports in three file formats to simplify your setup.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. As always, you can also review the speaking notes by downloading the file for your own review. Here are my slides from the presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Shortly before the Blogher July 2005 conference, I got a new digital camera that came with a video feature. Issues: Given the amount of time, technical skills, and resources that vlogging requires, when is it appropriate for nonprofits to adopt it? Here's a synthesis. Is there a way for nonprofits to partner with established vloggers?

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