Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Last Tuesday night our friends at PATH hosted the second "Seattle Web for Global Health" Roundtable. Interestingly enough, although blogging (that venerable Web tradition) is arguably one of the most impactful forms of social media participation (Obama took a question from a blogger at his recent press conference!),

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2022

When the pandemic limited in-person access to critical services, many nonprofits were forced to adopt digital channels to support constituents, accelerating a trend of the past decade. By adopting new channels and strategies, nonprofits can inspire more people to take action in their own way, increasing the overall impact of the program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

" It is a version of the Cute Dog Theory - what organizations need to think about to be successful. In this talk, Ethan points out that the Web was invented so physicists could share research papers, but Web2.0 Ethan's presentation takes a look at creative uses of well-known Web 2.0 It's the latest addition to NpTech Dogs.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

We try to identify general demographics and insights about how this might relate to a growing crypto philanthropy donor base. Adoption of cryptocurrency is hitting mainstream adoption and as the data show cut across many segments of the population. Globally-minded giving – it’s a small world after all .

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2014

Web Pal, a tool from Emmett Global , not only promises to block ads and trackers from the websites you visit, but also speed up your browser. Always eager to try out a new privacy tool, I gave Web Pal a test drive on my work computer. Emmett Global and Respect Network. Using Web Pal. Is your activity being tracked?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2009

Here's what we've been talking about over the past week. Kevin considers Maneno, a new blogging platform intended specifically for low-bandwidth Web access. Carmina reports on the rate of adoption of broadband technologies in Chile. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Tags: Web 2.0

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

Now, in 2022 it is clear crypto philanthropy is having its global watershed moment as over $80M has been donated via crypto to aid Ukraine in Q1 of 2022. When used in context of the web, it just means what can be seen on first load of the page without scrolling. Learn more about utilizing Ad Grants. Currently 22% of U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In 2012, TechSoup Global, in collaboration with our partners around the world, conducted a survey of nonprofits, charities, NGOs, and social benefit organizations around the globe. We wanted to better understand the current state of their technology infrastructure and their future plans for adopting cloud technologies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

But what about everybody else? Highlights of this Update: Human Rights Global Literacy Benetech Labs and Board of Directors Human Rights In the age of hyper-surveillance, it is clear that at-risk human rights defenders are no longer the only ones who need the know-how to protect sensitive information.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

The Summit welcomed some of the most impressive individuals and organizations in the nonprofit sector, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Mary’s Meals, World Central Kitchen, the Ford Foundation, Greenpeace, Save the Children, and more to speak at the event’s global mainstage, in breakout sessions, and on thought leadership panels. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Next, at the very least enter a brief introduction about yourself, your occupation, and list your nonprofit under “Employment.&# However, it is worth noting that in Google+ you can configure your privacy settings to make your Google+ Profile visible to everyone on the Web or just those in your “Circle. Sign up for Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

But they knew that in order to scale their work globally, they needed to use the web to influence lasting change. So in 2011, the organization adopted an online movement-building model that they hoped would more effectively engage its community of half-a-million divers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. TechSoup Global was the co-sponsor and it was great to catch up with long-time colleague, Marnie Webb , Co-Ceo. TechSoup Global was the co-sponsor and it was great to catch up with long-time colleague, Marnie Webb , Co-Ceo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. What will be different about nonprofits?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

While this seems to be quite frequent, and perhaps more often than some of you may like, if you think about your website in terms of technology, four years is a very long time! What is responsive web design? According to Adobe , on average, 83% of global consumers report they are multiscreen, using 2.23 Multiscreen Supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

As a result of this temporary decline in social media ROI, web and email campaigns are being rejuvenated and very soon digital payments within social networks will revitalize online fundraising. This is Social Media 101, but a best practice still not widely adopted by most small nonprofits. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

All part of the Twitter cycle of adoption ! TechSoup publishes Soha El-Borno excellent post " Promote Your Cause on Facebook in Six Easy Steps " and do check out her interview with Carie Lewis from the Human Society about their work on Facebook. Rik Riel writes about the first professional orchestra to perform in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. We connected through the "cambodia" tag on flickr because I was tracking it for Global Voices back in 2005. What were the adoption issues? What did you need to think about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

and the first global Internet networking organization for women, Webgrrls International. We both had a front row seat at start of the Web Industry (back then we called it “New Media”), helping to shape how people use new digital technologies. We talked about the need for being more mindful of our technology.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

While the app is only available for Washington voters, it could potentially be adopted for other states. Windows 8 adopters can also try out the Viewer for Khan Academy desktop app, which lets you watch Khan Academy videos on your desktop. Read about our first hackathon and stay in the loop about future events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

For most organizations, resources are limited – anything that requires too much bandwidth to be successful initially or too much – won’t be successful. As a nonprofit technology trainer for the past 15 years, baby steps is extremely important for adoption. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2011

This is the second of a three-part series about cloud computing as it relates to civil society organizations (CSOs) by Keisha Taylor, Communications Manager, at TechSoup Global's GuideStar International. You can read the original post here. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of giving a presentation for the Packard Foundation board of directors to provide a brief report on how I spent my time as Visiting Scholar and share some insights about social media and the nonprofit sector. tactphil it is about information filtering, relationship building, learning and spreading ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

more about it here. non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration. Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. Hire leaders: One way to spur adoption is through hiring.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Add to that the rise in mobile use by the underserved , who might be seeking your services or want to learn more about your organization but who don't own a computer. The solution is mobile optimization or responsive web design. You may be asking, what about creating a mobile app ? We Have a Solution. Make Updates a Breeze.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Here’s an excerpt from his post : Within a day his Facebook Haggadah was all over the web. It looks like David Bernstein at the Volokh Conspiracy was the first major blogger to post about it, Monday at about 5pm, and AllFacebook’s Nick O’Neill tweeted about it two hours later. What do you think?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 15, 2007

I wasn't surprised to find that Ben has a great idea for a technology social enterprise, and it was fun to talk about it. Ben's been thinking about global warming issues for quite a while, and came up with an idea that could be implemented quickly and make a major impact on pollution and congestion.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

All this month, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Join TechSoup Canada for a free webinar about cloud computing on Thursday, October 27. Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing? Week 3: Security in the Cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Outlined in the brief article below is a new way of using the Web and web services to gather peoples’ stories – anecdotes, video clips, podcasts, blog posts and all sorts of other snippets – and help not-for-profit organizations move into action planning based on the “raw material” of what people are saying and talking about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

in a global organization" by Corporate punk. I was reminded of that slide today when I read Read/WriteWeb's piece Fear of Web 2.0 about Web 2.0 adoption at the corporate enterprise level which brings together two interesting threads: lagging adoption of desktop applications and fear. " "Web 2.0

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

This is why social media has been so successfully adopted by associations and integrated into their existing marketing mix. For many associations, about 20% of their members are active in the sense of attending conferences and trade shows. For members that prefer email, they can opt into inbox alerts about conference news and speakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

We'll devote a panel that will crowd source wisdom for Ann about turning the bag into a business. You decide you're going to do something about it. The main themes that resonated for me: Don't Get Distracted: Sonal Shah warned, "Don't think about us as the 'office that does cool shit.' He defined it as: "If Web 1.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World by Samantha Power I know she shouldn't have said what she said about Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign, but as a writer, Samantha Power is amazing. tools, it was about how Web 2.0 tools can, and are changing our world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2012

This means PDF 2012 is a chance to explore and discuss how technology tools can be used to help change the world (a topic we're obviously passionate about here at TechSoup). TechSoup’s Becky Wiegand attended PDF 2010 and shared what she learned about innovative and inspiring uses of technology. And lucky you! Learn More.

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