Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

At some point, when I’ve saved up enough pennies, I’m going to buy a Mac laptop again. On the Windows side the hardware manufacturers make proprietary drivers for Windows, and very few make drivers for Linux, or open source their drivers so that Linux developers can use them. And, guess what? I’m giving up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Sixty-two percent of email is opened on a mobile device , so first and foremost your email campaigns (e-newsletters, fundraising appeals, event invites, welcome emails, thank you emails, etc.) Personalize your email campaigns and write short subject lines to maximize open rates. Embrace a mobile-first design strategy.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Along the way Boaz met with inventors, entrepreneurs and government leaders and told the story of alternative, sustainable transportation in an interesting way. Another alternative is to ask people to fund your hotel stays or donate their points in various hotel reward programs. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

This post shows you how to jury rig a DIY periscope for your webcam if it is built into your laptop screen. This is useful if you want both broadcast AND use your laptop to take notes (or answer email). Drew Bernard has a blog about conversation, technology, activism, and life.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Your nonprofit can produce QR codes that store your organization’s website or donation page; when someone scans the QR code using the camera function on their smartphone, the code will open that page on their phone. Schedule a Neon CRM Demo Email Fundraising Strategies A woman’s hands type on an Apple laptop.

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Gyrus

MAY 16, 2018

What an eye-opening experience to meet so many people from around the world with the same passion for learning and development. Mobile Friendly: “We have to use our LMS on our laptop or desktops, we cannot use our phone to check updates.” ” GyrusAim offers an alternative to all of the ten pain points listed and more!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2007

Who would set their sights on these mundane aspects of human experience, things that recede into the background, given the glitzy alternative of commercial games? Recently, some games have successfully started to open up the medium to extend beyond "fun." And really, is it very surprising? Serious games offer one example.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

And you do not want, obviously, to be having your data and your applications being accessed on an open network that is open to anyone in the vicinity essentially. And I said, well, what if somebody wants to watch Netflix on their company laptop? They were never secured, and they weren’t password protected. So that’s an example.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The fact that nine manufacturers are currently developing iPad alternatives is evidence that the industry is taking this tablet thing pretty seriously. The device's hardware includes components not currently found in a traditional desktop computer or laptop. It's promised battery life is ten hours -- longer than any laptop to date.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Because many individuals are finding themselves with more time on their hands than usual, these alternatives are a perfect solution! Keep in mind that your supporters may tune into your virtual stewardship event from their laptop, their phones, or larger screens. But what do non-financial contributions look like? Advocacy campaigns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I set up both on my laptop, and tried out some really simple app development. The alternative would be to use 1.1 Symfony November 6, 2008 In my new explorations of PHP web application development, it seemed a good idea to get a look at both CakePHP and Symfony. Both of them seem to be PHP’s answer to Ruby on Rails. Be Helpful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Using emoji on social media can increase engagement and when used in email subject lines, it can increase open rates. Storrito enables users to create Instagram and Facebook Stories on desktop/laptop computers. Open Data Project :: nptechforgood.com/open-data-project. Emojipedia :: emojipedia.org. Trello :: trello.com.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

We opened up Citizen Space in San Francisco in November of last year, of 2006. Since then, we've tried to really open source our practices and our processes and the things that make it work openly on a website and a wiki. Almost all of us here are set up with the laptop screen and the main monitor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. DaveTV has a campaign to support the One Laptop Per Child effort. Zonbu has announced a laptop version.

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