NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In the first part of this mobile fundraising series , we covered the basics, diving into the various forms of mobile fundraising and key terms that every mobile fundraiser should know. Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Coordinate efforts through a backbone support organization: Facilitate, convene, coordinate, mobilize. Cultivate a robust theology of the city that mobilizes their congregation to love and serve their city in word and deed. Communicate continuously: Avoid proclivity toward competition. Communicate openly and timely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I believe that interactive training makes for better learning and there is research to back that up. However, when I have participants that also include physically disabled people who are wheel-chair users, have limited mobility, or blind, I make accommodations to be inclusive and, especially avoid being ableist.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The art of selective invitations We used to cast a wide net for every fundraising event invitation, welcoming everyone who bought a ticket. Beyond the guest list: Integrating volunteer management to mobilize a dedicated team An often overlooked aspect of event success is a dedicated volunteer team. Is curating a guest list new to you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2018

My mother was born before the days of the Internet, social media, computers, and mobile phones and found technology a huge challenge – both frustrating and a little intimidating due to a lack of training and skills development. She was also an arts lover. Let me connect some dots.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

As a trainer, a best practice for any training is to get participants to do an icebreaker to get to know each other and to think about what they already know about the training topic. Designing A Participatory Hook for a Virtual Meeting. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey. A meeting hook does the same thing.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 7, 2020

A modern, fully mobile, state of the art AMS will help you attract and retain a top-notch workforce. ?. TECH TIP: Look for systems that offer online training and can help your staff grow professionally. For example, Salesforce offers certifications and free training. Generations after them will expect even more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. The work I’m doing for the Emerging Leaders Playbook this to help train other trainers is fantastic opportunity to reflect, remember, and document facilitation processes and techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Jennifer made use of an app called “ Answer Qwik ” that allows participants to answer polling questions on their mobile phones and have the aggregate results shown on the screen. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

When they reached the Capitol Building, many activists left their wheelchairs and powerchairs and shed their other mobility aids to crawl up the steps to demonstrate the inaccessibility of public spaces and push senators to vote yes on the act. Donate to support their mission here. Donate to support their mission here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio he learned to his passion was within the arts and photography.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. Bots can also answer open-ended questions and get smarter as they go, if you train them. There are bots that are self-training using AI language.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Recruit supporters & take contributions on mobile. Street Team Canvassing on EveryAction's fully-integrated MiniVAN app allows for nonprofits to sign up volunteers, collect data, and take contributions using an iPhone or other mobile device. #11. Attend free, weekly trainings. Take advantage of new Planned Giving tools.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Student art show. Sports clinic.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Colorado Springs, Colorado: Train and Equip Your Team on a Shoestring Budget. Mukono, Uganda: Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School 1. Mobile Solar Computer Training Meetup for Kikandwa Primary School 2. ICT for Development Training Program. Monday, November 9, 2015.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications. Third Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for St. Third Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Third Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for St. Kampala, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Beyond 12 is developing the next generation of MyCoach, a mobile app that helps low-income students navigate the path to college and stay on track once they arrive, significantly enhancing graduation rates. BUILD actively works to increase high school graduation rates for at-risk youth with a four-year entrepreneurial program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

In earlier post where I profile Udi Ofer, Executive Director of the ACLU-NJ and how he uses social media and mobile tools for leadership of his organization, several nonprofit leaders offered their views and tips. Do a little research and see if your peer executive directors are using social media or mobile as a leadership tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

She’s worked in development offices of all sizes and has recently put her years of experience and training down on paper in The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. So, I moved to Asia, learned Indonesian, and volunteered at Yayasan Emmanuel , which had just started to run mobile health clinics in Jakarta’s poorest slums.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Areas served: Worldwide. International Paper Foundation. Areas served: Oregon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Handwriting is quickly becoming a lost art form. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), The era of winging it in social media is over.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The #1MilliForJadudi campaign was launched on August 4 th , 2015, with the goal to mobilize Kenyans to raise 1 million Kenya Shillings (approx USD 10,000) to help finance Jadudi’s fourth surgery in India. This money was donated via MPESA (mobile money) contributions. Those people can provide “on-demand” help.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Katrin over at MobileActive.org weighs in , and I agree: So what does this mean for the ‘mobile for good’ field? This is big. This means that anyone can hack their phones – and a raft of developers can create really interesting kinds of software for phones. The SDK will be available later this month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. I did it!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits May 19, 2008 There are some really interesting tidbits of stuff out there. 1 trackback } Blackbaud buys Kintera » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 05.29.08 Time will tell. {

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

According to Mobile Marketing Association Asia - there are 6.8 How’s that for a compelling reason to leverage mobile technology? So, what does all this mobile jargon have to do with nonprofits? Mobile technology revolutionizes the constituent experience. Most organizations know about mobile now. The check in.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

An all-around accounting package for smaller organizations, AccountEdge extends your reach from Mac and PC to mobile devices with free iPad and iPhone apps. This new, mobile-friendly operating system brings back the Start button, offers better searching, and can boot directly to the desktop. And that means going mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Research shows that staff often resist using multiple services, often because they don’t want to open one more window on their computer or launch one more app on their mobile device. Clearly define workflow for online collaboration platforms and training. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! {

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. Be sure to assign them roles based on their skills and interests and train them on their jobs ahead of the event. Mobile giving makes it easy to reach your donors on the devices they carry with them everywhere. What makes text fundraising so great?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What are learning platforms? Many organizations provide trainings, courses, and varied sorts of learning activities to their constituents. I’m honored and happy to be contributing blog posts there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

Along the way, I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. I posted on Facebook that I wished I had a sign in Khmer that said, “Don’t talk on your mobile phone while your are driving.” However, our taxi driver was talking on his cell phone during the drive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology It’s been a while… May 13, 2008 As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been blogging a whole lot lately. I’ve been pretty busy with a variety of projects.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Read more about the challenge , including links to the webinars, training resources, and featured products. Cara is also a yoga teacher, life coach and part-time instructor in the Multimedia Communications Department at the Academy of Art University. Elliot Harmon Creative Commons , Communications Manager.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS! April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. and how they like them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #11: Azureus February 15, 2008 Azureus (now called Azureus Vuze) is the best bittorrent client I have ever used. It’s quite amazing. It’s got a lot under the hood.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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