Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. While many of these fundraising event staples are great, such as fancy galas and golf tournaments, circumstances aren’t always ideal for in-person gatherings. Here are a few ideas about how to make virtual/hybrid versions of your favorite in-person events.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

While acquisition should still be a part of a diversified fundraising strategy, if you want to reduce attrition, focus on retaining the support of those already in your donor file. He is an avid (but aging) soccer player, audio book enthusiast, and the heavily-disputed UNO champion of his household.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2024

To make a solid first impression online, you need a captivating web design that draws supporters in and encourages them to take action, such as by registering for your upcoming event, applying to volunteer, or donating to your cause. For visuals with audio like video and podcast, you should supply users with transcripts and closed captions.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

From a shiny new Events widget to tools that allow the display of images in sidebars without the use of a plugin or code, a great text editor for formatting posts to a video tool that lets people upload their videos (also to a sidebar area) from providers such as YouTube and Vimeo, the update was much heralded.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Recent court cases have found that if charges are filed against a nonprofit for not being accessible, they can be required to bring their site up to par from an accessibility standpoint. Many nonprofits use interactive forms on their websites, whether it’s an online donation form , volunteer sign-up, event registration, or email sign-up.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual events are one way that this is possible, and they provide brands with an exceptional way of connecting to target audiences and connecting with future customers. . A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event. No matter how you curate this event, one aspect you should include is live streaming. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Nonprofits can access a donation button they can add to their websites, along with text-to-give, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, membership, and events features.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

At the Braille Summit’s kick-off event, keynote speaker Peter Osborne, Chief Braille Officer for the Royal National Institute of Blind People, U.K., We are also actively pursuing legal approaches to allow sharing of image descriptions and tactile graphics files to reduce costly re-work by underfunded schools and nonprofit organizations/NGO’s.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The photo above was taken at last night's TechSoup Mixed Reality Event. TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL. Both events had their share of clunkiness.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual events are one way that this is possible, and they provide brands with an exceptional way of connecting to target audiences and connecting with future customers. . A virtual event can be a well-thought-out and curated live event. No matter how you curate this event, one aspect you should include is live streaming. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

WIPO Headquarters The event this last week at WIPO in Geneva, Switzerland, was the ninth meeting of the Stakeholder’s Platform, which was set up about the time the original Treaty draft was introduced. Imagine a library for people with disabilities where you can’t have a book on your shelves if a patron could buy the book in that format.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2005

Gregory Heller did a little snippet of a audio clip of his conversation with Amanda Hickman about tagging. I mean maybe the idea would be to somehow aggregate all the audio feeds of all npotech sessions podcast that one could subscribe to. Sort of do what nptech tag in delicious does for audio.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Files: Is your organization the holder of the official record of something? Mention the donor on the event web page.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

If you have staff, volunteers, and supporters all taking pictures at the same event, the GroupPix app is for you. Huddle's file sharing, collaboration, and project management tools are in the palm of your hand with Huddle's collaboration apps , available for a variety of devices. Never be without your important files again!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Human resources software can save you time, reduce paperwork, and help you get rid of paper HR files once and for all. ScheduleAnywhere’s cloud-based time-tracking program (admin fees: $35 – $55) allows an unlimited number of custom volunteer schedules, based on locations, positions, shifts, or special events. Learn more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

15 per person/minute for audio is very tough to swallow. Even the unlimited plans (which start at $50/month, or possibly discounted) have pricing for audio, which I hadn’ t realized. It was this audio pricing that drove a stake in the heart of my ReadyTalk plan. It does, apparently, do audio via VOIP. It’s $.24

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

ReadyTalk's web and audio conferencing service is available for donation to eligible nonprofits and libraries through TechSoup. Depending on the size of the event, this work could take two to three hours – both numbing our minds and delaying time-sensitive sales follow-up. Read Anita's bio at the end of the post.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Conferencing options let you share your screen or presentation, use your computer or smartphone audio (no dialing in), and add up to four presenters to a live video feed. Record training webinars and save them as video files. Or go for full webinar functionality. Get connected. NonProfitEasy Was a Big Hit. See the full description.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Advocates can think of similar tactics when tracking events, incidents, and developments that impact a community, and can rely on collective contributions. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more. From Dry Legal Documents to Interactive Visualizations. Data comes in all shapes and forms.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

It was, perhaps an odd perspective, but in any event, I figured it was time to revisit this, and review what I’ve found. But interestingly, Yugma is now integrated with Skype, which totally changes the whole audio on a separate channel issue. Well, it seems that it still is “coming soon.&# 4 Anthony Russo 02.03.08

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2009

I particularly like the MP3 experiments , events at which Improv Everywhere distribute an audio file to people for free as a podcast. Participants gather in a physical venue with their own digital audio players, and everyone hits “play” at the same time.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Virtual events have skyrocketed in popularity, with more and more nonprofits moving to the digital space to facilitate traditional face-to-face engagement efforts like auctions, galas, and walkathons. You likely already have some of the basic tools you use for regular fundraising events. Types of Fundraising Event Software.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. Litmos is compatible with numerous media types, including Microsoft Office, Flash, video, and audio. Little Green Light helps you keep track of donors, volunteers, event attendees, board members, and more. Two Truths and a Lie. Does the Litmos logo look familiar to you?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 8, 2010

Someday we want to collect audio and video, too, but we’d need a pretty serious operating budget to do that and at least one full-time employee. Having only been incorporated for a year and receiving just last week an anonymous donation to cover our 501c3 filing, we still have a little way to go before we get there.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) A couple of examples: GreenPeace didn’t have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Host virtual stewardship events. . in the United States filed for unemployment at the onset of COVID-19. HOST VIRTUAL STEWARDSHIP EVENTS. One such strategy that has been shifted digitally has been events. fundraising events. When you start planning your stewardship events, be sure to take into consideration: The.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Candid

APRIL 27, 2021

This tool allows you to create to-do lists, organize business events, brainstorm ideas for new projects, and more. Create mind maps by categories (meetings, events, strategy planning, personal productivity, problem solving) and prioritize tasks. MindMup is great for planning, note-taking, and teamwork. Purchase required. MindManager.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

If you need to send large files, such as image albums or reports, to your remote coworkers, try Citrix Sharefile. Because your files are stored in the cloud, you'll save space on your network drives and email inboxes. Staff can also access files from Sharefile via their mobile devices. Web Conferencing and VoIP.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

If you need to send large files, such as image albums or reports, to your remote coworkers, try Citrix Sharefile. Because your files are stored in the cloud, you'll save space on your network drives and email inboxes. Staff can also access files from Sharefile via their mobile devices. Web Conferencing and VoIP.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

There are weekly and monthly calendar views, but they only show colored bars to indicate events -- no text, no way to hover to see what's there. It appears that changes to my music on my PC will not be picked up automatically -- looks like you have to selectively copy the files, or overwrite the entire collection. Miscellaneous.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

This is especially impactful if you can link directly to the online page– donation form, volunteer sign up, event sign up, etc.– If your story includes other digital media assets, such as audio files or infographics, include those in your content library as well. where the supporter can take that specific action.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

But like I said, you could listen to her sharing wisdom on podcasts, and webinars, and events and fill, you know, hours of your day and it would be worth it. And another great thing about WhatsApp that not other messaging apps have is that you can share audios. Audios, files. She’s got a heart for that.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

also talked about the importance of marketing events and programs like these specifically to the geocaching community. The waypoints could be put into a file (.gpx It might be accompanied by a podcast, so it becomes a city-wide audio tour! gpx or.loc) which can then be downloaded by users who would go out to visit the sites.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Yes, it is also the most effective channel for fundraising (including a higher ROI than events). Audio files or Videos. It’s been shown that across all industries for every $1 spent, email brings a return of $40. However, there is another issue related to the importance of growing your subscribers: email list churn. Infographic.

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