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Free (and Cheap) Mass Texting for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

Open-source SMS/messaging tool that helps organizations create messaging applications and visual flows for messaging. Open-source SMS platform focusing on data collection. Open-source P2P texting platform great for managing field work that uses Heroku, AWS, and Twilio. Can cost as little as $200 per month.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

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. No reason to be afraid: the important part of this definition is that the audio content is syndicated. The bit rate determines the quality of the audio.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania. It’s very basic.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I was also wondering if I could do a quick audio interview with you on this topic. at 6:19 pm I think I made it easy to add your voice. And in realms more familiar: This week’s nptech tag roundup has some great stuff to read about { 1 trackback } Blog Carnival 10.31.06 But there are some very cool and fun widgets. Be Helpful.

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Web 2.0 Part III: Blogs, Podcasting and Vlogs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Podcasts are simply audio blogs that were downloadable, and you could put on your favorite digital audio device (hence, "Pod"casting). And it only makes sense if the connections that can be made, the communication channels opened, the voice heard is worth that investment. As for podcasting and vlogging.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) It’s also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your website’s content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. Email is a critical channel.

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