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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users can download one of many apps that will scan not only QR codes, but many types of bar codes. If you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, With smart phone penetration in the US crossing 40%, QR code readers will soon be everywhere. a QR code reader is native to the device!

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Moving away from “organizations” - to what?

Amy Sample Ward

Blackberries. Blackberries = the volunteers. How do we shift the definition of “organization&# to include everything that is vital to a cause? Now, we have 4 fruits pictured: Strawberries. Raspberries. Blueberries. Raspberries = the contractors or consultants. Blueberries = the members/supporters/community.

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System update led to Blackberry outage

AFP Blog

System update led to Blackberry outage: "BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said an insufficiently tested software update at the company's network data center was the cause of a service outage this week that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access.".

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Cool App Roundup: Fundraising Edition

Tech Soup

PayAnywhere (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Sage Mobile Payments (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is another mobile payment service available through TechSoup. PayAnywhere is available from TechSoup, as well. Charity Miles.

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My iPhone 3G

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The phone interface is great, visual voicemail rocks, reading email is really good, and surfing the web is decent – way better than on a blackberry. But the apps, and the app store (where to get apps) have been the cause of crashes, iPhone lockup requiring multiple restorations (which, luckily, are relatively painless.)

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10 Tips for Optimizing Mobile Email Marketing

Care2

“It may not be pretty like HTML but it is at least clickable on some platforms and if that causes one even one more conversion, it was worth it,&# said Ketterman. While action alerts or appeals may look great on the IPhone it could look messed up on a Blackberry. Include a plain text version of every message. Be direct.

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Fusing Mobile Fundraising with Email & Social Media Outreach

NTEN

At best, your CTA message is going to be read once, so if that message is compelling enough to cause the recipients to donate, then they must be able to do so immediately. It's also advisable to consider that "downloadable" apps for specific devices like iPhone, Android, and Blackberry require separate development.