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

NetWits

With smart phone penetration in the US crossing 40%, QR code readers will soon be everywhere. 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, Tons of People Can Get a QR Code Reader.

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10 Essential Tools for the Nonprofit New Media Manager on the Go

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. Facebook has a mobile site ( m.facebook.com ), a touch site ( touch.facebook.com ), and Apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Sidekick and many more. Trottr allows you to record brief audio messages with your cell phone that are then hosted on the Trottr website.

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How to Clear Critical Data From Your Cell Phone Before You Get Rid of It

Tech Soup

we get new cell phones on average every 18 months. One of biggest risks we face is the critical data stored in our old phones that we get rid of. The good news is that it’s pretty easy to do a hard reset and clear mobile phones of personal information. from your cell phone, if your phone has one of those.

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HOW TO: Launch a Mobile Photo-Sharing Campaign for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are a Web-based version of Instagram is coming, as well as apps for Android, BlackBerry, etc. Most mobile photo-sharing tools are integrated into Twitter, so your first step should be getting familiar with tweeting on the go. Take your smartphone to your next event!

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

NTEN

But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” As it turns out, The Red Cross used but one of several common methods to generate revenue from mobile phone owners. Using this method, you’d similarly promote your designated fundraising phone number.

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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. disaster recovery mobile phone App It Up tsappitup tsfeatured tsmobiletechnology tsdisaster mobile apps'

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A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

This technology basically turns your phone into a credit card, allowing you to make payments by simply touching your phone to an authorized hub. Microsoft added NFC functionality in their mobile OS with Windows Phone 8 , as well as the Windows 8 operating system. Google Wallet is currently only supported on the Sprint Network.

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