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

NetWits

In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. 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,

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They will Tweet from location, break news on Facebook, send out group text calls to action, document in real-time photos and videos, and blog report backs live from events as they unfold. Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. is like TwitPic, except for video. Foursquare. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv

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Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road

Tech Soup

Video conferencing software makes it easy to connect with volunteers in the field, donors who aren't local, or remote staff. Video chat and conferencing apps. stands out because it lets you video chat over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi networks (some video chat apps restrict how you connect). But what's even better?

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[Book Research] Is your nonprofit utilizing mobile technology?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits that have launched their own smartphone app, especially if you have an iPhone, Blackberry and Android version. Nonprofits that regularly upload photos and videos in real-time from a smartphone. Nonprofits that are utilizing Foursquare, Facebook Places, Gowalla, Yelp, Google Places, etc. Using TwitPic?

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It allows you to easily upload and share your mobile photos (and videos!) 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.

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A Better Way to Produce Nonprofit Annual Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

People who reading content on their smartphones or tablets will not be consuming text heavy information – it has to brief text and visual or videos. Treesaver is a new open source web platform for publishing that uses the new HTML5 standard to create narrative experiences—with text, pictures and video. What how to make that efficient?

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Social Media is Going Mobile, and So Should Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Whether your updating your Twitter account with Tweetie , recording a video with your iPhone and uploading it to your YouTube channel within minutes, or posting a Status Update to your organization’s Facebook Page, the news cycle has changed forever.