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HOW TO: Launch a Broadcast “TV” Channel for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits will soon be broadcasting their own live TV programs to households around the world simply with a Ustream channel and a smartphone. The steps below will help you create a broadcast TV channel for your nonprofit on Ustream (see Stand Up To Cancer’s Channel ). 5) Start broadcasting! Think about that for a second.

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What we can learn from the Haitian Earthquake

NCE Social Media

Do they pass the sniff test? Can you call a cell phone if phone lines are down? It is how some of the major charities providing relief and news outlets are broadcasting their stories and information. Are the decisions you are making now up to ethical standards? Wyclef Jean discussing Yele. Can you text them?

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Church Event Planning And Management Software

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Not only can you set up a text fundraising keyword that your congregants can text to make gifts from their phones, you can use those same tools for event communications. Mobile Suite also includes a helpful screencast tool called FundHub Live that you can broadcast to attendees during your event. That’s all included on the free plan.

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The Race to Expand Internet Access. in Space

Tech Soup

space exploration company, filed a request to the FCC earlier this year for permission to test satellites for Internet broadcasting. Google itself is developing its Project Loon to launch a network of high-altitude balloons that will broadcast Internet to antennae on the ground in remote parts of the world.

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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

While there have been numerous studies done on mobile phone use in the developing world, very little work has been done in understanding mobile use among homeless in America. They discovered that mobile phones are routinely disconnected because people cannot make the monthly payments. Mobile phones are also essential for finding jobs.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He reminded us that April 3rd was the 40th anniversary of the first mobile phone and today the mobile audience in the US is 89% of adults and 51% smartphones and 31% tablets. ” He went into details about how people consume or share content via mobile phones vs tablets. Mobile should be able engagement, not just broadcasting.

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Improving Fundraising Asks: 5 Tips for Boosting Donations

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Broadcasting your marketing materials on several different platforms can ensure that your donors will see your message through at least one of the methods. . It’s also a convenient way for supporters to easily donate from their phones. Use a multi-channel fundraising approach. Snowball guide. Simple registration. :