Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

While you don’t need to be at a charity: water level for your nonprofit marketing, having an effective and easy-to-use website is an important step to achieving your goals. 2) It doesn’t display well on phones or tablets. According to M+R Benchmarks , half of nonprofit website traffic comes from mobile and tablet users.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Mobile matters for nonprofits, charities, and libraries. Luckily, TechSoup is here to help, with mobile-website creation tools and all the resources you need to plan and implement a solid mobile strategy. Mobile by the Numbers. What does this really mean for your nonprofit, charity, or library?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

I usually laughed when I heard such remarks because my beat, mobile, was never. But that's what keeps mobile technology exciting: it's constantly innovating, changing, and reinventing! The $679 64GB Windows tablet hooks into AT&T's 4G LTE network and lets you turn it into a mobile hotspot for other devices.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The target for cell phone apps is largely a mainstream one. According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. Sadly that's not the case. Apps for Donors, Not Communities Served.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2013

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. Deleting Mobile Data. In the U.S., Used and Re-Used.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Summer is a big time for mobile news: there's Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Microsoft Build, CTIA, and a spree of other mobile-related press conferences. Sometimes the day-to-day work at a nonprofit can make you feel worlds apart from the fast-moving mobile tech industry. Windows Phone Evolves.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

We just kicked off our free webinar series on how your organization can get up to speed on communicating with your audience through their mobile devices. Welcome to TechSoup’s Mobile Impact Webinar Series 2014. Welcome to TechSoup’s Mobile Impact Webinar Series 2014. What the Mobile Impact 101 Webinar Covered.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

This can promote your event to different groups of people, especially walkers and bikers, who would be interested in signing up for a charity event that also furthers their own goals. For major donors, start with a phone call and then send out an official email or printed invitation with the registration information. Social media.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

Try to remember: what was the last thing you did on your phone? Now, think about the last time you thought about your organization's mobile strategy. But if you haven't already started thinking about it, now is probably the time to start planning how your nonprofit or library can have a presence on mobile.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

June is generally a very busy month for mobile with Google I/O, Apple's WWDC, and lots of summer phone/tablet releases. There has been some interesting mobile-related legislation news as of late that affects some nonprofits, charities, public libraries, and social sector organizations. Legislation Beat.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It has been a busy few weeks for mobile news … but then again, when isn't it busy? The much-anticipated Apple announcement coincided with the perhaps poorly timed CTIA mobile industry tradeshow. But there was a common thread between these two events: the future of mobile video. Net Neutrality and Mobile Video.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, donations in the form of bids are unique to charity auction fundraisers. Choose auction software that offers a mobile bidding feature, which streamlines the digital donation process by allowing donors to bid on and pay for items directly from their phones. Your nonprofit collects the donations!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. The images are called pins and collections are called.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

As your humble writer and a guy who looks at lots of charity websites every day, here are 10 telltale signs I've noticed. Your site looks old or amateurish if you compare it with other charity websites. Your site doesn’t link to your social media pages and isn't mobile friendly. Images: Image 1 : Idealware.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

Image by Ayyamsyria. One of my colleagues, Nada Hamzeh , a nonprofit capacity building consultant from Lebanon, tagged me when sharing this striking image that depicts how can easily develop a behavior addiction to our mobile phones. This app will give you a regular report as well as what apps you are using.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. However, in general, the text-to-give process looks like the following: With your text-to-give platform, you’ll set up a shortened phone number, known as a shortcode.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

1) Launch a new website that is mobile-optimized. The well-funded NGOs have often a website that is just as good and sometimes better than many nonprofits and charities based in developed countries. NGOs can also use WordPress.org as a CMS for your website and download a free or low-cost theme to design a mobile-optimized website.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Maybe you’re checking your mobile email. Either way, you definitely have your phone out. You’ve just given to a charity you’d never heard of before. Mobile giving really is that simple. That’s precisely why we’ve created this overview: to give you a deeper understanding of the fundraising phenomenon that is mobile giving.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

So it's a good thing many TechSoup donor partners offer mobile versions of the technology you already rely on for your nonprofit, charity, or library. Learn how you can do more on the go with our guide to TechSoup donor partner mobile apps. lets your IT staff to provide remote support via their favorite mobile devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I was honored to moderate a panel at Innogive Conference on the intersection of social and mobile strategy. He went on to describe how to activate social voice by describing how these personas use social networks to share information about their favorite charities and fundraise for them. He was asked to donate to cancer charity.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. Microsoft's HelpBridge. Can an app save lives?

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. HelpBridge has no usage fees beyond your phone operator’s SMS fees and any donations you make. Image: Microsoft's HelpBridge.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Four quick bits of news: a new life for New York City pay phones, a more "conversational" way to search for information, the recently-launched Give app, and smart garbage. Useless Pay Phones to Become Free WiFi Hot Spots in New York City. Image one: Creative Commons: Handset Out For Repair : CC BY.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! For 2014, our NPTech experts made strong predictions about charities doing more multi-channel marketing or going beyond email and direct mail into social media. Social Media and Fundraising. Privacy and Security.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

" We'll also cover the Internet slowdown protest, Instagram's new Hyperlapse app to make easy time-lapse videos, and the first-ever charity TV shopping channel. Participants all posted an image of a "loading" symbol to protest the impending Internet slow-down and urged everyone to contact the FCC.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2021

As soon as people go online, whether it’s on their phones or computers, they are instantly bombarded with organizations and companies vying for their attention. Charity Engine’s article on multi-channel fundraising states it well: “Your website is the heart of your organization’s multi-channel fundraising campaign.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Visual social media such as Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube videos moved up in priority again this year, surpassing blogging and phone banking for the first time ever. Top of the charity nonprofit tech wish list? Charities are still finding it necessary to scrimp on critical staffing in keeping with the nonprofit starvation cycle.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 15, 2020

You can improve your load time by upgrading to a fast web host, minimising styles, such as animations, and image size, and by doing away with redirects. With increasing numbers of users donating via mobile devices reducing the information they need to enter is especially important. . Be selective with images.

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Qgiv

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps to adhere to donation form best practices like keeping your form short and simple, adding your branding to the form, and adding impactful images to your form to make it appealing to those who will see and respond to your emergency fundraising appeals. From there, they complete their donation on their mobile device.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The current technology of live-streaming on the Web has been around for a few years, but only recently with the launch of smartphone Apps that convert phones into video cameras and social media integration, has the technology started to reach mass adoption by Web users ( its up 600% in the last year !). 2) Create your first “Show&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

– "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. Doing Good. " Great example of digital storytelling and community engagement.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. There are remedies. Smartwatches.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

From developing your own online store to taking donations from your phone, TechSoup has you covered. is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. Mobile Fundraising Tools and Apps. Image: Donation jar, ( Flickr ). Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

A new report called Technology for Good: Innovative Use of Technology by Charities identifies ten technologies that are already having this kind of impact in the world. Likewise, the existence of a portable communication network that fits in three suitcases and can provide phone and SMS service coverage across a full 1 kilometer area.

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