Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. When you are checking in to places, venues, and spots on location-based communities, add your text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch to status updates and shouts. Pitch Your Social Networking Communities in Text Messages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). The best new media managers, online community builders, bloggers, and activists will be connected and communicating with their supporters from anywhere, at any time when the need arises.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

is all of the above except that the Web experience is no longer limited to desktop and laptop computers while stationary in one place. It’s the Internet on the go fueled by mobile phones and tablets. Text-to-Give technology allows quick, easy donations on your mobile phone inspired by urgent calls to actions. You use Web 2.0

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BoardAssist

MARCH 10, 2015

A responsive website is one that, depending on the type of device a web visitor is accessing your site from, whether that be a smart phone, tablet, or laptop / desktop computer, the website functions and displays correctly. 91% of American adults own a cell phone. • And functioning correctly can mean a variety of things.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Will the move to, for instance, tablet and phone computing be a net positive or negative benefit in terms of resource consumption? And, parenthetically, although it’s not really about the environment, check out this information about Coltan , a necessary ingredient in many electronics, including mobile phones.). Green Hosting.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It demonstrates your organization’s unique approach to addressing a community problem. The newer the cell phone, the better the photo. Many of your visitors will find you on their mobile phone, not their laptop. Make sure your site is easy to read and navigate when using a phone. Get the best quality photo you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

One man I supervise planned on taking his laptop on his honeymoon. At the end of a long day of meetings and phone conferences, sometimes the last thing we want to do is talk to more people. It is easy to not pick up the phone when your friend calls and to say no to a night out. You are usually provided with vacation time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

One of the participants mentioned that they were going to start regular walking meetings with staff, to ensure they keep moving but also build community. Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds?

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2011

When you're on your laptop, phone or iPad, tweeting or posting to Facebook, you can be nearly sure that the people near you are doing the same thing. It's the continuation of community. This is my community. That's one incredibly cool thing about NTC: no matter where you go, you can feel the energy. These are my people.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The well-publicized attacks on Target , Community Health Systems , and Home Depot recently were the first type. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen? If that laptop held a copy of your donor data, losing it is just as harmful as a hacker plotting an attack. Accidents Happen: Protecting Lost or Stolen Devices.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. Her Moments In Mobile piece describes the experience. No problem.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. This is exactly the innovative campaign that nonprofits should be getting behind and partner more with creative community members to produces. Diverse Goals.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

14NTC is just around the corner and the community is buzzing with tips, recommendations, and other advice on making your Washington D.C. This is your go-to dashboard for all the latest conference details with easy access from your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. 14ntc 14ntc Community nptech tips Program' Grab a pint.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

Tablet computers: So maybe your iPad isn't a replacement for your desktop or laptop, but the Surface Pro is getting awfully close. Netbooks and ultra light laptops: Sure, they aren't good for serious gamers (at least not yet, although gaming is moving online too), but they are good for most things you do. Your cost: $400.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Supporters can use these platforms to give quickly and easily from their laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices. This means all of your supporters will have a smooth donation process, no matter if they give from their laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. Allowing your auction winners to check out directly from their phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2015

Thankfully, with Office 365 Nonprofit working behind the scenes, Caring Partners can focus on providing the community with the very best services. It Takes a Family, a Community, and the Right Technology. Caring Partners also works with the family to identify community services and support providers for the child.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. Nonprofits can also benefit from this easy-to-use program.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Your community foundation or United Way may be able to help you find the right professional to advise you as you go down this path. Is the nonprofit paying for at least a portion of your bills for cell phone and internet service? How about the laptop you purchased for work? Hire a consultant if necessary.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

If you pay attention to the news, you may have recently heard about a major Internet hacking of celebrity phones and devices , in which hundreds of photos were leaked to the wider Internet. Their iCloud online storage was targeted, and hackers stole personal data and photos from their mobile phones and iPads.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Next, look to protect your donor, client, and project information across your entire network of "endpoints" (desktops, laptops, and servers) with Symantec's donated enterprise-level security software. They enable unified communications, which is essentially the ability to send and receive messages from any device.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Browse our selection of refurbished laptops, desktops, and monitors. With NetSuite LightCMS , you can use templates to design a website that adapts to be viewed on phones, tablets, and computers, plus a built-in online store with a database for up to 1,000 products. Are you overpaying on your personal or organization cell phone plan?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We need hands on deck, so having to close our volunteer program was a challenge for us—emotionally, losing such a large part of our community—but we also had to find a way to keep them connected so that they would come back when our doors reopened. And so, we kind of scrambled to learn things like Zoom. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2012

While we the online marketing blogging community talk about social incessantly, half of the lead marketers haven't figured out how to bring the discipline into the fold. They watch TV, read magazines, and yes, use their laptops, tablets and phones. Donors, volunteers and advocates don't consume one form of media or another.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

TechSoup's hardware programs offer both new and factory-refurbished commercial-grade laptop and desktop computers to our members. Our f actory-refurbished laptop and desktop computers provide high-quality IT equipment at less than half the price of equivalent new equipment.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The nonprofit provides laptops, tablet computers, training, and other technology resources to elderly people. If you use any of TechSoup’s resources and want to have your story on the Local Impact Map, just email community [at] techsoup [dot] org with "Community Story" in the subject line.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Now here's the rub: for this to work for you and the community, plan to answer twice as many questions as you ask. Second, it helps build a community of trust and collaboration: the "I know I will get three or more good ideas" as well as, "I had that experience!"

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, builds apps that help communities solve pressing issues. Users can go to any bus stop and simply text the stop ID number (listed on every bus stop) to a local phone number (415-528-3226). The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, that can connect to Wi-Fi.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

This post was written by Evonne Heyning , part of TechSoup's Community team. Facebook — We post frequently to our TechSoup Facebook page from our laptops, tablets and phones by tagging @TechSoup in our updates. Check this chart for a comparison of web conferencing tools.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Businesses are looking for more opportunities to expand their corporate philanthropy programs to bolster their own reputation while giving back to the community. Or, you might have some of your staff members set aside time to make donor phone calls each week. Incorporate phone and Zoom calls and in-person meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Being online or living a connected lifestyle is something many of us do - and as smart phones, Facebook, ipads, and other technology tools become part of lives, we have to examine our relationship with them and find balance. She also plays another game with the battery life of her phone at the end of the day. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Over 50% of people visit your nonprofit’s website on their phones. Imagine if they try to donate and the form doesn’t work on their phones. Do you think they’ll go grab their laptop or switch to their desktop? If you work for an animal organization, you already work hard every day to help the animals in your community.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Think about a tool like YouTube, where people can share videos (uploaded and created in various ways from mobile phones to laptop computers to high quality cameras) and then find others who care about similar issues. People don’t see ‘big picture’ but relate locally&# (@ kristianakocis ). Examples of Social Media.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 9, 2015

There’s a new generation in town and they are eager to innovate in our communities. While Millennials communicate mostly via phone and computer, the Founders prefer to multitask across 5 screens : TV, phone, laptop, desktop and any portable music player. Move over, Millennials.

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