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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Built over a weekend with a friend, Statement is a simple app that allows a person to type what he or she wants to say into her or his phone and show another person the text in a large font.

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Freshen Up the Sunday Morning Giving Routine With These Church Fundraising Events

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Not only do your congregants want to come out to support you, but you can even introduce your church to others and build your community. Another great way to grow your fundraising and your community simultaneously is with a t-shirt fundraiser. Place the collection materials around your church and the community.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We often hear the term “digital native” used to describe young people who don’t remember a time when phones were attached to the wall, but just because kids have only ever known a technology-rich world doesn’t mean they know how to engage with and through technology responsibly. Instant updates to your whole community?

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. The Star Trek Tricorder Comes to Life.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

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Location and hours: Share the nuts-and-bolts information a volunteer might need in a pinch, including the location of all program sites, hours of operation, the main phone number, your mailing address, and your website. Include email addresses of all employees and phone numbers of those who work directly with volunteers.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.