Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2012

Soaring tablet use and an online commons increasingly battling information overload has fundamentally changed web design as we know it. Bigger pictures, less text, larger fonts, and easy-to-tap and click buttons and navigation are the new Web design aesthetic.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Accessible on multiple devices, including desktops, laptops, and cell phones. Here are some more great stats on VoIP usage we found on Visual.ly : Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Runs over one network, wirelessly.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Mobile web design. Optimizing your website allows potential donors and individuals who are interested in your nonprofit the ability to easily scroll and browse your website without having to zoom in and out of a miniature version of your desktop and laptop version of your site. Live Tweeting. Social media rules the world.

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NetWits

MARCH 27, 2013

Sometimes I get so excited about new technology trends on the web, whether through new ways of interacting with a site or a new visual style, that when a question is asked that seems to belong in another age of design I get totally thrown off guard for a moment. Designing for “above the fold”. That topic? People scroll.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 2, 2017

That means billions and billions of people surf the Internet, manage social media, do their banking and more without ever sitting down at a desktop computer or even lifting up a laptop. You can choose from different design templates, and the program syncs both the app and your home site perfectly.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Too often newbie site designers and owners will forget the old adage that “less is more,” especially when it comes to blog pages. This can’t be stressed enough: make sure your blog site is built around the “mobile first” and “responsive design” concept and renders perfectly across all devices. Choose a design—theme, plugin etc.—that

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Byte Technology

MAY 6, 2015

Consider these five key elements that should be perfectly apparent as part of your NPOs website design strategy. Additionally, your site should be built with responsive design so it renders correctly across all devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops etc.) Is your mission clearly stated on your website?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

It's only a web browser. If you've ever used Chrome (or any web browser, for that matter), then you already know how to use Chrome OS. I use Google Docs , Zoho Writer , and Office Web Apps. For years, many nonprofits have preferred web-based CRM databases to managing their own CRMs in-house. Always Online?

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Byte Technology

APRIL 6, 2016

Indeed, designers are constantly seeking new ways to entertain, inform, network and generally make our lives more seamless through technological innovation. But to keep them relevant and useful app developers will have to focus on cross-platform structures that help people transition from desktop to laptop to tablet to phone.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Microsoft Takes Over the Laptop/Tablet Hybrid Scene. Bill Gates introduced not one, not two but three new Surface laptops this year, including the Surface Pro 4, a more powerful yet affordably priced model that’s super thin and lightweight.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2016

But it’s not always easy to do so with a standard mouse or laptop trackpad. The post The Magnificent Seven: Great WordPress Features Worth Checking Out appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog. Picture Perfect.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. Incorporate accessibility best practices as you design or update your website to ensure you offer a positive user experience for all users, no matter their age, ability, or device. A compelling “why.”.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Web-based and app-based bidding can also be far more efficient and easier to use than paper bidding. Qgiv also offers web-based bidding for people who are participating from their laptops and mobile bidding for those who prefer to place bids from an app on their smartphones. Bloomerang – Constituent Relationship Manager.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The foundation upon which all successful social and mobile campaigns are built is a well-designed, mobile compatible website. Silence speaks volumes on the Social Web and if your followers are saying little to nothing and are not liking, sharing, retweeting, repinning, or +1ing your content, then you’re are most likely doing it wrong.

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Achieve

AUGUST 5, 2022

Plus, you don’t need to have a background in design to participate. There are thousands of online resources and services that streamline all parts of the process, whether it’s designing your logo, making the merchandise itself, or. backpacks, and laptop stickers. If you don’t have graphic design experience, you’re not alone.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

The mobile web, of course. If your web copy scores higher than an 8th-grade level, you’re losing readers. How to Make Your Web Copy More Readable. This classic from your junior-high English teacher holds true for web copy. Use Structure on Your Web Pages. Ideally, your copy should score somewhere between 6.0

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For anyone who owns—or has ever owned—a smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop computer, the mantra that is constantly hammered into us is “update, update, update.” The post Current Affair: The Importance of Keeping Your WordPress Site Updated appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2022

According to the PCI Security Standards Council, “ The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is a set of requirements designed to ensure that all entities involved in storing, transmitting or processing credit card information maintain a secure environment. They must be compliant with PCI compliance.

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See3

DECEMBER 21, 2007

My daughter took the OLPC laptop we just received to school to show it off and only a few of her teachers had heard of the project. Without the background on what it is, the laptop looks and feels like a toy. (In And so we shouldn’t spend money on laptops. No doubt kids have basic needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The foundation upon which all successful social and mobile campaigns are built is a well-designed, mobile compatible website. Silence speaks volumes on the Social Web and if your followers are saying little to nothing and are not liking, sharing, retweeting, repinning, or +1ing your content, then you’re are most likely doing it wrong.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

allow individuals and brands to launch their own Web-based “TV&# channels. Very few nonprofits are currently streaming live programs on Web-based TV channels and if there is one thing I have learned in 15 years of online communications for nonprofits, it’s the early adopters that always win big. Websites like Ustream.tv

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Starting in October 2016, TechSoup's Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) will feature refurbished laptops and desktops with Windows 10 preinstalled. Laptops and desktops from RCI are competitively priced hardware from top manufacturers like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more. See the full catalog of Windows 10 desktops and laptops.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

Create Striking Exhibits with Adobe and Autodesk Design Tools. Nearly all museums and historical sites need Adobe Creative Cloud for developing compelling exhibits and educational web content. The Autodesk Donation Program offers other professional design tools often requested by museums and historical sites.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you can tug at their heartstrings during those critical first few seconds, a well-designed site will lead your nonprofit website visitor straight to your donation page, where they will feel moved to contribute. Then you need to design your site to lead your nonprofit website visitor to your donation page. I sure don’t!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. With facilitator’s guidance, grantees will design and implement a small action learning project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

The article showcases “Calming” technology – which is to use technology to help you focus or what he calls the “slow web movement.” The problem is not the dependency on the technology but it is designed to make money for the creators than a focus on the user-experience. ” (Note: I created a list.ly

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Photo Credit: Mini Laptop Club Thanks to Sibley for sending me this fascinating article about "the laptop club"--a group of second and third graders in an afterschool program who designed their own (non-functional) laptops using construction paper, pencils, and a lot of imagination.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

Slido allows you to crowd source questions from the audience who can use the web site from their mobile phones or laptops in real time. Slido’s Q/A feature is well designed. Colleague Jeremiah Owyang mentioned a tool called “ Slido ” he was using in Paris at the Leade.rs Conference.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last Tuesday Google unveiled its much awaited Chrome OS, a new operating system designed with using web applications and the Internet in mind. Attendees to the press event received a test laptop installed with a pre-release version, while others (Hi Google!) can apply to be a beta tester on their pilot program. read more.

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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. You can even feature different branded designs for specific campaigns.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It’s true that online presence management and website design can be hard work. Why not take a tour of our website design tools to see how easy it can be? With the proliferation of great websites on the web, it’s likely a prospective buyer will just go elsewhere in search of information or a product.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. paper also looked closely at the importance of web conferencing in. executives, 53 percent said their companies use web conferencing — more. Better still, organizations usually find that while they start using web conferencing. confidence.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

In a study by Microsoft tag, it is predicted that by 2014, that internet usage on mobile phones and smart devices will exceed that of laptops and desktops. In comes responsive web design. And, in comes responsive web design built into the newest release of Luminate Online. That’s in less than two years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

I am firm believer that social media will be the foundation of the Mobile Web and the book was written to help prepare nonprofits for the coming shift from desktop and social to social and mobile. Your subscribers will be reading your text messages on their mobile phones, not their desktops or laptops.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I’m actually quite happy – I can run both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and I like Android (and my Droid 2 phone) a lot. Great web development environment, of course. I’ve gone from being a Mac/iPhone user, to being a ThinkPad/Android user, and not looking back. The second reason was more philosophical.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Responsive web design started its takeover of the Internet in 2011 and has since become a necessity. Your donors and activists want ALL of your content on EVERY device, and responsive design is the only way to achieve that. The most common screen width for desktop/laptop computers is 1336px , so you can go pretty wide.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." The buzzword then was Web 2.0, which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0

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