Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

These are exciting times for everyone who’s been working to meet the accessibility imperative, as we are witnessing global movements that will increase accessible publishing and create new and better opportunities for people with disabilities. In my talk, I highlighted three global movements towards increasing accessible publishing.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. The program aims to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones to bring the 4 billion souls on earth who don't yet have Internet to the information age — or is it? The Opportunity. Convergence.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Supporting them is not only essential to the global community’s food supply, but also to the day-to-day well-being of the communities in which they work and live. billion mobile users as of July 2019 ( source : IISD).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 28, 2017

If you have donated to a nonprofit within the last 12 months, then please take the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report ! Seven of the 25 nonprofits required a donor to provide their phone number. 68% of nonprofits have mobile-compatible donation pages. In 2016, 17% of online transactions were made using a mobile device.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. Since not a whole lot is out there yet on the role of mobile devices in telework, I thought it’d be interesting to have a look a look at that. Mobile Addiction.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Credit card payments are donors’ preferred giving methods— 63% of donors prefer to give online with a credit or debit card , followed by direct mail (16%), PayPal (10%), wire transfer (5%), cash (4%), digital wallet (1%), and text-to-give (1%). PayPal Best for: Nonprofits looking for a payment processor that prioritizes digital conversions.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This week, the world is gearing up for mobile's biggest global tradeshow, Mobile World Congress (MWC). The Barcelona tradeshow sets the mobile trends for the year with major announcements expected from Nokia, Samsung, LG, and others. Internet.Org: Mobile to the Masses. Mobile Tips and Tricks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Finally, digitalization is growing fast in Mexico. Mobile: 70% of our traffic comes from mobile. Charities need to adopt mobile-first solutions to collect online donations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

The digital age represents an opportunity for nonprofits to increase giving. With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. The benefits of using digital tools such as social media are plentiful. Facebook alone has 2.41 Make it easy.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example, if your donor chooses to hear about volunteer opportunities, you can add a conditional logic field to ask for their phone number or other details. Optimize for mobile Use your donation pages to reach donors no matter where they are by optimizing your donation pages for mobile devices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

That’s why we love Random Hacks of Kindness Global: 2 days + 30 countries + 3000 geeks working on making the world a better, safer place. Our partnership, launched shortly after RHoK June 2012, continues forward with a focus on data and digital security. It’s a terrific experience to spend a weekend hacking for social good.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Can you remember when a huge mobile. phone was a brand new and exciting phenomenon and something that only a. reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. word "phone" be dropped from its title. word "phone" be dropped from its title. The mobile phone (henceforth to.

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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. Digital Storytelling Apps and Tools.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

At TechSoup, we believe in digital inclusion and using technology for social good. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located).

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

Get to know the millennial generation… They are digital natives. They have multiple social media profiles and check their phones frequently. As a whole, this group is poised to make up 75% of the global workforce by 2025. It’s worth investing some time into digital housekeeping with a brief website audit. .

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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. Digital Wallets. Strange News.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Digital: What Every Charity Leader Should Know features insight from influential leaders in the nonprofit sector including Marnie Webb, co-CEO of TechSoup Global; Beth Kanter , author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ; and Martha Lane Fox, chair of Go ON UK. Digital must be part of an organization's strategy.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Gen-Z is also the most civically engaged generation alive today, according to a Global Millennial and Gen-Z survey by Deloitte. Gen-Z are true digital natives. 95% own a smart phone or a computer. Digital Fundraising. Nonprofits are important to Generation Z. Make Volunteering Easy. Translation. Data-Entry.

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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. In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

However, in one of the discussion threads on the Summit wiki, there has been mention about using cameraphones or smart phones for this in addition to. So, while at BlogHer 07 I had a little bit of a personal learning mission: What can I learn about mobile video blogging in a global context? Don't use zoom with cameraphone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

Technology is eroding our health and wellbeing: There have been more and more reports of Silicon Valley insiders going to great lengths to disconnect from social media and their mobile phones. Some companies are offering cold hard cash incentives to quit your mobile phone.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As we move into the digital age, an event planner can take advantage of useful technology to improve the quality of events and attendee experience. Android and iOS mobile phones now use this technology as a type of passcode. Using Facial Recognition for Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Also, now ten years into social networking, online communities are becoming more niche-oriented and mobile. Download and study nonprofit mobile apps. Global smartphone sales are expected to continue to grow rapidly in coming years and as a result mobile app downloads will also continue to soar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. My absolute favorite, which comes from Katy Grennier, DSIL Global , is the dance off that can be done on a video conference platform. Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Global Internet adoption growth is actually slowing compared to previous years. Mobile: we’re watching much more of our video (nearly 25%) now on our smartphones. Global mobile data traffic is up 81% from the previous year. Global mobile data traffic is up 81% from the previous year.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2012

seminar that TechSoup Global hosted in collaboration with The Guardian. Some key highlights : Marnie Webb, co-CEO and Paul van Haver, director of global services at TechSoup Global, highlighted the need for charities to help transform the way they engage with and. Mobile phones were identified as one of the.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

To provide some background, #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that builds off of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the overall spirit of generosity during the holiday season. CauseVox Helps You Raise More On Mobile. CauseVox makes it so easy to donate on your phone.”. Craft A Strong Appeal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Veterans Called to Duty Digitally. True to their military training, the veterans quickly mobilized to help from afar. Salesforce Volunteers Mobilize. Hooper quickly mobilized a team of volunteers with a wide variety of skills from across Salesforce. Air Force aircrafts evacuating people from Afghanistan. Government.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. It’s time to take a closer look at how we can boost the feminine digital revolution—a revolution that is already underway.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The digital divide doesn't exist. Given the difficulty in unpacking all of the socio-economic, cultural, political, educational, and other mutually-reinforcing components of digital inequality, simple metaphors can't carry the weight. Better, perhaps, to allow that the digital divide most closely resembles, well, the world.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Globally, nonprofits store their data inside software applications and platforms, small and large. Many of these factors are beyond nonprofits’ ability and the global impact economy to influence. This doesn’t serve nonprofits at scale, given all the potential platform ecosystems nonprofits could use globally.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. Marginalized populations lack access to digital technology yet aspire to participate meaningfully in the digital public sphere. Third Place: $10,000.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Starting in the mid-1990s, telecenters provided a relatively quick and measurable way (# computers bought, # people trained) to show change in access (digital divide) and capacity building (Microsoft UP). Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The statistics are similar for mobile phones, except that phones are discarded even more quickly than PCs. Another TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage , is located in rural France and operates one of the largest mobile phone remanufacturing plants in the country. ICRS Goes to Europe. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace.

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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. In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity. One major step to improving security of sensitive information was the recent development and release of Mobile Martus.

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