Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. PBA provides news, careers & resources for the common good. 14%: YouTube Giving Tools are not available in my country.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). households by 2022.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

From the first experience of surround sound to seeing your hands function and your body moving through a digital world, nonprofit marketers and fundraisers absolutely need to explore this next iteration of the internet. Know that you will need multiple days/weeks to learn the basics of navigating Oculus. Explore and have fun.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Secure Your Supporters’ Trust: Mastering Privacy-Compliant Fundraising In an age where every click, like, and share is meticulously tracked, the landscape of digital fundraising is evolving rapidly. This has led to increasing awareness among internet users about the implications of their digital footprints.

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JUNE 10, 2022

The short answer: Digital advertising and marketing. The long(er) answer : You’ll need a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to create and publicize successful virtual fundraising events. What is Digital Marketing? Digital marketing is one of the fastest growing types of marketing. Types of Online Fundraising Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. This webinar was presented on December 19 to more than 1,900 nonprofit staff worldwide and focused on what’s new and next in online communications and fundraising to help nonprofits prepare for the future and embrace being an early adopter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

The good news is that global philanthropy is on the rise , but the challenges are great and NGOs will play a critical role in continuing to inspire the global community to give and volunteer. 6) By 2018 more than half the world will have access to the Internet and by 2020 global internet users are expected to reach 4.2

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Digital peeping toms. But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. The Drawbacks of Digital Inclusion.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 29, 2024

The report is based on the findings from the Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Usage administered by Statistics Canada. With the rise in […] The post Automation Nation? AI Adoption in Canadian Businesses Report appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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Charity Village

MARCH 2, 2022

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched its latest call for applications to fund community-led internet projects in Canada. The post CIRA launches annual $1M+ grants program to help solve Canada’s digital equity problems appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2019

By Maria De La Guardia , design director and brand strategist at Bureau for Good , a design agency that helps nonprofits explain why they matter across digital and print media. Does it still reflect your mission, purpose, strategic goals, and the ways your audiences use the internet? The only constant is change,” saith Heraclitus.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. this summer is the Comcast Internet Essentials Program. This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Mary Meeker of the of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, does a yearly report on current state of the Internet and IT at about half way through the year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Digital Trends. 1: Broadband Internet (Expansion of broadband). #2: ” The world has changed in the midst of the digital revolution.

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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. In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox.

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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? Convergence.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Is digital transformation dead? At this point, any group missing the digital gene is probably extinct. The focus has gone beyond whether or not you will have digital platforms. Examples of the impact of digital evolution on behavior and life are plentiful. Today, we are looking at evolution. First, pay attention.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. According to research conducted by Pew Internet these 5 social media statistics will help your nonprofit understand exactly how to optimize its content to see better engagement.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Up to £3,000 available to charities that upgrade to faster internet » Charity Digital News : "Many charities in 50 cities across the UK have access to vouchers worth up to £3,000 towards the cost of installing improved broadband connectivity thanks to the government’s Super Connected Cities (SCC) programme.

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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. Bing’s New "Conversational" Search.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today’s most effective businesses leverage, to a great degree, technology that aids us in navigating the virtual world of the Internet; social media sites that help us create brand recognition and viral attention; and e-commerce tools and platforms that help us grow our bottom line. Here are a few tips to help with just that.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

adults still don't have broadband Internet access at home. There are new and interesting things in the works. The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2015

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward recently wrote an intriguing article about Addressing Digital Inclusion in Every Mission making the case that access to broadband for everyone is key to ensuring that we all have the opportunities to fully participate in public life and advocate for our own health and well-being. Image : I used a nikon / CC BY-NC.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! It doesn’t rely solely on the relatively few big data centers out there, but rather on the emerging Internet of Things in which processors are embedded into appliances, thermostats, cars, street lights, buildings, etc. Here in the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. Of all the digital payment services, Google Wallet is the digital payment system to watch in 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

On social media and the news. As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Recall that chatbots source their information from the internet, and they do not differentiate between reliable sources, sales copy, or opinion. At the dog park.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project. Ushahidi has built a new IT device called BRCK (pronounced "brick") that deals with problem of frequent Internet and electricity outages in much of the developing world. Ushahidi is an NGO headquartered in Kenya. Find out more about this here.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This sounds like a great campaign idea, when it comes to asking for donations, but according to Giving In A Digital World , the fad may not be as popular with consumers as it is with businesses. Giving In A Digital World sites several reasons why QR codes might not be the best fundraising medium: Downloading a reader application.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Via BBC News Magazine : . The internet was once considered a great equaliser, a platform that could bring strangers together, even across racial boundaries. But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. Watch Video.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

In honor of our Safer Online theme this month, our lead nonprofit tech news story is about a low-cost device that protects your electronics devices from data theft while you recharge them in places like airports, the "USB Condom." Welcome to TechSoup's September 2014 nonprofit technology news. I'm not kidding.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Bridging the digital divide has become essential during the pandemic as many communities, particularly rural ones, do not have sufficient access to Wi-Fi or computers for students. This connectivity has allowed patrons to access the internet when they needed it most over the past year.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

Zuckerberg's Keynote on Digital Inclusion and Internet.org. Zuckerberg talked with journalist David Kirkpatrick about the Facebook-led Internet.org initiative, which has the lofty goal of making Internet access available to the 4 billion people on earth who are not connected. Innovations in Accessibility and Assistive Technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. Our Bookshare library has over 550,000 books that have been delivered digitally over 10 million times. We have the ebooks.

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