Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The 2021 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. To receive future updates about the Global NGO Technology Survey data, please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

So in short, yes—a golf tournament is absolutely worth it, especially when you have the right tech in place. Use your event website to seamlessly collect donations during checkout, right from live leaderboards, and through a mobile app, and show your progress toward a fundraising goal. 5) Help is available!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

So whether you postponed your spring tournament, are kicking off a brand new golf event, are considering adding a fall golf tournament to your fundraising portfolio, or are looking for ways to improve a long-standing tradition, here are eight best practices to consider for your fall golf fundraiser. 4) Sell digital sponsorships.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While smart tech-based strategies will improve your efforts right now, they’ll also continue providing value after the pandemic once social distancing guidelines dissipate. Shifting to the digital space will allow you to connect with supporters where they are, rather than relying on them to show up in person to support your cause. .

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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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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2013

It’s not news that video is a great medium to use online, but according to a recent post from Socialbrite, more and more nonprofits are … Continued The post Nonprofits Taking Advantage Of Instagram Video appeared first on Tech Impact. Blog Industry News Mobile Social Tech digital photography instagram storytelling'

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2013

Google analyzed donation-related searches, finding and increase of 30% from August 2012 to September 2012, according to a study conducted by Google and Millward Brown Digital. 25% of respondents made a donation via a mobile device. 27% of supporters used a mobile feature or app to donate. 57% donated after seeing a video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. 56% of email opens are now mobile. Digital Payments on Social Networks. billion by 2020.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

38% of Internet users access social media through mobile. We’ve talked in the previous blog posts about the importance of mobile to your nonprofit’s digital content marketing future. 54% of Millennials use LinkedIn to read professional / business news. General Our Impact Tech nonprofit npTech social media technology'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 27, 2019

You can then publish your own report, blog post(s), news articles, social media posts, etc. A set of digital graphics for your email promotion and social media campaigns to which you can add your organization’s logo. about giving trends in your country using the data. The deadline to apply is December 20, 2019. About the Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014. Websites, blogs, and e-newsletters that are responsively designed will become more common place in 2014 and will incorporate elements of flat design for optimal mobile browsing.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 20, 2015

Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is held annually in Barcelona, Spain, sets the tone for the mobile industry for the coming year. It also influences other areas of the tech world and other industries — including the social sector. Zuckerberg's Keynote on Digital Inclusion and Internet.org.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It’s said that life moves pretty fast, and in the world of tech gadgets and gear, apps and programs, cloud computing and massive online networks that’s certainly true. Mobile devices, wearable tech, smart homes and automobiles, GPS sensors galore—these are all part of the network and back-end systems. Rise of the Machines.

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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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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. NGOs that do not prioritize mobile technology and become early adopters of mobile payments in the coming years will struggle to remain relevant.

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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

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Also, on October 8 in partnership with Nonprofit Tech for Good, Julia will be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

So how should small business owners approach the constantly changing world of digitization? And as always, it’s vital to remember that the bulk of online purchasing now occurs via a mobile device, so if you haven’t optimized your site so that it renders correctly across tablets, smartphones, watches and the like, do so immediately.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sponsored by the Public Interest Registry and researched by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. Despite a decade of improvements in mobile giving, the app that donors want doesn’t yet exist. Only 9% say anger and sadness.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Summer is a big time for mobile news: there's Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Microsoft Build, CTIA, and a spree of other mobile-related press conferences. Sometimes the day-to-day work at a nonprofit can make you feel worlds apart from the fast-moving mobile tech industry. Tablet Explosion!

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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

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events.

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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. May is when the news starts heating up, however, so let's take a look at what's happening – and what's coming. Digital Storytelling Apps and Tools. apps mobile phone tsmobiletechnology'

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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.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Proteus Digital Health is developing pills with sensors in them called ‘ingestibles’ Each ingestible sensor is the size of a grain of sand and doesn’t contain any toxic substances. High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? The Star Trek Tricorder Comes to Life.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2017

It also delved into how nonprofits can tackle the process of finding the tech that helps the most when you don't necessarily have the time to research. Charity Digital News shares some of the key points from the event. Digital Champions. The Trust uses nine criteria against which to measure new digital tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Donors are much less likely to give through mobile apps/wallets (4%) and through text message (1%). Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years. Together, digital communications inspire 74% of donors to give.

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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. In open source news, ZTE announced two smartphones that run Firefox OS 1.3,

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M+R

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Read time: 2 minutes We don’t have to tell you the news is heavy these days, and collectively we are anxious about global violence, threats to reproductive freedom and voting access and LGBTQIA rights and crumbling democracy. In this hour-long webinar, Kate Ryan and I ( Christian LoBue ?)

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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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Why is this good news for nonprofits? Katrin over at MobileActive.org weighs in , and I agree: So what does this mean for the ‘mobile for good’ field? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. This is big.

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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! All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. Hacker Helper.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. and be available to answer questions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The good news is that if you missed any of the big moments from #DF21, we’re here to give you a rundown of the top four moments from the event. Salesforce.org has become the largest tech-for-social-impact community in the world. How UNICEF AU Made A Case for Changing Digital Experiences. Exciting product announcements?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership. Register for Generosity Xchange 2023 News & Highlights 7 Top Takeaways from 2022’s Generosity Xchange 10 min read Read Now 2. Here are 10 nonprofit conferences in 2023 and 2024 you shouldn’t miss!

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