Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. Apps by TechSoup Donation Partners.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. It also lets you discover and donate to organizations involved in disaster response work, and find opportunities to volunteer.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s pedaling past the clipboard-bound donation forms, past the checkbooks, even past the online fundraising landscape. Your donors are at an event, phones in hand, sharing the experience, live-tweeting your powerful speech, or simply engrossed in a captivating presentation. Imagine this.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

In the face of humanitarian crises or natural disasters, the generosity of individuals often shines through, leading to a significant influx of donations. The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

While some stay, others change the way we use computers and mobiles devices every day. Mobile Donations. With close to 70% of cell phone users using their mobile device to access the internet, raising money through mobile donations is an area that is expected to only grow. Mobile web design.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Donate to Organizations Providing Relief. You can text SANDY to 80888 to make a $10 donation to be evenly distributed among the American Red Cross, AmeriCares, and the Salvation Army. Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark is matching the next $25,000 in donations for Sandy Relief through Crowdrise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Older people are still doubtful about making a donation via credit card online, but donors below 40 years old are predominately giving online. For their first individual donations strategy, they chose Donadora. Mobile: 70% of our traffic comes from mobile. 10% donated on #GivingTuesday 2017, 26% did not.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). They should receive an email confirmation of their donation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Mobile technology, web apps, and mapping software have become enormously helpful in sharing news and spreading information about relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. project has a slew of resources for both responders and those affected by disasters. Mobile technologies can help people find shelter information in time of need.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones.

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Qgiv

JUNE 28, 2022

No nonprofit is immune to disasters. Whether it be a fire, a natural disaster, a supply shortage, or another unforeseen circumstance, it’s important that nonprofits be able to respond quickly to continue providing the services they offer. Create an emergency fundraiser donation page. What is an emergency fundraiser?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2015

Please donate to help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims now. On Saturday morning, I got a news alert on my mobile phone that there had been a devastating 7.9 The next thing I noticed in my Facebook feed was a post from Robert Scoble mentioning a new Facebook feature that lets you check on friends in a disaster.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2015

But more than likely you’re a smart phone user. However, it’s not just our daily lives that are being influenced by mobile. Mobile devices are now influencing our sector in a major way. Thirty percent of those donations were made via an online giving platform. We have to be mobile-friendly philanthropists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Those initial fundings rarely come from online donations, most are community-based initiatives, companies, and local government incentives. Another surprising data point was that “Animals & Wildlife” was the number one cause donated to by Brazilians at 22% – higher than any other country represented in the data.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. Urgent issues.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Last week we took a look at how easy it is to give to organizations like the American Red Cross during a natural disaster. With mobile giving on the incline, New Directions released a report depicting the growing trend toward nonprofits' adoption of mobile giving. And only generated $90 in 6 months. [We]

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In the first part of this mobile fundraising series , we covered the basics, diving into the various forms of mobile fundraising and key terms that every mobile fundraiser should know. Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Videos have to be formatted to stand out on mobile. Over 80% of Facebook’s users are checking out the app on mobile. 16:9 ratios require that the viewer tilts their phone and watches it in a non-vertical orientation. ShelterBox USA had a very busy year, due to the sheer number of natural disasters that struck in 2017.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Verizon Awards $20,000 Disaster Relief Grant to the American Red Cross for Colorado flood victims | Justmeans : September 13, 2013 /3BL Media/ - What: The Verizon Foundation today approved a $20,000 disaster relief grant to the American Red Cross to support the agency’s relief efforts for Colorado residents.

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Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Since we launched our donation program in 2002, TechSoup has saved nonprofits and libraries in the United States and around the world over $3 billion dollars in IT expenses. Today more than 50 partners offer product donations and discounts in 37 countries — and growing. The Donor Class of (TechSoup Fiscal Year) 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. What phones and apps are they using?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2010

The CDI Mobile Telecentre is now on the road, connecting individuals to loved ones and connecting NGOs to resources helping them get back on their feet. Fundación CEPAS gladly received our team and the mobile telecentre, allocating a safe place outside their damaged building in order for the telecentre to serve the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

We took care of it.&# The Red Cross managed to turn a PR disaster into a fundraising opportunity. Thinking quickly, they did disaster recovery on the rogue Tweet. If you’re interested in donating a pint, please click here to learn more about Red Cross blood drives. How would your nonprofit deal with a Twitter disaster?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

Donate to Organizations Providing Relief. Here are some ways to give: Charity Navigator compiled a list of vetted charities that are helping with relief efforts and allow donors to designate their donations specifically for this disaster. You can donate via GlobalGiving's website or by texting GIVE NEPAL to 80088.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising that mobile giving has proven to be a highly effective form of fundraising. Advantages to Mobile Giving Campaigns. But what makes mobile giving so quick and painless? Is mobile giving secure?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It has been reported that Lucas plans to “donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.” Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief? Disaster giving is not a zero-sum game. Disaster giving is not a zero-sum game. Sustainable Donors Over Disaster Donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2010

When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, our impulse is to help in some way. Like many people, I donated both on the Web and for the first time via text to the Red Cross. Here you will find opportunities to donate your tech skills to Haiti. Tweet from kateatyrownrisk. It uses their new researcher tool.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Next, look to protect your donor, client, and project information across your entire network of "endpoints" (desktops, laptops, and servers) with Symantec's donated enterprise-level security software. For example, a user could receive a voicemail as a text message on the phone and reply to it using email. Keep Reading.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2011

American Red Cross Text to Donate. The American Red Cross , who made mobile fundraising history after the Haiti earthquake is doing a terrific job in getting the word out about their texting to donate campaign to help with relief efforts. TEXT REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. By Roberto Maxwell. Crisis Commons. .

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Your organization must have the tools to efficiently collect donations, manage transactions, and ensure the security of donor information. Processing Payments in a Time of Crisis In 2023, wildfires created the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history. Consider, also, if your system supports high-volume online donations.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Message Donations: Aiding or Stifling Relief Efforts in Japan? TIME NewsFeed: "In an age when you can balance your bank account or make dinner reservations from your cell phone, it's no surprise that disaster relief efforts have gone mobile. magnitude earthquake that struck last Friday?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. It’s also a good idea that every time you launch a new social media or mobile technology community or campaign, you write a brief blog post and list specific ways in which supporters can participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster. It may not make sense for your nonprofit to get mobile . What are some of the best practices for incorporating mobile into your communications and engagement tool box?

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