Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2010

Most check-ins revolve around restaurants and cafes, but below are five simple ways you (and the nonprofit techies) can also use FourSquare to promote the nonprofits and causes your care about: 1) Add Nonprofit Venues. Make sure you spell out the name of the nonprofit. 2) Add Nonprofit Tips. 2) Add Nonprofit Tips.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. When researching this post, I was fairly stunned by how few nonprofits have launched text alert campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. Author: Jordan Viator. Be Careful Of Email Solicitations.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Let’s take a look at what makes a successful, powerful fundraising landing page so you can make sure yours are working for you to bring in the most donations possible. The emotional part comes when your page assures the donor that they’re in the right place and that their donation will make a difference. Don’t squander the opportunity!

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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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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

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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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

My mobile phone’s GPS has also changed getting me to the right place mostly on time. Of all the communication technology the mobile phone is probably as disruptive as any. million people used their cell phone to donate. 77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded.

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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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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. Impacts to Society.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Engagement is the new Investment: How engaged is your nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. With nonprofits, the Trough of Disillusionment comes when we start to understand the real challenges in implementing a new technology and stop looking at as a panacea that will solve all our problems.

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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. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. For others it was not so clear.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2011

Frogloop compiled a list of resources of nonprofits, companies, and do-gooders who are using their tech-savvy and organizing skills to raise money and help locate missing people. American Red Cross Text to Donate. TEXT REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. 100% of the donation goes to the American Red Cross. Crisis Commons.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Since the earthquake in Haiti, we've seen an explosion in interest for all things mobile. Donations via text messages , tweeting real-time updates , mapping need and resources : all examples of stories that captured our sector's attention and got people talking about mobile. The time for mobile is clearly now.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. But before it became the nonprofit conference sensation that it is now, Cause Camp started with humble roots. Nine scholarships for attendees were awarded.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Drilling deeper, 60 percent of respondents aged 18-34 were aware of mobile giving, and 12 percent had made a text-to-give donation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. TechSoup recently held a tweetchat to discuss how nonprofits can best take advantage of text-to-give campaigns, as well as to answer specific questions related to mobile giving. That's only 210 $10 donations to break even. What Works? via @C2give).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Pacific time via the Twitter hashtag #Text2Give for a real-time discussion of how text-to-give campaigns can help nonprofits. In the nonprofit realm, the Red Cross' text message donation platform offers the best real-life illustration to the power of SMS.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. The nonprofit sector needs to have an honest conversation about the effectiveness of social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

Lately, more and more of my conversations with nonprofit fundraisers have turned to mobile technologies and how non-profits should be leveraging mobile to further their missions. As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. Take that, Marty McFly!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Stop, Start, and Continue. It’s in our org charts.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? With more than 270 million mobile-phone users in the U.S.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? With more than 270 million mobile-phone users in the U.S.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In this article, we'll look at some examples of nonprofits on the cutting-edge of online mapping and GIS, and how they utilize place-related data to benefit their respective communities. Humaninet is a nonprofit organization that supplies technical equipment and expertise to humanitarian disaster response teams.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In this article, we'll look at some examples of nonprofits on the cutting-edge of online mapping and GIS, and how they utilize place-related data to benefit their respective communities. Humaninet is a nonprofit organization that supplies technical equipment and expertise to humanitarian disaster response teams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

Personal Democracy Forum: Rethinking Nonprofits. Our topic is rethinking nonprofits in a networked age. It just so happens that Allison Fine and I wrote a book together over the past year, The Networked Nonprofit , on that topic. Our topic is rethinking nonprofits in a networked age. or institution to solve them.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The humble donation form has but one purpose: to capture a gift. When I see donation pages out there that irritate, frustrate, and even frighten donors, I’m heartbroken. To that end, here are 7 of the most revenue-draining donation form sins we need to keep fighting. 1 No mobile experience for donation forms.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

Fundraising is crucial to any nonprofit’s success, but this labor of. Working primarily as a Facebook app, Causes automatically publishes any user’s interaction on their friends’ newsfeed, spreading awareness with each "like," "share," donation, or petition signature, or if they’ve joined the cause.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2016

The Red Cross led the nonprofit texting revolution back in 2010 when it launched a successful mobile campaign to ask for donations for the earthquake victims of Haiti. Here are my top SMS ideas for nonprofits: 1. In 2014, 911 also introduced a texting service in addition to its traditional phone service in certain states.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Who could have predicted that one of the most popular iPhone applications would be one that turns the phone into a flute , or that a first-aid app would save the life of man trapped in the rubble in Haiti? Therefore, innovative and influential nonprofit organizations must monitor these trends carefully. Only time will tell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Note from Beth: A few weeks ago, I suggested that nonprofits stop using the phrase “ROI&# or questions like “What’s the Return?&# We spent $1,200 to send out 500 pieces of mail in our direct mail campaign and we netted $4,500 in donations. phone call) over the years? Understood. But relationships ?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

International phone lines were jammed & I couldn’t reach my husband where he was working in France, to let him know I’d flown to LA, and I’d made it. Back then, he took comfort when he saw a small charge at a RadioShack in Phoenix, and rightly guessed we’d stopped to pick up cell-phone chargers.

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