Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. Mobile giving is a low-cost way to raise funds on an ongoing- or campaign-based basis. Benefits of a Mobile Site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

When nonprofits started to experiment with digital marketing in 1990s and early 2000s, the few tools that were available were expensive and limited in their functionality. Today, the number of low-cost, well-built digital marketing tools is incredible! The service provides analytics and easy integration with multiple third-party tools.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

New tools and mobile apps should always be on our radar. But have nonprofit camaigners in the US been drinking too much Kool-aid these past couple of years and putting too much faith in mobile apps? Consider what the most popular mobile apps are today. Mobile Apps are a Waste of Time for Associations.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The time has finally come to demystify Search Engine Optimization ( SEO) for nonprofits. In the last step of this digital marketing plan, we’re going to share SEO strategies and tactics we use to increase search rankings on Google. keyword optimization, mobile optimization, or anchor text links).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Today, nonprofits worldwide have access to online fundraising tools that could not have been imagined at the turn of the millennium, and current best practices are shaped by 20+ years of innovation and experimentation. A public search has a way of getting in front of new eyes, thus new donors and sponsors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Essential nonprofit CRM features 9 of the best nonprofit CRM solutions available Steps to find and implement the right nonprofit CRM for your needs Your nonprofit’s CRM is an essential tool for scaling up your fundraising and donor engagement efforts, so your team should be experts in knowing what type of platform to look for.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified. ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Google, etc.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Maybe you’ve drafted some fundraising letters to your community, but you’re in search of new ways to spread the word. Make it mobile friendly. The last thing you want your viewers to do is to painstakingly search for the main topic of your flyer. Download the image and paste it into your flyer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. I could literally see the American Cancer Society just across the street, but because they have not been added to FourSquare, the ACS didn’t show up in the Check-in search results.

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Media Cause

JULY 23, 2021

Make sure those links are front and center for people looking for your organization on search. Create at least one Responsive Search Ad (RSA) for each ad group and ensure to include at least two expanded text ads in that group. Use Google’s Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) as well. Encourage viewers of your ads to take action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

And now, mobile. Best Friends has just launched a fun mobile app. The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. Primary measurement tool: Facebook Insights. ” The Android version is coming soon!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Snapchat is making a concerted effort to increase its viability as a marketing and digital payment processing tool for brands and for those nonprofits that have the time and resources, early adoption would be a good bet. Download Snapchat and claim your username. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 7, 2016

Additionally, WordPress-related keywords get 37 million searches each month; the program is available in 40 different languages; and 22 percent of new U.S. BackupBuddy is a critical tool to be sure that all a site’s content is safe and sound and won’t be lost in the event of a total meltdown.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Below you’re going to learn how you can launch an iPhone App for your nonprofit and have it added the App Store on iTunes and ready for download by the end of the year. As an iPhone user, I personally would love to download the Apps of my favorite nonprofits and have their avatars displayed on my iPhone.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Download the free workbook here. You enter basic search terms (like your organization's name) in any search engine and your website doesn't come up easily. Your site doesn’t link to your social media pages and isn't mobile friendly. There is another short page on navigating a site on mobile devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Text alerts can also be used to drive traffic to an organization’s mobile website and to ask people to Text-to Give. A year ago launching a text alert campaign was expensive, but not anymore thanks to tools like TextMarks and Ez Texting. The SEIU also uses more than just a subscribe web page to build their mobile list.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With the decline of Google Plus, Google My Business is set to take centre-stage and become one of the most powerful digital marketing tools out there. For small businesses in particular, My Business offers a great opportunity to take advantage of the huge volume of searches for nearby businesses. What is Google My Business (GMB)?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing. It’s $.24

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

These are my links for January 16th through February 6th: How Twitter is Being Used By Companies | Mobile Technology in TAFE - Great post from Sue Waters about how different companies are using Twitter. How to Use the New FriendFeed Search for Social Media Intelligence - ReadWriteWeb - Have you tried using FriendFeed?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With the decline of Google Plus, Google My Business is set to take centre-stage and become one of the most powerful digital marketing tools out there. For small businesses in particular, My Business offers a great opportunity to take advantage of the huge volume of searches for nearby businesses. What is Google My Business (GMB)?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Use segmentation tools to identify connections between members, such as those who work in the same field or live in the same area. Using membership management tools, you can create a personalized experience that exceeds member expectations. Create groups to send more personalized communications to different membership segments.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

You will want to decide what the right tools are for your goals and plan accordingly. Here’s a list of some of the tools you might want to consider investing in: Online donation forms : An online donation form can be a game changer for your nonprofit! Does your donation form translate well to mobile devices?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Take donations by using your phone as a mobile credit card terminal. You can search for contact information right on your phone (great if you think you’re at the wrong address), and show off your organization’s website to people you meet at conferences and events. Capture photos and video of your organization in action.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile! With our Read2Go app, Bookshare members can now search, download and read Bookshare books and periodicals on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. with the tools to teach reading to adolescent and adult beginning readers, such as those with developmental disabilities.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

As hand-held mobile devises connected to the internet spread to cities, villages, remote communities around the world, we need to continue finding ways to use these tools to make a positive impact. For those with limited access to technology, printable city maps can be downloaded and stickers can be found on café windows.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. use apps and mobile technology. Smart mobile devices usually include a camera, location-aware GPS, a barcode. African-American history mobile tour uses GPS technology to pinpoint historically relevant campus sites nearby. Mobile tour users can then.

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Classy

MAY 6, 2021

This change impacts any businesses that advertise mobile apps or optimize, target, and report on web conversion events from various business tools. App developers will now have to display a tracking prompt pop-up when a new user downloads their app that tells the user what data will be collected and how it will be used.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2012

Also discussed were some of the difficulties nonprofits face in knowing what tools to use, as well as what data they should collect and provide to save money, be more effective, and. Watch the video here or download Marnie Webb and Paul van Haver's PowerPoint presentation, We are “Big Data” (and so can you!).

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Care2

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

For example you will now be able to see how many active visitors are on your site at that very moment, what platform they are using to view the site and if they are using a mobile device ? You'll now have access to see what kind of mobile device, and even click a camera icon to see how your site appears on their particular device.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

And, since all virtual engagements are facilitated by your digital tools, it’s the perfect method of collecting valuable data and determining if and where engagements are dropping off. Download PDF. To host a virtual peer-to-peer event successfully, you’re going to need the right tools and resources at your disposal.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The Red Cross has a simple shelter search web app , accessible via any web browser. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices.

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Forum One

MARCH 29, 2010

When accessing the internet, people use a search engine 91 percent of the time (equivalent to the percent accessing their email). Two thirds of those searchers use Google over any other search engine. What if you could make sure when a user types in a search query to Google, your site was at the top of the list?

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. If you’ve heard of only one nonprofit mobile app, it’s likely this one since it was one of the earliest mobile apps developed by a major nonprofit organization. Frogloop has you covered.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

If your original document was written in Microsoft Word, you can search for tools online to convert it to an HTML formatted document. We used Calibre , a free tool available for both Windows and Mac OS to convert our document. disaster recovery mobile phones e-book e-reader Kindle disaster planning' Conversion.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Such is the mobile utopia described by Katrin Verclas of MobileActive.org.

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