Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The six primary communications channels used by nonprofits are websites, email, traditional social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), in-person events, print marketing, and media relations/PR. Email is still the communications workhorse. Only 7 percent didn't send any email appeals in 2016. A new or better website!

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

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. Some Lifeline phone service providers also offer free mobile phones and minutes to low-income families.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! For 2014, our NPTech experts made strong predictions about charities doing more multi-channel marketing or going beyond email and direct mail into social media. ConnectHome is another new U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. The good news is that in the first half of 2012, new donor numbers are on the rise with almost every sector experiencing some degree of growth. Good news in the world can mean bad news for giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

Pick your tools (CRM/database, individual giving pages (race for the cure), online auctions, mobile). Mobile tools are the future of how people will get information. Mobile phones stay on. So, as a first step, organizations should be at least collecting mobile phone numbers in their databases. Way of life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

In this recent New York Times article, " If You Can't Let Go, Twitter " the writer talks about the difficulty of getting her three digital natives and early adopter users to switch from mobile phone texting to using Twitter and without success. So, if email is for old folks, while is twitter is for middle-aged?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change. This is useful if you want both broadcast AND use your laptop to take notes (or answer email). Are you spending too much of your day in your email? It also offers groups where members can share slide decks.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

If your site is only optimized for desktop and you see that you’re getting a lot of mobile traffic, that is indication that your users are having difficulty accomplishing their goals. If you have a mission that supports a depth of content and you can share news, media, or direct people to information to be better advocates, that’s great.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

But that was only the beginning… From major keynotes and Big Idea Sessions to deep-dive learn labs and new product announcements, it’s safe to say that the first day of #bbcon did not disappoint. Mobile phones. They are not just donor ID’s, giving segments and email addresses.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Do not make them click to sign up!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

For more #nptech news, check out part 1 of this blog series. While that's not earth shattering, it is native for mobile and computers both, and it reduces our reliance on our overburdened email. Even though it was sensational news, the Note 7's battery defect affected less than 0.01 The effect? The next frontier?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

We also have some good news for you. Make sure everything is mobile-responsive. Optimize your email strategy. For example, research shows personalized emails deliver six times higher transaction rates. According to our fundraising statistics , charitable giving is expected to increase by 5.1% Update your website.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach a course at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as part of the Winter Enrichment Program. Saudi, again similarly to Romania, has a high percentage of citizens using mobile phones (especially as primary Internet access point) and with Facebook accounts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. It's not "news" that the traditional PC market is predicted to continue its decline (7.6 percent) as we transition to using more tablets and mobile devices. Here are some key findings: Email list sizes are up by 15 percent.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

It’s quite interesting, and it deals with the audio over phone issue (which is a major snag) by dispensing with two-way audio entirely, and just using one-way audio. However, I came across [link] recently via a regular technology email news letter to which I subscribe It seems a nice offering. One last thing.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Celebrities or experts can draw an audience.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 30, 2021

This information includes things like name, email, phone number, and social media handles, from across multiple sources and channels. Other information, such as recent news about a contact’s company, may also be automatically pulled into the account record. Benefits of a CRM for Universities and Schools.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Back in 2011, I started collecting all the emails that nonprofits sent me during the month of December and reviewed what was in my inbox.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 9, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! It's just a shame something which feels so organic is in fact utterly corporate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010 How To Help Your Employees Click More At Work Research from universities around the country show that employees who "click" with each other at work have more career success. Keeping your office door open, communicating in person versus e-mail or via the phone, allows you to click more.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The convergence of mobile, social, data, and wearable technologies means a lot of data about our preferences will be generated and that means we will have a more customized experience. She also cites the MOOCs being offered from Harvard, Yale, MIT, Columbia, Stanford and equally prestigious universities in other countries.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So just be on the lookout for an email from me later on today with all that good stuff. . And when I started in fundraising 12 years ago, we talked a lot about how we could get millennials or in my case, it was young alumni to give back to our university where I was fundraising for. My email’s right there.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So just be on the lookout for an email from me later on today with all that good stuff. And when I started in fundraising 12 years ago, we talked a lot about how we could get millennials or in my case, it was young alumni to give back to our university where I was fundraising for. My email’s right there. So don’t be shy.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. 1975 revolution used leaflets and cassette tapes helped mobilize and push the revolution. The places where i see the most animosity is news sites.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) No real interactivity.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) No real interactivity.

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