NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

When scanned, QR codes often take users to a mobile web page. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. Clever use of mobile technology might be just what your next campaign needs.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Your small business needs a way to get on the map. Best of all, most of these are free or cost effective so you can get the most bang for your buck and maximize the value of your marketing strategy. Mobile App Along with using your website and social media, you can target your audience even more closely by leveraging a mobile app.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

The above is the analysis of Jozef Vodicka, a Slovakian geek and entrepreneur, whose team has developed a multi-mobile-platform (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) application for documenting illegal dumping and, not incidentally, for mobilizing environmental consciousness and fostering citizen engagement. The application is free!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Millions of low-income students rely on free or low-cost school meals. The good news is: there are thousands of sites serving free summer meals to low-income youth. That's when the federal Summer Food Service Program steps in, offering nutritious, free summertime meals to low-income school-age youth.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Supporters can use these platforms to give quickly and easily from their laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices. You may also be interested in using a free fundraising platform. However, some platforms that initially seem free may come with unforeseen startup costs. Give donors an easy way to show their support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. Last March, I tucked my mobile phone into a sleeping bag (see above) and turned off the screens. Take for example, when was the last time you consulted a paper map for driving directions?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Part-website, part-smartphone app, this tool enables free group texting between small groups of people. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing. Examples from Haiti.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Whether you're planning some spring cleaning around your budget or preparing for tax season, there are an assortment of mobile apps to help you stay organized. Did you know that TechSoup's most popular accounting technology donation programs have mobile apps? This free app uses the same tax calculator as TurboTax.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

QuickBooks Online ( iOS and Android ; free for 30 days). QuickBooks GoPayment ( iOS and Android ; free — requires GoPayment account). Online Payroll ( iOS and Android ; free — requires Online Payroll account). QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program ( iOS ; free — requires ProAdvisor account). Communications.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 31, 2011

Android phones seem to be much cheaper with contract than iPhones. A quick search of the Android Marketplace reveals that most of my favorite iPhone apps have Android equivalents, mostly free. I heard Google Maps on Android is fabulous. These phones are all currently running Android 2.2 (I Samsung Galaxy? Suggestions?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. This is the mission of Caravan Studios' Range app: helping youth and those who work with them find locations where free summer meals are served. How Range Works.

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VisionLink

MAY 25, 2011

If you are using a mobile phone, the site will automatically direct you to our mobile site. If you need information about sheltering, you can download our free iPhone App which we contributed to the Red Cross. If you need to register or search for someone, go to Safe and Well.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, a donor might use a mobile bidding app at your annual gala auction to bid on your nonprofit’s best prizes. but now, you can take all that information on the go with Bloomerang’s mobile fundraising app ! Plus, OneCause is a mobile-bidding platform! Qgiv’s app automates that process and saves your nonprofit time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

"The mobile tools to solve social problems are already out there." session, Open Source Mobile Apps for Social Change. In his session, he shared these tips, strategies, and tools for nonprofits looking to use mobile for social good. What the Mobile Revolution Means. What the Mobile Revolution Means.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. There are many free online website and content creation tools available. Thankfully for members of #OWS, there are various tools to livestream events, just from your mobile phone.

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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. Access your calendars and daily schedule on the road.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

You pull out your phone and type it into Google Maps. People use Google Maps for everything – for research before they visit somewhere, as a way to find a particular service closest to them, or even on the go. What is Google My Business (GMB)? Find out more. What does Google My Business offer?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. It doesn't have to be difficult or even expensive; it can even be free. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Research shows that staff often resist using multiple services, often because they don’t want to open one more window on their computer or launch one more app on their mobile device.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. It doesn't have to be difficult or even expensive; it can even be free. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

The 2009 N2Y4 Conference showcased the Featured Projects from NetSquared's Global Challenge focused on mobile technology. VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. FrontlineSMS:Medic - SMS for Medical Records and Mobile Lab Diagnostics. Who are they and what are they working on? Third Place: $10,000. First Place: $25,000.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. 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. billion people lack access to toilets. What is Blog Action Day?

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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

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters. For others it was not so clear. Image: AlphachimpStudio.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Mobile phones, texting, facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the ways in which relationships are being redefined, established, and maintained by technology. " Third sector infrastructure organisations Social Media Map - RSS Feed - TALK Project - TALK - This is SO cool! You tell us, we add to the map."

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

You pull out your phone and type it into Google Maps. People use Google Maps for everything – for research before they visit somewhere, as a way to find a particular service closest to them, or even on the go. What is Google My Business (GMB)? Find out more. What does Google My Business offer?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

We thought it might be fun to share with you some TechSoup staff recommendations for apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. 90% of the apps that people use are free ones. is a free way to listen to music, sports and news from all over the earth.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In my companion blog post on Why Apps Are Green , I talked about how apps permit the use of lighter IT infrastructure like mobile phones to accomplish things we previously used to do just on PCs. Planet Green's 7 Best Green Apps for Mobile Phones. App TVs Top Ten Green Mobile Apps. are a good example.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

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. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2008

We wonder if they've read Ben Rigby's new book, Mobilizing Generation 2.0: Well, you can ask him yourself at our next "Meet the Author" (free for our Members). > That's one way to reach the kids! A Practical Guide to Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize, and Engage Youth. > Learn More and Register Today!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app. The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices. Resources for Responders.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Mobile Gadgets and Apps. A smartphone is the perfect traveling companion: it provides directions, maps, apps, Internet connectivity, and more. Get the most out of your mobile companion with these apps and gadgets: Need Internet connectivity in a pinch? Which service from TechSoup is right for your organization? Stay Secure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Telerivet allows you to conduct a mobile phone survey of them—or anyone—with a mobile phone through SMS (no internet or smartphones needed.) Try the free version. Batchgeo is a free mapping tool that helps you visualize the data that lives in your spreadsheets.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Ushahidi has been developing open-source crisis mapping software for over eight years now. LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. It puts one type of data on a map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Location: We are no longer tethered to our desktops or offices, but with mobile phones, GPS, and other "where" technology, location is important. This comes in the form of maps or other creative ways to see our networks. I haven't played with it because the tool isn't free (after 30 day trial).

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