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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

Tech Soup

TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Having Wi-Fi on a cell phone means it can connect to any wireless network just like a laptop computer. They're a homeless services and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit that serves West Philly. " May well be. Storytelling with Mobile Video.

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LocalFreeWeb Combines Digital Inclusion with Public Transportation

Tech Soup

A Simple Digital Inclusion Tool. The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, that can connect to Wi-Fi. His team members are also working on building relationships with local homeless support organizations as well as with City Hall. Collaborating with Public Libraries.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I would bring the laptop and plug into the phone line and do demos in small groups. And I had to tape flip chart paper over the windows so it would get dark enough to project the laptop to show the presentation. There questions about Internet safety issues, particularly how to incorporate the use of these tools with 4H tools.

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

Boulder Food Rescue provides food to homeless shelters, working-poor families, schools, charities, low-income housing cooperatives, and other organizations in need. The prototype of the software is already being used in five cities, including Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California. About the Success Stories Contest.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Connecting and enriching a national movement. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program.

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5 Types of Nonprofit Graphic Design Your Organization Needs

Nonprofits Source

You can even use color palette tools like Coolors to test how colors match up or contrast each other to find what will work best for your organization. Tools and skills needed for designing your brand identity: Graphic design. Tools and skills needed for nonprofit website design: Adobe Suite. Young adults or millennials.

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

DNL OmniMedia

If you think a web overhaul might make sense for your organization, make sure you have the right tools on hand to start making improvements yourself—namely, a strong website builder and nonprofit-specific web development support. Darien Nature Center’s site has a unique goal—to inspire visitors to close their laptops and come out for a visit!