Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

There are now over 143 million blogs on the Internet and when I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Many nonprofits don’t consider blogging either because they think they need to blog everyday and that it would be too time consuming, or they have no idea what to blog about. Expand your ideas about what you can write about.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With platforms and products multiplying across the internet, education is one area where that fierce competition is on full display. Teri Carden, Founder and CEO of 100 Reviews , facilitated a panel discussion on how to turn your next great idea into gold. Solutions Day exemplifies that idea. Just what we missed in 2022! “If

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It’s little wonder that some 76 million websites worldwide are designed and administered via the WordPress platform given the ease with which any one—from tech newbies to Internet and design pros—can get their blog or e-commerce site up and running.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. These models are presently built on snapshots of internet data and aren’t designed to be research assistants. What’s more, tools like GPTzero.me

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. Optimizing your content for various social platforms sounds like a good idea, but how can you make sure you’re optimizing it correctly? 38% of Internet users access social media through mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

So while the idea may seem a little outlandish, it’s proven to have surprising appeal and staying power, and it’s effective at driving massive donation totals. While the idea may seem a little odd at first, these fundraisers have proven to be quite effective at garnering donations.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The advent of the internet and social media present today’s nonprofits with an increasingly competitive market to connect with their target audience. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) their ultimate mission: sharing ideas. Read more about MANNA’s tech success HERE. Image courtesy of FireSpring.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But borrowing the Internet? There are many barriers to access, such as a limited number of public computers available on-premise at a library, and an estimated 100 million Americans without access to the Internet at home. “Access to library resources can be greatly expanded with mobile Internet devices. How does that work?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Now that ChatGPT and its ilk are out of the box, there’s no cramming them back in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

During my walk, I reflected on my participation last March in the annual National Day of Unplugging , a 24-hour digital detox when you don’t use technology, Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress. Your mobile phone is an Internet and information appliance that you may depend on to navigate through your daily life.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 6, 2014

Additionally, it must appear inviting, but professional; it must be intuitive, but functional; and it must cater to those who may not be tech-savvy. Either way, it is important to let your internet visitors know immediately where they are, and make them feel as if they have come to the right place. Fundraising Industry News Tech'

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Satellite Internet gets the boot October 31, 2007 Finally, I have real broadband. We moved last weekend to a town that has actual real cable high speed internet.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ask anyone who's used a hotspot — odds are they'll tell you how convenient it is to be able to connect to the Internet from practically anywhere. Here are a few ideas for what you can do with them. TechSoup works with Mobile Beacon to provide Wi-Fi hotspots to nonprofits and libraries, and our members use them in myriad ways.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2014

Eastern), Public Tech Instruction: Online Job Search Assistance will offer helpful information about providing job seeker assistance using innovative services and tech savvy tools. Gather new ideas to improve your services for job seekers as you hear stories of success in libraries. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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TechImpact

JUNE 12, 2014

An idea is not idea until it has been materialized. And the truth is, no one knows whether an idea is indeed a good one until a team executes the idea, and positive change is generated as an outcome. Outcome trackers. Finding the best way to measure that change is what’s difficult. Data on dollars.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

A few easy-to-implement ideas for improving your work day. I feel squeamish admitting this (erm, publicly, no less…), given that I work for a tech organization. And because I suspect that I am not a lone wolf in this tech world, allow me to share My Three Biggest Tech Grievances with My Work Day: Email insanity.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

How would you improve communities if there were an Internet without limits? What difference would you be capable of making that you can’t today, if you had access to super high Internet networking speeds? Priority topics for app ideas include: Clean energy and transportation. Emergency preparedness and public safety.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

If you’re looking for Fundraising Ideas and other ways to improve fundraising performance you’ve come to the right place. Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign. Integrated Marketing and Online Fundraising Ideas.

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TechImpact

JUNE 11, 2014

Just think about it, you’re fighting through 9,100 tweets per second , and adding to the immeasurable amount of data that is on the internet, you’re one fish in an expansive ocean. But, if you were to tell that same group that giving to the poor is a wretched idea, overwhelmingly people would argue that that’s an insensitive statement.

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TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

The “3 second rule” is never truer than on the Internet. Take a look at how long it is taking for individual webpages to load in Google analytics, in addition to the bounce rates , to give you an idea of how quickly your webpages are loading. Take advantage of site speed.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

As you know, we're just about done collecting your great session ideas for the 11NTC right now (deadline: August 27). Since we're an organization that's also run by a woman, we're very glad to partner every year with with the Women Who Tech Telesummit. All you need is an internet connection and a phone line. . > And more….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Here are a few ideas about how to make virtual/hybrid versions of your favorite in-person events. One of the benefits of internet events is that you may distribute immediate access to digital goodies like downloads, special offers, or links to webinars. Why not take some of these ideas and apply them to a fundraising format?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Cheap devices and internet connectivity mean everything is digital. Our books will play on whatever tech the reader has in hand, even a $10 MP3 player. Why is a global solution to the book famine possible now? How can we solve a centuries-old problem for so little money? We have the technology. We have the ebooks.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. The next year the idea got a little less rough and I entered again.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That is never more true than when talking about our tech implementations. You know it’s a good idea, but your staff may be reluctant to jump into a new tool that will interrupt their status quo. Office 365 will place an additional burden on your internet connection. They take time, effort, and a certain level of expertise.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

If your nonprofit is only just getting started in its content marketing efforts, creating a back log in content that can be back dated, or released all at once is sometimes a good idea. Internet users want to see that a webpage is active and will consistently provide value to them. that’s been stocked with content.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Before, content marketing was a loose collection of ideas, thoughts and conjectures about the way consumers MIGHT respond to a new marketing models. The idea of offering consumers thoughtful and researched and relevant content for nothing seemed like a great way to spend a lot of time and resources to get nothing direct in return.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

And so it goes with the rise in new, themed domain extensions that are the talk of tech boards, blog posts and the virtual world in general. Indeed, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers rolled out about 1,400 new themed domain extensions in the last year, and it’s certain more are coming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

We had an incredible team of women tech advisers from Silicon Valley, all experts, and who taught classes on how to use various tools such as Google, Canva, and Indiegogo, complete with detailed work books with exercises. When on site, make sure you introduce yourself and ask for any clarifications of language or ideas.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I love to hark back to Thomas Jefferson’s take on ideas. “He He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. However, experiencing Napster sparked the idea for me of creating Bookster.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. TikTok has 1 billion monthly active users and is used by 21% of the world’s internet users. 1) Master the art of Plain Language. . Characteristics of Plain Language. 8) Join TikTok.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

5) 48 Fundraising Ideas in Under 8 Minutes. The experts also give ideas used by smaller nonprofits for auctions, events, online campaigns, and peer-to-peer fundraising. And there are an ever-growing number of free learning opportunities – some formal, some informal – available all over the internet.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. In many cases, the training data is curated from the internet, with all the prejudices and biases of the humans creating it.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Having the right tech can help you stay connected even when you're away. Microsoft Office Web Apps lets you take Office on the road with Internet-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. A smartphone is the perfect traveling companion: it provides directions, maps, apps, Internet connectivity, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

That said, the idea brings up a very important point. Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

That said, the idea brings up a very important point. Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2015

As the Internet has exploded and software has become more affordable over the last two decades, greater access to technology, hardware, software, and the web has grown in importance. How can non-tech CSR teams better use technology and innovate in their own missions? What have been the biggest pain points, obstacles, and weaknesses?

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