Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

Virtual fundraising has become more accessible and intuitive than ever before thanks to the extensive internet and the wide variety of donation tools available. We’ve compiled this quick guide of steps you can take to begin ensuring that your website is truly supporting and maximizing your virtual fundraising efforts. Ready to begin?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The internet is not new. The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

This mobile engagement makes it easy to reach your supporters quickly and keep them connected to your nonprofit between appeals. And this percentage doesn’t even include folks browsing the internet on their tablets! How to opt supporters in to text messages. How to opt supporters in to text messages.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with. Some are Internet ghosts.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? If your goal is to have a conversation, then why not pick up the phone and have one?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As a reader of this, you’re probably in a decision phase around how to build out your nonprofit’s mobile strategy towards impact. Here are 3 arguments to support this: 1. Some data that inform this assumption: 95% of the US has a smartphone ( Pew Internet ). Our market is on mobile: The Total Addressable Market (TAM) mistake.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Calculating indirect costs can assist organizations in accounting for the full cost of impactful programs. Colleen spends about 25% of her time supporting the senior programs, 50% supporting the afterschool programs, and then 25% working on fundraising efforts to support the community center. operating costs).

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

How many families has Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg impacted? Mimi says: Between repairs to existing homes and building new homes, our organization has impacted over 500 families. Our ReStore initiatives utilize the support of somewhere between 5000-8000 additional volunteers per year.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 22, 2013

What’s our Internet connectivity like. Cloud computing does not change your Internet speed, however it is a great solution for old, slow database hardware. As long as your nonprofit has an Internet connection, the information saved to the cloud can be accesses from anywhere. How sensitive is our data?

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TechImpact

JULY 30, 2014

This informs you on who is advocating for your nonprofit on other websites, and can give you good fodder for your social media outlets to think them for their support. They’re looking at their phone, conversions, then comparing those with their findings on Google analytics, when instead, they should be incorporated.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

1) Access to the internet in Mexico has grown very rapidly over the last decade. How has this impacted individual giving to NGOs in Mexico? At Donadora, work with NGOs to help them tell simple, but impact-full stories in order to inspire donors to give. Is online giving growing rapidly as well?

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

If you’re looking for your donors, they’re probably on the internet. In 2021, the average internet user spent. Ask supporters open-ended questions. Your supporters have their individual engagement preferences, and it generally takes numerous interactions across channels before a follower is ready to donate.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It makes sense that animal organizations are the second most popular type of organization people want to support—right behind youth and family causes, and tied with medical research organizations. You’re doing amazing work for animals, and you want to raise as much as you can to support your mission. . Branding, Branding, Branding .

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 5, 2023

VolunteerHub has helped thousands of nonprofits through its industry-leading volunteer management software, and best-in-class training and support. Volunteers are able to self-register from anywhere with an internet connection, saving your organization a significant amount of time and improving the overall experience for volunteers.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Telephone: You probably need a phone number that is separate from your personal phone. There are many free and low-cost Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) options, which can be used through your computer and your phone. Ring Central is a commonly used app that bundles video meetings and phone capabilities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

including, laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, and more. very often continue to use it on a daily basis to improve the quality of meetings that would otherwise be held only on the phone or not at all. Reduced environmental impact. components that should be available to employees who telecommute.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? At Benetech, we’re fortunate to have had long-time support from funders who have been willing to bet on us. One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Lee used this story to illustrate three digital revolutions that are taking place that are having and will continue to have an impact on personal, professional, and civic life.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

62% connect to internet wirelessly. Be Smarter: they want to know how they are making an impact and what you’re doing with their money. 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. If it’s a full screen on your computer, and you are looking at it on your phone, it’s impossible.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Inspire your supporters by creating a campaign that engages your community, promotes your brand, and encourages generous donations. That donor experience is all about having a strong online campaign page that encourages your supporters to set up a fundraising page quickly and easily. Need inspiration?

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Qgiv

JULY 6, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a global initiative where nonprofits leverage the power of the internet to raise money and spread awareness of their mission to people around the world. For example, Colorado Gives Day and Kentucky Gives Day are both statewide giving days that are dedicated to supporting local nonprofits in the state. Pick a date.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Your online donation tool is one of the quickest and easiest ways for supporters to give to your cause. Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” As of 2020, 95% of North Americans are internet users. Leverages common tools.

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Achieve

MARCH 10, 2021

Transparency is the leading value millennial donors look for when seeking a nonprofit to support. want to know where their money is going, what cause they’re contributing to, and how their actions make an impact. . This secures you and your donor’s internet connection when a transaction is made. Millennial donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

They have workers and volunteers, sometimes literally, on the front lines to both provide immediate support, and to learn more about the problem they are trying to solve, and who they are solving it for. I met someone at Dreamforce who runs an education nonprofit to support at-risk youth who are in danger of dropping out of school.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Your organization might be able to save money on its phone service by switching from a plain old telephone service ( POTS ) to a hosted VoIP service through one of TechSoup's partners. Don't worry if no one at your organization is familiar with VoIP, which stands for the somewhat scary-sounding "voice over Internet protocol."

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2015

But more than likely you’re a smart phone user. The recently released 2015 millennial impact report shows that 84 percent of millennials surveyed gave a charitable donation in 2014. Ask yourself these questions: Would your fans and potential supporters be able to easily click through your website on their smartphone or tablet?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

For instance, the value that you provide can be your organization’s mission and the impact of your programs. Donors want to know the impact of their gifts. Some major donors are story-oriented; they want to hear a story about how their gift impacted a family or individual. Give your major donors a reason to talk to you.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I’m passionate about changing the world through community building because it is only by empowering and supporting communities to form, to network and collaborate, and to make real change that we can truly change things. Or a team of volunteers that manage communications (from phone trees to canvassing). Quite the opposite!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Check it out on your mobile phone.

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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. org and others.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

And, feel safe with the new 2014 Bitdefender Internet Security , a product of the year with top marks from PCMag , AV-Test, and AV-Comparatives. On April 8, 2014 , support and security updates for Windows XP and Office 2003 came to an end. Our partner Tech Impact can help. Windows XP is Done and Gone Away.

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

Since the beginning of the internet passwords have been king. In a 2022 press release by Apple , the company talks about how it will be joining Google and Microsoft to help push support for the passwordless sign-ins that are being created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. How does this impact your nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Telecommunications Infrastructure.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Wheeler wrote a proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules, which would allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to charge websites for faster services. The window for the public to comment on how the FCC should treat Internet traffic is now closed, but not without receiving a record 3.7 Find out more information from Save the Internet.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Luckily, there is a compromise for those who want to give their supporters options when it comes to showing their support: hybrid events. While some of your bidders may enjoy a traditional auction experience at an event space, other bidders may prefer to support your organization in a more casual setting at home.

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