Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

Desktop and laptop computers have become essential tools for nonprofit communicators over the last decade, and now we are entering the era of smartphones – a tool that nonprofit communicators should definitely be writing into next year’s budget for key communications and development staff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Web 2.0 = Blogs, wikis, and social networking sites. It’s one person or organization publishing content to many on social networking sites who then re-publish your content to their friends, fans, followers, connections, etc. It’s one-way communication. At its core, Web 2.0 Friends, fans, followers, connections, etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading RSS feeds or Google News. Blogging or reading Blogs. Playing video games.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Finally, there are icons for SMS that you can download and integrate with your social networking icons on your website and your blog. Create a “Text-to-Subscribe” Graphic for Social Networking Sites. Your subscribers will be reading your text messages on their mobile phones, not their desktops or laptops.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Nonprofits were the absolute first to utilize social networking sites. Your TextMark functions as a Short Code and should ideally match your website and social networking profile URLs. FrontlineSMS is an award-winning free, open source software that turns a laptop and a mobile phone into a central communications hub.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Although I was not able to immediately pinpoint how the breach occurred, I speculated it was via a laptop I had used earlier that day. Knowing that, I made sure the laptop was no longer online by disconnecting the laptop's network cable and shutting off its WiFi. Do a virus and malware scan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 15, 2008

He then lists the following threats: #10: Spammers (&# attackers use college networks to help them send more spam&# ). #9: 9: Cellphones (&# harder to secure than laptops or desktops&# ). #8: 8: Phishers (&# scammers pretend to be college network officials asking recipients for their network ID’s and passwords&# ). #7:

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But then, your coworker calls and informs you that your donation page is broken, your organization's CRM just ate half of its entries, and the kitchen dishwasher is flooding… Guess you probably should pack along your laptop. Luckily, I backed it up before I left on my laptop, but I lost all the photos I took on my trip.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 20, 2016

For your website and blog to be compatible with desktops, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, etc., Prominently feature your “Donate” button, social network icons, and e-newsletter opt-in: themarshallproject.org. Email is not dead , in fact, it’s growing in popularity and power with all age groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofits have to pay full price for advertising on social media. Nonprofits couldn’t expect social media to be free forever. Social networks are for-profits enterprises and their revenue models are almost entirely based on advertising revenue. Don’t. Just block and forget.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

New ‘WSJ’ Conduct Rules Target Twitter, Facebook - The Wall Street Journal circulated a newly compiled list of "professional conduct" covering social media, social networking, and so on. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop.

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Care2

JANUARY 5, 2011

They love their gadgets and are constantly on the web via laptops and mobile devices. According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Reading or posting on any other social network (Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc.). Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading RSS feeds or Google News. Blogging or reading Blogs. Playing video games.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2013

Many nonprofit campaigners were not surprised to learn that the government monitors average citizens'' private emails and their presence on social networks. While it won’t prevent the NSA from reading your emails or private social networking updates, these tips will help you better protect your privacy from the general public.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

This mix of information about the community, as well as your organization, will make your social networking efforts a success. Engage a variety of staff members in your social networking efforts. Keep in mind, social networking is a wonderful tool to communicate with your important stakeholders.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

Walt Mossberg, tech journalist for the Wall Street Journal, recently updated his semi-annual buyer's guide to laptops and mentioned the following in terms of choosing between the two form factors: Tablets tend to beat small, low-cost laptops in weight, start-up speed and battery life.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Instagram is a photo-sharing app (for Android phones and the iPhone) that has a built-in social network. It is a useful social media tool for events and conferences, but being able to actually print these photos takes Instagram's usefulness one step further. Andreas used this workflow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Each push pin (that looks like a MacBook Pro) is a page from a travel diary written by his new laptop. I donated with the hope that down the road the next version of data visualization tools report will include low cost or free social networking analysis tools. Colleague Alan Levine customized a google map.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

During the intervening two years, we have entered the “post-PC” era in which laptop and desktop computers are being superseded by tablets, phones and other mobile devices. And indeed sales of new PCs and laptops are declining. Refurbishers in emerging markets will start to see a higher supply of laptops for refurbishment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

HP is giving away laptop and printer bundles as part of its HP’s Create Change program which is an example of " embedded giving." That's a buzz word coined by Lucy Bernholz to describe the common practice of building a philanthropic gift into another, unrelated, financial transaction.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

By "post-PC," Jobs meant essentially that computing and Internet use for both work and pleasure will no longer be dominated by PCs, but that there will be an array of smart devices including smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, laptops, and even sensing devices in our clothes and cars and other every day items.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

The big ah ha after viewing the maps on the wall next to each other is that these NGOs had strong and vibrant networks established on the ground. Since we are trying to build a network of learners, it is very important to encourage participants to be the leaders and teachers. The Importance of Energizers Throughout.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Over at Care2 , Garth Moore relates the value of attending a conference without the distraction of a laptop in front of you. If you've stayed focused this long, here's a little fun distraction for you, courtesy of member Katya Anderson: What's Your Social Networking Personality?

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. One Laptop Per Child (just launched that year). Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools social media Twitter NetSquared' The Iraq War was raging. Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The buzzword then was Web 2.0, Citizen journalism.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

It's hardly news to anyone that we're experiencing a gradual convergence of phones, Internet, computers, video, and social networking. We now have smart phones that use wireless 3G and 4G networks to receive and send data, voice, and video. We have laptops, netbooks, and tablet computers that can go everywhere with us.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Most apps are games and entertainment, social networking tools (like Twitter), informational feeds for a specific topic area or a specific news source, or business and productivity tools like email that fits your particular devices' screen. Desktop computers and monitors use on average five times more electricity than laptops.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

When you are ready to broadcast, simply posts links to your “Show&# [see below] to your social networking communities. broadcasts about social media, mobile technology and nonprofits. Most laptops have a camera in them already, so you’ll just need to get a microphone to start broadcasting. Experiment with me!

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2013

Over at Care2 , Garth Moore relates the value of attending a conference without the distraction of a laptop in front of you. If you've stayed focused this long, here's a little fun distraction for you, courtesy of member Katya Anderson: What's Your Social Networking Personality? Anything we missed?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2012

If the goal is to work more productively and cost-effectively, nonprofits using a laptop or netbook and their own personal Wi-Fi network for use wherever and whenever they need it, have more options. Monitor & update social networking sites. And their tools need to be too. Stay productive while in the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2008

As you know doubt know, airports are not designed for travelers with laptops. sites and social networking. There were few plugs at the gate, so I asked this young guy named Alex who was using the plug to recharge his Ipod if could share. Alex is on route to Fiji. He was only vaguely aware of blogs.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Stephen Downes points to his post with the following commentary: This would be pretty funny if it weren't such a sad commentary on our media, not merely for using a photo of Brian Lamb and his laptop out of context, but in pandering to a resurgent anti-computer and anti-networking sentiment. t quite know what to do. non-profit blogs???

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