Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here’s how it works.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 22, 2012

Right now, I feel like I'm living a bifurcated life. Where the most common things to hear are car alarms, the sirens of the police car speeding down the street on the way to who-knows-what, the loud rap music from a Lexus with very large wheels and irridescent paint, or a woman screaming into her cell phone to someone else.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. Registering for a charity walk, bike, or run just takes a few minutes and participants can do it right from their phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!), Nonprofit organizations can show donors the impact of their donations by linking dollar amounts to real-life outcomes on their websites, social media channels, and donation pages. making donors feel appreciated goes a long way toward building long-lasting relationships.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Use Data to Reach People If you’re looking for a real-life example of how data can improve decision-making and by extension the bottom line, I’ll share one group’s impactful experience. Those two aspects of life are intertwined. But they also pick up the phone and call people to find out why they aren’t participating.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. The processing power of our mobile phones roughly doubles every 18 months as does storage capacity, as do Internet speeds with the advent of faster 4G and 4G LTE mobile networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

Stars would ask for donations and answer phone calls, and people would ring in to donate over the phone. Not everyone wants the same things out of life but, whatever you want, chances are you can get it by being a more motivated and productive you. Drop in the Ocean: A Social VR Experience by Conservation International.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Can the 50-Minute Phone Rule Change Your Life? Vogue : "Instead of laughing in my face for speaking in clichés, Simon shared that he’d taken motivational speaker and author Brendon Burchard’s advice on giving up “screens”—not just phones, but laptops and TV as well—for the first and last 50 minutes of his day.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Bring that connection to life. But a poor web design won’t get anyone on the bad side of the law whereas ignoring those important statements might. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Is that even possible?

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Join us as we celebrate the individuals behind the life-enhancing services of 211 call and contact centers nationwide! 211 can be accessed by phone or computer at 211.org. Saturday, February 11th, is National 211 Day 2023! 211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 14, 2009

It’s your average Verizon Wireless newspaper ad, now touting their new LG enV phone. My chuckle was when I noticed the phone on the far right. It’s not about the phone. Oh wait… I chuckled at the screen shot they simulated on the “app-friendly&# phone. Thing is, danmenezes doesn’t exist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Simultaneously, I was struggling with burnout related to work-life imbalance and feeling overwhelmed by all the digital technology in my personal life and professional work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Then my phone rings, and I’m looking at it, and I’m being distracted from my distractions! Take a nice deep breath, think about your life, and start writing. Now look back at your distractions list: What are those distractions in your life that you have to include? That plan guided my life. This was my LIFE DREAM.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When you do, you’ll begin to see what’s most important in your life. Identify a key value that governs your behavior or life. Make a 20 second thank-you video on your phone and send it to a targeted group of donors (e.g., Pick up the phone and call someone to tell them you’re thinking of them, and why (e.g., Or “Breathe.”

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NTEN

APRIL 15, 2010

But data collection can be painfully slow, and in some cases, lack of speed can mean the difference between life and death. But to fuel the speed, we need software that works on all kinds of phones, not just our fancy $400 phones. And we need that software to be flexible enough to work for any type of data collection.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

What's New in Green Mobile Phones. If you're in the market for a new cell phone or smartphone, there are some green models that you've probably never heard of like the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart , Samsung Reclaim , Samsung Blue Earth , Nokia Evolve , and the Motorola Renew. The MOTO W388 Renew is available in Canada.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If I want a coffee at Starbucks, I can order it on my phone and pick it up without interacting with anyone. You can access us on any platform—whether you are in your home office, on your phone at Starbucks or searching your tablet during a meeting—it doesn’t matter. No one executes all of this perfectly. The post Association 4.0—A

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2018

1) The Gen Z generation spends a median of 5 hours a day on their phone. 3) 1 in 5 Gen Zs say that their impact in the world is an important issue in their day-to-day life. However, what they may be missing is the larger, and potentially even more powerful, generation creeping up right behind them. Generation Z.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This is called transformational giving because it transforms the donor’s life as well as the lives of those you’re serving. Here’s what the letter says in case you can’t read it: “What does it mean when we say you’ve changed a life? You have truly changed his life. It tells the story of one life being saved.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

But it shouldn’t consume your life to the point that you have no life. How to Avoid Fundraising Burnout The best way to stay clear of fundraising burnout and compassion fatigue is to maintain balance in your life so you can stay in front of them and prevent them from occurring in the first place. And PUT DOWN THE PHONE.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Plus giving the mic and shining the spotlight on your volunteers also gives them a well-deserved moment to bask in the glow of genuine appreciation. Spend the day thanking instead of asking Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. Like a timeless piece of music, gratitude has an incredibly long half-life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The book is a timely guide for not only how to achieve a better life, but also how to become a better leader. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If you stop communicating with a donor in their last five years of life, or at minimum, the last two, the loss rate of their planned gifts goes to 50%. You can find me at (insert email address) or [insert phone here] (when I’m not (description of some awesome mission activity), of course! Bottom line: stay with it!

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 21, 2012

There are a few channels such as Date & Time, Phone, SMS or Email that aren’t tied to apps but are essential for some very helpful recipes. If IFTTT posts a tweet it will be because you specifically set it to do so. Every channel has different triggers depending on the app. Like condiments.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2010

If you are like me, you think of your iPhone as a really cool phone, not a computer. But truthfully, it is more like a computer than a phone. Like a computer, there are lots of ways to tweak and tune your iPhone to run the way you like it, to make it more efficient, and to get longer life out of the battery.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

Another idea could be to ask for support to provide water, shelter, or life-saving medical care for the homeless who are impacted by the heat. Again, they may not be right next to their phones, so give them every opportunity to see your appeal. Plan a 24-in-24 campaign. . Call or text donors during the event to remind them to give.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2018

The phone would also lock up for minutes at a time. It reached the point where I couldn’t even place or answer phone calls. My phone was unusable, and a factory reset seemed like my best bet. I also tried copying my apps and settings to my computer, but couldn’t get the phone to run long enough to complete that task.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Cell Internet Access | Pew Internet & American Life Project : Nearly two-thirds (63%) of cell phone owners now use their phone to go online, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2021

I prefer to do this via a phone call, as this is more direct and personal and helps with establishing rapport. If you weren’t able to reach anyone by phone, go ahead and mail a form that includes all of the above. I recommend first leaving a phone message or sending an email letting them know that you’re sending this form.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 8, 2023

Your donors are at an event, phones in hand, sharing the experience, live-tweeting your powerful speech, or simply engrossed in a captivating presentation. Your donors are already on their phones, browsing, texting, and connecting. A quick text, and your supporters have done their part in bringing your non-profit’s goals to life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Quick Tip: When you’re building your donation modal, bring your brand to life. Now imagine you can offer donors a similar experience when they come across your site on their phones. As people become more passionate about what their donations are accomplishing, they may also be more likely to share it.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each message I received asked a variation of one of the following questions: “Is eTapestry nearing the end of its product life?” Think about what he and his team achieved in just two key product categories; going from the portable CD player to the iPod and from the flip phone to the iPhone were giant breakthroughs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You can use your phone to project everything from Pokemon to characters from the Harry Potter universe onto the world around you, or achieve the same thing with wearable devices like the Microsoft Hololens. Bringing Causes to Life. Today, you can use a virtual reality headset to play games or explore the world. Microsoft Hololens.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

One of the biggest things that holds people back is the thought that they don’t have enough time—to take the next step, make that phone call, complete that project, etc. Often it can feel like life is too overwhelming and there simply isn’t enough time to add one more thing to your to-do list. . Then, start sharing them! .

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By providing the Southwest Baltimore community access to so many life changing programs and services, Paul’s Place hopes to be a catalyst and leader for change. Between July 2019 and June 2020, Paul’s Place provided 30,961 meals , and impacted the community in many other, life-impacting, ways ( 2020 annual report ).

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