Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

With so many other influences vying for their time, attention, and financial support, it can be difficult for Alumni Engagement offices to ensure that alumni are retaining a sense of connection to the university. Digital communication that stands out. Social media integrations and monitoring.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

With so many other influences vying for their time, attention, and financial support, it can be difficult for Alumni Engagement offices to ensure that alumni are retaining a sense of connection to the university. Digital communication that stands out. Social media integrations and monitoring.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). The goal of the project, called ConnectSCC , is to come up with a sustainable model for a mobile plan for homeless and low income people. Mobile phones are also essential for finding jobs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

QR Codes are two-dimensional bar code images that when scanned by a camera on a smartphone open a link to a website, send a SMS, or dial a phone number. The person scanning is then sent either to a mobile Web browser to view the link inside the QR Code, sent a text message, or prompted to dial a phone number. At airports.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. This Challenge encourages innovations for mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy. Learn more about the HRC Mobile Challenge. About the HRC Mobile Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mobile phones and screen can be distracting and overwhelming. Dr. BJ Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University, where he directs research and innovation. Even worse they can be addictive. Not all technology is bad. There are apps and other technology tools that can help you create a new habit, healthier habits.

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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. Imagine this. What if they could respond to that urge then and there with a simple text?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2010

This week I had the chance to attend the Electronics & Sustainability: Design for Energy and the Environment Symposium at the University of Illinois. It was a good opportunity to get several perspectives from university researchers and industry experts on green IT and electronics recycling and reuse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish , a nearby nature hiking area, without my mobile phone. And, ironically, the science to back this up also comes from Stanford University. Last March, I tucked my mobile phone into a sleeping bag (see above) and turned off the screens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

I like to think of group text messaging campaigns as the e-newsletter of the Mobile Web – just much shorter. Now that same concept is emerging in mobile communications. Text messaging campaigns help keep supporters engaged and informed, and can significantly increase traffic to nonprofit mobile websites and smartphone Apps.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Image courtesy of James Madison University. Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting. Not only that, but once its been sent, your newsletter is out of your control. Add in content.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Now, I’m not here to say direct mail is dead (it most certainly isn’t) but I do believe that if your college or university isn’t making online giving a priority, you’re missing out on a massive opportunity to raise more for your institution. Because someone has put the effort into reaching out to you by phone or email to ask how to give.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Of course mobile phone payments are not new.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds | PND | Foundation Center : Mobile Phone Data Helped Aid Groups Target Quake Relief in Haiti, Report Finds A new report from Columbia University and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, offers evidence that in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, anonymous (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Mobile: 70% of our traffic comes from mobile. Charities need to adopt mobile-first solutions to collect online donations. Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.) are quickly replacing TV.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2012

Confession time: not more than ten years ago I was one of those people who said I would never have a cell phone. I am one of the nearly half of all Americans who now own not just a cell phone, but a smartphone, according to the latest Pew research. Know the possibilities “Mobile” isn’t just one thing, it is many.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

1) Launch a new website that is mobile-optimized. Tools such as Wix , Weebly , and Squarespace enable small NGOs to launch modern, well-designed websites that are mobile compatible and easy to update. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance. However,ngo and.ong will be available soon.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

What happens when we combine a near-universal dependence on texting with the desire to do some good? Text fundraising is a popular method of charitable giving facilitated by messages on a mobile device. For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Richard Heeks of the University of Manchester, and one of the premiere scholars in the ICT4D space, describes this shift aptly as a transition from ICT4D 1.0 Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available. Mobile phone based applications and service .

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Maybe you’re checking your mobile email. Either way, you definitely have your phone out. Mobile giving really is that simple. That’s precisely why we’ve created this overview: to give you a deeper understanding of the fundraising phenomenon that is mobile giving. In this series, we’ll cover: What is mobile fundraising?

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon each debuted some startling changes that made plans cheaper and better by cutting the clutter of fees and equipment charges and going for flat-rate pricing. The newest version of your favorite phone may go up a little, but you’ll recoup any up front loss in the long run.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

Mobile giving is on the rise , and there’s no platform more prevalent than text-to-give. To clarify, your nonprofit should absolutely offer your donors some sort of mobile donation option given how universal smartphones have become. Here’s what else you should be doing to ensure that your mobile fundraising is a success: i.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

When people scanned the QR code with their smart phone, it opened a mobile-friendly petition aimed at saving British Columbia’s Flathead River Valley. QR codes are great for a techie support base who is running around with smart phones, but that doesn’t sound like your audience then they may not be right for you.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It seemed just another Tuesday—just Apple’s version of a mobile phone that not everyone had or even wanted. We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education. These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 4, 2021

In 2020, we helped close to 900 members gain cell phone access through referrals to the government-supported Lifeline Assistance program. The goals for our Salesforce-built technology solution included the following: Maximizing the time of mobile healthcare professionals in vaccinating homebound recipients by optimizing their travel times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Is mobile the best way to reach your target audience?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

Over five billion people have mobile phones, and 81% of the U.S. Josh Haynes is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. population have smartphones, making it easier to connect than ever before, as noted by the Pew Research Center.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

buildOn mobilizes young people to transform their communities and build schools in developing countries. Greg holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector. Where are you on the spectrum?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

First I fear I need to get a little geeky to explain that there are actually two types of memory or storage on mobile devices that store your information whether the device is on or off. If you get a new phone and want to recycle the old one, it’s wise to erase this internal storage. They hold our photos, music, videos and apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The panelists included, Virginia Eubanks, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY and author of Automating Inequality ; Rashida Richardson, Director of Policy Research for the AI Now Institute ; and Di Luong, Research and Policy Organizer at Media Mobilizing Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2015

One surefire way to ruin your sleep is to use your mobile phone as an alarm clock. According to scientific research , reading a tablet or mobile phone with its backlit display in bed can make it harder to fall asleep and your sleep won’t be as rejuvenating. I don’t.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help. Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. It also uses Twitter to “find, counsel, and direct as many homeless people as possible to help.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 3, 2019

Nights this month, unplug from your mobile phone and both enjoy and learn from Henry Mintzberg ’s 42 former blog posts compiled into his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. Mintzberg is Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal and author of fifteen books.

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Whole Whale

MAY 31, 2023

mobile phones). Check out our Nonprofit Guide to Email Strategy and explore the courses at Whole Whale University to learn more. Accessible design can improve the user experience for everyone, including older adults, people with temporary impairments (e.g. a broken arm), and people using different devices (e.g.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

We’ve said it before and said it again —there’s no reason to delay the switch from Universal Analytics (UA), the tool 99% of our partners use as default. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.) If you haven’t already started using Google Analytics 4 (GA4), there’s no time like the present.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

For universities searching for ways to both grow students' engagement on campus and develop their education and participation as active citizens, voter registration programs have become an increasingly popular activity. For instance, universities such as Northwestern and Stanford have.

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