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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement an action learning project that uses measurement to help improve their practice, share insights with peers, and identify opportunities to amplify each other’s voices through social media. I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Before you ask for a donation, have a clear strategy and a strong voice. 72% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 10% via text message, 6% by print letter, 6% by print postcard, 5% by social media message, and 1% by phone call. ? 42% are most inspired to give by social media, email (18%), and an NGO’s website (18%).

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Collecting Data in Low Resource Areas: How to Get Started

NTEN

Imagine this scenario: You’re an NGO working in an African country to advocate for clean water. Mobile phones. Voice Recorders. Computers and phones require power, and whether batteries or electricity, if you don’t have it, you can’t work. They include things like: Access/FileMaker databases on desktops or laptops.

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Benefits of Global Blogging: Dinner Companions No Matter Where You Go!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I remember at the 2005 Global Voices Summit, Rebecca MacKinon made a toast to everyone and jokingly said that those who are involved with Global Voices will never lack for dining companions no matter where they go in the world. These cell phones are popular. I look pretty good for being a plane for over 24 hours.

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Friday Links on Monday

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

For example, he has lots of ideas based on the possibility that your phone could use face and voice recognition software to know who is around you physically when you are using the phone. Why is it harder to answer a smartphone than it is to answer a normal mobile phone? He's right.

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Mobile, Voice-Operated Everything, and Security, Oh My! Top Nonprofit Tech for 2016

Tech Soup

percent of the 3 million Note 7 phones sold. That's fewer than 1,000 defective phones worldwide and under 100 in the U.S. Voice-Operated Everything. We're now talking to our mobile devices with Apple's Siri , OK Google , Samsung S Voice , and Microsoft Cortana. The product lasted just three months. The effect?

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. " Does that include cell phones? So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. From last week's Web2.04Dev Conference is a snap poll " What does Web2.0

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