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Looks Like Philanthropy Wasn’t One of Apple’s New Years Resolutions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, Vincent Stehle, in his column in the Chronicle of Philanthropy took Apple to task for its poor corporate citizen record, compared to the generosity of its competitors like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and others. Both Google and Microsoft sent me the last versions of their phones to replace the iPhone I ditched in protest.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

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 Media.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The concept was genius — providing an app and free cell phone to the individuals in exchange for filling out the surveys. Completing the survey would get them more cell phone time. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” The group’s leader is Martin Brookes , a British economist at a hedge fund, who got the idea after a phone call. “A big U.K.

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2009 NTC Preview: Vince Stehle on Philanthropy and Social Media

NTEN

Vince is leading the 2009 NTC session, " Fundster: How Philanthropy is Adapting Social Network Practice " You may remember America's Giving Challenge. This is the sort of thing we're talking about -- transparent philanthropy driven by the people. Tags: 09NTC NPTech philanthropy vince_stehle.

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Valentine’s Day for Nonprofits Social Media Style

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He walked by with his head buried in his smart phone. The next day, he decided he want to change, so he announced an experiment to say yes to anyone who asked him for money. Causes has an embedded philanthropy offer for Valentine’s Day. This video Valentine goes out to NTEN’s own techie, Karl Hedstrom.

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Are Qwerty Monsters the Nonprofit Donors of the Future?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. What phones and apps are they using? Qwerty Monsters.

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