TechImpact

JANUARY 7, 2014

Making a small or large scale tech change can be intimidating. Investments, changes in work flow, and a host of potential problems when implementing the tech are all daunting challenges to face. However, if your team properly prepares, implementing your latest tech switch can be a breeze. Reluctance to fund big projects.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you’re running into a problem, or need the cloud to perform a specific function, but do not know to set it up, your cloud provider can point you in the right direction! 45% of nonprofits are planning to upgrade their tech within the next 1-3 years. you are unsure of exactly how the cloud can fit your needs. What does the cloud do?

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

International Women’s Day is a global holiday to commemorate the achievements of women, and today we’re here to celebrate the amazing achievements of women in tech. Here at Qgiv we have dozens of incredible women to celebrate and recognize—their achievements and hard work have helped advance us as a tech company in the nonprofit sector.

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Byte Technology

MAY 31, 2016

To begin, consider using a program that monitors your site 24/7 and instantly reports problems when and if they occur. The post Time is Money: Solutions for Monitoring Problems With Your Website appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog. Happily, there are some easy and effective answers.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

Because of this, anticipating tech trends is the only way to ensure your nonprofit is staying ahead of the latest technology. Here are 9 buzz words and tech trends that your nonprofit needs to be on the look out for in the coming months and years. What happens when there’s a problem with someone’s hardware? Internet of Things.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2014

To us, there’s nothing more important than making sure this problem, whatever it is, is being addressed by someone who cares. According to a recent study conducted by Find Accounting Software , in which 142 fundraisers were surveyed about their use of technology, tech is playing a larger role than ever.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It was immediately clear that one phone call could resolve many problems before our clients needed to see an attorney, be referred to one of our partners, or go to court. The post Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century appeared first on Salesforce.org.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Techies are an interesting type of person–many intrigued by the challenge of being presented with a problem or something that does not work as well as it could, and being asked to fix or solve the issue. By using keywords in the title of your listing tech volunteers will be able to pick yours out of the pile quickly and at first glance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. It will also require regulation with teeth to keep Big Tech accountable to the public interest. Without these, the metaverse risks inheriting the problems of today’s social media, if not becoming something worse.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

It has continued to gain traction with the growth of bitcoin’s blockchain technologies, expanding NFT markets, venture capital investments, and ongoing calls to reign in the power of big tech. Web3 draws its name as the third iteration of the internet. The first iteration of the internet consisted of read-only, static web pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

When we first started publishing and presenting on Smart Tech and AI tools to audiences of fundraisers, nonprofits, and funders in the social sector field, the media narrative around AI was presented as binary. The opposite, more utopian view was that AI was magic fairy dust and could wave a wand and solve all our problems.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

While the tech sector pours in tens of billions in a race for dominance and future profits, how should nonprofits and philanthropists be thinking about our role? Today, generative AI is being subsidized by venture capitalists and big tech, so access has been free or cheap. This equally applies to technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

The bigger your group of supporters, the more people power you have behind you to solve big problems. The post It’s Time for Nonprofits to Think About Tech as Program Work, Not Overhead appeared first on Salesforce.org. Prove the Benefits to Your Board.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Keeping this in mind, you’ll need to optimize your nonprofit’s tech. We’ll give you four tips for how you can use tech to improve your donors’ journey at each step: Include a variety of calls-to action pointing to online giving. The post Tech-Fueled Tips to Improve The Online Donor Journey appeared first on DNL OmniMedia, Inc.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 1, 2014

When assessing your nonprofit’s current technology situation specific questions need to be asked to ensure that you’re getting the most out of your tech infrastructure. It is important to look at the ‘big picture’ to avoid simply jumping at the latest tech, just because it is the latest tech. Probably not.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

These scenarios happen all the time and can be incredibly frustrating for IT managers, especially when your current tech stack already has a similar tool—which the colleague has forgotten about or never completed training on—or the suggested software cannot integrate properly with your other systems.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. Naturally, it will take a lot of time, training, and labor to get it up and running, but once it is all configured, it will solve all your problems. You did it!

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The Generators focus on how technology can alleviate some of the problems or difficulties nonprofits face in their daily operations. Some shared problems like the need for more vehicles to transport food, more efficient ways of documenting and collecting data about food, and easier paperwork processes for donors. Stay Connected.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

By outlining the problems your association is currently facing. Reflect on your old software and create a strategy for buying new tech by asking the following questions: . Does your tech provide a positive or negative member experience? . Discover how to prepare your association for the future by implementing innovative tech.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Clarity refers to the nonprofit’s ability to concisely and effectively integrate the four storytelling framework elements referred to above (problem – solution – impact – ask), preferably in multiple formats such as audio, video, images, and text.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving. Being self-aware helps us to acknowledge our fears and deal with negativity that surfaces when we have to adapt to new circumstances or learn new skills. Disruption promises to be a permanent feature of business.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2019

Would the tech industry be struggling with gender and race discrimination if the investors funding it were a little less homogeneous ? NPQ , of course, has regularly covered these kind of challenges at tech firms. The “zebra” model, if it takes off, won’t fix every problem. “ Zebras ,” Benno Hansen.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

Even large tech companies have had trouble with AI bias, such as Amazon’s controversial hiring AI. We addressed these problems through data investigations and corrections, and enhancements to how we sample data. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear. AI often amplifies those biases.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

Sometimes extraordinary things can happen when we look at problems from a new point of view. As a close-knit team of tech veterans launched Caravan Studios, a series of inspiring events began to unfold. Discussions ran the gamut from sourcing and transporting donated food to the problems that shelters face when they get full.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

To understand if moving some of the organization's core systems to the cloud would be a feasible alternative, he attended a free consultation with Tech Impact's Linda Widdop at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). Using Tech Impact's Office 365 DIY Migration Workshop. " Making the Move to Office 365.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

When Benetech began, we didn’t know of any other tech for good social enterprise. Today, there are hundreds of tech social entrepreneurs who have followed their passion to create enterprises that prioritize people over profit. My firm belief is that tech will play a key role in solving just about every social problem imaginable.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Include your teams in strategy sessions and provide them with the tech tools they need to keep pace. Confront problems quickly and openly using objective information. “Communicators are often on the front lines of coming trends and can spot challenges in the making. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology See a problem? Let’s stop for a while throwing new websites at problems, and think more deeply about why those problems exist. Throw a website at it! at 11:51 am Sadly, you’re right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With multiple products from every major tech platform, nonprofits have many options available. Keeping teams organized and synched can be a convoluted process, but the right calendar option can remedy this problem. 2) Online Document Sharing & Management. 5 Online Calendar. Recommendation ? Google Calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

I also need to target specific apps or tech that I’m addicted to and are wasting too much of my time or making me temporarily blind. But as everyone who owns a smartphone knows, the problem is that your mobile phone is no longer just for phone calls. What are you doing to take a break from tech?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Nonprofits and funders are stuck in an unhealthy cycle in which they acknowledge that more tech funding is needed; yet the investments never quite occur. " The report also recommends solutions to the thorny tech-funding problem. Sharing tech-enabled impact stories. Download the Report. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The problem is that it takes some tech planning to come up with a budget for the New Year. Here’s some resources for doing quick tech planning so you’ll have some money to work with in 2014. Proper Tech Planning. How to Conduct a Quick Tech Plan. It’s definitely tech planning made simple.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Billions have been spent addressing the problem over the past decade. Benetech has already solved this problem for students in the United States. Very few philanthropic opportunities come with the chance to solve a global problem with modest risk. How can we solve a centuries-old problem for so little money?

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TechImpact

JANUARY 2, 2014

Here is a list of security issues your nonprofit, and a nonprofit just like yours, are likely facing, and ways a cloud can help to alleviate those very problems according to John Simcock of eduserv. It should be said, of course, that a cloud system will not completely solve your security problems. Credit card donations.

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TechImpact

JULY 24, 2014

Make sure your IT staff is prepped and available for quickly problem solving. No matter how much you have prepped, tested, an re-tested, problems do arise. Encourage your users to report any and all problems to the IT staff, regardless of how minor. Don’t panic!

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Customers can become emotional when you solve a problem that’s causing stress. Consolidate tech islands. A DXP is a single tech system that manages every aspect of a company’s digital presence. The post AI, Automation, and New Tech Put Member Love Online appeared first on.orgSource. That gratitude is priceless.”

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