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. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities. The new project is called the Mobile Giving Alliance.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2013

One of the things I like best about working with TechSoup for Libraries is our connection to TechSoup , which provides opportunities for me to think beyond libraries and to consider technology in the broader non-profit environment. Last week I attended attend a TechSoup webinar, Developing Mobile Apps from Idea to Launch. Apps Builder.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 15, 2017

Chatbots often live on websites, on Facebook, and inside mobile apps. Most are used to field common customer-service questions 24/7 that would otherwise require an employee to answer. To use it, download the free Text4baby app for iOS or Android and then text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411. Build Your Own Chatbot.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. Have an Android device? Or all three?

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

These groups have raised over $100 million annually using Givebutter’s modern forms, campaign pages, and event technology. Founded: 2014 Quiks works in both the nonprofit and corporate worlds as a mobile payment app that cuts the costs of processing ACH payments and donations. MobileCause is a one-stop-shop for online giving.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

You can assign a customer service department for strictly answering questions related to COVID-19 protocols. . They might need to register online and sign-in through the mobile app when they arrive at the venue. Depending on the virtual event software that you use, your virtual audience may need to: Download a program.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. All that in one little app. As of this publishing, the app only works in the U.S. Start using the app. TechSoup Resources.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2009

This week, they presented "Technology Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore." Disruptive Technology #1: Virtualization. . And no more downloading terrible software and kludging up your machines. Disruptive Technology #2: Data Deluge. Disruptive Technology #3: Energy & Green IT.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2012

This Cool App Roundup from App It Up. highlights how apps can help libraries connect with patrons and provide services in new ways. creating standalone apps or a mobile-friendly website and library. But these aren’t the only ways apps can help organizations. share resources or get their message out.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Download the Reset the Net Privacy Pack. These open source tools include apps and tools for encrypting emails, texts, browsing history, and even phone calls. Explore Mobile Privacy Apps. If you're looking for apps to protect specific mobile communications, try out these recommendations from Reset the Net.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Benetech has long been a pioneer in providing innovative services to people with print disabilities. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials. The teacher could then add alternate image descriptions and download the book again when they are done.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

This is the mission of Caravan Studios' Range app: helping youth and those who work with them find locations where free summer meals are served. In a moderated discussion, the guests list problems that arise in the day-to-day operations of their organizations and brainstorm ways technology might solve them.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

This solution was designed by industry experts and consultants who are familiar with nonprofit challenges and how technology can address those roadblocks. Nonprofits can configure the software for donations rather than sales by downloading the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP). CharityEngine offers all-in-one nonprofit software.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

Chatbots often live on websites, on Facebook, and inside mobile apps. Most are used to field common customer-service questions 24/7 that would otherwise require an employee to answer. To use it, download the free Text4baby app for iOS or Android and then text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411. Build Your Own Chatbot.

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Tutorial Nonprofit Facebook Advocacy 36

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers a free emergency preparedness app. The app alerts CPR-certified individuals to cardiac emergencies in their area.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. Referral Services.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

That’s why we developed resources to help nonprofits across the country join this movement that celebrates the generosity and willingness of others to give. For Goodness Shake is a mobile app for anyone who wishes they could do more to help nonprofits in their local community. This year, Blackbaud created For Goodness Shake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

So, moving to a mobile phone app makes sense for Seafood watch, so they can catch consumers at the point of decision-making. Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps. When and why did you implement your first Seafood Watch App? The original Seafood Watch iPhone app was released in January 2009.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Find directions (probably the app used most on my own smartphone). Bing Maps: a mobile app for finding locations, mapping directions, and predicting traffic conditions; it can also integrate with other online services to overlay data on top of maps. AT&T Service Is Required. Let’s Talk About Apps.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

However, once nonprofit technology entered the equation, it drastically optimized the process. We know that simply sending an email isn’t enough, especially if you want to see the full value that technology can provide. Explore these statistics and more through Nonprofits Source’s online giving statistics resource page.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Qgiv’s bidding tool has both online and app-based bidding so that attendees can choose what’s most convenient for them. Themed branding elements on your online platform and mobile bidding app. A dedicated process to giving auction items to your virtual attendees, whether you’re using a delivery service or setting a pick up location.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Thanks to technological advances and changing times, online events are quickly becoming the norm, and virtual auctions are no exception. Web-based and app-based bidding can also be far more efficient and easier to use than paper bidding. Download our Virtual Auction Planner to make your event a smashing success!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Be sure to bookmark this post as we'll be adding more resources as they become available. TechSoup Windows 8 Resources. The Windows Store offers some new apps especially designed for Windows 8. We curated a list of the most useful Windows 8 apps for nonprofits and libraries. Visit our Windows 8 resource page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

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.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Be sure to bookmark this post as we'll be adding more resources as they become available. TechSoup Windows 8 Resources. Visit our Windows 8 resource page. Microsoft Windows 8 Resources. Microsoft has a variety of resources on its Windows 8 site to help you get started with its brand-new operating system.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Most nonprofits conduct some kind of program evaluation, whether it’s simply keeping track of how many people have been directly helped by an organization’s services or complex multi-year studies of a program’s effects on the larger community. So what did we find? Pulling Existing Data.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

” I’d have to add that telecommuting is regarded as a green technology because it reduces car commuting and other types of travel. One thing we use quite a bit at TechSoup for meetings involving our telecommuters is the ReadyTalk audio and web conferencing service. TechSoup Resources: ReadyTalk Discount Program on TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Be sure to bookmark this post as we'll be adding more resources as they become available. TechSoup Windows 8 Resources. Our partner in Australia, Connecting Up, compiled five resource guides for getting your nonprofit ready for Windows 8. The Windows Store offers some new apps especially designed for Windows 8.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

This is the thing about online apps and mobile: they are the next big thing for nonprofits today. Even if your organization doesn't have the budget or human resources, you might like to know what you could do if the budget fairy left you a surprise gift. The session was entitled Apps and Tools to Energize your Base.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. in booth 77.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When you decide to go to bbcon , you’re making a big time and resource investment—one that will expose you to new ideas and people and hopefully inspire you when you return to work. After grabbing breakfast and some early AM networking, check out the technology main stage session at 9:45 a.m. Do you want to hear about technology?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. in booth 77.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

" New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give. " Generally speaking, mobile websites are a less expensive option than a mobile app. Connect2Give Complete.

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Mobile Fundraising Phone Library 61

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Here's our list of ten cool companies or services that make use of real-time web in what they do: 10. YourVersion and LazyFeed are two real-time discovery services that unearth blog posts, web pages and other resources about topics of interest to users. These services are fun and useful. Real-Time Discovery.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

In this guide, we will walk through: How Nonprofits Use Silent Auction Fundraising The Essential Steps to Planning a Fundraising Silent Auction Additional Resources for Silent Auction Fundraisers. This is because: Modern auction fundraising technology makes set up and management much easier. Let’s dive in! Plan for your venue.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Download eBook. Provide resources, 4. This is the stage where you plan out the basics of your peer-to-peer campaign, what you hope to accomplish, and the specific resources and tools you’ll need to do it. Each vendor will volunteer as a peer-to-peer recruit and compete to raise the most money with their services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. There are multiple ways to ‘play well with others.’

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