This term describes how fast your broadband connection can receive data to your computer. A download can be anything from your emails or a web page to live, streaming television or computer programs. Anything that comes across the internet to your computer is considered to be ‘downloaded’. Similarly, anything going the other way is being ‘uploaded’ (such as sending your photos to an online website or portal).
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The services that nonprofits provide to the community are vital. Making people aware of all the great work being done and how it benefits them is every bit as vital. Here are five great resources to help nonprofits to communicate and connect with constituents and effectively market their missions.
This just in! The 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. Examining fundraising, response rates, average gift amounts, email click-through rates and other factors, this study helps to set benchmarks by which nonprofits can measure their online performance. The infographic below reflects the 2012 study, based on data collected from 55 nonprofit study partners. It sites some really encouraging news, but… well see for yourself. Don’t forget to download the full report, it could be a real help in formulating strategies for this year.
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Fundraising is crucial to any nonprofit’s success but this labor of love can at times be exhausting – We’ve compiled our picks for the top five tools that make fundraising easy, effective, economic, and even enjoyable.
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If you work for a nonprofit, especially a young nonprofit, you can probably count your other coworkers on one hand. This, in addition to the fact that your work is never truly done, makes it likely that you are indeed overworked. But that’s okay – because you’re doing something great!!! An organization devoted to helping others deserves aid as well. Below we’ve compiled our 5 favorite tools to help you better reach and recruit volunteers to share the load and help your 501(c)3 succeed.
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At Mobile Beacon, we believe the work nonprofits perform is vital to the community and the people that they serve. As a fellow nonprofit, we’re acutely familiar with the ongoing challenge to do more with less. Our mission is to help other nonprofits work faster and more cost-effectively with access to affordable, next-generation 4G mobile Internet access. But we know that access is just the starting point; it’s a means to keep you connected to the information and resources that are useful to your organization. We also want to provide tips, resources and tools to help you power your mission.
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Developing effective elearning requires expertise in Project Management, Computer-based Instructional Design, Multimedia Design, Instructional Technology and Quality Assurance. It is rare for a single person to have mastered all of these skill sets. Therefore, developing effective elearning often requires a team approach which leverages the unique skills of each contributor. A team approach also ensures an efficient elearning development process as each contributor can focus on their core competency rather than having to muddle through elements that they are not experts in. The following graphic highlights the five key skill sets required to develop effective elearning as well as the primary contributions of each team member.
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