mobile

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To reach people in their 20s and early 30s, the most important thing nonprofits can do is to make sure their Web sites are easy to read on a mobile device and not overly cluttered, says a survey of more than 6,500 young people released...
Fewer nonprofits are using text-to-give fundraising technology, while more are turning to mobile web-based media, with constituent-engagement emerging as the main motivation for nonprofits to launch mobile programs, a new report says.
Mobile gaming has really taken off in the past few years, and the continued growth of the underlying forces — smartphone sales, tablet sales, mobile Internet subscribers and app downloads — all point to a bright future for the industry. Market...
In our recent research at the Case Foundation, we have been trying hard to get a grasp on the different ways people are consuming internet content and how that is subject to change in the next year. The results can be seen in the infograph we...
I like Apple's computers and phones. (It's a vice, I know.) Over the past couple of weeks all of this iPad, iPhone iNews has allowed for plenty of indulgence of that vice. But yesterday, Steve Jobs said something that could impact how people find...
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between. Volunteering in America increases This week, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) released its...
I spent much of last week at the NetSquared N2Y4 conference in Silicon Valley. NetSquared brings together social entrepreneurs, whose tech projects compete for funds. Last year, the projects were mashups. This year’s theme was mobile. To see the...
In last week's interview with Suzy Twohig at Share Our Strength (SOS) on their mobile giving campaign, I promised a part two with Jeff Wiedner, SOS's Senior Manager of Online Marketing, on their experience with integrating social media...
There's no doubt that mobile technology can be a powerful tool for social good. You can find great examples of initiatives going on worldwide at MobileActive.org. In Megan's post on mobile giving and the Superbowl, she referenced the...
If you watched the Superbowl on Sunday, chances are you probably caught most of the commercials as well. I'm sure you have some thoughts about which you liked and didn’t like and whether you liked it or not, you probably won’t be forgetting the...

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Can an app boost community engagement? A new mobile app called Cause.it, which made a splashy debut during SXSW Interactive in Austin, may do the job better than just about anything. From Good.is