{"id":163,"date":"2012-11-13T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coyoteblog.posterous.com\/what-mobile-apps-do-you-promote-to-clients-vo"},"modified":"2013-03-27T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T18:46:02","slug":"what-mobile-apps-do-you-promote-to-clients-vo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/2012\/11\/what-mobile-apps-do-you-promote-to-clients-vo\/","title":{"rendered":"What mobile apps do you promote to clients, volunteers, supporters, staff?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"tweet-url twitter-atreply pretty-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PewResearch\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>@PewResearch<\/strong><\/a> Center&#8217;s Internet &amp; American Life Project tweeted out a link to a list of health-related mobile apps people have on their phones<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/pewrsr.ch\/UnJyt5\">http:\/\/pewrsr.ch\/UnJyt5<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It prompts me to ask this question: what mobile apps does your nonprofit, NGO, library, school or other mission-based organization encourage clients, volunteers, supporters, and\/or staff to use? Or just simply recommend &#8211; and do you recommend it as a part of the goals of your mission or as a way to improve productivity\/better communication with volunteers and staff?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For instance,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A nonprofit that promotes healthy habits\/change of lifestyle to improve health might encourage use of the apps from the Pew list to its clients.<\/li>\n<li>A nonprofit promoting alternatives to car travel might encourage the use of apps related to bus schedules or bike routes.<\/li>\n<li>A homeless shelter might encourage use of apps related to bus schedules or health as well (a lot of people in the USA living on the streets have feature phones &#8211; such a phone from Tracfone costs just $20)<\/li>\n<li>An agricultural-related initiative, such as a community garden or grow-your-own food program, promoting weather-related apps that might be particularly helpful to its constituents<\/li>\n<li>A nonprofit live theatre might use or promote the use of the kinds of apps listed here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dialaphone.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/11\/06\/top-10-theatre-mobile-apps\/\">http:\/\/www.dialaphone.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/11\/06\/top-10-theatre-mobile-apps\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What mobile apps might an organization with hundreds or thousands of volunteers, an organization that works with wildlife, an initiative promoting positive activities for girls, an animal shelter, a library, or any other nonprofit, NGO, library, school or government initiative want to promote to volunteers, staff, clients, or supporters?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can answer here, but I&#8217;d really love it if you would answer over on TechSoup, where I originally asked this question:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.techsoup.org\/cs\/community\/f\/13\/p\/36558\/124520.aspx\">http:\/\/forums.techsoup.org\/cs\/community\/f\/13\/p\/36558\/124520.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The @PewResearch Center&#8217;s Internet &amp; American Life Project tweeted out a link to a list of health-related mobile apps people have on their phones (http:\/\/pewrsr.ch\/UnJyt5). 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