Poweful Mobile Strategies for NGOs

POWERFUL MOBILESTRATEGIES FOR NGOs #mobileNGO

AARON PAVA @ CIVICACTIONS @ MOBILEFORGOOD @ PAVA

AGENDA❖ The Big Trends in Mobile Technology❖ Drupal & FOSS in your Mobile Strategy❖ Mobile Strategies for NGOs❖ Additional Resources❖ Open Discussion and Q&A

THE MOBILE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES YOU NEED ARE OUT THERE.#mobileNGO

NGOS MUST INVEST IN A MOBILE STRATEGY OR RISK IRRELEVANCE.#mobileNGO

The Big Trends inMobile Technology

Mobile is Exploding#mobileNGO

#mobileNGO

One Million Users America Online 9 years Facebook 9 months Draw Something 9 days#mobileNGO

Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access devices worldwide next year.#mobileNGO

The Real Personal Computer#mobileNGO

Think “Mobile First”#mobileNGO

Mobile Extends Your Capabilities#mobileNGO

MOBILE EXTENDS YOUR CAPABILITIES ❖ Multi-Touch & Gesture Input ❖ Precise Location Detection ❖ Accelerometer ❖ Orientation & Digital Compass ❖ Audio Input from Mic / Output to Speaker ❖ Video & Image Capture#mobileNGO

MOBILE EXTENDS YOUR CAPABILITIES ❖ Push: Real-Time “Instant” Notifications ❖ Bluetooth: Connect Devices to Others ❖ Proximity: Closeness to Physical Objects ❖ Light/Dark Environment Awareness ❖ Haptic Feedback: “Feel” Different Surfaces ❖ RFID Readers, QR Readers, NFC#mobileNGO

Mobile Users are Not Always Distracted#mobileNGO

Drupal & FOSS in your Mobile Strategy

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY OPEN?❖ Free & Open Source Software (like Drupal!)❖ Open APIs❖ Access to Source Code❖ Transparency & Open Governance❖ Inclusiveness

7 Mobile Strategies for NGOs

7 MOBILE STRATEGIES FOR NGOs❖ Mobilize Existing Web Platform❖ Open Data Kit❖ Native Mobile App with Drupal Backend❖ Responsive Web Design❖ Really Think “Mobile First”❖ Start with Mobilized Email❖ VOIP Drupal

Mobilize Existing Web Platforms#mobileNGO

Open Data Kit#mobileNGO

Image Credit: http://mashable.com/2012/06/08/android-brazil-rainforest/#mobileNGO

Native Mobile Appwith Drupal Backend#mobileNGO

#mobileNGO

Responsive Web Design#mobileNGO

#mobileNGO

REALLY Think “Mobile First”#mobileNGO

#mobileNGO

Start with Mobilized Email#mobileNGO

VOIP Drupal#mobileNGO

VOIP DRUPAL EXAMPLES❖ Voice/SMS-based Get Out the Vote Campaigns❖ Phone-based Community Surveys❖ PTA and Other Meeting Reminders❖ Real-Time Weather Reports in Rural Areas❖ Group Voicemail to Constituents❖ Crop Price Information for Farmers

Let’s Mobilize!#mobileNGO

Resources

FAVORITE READING RESOURCES❖ http://www.lukew.com/❖ http://mobileactive.org/❖ http://www.mobilemarketer.com/❖ http://mashable.com/mobile/

TECHNICAL RESOURCES❖ Drupal RWD: Adaptivetheme & Omega❖ http://responsive.is/❖ http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/❖ http://voipdrupal.org

Open Discussion and Q&A

POWERFUL MOBILE STRATEGIES FOR NGOs Aaron Pava @ pavacivicactions.com @ civicactions #mobileNGO @ mobileforgood

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