At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of QR codes. We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits.
It seems that QR codes have gone mainstream, or at least hit that tipping point where it’s pretty safe to include them in campaigns. I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them, and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results, but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. With so many creative ways to use QR codes, it’s time for your nonprofit to consider incorporating them into your next campaign.
Here are five reasons QR codes are a good option for your nonprofit:
More and More People Are Scanning QR Codes
They are everywhere – and people are scanning them! 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011, and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. I see them in every magazine, subway station, and store shelf I encounter. My kids have me scan them when we are reading their books, and my wife recently scanned one in London to hail a taxi. People are using them!
QR Codes Can Do a Lot
When scanned, QR codes often take users to a mobile web page. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content. Clever use of mobile technology might be just what your next campaign needs. If you’re creative, the sky is the limit – mobile engagement has many flavor combinations.
Tons of People Can Get a QR Code Reader
With smart phone penetration in the US crossing 40%, QR code readers will soon be everywhere. iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry users can download one of many apps that will scan not only QR codes, but many types of bar codes. If you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, a QR code reader is native to the device! The message is that your audience has the gear to scan QR codes.
Creating QR Codes is Easy and Free
Including QR codes will not add a ton of time to your project, or break your budget. QR-Stuff.com and Kaywa both create QR codes for free and have a ton of features. If you’re already using a URL shortener like bit.ly or goo.gl, you’re in good hands because they automatically generate a QR code for you. The benefit here is that you can use these platforms native metrics to track the success of your QR code.
Many Nonprofits Have Used Them Successfully
I even bet your nonprofit has used them, right? There are great stories on the web about nonprofits who have seen success with QR codes, like Heifer Portland, The South Carolina Aquarium, and Maymont. Check out the slides from our presentation, Scanning for Good: How Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes – there are a bunch of examples in the second half of the deck. Engagement, advocacy, fundraising – these are all areas where QR codes will help you tap into the mobile market.
Are you using QR codes at your nonprofit? Share what you’ve learned in the comments below!
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This guy makes the case that the improper use of QR codes is actually linked to the mortality rate of kittens: http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2012/01/qr-codes-in-fundraising-and-the-mortality-of-kittens.html
Great video Jeff, thanks for sharing. I like his perspective, and it’s very true. Some sites/campaigns have kind of a “NASCAR-effect” with their social sharing options. As always, being strategic, not all-inclusive, can go a long way.
It is great to see that non-profits can benefit from this technology. Of course, just slapping a QR Code on your printed ads is not going to get you the support you are hoping for, unless there is some thought behind it (and a real mobile landing page).
I produced a simple demonstration of how non-profits can ask for donations directly through a QR Code. PayPal mobile express makes the donation secure and easy to use. Could be useful for onscreen TV advertising as well. If anybody would like to take a look, here is a demo: http://demodonations.getinview.com/donate
Non-profits (or in fact anybody who wants to collect payments for products and services through a QR Code) are welcome to contact me directly for more information.
Phil
@consected on Twitter if you’d like to contact me
Great information. If you’r are interested in this topic, then you need to take a look at GoKodes QR barcode asset labels. They are a new patent pending product that allows anyone to create and scan a label, receive email and text message alerts, custom rewards, GPS maps and other features that help companies protect their physical assets from accidental loss and theft.http://www.gokodes.com what have you got to lose?
We offer dynamic QR codes which non-profits can use to engage people on social networks, let them watch videos of like a cause on Facebook. Check our generator to see how powerful our QR codes are. http://www.youscan.me
If you want to make the QR Code more EYE Catching you can actually make them in color rather than B&W and with a QR Code generator like the on one http://www.QuickResponseQRCodes.com you can even put your logo in the middle of i.
Alex Vargas não ficou preso às suas próprias dicas. http://technologysolutions.org/index.php?topic=134236.0
As Sete Coisas Que As Mulheres Mais Gostam Em Um Homem
A dois tipos de líderes na Igreja do Senhor Ah.
Claramente, suplemento POWER BLUE faz com que os tecidos do
seu membro se expandam, permitindo que mais sangue entre nessas
câmaras, e criando uma ereção mais alto e mais grossa.
A Tradozona é um forma de antidepressivo mais ameno que controla
a ejaculação e também tem outros consequências que auxilia na melhoria da vida sexual.
Nunca podemos nos olvidar do aspecto punitivo-pedagógico do falha moral, decorrente da
doutrina Norte Americana do punitive damage, inteligentemente introduzido na Jurisprudência Nacional, que deve pautar as condenações
a fim de desestimular os fornecedores de produtos a reincidir na prática censurada,
sob pena de odiosa impunidade.
Crianças de pré-escola que apresentam comportamento feminino, a título de exemplo, de outra
maneira que só gostam de brincar com as meninas, devem ser incentivados de modo gentil, mas firme a participar das atividades
tipicamente masculinas. Os seus problemas de ereção podem
estar a exercer muita pressão sobre a sua relação.
Aliás, são diferentes apenas na medida em
que mulheres não choramingam por aí que “já não tem mais homens virgens em idade casadoira nesse mundo ingrato e ateu”.
Prepare-se para ler a respeito de sua cultura, converse com
pessoas que já se relacionam com mulheres do Brasil e colete todo
tipo de informação.
astuto Terry Knight descola para seus meninos” uma ponta como banda
de abertura do Atlanta Pop Espetáculos em 4 de julho
de 1969. As pessoas não conseguiam entender porquê de tantos
homens loucamente atraídos e apaixonados pela Thais.
Homens se preocupam muito com fator sexual, querem ser machos alfa e os
melhores da vida da fêmea amada.
Se ele só consegue atingir apogeu durante papai-e-mamãe,
é um problema”, diz Cadell, e ele vai precisar reprogramar” sua vida venéreo.
Os homens também tem um controle superior durante a relação venéreo
ao ponto de oferecer pleno prazer às companheiras sexuais.
Homens e mulheres com mais de 45 anos passaram boa parte da vida sem se preocupar
com a AIDS, já que os primeiros casos foram notificados a partir da década a 80.
Ah, e também sem deixar da mais velha e conhecida epígrafe:
Transar com camisinha é igual a chupar bala com papel”.
(9) “Eu rogarei ao Pai e Ele vos dará” (Jo 14.16, 17,26).
Para fazer seu próprio viagra natural caseiro você terá que de dois ingredientes principais:
melancia bem como limão. É preciso que crente se preocupe em obedecer a Linguagem de Herói, se preocupe em
obedecer a Deus não em certo dia ou outro, em uma hora ou outra, mas
em todos os momentos e em qualquer situação com sua
vida.
Ao decorrer dos estudos que realizamos para elaborar este trabalho, foi possível
percebermos quão forte é importante à presença e apoio da família na vida
de determinado jovem, pois este é a fase
onde ocorrem muitas mudanças e surgem muitas dúvidas e receios,
e nesse momento é primordial que ele se
sinta bem acolhido e respeitado.
Essa a principal preocupação de varias pessoas
a fim de não por em risco sua saúde, depois
abundantes processos a teste Blue Caps turbo é sim autenticado pela Anvisa , proporcionando deste modo dentro de seus ingredientes
naturais muita eficiência. http://vwiin.com/forum/profile.php?id=136212