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Learn how implementing mobile technology can improve efficiencies and communication gaps for safety processes.

Learn how implementing mobile technology can improve efficiencies and communication gaps for safety processes.

Learn how Tufts Medicine's Leadership and Learning Institute (LLI) facilitate onboarding, training, and maintaining communications with leaders across the organization.

Learn about the best practices of text messaging for businesses.

Learn about a spectacular multi-level interactive map including custom markers, clickable pins, and wayfinding tools.

You probably know text messages are an efficient way to get in touch with an audience quickly and easily, but where do you start? Texting is a powerful tool, and crafting your message can be intimidating! In this blog post we will share how organizations in workforce development leverage our text messaging platform.

We are constantly asked, "what's the difference between what you do and an app you download?" Read more on why we prefer cloud-based web apps to downloadable apps.

Learn about a spectacular multi-level interactive map including custom markers, clickable pins, and wayfinding tools.

The unemployment rate is at a low — but there are many more people out there that need your help than the numbers show! We are thrilled to have Mike Fazio join us to refocus our outlook on workforce development programs and the purpose they serve in 2023.

Audio Tour and GPS Mapper fell in the top spots for the highest-performing solutions at Engage by Cell last year! Whether it's dialing in to hear more about a museum's exhibit or navigating park trails across an entire city — these solutions make it easier to engage with your organization.

Engage by Cell client Punahou School shares how utilizing mobile apps to alleviate in-person tours has grown into more opportunities for students, alumni, teachers, and more.

Digital process automation (DPA) is the use of low-code technology tools to automate processes and optimize workflow. Process automation has the ability to streamline people, practices, devices, and information across an organization. With an increase in remote work, health consciousness, and massive leaps in technology over the last few years, these processes are top of mind as we reach 2023.

Missouri Botanical Gardens uses Audio Tours, Mobile Web Apps, Scavenger Hunts, GPS Mapper, Text Messaging, and Data Analytics.

Engage by Cell is a proud provider of The Detroit Institute of Art’s Audio Tour services in the acclaimed “Van Gogh in America” exhibit! Tens of thousands of calls and thousands of hours of listening time have been logged since the exhibit launched on October 2, 2022.

Workforce180's Mike Fazio and Dave Asheim chat how Engage by Cell grew to serve over 100 Workforce Development organizations.

Fundraising trends and challenges. From social instability to cyber security, we forecasted challenges in the nonprofit sector, and considered potential solutions and tools you may utilize to overcome them

Workforce industry and tech experts share their experience in facilitating job seekers in a fast-paced market with higher expectations for employers.

Goodwill Industries San Antonio uses mobile web apps and text messaging to train and engage their employees.

CEO David Asheim leads a conversation with Human Resource professionals about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and Engage by Cell's vaccine tracker product.

Mary Kay uses mobile technology for employee engagement through text messaging and mobile web apps.

Webinar on how Engage by Cell mobile engagement tools like text messaging and mobile web apps can improve training and employee engagement.

Hear speaker Jennifer Nahn, Associate Director of Development of Grant Park Music Festival, discuss the mobile technologies you need to surpass your mobile fundraising goals.

Tools that will be discussed include Text Messaging, the Personal Space Guardian, Digital Membership Cards, Message Boards, Leaderboards, Collecting Donations/Dues, Fundraising and Mobile Apps for Virtual Events.

Learn how switching to a virtual paddle raise for signature galas is just one of the many ways to increase fundraising effectively with mobile fundraising. In the webinar, Allyson shares how mobile can delight gala guests with its ease of use.

Leslie Ladendorf, Museum Operations Director at the Cade Museum, talks about Engage by Cell's mobile fundraising tools like credit card donations and fundraising theremometer.

Christina Pazos, Outreach Manager and Program Administrator from The PhD Project, talks about Engage by Cell's mobile fundraising tools like Fundraising Thermometer.

Guide by Cell has developed an innovative digital map service called GPS Mapper, which empowers your guests to guide themselves through your venue -- and at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. We take your paper map and create an overlay onto Google Maps.

How can text message communication solve hundreds of problems for city department managers everywhere?

In this webinar, Guide by Cell CEO and Host Dave Asheim speaks with Mary Helen Reuter, Curator of Education and Visitor Experience at Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, Florida. This amazing cultural venue relies on a medley of Engage by Cell’s mobile technology to support their visitor engagement initiatives. Specifically, Mary Helen shared her experiences using: Text Chat, Audio Tours, Super Quizzes, Smartphone Tours, QR Codes.

Don’t miss our webinar with John Sigmund of Fairmount Park Conservancy as he shares how audio tours have helped shape their storytelling throughout the pandemic. Learn why mobile technology is vital to any institution attempting to keep their narrative alive and their guests engaged, even from afar.

We have all received those messages — appointment reminders, promotions from our favorite retailer, emergency alerts, opportunities to give, and beyond. It is second nature to rely on text to stay up-to-date in our professional and personal world, but how do organizations do it, and are they doing it right?Watch our webinar to learn more about text messaging your organization should leverage.

Learning Rebels and Engage by Cell recently collaborated to discuss new strategies to increase workplace learning retention and engagement in a dynamic technology-driven society! The first session covered a lot of microlearning myths and best practices. In part two, we lean into the delivery method every organization should be leveraging: mobile.Watch our 30-minute webinar to learn more about best practices when utilizing text messaging and mobile web apps for microlearning!

When you need to actively engage visitors in a world where everyone is distracted by technology, what do you do?

It isn’t easy to tackle the misconceptions that organizations in the legal sector already have money and that lawyers are non-philanthropic. That’s why Legal Aid at Work in San Francisco, California used Engage by Cell’s mobile donation services at its annual fundraising event to get more people to donate.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Gloucester County found a unique way to reach every potential donor to increase funds.Their secret is Engage by Cell’s mobile technology, including the Fundraising Thermometer.

Cristo Rey San José Jesuit High School (CRSJ), located in San Jose, California, used Engage by Cell and its mobile technology at this year’s Rey of Hope Scholarship Event.

How can museums, galleries, and historic sites provide visitors with a fresh, interactive experience?

Engage by Cell partners with hundreds of primary schools, large universities, smaller colleges and other scholastic organizations.

Avoca Museum uses mobile scavenger hunts from Engage bu Cell.

Discover Jamestown ND (DJ-ND) uses Engage by Cell’s innovative audio tours!

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In a recent Engage by Cell webinar, CEO Dave Asheim interviewed Will Lach, Director of Sales with Eriksen Translations, who shared some interesting trends coming from cultural venues during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a world turned upside down by COVID-19, professionals from every industry have had to reevaluate their definition of engagement to keep business afloat. 

Over the course of four days in June, the Chorus America 2020 Virtual Conference featured multiple sing-a-longs, a gala, online auction, and of course, a fundraising campaign #RaiseDollarsRaiseVoices!

Nonprofits, Fundraising, Covid Response, LIve Screen Display

Nonprofits, Fundraising, Covid Response

Engage by Cell recently interviewed Lisa Kelly, Nevada Public Radio's Director of Development, to discuss how they handled their Spring Membership campaign.

During Turning Point’s Facebook Live services, members are encouraged to give by texting LOVE to 56512, a mobile donation platform from Engage by Cell. Also transitioning to virtual options, Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco has been live streaming on Facebook, publishing recorded videos on YouTube, and holding group meetings like bible study and confirmation class on Zoom.

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the HR department of the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort Duchesne, Utah contacted Engage by Cell with a specific problem: how could they communicate better with their 400+ employee workforce?

Benefit levels, phone numbers, PDFs, forms, videos,and even an FAQ column can be created by you in an hour. Your employees can access this from their phone, tablet or any computer – whenever and wherever they are.

If your workforce is not always sitting in front of a computer, an LMS alone is not enough. Your LMS provider may say that it offers a mobile option or that one is in development, but chances are it is inadequate. 

The newest insights in text message engagment.

Engage by Cell’s GPS Mapper is a mobile wayfinding tool based on GPS technology.

Both apps and mobile websites are accessed on mobile phones and tablets. And both can be highly engaging. But that’s where the similarities end. From visitors’ accessibility, to your adaptability and cost to maintain, mobile websites should serve as your first priority to improve visitor engagement.

The latest insights for mobile engagement for museums and other cultural venues.

How can you produce happy, confident volunteers who know how to do their jobs well? With a volunteer workforce of more than 96,000 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), many CASA organizations have turned to Engage by Cell’s mobile technology to train, educate, and communicate. 

Engage by Cell’s mobile platform is a powerful way to put resources in you job seekers’ hands.

Engage with your workforce directly — even when they’re on the go — without access to a desk, computer or even an email address. Here are seven more considerations as you roll out mobile to your workforce.

In a recent webinar, Linda DiFiore, Manager of Plant Human Resources at Silgan Closures, shared her experiences using Engage by Cell's mobile web app and text message platform to support their 130 plant employees.

One of Hamra’s key communication tools is a mobile web app from Engage by Cell. With no downloads required or visits to the app store, Hamra’s mobile web app contains audio recordings of the We Are Hamra biweekly podcast, webpages for employees to submit their COVID vaccination card, employee handbooks, and much more.

Since 1988, Valley Children’s Hospital has partnered with ABC30 and The Fresno Bee to orchestrate Kids Day, one of the largest fundraising events in the Central Valley. Raising more than $10.1 million dollars over its 34-year history, Kids Day donations support the greatest needs of the hospital system.

Engage by Cell’s Onboarding Task Manager is a mobile website that can be saved as a bookmark on a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Accessible via text message or link, the Onboarding Task Manager has the look and feel of a native app, with no downloads required.

Your mobile fundraising campaigns can only be effective with an extensive list of donors, but how do you collect these contacts?

Stern Grove leadership is keeping the music festival alive through Best of the Fest, a virtual video series from their archives.

In a recent presentation to workforce development board leadership, Barbara Weir, Senior Program Analyst with the Burlington County Employment and Training Division, shared the mechanics of our text messaging and mobile website platform.

Several performing arts groups have turned to Engage by Cell to to raise funds during concerts to pay for tours, education and instruments.

Engage by Cell’s Senior Mobile Solutions Consultant, Patty Ruland, recently interviewed Samantha Hickert, Banner Health’s Senior Consultant of Physician Experience and Development, to learn more about her experience using our mobile technology in a healthcare setting—especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

A few years ago, with limited staff, limited budget, and limited physical space, CASA of Montgomery County turned to Engage by Cell’s mobile technology to train their staff, board members, and 350 volunteers.

What’s the best way to capitalize on donor recognition at a live function? Take a page from vision and eye health nonprofit Prevent Blindness whose recent Person of Vision event incorporated Engage by Cell’s mobile technology. 

If you are planning a sales meeting, company meeting or conference, you might consider using Engage by Cell’s new Meeting Mobile website builder.

In the past year, Lane Motor has worked with Engage by Cell to create a smartphone tour for guests. Accessed by scanning a QR code or texting “LANE” to 56512, visitors can upload photos of their visit to the selfie gallery, participate in a scavenger hunt, leave feedback, or take a quiz to identify specific vehicles in the museum.

How can you access New Mexico’s oldest non-profit, independent museum when its doors are closed?

How does a consumer-facing business connect with its customers in retail stores that are scattered throughout the country? Mobile technology is the answer.

For more than 14 years, Engage by Cell has created mobile technology like smartphone tours, audio tours, GPS mapping, Text Chat, and mobile fundraising solutions.However, in the last several years, a new sector has emerged with a perfect use case for mobile technology: healthcare.

Create a seamless onboarding experience for your new hires through mobile technology.

Every nonprofit constantly analyzes how to raise more contributions. If you have not yet investigated using mobile tools you may be leaving money on the table.

If you take part in online learning, you probably use a learning management system (LMS) to build, manage and disseminate content. Your LMS provider may say that it offers a mobile option or that one is in development, but chances are it is inadequate. Engage by Cell offers the most robust, easy integrated solution.

For ten years, Engage by Cell has worked with many environmental organizations like Friends of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge and Central Park Conservancy.

How do you reach employees who do not have a company email address? It’s tough to do. However, it’s more important today than ever before. In the past you would hold meetings or post signs in lunchrooms, but for a virtual, remote workforce, these methods do not work anymore. Several of our clients have started to use Engage by Cell's Mobile Web and Text Message Communication Platform to bridge this gap.

The National League of Nursing uses Fundraising Thermometer to increase donations at their Mobile Fundraisers.

Recently, Engage by Cell interviewed several HR professionals from senior level directors to management consultants and Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) leaders to uncover the best practices for employee benefit communication. Here’s what we found out…

Perfect for walking or driving tours at parks, Engage by Cell's GPS Mapper uses Google Maps' API to mark your cultural institution’s exhibits or points of interest.

Cincinnati Nature’s Digital Learning Manager, Maria Jenkins and Remote Sensing and Equipment Coordinator, Josh Matheson, along with Engage by Cell’s Senior Account Executive Christa Mallard recently discussed their mobile smartphone tour and GPS Mapper at the Association of Nature Center Administrators’ (ANCA) virtual conference.

A prestigious boarding high school turned to Fund by Cell as its crowdfunding platform after learning about the Engage by Cell sister company’s suite of mobile crowdfunding services.

How do virtual events work?Where should you host your virtual event? How can you make your virtual event successful? In Engage by Cell’s webinar "Trying to Go Virtual and Don’t Know How?" , virtual events expert Jill Schiefelbein aka “Dynamic Jill” answered these questions and more.

A national distributor with a large sales team approached Engage by Cell with this onboarding challenge.

In September 2020, Engage by Cell sat down with Gabrielle Mizrathi, Senior Business Partnerships Manager with City Harvest to find out why New York City’s largest food rescue organization turned to mobile fundraising.

Cincinnati pregnancy care center still meets fundraising goal when annual banquet goes virtual

It’s the sad truth: sending too many emails makes people ignore some of your messages. After a while, they become a steady stream of static.With average email open rates at 16% and falling, you’d be crazy not to investigate a more effective communication channel. 

Guide by Cell’s rich suite of services complements your existing docent-led tours and offers all the tools you need to engage with visitors and members of your cultural institution

View our infographic with the latest trends in mobile usage.

Where can you have supper with Santa, eat warm s’mores, drink a “Merry Manhattan Whiskey” and watch a Victorian-style toy train show while strolling through one million enchanting winter lights? Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Garden Glow.

How does a child advocacy group like CASA train volunteers who live all over the county? It’s an expensive, logistical challenge. That’s why CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, Texas turned to Engage by Cell’s mobile training platform.

In this blog we highlight some of our favorite audio clips from museums, cemeteries, botanical gardens, and recreation areas all over the country. Join our virtual tour as you dial up and listen in!

Years ago, text messaging and mobile websites were made for teens and millennials. Not anymore.

If your goal is to simplify your company’s training process, Train by Cell will allow your employees to access valuable training material directly from their mobile phones.

Here are 10 examples of how businesses, cultural venues, and even nonprofit organizations use QR codes to boost engagement with their audience:

Here are 10 ways to make your Text-To-Give campaign successful.