Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

From building your e-newsletter list to finding your “Twitter voice&# to launching a mobile website and texting campaign on a small budget, this guide presents a step-by-step strategic plan for launching and maintaining successful social media and mobile marketing campaigns. 149 Tools and Resources Covered. e-Newsletter.

Social Media 187

Social Media Guide Social Media 187

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Of course, most of the residents of Kibera don't have the tools or access required to use online maps as we do.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Use of Convio's multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. Came up with sassy email newsletter and went against broadcasting best practices. Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association.

Convio 31

Convio Award Empowerment United States 31

Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Registration Campaign Raise 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 7, 2011

Odds are a year from now pitches to subscribe or join “Mobile Action Networks&# will be commonly seen in Facebook Status Updates, Tweets, blogs posts, homepages, and e-newsletter subject lines. However, I believe that’s about to change dramatically. 1) Mobile-optimized petitions sent via group text messaging.

Advocacy 220

Advocacy Mobile Nonprofit Adopt 220

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. Of course, most of the residents of Kibera don't have the tools or access required to use online maps as we do.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In 2008, over two trillion text messages were sent worldwide. The tool set is amazing and they get good reviews, but most small to medium sized nonprofits can’t afford their services. There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily.

Social Media 196

Social Media Mobile Media Myspace 196

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. What is public?

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Public Widget Open Source Demographics 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

Then in June 2008 I launched the @ NonprofitOrgs profile on Twitter. By this time I could tap into MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and my e-Newsletter to build my Twitter community. There is always a portion of your community that’s tech savvy enough to embrace the The Next Big Thing with you. Five Lessons Learned.

Social Network 192

Social Network Community Network Myspace 192

Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Use of Convios multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers.

Convio 28

Convio Award Social Media Advocacy 28

Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

Newsletter 51

Newsletter Social Media Advocacy Tips 51

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. Executives were terrified by the legal implications of using social networking tools. Get training.

Social Media 250

Social Media Media Social Stats 250

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits April 17, 2008 I guess because I’m a blogger, I get these interesting tidbits in my mailbox. ReviewBasics is a collaborative editing and reviewing tool.

Open Source 111

Open Source Convio Benchmark RSS 111

NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The mini-golf game nearly derailed this newsletter. Now your entire org can benefit from tools like "Mail Goggles", which promises to stop you from sending regrettable e-mails after a couple of drinks. Play2Cures , from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You know, back when people were still spending money.

gMail 36

gMail Hunger New York Wiki 36

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

It’s important to note that the time requirements for each tool are fluid and are always changing from week to week, but the estimates do provide a framework that will help you draft a realistic social media manager job description and decide what social media tools your nonprofit can utilize based on your capacity.

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Social Media Media Ning Social 245

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

e-Newsletter. No doubt Google is a great company that provides an astounding amount of free, exceptionally useful tools to nonprofits, but a Google-only Social Web? e-Newsletter. That said, these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. Add Google’s +1 button to your website and blog.

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Google Practice Profile Avatar 272

Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" October 7, 2008 | Paul Greenberg Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Great work.

Social Media 31

Social Media International Advocacy Case Study 31

Care2

JANUARY 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" All answers are 100% confidential and will greatly influence the content youll see on frogloop in 2008.

Survey 28

Survey Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The information in our 2009 research comes from approximately 2,300 nonprofit organizations using a combination of our online fundraising, email marketing, and integrated CRM tools. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008.

Haiti 82

Haiti Trend Online Giving 82

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Sure, I’d love to see more nonprofits move from sending their newsletters out by email, to getting them into an RSS feed, which I can choose to look at, or not. I think that a lot of Web 2.0, particularly RSS and folksonomies, are aspects of Web 2.0 Some of Web 2.0, though is more hype than useful. Be Helpful.

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Folksonomy Open Source RSS Hype 100

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Blackbaud's analysis of online giving in 2008 found that December accounted for about 21% of the year's transaction volume, but 48% of the total dollars raised. " They probably said the same thing about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools. Online Giving Tops $15 Billion in 2008. Giving USA estimates that $307.65

Online 90

Online Fundraising Offline Blackbaud 90

Care2

AUGUST 14, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Its worth it! To create a new comment, use the form below.

Newsletter 28

Newsletter Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

Social Media 34

Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The information in our 2009 research comes from approximately 2,300 nonprofit organizations using a combination of our online fundraising, email marketing, and integrated CRM tools. Blackbaud’s research found that online revenue grew by 46% in 2009 compared to 2008. This was a decrease of only 2% compared to December 2008.

Haiti 68

Haiti Trend Online Giving 68

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. Trade-off – you don’t get best of breed tools for both. Most of the tools that are used to do this integration are CMS modules or add-ons. What’s involved in this?

Integration 100

Integration API Drupal Open Source 100

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

This report shows that web traffic grew on average of 6 percent for organization's sites over 2009, with 60 precent of organizations bringing in more traffic in 2009 than in 2008. percent ( sign up for our newsletter here! ). Their report will include data from organizations that use tools besides Convio.

Metrics 53

Metrics Measure Web Convio 53

NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. Here are a few ideas: On the donation form, ask donors if they would like to opt in to your organization’s newsletter. All of these incentives helped increase event revenue from $100,000 in 2008 to $180,000 in 2009.

Fundraising 170

Fundraising Raise Gift Registration 170

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

I hope that you all — on the nonprofit and smaller provider side are continuing to chime in now, with blog posts and reponses (send 150 words to us at bonnie [at] nten dot org for inclusion in the newsletter and the Open API Roundup on the blogs. at 9:16 am OK, cool, that makes sense. Be Helpful.

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Web API Open Source NTEN 100

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

With these donated training courses, novice Adobe users can get the basics they need to help your organization, while more experienced users can learn to design stronger newsletters, websites, and pamphlets. Evergreen and International Rivers were runners-up in the 2008 Show Your Impact contest. Online Training for Dreamweaver.

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Adobe Software Learning Training 65

See3

JANUARY 21, 2008

500,000 will be awarded through the challenge to charities whose supporters have attracted the most unique donors to their cause using new and innovative online tools. 21 Jan 2008 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

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America Challenge Cambodia Giving 45

See3

MARCH 16, 2008

Sprout is a tool that lets you easily build your own widget. Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. If you are going to the NTC in New Orleans, let me know, would love to see you.

Widget 40

Widget NTC FAQ Newsletter 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

(Since I’m working on an array of subjects over the past five years, I have a lot of them in my RSS reader and Twitter lists or I find them via keyword scans.) Key skills and tools may include search on Google, social media channels, and bookmarks.

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Reflection Professional Learning Network 97

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. tools, to get past some of those communication barriers â?? Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca.

Knowledge 60

Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

See3

MARCH 18, 2008

The Foundation’s research provides information on the safety and quality of reclaimed and recycled water, and provides water professionals with the tools and knowledge to meet their commitment of increasing the reliability and quality of the nation’s water supplies.

Foundation 40

Foundation Job Program Management 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. Other metrics we look at include: What are our sign-ups for our newsletter? at 11:31 am Web stats are intended to be an internal control and analysis tool.

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Stats Web Statistics NTEN 100

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Email lists are continuing to grow, though the rate of growth was 17% in 2008. messages per month.

Benchmark 28

Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28