Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. So we’ll see how it works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

I have a new post up on the Standford Social Innovation Review Opinion blog and hope you’ll check it out! We don’t want to just create a blog and ‘walk away,’ so to speak (schedule a meeting and not show up, or have nothing to say). For the full post, visit the SSIR blog here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. 2 admin 08.08.07

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

Details: Date: May 12, 2009. You can also join us on Facebook , Twitter , Delicious , LinkedIn. ( Send an email or leave a comment below). Women are underrepresented : some of the most gifted folks in technology are women yet they are rarely quoted as experts by the mainstream media and blogs. Why Women Who Tech?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. Blog Traffic. Blogging was the missing piece in my social media strategy. If your nonprofit is already blogging, plot your stats. If not, here are 5 reasons why your nonprofit should blog. I was wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg at Facebook invited me and Stephanie McAuliffe from the Packard Foundation to lunch at Facebook today in their new offices in Palo Alto, a former Hewlett-Packard Building. Is there an entity that publishes statistics on all money raised on Facebook? What is Facebook's burn rate? Donald Peterson).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Her Blog has been recognized as one of the "Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs" and also as a "Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blog." Be sure to visit both her website and her blog. Note: this was before Amazon purchased Zappos (July 2009, in case you’re wondering). Was the Zappos agent trained to do that?

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2010

Did you know that 93% of charities have a Facebook page? A new study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research also found that 97% of large charities have a Facebook page as of 2009. 65% had blogs. 65% had blogs. Tags: Research facebook socialmedia statistics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! 9,428 blogs from 150 Countries with 12,896,974 Readers and counting are participating -- you can still join the effort! Online/Offline Integration : If you're my Facebook friend, you know I participated in Climate Ride 2009 , a 300-mile bike ride from NY to DC.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

From 2004 – 2009, the number of seniors age 65+ actively using the Internet increased more than 55% (Nielsen). million people age 55 and over engaged in social networking with nearly 19 million of those people using Facebook (comScore). Adults 45 and over comprise 34.7% of the tablet users in the United States. Comscore TabLens).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

On June 25, 2009, I announced on my blog that I was five days away from a cross-country move and knew it would disrupt my routine, including my blogging routine. I didn't want the stress of writing posts or the stress of having a blog go dark and disappoint loyal readers. I've even lived blogged my vacations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. I have years of blog content and resource collections.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. Once your nonprofit’s Facebook page has been created, it requires no more than three to five hours a week on average to maintain.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. Launch a blog.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Patience pants. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?" " [Linked to Eastern European web site.].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace are constantly evolving and on the brink of going mobile on a massive scale. Geolocation services are going to be flooding the market, and it’s becoming apparent that blogging is often the missing link in a successful nonprofit social media strategy. Thank you so much for a great 2009.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Peter Campbell writes a compelling post on the Idealware blog about the updated metrics that GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and other organizations recently announced. Chase's top 100 charities voted on Facebook (who will be getting 25K!) Jordan Viator explains. the idea behind the drive and how you can participate. Thanks, Convio!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Blog: pancan.org/blog. Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Averaging 3,100 Facebook page views per week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Below are the 2009 Have Fun Do Good posts you read, commented on, tweeted, facebooked and engaged with the most. 3 Answers for a Young Activist Play is the Mother of Social Innovation 8 Benefits of Having a Nonprofit Blog Record Your Grandma's Stories: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening is Nov.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference starts in just two days. > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! Of course, we're going to aggregate photos, videos, blog posts, and various other content tagged "09NTC" But that's just the beginning. Live Blogging. > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

A 2009 study study by HubSpot found that not having uploaded an avatar decreases your followers by up to 80% and my guess is that the data from that study still speaks true today. Using all CAPS is bad online etiquitte on Twitter – and on Facebook, your website, your e-newsletter, everywhere. 5) Using all CAPS.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Osocio has started selecting best campaigns featured on our blog, because we want to put the most creative and innovative social ads into spotlights.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

There has been quite the dustup, started by Facebook kicking Richard Scoble off, because he’d violated the Facebook terms of service. Because of a script that scraped names and email addresses from Facebook, called Plaxo Pulse. Why did Scoble get booted (he has since been reinstated)? 2 admin 01.04.08 2 admin 01.04.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. Bloomerang Blog. ALS Association and discuss the Ice Bucket Challenge. Frank Barry, Donor Retention Tips.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

During 2009 I created and promoted 34 TwtPolls to help better understand the needs of nonprofits. 3) Does your nonprofit have a blog? [ [link] ]. 43% Yes… our organization blogs regularly. 14% No… no plans to launch a blog. 5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 25% Facebook. 10% Other.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "Global Entrepreneurship Week takes place from 16 – 22 November 2009. Find out how you can take part from wherever you are around the world! "Global

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology LinkedIn suits up December 10, 2007 LinkedIn, the serious MBA wielding brother to the Facebook fratboy and the MySpace rockergrrl, is really putting on the suit now. It’s an interesting strategy.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 31, 2008

My 2009 resolution: get my blogging voice back. My attention has been divided between Twitter, Facebook and now my latest addiction, Ravelry. As such, my blog has been neglected. 2009 represents a fresh start. Tags: Blogging. I haven’t really gone anywhere. I wish everyone a healthy and happy new year.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter. And traffic from MySpace to my blog is way up.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2009

Women Who Tech TeleSummit: April 2009. The second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (which will take place in April 2009) is looking for panel suggestions. You can also follow WWT on Twitter and join the Women Who Tech Facebook group. Ada Lovelace Day: March 24, 2009. Who was Ada?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.). million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

BusinessWeek innovation blog reached out to its readers on Facebook, Twitter, and its blog asking for suggestions for social media innovators for 2009. She started tapping friends—and friends of friends—through her blog while adopting two Cambodian children in 2000. in Royal Oak, Mich.,

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

We're traveling to London and Cambridge in July 2009 as part of Innovation UK. We like to report on innovative technologies through blogs, video, podcasts and social networks." " Facebook Users Are Getting Older. Facebook’s userbase, as a whole, is getting much older very fast."

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