Care2

APRIL 6, 2010

Establishing benchmarks helps organizations better leverage supporters, engage activists and keep websites dynamic with compelling content that drives people to take action. Even in this dismal economy, online donations grew 14% and 69% of nonprofits raised more in 2009 than 2008. However it’s not all good news.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2009

If there's one thing I've learned in my 6+ years at NTEN, it's that people love to hate their web sites. Ask anyone in the nonprofit technology community about Content Management Systems, and they're likely to mention one of the following: Drupal. Tags: OSS NPTech NTEN laura quinn websites foss content management CMS 09NTC.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. A strategy will keep you on top of your marketing goals and tell you when to post your social media content for the highest impact. Are you just trying to raise awareness for your cause?

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. Source – keep track of how people signed up or what topics brought them to your list so you can target content and make your kinds of communication relevant.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

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. 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!

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> 1) Have People Over Year Round. Get out there and make something happen in Q1, Q2 and Q3 by doing things that drive people to your nonprofits website on a regular basis. Online giving up 13% year-over-year *. of the 34.8%.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie and I have known each other since 2009, when we worked together virtually for MicroMentor, Debbie on the West Coast, and me in the Midwest – and Debbie has appeared here on my blog many times over the years, sharing insights about marketing and leadership. Content will be consistent. At the time, it felt genuinely impossible.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

During Blackbaud's 2009 Conference for Nonprofits , Melanie Mathos and I lead a two-part social media workshop. It was a real blast delivering this content, and people seemed to react well to it. Part I of this pairing was a new session we developed called 50 Social Media Tactics Nonprofits Use to Meet Their Mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

That said, people love Facebook. I have been in trainings where if I even hint that perhaps Facebook is a little over-rated, then eyes glare, people shift in their seats, and I have recollections of a few people even walking out. You can not directly email Fans, er people who “Like&# your Page (silly).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Sure, we report a lot of things -- how many people we fed, how many students attend our classes -- but we rarely use data to talk about what matters: Are we ending hunger? Here's the thing, guys: we don't use data as well as we could. Are our students learning? . You can also read his recent article on the subject , published in our blog.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 26, 2022

The Inclusivity Tool invites people to check the work they want for inclusive language and offers deeper context and suggestions for updated language. Grammarly, the first grammar checker, was actually created in 2009. Quick History of Spell Checks. And since then, it has become an integral part of our lives.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

My curmugeonly thoughts fall into three basic categories of sucks: time suck, content suck, privacy suck. At least the content-focused social networks, like del.icio.us, or flickr, or my personal favorite, our own Social Source Commons , there is some there there. They own my profile, and whatever time I spend adding content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

I got to see lots of people that I only see once a year (or even less often,) I got to meet a lot of new people, I had interesting and deep conversations, and I got to hear a lot about what people are thinking about the nonprofit technology field. And I’m already looking forward to NTC in San Francisco in 2009! {

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). This is a great opportunity for people to participate in a national event, but without travel expenses! The next event is April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

About Company : Founded in 2009, based in San Francisco, Mixpanel’s most recent funding round happened in November 2021, raised a Series C round, a $200 million investment on a $1.05 Reach : Reach is the number of people who see your content. Impressions : Impressions are the number of times your content is seen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Holly is one of the smartest people I know working with nonprofits on strategic communications. Holly did a fantastic session on integrated content strategies. It’s not every day that you come across high quality content shared freely with the community – it helps life all the boats. Content is King.

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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. Unless you are only on Twitter to have private conversations with only people you know, then do not protect your tweets. 7) Posting all marketing content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. This news is so old it’s embarrassing – NPR opened up their content API. I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun! Way to go, NPR!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? Convio just released a helpful guide for nonprofits appropriately titled, " Nonprofit Resolutions That Make the Difference in 2009 ". Resolution One: "I resolve to empower our supporters to tell our story, reach new people and raise funds." Receive monthly updates.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 3, 2011

I left Web Worker Daily in 2009 in no small part because I was bored out of my mind with the content I was producing/editing. I might segment my content by category or tag. I can even try and hide content based on category or tag. Not so much them but the 300 people who comment on every post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Folks with regular cell phones with Internet browsing wouldn’t be able to read the content of those links at all. As of July 2009, 56.9 million people in the United States access the mobile Web. people, and I am sure it’s much higher now 7 months later. The web is going mobile. That’s 1 out of every 5.3

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

It indicates that the people you surround yourself with define you and determine your character. Like Achieve, Qgiv exists to help people fulfill their passion to make a difference. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

April 15, 2007 At NTC , there was a lot of talk about the “big three&# open source CMS packages that most people these days in our sector are using: Drupal , Plone , and Joomla. What are all those content types, and where do they appear, and how do you get things to look exactly like you want them? Um, sorta. 2 Suzi 04.17.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. I’m still not convinced by any of these social network sites not directly linked to content (unlike del.icio.us

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. So people who were in my gmail address book, and in Spock, got a request for trust from me, not knowing where it came from. I then decided, why not – let’s find out who else is on Spock. Walk right under it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

They launched it to align Goodwill with Labor Day, and to shine a light on the challenges faced by people who are unemployed, as well as the transformation a job has made on their lives. Since 2009, we’ve posted a weekly first-person success story and podcast on our My Story blog. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

In ongoing conversations with John Gautam on Twitter, I've learned more about how their overall social publishing strategy which balances their curated content or "branded" content with community conversations to co-create social content. Curated Content. Also to inform people about our books through book trailers.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

After that, similar events called Brand Camp were held on and off annually through 2009. Marc Pitman, fundraising coach and author of Ask Without Fear , instilled confidence to the 200+ attendees at the Center for People in Need’s Conference Center in Lincoln. Other than a little snow that morning, the event went off without a hitch.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 » Sunday Feb 01 2009 Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 08:56PM | by Allyson Kapin What are your nonprofit resolutions for 2009? All rights reserved.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. What started off as a means to stay connected with people and share content, has transformed the way we interact with each other. What worked for your organization in 2009? From these, I pulled together this set of lessons learned. The 5/50 rule.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center's mission is to promote and teach the craft of handweaving in a supportive and creative community.The center, located in Hartford, Connecticut, encourages seniors and people with low or no vision to learn how to create beautiful and original handwoven items — no weaving experience is necessary!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been near Camden, Maine for the past few days at the PopTech 2009 Fellows Program as part of the PopTech 2009 conference ( streaming live ), which starts on Wednesday. PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. The cards include a set of "people cards" which includes snippets of market research.

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