Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Nonprofits Live: User-Generated Content Thursday, November 17, 10 a.m. If you have ever asked your members to post photos on Facebook or asked for stories from your clients, you have tasted the abundance that user-generated content (UGC) can bring to your organization. Pacific time Hashtag: #NPLive RSVP.

Generation 68

Generation Content Question Facilitation 68

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

December 4, 2009 Benetech’s Reply Comments in response to the Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons With Disabilities The issue all comes down to human rights vs. money. So, we were both favorably inclined.

Copyright 158

Copyright Comment Proposal Accessibility 158

NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

There's more content than ever before -- and more confusion about how we can use it. But the bottom line is, if you're working in social media, you can't afford to miss this session. Brian spent last summer working with Creative Commons , who do some fantastic work on the issue.

NTC 36

NTC Generation San Francisco Content 36

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

With two decades of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Note: this was before Amazon purchased Zappos (July 2009, in case you’re wondering).

Experiment 52

Experiment Leadership Impact Amazon 52

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.

Goal 50

Goal ROI Wiki Metrics 50

NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference starts in just two days. If you can't join us in person this year, don't worry: we've worked hard to make sure you can catch as much 09NTC vibe as possible, without even leaving your desk -- for FREE. > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! You should totally check it out! >

NTC 36

NTC Myspace Widget Aggregator 36

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. Those unsubscribe numbers don’t indicate that you should stop or change that message, but that you should work to more closely segment your list and target your messages.

email 169

email Marketing Nebraska Omaha 169

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Nancy says “a powerful tagline is a must for any nonprofit intent on delivering its message in our overcrowded world of 24/7 content.” . The 2009 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Report ( [link] ) provides everything an organization needs to jump start its tagline development process: Why a Nonprofit’s Name Isn’t Enough.

Guide 40

Guide Nonprofit Test Survey 40

NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

Every nonprofit sector has seen double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. >> Search engine optimization, paid search through Google Adwords, content marketing , social media engagement and display advertising all come to mind as very successful ways to drive traffic to your website on an ongoing basis.

Trend 268

Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 268

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. Use your logo in the corner of your videos.

Facebook 86

Facebook Guide Demographics Nonprofit 86

NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Worse yet, we're not looking beyond our OWN data to see how our works compares to the need or to the work of other organizations. 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? Are our students learning? .

NTC 36

NTC Data Hunger Student 36

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.

Calendar 107

Calendar Voice Chart Content 107

Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

It’s about the content and how it’s written—and sadly it’s usually the piece of a website that gets the least amount of attention. Remember, content is still king. Here’s a list of 10 best practices you can follow when working on your site content. What are your best web content tips?

Social Media 38

Social Media Content Practice Web 38

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. The psychology of Twitter is subtle and it takes time to figure out what Twitter is about and how it works. 7) Posting all marketing content.

Twitter 265

Twitter Avatar Profile Nonprofit 265

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

They did skip last year’s holiday party and used the money for charity , launched the tech-centric Facebook Fellowship Program , and offered free advertising to a couple of nonprofits working to end cyberbulling to get out of launching an “Alert Button&#. I have been working social media sites daily for 4.5

ROI 251

ROI Integration Question Facebook 251

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.

Social Network 100

Social Network Network Digital Social 100

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. But have you ever wondered how spell check works? Grammarly, the first grammar checker, was actually created in 2009. Quick History of Spell Checks.

Language 105

Language History Washington Google 105

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.

Social Media 249

Social Media Media Ning Social 249

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. Sure they have tweaks in technology to work through to make stream organization and circle management more intuitive. I might segment my content by category or tag.

Google 165

Google Learning Social Network Nonprofit 165

Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Here at Qgiv we have dozens of incredible women to celebrate and recognize—their achievements and hard work have helped advance us as a tech company in the nonprofit sector. Qgiv: How did you end up working in the tech industry? In addition, Qgiv promotes a flexible work environment to support a healthy work/life balance.

Celebrate 98

Celebrate Tech Interview Leadership 98

Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Achieve leverages technology in everything it does to cost-effectively help the nonprofit organizations it works with. Most digital marketing agencies work for a variety of different customers and industries.

Florida 52

Florida Social Media Technique Indianapolis 52

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The report also includes our new directory of consultants and designers who help nonprofits implement these Content Management Systems." We have been working hard on an application that can help communities enhance the way they engage their members and create discoverability within their community."

Web 117

Web Drupal Open Source Bookmarking 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

They just marked their 150th first-person story on their blog , so in the 150 hours leading up to Labor Day, @GoodwillIntl is tweeting out one of these success story per hour under the hashtag #150job to spotlight someone who has found work, education or volunteer opportunities with support from Goodwill. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

Measure 103

Measure Twitter Campaign Celebrate 103

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. Do the heavy lifting work. 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.

Lesson 33

Lesson Learning Fundraising Convio 33

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. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

India 99

India Strategy Skype Remix 99

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2009, Clay Shirkey predicted , “For the next few decades, journalism will be made up of overlapping special cases.” million in 2009 to $687.6 Experimentation through initiatives such as these apps has synchronously impacted the work of legacy media. Shining a spotlight on a problem worked when you were the only show in town.

Media 100

Media Seattle Journal Bangladesh 100

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Given that nonprofits must operate in a wide variety of complex environments, they must work diligently to continuously create innovate strategies to meet the needs and expectations of their diverse stakeholder populations (Benjamin, 2012). Retrieved from [link] 72314/content/_16708162_1/Collins%20J%20Good%20To%20Great.pdf.

Support 40

Support Donor Strategy Arizona 40

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. I was humbled to join the illustrious list of faculty members who have talents and wisdom in content areas that I only dance around of the edges of.

Program 78

Program Reflection Instruction Instructional 78

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

But unless you're a consultant working with several nonprofit clients, you're probably working in a vacuum: you know your own site's bounce rate, but you don't know how good it is compared to other sites. You can use the quick filter at the bottom of the content report to get rid of the blog pages quickly. Let's dive in.

Rate 84

Rate Analytics Site Google 84

Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? Engaging Content is King. Do you like to read boring content that puts you to sleep? Content gets read and shared at an incredibly fast pace. Your content needs to be engaging to stand out. Your content needs to be engaging to stand out.

Social Media 75

Social Media Media Tips Social 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I’ll be heading to the Independent Sector ’s Annual Conference “ Forging a Stronger Future Together ” in Atlanta October 20-22 with over 500 leaders from from across the nonprofit and philanthropic community. Criteria for Success.

Conference 93

Conference Social Media Atlanta Award 93

Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

3) Email appeals are not dead: although according to M&R Strategies, email open rates declined by over 48% between 2005 and 2009, it does not mean the email channel should be ignored. What no longer works is the same email blast with the same ask to your entire list.

Channel 63

Channel Data Strategy Tips 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

A lot of work I do around social media is training — good training requires good design – not just content. The model balances content, learning design, and participants. I’ve followed Cathy Davidson’s work ever since I stumbled upon her work at Hastac.

Skills 105

Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

3) Email appeals are not dead: although according to M&R Strategies, email open rates declined by over 48% between 2005 and 2009, it does not mean the email channel should be ignored. What no longer works is the same email blast with the same ask to your entire list.

Channel 59

Channel Data Strategy Tips 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Source: Weather Channel Alerts 2009 was looking like a very uneventful hurricane season. If you plan to work on a section of the wiki, please let us know which one. This site worked much like Katrina Aftermath , with aggregations of content generated by the public, news orgs and govt agencies.

Hurricane 94

Hurricane Wiki El Salvador Alabama 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein. That means I’ll continue to build my personal networks and content sources in these areas. What role will social media and connectedness play in your quest to improve your professional work? Then, try to think in even broader terms.

Share 102

Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

LCH is the perfect place for him to learn, teach, share, and work to make the world, or at least a small part of it, a better place. She has more than a decade of experience in broadcast journalism and has reported for network affiliates in Southwest Florida, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area and founded Storytellers for Good in 2009.

Storytelling 56

Storytelling Challenge Digital San Francisco 56