Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

If you have not read Beth Kanter and KD Paine's awesome new book Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , then you must check out Care2's webinar on December 4th at 2PM ET led by Beth, Ashley Boyd of MomsRising, and Ryann Miller of Care2. Join us for this Care2 Expert Webinar on TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th at 2PM ET. Ashley has a M.A.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2010

In The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting With Social Media To Drive Change, co-authors Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, show how social media is catalyzing a shift away from this type of “organization-centric&# advocacy, governance and communications toward a “network-centric&# approach. Tags: Care2 Webinars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009. I only launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

@NonprofitOrgs only follows nonprofit organizations, nonprofit staff, nonprofit service providers, and activists on Twitter. 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. 5) Using all CAPS.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

So, it’s hard to imagine cutting additional costs at a nonprofit. The best leaders understand two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and RAISING money. Afterall, nonprofit is your tax status, it shouldn’t be your business model. Fact: there are currently over 2.7 Fact: there are currently over 2.7

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2010

In October 2009, I wrote about a build-it-yourself iPhone App development service called SwebApps that was waving set-up fees (normally $400-800) for nonprofits until 12/31/2009. I personally took advantage of the offer and built an App for Nonprofit Tech 2.0. Have some fun with it!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

There are now over 143 million blogs on the Internet and when I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Many nonprofits don’t consider blogging either because they think they need to blog everyday and that it would be too time consuming, or they have no idea what to blog about.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

As you may recall, last month we held a webinar with the Foundation Center titled Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good. Pacific time , we are holding our second webinar in collaboration with the Foundation Center, Toolkit Essentials: Finding Funders for Your Cause. On Thursday, April 26 at 11 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Engagement is the first step in building the relationship between your nonprofits’s supporters and the organization. Today’s nonprofit donors, volunteers, and fans are living a complex world, have busy lives and probably receive more messages and information than they can deal with. Facebook Ladder of Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

First there was 10 Nonprofit Text Alert Campaigns. Then 10 Nonprofit Mobile Websites. Now 10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps. I thought it was important to lay the foundation of group texting and mobile websites for nonprofits before moving into examining how nonprofits are using iPhone Apps: 1. Updated: May 6, 2009.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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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. For the last 4.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2012

Back in 2009 I wrote up 10 tips for managing social media burnout and taking my own advice, I am going offline for three weeks. So, to all those who bought my book this year, attended a training, hired me to give a training, took a webinar, sent a friendly tweet, or said a kind word online… Thank you. No smartphone.

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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. The TwtPoll results are often surprising and can be very useful for nonprofits as they forge ahead with their 2010 communications strategies. 3) Does your nonprofit have a blog? [ [link] ]. 15% We already do! 10% Other.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Here are five good nonprofit infographics worth looking at.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

This session with Beth Kanter and Allison Fine will be presented as a webinar and recorded as part of 10NTC Live. Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. What is the Networked Nonprofit?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If your nonprofit is experimenting with text-to-give, text alerts and/or smartphone Apps (or planning to), then launching a mobile website is something your organization should seriously consider. They are very much first generation and pretty basic, but affordable for nonprofits. As of July 2009, 56.9 The web is going mobile.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Convio is hosting a free webinar with Emily Riley , Senior Analyst from JupiterResearch, and social media blogger Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. The free webinar - going live at 2pm EST, Wednesday, 17 December.( read more ) The free webinar - going live at 2pm EST, Wednesday, 17 December.( read more )

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Nonprofits can expect 60% of their donations to come in between Christmas and New Year’s. Download the White Paper – 2009 Procrastinator’s Guide to Year-End Fundraising. ? Use consistent options like Give, Donate, or Contribute.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2010

If you are having trouble with the fact that 2009 is indeed over, then you may need a MindStart. Courtesy of Cause Minded.) Cause Minded is a new online community that brings together thought leaders in the philanthropic industry to offer expertise and opinion on top industry issues.

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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? The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. Yet recently, I sense some frustration with Facebook from nonprofits. on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The new design places focus on where the vast majority of ROI (Return on Investment) for your nonprofit comes from on Facebook… the Status Updates. That said, there are seven things that nonprofits need to know about the new Facebook Pages. and 2) I don’t want nonprofits to immediately react with frustration and anger.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! And we'll be hosting a free webinar with Evergreen — a 2008 runner-up for their materials promoting woop (worm poop!) Check it out!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Second: free webinar today for ALL NTEN MEMBERS! Second: free webinar today for ALL NTEN MEMBERS! > If you can't make today's webinar, no worries: check out the line-up of free Member Appreciation webinars this week and for the rest of the month!). Thank you, Joe, for being a member of NTEN! And, finally: . >

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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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. Then, try to think in even broader terms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Scheduled to occur sometime between late 2009 and early 2010, some major changes are coming to Facebook Fan Pages. My first instinct is that the changes below are going to significantly impact nonprofits, and in some cases, not in a good way. I know Facebook needs more revenue, but this would be detrimental to their long-term brand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Except for a short test in 2009 , your nonprofit’s Facebook Fans have never seen all your posts and as most of us have by now have realized, the percentage that do has gotten significantly smaller over time. Personally, I am not surprised or annoyed much by the changes. Interest Lists are not widely used.

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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! Sessions as webinars. You'll be able to hear the speakers and see their slides, just like any other webinar. > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! You should totally check it out! >

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How to choose a CRM March 26, 2008 I’ll be doing a webinar on open source CRMs tomorrow. One of the fascinating things to me is how quickly the CRM space is evolving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, then it is an ongoing activity of f eeding and tuning your network as Howard Rheingold says it in this still very relevant article about building your professional network on Twitter back in 2009. I asked Miriam if she would summarize what she learned about nonprofits and content strategy in a guest post and here it is.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

From that humble beginning, the program evolved into an after-school club and eventually became a nonprofit organization in 2009. Check out this on-demand webinar to learn more about engaging and attracting recurring donors. What they did: Embed a Donation Form with Recurring Giving Options. Powerful Impact Statements.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Photo by lumaxart The web is abuzz with resolutions for 2009 -- NTEN included! Holly's first resolution is To Use Technology to Work "Smarter" This is exactly what John Kenyon will focus on teaching nonprofit leaders in the Leadership Series. The opportunity starts this Thursday, January 8.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone. In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. This was a Facebook litmus test for me.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. Helps you measure how your targeted emails, appeals to non-donors, phone call alerts, and more compare to those of other nonprofits. Starts now!

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