Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Humane Society of the United States :: Download. Updated: May 6, 2009. Access videos, blog updates, twitter posts and more. Released: November 16, 2009. The App allows users to listen live to public radio stations coast to coast and create a playlist of stories to hear in any order or to save for later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A few weeks back I met Melinda Venable, Associate Director Digital and Ethnic Media at Resource Media who told me about the ClimateChangeUS Twitter strategy. . The Twitter account was started with a focused goal of raising awareness about the release of the Global Climate Impacts in the United States report last June.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and geek favorite, has caught the generosity meme with its Summer of Social Good , an initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. Donations close on August 29th, 2009.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). Last March I met Joe Solomon and the Social Actions team through twitter. I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

05% of the nonprofits in the United States (the foundation center says that there are about 1.4 No concrete conclusions can be drawn about overall use of or satisfaction with CRM tools from this survey. It wasn’t scientific, and the sample was about.05% million of them.) How could that be representative?

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AUGUST 24, 2009

This summer, Mashable , one of the most popular blogs that covers mainstream tech and social media issues launched Summer of Social Good , a cool initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. You should follow Frogloop on Twitter here.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Slightly fewer millennials believe people like them can help make the United States a better place to live, with the biggest drop seen among females. Since beginning the study in 2009, Achieve continues to lead the national research team in partnership with the Case Foundation. themillennialimpact.com. casefoundation.org.

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Care2

MARCH 29, 2010

So is FourSquare valuable enough to become the next Facebook or Twitter? Since FourSquare launched in 2009, the team says on their blog that they ha ve come a long way with: Over 500,000 users. Should nonprofits take a more serious look at FourSquare and explore ways to leverage it? Over 1,000,000 badges have been awarded.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Since 2016, online fundraising has grown 17% among nonprofits in the United States. Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% Since 2009, online donations made on mobile devices have grown from 9% of all transactions to 24% in 2018.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

Or that 34 million people in the United States live on a food stamp budget? This year, Hunger Challenge participants will try to eat 3 meals for $4 per day, per person, during the week of September 20-26, 2009. Hat tip to Tyson Foods Hunger Relief 's post Hunger Twitterers ).

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Just about everyone is on twitter these days, including the President of the United States. Organizations are using twitter to launch petitions, advertise events, spread job announcements and spur on conversation. When: September 25, 2009 at 3PM EDT. When: September 22 nd at 12:30 PM EDT Sign up at OneWorld.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Mark shared his progress around the country in YouTube videos (he’s been featured on the YouTube homepage, blog posts , and his Twitter feed. Mark Horvath - Mark’s work with invisiblepeople.tv

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

I’ve given approximately 2,900 hours of work for America since 2009. Public Allies and AmeriCorps have made it possible for me to accomplish my dream and serve the United States of America. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

Within an hour (and with a huge helping hand from social media), thousands had mobilized and gathered all over the United States to celebrate, remember, and embrace. It was completed and published in November 2009. What Next — Charles Best is "Character Approved" Twitter Updates Powered by Blogger.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 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!" June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article ! So Im surprised by the reversal in adoption by boomers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

The original Seafood Watch iPhone app was released in January 2009. People can tag any of more than one million restaurants and markets across the United States when they find ocean-friendly seafood. is by far the number one question we get by email, Twitter and Facebook when we talk about our app.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

On the heels of the NTEN webinar on Community Building and Management showing nonprofit organizations how to socially enable their missions, Carie Lewis of the Humane Society of the United States has launched the TAFA Online Community for the 2009 Taking Action for Animals conference. Twitter feed from the @tafaconference.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 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!" In 2009, our challenge becomes how to harness these tools for in order to reopen the policy-making process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Co-Disruptor: Twitter. To date, they’ve launched over 100,000 “Boosters” and raised over $13 million for causes across the United States. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2009. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer. million challenge videos.

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MAY 4, 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!" April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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FEBRUARY 7, 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!" jon February 5, 2009 | jon This and the earlier companion piece are great articles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

When I bought my first iPhone in June 2009 I was absolutely blown away. Now eight months later, with the exception of Facebook, Twitter and Pandora, I rarely use Apps on my iPhone anymore. billion mobile subscribers worldwide (277 million in the United States) and just a small fraction of those are iPhone users.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In 2009, giving in December alone brought in about 1/3 of the fundraising dollars to nonprofits. And in 2010, online giving is expected to bring in more donations than ever, after having seen a 46% increase in online revenue between 2008 and 2009. Planning for the year-end giving season is in full swing throughout the nonprofit sector.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Summer 2009 Our growth over the last year has been so phenomenal that I wanted to use this summer update to highlight some of the great people working for Benetech: our interns, summer associates and fellows. In her spare time, she updates her Twitter and Facebook feeds and engages with her Kindle, iPod and other assorted tech toys.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

I would also argue that a petition to the phone carriers to increase the $10 limit on text-to-give in the United States would have much greater impact on the nonprofit sector. The Right International Options Supporting donations in the United States is one thing. But that’s a blog post for another day.

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JUNE 2, 2011

Mobile initiatives, like the Human Society of the United States hiring a mobile manager. Social has become a part of the mix. What is one thing you’re see a lot more of recently that you haven’t seen happening before? Or nonprofits demanding mobile texting (shiny object?) in their social media strategies.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Many of their innovations eventually make their way to the United States and Canada. Look for 3-D Secure and newer security measures to become more widely used. If you want to know what’s on the horizon for increased security methods, then look to Europe. Enable Address Verification System (AVS) on the card processing.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. We used this technique for DIGG, forums, Twitter, Bing, and Google and then set up various searches along with monitoring of certain Twitter feeds.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Likewise, Twitter can be a powerful and relatively easy-to-use storytelling tool. Twitter feeds with hashtags like #Egypt and #ArabSpring were stories unfolding by the minute, documenting the revolution and how the world felt about it, in real time. When The Telegraph told her story on July 29, she had 30,000 Twitter followers.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Responses were received from 2,383 individuals in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This year’s survey has been expanded to a more global view.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

About the Study Participants This study reflects the attitudes and behaviors of more than 800 respondents throughout the United States with household income greater than $200,000 and/or net worth (excluding the value of their residence) of at least $1,000,000. of their income to charity in 2009. This is a 34.9%

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APRIL 6, 2011

Tags: advocacy , Nonprofit Trends Similiar Articles Blackbaud’s Social Media for Nonprofits Web Seminar Series 2009 Digital Communications for Charities Conference Free Webinar: Hot or Not: What’s Sizzling in Online Fundraising?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media, whether it be Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, thrives due to its ability to cultivate connections and promote interactions in real time, regardless of users’ location. posted by Logan Harper , Community Manager. UNC School of Government.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Although nonprofits in the United States have been slower to embrace mobile phones for health purposes than the rest of the world, mobiles are catching on as a way to reach diverse populations across the U.S. " Shaffer, in Arizona, said that his agency was looking to use Twitter and social networking more than texting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

According to Experian’s Direct Marketing Report 2010 , direct mail advertising represents 52% of total mail volume in the United States. It’s Generational (Not) The donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Group recently reviewed 2009 giving data for 14 very large nonprofit organizations.

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MAY 4, 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!" Twitter Twitter, oh such a trendsetter these days between Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and CNN.

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