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.

Social Media 197

Social Media Mobile Media Myspace 197

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. By 2010 the World Wildlife Fund had launched a much larger, longer website with more color, larger photos, and a larger font.

Websites 251

Websites Design History Online 251

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 31, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing, take 2 January 31, 2008 Back in August, I did a review of web conferencing tools, with a decidedly unusual slant – as a presenter, I had to be able to share my Linux desktop.

Search 100

Search Skype Web Open Source 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Updated: March 4, 2010. Released: February 12, 2010. Channels include Latest News, Pets, Wildlife, Animal Rescue, Factory Farming, Animal Fighting, Fur-Free, Horses, Protect Seals, Wildlife Abuse, International, Investigations, Press Room. Released: March 29, 2010. Released: March 9, 2010. Released: March 17, 2010.

Free 232

Free Hunger Mobile Nonprofit 232

NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

Channel 50

Channel Integration Question Atlanta 50

NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

Channel 50

Channel Integration Question Atlanta 50

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I stumbled on a new way of organizing the information coming through your Twitter channels. and aggregates tweets from her specified twitter network. This conference will be most applicable for IT and ICT leaders at nonprofit organizations working on international development missions.

NTEN 44

NTEN Australia Aggregator DC 44

NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users -- 120 million people -- access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). In reality, when planning a mobile web strategy, you should consider the following factors: I.

Mobile 56

Mobile Web Blackberry Phone 56

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

There are channels for everything. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos. PBS has quite a number, as do various and sundry video podcasters.

Open Source 111

Open Source Open Tools Free 111

NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

Channel 44

Channel Rhode Island Charlotte Integration 44

NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

Channel 44

Channel Rhode Island Charlotte Integration 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Also, there is secondary data to review and your web site analytics. Planning for Integration First. Integration and campaign planning are key.

Donor 98

Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I had originally planned to talk about RSS/XML after tagging, but I decided instead to hold off on that as a start on the posts about the inner guts of Web 2.0. Such is life. Good analysis.

Vlog 100

Vlog Podcast Web RSS 100

NTEN

MARCH 9, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Or convert twice as many web site visitors to subscriber?

Data 54

Data Question Online Atlanta 54

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. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Forum One

JUNE 24, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

The role I play most often currently is providing a clear and understandable avenue between the client and a technology vendor (such as web or database development shop). The vendor is expert at what they do, but cannot always provide a channel of communication that the client can really work with. Glad you like it.

Practice 100

Practice Open Source Consultant Articulate 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

A new American Red Cross survey shows many web users would turn to social media to seek help for themselves or others during emergencies—and they expect first responders to be listening. Again, expect a full report from Zoetica about how this worked as a tool as a back channel and documentation tool for the conference.

Facebook 105

Facebook Haiti Chile Disaster 105

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

like right now, on the Linuxchix IRC channel, we are discussing elections, HFS+ filesystems and terabyte switches.) 1 trackback } Free and open source tool #7:XChat - Affordable Web Developer - Just another WordPress weblog on Affordable open source web development. I use IRC every day. Quasi-social, quasi-professional.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open Tools Free 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Also, if your numbers are impressive, find a way to integrate them into your web copy. followers on Twitter and nearly 10k followers on Instagram. Harrison has over 61.5k

Charity 128

Charity Lesson Marketing Digital 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

On November 16, 2010, Minnesotans will take part in Give to the Max Day. 16, we’ve hit the ground running with a robust social media plan that involves Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Livestream and blogs. Livestream.com is a web service that enables users to create free accounts and broadcast video live over the Internet.

Social Media 96

Social Media Minnesota People Media 96

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

The next version of Azureus, called Vuze , which I haven’t yet used, looks like it incorporates a media player and channels and such. People have written all sorts of cool plug-ins for it. Basically, becoming a serious competitor for Miro , which I’ll talk about in the next post.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open Tools Free 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. Other channels included TV news, radio, newspapers, websites, phone calls, and through friends or family.

Giving 104

Giving Minnesota Social Media Offline 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results. This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. Twitter = 827. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org. “Do

Raise 108

Raise Network Minnesota Social Media 108

Care2

JANUARY 25, 2010

Is building your nonprofits online community a priority for your organization in 2010? Blogs: Building Your Online Community If your organization doesn’t have a blog, you should consider launching one in 2010. Search engines, Facebook and Twitter reward valuable blog content with expert status and donor support.

Communication 62

Communication Online Audio Nonprofit 62

NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? .

Communication 59

Communication Question Online Atlanta 59

Forum One

MARCH 27, 2007

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

The panel description: At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. Disparate marketing channels complicates the life of the average NPO today. Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together. Twitter: @agahran. Larry Eason: Larry is a web and mobile strategist to causes.

Mobile 99

Mobile Conference Resource Social 99

Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? So why would anyone on a “social” platform like Facebook or Twitter want to read boring tweets or updates? Communications should be Multi-Channel. By 2010, the NYT circulation went down to 950,000 papers in circulation. Probably not.

Social Media 75

Social Media Media Tips Social 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

Allison Fine and Beth Kanter on Launch Day June 21, 2010. We had a lot of fun with the Ustream live stream and Twitter chat where we discussed the themes from the book and answer questions. My colleagues at Zoetica, Geoff Livingston and Kami Huyse were monitoring the back channel and skyping us questions. What a send off!

Network 96

Network New York City San Francisco DC 96

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 18, 2005

It makes finding channels with interesting video easy, as well as making channels easy. I’m looking forward to the Crooks and Liars channel! They’ve just released a beta version (sorry, Mac only, for once) of a new platform for internet video, called DTV. This is very cool. It’s definitely a thing to watch.

Open Source 100

Open Source Vlog License PowerPoint 100

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Someone in an IRC channel last night who was trying to help me as I tore my hair out said “why does xorg suck so bad?&# X Windows has always been the bane of my existence. I really have come to think that xorg has it in for me. My refrain about it has always been “I hatesssss xorg, I hatesss it.&# at 9:41 pm Linux desktops?

Open Source 111

Open Source Ubuntu Arts RSS 111

Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

According to a June 2010 Nielsen survey of 4,200 people who had downloaded an application in the past 30 days, games were the most downloaded and followed by music, social networking, news and weather, maps, search, video and movies. Mobile Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0

Mobile 73

Mobile Develop Time Blackberry 73

Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I’m discouraged by the amount of time many nonprofits are spending on new tools (like Facebook and Twitter), which may or may not work for fundraising, at the expense of optimizing their own sites! Fundraising is all about channel integration. I’d also like to see nonprofits master the art of writing.

Game 75

Game Strategy Change Advocacy 75

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

GoFundMe Platform overview: GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped raise over $25 billion in donations since 2010. Top feature: Slack’s foundational feature is channels. You can create channels for different projects, campaigns, teams, or topics. This keeps all conversations focused.

Software 84

Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Experts predict that the Mobile Web will surpass desktop by 2014 , but based on how many tablets and smartphones were sold this past holiday season worldwide, my guess is those estimates will be reevaluated to conclude that mobile will surpass desktop sometime late next year. Google+ is growing rapidly and traffic is increasing.

Social Media 251

Social Media Media Management Social 251

Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

” If it’s a crisis that you know has reached a lot of your community and the public at large, make sure you repurpose your response across multiple channels and adapt the response for each channel. The American Red Cross followers on Twitter began using the #gettngslizzerd hashtag to promote blood drive donations.

Management 67

Management Online Uganda Strategy 67