Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. Many of those texts are being sent via Tweets on Twitter and Status Updates on Facebook. Tags: Facebook Flickr LinkedIn Mobile Technology MySpace Twitter YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

They were also one of the first nonprofits to utilize Myspace back in 2005 and Facebook Groups in 2006. In the Giving USA 2010 Report , donations to animal and environmental organizations is one of only two sectors that grew and I believe its due to their excellence in utilizing the Social Web. I’d love to know of others?

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2010

Social media can definitely be a time suck if you don't manage it properly. If that doesn't keep you busy -- or you just can't tear yourself away from the digital world, trapped like Jeff Bridges, forever dodging electric frisbees (but enamored by the cool glow-stick outfits) -- John Haydon has a great case study on launching a Facebook page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. That’s simple, but wise advice from the definitive nonprofit social media strategy manual, “ The Networked Nonprofit.” Facebook = 21,865. Do what you do best and network the rest.”. Twitter = 827.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Those are definitely not the qualities of a good social media manager. That said, way back in September 2010 I wrote a blog post on how to launch a TV station for your nonprofit using UStream (alternatively LiveStream has gained considerable market share). VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know. Diversify your news sources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I thought the conversation was definitely worth a blog post to share with a wider audience and Heidi Massey agreed to write a guest post. A recent conversation with nonprofit tech colleagues in a Facebook group provided just the kind of information that nonprofits need to make those kinds of decisions. Special thanks to Nancy E.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. 1] Bango Annual Mobile Usage Study, Feb 2010.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Facebook of February 2010 is quite different from the Facebook of 2009 especially when it comes to Facebook Fan Pages. More are seemingly showing up in the News Feed > Most Recent view, but definitely not all. More are seemingly showing up in the News Feed > Most Recent view, but definitely not all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. Hildy Gottlieb asks for advice about what to do about those pesky community pages on Facebook. Holly Ross, NTEN, Four Lessons Learned About Social Media in 2010. Small Proof of Pilots With Measurement Component.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I thought I'd do my part with a few of 2010's best resources (so far). If you haven't yet downloaded the free eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , released in April in partnership with M+R Strategic Services , you should definitely do that now. If you're not quite that much of an overachiever, you can still access the recording here.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. in booth 25.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. in booth 25.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . Definitely. Audience Overlap : Use Rapleaf to sort out what percent of your Facebook audience is also on your email list. First Step – Analytics.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2012

It was right in front of their building with a familiar giant "F" in a blue box painted in the parking spot and a sign that read "Facebook Fan Parking." They also take advantage of the information that 60% of Facebook fans and 79% of Twitter followers are more likely to recommend their business/product SINCE becoming a fan/follower.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity have lunch with Libby Leffler who works on strategic partnerships at Facebook with nonprofits. If you work in nonprofits and social media, you are likely to be seeing a lot of more of Libby as she will is doing a lot more speaking about Facebook and Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Definitely. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Starting off 2010, the monthly #4change Twitter chat focused on the topic of campaigning with social media. amysampleward : does growing a Facebook Fan page numbers count? A campaign (in my definition) is anything that mobilizes action. There were quite a few participants and some really great conversation. realize_ink : Q1.

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Is Facebook and MySpace a trend? That’s not good a good sign — cause he’s definitely trying to sell something, and this customer doesn’t know what it is. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! I must admit I didn’t read every word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Definitely. The SXSW Interactive Festival. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Definitely. note: I was getting around to writing up my own notes about SXSW, when I realized Beth had done all the work for me, as usual! The SXSW Interactive Festival. Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

When I was looking at the end of the year (2010), what my goals were, I felt a little bit discouraged. Definitely. I definitely think so. More: WanderingForGood.com , Twitter: WanderingZito , (hashtag #Give10 ), Facebook: Give10 Page. What drew you to put your money and your mouth where your morals were?

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

Receive monthly updates 14 Comments | by Share Article in Direct Mail , Online Fundraising Reader Comments (14) This is a very interesting article and your points are definitely valid. I only donate on Change.org and sometimes Facebook so I can avoid having to provide my mailing address to the nonprofit. Let us know!

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

According to ReadWriteWeb, they will soon be providing a related API for Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed to integrate, retrieve, and provide further statistics for each users Facebook profile. link] It tracks Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn. Its definitely worth mentioning in this post.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. You’re not Angry Birds or Facebook.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2009

If your nonprofit has a Facebook page but you don't use it to invite fans to upcoming events, then you should definitely think about it. As we mention in the article, there's even a new application that automatically converts events from any iCalendar -compatible calendar into Facebook events. Tools Web 2.0

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Come to our session at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference to hear the rest! Definitely stop entering data twice. and hootsuite.com allow you to post to Twitter, Facebook and more at the same time. Make sure that photos posted to Flickr and videos on YouTube come up on your Facebook page. Clarify Your Strategy.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Come to our session at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference to hear the rest! Definitely stop entering data twice. and hootsuite.com allow you to post to Twitter, Facebook and more at the same time. Make sure that photos posted to Flickr and videos on YouTube come up on your Facebook page. Clarify Your Strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. Post your blog on Facebook. companies using a blog for marketing purposes, your business likely will within the next year. Include the blog URL in your email signature.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

We’re used to hearing nothing but bad news from Haiti since it was hit by a succession of catastrophic events since 2010. What The Trend is an online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Green IT: Glad Tidings from Haiti.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This time we’ll report on some climate change news, the TrashOut app, the difference between cloud backup and cloud storage, the heartbleed bug, a green energy innovation in Latin America that works – and another one that doesn’t, and the epic digital inclusion drone wars being waged by Google and Facebook. Recycling.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

In 2010, Carlo made a commitment - to give to a different charity each day for an entire year. He blogs about his choices, twitters his journeys, and shares stories with his Facebook fans. Sure, it definitely takes commitment, but Carlo proves we can absolutely do it. Well, that’s just what Carlo Garcia did.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. MK: So, we just returned from Ghana in West Africa where we convened the 2010 West African Women and Water Training. We've been successful at that, but it's definitely taken a lot of rigor and thinking. What was that? How about you, Amira?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

So if any of you listening are also at a YW, definitely follow Dom. Let’s definitely connect. I know I mentioned it earlier, but I’m a millennial, I’m a part of Gen Y and that’s why this topic is really important to me because I’ve definitely seen it on both sides as a fundraiser.

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