Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. So we’ll see how it works.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Having a clear online fundraising strategy, and the tools to bring it to life, is more important than ever, especially as younger generations gain more giving power. Bloomerang’s fundraising tools include customizable giving pages, peer-to-peer fundraising and crowdfunding capabilities, text-to-donate functionality, and more.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Then, in the late 2000’s nonprofits embraced social networking sites, first Myspace and YouTube, then Facebook and Twitter. Now, in the late 2010’s, we’re on the verge of yet another seismic shift that will have a profound impact upon online communications and fundraising – the rise of digital payment systems.

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JUNE 5, 2014

50% of B2C marketers said Facebook was an effective tool, but only 34% of B2B marketers said the same. B2C marketers were more likely to use Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram, while B2B marketers were more likely to use LinkedIn, Google+ and blogging. This has increased from 86% in 2013.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Continuing a series of posts on tips and tricks for Microsoft Office, this month we're tackling Outlook 2010. It's a good tool for managing email, calendars, and tasks in the office setting. If you've just upgraded to Office 2010, check out this post for a roundup of new features to the suite as a whole.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I've been playing in a sand box to explore online collaboration/social media tools and how they support network weaving. The big ah ha for me during our reflection that was that effective online collaboration tools for working in a networked way can't have top-down control interaction design. You can also follow other people's plans.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. 2 admin 08.08.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Averaging 3,100 Facebook page views per week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. He will, of course, share his insights about the tool for this purpose. Hope you will too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

o from year-to-year helps me, and hopefully you as well, get a better sense of what tools and resources nonprofits are most interested in. HOW TO: Create Custom iFrame Tabs on Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page (13,630). 10 Recent Upgrades to Facebook Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About (12,482). in 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

." 3 Powerful Social Good Trends in 2010 – Ben Rattray, the founder and CEO of Change.org, has a great piece on Mashable showcasing the three trends he sees coming in 2010 for the social change sector. There are so many other tools and platforms that are exciting, innovative, incredibly engaging, and beautiful.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

There's always some controversy or other stirring up the hornet's nest of online opinion, and last month, Time's choice for Person of the Year 2010 was the outrage du jour. Time chose Mark Zuckerberg, founder Facebook, as their Person of the Year. That social norm is just something that has evolved over time.". read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/womenforwomen. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Here is the evidence from one global campaign in 2010 to demonstrate how different digital channels compared. I hear the questions every week: "Should we start with Facebook or email?" Over the summer of 2010, I was hired by the 1GOAL campaign to head-up their e-campaigning (starting from building a website).

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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. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly. In 2008, over two trillion text messages were sent worldwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Due the rapid speed of technological advancement, from this point forward nonprofits will have to embrace multiple communications and fundraising tools if they want to reach donors and supporters of all ages. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. This generation, however, is silent no longer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Much of the functionality of these new Apps is based on adding buttons that link to your Twitter profile ( the mobile version ), Facebook Page ( the mobile version ), your blog (using RSS) and links such as your website, donate now page, and e-newsletter and text alert subscribe pages. Nonprofit Text Messaging Benchmarks 2010.

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

Cerebral Palsy (UCP) as an example: how to customize your Facebook. low-cost online collaboration tools. The Getting Attention 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is still accepting. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Beginning in February 2010, DIOSA Communications will also offer social media webinars for charities in Europe on Thursdays at 2pm GMT. 80% of the content is the same as other DIOSA webinars, but these webinars will be tailored to also cover social media fundraising tools that are available to charities outside the United States.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

If you’re lucky enough to have a decent budget, you can look into social media monitoring tools like Radian6. These tools provide great in-depth resources, but most of us will need to find an alternative due to financial constraints.

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JULY 30, 2010

and geo-locating tools and their potential for nonprofit application, so we. transitioning from a Facebook profile or group to a Facebook fan page. . s 2010 Top Small Workplaces. Even on vacation, Beth Kanter manages help nonprofits become. more tech-savvy! How does she do it? Why, by inviting guests. Her latest weekly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

First, use the Google AdWords keyword research tool to do some analysis for words and phrases you’d like to rank highly for in search results. This tool will crawl and evaluate your website for a lot of the key elements you should be monitoring. At Blackbaud we saw our non-profit customers send over 1 Billion emails in 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Understanding Facebook Places Functionality Opens Possibilities | Community Organizer 2.0 – Debra has a great post walking through the steps to setting up, using, and understanding Facebook's new geo-social tool, Places. Thanks, Debra, for a thorough guide!

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Back in April I posted about a new social media platform, called Jumo , which was being created by one of Facebook’s founders to provide a social media tool to connect individuals with nonprofit organizations and social change. On November 30, 2010 Jumo launched to the public.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Quick tips and tools will be provided on how to get started as well as support for more advanced users. Room: 1471.

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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? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Why You Should Embrace the New Facebook Modern Messaging System – "Just because the newly unveiled Facebook Messages is tackling the world of email doesn't mean it's inherently bad. It's a smart idea, but you should think twice before you consider ditching your current email address for Facebook email.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2010

We like Facebook Fan Pages. But Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages ? There are at least " Five Reasons Why Your Company Doesn't Need a Social Media Policy " But just in case, here's a new online tool that can help you create one. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. We like Google Analytics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

We (the two partners of OpenIssue ) shared a cab from the Atlanta airport to the hotel when we arrived for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. And then, I’ll do my best over the course of the next few weeks to answer how these would get accomplished via the technological tools that most nonprofits use or can get access to.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

So, yeah, Facebook was in the news a little. Here are some links: If you're concerned how many people might find that one picture through Google -- you know the one we're talking about -- you need this handy tool from ReclaimPrivacy.org to help you lock down your settings. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

What ever set of tools you use remember the point – doing this helps each of us remember what we’re grateful for. As I’m writing this there’s over 2000 items on the list – can we get it to 5,000 by the time Thanksgiving 2010 is over? Tweetsgiving 2010 – #EpicThanks. Write it out by hand with pencil and paper. Use an iPad.

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