Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The mobile web’s growth is exploding as well as the use of social networking sites on the mobile devices. Hopefully that will change in 2010! Tags: Mobile Technology Facebook Flickr LinkedIn MySpace Twitter YouTube. The URL is: www.nonprofitorgs.mobi. Currently, 4.1 Nothing fancy, but it works! Suggestions?

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Mobile Tech Websites Myspace 178

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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System Digital United States United Kingdom 100

Care2

JULY 22, 2010

One of the biggest questions nonprofits have been asking for the past couple of years, is what benchmarks should they be using for social media? The 2010 Nonprofit Benchmarks Report released by NTEN has some great data that nonprofits can use for guidance. Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Data You Need to Know. in 2009 to 48.1%

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Benchmark Social Media Media Social 62

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

I would argue that indeed “Nonprofit Organizations&# is a brand that I started building on MySpace five years ago. There is also the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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Facebook Organization Myspace Feeds 236

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

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. Social networking communities are migrant communities, but that’s another blog post.

Facebook 205

Facebook Poll Myspace Offline 205

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. After six years of spending 40-50 hours a week on social networking sites, I now consider myself an animal activist. Don’t Think Social Media Results In Online Donations? Think Again!

Mobile 205

Mobile Group Websites Conservancy 205

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

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!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Nonprofits were the absolute first to utilize social networking sites. They were getting creative and pioneering MySpace in 2005 and Facebook in 2006 long before corporate brands and universities, but that hasn’t been the case with mobile technology. 2010 Nonprofit Text Messaging Benchmarks Report.

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Group Campaign Free Mobile 212

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector. Basically, if the more social network sites that adopt OpenSocial, the more open the whole thing gets.

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Ning API Open Source Social Network 100

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

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Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Recently, I learned some amazing new ways in which social media (i.e. As part of Microsoft Outlook 2010, features allow people to connect with their Facebook and MySpace accounts (the service already allowed you to connect Outlook to LinkedIn). Social media now gives you the opportunity to reach people no matter where they are.

Social Media 84

Social Media Media Social San Francisco 84

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

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Public Widget Open Source Demographics 100

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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ROI 53

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

See3

JULY 17, 2006

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. And their pages aren’t nearly as ugly as MySpace pages. [.] Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! One reason is that it’s ugly. Take a look. Take a look.

Myspace 40

Myspace Digg FAQ Newsletter 40

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. So, I was intrigued with a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites.

Research 70

Research Social Network Internet Linkedin 70

See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

Social Media 40

Social Media Somalia Myspace Marketing 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Essentially, nonprofits have been advertising Facebook to untold millions for free helping it become the powerhouse that it is today – the largest, most active social networking website on the Web. But for the second largest Internet company in the world with 2010 profit estimates to be between $1-2 billion, is that enough?

ROI 248

ROI Integration Question Facebook 248

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. Creepy part: do I really want to know what’s on my ex-girlfriend’s MySpace page? I did set a pretty high bar a while back for the next social network I’d join. Walk right under it.

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Web Experiment gMail Open Source 113

Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Until you master fundraising on your own site, you SHOULD NOT spend loads of time fundraising on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. This compares to giving via giving portals and social networks, which starts lower and adds less to your fundraising bottom line over time. or 64.1%) comes via nonprofit websites.&#

Studies 70

Studies Summary Online Giving 70

Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

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Social Media 47

Social Media Online Advocacy Media 47

Forum One

APRIL 9, 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

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

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

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

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

See3

MARCH 27, 2008

The first session I attended was specifically about social networking and led by Brian Reich of Echo Ditto, author of Media Rules! This is something we have been working on at See3 – methods to build a network of influencers in the social networks who will carry your torch. I suggest another one to explore, Rethos.

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NTEN Web Case Study Stumbleupon 45

See3

MAY 28, 2007

It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Contest Generation Content YouTube 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

In the short 6 months that I have been blogging, I have come to the conclusion that blogging is the missing piece in a successful social media strategy. Social media is content driven. While that’s still true, blogging as a tool for nonprofits needs to be re-evaluated in 2010. Tags: Blogging Social Media.

Social Media 208

Social Media Media Myspace Typepad 208

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

First off, for 2010, there are some security questions you should ask yourself as trends emerge: Are robots attacking my servers? (Ro)bots Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders. Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. They may be infected.

Professional 40

Professional China Script Search 40

Care2

JULY 2, 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!" But how should nonprofits track their social media? What tools should they use?

Social Media 70

Social Media Track Media Tools 70

See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

The title of the session was “Politics 2.0 – How social networks and new media are changing politics.&# Her subject was, what makes for effective social networks. Strong Social Ties a. awareness – you have to know the network exists 2. Greenpeace has 65,000 friends in MySpace.

Social Network 40

Social Network Network Myspace Social 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Essentially, nonprofits have been advertising Facebook to untold millions for free helping it become the powerhouse that it is today – the largest, most active social networking website on the Web. But for the second largest Internet company in the world with 2010 profit estimates to be between $1-2 billion, is that enough?

Facebook 249

Facebook ROI Nonprofit Mail 249

See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. When she started the MySpace page , Carie literally requested friends one by one. One at a time.

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America Social Media Myspace Second Life 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 17, 2007

In the last few weeks of using Facebook, I’d already realized how it’s fitting into my workflow in ways that no other social networking site does. I never did start a MySpace page, and I don’t imagine I ever will. They have a roundup of what they are calling the 10 best Facebook apps for work.

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Facebook Open Source Social Network Linkedin 100

See3

MAY 25, 2007

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. And their pages aren’t nearly as ugly as MySpace pages. So widget makers have put things like video and photos on MySpace for a while. MySpace don’t play that! See Fox — owner of MySpace — nasty coverage here.

Facebook 40

Facebook Open Platform Myspace 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Last week a study came out that said small to medium sized nonprofits were not gaining much from using social media. When they should be integrating their social media campaigns into their primary communications and development plans, they still tend separate social media from traditional media and marketing.

ROI 220

ROI Social Media Measure Myspace 220