Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

Below, we’ll break down gaming fundraisers — what they are, how organizations have used them in the past and how your charitable organization can raise money with them? In any case, the livestream is usually an integral component, and it ensures that an organization reaches the broadest possible audience of potential donors.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

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. Online Advocacy :: The online action network is now featured under a catch-all “Act Now” link. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 28, 2010

For many nonprofit organizations, November is an especially busy month, with pre-holiday season preparations and year-end fundraising campaigns underway. Still, you'll find plenty of free opportunities for online professional development all through the month! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 30, 2010

Have a look – you’re sure to find an online learning opportunity that’s of interest to folks in your organization. September is a busy month for just about everyone – a new school year for many, harvest time for both fundraisers and farmers - and a whole new crop of free nonprofit webinars is here. read more ). read more ).

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Remember those halcyon days of yore when the phrase "social networking" was suffused with golden light? If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. New fundraising campaing? Try Causes! Need to build community? Let's create a Ning site!

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2009

But what's coming up in 2010? Frogloop asked some of the best nonprofit experts what should organizations focus on in 2010 to be successful in fundraising, online advocacy, online marketing, and social media? Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy: In 2010, nonprofits need to get serious about mobile outreach.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

People who give online are no different from other donors in that most of them expect a relationship— not simply a transaction—with the organization they support. Our analysis [ from the 2010 Online Giving Study ] showed the following: Fundraising is still about relationships. Assume they don’t know much about your organization.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware who surveyed over 500 nonprofit staff members about their Facebook usage and goals may have answers to some of the questions organizations have been seeking. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. of the organizations fundraising on Facebook, raised $10K or more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Organization Size: Medium. Title: Social Media Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Name: Allison Nassour. Website: pancan.org. gid=104492.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 7) Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2010 :: Download. All the reports currently listed are based on U.S. Thank you. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

According to Daum's 2010 survey of 500 Korean nonprofits, text messaging is a widely-adopted communications channel for nonprofit PR purposes, while few Korean nonprofits are using social networks for that purpose. Collaboration and resource-sharing between organizations around the globe is an important need.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Social media for social good is grassroots organizing, fundraising and impact in the digital world. Here’s 9 “social media for social good&# websites you should check out today. Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010. 1) Crowdrise – [link]. 4) Razoo – [link].

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). Heads up: The 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is on! Huge props to Andrea Zak for organizing the DC 501 Tech Club happy hour this week. Who's your Mayor? Let us know what else you find, Shana!

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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. Many online commenters thought the award should have gone to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks and winner of Time's 2010 Reader's Choice poll. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. There’s no doubt that social networks are allowing organizations to connect with and recruit non-traditional volunteers in new ways. Opportunity Design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization: Women for Women International. Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

| craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

Take advantage of Network for Good's handy new eGuide, The Online Fundraiser's Checklist, to ensure you don't miss a thing." " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. " Check it out! " Check it out!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. It seems to me that many organizations are going to have very similar needs in terms of kinds of applications.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

Be sure to tailor your messages to each medium — don’t cross-post the same photo and slogan to every social network. It’s immediate and illustrates the impact these organizations are creating. In addition, she founded her own consulting practice in 2010. Make your message shareable.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

When it comes to fundraising, though, one of the areas of most interest is motivation – this can help fundraisers and organizations align their message and delivery with the points of interest and the channels that are the most influential to the target audience. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? At Blackbaud we saw our non-profit customers send over 1 Billion emails in 2010. Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Email Communication. Email is Alive and Well! Staggering.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone. 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. That said, this information is very useful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2011

The Big Wild launched the first-ever mobilized petition in August 2010 for a QR Code campaign. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

That said, I am a firm believer that a mobile website is the building block upon which to center your other mobile campaigns, but since January 2010 when I first featured 10 Nonprofit Mobile Websites , there hasn’t been much progress made. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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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.

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

Over the last 18 months I have subscribed to over 50 nonprofit text alert campaigns from a wide variety of organizations, but it wasn’t until this past April 28th that I finally received a text alert from a nonprofit that linked to a mobile website: That the text came from the Humane Society of the United States was not surprising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Over the last decade nonprofit communicators have been perfecting e-newsletters to drive traffic to their organization’s website, blog, Facebook Page, etc. Nonprofits were the absolute first to utilize social networking sites. Mobile Technology Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking ," a new book from Berrett-Koehler by technologist and nonprofit consultant Deanna Zandt. Those who are reluctant to use social networks to effect change also frequently express fear over lost privacy. The following post is excerpted from " Share This! Absolutely not.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Your organization is awash in data, but (while we hate to be the ones to break the news) nobody wants one more boring spreadsheet. Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the WORLD?" A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Apparently, the data stays in the container (the social network site) and probably can’t move beyond it. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks. We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2009

The Rise of Politicians Using Social Media. Are politicians finally understanding the value of being social via social networks? Your nonprofit may be missing big opportunities in online organizing and online fundraising by not reaching diverse groups of people. Why it’s Important to Nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 7) Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2010 :: Download. All the reports currently listed are based on U.S. Thank you. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. Don’t create a profile for your organization.

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