Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. A quick Google search of “social media stats 2011″ pulls up a wide range of stats to share with unaware executive staff. VIDEO] Social Media Revolution 2011. Get training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Defying its name, Tumblr user growth has accelerated dramatically in 2011 ( up 218% over last year ) and the eleven nonprofits listed below are paving the way for early adoption in the nonprofit sector. The best Tumblr blogs tend to focus less on text, and more on visuals and re-blogging content from other Tumblr blogs.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! Now you can bid on nearly 100 items in our first silent auction, getting something great for yourself, and supporting our campaign at the same time. You don't have to be an NTEN member or attend the NTC make a bid and support our campaign! Do you like cool things?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. Presented by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0 , attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to successfully launch and maintain social media and mobile marketing campaigns for your nonprofit. campaigns in order to maximize ROI (Return on Investment). Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

When we performed a Google search on "nonprofit social media integration" to find a few more links for this section, the top results were posts on our blog this month. Greenpeace created a great SW -themed campaign aimed at improving Volkswagen's environmental record, complete with gaming elements. A good donor management system.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011. Presented by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0 , attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to successfully launch and maintain social media and mobile marketing campaigns for your nonprofit. campaigns in order to maximize ROI (Return on Investment). Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

For all the buzz about new media in the nonprofit sector, it is somewhat surprising how few nonprofits have integrated their new media campaigns into one of the most important pages on their website – the “Thank You for Your Donation!” recently launched a text alert campaign. ” landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011. Presented by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech 2.0 , attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to successfully launch and maintain social media and mobile marketing campaigns for your nonprofit. campaigns in order to maximize ROI (Return on Investment). Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Social CRMs can be used on their own or can be integrated with your traditional CRM system. Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC !

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Nonprofits can learn from email campaigns corporate marketers are sending. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. So, how can your email campaigns stand out? Helps data integrity (verify mailing address; find out interests). #3 Here are 3 ways: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

I’m really happy to be part of the 11NTC Scholarship fundraising campaign this year. You can bid on nearly 100 items in the first silent auction , getting something great for yourself, and supporting the campaign at the same time. You can also support the 2011 NTC Scholarship Campaign by donating an item to the auction.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Stand with Planned Parenthood: Lessons from Crisis Response Campaigns. Just over one year ago, on February 18, 2011, Planned Parenthood Federation of America launched the largest integrated campaign in its history. I’ve been….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Learn basic HTML.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2011

2011 - it's a new year and a new Congress! Online advocacy doesn't work in a vacuum - it works best when it's part of a thoughtful integrated campaign that combines offline and online actions. Otherwise it looks like your campaign is simply there to build your list. Happy 2011. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

Some of the 2011 Winners Were: Best Overall Use of Convio — Project On Government Oversight (POGO) was presented the award for their sophisticated use of Convio Luminate™ Online, Convio Luminate™ CRM, and Convio CMS and complementing it with social media tools and staff creativity to reach more of the general public.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I drive the strategy for day to day and our campaigns and every now and then, team members that ‘get’ our messaging will hop in and send out a tweet or two. Dupe: Our organization has literally just started tracking ROI for using these tools by way of campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2011

Where should they be prioritized in your nonprofit’s integrated marketing strategy? Consider the benefits and challenges of third-party and social giving sites before integrating them into your fundraising plan. Third-party fundraising sites : The next generation of social media for social good has arrived.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. Planning for Integration First. Planning for Integration First. Integration and campaign planning are key. Example of Integrated Mobile Campaign: Salvation Army.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

That’s right, the session selection process is open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Most commonly, communities form around an issue, a cause, or even a campaign on many different types of social media, and stretch across platforms. Workshop: Using Community Organizing for Effective Online Campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Are you attending Convio's 2011 Summit? This information will be shared in the 2011 Summit guide but I wanted to give you a peek at what everyone involved with your Convio Client Care team is preparing specifically for this year's attendees: Monday, Oct. 3:15p – 3:45p: “Convio LearnCenter: We're gonna pump…you up!

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011? It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. Ditto for a social media campaign. Weiner Consulting. it’s not cloud-based.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. I think there is a lot of opportunity for nonprofits to share their practices around creating campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? These were both donated, but we are investing in a text-to-give campaign with Mobile Commons that isn’t quite breaking even yet, but I think it has potential. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best Debut Artist” and “Best Supporting Actor.”. originality, empathy, integrity and courage. As Beth Kanter invokes: Crawl, Walk, Run and Fly.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating." to quickly share links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

How can a non-profit today use mobile technology, social and web in a way that increases participation, ensures success and provides easier management campaign and their resulting data points. Arlene McCrehan: Arlene directs the digital communications team at Goodwill Industries International which includes their integrated mobile strategy.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

You've probably heard us talking a lot about how we want to send as many people as possible to the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on scholarships. We're also co-hosting the 2011 Innogive Conference on March 16, the day prior to the NTC. The deadline to apply is Febraury 15, 2011, so apply now! How exciting is that?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Experience shows us that only 40% of your 2011 fundraisers will return for next year’s event. Your recruitment campaign for next year’s event begins the day (or two) after this year’s event with that email that trumpets the success of the event and your gratitude to all those who made it possible. That’s a challenging number to digest.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Our session ‘Are You Ready to React?’

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Many organizations have been using mobile technology successfully for years, but I believe 2010 will stand above the rest for nonprofits jumping on board and maximizing the potential of text messaging campaigns. Our session ‘Are You Ready to React?’

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Earth Justice has been working on refining and testing their cross-channel integration efforts by: Refineing online list growth efforts. They have also been timing campaigns around issues or around offline efforts. Email appends. Bring It On!

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Stand with Planned Parenthood: Lessons from Crisis Response Campaigns. Just over one year ago, on February 18, 2011, Planned Parenthood Federation of America launched the largest integrated campaign in its history. I've been….

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2011

Blackbaud just released the 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report. For example, check out this recent case study we did with Human Rights Campaign , an organization that works for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights. Don’t have a true multi-channel giving strategy in place?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

While we are on the subject of money, your going to need some to improve your social media campaigns in 2013. are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment. Good luck. 2) Ask for a social media budget.

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Care2

AUGUST 3, 2011

As nonprofit campaigners who work on some of the toughest issues facing our world, we sometimes forget how powerful individual activists can be.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

Public Good is a new donation platform from the people who revolutionized grassroots online giving for the 2012 Obama presidential campaign. Learning from the 2012 Obama Campaign. In 2011, they joined the technology leadership of President Obama's re-election campaign. Integration with social media.

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