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. To be able to advocate a cause, nonprofits need to engage with their supporters. The best thing supporters can do for you, is to tell their friends to support your cause!

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

If you liked our look at the ROI of NTEN's Facebook ads , be sure to check out Groundwire's post on using ads to find likers for your fan page. Engagement is a positive feedback loop: the more you engage with your supporters, the more engaged they'll be with your cause. The 2011 Games for Change Festival sure looks like fun.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the full report today… 2011 Online Giving Report. Download the report now! . Create Your Revenue Spike.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot. What has changed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.) Of those, 100% said they are likely to donate through Facebook again. ?

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. First, I think organizations should take are real close look at Facebook groups.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! You can also help the cause by sharing the auction items with your friends via the handy Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and email integrations built right into each listing. Do you like cool things? Bidding closes at 5pm Pacific on February 11.

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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! You can manage your social interactions across platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC ! How Can I Learn More?

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

I like to think of it as what we “used to” refer to as peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P (you know, used to, like in 2011). Repeat fundraisers bring in more money, more consistently for the cause. The trophies can be downloaded and shared through Facebook and on the athlete’s fundraising page. Facebook Covers. Disclaimer.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Do you ever find your self thinking … “ How can I empower my nonprofit supporters to raise money for a cause they love ”? We’ll be sharing details live in a free webinar on July 14 th @ 2011 at 1:00 ET. Mobilize your volunteers to share your cause with their friends and family using a team structure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. The Pay to Play schemes are what cause so much breeding, abuse and then abandonment, but the people paying for these photo ops and play sessions don’t know what they are supporting. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. Website: BigCatRescue.org.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report provides some incredible data on how 11K+ nonprofits are using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. Facebook is the most popular commercial social network for nonprofits. Facebook is the most popular commercial social network for nonprofits.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. The latest changes came February 10, when the non-fiction Facebook staff deployed a range of changes to Facebook Pages, including substantial changes to the Pages layout. Two notes before we dive in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. We’re using Facebook primarily, Twitter for feedback, dabbling in Foursquare, and starting our LinkedIn presence. We don’t use it like we use Facebook, for advocacy, fundraising, and relationship building. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Re-evaluating our Facebook strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. Go find out what your dog match looks like !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), yourname@amnesty.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

"As of May 13, 2011, we are releasing the code for our community software platform, the Zanby Enterprise Group Family System, under a GPLv3 license. We are also launching a community to encourage software developers to collaborate with us to evolve and improve the Zanby codebase. We hope you will join us."

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month – Culture – GOOD – "I told you last month why I thought everyone should get off Facebook, and it turns out people listened. That's the first time Facebook has lost U.S. users in over a year. The site also posted losses in Canada, the U.K.,

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Which means, many of us in the community offered up ourselves or our favorite things to help the cause! Sharing auction items with your friends is easy via the handy Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and e-mail integrations built right into each listing. Then you can view all the items donated to the 2011 NTC campaign.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Here’s a snapshot of some of the top giving days from 2011: Let’s take a closer look at the impact and strategies behind Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. percent Facebook activation rate of people talking about the giving day—1,716 of the total 1,726 fans.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. 2011 Online Giving Grows 13 Percent — Are You Prepared to Get Your Share?

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Care2

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Between Digg’s redesign, Founder Kevin Rose leaving the company, and other dud product launches like Newswire , Digg just can’t compete with other social networks where people go to share news these days – Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Google+, Care2, etc. visitors in October 2011, according to Quantcast.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Reconnect participants to your cause. In 2011, Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council conducted an online survey of individuals who have participated in at least one run, walk or ride event in the last two years. Make sure your event is all about your cause. Promote teams (they raise more $).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

#1 Thing You Need to Know about This Post: 5 non-profit groups will attend the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival for free if they submit their innovative ideas by Sunday, October 31. Envision new technology that would help your cause reach its goals. Facebook for Nonprofits by Randi Zuckerberg. A More Detailed Exploration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. In the meantime, you can browse nonprofits and causes on Pinterest at pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs. Not relevant to the vast majority of nonprofits and (whew!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

As a wearier generation, this group needs more interaction in order to become a loyal follower of a cause or nonprofit. Millennials first support causes they are passionate about (rather than institutions).” Millennial Donor Report, 2011). They should provide interesting, cause-relevant content on a consistent basis.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

As a wearier generation, this group needs more interaction in order to become a loyal follower of a cause or nonprofit. Millennials first support causes they are passionate about (rather than institutions).” Millennial Donor Report, 2011). They should provide interesting, cause-relevant content on a consistent basis.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Supporting a cause is now easier than ever. Scrap the notion that in order to support a cause, you have to actually get your hands dirty. Many charities or nonprofits only require activists to “like our Facebook page” or “retweet this” or “hashtag that.” But this is just one way that nonprofits and causes can combat slacktivism.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

One thing often forgotten when organizations build social networks and make plans to "use" these networks (be it for advocacy, for fundraising, or just to drive traffic to their website -- maybe the most common if least helpful use of the network) is the first word: Social Think about your own, personal, use of Facebook and Twitter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2012

It’s about your cause. Besides a website, the musts of nonprofit social media include a Facebook page and Twitter account. Your cause and organizational updates are able to become clearer and more regular through your messaging. The Facebook and Twitter pages had already been set up, but they were scarcely used.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

We found Qgiv so many years ago (2011? We know how to connect donors with your cause. If you’re using Facebook, Instagram…really any social media platform you can’t use strategies from a few years ago (Okay, really, you can’t even use last year’s strategies). Q: How did you end up partnering with Qgiv? We’re on budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The cute animal theory has not gone unnoticed by nonprofits, even those that are not animal welfare organizations, zoos or aquariums are sharing content featuring cute animals on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Michelle’s project was focused on measuring engagement through multiple channels, but especially Facebook.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 11, 2012

As a nonprofit, your message is most likely tailored toward a specific cause, whether it’s through news, links, or photos. A photo should not be taken just for the social media engagement benefit, but to also showcase your organization’s mission and cause. Your ultimate breadwinner for social media engagement is photos. Get another!

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