Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. In the sheer volume of donors, about 90% contribute online, however our largest donations still come by check. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. . Diversify your news sources.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Now they come to us, through Facebook, Twitter, and email. Or do: maybe they'll make another video like this one (complete with integrated marketing channels ). Back in the day – you know, 2009 – we had to search these things out. Keep them coming. Don't say bad things about Grand Rapids.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5 The full report is here.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2012

You now have supporters, donors, partners, and those directly affiliated with your organization to think about and cater to. Besides a website, the musts of nonprofit social media include a Facebook page and Twitter account. The Facebook and Twitter pages had already been set up, but they were scarcely used. Like this article?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 3) Send hand-written thank you notes.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. Several years ago, I had one friend reach his goal of finding a donor in all 50 states, and this got me thinking about what makes a campaign successful. Tell them your initial plans for 2011 and listen to their feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. How do you combine mobile with the grassroots power of social media to successfully engage donors. Can mobile drive volunteers activists, to engage across other media channels? Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

There is little argument that email and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming mandatory tools for supporter outreach. These communication channels provide nonprofit organizations with an immediate and effective way to solicit, cultivate, and engage donor support. gurgo.mobi. m.komen.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. Relationships with donors. All of this relationship building helps us build the relationship with donors. Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. Jeff Achen gives us the inside view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

I wanted to find out more about how Seafood Watch integrates its mobile strategy across its communications channel, including social media. We launched a mobile site , in 2007 aimed at feature phones, and we’re developing an Android version of the app for release in 2011. An app is not another form of email or social media channel.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

And already in 2011, “more than 50% of all ‘local’ searches were done from a mobile device.” Current trends in mobile fundraising, such as text-to-give (micro-giving), mobile wallets, and text2donate (major-giving) are allowing nonprofits and libraries to interact with their donors in creative ways.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Learn more about Greg on LinkedIn. Happy People Give More and Giving People Are Happier. every year.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events. According to the 2011 Millennial Donors survey, 65% of people surveyed want to find guides on charity websites on how their support could make a difference and 52% want to learn about volunteer opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Your website is becoming a channel and the web is already a hybrid mix of media where video plays a dominant role. You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web. When appropriate, a compelling video can persuade your potential donor to take the final step.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Microsoft has run the campaign since 2011, but it seems to have deeper resonance this year. The Microsoft @Safer Online channel is hosting an all-day tweet chat for sharing online safety tips. Apple is a major donor with a pledge of $100 million. Tweeting your tips along with the #Do1Thing hashtag. It’s Mostly for Google.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

There are two cohort groups, one working on strategic use of a single channel and a more advanced group working on an integrated strategy. With both, the process begins with setting SMART objectives and Kami Huyse points out why this is important. Acquire 100 new donors through Facebook Causes by June 30, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. They have also been very active on Facebook and Twitter along with a few entries on the Jumo blog. This is also where the connection to your Facebook account comes into play.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Older donors don’t give online Wrong. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline. Major donors don’t give online Wrong. Online donors don’t give offline Wrong. Here are five that need to be busted.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Will you get donors through a mobile app? Research done on episodic donors would back this up. You’re not Angry Birds or Facebook. The Right Donor Data Transfer There is a lot of time and attention on what goes into getting someone to make an online gift. Mobile is going to be a huge channel. Probably not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. If you choose to hard-code your own mobile website, the standard width for a mobile website (as of 2011) is 320 pixels. Limit the Use of Images.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

In the introduction to the 2011 State of Community Management Report, David Armano, SVP for Social Business Planning & Integration at Edelman, tells us that the "Community Manager" is popular now because there has been a "fundamental shift" in social behavior. What's the difference? I also informally polled the NTEN community.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Solution: As a nonprofit, AnnieCannons relies on fundraising to support its programs — though the organization aims to be self-sustaining one day — and uses the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) as the cornerstone of client management practices for donors and grants. They are well on their way to achieving this worthwhile goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

Last week, I read Jocelyn Harmon’s post about Nonprofit Facebook Fail and in the comments, Petri Darby refers to the dramatic increase of visits to his nonprofit’s Make-A-Wish Foundation Web site. Recently, we adopted a new vision for wish.org and our online channels, including social networks. Content Curation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The 2011 September Campaign. But how are you measuring along the ladder of engagement – from awareness to conversion to donor. This will trigger the purchase of a matching rig by a longtime donor Virginia Clay and effectively double the contributions of all our campaigners. Is this a multi channel campaign?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Too Many Messages and Only One Facebook Page: April 6th Movement in Post-Mubarak Egypt | technosociology – Check out this great guest post by Susannah Vila on the technosociology blog! "This The firm recently put out an infographic showing that the Internet is the fastest-growing channel for non-profits.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). New relationships will be grown out of current ones, and your best major donor candidates are likely already in your database.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. Facebook will still dominate. In fundraising, John boldly predicts that single channel fundraising is dead. Nonprofit fundraising in 2014 will be multi-channel. Their terms include channels like text, Twitter and other mobile oriented channels. Tablets will rule.

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