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). flyers or offline donation forms). The trophies can be downloaded and shared through Facebook and on the athlete’s fundraising page. Facebook Covers. Email Signatures. A good idea or not? Disclaimer.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

"I'm taking FB/twitter hiatus for August as part of deepening my practice and my ability to listen and be present for this next year." - Facebook update by Marianne Manilov, Engage Network Maybe it's because it's summer, but lately I've been hearing more and more people talking about spending less time online. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" Conversation is the New Attention – "This article is adapted from their SXSW 2011 talk, Toss the Projector: Redefining the Speaker/Audience Dynamic. " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze. Change the way we associated with others on and offline?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2011 Online Giving Grows 13 Percent — Are You Prepared to Get Your Share?

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day?

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NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. flickr.com/photos/mikebaird.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2011

Five Reasons Why Facebook Will Never Replace Your Website. Facebook may have 500 million users and can be useful to help promote your cause, but Facebook could not and should not ever replace your nonprofits website. Facebook Pages have very limited functionality. Facebook’s analytics are very limited.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

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. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

My 5 takeaways were: Checking email, Twitter and Facebook constantly can be "insecurity work.". What needs are you trying to fulfill for yourself online that could be better met offline? BlogHer Food, BlogHer Business) scheduled for 2012: BlogHer Handmade : September 15-17, 2011 (St. BlogHer '12 : August 2-4, 2012 (NYC).

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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.” These things allow for more sustainable dialogue, contribute to long-term engagement, and add channels to network offline and opportunities for further community building. Over 1 billion of those are smartphones.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Seattle Symphony created flashmob and promoted it with Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. While they had a relatively smaller number of followers on Twitter or Facebook, they had focused on engaging their community online. They have successfully used Facebook to identify and cultivate donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. This is a facebook page where many organizations across the environment, climate and animal welfare sectors came together to share news, updates, action alerts, and much more after the BP Oil Spill. Difference.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

In his keynote address for South by Southwest Interactive in 2011, Seth Priebatsch of SCVNGR demonstrated how game mechanics can motivate real-world action by distributing different-colored cards to the audience, giving them rules (no talking, no moving from your seat) then having them exchange cards until each row had the same color.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Two weeks before the 2011 San Francisco municipal elections, mayoral candidate David Chiu. He also has an excellent Facebook page and a dynamic website that provides information on the candidate, policy positions, and opportunities to get involved. Chiu crushed this one out of the park."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Turning Facebook Followers Into Change Agents 100,000 followers, and you still want more. They want to connect.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Well, they loved the chance to get together offline and build things together, learn from each other and so on.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Facebook, mobile devices, text messaging, and more – pretty much whatever you can dream up. We're already committed to Baltimore in 2011, as well. Let me explain. Point 1: the Advocacy API for Convio was recently released and will enable you to put together all sorts of innovative campaigns that post to Convio's Advocacy module.

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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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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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. Also, a higher percentage of donors with annual incomes greater than $50,000 and beyond $100,000 give online than offline. Online donors don’t give offline Wrong.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Food for the Poor is the most talkative organization on Facebook, and has posted 220 posts over the course of 2 months. The organization with the highest net income, the YMCA, only posted 19 times to Facebook in 2 months, but has over 24,000 Fans. Facebook is Great, but Does it Really Work for Fundraising?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

All we needed to say was I heard they were using facebook; or my son has a YouTube account so I’ll have him set up ours. If facebook was blocked, then start working on facebook at home. The magical kingdom in which offline and online worked together, where strategies that were proven in one place were re-imagined in new ones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

to leverage social media as a way to engage our key audiences, Packard created the Friending the Finish Line project in July 2011. Like many state advocates, we were already on Facebook and Twitter when the Friending project started, but we weren’t always entirely sure how to use them. Recognizing an opportunity. effectively.

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