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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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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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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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

The tool is meant to openly share and visualize the operations of World Bank financed activities down to as local a level as possible and compare these with actual need and monitor the effects over time." " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze.

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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. But they tend to make that second donation online only about half the time.”.

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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

I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. 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. Those who haven’t started fundraising may think Become a top fundraiser?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

with Gwen Bell As I mentioned in my post, Taking Back Your Time: Is Unplugging the New Green? 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? Photo of Gwen Bell by Joel Longtine.

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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.” ” moment like Ben Rigby from Sparked, now’s the time! Over 1 billion of those are smartphones. So, if you haven’t had your own “Holy mobile, Batman!” Nonprofits and Mobile Technology.

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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. org before?

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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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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, 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. as a first time donor. Designate a cheer leader. Gather your tribe and rally the base.

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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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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. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010.

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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. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Know Your Community. Knowing your community.

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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. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. However, defining Web 1.0 Add Google Wallet to the list.

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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. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. However, defining Web 1.0 Add Google Wallet to the list.

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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

We thought about technology as something that took time, required a lot of maintenance and work, and was usually best kept confined to as few staff members as possible. We even forgot about our own website at times. 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.

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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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