Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Website: pancan.org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.? gid=104492.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Did you end up just leaving the website after getting too frustrated? Also consider the mobile upswing in global audiences worldwide and in developing countries (more than one billion mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide in 2011 according to the International Telecommunication Union). We Have a Solution.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. They are different tools from traditional media and we have to learn how to use it, and not just for marketing. People can opt-in to getting additional messages from us so we may get their phone number but that’s it.

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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. 70% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 13% via social media, 8% via print postcard, 6% via print letter, 2% via text message, and 1% by phone call. ?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. Big 4 In Mobile Mobile Websites If Millennials can't find or connect with an organization the way they want to, they will go find a different organization. most over 45.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2020

According to Pew Research Center, a whopping 96 percent of Americans now own a cell phone, and the share that own smartphones is now 81 percent—up from just 35 percent in 2011. Leveraging technology is about strategically selecting tools that will advance an organization’s mission. Responsive Website. Cloud Computing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

It's definitely easier to grab great videos off the Internet to put on your website or blog than to make them. In general, it's fine to post video that you create yourself on your website. See our blog post, Can You Use Your Own Photos on Your Website? Lots of YouTube videos are ones you can use on your website or blog.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

Technology is the unintuitive phone system, the frustrating donor management system, the computer that blue screens every time it has more than three windows open. On the other hand, explaining to her that, "The computer that runs our website has some really old software on it; we need to fix it. Wa wa, wa wa wa wa.)

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. But she cautioned that organizations can’t just update their status to say that they’re looking for volunteers and expect their phones to start ringing. “I I treat an Internet presence like a garden.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The survey also reports that event planners still rely heavily on email marketing, online event marketing tools, websites, and print advertising to promote their events, indicating that traditional forms of event marketing still play an essential role in promoting an event." As of November 2011, 89.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together. Check it out on your mobile phone. Arlene McCrehan, Senior Director of Online Media, says, “We knew that website visitors tended to use that feature as they’re walking out the door to drop off a donation. forms are really easy to fill out on a phone).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Be sure to visit both her website and her blog. I remember one website where the owners of the company said, “O.K., No matter what the industry, if an error occurs, someone can fix it – they just need the tools and authority to do so. Do you agree with this approach? Why or why not? At the time, it felt genuinely impossible.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Email: Another excellent fundraising channel is email, which is an easy way for you to connect with donors and direct them to your website. Social media is an excellent tool for nonprofits to spread the word about their work, but make sure that you don’t fall into. John founded Snowball in 2011. Snowball guide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Nonprofits: Before you send your next appeal, before you drive donors to your website and before you launch your year-end plans, you absolutely must set aside time to put yourself in your donor’s shoes to guarantee that your fundraising strategy will inspire them to give more. October 24th is that day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. What is the key to a viral campaign which combines these outreach tools. We started off with the question of why nonprofits must attention to mobile and integrate it into their communications tool box. Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Increase the number of bidders simply by sharing the auction website. Auction websites can offer detailed descriptions of auction items and many photos. Create an event website that becomes the home of the fundraiser before, during and after the event. The bidding process takes place in between but completely online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 Here is the breakdown of where our unique visits came from: We earned 202 new likes on our Facebook page on November 16, 2011 and increased our fans by 1,263 since Give to the Max Day 2010. And every year, the good folks in Minnesota share their results and lessons learned.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. They are different tools from traditional media and we have to learn how to use it, and not just for marketing. People can opt-in to getting additional messages from us so we may get their phone number but that's it. It has to be with the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

As of August 2011, an astounding 8.1 This is all made possible by the fact that anyone can easily and affordably tap into a Twitter account through a cell phone. She is the co-publisher of the popular parenting website, MotherTalkers.com , which was named a “favorite mom blogger” by Ms. million Latinos, or 21% of the U.S.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Provide Participants with Personalization Tools. Therefore, it's important to make sure your participants have the tools they need to succeed. Provide online tools that allow them to engage with their peers by explaining why they personally chose to get involved. In 2010, 75 volunteers participated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Through monthly phone calls and a closed Facebook discussion group, I tested (“try to vary the type content each day of the week”). As 2011 came to a close, our board members wanted to know what we were “doing” about social media. What tools or experiments will you use to advance? August: Stealth Measurement Takes Shape.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Data published last year in the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows this trend clearly: online donations to nonprofits increased 14% in 2012 relative to 2011, while overall donations increased by only 1.5% Testing, ultimately, might be the most useful tool in the online fundraiser’s toolbox. in the same period. Like this article?

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. Since not all of the team works out of the Center, the phone calls are also an extremely important tool for keeping the team intact.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Provide numerous ideas, but do emphasize the most efficient methods such as sending email through a tool like everdayhero. Tools like everydayhero will even send automated messages when 50% or 100% of the goal is reached.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The National Wildlife Federation’s website is responsively designed for smartphone browsing. In the 1990s, websites were utilitarian in appearance and structure. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. It’s ironic how Web design has come full circle.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

So pretty much anything online-- website , Twitter , email--as well as our outreach to media. I've found the survey tool quite useful for Pathfinder's online work, whether for building our 'Contact Us' section of the website, or establishing RSVPs for events. I'm also a fan of the email tools.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Veterans Hackday 2011 , kicked off a couple of weeks ago, and alotted their participants four days to create something that will benefits our veterans. They are also noting the time with a stop clock on their website. We are looking for hackers to put together projects that can improve any aspect of a veteran's life.

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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. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0:

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

Angry Birds on your iPhone or getting people to read your Facebook page updates on their phone. Maybe mobile is a version of your website that looks good on mobile devices (which it is to some extent and we’ll get to that below but much or most mobile traffic is coming from your emails). Your email? That’s not mobile?

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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. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0:

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

There was also a session on creating email campaigns that increase donations and optimizing emails for mobile phones , which leads into the next takeaway. You probably have a smart phone in your pocket or on your desk right now. 3) Websites Still Matter (A lot). 3) Websites Still Matter (A lot).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

AnnieCannons gives human trafficking survivors the tools to support themselves and their family. Integrations with Quickbooks, HelloSign, and Google Apps allow staff to easily manage invoicing its customers, storing associated contracts and files, and new signups from its website contact form. AnnieCannons.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Social Media. Digital Wallets.

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