Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Here are two simple ideas I’d like you to think about as you close out 2012. Multi-Channel Fundraising = Optimism. As you can see, nonprofits that implement fundraising strategies that include multiple channels have a lot more confidence in their ability to raise the funds they need to deliver on their mission.

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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. Check out the March of Dimes blog post and Meet Kieran. Now that’s content marketing in action!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

One would like to think that after 20 years of testing, more testing, conferences, webinars, and pithy blog posts about online giving that there might be wide adoption of best practices. If we were to look at the engagement channels and the transactional channels, we are likely to see a symbiotic relationship between online and offline.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

BBB Mobile Giving Foundation is Partnership of Two Leaders - BBB News Center : February 21, 2012 (Arlington, VA) – Mobile giving is quickly becoming a critical tool for charities to raise much-needed funds, especially when disaster strikes.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 16, 2012

Takes Online Sales Mobile With App Update - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Goodwill D.C. Takes Online Sales Mobile With App Update April 16, 2012, 10:27 am The Washington, D.C.-area Goodwill D.C.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

NTEN member and geographic web and mobile software developer Azavea, in collaboration with Temple University's Center for Security and Crime Science, just released ACS Alchemist , an open source tool that makes it easier to access US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits. The good news is that in the first half of 2012, new donor numbers are on the rise with almost every sector experiencing some degree of growth. Are people giving less because of the economy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

They just marked their 150th first-person story on their blog , so in the 150 hours leading up to Labor Day, @GoodwillIntl is tweeting out one of these success story per hour under the hashtag #150job to spotlight someone who has found work, education or volunteer opportunities with support from Goodwill. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

Note From Beth: With the rise of mobile adoption and the primary use to access the Internet and social platforms, it is reaching across consumer segments of all income levels. Zero Divide published a report called “Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now”. Please join us for the conversation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. also blogs for the Huffington Post. His forthcoming.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2011

How will this all play out in 2012? ?. 16% said it made less of an impact. While 1/3 of survey respondent’s say they prefer online tools for advocacy, 49% say they get their news the old fashion way – major national newspapers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

But it will be shown in documentary footage in pretty much every other format: in limited theatrical release, on DVD, in short clips on the Internet and even via podcast on mobile devices. Every Memory Matters is expected to go live in January, 2012, when Granito is broadcast nationally on the PBS series POV.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. My co-presenter for the plenary was the amazing Marcelo Iniarra , who is a digital mobilization pioneer and fantastic presenter/facilitator. The challenges: Explosion of online media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

This is a terrific presentation from Lee Raine from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that looks at the issue being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. In Brazil, David wrote and directed newscasts for CurrentTV.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. Tips for Engaging Gen Z on Social and Mobile Channels. This post originally appeared on Beth Kanter’s blog. Beth Kanter is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

For more on this, check out a blog post I loved, “The Press Release that Made Me Cry” ). Here’s an example from a small local event: We posted this story to the “Trib Local” (a Chicago Tribune local news blog). Dozer had an official role in the Maryland Half Marathon in 2012 and 2013.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2012

Check out what The University of Minnesota has done with its YouTube channel. If you’re an alumnus or general supporter, no matter what it is you like about the U of MN, you can probably find it on their YouTube channel and share it with your friends. And the rise of mobile could lead to an even more prominent role for email.)

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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 Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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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 Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

I know I’m in danger of committing the crime that makes me cringe, but my goal for this blog post is for you to take away some actionable tips to start implementing in your web and content strategy. It has been described as the ladder of engagement, and has been used to famous effect by the Obama campaign in 2012. Make it easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After spending all that energy and time researching, writing, and editing 75,000+ words about social and mobile media best practices for nonprofits – living and breathing it for three months straight – it was frustrating, heart-breaking, mind-boggling even to have to let it go and accept that the book was going to be imperfect. .”

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 19, 2022

This multi-talented marketing tool enables listening and engages through advertising, mobile, social media, and email to manage the lifecycle of your constituents in one, central location. Salesforce Marketing Cloud was founded in 2000 under the name ExactTarget with an original focus on marketing through multiple channels.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. CauseVox resources and blog are a great place to start.

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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. 2) Mobile (as expected) is On the Rise. adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2012

I’m speaking at three events as follows: Monday, April 2, 2012, 11:30 am. At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. Disparate marketing channels complicates the life of the average NPO today. Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together. You can find the details here.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2012

My latest contribution is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the post in full below. A blog post with the proclamation, “Email is dead!” You can see them on the Rally blog.). Drawing is the new Elevator Pitch.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) This will give you a more accurate picture.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) This will give you a more accurate picture.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Since its inception in 2012, Giving Tuesday has become one of the most popular and well-known giving days in the world. If your fundraising platform offers text fundraising, you can reach out to donors directly via their mobile devices. Link them to your social media channels and ask them to like your pages.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 10th, 2010 Nonprofit social media expert Beth Kanter isn’t happy with Apple at the moment. Will you get donors through a mobile app?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Here’s what I learned: Global Social Media and Mobile Usage Studies and Internet Penetration. I’ve been curating infographics summarizing social media and social network studie s of American and global audiences, but one of the best resources global social media and mobile data is We Are Social.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages.

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