NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

It’s popularity has made the word commonplace when you interact in social networks. Repeat fundraisers bring in more money, more consistently for the cause. The trophies can be downloaded and shared through Facebook and on the athlete’s fundraising page. Facebook Covers. Fundraising Page Badges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2010

Conservative causes of all sorts have discovered the power of the kinds of technologies I’ve been helping nonprofits with, and are au courant. You can bet that the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections will not be a repeat of the 2008 election with such a massive differential in use of technology and social networks.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2012

The 30-minute “Kony 2012” video produced by the nonprofit Invisible Children , which generated over 70M views on YouTube over the past week, has caused a firestorm in the nonprofit community. This video is what we believe to be the first part of a multi-pronged approach for their 2012 campaign to lobby the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

Fueled by ego and discontent, these people rant, scream, complain, critique, and hate for hours upon hours on blogs and social networking sites – usually anonymously or using a fake name. I can’t tell you how much I am dreading the next 15 months of 2012 election coverage and its potential impact here in the United States.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Get accustomed to using social media to communicate with all of your potential donors.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2011

29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook. 21% used Facebook to advocate a political position. Only 11% of 18-29 year olds donated money to a political campaign or cause.8% 29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook. 21% used Facebook to advocate a political position. Houston We Have A Problem.

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

Advocacy Rising In 2012: What this Means for your Organization? Social Media Strategy Summit, Las Vegas. The Social Media Strategy Summit is packed with some great sessions where attendees will learn how to: Optimize your organization’s Facebook presence. Use social media promotions to engage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptor: Facebook. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

As SXSWi showcases the breakout apps and products for 2012, I wanted to highlight three social apps that I think are worth checking out and could be helpful to the nonprofit community. com’s Cause Channel. Snoball.com allows people to create momentum around donations for their favorite nonprofit organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible. The Growth in Smartphones and Social Media. A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

posted by Carly Rowe , Social Media Specialist. In January of this year, nonprofit organization Invisible Children released “Kony 2012,” a video about Joseph Kony. Using Facebook and Twitter, signers have shared this petition with their followers and friends. Now is the time to act and give your cause the voice it needs.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Some interesting and helpful data emerged, including some specific information about how each generation approaches social networks. Gen X: Second most active social network users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. This week Idealware released the much-anticipated 2012 edition of our free Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Nonprofit Management Systems.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Kanter advises leaders to "be present, authentic, and human on social networks, sharing a bit of yourself as well as your organization's goals." Webb writes that technology can help people take immediate action in a cause, such as post-disaster notification apps. Technology can help charities save money and time.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

For example, when a consumer of the ice-cream brand Wilcoxson's asked, on Wilcoxson’s Facebook page, if the gelatin in their cookies and cream ice-cream contained pork, their CEO responded on Facebook with “we don’t deliver outside of Montana and certainly not in Pakistan.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2012

Awareness and Providing Value Lead to Online Ambassadors For every cause, there is an audience of enthusiastic supporters online, waiting to lend a hand in sharing that cause’s message. The Florida State University’s annual giving team discovered this during their 36-hour, online-only campaign in January 2012.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” Organizations are always looking to attract more people to their cause and want their website and social media presence to support that goal. To offer something as backing to a cause or aim. It has been described as the ladder of engagement, and has been used to famous effect by the Obama campaign in 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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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. Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

In 2012, 58% of the Millennial population said they used the mobile Internet, and this number is only increasing. Storytelling is a huge part of convincing potential supporters to donate to your cause. I’d like to see actual pictures that detail the effects of my contributing to the cause,” a study participant explained.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2014

Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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NetWits

MAY 9, 2012

3 social network in the US (behind Facebook and Twitter). In March 2012, Pinterest had over 4 million daily unique page visits. Pinterest is all about visual stimulation, showcasing beautiful images that move people to like, repin, or share, thereby supporting your cause. The average Pinterest user spends 14.2

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Get #GivingTuesday social media tips and templates in Blackbaud’s free toolkit: Download it now ! A campaign started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations, two organizations within walking distance of the school where I once worked, #GivingTuesday has continued to shape the conversation for online giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2016

In mid-July, NASDAQ announced that Blackbaud acquired Attentive.ly – a pioneering social listening and marketing automation tool co-founded by Rosalyn Lemieux, Cindy Mottershed and myself in 2012 — to offer nonprofits more innovation and better insights around list engagement. Use social listening tools like Attentive.ly

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download. TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. They also offer their premium services for free through their Animoto for a Cause program. Based in the U.K., Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. Based in the U.K.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. Based in the U.K.,

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. They're looking for newer videos created no earlier than January 1, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. Based in the U.K.,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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