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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

Last week I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution.

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5 Content Marketing Success Stories Your Nonprofit Needs to Imitate

NetWits

Yesterday we talked about the importance of content marketing for nonprofits. Create content that attracts the audience you’re targeting with the goal of getting them to interact with you. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. Now that’s content marketing in action! Hopefully you caught it.

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Boost Your Voice with LightBox Collaborative’s 2012 Editorial Calendar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had the opportunity to design a workshop with her called “ Aligning Social Media with Strategic Communications ” over two years ago for a small group of people from strategic communications agencies working with Packard Grantees. Holly is one of the smartest people I know working with nonprofits on strategic communications.

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Humor As Part of Nonprofit Social Content and Engagement Strategy: Hilarious Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to a recent survey by OTX , 43% of respondents say they have shared content on social media sites because it is funny. And the reasons are not a mystery — people remember how you make them feel and making them chuckle, giggle, and laugh reduces stress and makes people feel good.

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Six Tips To Kick-Start Your 2012 Fundraising

Care2

Nonprofits receive up to 40% of their online donations at the end of the year since the holidays have people feeling generous, and donors also want to maximize those tax deductions before year’s end. Is it time to make some resolutions for 2012, so you can raise more money in 2012? So how did you do in 2011?

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Send Mobile-Friendlier Email

NetWits

Nonprofit email click-through rates declined in 2012 (as did conversion rates). Some of your content and links, including (gulp) your opt-out link, might not be displayed if it’s over that size. You’ve heard many people just skim emails. Keep your paragraphs to 1-2 sentences, like this email: Reduce content.

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Tips for Content Curators from Beth Kanter: How To Avoid Getting "Content Fried"

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a feature article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Content Curation" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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