Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. e-Newsletter. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know.

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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. e-Newsletter. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source. Explore advertising opportunities such as: Your email newsletter. You likely send a weekly or monthly newsletter to update supporters on your current projects, fundraising progress, and any upcoming events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Your donors are your most committed supporters and very likely to also follow you on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Tumblr, etc. Even if your nonprofit has no immediate plans to launch a mobile campaign, that may change in 2012 and its likely that you are going to want the mobile phone numbers of your donors in the years to come.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? In 2012, President Obama responded to the activism, passion, and residency of the Dreamers, by issuing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to protect them from deportation and provided them with temporary work visas. What were your results? Your strategies?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

e-Newsletter. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

JUNE 15, 2022

Oneicity focuses on strengthening the connection between a donor and the leader, and a large part of that is making sure every letter, newsletter, or email sounds like they sat down at their computer and typed it up themselves. Q: How did you end up partnering with Qgiv? O: Wow, that’s usually a softball question that’s tripped me up.

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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. Notice something strange about those tasks? The economy may be hopping four years from now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

In October 2012, the Beth Kanter came to speak to Social Media for Global Health (SM4GH) an interagency working group and space to connect and share experiences around the integrated use of social media to share the messages and products of global health and development organizations. By: Rebecca Shore.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Using each to its fullest potential takes work—it’s time-consuming to write a lot of new content for your blog, but it starts to feel redundant if you post the same information there as on your Facebook page or Twitter feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

e-Newsletter. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. So, under “Other profiles” enter the name of the link(s) and the URL(s) in the fields provided to your personal profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Sign up for a Google Account.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2012, total contributions stood at just $12 million; by 2017, they reached $274 million.¹ GivingTuesday, which trends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram each year, is a key reason for the event’s rapid growth. Provide e-mail and newsletter reminders in the weeks leading up to your campaign.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. And lest you think social media is a waste of time, the study showed that organizations’ annual social growth is also on the rise, with the average number of Facebook fans increasing 37% and Twitter followers increasing 46%. More than 5.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

As of April 23, 2012, MomsRising published 35 blog posts as part of the food blog carnival that were initially promoted on our own network and then pushed out, using various community #hashtags on Twitter and by our policy partners and other allies. This proved to be fruitful. Lesson #5: Craft those thank you notes!

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Collect email addresses via newsletter subscription or a content upgrade. In 2012 the event raised a little over $10 million and by 2016 that figure has spiked to over $180 million, most of which is being attributed to social media and the rise in popularity of online giving. Promote content across multiple channels.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Collect email addresses via newsletter subscription or a content upgrade. In 2012 the event raised a little over $10 million and by 2016 that figure has spiked to over $180 million, most of which is being attributed to social media and the rise in popularity of online giving. Promote content across multiple channels.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2013

In fact, they may outperform new participants by over 6x according to Blackbaud’s 2012 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmark Study. Post similar “thank you” and “great job” messages to Facebook and Twitter. Use a less-frequent, newsletter-style of communication. It’s a busy time. Add pictures from the event.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

It has been described as the ladder of engagement, and has been used to famous effect by the Obama campaign in 2012. Consider starting with your long-form blog post on your website, then slice it up into shorter forms on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Promote your newsletter by explaining the benefits next to a simple sign up form.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

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

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

The Giving USA 2012 report shows us that corporate giving has gone down or been flat for the past two years. When you put together the standard corporate sponsorship proposal, you begin by listing your website, newsletter – just like our example. Don’t forget to include social media – Facebook friends, Twitter followers.

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

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 19, 2022

Salesforce Pardot was also acquired by ExactTarget in 2012 after its founding in 2007. A product like HubSpot has exceptional value as a social media tool, especially for Facebook Ads. MailChimp excels best at newsletters and simple inbound lead capture campaigns with tools that are simple to use and set up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

The rise of social media has significantly changed how our supporters digest our messages online and as a result website and e-newsletter design has evolved dramatically in recent years. What a lost opportunity to convert their donors into Facebook Fans, Twitter and Pinterest Followers, and blog subscribers!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

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

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Facebook does not play sound automatically, and these captions can pull in a lot more viewers. September Campaign 2012 Trailer: Rwanda from charity: water on Vimeo. Share it on your e-newsletter, and feature it on the homepage of your website. Tell viewers what they can do to contribute and fix the problem. Use subtitles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

The rise of social media has significantly changed how our supporters digest our messages online and as a result website and e-newsletter design has evolved dramatically in recent years. What a lost opportunity to convert their donors into Facebook Fans, Twitter and Pinterest Followers, and blog subscribers!

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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. On GivingTuesday 2020, over $2.47

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NetWits

MARCH 29, 2011

AMD is predicting that, by 2015, 50% of the world will have an Internet connection and Phone Count predicts that by 2012 there will be as many connected mobile phones as there are people in the world. Make sure to subscribe to the newsletter to get future issues. Are you thinking about how this affects the non-profit space yet?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. 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. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Aradium is a new service that enables nonprofits and small businesses to create and host online stores inside of their Facebook Pages. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. BrainyQuote :: brainyquote.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. Nonprofit data comes in many forms.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

In its 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report , NTEN identified the four common types of data used by nonprofits: Financial and operations: income and expense tracking, number of volunteer hours, or amount of cash in hand. Nonprofit data comes in many forms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Cause.it :: cause.it.

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