Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. Learn basic HTML. WWF Mobile.

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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. If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011."

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Created in November of 2012, GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. A tiered ad campaign can help hype your donors and get them into a giving mindset.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

An excellent example is last year’s “ Thank You from all of us from Ocean Conservancy ” video: 2) Add social networking pitches to your landing page. Your donors are your most committed supporters and very likely to also follow you on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Tumblr, etc.

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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. Circles also help you organize your stream(s).

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2012

Yes, just what you wanted, another Twitter coined word – Twive, combining Twitter and giving. But when Razoo designed Twive and Receive , a national giving day slated for June 14, we couldn’t help ourselves. At the same we wanted to evolve the Twitter-based giving day with gamification and capacity building training.

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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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DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

LCF has built a dynamic network of Latino nonprofit leaders through its advocacy platform, the California Latino Agenda and has engaged a powerful group of female donors through the Latina Giving Circle. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? What were your results? What did you do to get those results? per person.

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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2012

As voters watched the heated 2012 Presidential debates last night, there was a flurry of discussion and commentary happening on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. But things got even more interesting when Romney began discussing women's issues and in particular fair pay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation draws from a 2012 survey of the “ Always On Generation ” that provides insights from experts on the benefits and drawbacks of a hyperconnected life and how it is rewiring the young people’s brains. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Also, since Google+ Business Profiles will launch 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. Sign up for a Google Account.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

As we prepare to launch the third series of Social Media for Nonprofits conferences with our New York City flagship conference on March 7, we thought it’d be helpful to share a few of the many practical insights and tips enjoyed by our audience of 2,500 nonprofit leaders last year. We hope you find these tips helpful!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website. Download it for free at [LINK: [link] ] to learn more.

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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. Enlist help from your volunteer workforce. Plan, plan, plan.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Vine is the other popular short video tool.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

There are some easy things that can be accomplished to coach your fundraisers , therefore making sure they have the information they need to enhance their fundraising experience: Email Helpful Tips. Enhance your communication plan with helpful tips on how to use those fundraising tools you are providing them. Offer Helpful Guides.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients. Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Here are some highlights: Gen Y: Gen Y is the most active on social networks. Using Social Networks for Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. But if you are working with a network of similar nonprofits, doing a more formal benchmarking study can offer a lot of benefits. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good. Upcoming Social Media for Nonprofits Events.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

For example, when the first Kony 2012 campaign video was released and went “viral” it helped energize their own constituents. However, many people in Northern Uganda (who this was ultimately about helping) felt that it over simplified the impact Kony had on millions of people in the region.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Co-Disruptor: Twitter. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2012. They just didn’t have the resources.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

In our 2012 Global Cloud Survey we found that only 12 percent of respondents, mostly from larger organizations, are using cloud-based client relationship management (CRM) database services like Salesforce for Nonprofits , or Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Facebook and Twitter are changing the way we live and work.

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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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2012

From the annual fund to major gift solicitation, there is heavy lifting to do at every step of the process and any help you can get – especially in volunteer form – ultimately makes your efforts more fruitful. Author: Guest Blogger. Fundraising is hard work. A smart online strategy is the way to deliver both.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. What a lost opportunity to convert their donors into Facebook Fans, Twitter and Pinterest Followers, and blog subscribers!

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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. Here are 6 tips to help you create content that stands out from the noise: Make somebody accountable for creating great content. Give a shout out to people who helped or attended an event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

Last month I donated online to 25 of my 32 Favorite Nonprofits in celebration of reaching the benchmark of following 100,000 nonprofits, nonprofit staff, and nonprofit service providers on Twitter. What a lost opportunity to convert their donors into Facebook Fans, Twitter and Pinterest Followers, and blog subscribers!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

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. Facebook reports that almost three quarters of its 1.2 Benchmark Studies and Examples.

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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. Did you miss it? This is awesome news for nonprofits!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Windows Live Writer is primarily known as tool to help you better format and publish blog posts to the Web, but it’s also a very useful, simple, and free tool that can be used to easily generate HTML code. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Vine :: vine.co.

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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. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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