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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 15, 2011

Lately I have been receiving a lot of requests from nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia for recorded versions of my social media webinars. August 25: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn (2 Hours). However, if I was to do it again, it would not be until April 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

SXSW 2012 session voting is nearing the end. If you’re not familiar with the process The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event. Let the voting begin … Making Social Media Measurement Sexy. When Social Good Goes Bad. –> Vote Now !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2012

@ Rubsfido @ jfclearywisc social media ia a great platform for learning. Agnes Binagwaho (@agnesbinagwaho) April 30, 2012. I’m headed to Rwanda to participate in a training for the ACE project, a network of African Women’s Leadership organizations in the Sub-Saharan region. Feed a child, feed a nation!

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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. The time to wait has come and gone. Plan, plan, plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The Social Web has dramatically changed how nonprofits communicate with supporters, donors, and volunteers. Many nonprofits are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media ROI, but fortunately these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Social Web], and Web 3.0 [The

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

I heard about it in September and immediately signed up to be a social media ambassador which was a simple ask “Join us in helping spread the word and receive special messages from us to help us tweet, share and more.” What is a social media ambassador? I wrote this post about it).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? What is the best way for a non-profit organization to engage the audience?

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Source ) Nonprofits maintained on average 21,788 Twitter followers in 2012. Source ) 6.4% Source ) 18.2% Source ) 6.4%

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. The wonderful thing about this conference is hearing from the greatest thought leaders in the business of philanthropy, social media, capacity-building, and non-profit effectiveness. GEO’s 2012 National [.] How can we support and strengthen networks?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Started in 2012 by Henry Timms, chief executive officer (CEO) of the 92Y: Cultural Institution and Community Center. This novel idea becoming increasingly popular among other nonprofits, growing on social feeds such as TWitter with the hashtag #GivingTuesday (you’ve probably seen it). Pre-Campaign Action.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Last week, I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups - whether nonprofit organizations or not - to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmark study comes out April 5 th and is packed with great data that highlights key online fundraising and advocacy response rates as well as social media metrics. 35% of online fundraising came from emails and 65% came from other online sources like nonprofit’s own websites, social fundraising, etc.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. Today I''m digging into the the social media and mobile portions of the study. Today I''m digging into the the social media and mobile portions of the study.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Description : When it comes to social media, email marketing, or even online engagement in general, we often have a feeling when things are going well or when they aren’t. The next time your leadership staff ask why you’re spending all that time on Twitter, you’ll be able to show them why it matters!

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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. Use these 10 tips to kickstart your GivingTuesday prep!

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

While generational cutoffs aren’t set in stone, Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Members of Gen Z are digital natives growing up with tech, social media, and information available at their fingertips. Over the years, hashtags have gained traction and popularity across all social media platforms.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. For Pathways to Education, social media turned out to be the right tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

When colleague Dan Cohen told me of his recent experience using guided imagery in a social media workshop, I thought it was definitely valuable to share with others. Seeing Social Media Success Before It Happens by Dan Cohen. A powerful lesson hit home during a recent two-day training.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

That means that thousands of organizations all over the world are inspiring generosity in their communities on GivingTuesday. Whether you look at GivingTuesday campaigns from organizations in your hometown or charities on the other side of the world, there’s no shortage of nonprofits who are doing amazing things. Join the conversation!

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Care2

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. One of their newest experiments is a Twitter campaign, #150jobs.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Only 11 weeks to go until the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Here are a couple of ways to connect and share at the 2012 NTC: Social Event Survey. NTC attendees love to meet over dinner, coffee, or drinks to socialize and learn from each other. myNTC and Social Media. We can’t wait to see you there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

2) 29% of donors worldwide say that social media is the tool that most inspires them to give, however, email is a close second at 27%. In third place is an organization’s website at 18%. Organizations must invest in technology to stay relevant. 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 2, 2013

It’s a day of tax-deductible charitable sharing, giving, volunteering, and making a real difference for those less fortunate, or for the organizations that support causes that make the world a better place. In 2012 alone, Giving Tuesday saw participation from 2,500 organizations and processed almost $10 million dollars in donations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Last week, Care2 held a terrific webinar on the latest killer tactics to drive elections using online fundraising and social media. “The most successful organizations using social media focus on engagement rather than broadcast, said Stanton. “Ask your people for their opinions.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Date :October 24-25, 2012. Topic : Community-Driven Planning: Creating a Social Media Strategy. Description : This all-day workshop starts with the real foundation of social media engagement: community and content. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Topic : Social Media ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. Vintage Photo Editing Apps (2012).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

Social Media: Getting Leadership Buy-In. Social media presents incredible opportunities for nonprofits, both large and small. Social Media 4 NPOs (@SM4Nonprofits) July 26, 2012. . Social Media 4 NPOs (@SM4Nonprofits) July 26, 2012. If we don’t participate it will be done to us.”

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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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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. Though the organization had been around for years, in the early 1900s we saw the U.S.’s

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