Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

But thanks to a strategy focused on bringing low-cost smartphones to the masses worldwide, Google’s Android surged to a whopping 68% share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012. Smithsonian Channel App. That’s four times the 17% global market share held by Apple. Sunlight Foundation :: Ad Hawk App.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. Social media by itself is not a very effective channel for direct fundraising. You can then promote the blog link on your social media channels, leading users back to your website. Check out this example from Denver Rescue Mission. 4) Use quotes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. The first step to getting access to YouTube Giving is to make sure you sign up for the Google for Nonprofits Program – it’s free and will give you access to a variety of helpful online tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

The template itself is geared for the USA, but since Holly has so generously shared it for free in Google document, I suspect it could be easily localized for NGOs in many other places of the world and easily converted to other languages. The LightBox Collaborative 2013 Editorial Calendar is here!

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NTEN

JANUARY 31, 2014

If you made a video in 2013 that had an impact in your community or around the world, we want to see it. Cisco will contribute a cash prize to the winner of the Best Nonprofit Video, and all winners will be featured on YouTube’s Spotlight channel following the awards. It’s that time of year again- the DoGooder Awards are back!

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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.), There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. Track the number of monthly donations and the total given. Other Metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. This is a great tool to help them do just that, thanks for sharing it! ” – John Kenyon, 2013. You can download it here. How do I use it?

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Read on to get the full effect: The Google Impact Challenge is in India! Four non-profits will receive a Rs 3 crore Global Impact Award and Google''s support to make their winning ideas happen. Haven''t renewed your 2013 NTEN membership or thinking of joining? Take advantage of the summer special rate! Help out with a study!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013).

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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.), There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. Track the number of monthly donations and the total given. Other Metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

As the event organizer, we allocated a few thousand dollars to paid promotion of posts on Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube. on November 14, 2013. Our Shared Google Documents. We used a shared Google Drive document to co-create and share tweets, Facebook posts, hashtags, bit.ly Those plans changed at around 12:30 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Tweeting Cow (@Cow1321443) November 20, 2013. With Dave Evans - Futurist At Cisco.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Here are five of the ideas they shared the following tips for letting data drive the dollars: Track conversions with Google Analytics. Find out which channels drive conversions, not just traffic, and invest in them.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2015

We hear so much about the importance of sending multi-channel campaigns and integrating direct mail, email, social and website messaging. Where I see nonprofits often still coming up short, though, is measuring multi-channel results, especially beyond email conversions. Track visits donation form visits via Google Analytics.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. The New York Times Outs Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Googling is great, but when I needed to know about content strategy, I tapped my network on Facebook. Kelly Kingman (@kellykingman) September 12, 2013. People sometimes say, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” But, really, it goes even further than that. Other General Sites to Watch: Distilled. Copyblogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Then tell these stories in multiple mediums: on your website, on your blog and in your social media channels, for example. Pencils of Promise (@PencilsOfPromis) December 10, 2013. RSVP today & come join us.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

I cover more —mobile, channel integration, messaging, structure—in a recent AFP webinar, which you can watch here. Blackbaud’s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R. Email Marketing Interactive #nptech email eMail marketing end of year fundraising'

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Post by Michael Beahm, Channel Marketing Manager at Blackbaud. Camp Kesem staff took advantage of all the resources #GivingTuesday provides their partners to prepare for the big day, including webinars and Google Hangouts. He’s a husband, father of two, and coffee-holic. Connect with him on Twitter! in 2012 to $142.05

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. He is a William J.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

According to the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , online revenue grew by 21% over 2011 totals, presenting nonprofits even more reasons to pull out the heavy gear and start online fundraising. You can reach her out on Twitter or Google+. Interactive Online Fundraising Uncategorized'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Add Google Wallet to the list. 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. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Add Google Wallet to the list. 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. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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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. Winners will also be featured on You Tube's Spotlight Channel on April 12. Nonprofits Using Google+ Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

Google+ (4 hours): To share updates three to four times weekly, +1 the posts of others, and participate in Google+ Communities. YouTube (1 hour weekly): To upload video, create playlists, subscribe to other channels, and study the video campaigns of other nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Add Google Wallet to the list. 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. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Google+ (3 hours): To share updates three to four times weekly, +1 the posts of others, and participate in Google+ Communities. YouTube (1 hour weekly): To upload video, create playlists, subscribe to other channels, and study the video campaigns of other nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

As we prepare for our leap into 2014, let’s learn from 2013′s ups and downs – triumphs and flops – and make this next year one for the record books. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Connections.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 7, 2012

Lucky for me, a few simple Google searches brought the last two years of social media advances to my fingertips. I became a member of Pinterest , subscribed to multiple YouTube channels and RSS feeds. I discovered what Google Plus was, how to check-in using Foursquare and finally had a complete understanding of what Wikis are.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 2, 2014

From fundraising advice to reading how Google Maps is fighting poverty, we were inspired to do more. With all this talk of online marketing, nonprofit maven Beth Kanter helped us prioritize where to spend our time in How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels? Does your nonprofit’s website suck?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

That said, the following excerpt from Chapter 9 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits will help your nonprofit get started with launching a mobile website or at the very least get the idea percolating and higher on your priority list for 2013. content on a mobile website. This is a big one!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

Whether it’s Microsoft transforming the PC software industry, or Google or Facebook, it’s clear that the world is different because these companies exist. Our vision is that the same ebooks available through mass channels like the Amazon Kindle or the Apple iPad should be fully accessible. Enter the Born Accessible movement.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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