Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

No Kid Hungry takes photos of their volunteers in action and posts them on Facebook. Image courtesy of No Kid Hungry. It is called Facebook for a reason – we like to see faces! An updated, educational blog is a perfect way to get more search engine traffic to your website – Google loves fresh, unique content!

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2014

While the data''s comprised of both aggregated and anonymous data from retail, media and entertainment, and travel websites during 2013 - 2014, the data is also useful for nonprofits to examine. The information from the study includes: 260 billion Facebook ad impressions. 226 billion Facebook post impressions.

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. Are you using the same logo or image as a profile picture? If you’re planning on running a fundraiser directly on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll also want to update your profile on Candid’s GuideStar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Too often new media managers are bogged down by a strategy or content approval process that saps them of their creativity. Video content needs to be edited and embellished with visual effects, animation, and audio.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% The vast majority of “Thank You” landing pages are text-only and lacking in interesting content. The ideal size for Facebook/Pinterest/Google+ graphics is 500 x 500 pixels. Again, prioritize images of text. conservation.org. Create donation impact graphics for social media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Should you change your nonprofit’s Facebook profile image to show support of a hot political issue? Also in this section are the types of content that should be posted on Center profiles, and which of our values this content matches up with. Click here to follow us on Facebook. ASU Lodestar Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The new generation of smart phones come equipped with excellent cameras and for many it means that they can easily shoot from the hip and capture moments in your organization’s work that make for great, socially share able content. Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. GuideStar USA (@GuideStarUSA) October 8, 2013.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

Facebook shifted its design to focus on photo and video-sharing in response to data showing that this content is shared way more frequently than text and links. Visual content motivates more responses than text, engages younger participants, and is often cited as a major trend of 2012 and 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Sharing memories from Seminar 2013 at the #icnola reunion!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! After that we hope lots of people will contribute content to it. Facebook is the most popular site in the Spanish-speaking parts of the America, also the Middle East, and North Africa. Technology for Good Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” ” If you have decided that your nonprofit going to go visual in 2013, figure out your goal. .” In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” Here’s another example from NY Cares.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Pinterest is a social media photo-sharing website that allows users to create online image collections around specific events or subjects. The images are called pins and collections are called. Image: Digital Wallet, Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Are you shocked to find out that uploading photos is the number one activity on Facebook, or that Pinterest is the number one growing social platform these days? What sort of content do you gravitate towards? Image: Development in Gardening (Audience Choice Photo Winner - Digital Storytelling Challenge 2013).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Image from Flickr by Xurble. charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

According to the 2013 Foundation Center report , U.S. He shared an example of an initiative that demonstrates their approach to funding — the NPR One app — which personalizes the listener’s experience by curating content suited to their interests. “As a civil society, we need more quality information,” explained Feeney.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries. We got nearly 2,000 mentions of the challenge on Facebook and Twitter in 25 countries. The Freedom To Dream video by Dalit Freedom Network in Vancouver, BC, Canada was the grand prize winner in 2013. The Winners in Their Own Words.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

They’ve also told us about some great, but little-known online resources that explore faith-based IT like the pros and cons of the different church member management software packages and website content management systems for congregation websites. I found her communications content. Image: Aftab. ChurchTechToday.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

AFP’s president and CEO, Andrew Watt, is on the 2013 NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector. What I’d expect from an online blog from such an established institution is a weighty selection of content from equally businesslike sources. Image: AFP.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos and videos, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the depth of information out there. Image: Shutterstock.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

hjc, Blackbaud, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies recently studied the giving habits and communication preferences of four generations of Canadian donors and published findings in a report called The Next Generation of Canadian Giving 2013. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. Highly Active on YouTube (95%).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

While this is possible, it does require a concerted effort and cooperation among all staff that content be distributed effectively and consistently. Facebook (4 hours): To post and schedule status updates four to six times weekly, respond to messages and comments, and monitor insights.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. Last month it was Facebook’s Internet.org initiative to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones for people in developing countries. Ginny Mies is TechSoup's global content curator, and one of our experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. 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

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Digital Wallets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

While this is possible, it does require a concerted effort and cooperation among all staff that content be distributed effectively and consistently. Facebook (4 hours): To post and schedule status updates four to six times weekly, respond to messages and comments, and monitor insights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Content is taking the Marketing industry by storm, and nonprofit marketers are no exception.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. The content background should be white with black text. You can add some color to your mobile website through navigation bars and images.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Image courtesy of imdesigns.ca. will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. Social networks and media applications like Twitter, Vine, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and Reddit, among others, put an emphasis on visual media, over textual content. Responsive or mobile design.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Share info from MCON 2013. Post event images and sponsor images/story links. Share educational and inspirational content. Seek out and share thought-provoking/idea-starting content from other sources. Quantcast.com, April 2013). Share research data and analysis. Debut videos/films. see examples below).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Your organization uses an editorial calendar to plan out content for different channels, but there is still need the need to optimize it for different channels and do that efficiently. Optimizing your content for social channels does not have to be labor intensive. Combining Images –Before/after pics, infographs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. For example, Facebook users share 684,478 pieces of content in a minute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. For example, Facebook users share 684,478 pieces of content in a minute.

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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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