Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Social media powerhouses Facebook and YouTube have rolled out new fundraising tools for nonprofits and individuals, to make it even easier to connect with supporters and drive donations at year-end. 1) Ask your supporters to create Facebook Fundraisers for you. They are also covering the processing fees, much like Facebook does.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S.

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Their combined capacity to connect donors to nonprofits worthy of help is shaping an all new way fundraising. Facebook refers 29.4% updates on Facebook and 5.3 Twitter’s annual growth rose 46% while Facebook’s rose 37%. Responsive design doubles giving on mobile devices. of traffic to donation pages?on on #GivingTuesday.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

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. These numbers are dismal and nonprofits should not expect these figures to change drastically heading into 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Good luck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2014

Nonprofits that have not yet adopted a mobile-first approach to online communications and fundraising can use the new data to help convince executive staff and board that a new mobile-compatible website should be high on their priority list. Facebook refers 29.4% updates on Facebook and 5.3 Source: DonorDrive. on #GivingTuesday.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Since 2013, the AmazonSmile program has provided shoppers with an easy way to donate to nonprofits like yours. Exploring your options and getting creative with the resources the internet provides should help open new doors and attract new donors. If your donors aren’t aware of the situation, they won’t know that their help is needed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2015

Facebook has rolled out the “Donate Now” button for all ads and brand pages which makes it easier than for nonprofits to ask Facebook audiences to donate. When Facebook rolled out the donate button feature in 2013 for a small group of partners, the results were mixed. Facebook will no doubt iterate.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The frequency of online giving ballooned in 2013, increasing by 14% in 2013. The huge increase in revenue generated by online donations also helped fundraisers realize their market is now, firmly, online. million people age 55 and over engaged in social networking with nearly 19 million of those people using Facebook (comScore).

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Subscribe to our blog for daily tips and information to help streamline your nonprofit’s tech growth. Here are 5 changes that social media experienced in 2013 that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media. The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 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

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Because of all the uncertainty and danger, we’ve provided you 10 social media stats to help you conquer the social media frontier. In 2013, Pew discovered 71% of U.S. online adults are now Facebook users. users spend 114 billion minutes a month on Facebook. users spend 114 billion minutes a month on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 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 Winter Webinar Special.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2013

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 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 Winter Webinar Special.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Join Paul Habig of SankyNet, Sarah Alexander of Food & Water Watch, and Eric Rardin of Care2 as they outline the critical and often easy ways you can boost your fundraising results in 2013. Finding out which people on your email list are on Facebook (without annoying them).

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? In this case, the photo draws you in, and when you click through to the website , you can read full length stories and see great photos of children who have been helped by the organization. Image from TrickleUp’s Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Date: Tuesday, January 8, 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 Fall Webinar Special.

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. As a result, more and more content is being produced; Facebook says on average, 1,500 stories can appear in someone's news feed when they log on.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Mark Morton of Manchester’s Charity Analytics #Net2 group took his members on a journey deep into Facebook EdgeRank. New Orleans, LA: MiniBar 2013. We’d love to help you start a new meetup. Vanessa Chase captured her notes on the essentials of email marketing and copywriting. Check out her thoughts (and photos!)

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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? Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. Click here to follow us on Facebook. ASU Lodestar Center.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. By 2013 the World Wildlife Fund has dramatically changed their website design while honing in on the most important online communications and fundraising tools.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Dr. Seuss Helps You Rock Digital Storytelling.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Using data from a 2013 study conducted by Dan Zarella , we explore the 4 factors that will help your tweets get retweeted more, and more often. The phrases “Please help, Please Retweet, and Plrease RT” all saw the most retweets of all. The more retweets a tweet gets invariably means more eyes will see it. Sweet spot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% The ideal size for Facebook/Pinterest/Google+ graphics is 500 x 500 pixels. according to the Blackbaud Index of Online Giving and 14% according to the Network for Good’s Online Giving Index with small and medium-sized nonprofits are experiencing the largest growth. Again, prioritize images of text.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Using statistics only from highest-level influencers, #GivingTuesday had a reach to over 425 million individuals on Twitter, and over 300 million on Facebook. Over 7,000 #UNselfies were submitted on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. Blackbaud processed more than $19.2

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. Middle of e-Newsletter: News content that can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. Orange “Donate Today” button in every issue.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. The Mobile Giving Foundation already provides help to charities in developing mobile giving capacity.

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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 ). This is selective list of best practice and tips blog posts ordered in a way to help you master Instagram. How to Use Instagram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Frank Barry offers this guest post with some advice about how to succeed with nonprofit fundraising in 2013. End of year fundraising is in full swing, but with 2013 right around the corner most nonprofits are balancing their biggest fundraising push with putting plans in place to kick off the new year with a bang. Frank Barry is a Sr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The following advice can help an NGO move away from constantly seeking grant funding by building a constant inflow of funds from individuals: Plan you crowdfunding campaigns early – what will you raise funds for, how will the funds be spent, plan your media campaign including a compelling story and images/videos. 83% regularly vote.

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