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. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

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. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2012

To better accommodate nonprofits located in Asia Pacific, each fall I offer a series of social media webinars scheduled for nonprofits located in the Asian Pacific Time Zones ( View Webinars for Nonprofits in the U.S. October 23: Facebook Pages and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Further, most Kenyans do not use credit cards, instead the majority of the population use mobile payments and cash. M-Changa strives to make it convenient for local NGOs to accept both mobile and card payments. M-Changa has also partnered with GlobalGiving to enable NGOs already of the platform to accept mobile payments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

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. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2017

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. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. 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 is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. 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 is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Except for a short test in 2009 , your nonprofit’s Facebook Fans have never seen all your posts and as most of us have by now have realized, the percentage that do has gotten significantly smaller over time. According to Facebook Help: When you create a list, you’ll see the best posts from that list in your main News Feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. In response, there was a campaign to hire her back on Facebook, it garnered mainstream media attention, and was a public relations nightmare for AppleBee’s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Hardly thorough as a research method, the TwtPolls do however present some basic information about what trends were popular in 2012 and clues as to which #NPTech trends should be prioritized in 2013. So, as I continue to post “TwtPolls of the Month” throughout 2013, your participation in future polls is greatly appreciated.

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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. integration of social media, mobile-optimized donate pages, text-to-give donate pages, and the ability to donate via mobile wallets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% Embed the donation process inside your website and ensure that it is mobile compatible. Create donation impact graphics for social media. Your followers on social networks are much more likely to take notice of your fundraising asks if you create a series of donation impact graphics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website. World Wildlife Fund :: Today.

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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. PC Sales Continue To Decline While Mobile Sales Increase. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2013

Nonprofit Tech for Good offers a series of social and mobile media webinars ideal for training social and mobile media managers, communications and fundraising staff, and volunteers and interns. 3 Webinars: $100. 4 Webinars: $130. 5 Webinars: $160. 6 Webinars: $190. 7 Webinars: $210. 8 Webinars: $230.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Nonprofit Tech for Good offers a series of social and mobile media webinars ideal for training social and mobile media managers, communications and fundraising staff, and volunteers and interns.

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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. Facebook : You may be wondering, how often do other organizations post on Facebook ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013. 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. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013. 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. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Social media can be one of the best friends any nonprofit can have, but only if you stay on top of the latest advancements. 5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For. Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. 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. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Increasingly, board members are looking to development staff to devise a plan using social media to increase gift income. Development staffers are spending countless hours brainstorming the next big social media campaign. And consultants are hotly debating the role of social media in a fund development plan.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Thankfully, with the power of mobile apps, you can be a photographer, videographer, social media promoter, and a liveblogger for your events. To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Liveblogging, Curation, and Social Media.

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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. 2:15 to 3:30. 10:00 to 11:15.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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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. Houston, TX: Come Share Your Hottest Summer Mobile Apps at the June NET2Houston Meet-Up. Seattle, WA: Social Media + Traditional Media = Crazy Awesome!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Social Media. social change.

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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! All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. TechSoup Technologies for Good.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

What’s more, the Nonprofit Tech for Good says reaching mobile consumers is one of the most inexpensive ways to increase donor engagement. 47% of all email is opened on a mobile device. your email donation request will be opened on a small screen – make sure it can be read easily and links to a mobile-optimized landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Often small nonprofits try to be active on more than two social networks by sharing the responsibility among staff.

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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. If anything is going to make your content strategy – and your social media presence overall – stronger and more meaningful, it’s that. Social media marketing expert Danny Brown. Copyblogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

SnapChat has been around for a few years, but I have not focused on it because as a babyboomer I’m not the target demographic. Snapcha t is a mobile app that lets users exchange text messages, photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours. This is called disposable media. Your friend from third grade just had her 10th baby!)

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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. Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media. From Email To Social Media. NPMobile , ?NPOnlineGiving.

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