Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. Enterprising nonprofit staff (usually GenXers) with a love for the Internet created communities on Myspace, YouTube, and Facebook in 2004/2005 and most often without executive buy-in. Twitter Background :: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Twitter Header (Fixed) :: 520 x 260 pixels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. Hearing from so many people.

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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. of all fundraising in the United States was from online giving in 2013. of all fundraising in the United States was from online giving in 2013.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

> Download the 2013 NTEN Community Survey Report In July 2013, we circulated the online survey link to the NTEN Community via direct email (sent to 38,354 contacts) and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss list, our Facebook page, our Twitter network, and our LinkedIn group.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

Defining an entire generation of Americans, and altering the way nonprofits and corporations view marketing, social media’s role in contemporary society and is only going to continue expanding. Because it is such a new and innovative marketing platform, nonprofits and corporations are just beginning to harness its full potential.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% 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. Add visual calls-to-actions to better motivate your donors to take further action on behalf of your nonprofit.

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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. How to Register: Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits. 3 Webinars: $100. 4 Webinars: $130. 5 Webinars: $160. 6 Webinars: $190.

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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. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. A 2013 survey from The Millennial Impact. What this means?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2013

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Related Links: Winter Webinar Special for Nonprofits. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. 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. Related Links: Winter Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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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. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Related Links: Winter Webinar Special for Nonprofits. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. 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. Related Links: Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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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. How to Register: Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits. You will then be sent an invoice via PayPal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Related Links: Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Related Links: Spring Webinar Special for Nonprofits. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC. Encouragement, Wise Words from Nonprofit Tech Devotees , Hilborn Charity. Nonprofit Technology Conference Takeaways from Afar , Katy Teson.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

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. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. 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. Related Links: Spring Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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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). Google, etc. into Google+.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

My e-newsletter is by far the driving force behind Nonprofit Tech 2.0. 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. Human Rights Watch e-Newsletter :: Subscribe.

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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

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. They use their creative impulses to come up with innovative mobile and social media campaigns for their own nonprofit.

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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. Much of a nonprofit’s website traffic came from search engines thus a large quantity of content was placed on the home page. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

How Do Activists & Nonprofits Use Content Curation , Curation Empire. What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC. Encouragement, Wise Words from Nonprofit Tech Devotees , Hilborn Charity. Nonprofit Technology Conference Takeaways from Afar , Katy Teson.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Social media in particular is where nonprofits are turning to get their mission talked about, with the ultimate goal of driving more donations to that mission. According to Blackbaud’s 2014 M+R Benchmark Study , a nonprofit’s social media audience on Facebook and Twitter grew by 37 and 46 percent respectively in 2013.

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Social media, mobile technology, and fundraising are unequivocally attached at the hip in contemporary nonprofit marketing. Their combined capacity to connect donors to nonprofits worthy of help is shaping an all new way fundraising. Twitter sent 700% more visitors to Canadian donation pages on Dec. a nonprofit raises $17.

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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. 2 Strategies for Overcoming Common Fundraising Challenges All Nonprofits Face [Infographic] – Guest Post by Frank Barry. What challenges do nonprofits face? Nearly half of nonprofits will be using QR codes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 29, 2013

PDF 2013's theme is "Think Bigger," which will feature talks on how technology and data can be used to tackle large-scale problems. It is a subject we're exploring here at TechSoup so we can empower other nonprofits. TechSoup members can get 20% off of the nonprofit and government rate for the conference.

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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. There were 55 of the country’s leading nonprofits surveyed for this study, including the American Red Cross, Oceana, American Heart Association, AARP , and Human Rights Watch.

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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. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by Nonprofit Marketing Guide.

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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! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. Hacker Helper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

PhilanthroTech: How Nonprofits Are Using Crowdfunding – guest post by David Neff. The word is ringing in the ears of nonprofit fundraisers and executive directors this year. So why is this buzzword suddenly all over the place in the nonprofit world? I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Twitter was founded in 2006, and since then, it has only revolutionized the way modern society communicates. Nonprofits rely on Twitter to communicate directly with their constituents, donors, and volunteers. But sometimes, nonprofits use Twitter to convey an important message or ask for the support of their communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Last night, Razoo, the social fundraising platform that is hosting a giving competition as part of Giving Tuesday hosted an event for SF nonprofits. Leaving the dinner, I checked my Twitter feed and started seeing tweets like this one from my colleague, Tal Frankfurt. Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. ConanOBrien.

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