TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In past blogs we’ve talked seemingly ad nausea about how technology, donation forms, and social media can support a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. 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. The community.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

Few things have so dramatically altered our lives the way social media has. 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. This has increased from 86% in 2013.

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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. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2013 Online Giving Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download.

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

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2014

Fifty-five percent of those who engage with nonprofits via social media have been inspired to take further action. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media' Source: DonorDrive. Facebook refers 29.4% of traffic to donation pages. on #GivingTuesday. Source: Artez Interactive. Source: Waggener Edstrom. one-time donors.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. I firmly believe in the latter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2) 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 2) 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2013

Date : January 23, 2013. Topic : A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media. Description : Social media presents a confusing blur of personal and professional profiles. In a tightly integrated community like ours, social media use requires special consideration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013. This webinar will demonstrate how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 11, 2013

In 2013, nonprofits looked forward to integrating communication channels to increase effectiveness, but are hesitant to try something new. 51% say social media is the most important communication channel, with more than 90% putting an emphasis on Facebook. by juliareich.

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Social media, mobile technology, and fundraising are unequivocally attached at the hip in contemporary nonprofit marketing. 55% of those who engage with nonprofits via social media have been inspired to take further action. Image courtesy of nsemo. Facebook refers 29.4% of traffic to donation pages?on on #GivingTuesday.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

To many, social media is like John Wayne’s wild west. Because of all the uncertainty and danger, we’ve provided you 10 social media stats to help you conquer the social media frontier. online adults now use social networking sites. In 2013, Pew discovered 71% of U.S.

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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

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. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofit in the U.S. and Canada ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download.

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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. 2014 Social Change Impact Report :: 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. Published by We Are Social. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Published by CECP.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

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. Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. ” @ brianreich #sxsw #npsmpeer #nptech — Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) March 10, 2013. .”

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

That’s the hashtag we’ll be using when I start talking about the impact of social media on fundraising with John Haydon , Farra Trompeter from BigDuck, Carie Lewis from HSUS and Casey Golden from SmallAct at #13NTC. hr session we’ll get into … How have you seen social media evolve over the past few years?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2013

We adopted a set of Guidelines that TNT created (creative commons) to ENCOURAGE their staff to use social: bit.ly/YQe91n Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013. Brian Fitzgerald who works at Greenpeace and is an expat in Amsterdam tweeted an amazing example of employee social media guidelines. YQe91n #npsmpeer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As they say, “With any social media profile, comes great responsibility.” 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. What’s in a social media policy? But they should!).

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

With this year’s GivingTuesday less than a month away , there’s lots of tips and best practices on how to leverage social media during the giving season both online and offline. Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. Team Coco (@TeamCoco) November 8, 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013. The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2013, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website and social media content on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2013

Yesterday’s free webinar entitled Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Prioritize the Mobile Web in 2013 was attended by 433 nonprofit professionals. My guess as to why is that many nonprofits are still trying to master the Social Web and all its tools. By late 2013 or early 2014 , the Mobile Web will surpass desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” It was also quite useful to hear and try to t ranslate different evaluation frameworks and methodologies to social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

” Instead, I got asked questions about measuring the longer-term impact of social media – how do we know that our use of social media has influenced a conversion to an action or behavior change or donation? I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

Not all social media channels are created equal. Read on for more about what every board member needs to know about social media. 3 Things Every Board Member Should Know About Social Media. 1) Not All Social Media Channels Are Created Equal. Each social media channel (i.e.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Harvard Business Review, March 2013. SSIR Blog, January 2013. Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed. Not Data Driven.”

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Care2

JANUARY 20, 2014

It''s the end of January and that means organizations social media and marketing plans for 2014 are off to a running start. As you begin to execute your campaigns, take a look at these social media stats from 2013. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' The stats are impressive. Save it for the VIP tweets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

I’m in Minnesota for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference where I am doing a plenary session on Saturday morning and two breakout sessions. Social media and working online doesn’t have to be overwhelming; you can take back control.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of 40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013.

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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. 2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. It’s a guessing game at this point who the social network giants will partner with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results. Register here.

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