Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

80% of my ROI (Return on Investment = webinar registrations, new clients, speaking engagements) comes from my e-Newsletter, and thanks to blogging my e-Newsletter list has jumped from 3,000 subscribers (which took 4 years to build) to almost 8,000 in 10 months! Post calls to action. Blogging transforms search engine results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? You need to write stories about the positive impact your nonprofit is making so you have a good story to share with your followers on social media, in email, and in your print newsletter. Your e-newsletter has prominently featured calls-to-follow. Yeah, right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. For the last 4.5 Launch a blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

e-Newsletter. Your descriptions should reflect how your pins relate to your mission or be used to call the Pinterest community to action. Similar to adding hashtags to tweets, you can also add hashtags to descriptions to increase the likelihood of your nonprofit’s pins showing up in Pinterest searches.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

And it’s a direct line where you can share the work you do with your supporters to provide transparency and motivate your community for action. YouTube YouTube offers a platform for longer-form video content, which is great for sharing more in-depth stories, case studies, and event recordings. Conversions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. Fill out a query to search “everything” for your nonprofit’s name and acronym. Be Consistent When Reserving Vanity URLs. Of course not!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Few search only Twitter, though - there are only about 3 million links shared on Twitter each day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

e-Newsletter. Calls to action: sign a petition, call Congress, event announcements, volunteer requests, urgent donation appeals, etc. Add the Google+ icon to your website, blog, and e-newsletter! Google dominates search on the desktop Web and now they are pioneering search on the mobile Web (see also m.google.com ).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. She clicks the link you shared, signs up to volunteer, and checks a box to start receiving your email newsletter. Website Actions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

e-Newsletter. Calls to action: sign a petition, call Congress, event announcements, volunteer requests, urgent donation appeals, etc. Add the Google+ icon to your website, blog, and e-newsletter! Google dominates search on the desktop Web and now they are pioneering search on the mobile Web (see also m.google.com ).

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See3

JANUARY 23, 2008

Eli Pariser, the Executive Director of MoveOn.org Political Action did a direct response video. In the video he even points down to the donation form from his YouTube box, asking the viewer to donate right now to kick of the 2008 campaign activities. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

e-Newsletter. Your descriptions should reflect how your pins relate to your mission or be used to call the Pinterest community to action. Similar to adding hashtags to tweets, you can also add hashtags to descriptions to increase the likelihood of your nonprofit’s pins showing up in Pinterest searches.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Top feature: Trello’s no-code automation function , called Butler, helps ensure that tasks don’t fall through the cracks by triggering automated actions, suggesting automation based on common repetitive tasks, and integrating with other apps for cross-platform automation.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

I was starting to hear more and more about the service (from bloggers and early adopters like Beth Kanter and others), and simultaneously was launching a new website for Wellstone Action that we wanted to be more interactive, and which included a blog. Bravo, Elana and the rest of the Wellstone Action crew!

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission? based nonprofit to apply to the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Often, an effective title (e.g.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission? based nonprofit to apply to the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Often, an effective title (e.g.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Google Grant provides $10,000 each month to nonprofits to spend on Google Search ads. Building a donor base or subscriber base by collecting contact information from those subscribing to newsletters, white papers, and other resources that you make available. So what are Google Ad Grants ? Getting Your Site Ready for Google Ads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Google announces " Broadcast Your Cause, " a nonprofit channel on YouTube. NTEN's September Newsletter has tons of excellent content, in particular check out these articles about new fundraising techniques using tools like mobile phones and Facebook. He also shares the key points of his presentation here. Fundraising 2.0

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2011

She’s told a powerful story, connected it to your mission, tied it in to current campaign priorities, used compelling images, offered a relevant call to action, asked a great question for people to answer in the comments, and more. Your Email Newsletter. You’re overjoyed! Now your colleague wants to know.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Those not in Haiti can also use the application as it aggregates news and actions to take. It will play back all the data to show you where reports came from each day so you can see how the actions on the ground changed over time. So, why shouldn't our information, data, actions, and search happen in real time as well?

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

You wake up and you have to search for a new job. Lisa : For some people, it’s been some time since they’ve been in the job market or gone through a job search. Improve content, design, calls-to-action, welcome emails and more. How can you get that process started after you’ve been laid off?

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Whether you want to boost donations, promote your services to beneficiaries, or share educational content about your cause on Google Search, the Google Ad Grant can help you get there. Google Ad Grants help show your website’s content to people searching for causes like yours online. How do Google Grants work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

If you're one of the folks looking for a job with a nonprofit right now, here are some ways to use the web to help with your search. LinkedIn LinkedIn is a professional social network, so it's ripe with job search opportunities. Search for event listings on Meetup , Upcoming , Idealist , Craigslist , Facebook , and Eventful.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

There is a movement to mobilize people in support of more aggressive federal action to help the people of New Orleans who are still struggling. They put it on YouTube, embedded into this landing page , and then sent emails to all their lists, all at the same time. Well… about that. OK, quiz time. Yes, video.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

million times on YouTube. Our background in video production, web development and nonprofit marketing and fundraising are combined to create campaigns with emotional appeal that compel target audiences to action. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? net www.dogooder.tv

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

In short, the Google Grant provides nonprofits with $10,000 each and every month to spend on ads in Google Search. These simple actions can be potentially life-changing, and they are all made possible by ads posted at the top of Google Search results. Driving in-person actions such as adopting an animal .

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Although it has its own blog, and most of the members are on Twitter and Facebook, all of the action takes place on Friendfeed. Are you ready to take your community to the next level of maturity?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Gone are the days of the megaphone-the era of the top-down broadcast approach to big advertising is slowly fading away, as evidenced by the fact that more people saw Volkswagen's Darth Vader commercial on YouTube than at the Superbowl, by a longshot. Representative Samples? The key to success is strategize, test, and optimize.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The idea is that you need to think about your organization's web presence, one-way communication like email marketing and search engine optimization and finally the social. My own feeling is that social media is not a either/or to email or search engine optimization. There is some debate about how to order these components.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

I know I’m in danger of committing the crime that makes me cringe, but my goal for this blog post is for you to take away some actionable tips to start implementing in your web and content strategy. The idea is to get people to take simple actions that will hopefully lead them to bigger, more impactful actions.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

They understand that an organization, or a campaign, must tell a story to build an audience, and then activate that audience with a compelling call to action. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google recognizes the power of search engine marketing and shares free access to its paid marketing platform with eligible nonprofits. Participating organizations can spend these ad credits to promote their landing pages within Google search results for mission-related keywords. Google essentially pays for the clicks you receive.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The collection of two- to three-minute spots will run on the group’s Web site, and the charity will also post video clips of interviews with volunteers on the popular online video site YouTube. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Click here to view the front page of the issue.)

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The collection of two- to three-minute spots will run on the group’s Web site, and the charity will also post video clips of interviews with volunteers on the popular online video site YouTube. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Click here to view the front page of the issue.)

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. You can also use social networking sites as a teaser to promote your campaigns with links back to your action pages. Tens of millions of people are doing business online. The matching success rate is typically 10% to 20%.

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