Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

One of my favorite nonprofits to study, nonprofits would be wise to subscribe, follow, and like the World Wildlife Fund and learn from their commitment to early adoption and investing resources in building a powerful online brand. Multimedia :: The World Wildlife Fund now embeds video (from YouTube) and slideshows into their website.

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See3

MAY 12, 2009

What impact does the widespread adoption of broadband have on social organizing via the Web? This is one of the questions we’ll be discussing today with some of the top women leaders on the topic of Video Activism. Women Who Tech Video Activism. Tags: Video Nonprofits youtube nptech advocacy.

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

Looking back, I vividly remember how it felt when life was put on pause and in-person activity was not an option. While the pandemic presented LOHR with many challenges, it pushed us to revisit our fundraising strategy and create a new approach that we plan to adopt permanently. Lessons learned .

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Clearly, many Generation Z volunteers see the value that active volunteerism can have on their own life and career ambitions, outside of community impact. Removing barriers for Gen-Z volunteers through the adoption of volunteer management software can increase recruitment and retention of this digitally savvy group of motivated volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

They began actively using Myspace in 2004 and YouTube in 2005 – years before the Fortune 500 companies. And yet despite limited budgets, the early adopter nonprofits began using responsive web design in 2012 in order to adapt quickly to the new realities of Internet browsing. Nonprofits pioneered social media. GlobalGiving 2015.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

It was vibrant, active, kind and generous. It’s a good thing I did or this blog and my communities on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and now Foursquare would likely not exist. At the same time I created the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel. 2) Being an early adopter helps increase your numbers.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

This post features a video of animals available for adoption and encourages people with matching names to come and adopt, providing a conversation starter for community members in the comments! You can also upload shorter video content to YouTube Shorts to expand your reach on the platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly. How about your nonprofit?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006. 56% of emails are now opened on a mobile device ( Litmus ) and the number activity on smartphones is reading email, not gaming or social networking. YouTube has donation cards. 4) Increased Adoption of New and Improved Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Don’t Blindly Adopt this Tech A Visual Example of Chat-First Search Sometimes a picture (of a search result) is worth a thousand words, so let’s show exactly what we are seeing in a chat-first search. ChatGPT was the fastest product adoption in history. Why will Chat-first search happen faster than Mobile-first search?

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

Don’t Blindly Adopt this Tech A Visual Example of Chat-First Search Sometimes a picture (of a search result) is worth a thousand words, so let’s show exactly what we are seeing in a chat-first search. ChatGPT was the fastest product adoption in history. Why will Chat-first search happen faster than Mobile-first search?

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Their YouTube page has 29 videos, accumulating 1000s of views. They have 1500 Twitter followers and tweet daily.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Our team each has a personal calendar for their own appointments, we have a team calendar for activities that everyone needs to know about or participate in, and we have a “Days Off” calendar where people note dates or partial days they’ll be out of the office. Contact customer support or look up YouTube tutorials if you get stuck.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2011

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. Let’s take a closer look … Social media adoption by platform. Social media adoption by budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. Corporate types resist the adoption of these technologies, and then, subsequently embrace them. Of YouTube? Of Facebook?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Subscribe to receive text alerts from the early adopters in the nonprofit sector. I have always been an advocate of following, liking, and subscribing to the large organizations who are known for being early adopters. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know. Diversify your news sources. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop. Guaranteed.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

They spend their Saturday at Adoption Day at a shelter because they love dogs and want them all to find loving homes. Upload the video to YouTube and send your volunteers the link. There’s a whole playlist on our YouTube channel of sample videos waiting to spark your creativity. Don’t make anything long or fancy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? Your nonprofit is active on at least two social networks and experimenting with a third. This is Social Media 101, but a best practice still not widely adopted by most small nonprofits. Yeah, right. Social media is in a weird transition right now. Get ready!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s rare that any web-based activity lasts longer than 30 minutes. They need to tactfully, but forcefully be the advocate at their nonprofit for advancement in mobile and social media adoption and budget increases—including asking for raises when the time arises.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2011

The network suffered a bad year in 2010 which saw it lose a lot of ground , and become relegated to a second tier network behind Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn in user visits. Here are applicable pointers for those wondering whether to adopt Twitter in their online strategy. It gets back to community. But make sure to vet this closely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. And now, mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 7, 2024

3) Activate Google for Nonprofits Products Once your organization has been verified, you can activate various Google for Nonprofits products, including Google Ad Grants , Google Workspace for Nonprofits , the YouTube Nonprofit Program , and Google Earth and Maps credits. With expert insights from Webup!,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. Source: Mary Joyce, Digital Activism Workshop - E-Mediat Project. This means choices will be made.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Panelists in our Higher Education Super Session shared how they prioritize technology investment, effectively manage the change that comes with tech adoption, and are leveraging digital transformation to strengthen engage ment with students and alumni. . You can check out a recording of this interview on YouTube. ? .

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media Tools , several key findings are revealed: Event participants who adopted integrated social media tools increased their fundraising by as much as 40 percent compared to their peers who weren’t using the available online tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. Based in the U.K., 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An early adopter of social media, the Lance Armstrong Foundation leverages social media to engage, connect, and celebrate its community. The LAF goes beyond a mere presence on social networks, it has taken a maven approach, engaging deeply with supporters with a regularly updated blog , MySpace , Facebook , YouTube , and Twitter presences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As an early adopter, I remember switching, despite how strange it felt. Yet, at the time, people were questioning “How could serious work ever be done using a pull down menus?&#. In many cases, the slow to change eventually adopt or they no longer remain relevant to their constituents, donors, or loose their edge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As many of you know who read this blog, I am an early adopter of social media and set up my listening post 5 years ago to scan for people, trends, and ideas related to social media and nonprofits. As many of you know who read this blog, I am an early adopter of social media and set up my listening post 5 years ago to scan.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

This widespread adoption of mobile phones as well as other mobile devices such as tablets, e-reader, etc. Video-Based Training: Video streaming has been around for quite some time, however, the new millennium has seen a sudden upsurge in the online streaming space, with YouTube becoming the second popular search engine after Google.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

The experts say that if you are over 24, you will not get it — and so I was relieved that it was SnapChat, not me and that my technical skills had suddenly disappeared like a snap. Thank god there are teenage YouTube celebrities who share excellent SnapChat tutorials like Aaron’s Break the Internet.

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Care2

MARCH 10, 2010

This panel will discuss several case studies showing successful fundraising strategies that incorporate Social Media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. This panel will discuss online political activity during and prior to the election. Debunking the Myth of Social Media Fundraising March 13 at 12:30 PM.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2019

Some of the most popular streaming sites are Twitch, Mixer, Facebook Live and YouTube. . Recently, I was able to spend two days with 24 nonprofit leaders either successfully running livestream fundraising campaigns or actively looking to start one of these programs. F reestanding L ivestream F undraising P rogram.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You need a website to be the hub of all your online activities. Because so many people use Mailchimp, it is easy to get support via Mailchimp Facebook groups and YouTube tutorials. Finding grant opportunities is an important activity for all nonprofits. Squarespace and Wix are both popular choices for small nonprofits.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

It also keeps you organized by reducing data redundancy, tracking donor activity, and providing automatic reports. Sell your products, merchandise, or adoption/sponsorship support opportunities directly on your website. What it does: YouTube is one of the world’s leading video content platforms, powered by Google.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Colin McKay (aka Canuck Flack ) in his Nonprofit Secret Underground Guide To Social Media Adoption suggests that most nonprofit organizations (well large ones) already have policies in place to deal with potential concerns about social media. Do you think your boss has a right to censor your social media activity? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

I told the story about posting a video interview with my dad (who was 86 at the time) on YouTube about his first blog post and how I discovered a community of "older" people using YouTube. Some recent studies on social media and social networking use and baby boomers show that more and more are adopting social media.

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