Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

It was my first first experience with online social networking and from that first “Friend Request” I was absolutely hooked – obsessed even – with the potential of social networking for social good. For them, it’s worth experimenting with. To me, this a colossal, baffling mistake on the part of Myspace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2010

Over the last few weeks I have been running a Facebook Advertising experiment for the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. Purchasing advertising did not increase my fan base or help my Status Updates show up in the News Feed > Top News. Experiment with creating a Facebook Page for your Cause. The results are below: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since then it has grown from 106 million active monthly users to 310 million active monthly users. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe). Before experimenting, however, it’s highly recommended you take a course on how to effectively run LinkedIn Ads. LinkedIn Profiles.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But how do you connect your members with industry information, networking opportunities, and other membership benefits year-round, especially when you can’t rely on face-to-face activities? Nimble Communities allows you to deliver the association experience to members’ fingertips – no matter where they are. Download now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2010

But the Pages themselves are still fully functional including News Feed activity. There is a bit of a unknown in that we don’t know yet how they function, but have any nonprofits out there made the leap and started experimenting? I had to use Google to find them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. When a person feels self-efficacious, they are more likely to be proactive in signing up for other volunteer activities and feel more confident in their abilities to be an advocate for the nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

All that said, a lot of nonprofits are upset by the recent changes and responding by asking their fans to add their nonprofit to an Interest Lists with the meme floating around that if you add a Facebook Page to an Interest List all their Facebook Posts will be seen in both the main News Feed and the Interest List Feed, but that’s not true.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 19, 2021

Next is the team that backs the software and no one comes close to the quality, knowledge, and experience of both software and association management experience as the team at Community Brands.”. Offering an online community is key to delivering a great member experience. The power of an online member community. Download now.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

How do you connect with members when their attention is divided among so many places and activities? Member experience directly impacts member retention and loyalty. Discover the three fundamental keys to keeping members engaged with experiences that exceed expectations. Enter the micro-moment. What are micro-moments?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With 2023 fast approaching, i t’s wise to reflect on t he state of your association and overall member experience. During the past year, d id your organization experience disruption in the form of a shrinking budget or a smaller staff? If so, you’re not alone ! User-friendly community management. Career center solutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

And regularly check one more feed? Flixxaid enables nonprofits to share video messages to raise awareness and empowers their supporters to share their personal stories and volunteer experiences, and raise awareness around a cause in an engaging and memorable way. Will they download one more app? Create and sign into one more profile?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2018

In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. So his new goal for the News Feed is to create more meaningful conversations between “friends, family and groups”. How will the News Feed rank public content?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

If your nonprofit’s account is already active but registered as a personal account, you can also switch over from a personal to a business account without losing followers. For example, Feeding America is a nonprofit with a national network of more than 200 food banks. You should also create a mixture of photo and video content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

"Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." Department of Agriculture (USDA). " The same USDA study showed that 10% of U.S. That's 3.9 MILLION U.S. households with hungry children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. Your established experience in the nonprofit industry and your ability to adapt to ever-changing circumstances have gotten you this far. Not to worry.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

An active field of research in the 1960s, machine learning is now deeply embedded in our daily lives—from receiving recommended products while we’re online shopping to Google helping us autocomplete our emails. It also helps ensure people can access the robust and holistic information they need to advance their missions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Shopify’s biggest selling points are that it is super mobile friendly and it easily plugs into the shop experience on Instagram and Facebook. Check out Instagram Insights to learn the times of the days when people who follow you are most active on the platform. If Shopify isn’t your cup of tea, there are many alternatives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

Take a look at what we have in store for the mainstage sessions: Feeding Community and Fueling Hope. By embracing flexibility, building deep relationships, and leveraging powerful technology, this global nonprofit establishes resilient food systems, empowering communities to feed themselves. Activism in a Digital-First World.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

5 ways to ensure your storytelling meets these criteria: Feeding America has done a great job guiding its network of food banks to move toward ethical storytelling and strength-based messaging in responsible and compelling ways. Consider lived experience and amplify community voice.

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Forum One

JULY 11, 2023

As anyone active on social media knows, Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter in October 2022, and since then, the platform and its users have been on a wild roller coaster ride. Many of these users may have never used Twitter or are looking for a better experience than what Twitter currently offers.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

ABFE president and CEO Susan Taylor Batten gave this greeting to those of us who were able to experience the 2023 Harambee conference last month. Make no mistake—it is an experience, both an individual and collective Black experience. There were many activities lined up that were centered around Black joy. “Welcome home.”

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

While the increased productivity you can achieve with generative AI may be measured in return on investment (ROI), the larger impact is seen in the day-to-day lives of marketers and content creators who can focus on activities that deepen campaign engagement. What should I look out for when using AI?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. For instance, “Take our 5 min survey to help us improve our donor experience.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2011

Large nonprofits with well-known brands simply have a different experience on Facebook. Next, “Like&# the page you’d like to participate on: Finally, participate in their status updates in the News Feed, authentically of course. That said, don’t go overboard.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

By sharing this story, we hope to encourage nonprofits to prioritize the security of their payment processing systems, taking steps to choose a system that helps protect from fraudulent activities and ensuring their resources are utilized for their causes. If not, there is a solution that will — learn more about Bloomerang Payments.

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Volunteer Hub

JUNE 2, 2021

When a recruiter sees a volunteering entry on your resume, they can be confident that you have well-rounded experience and the adaptability that’s so valuable in any workplace. As well as improving your career prospects, increasing your breadth of experience will inevitably bring personal development.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

Some key elements for a successful online member community: A modern online member community platform – Look for technology that supports a modern experience, with tools that help you share information, including: A quick announcement area – to highlight important information, such as newly-available industry reports. Get it now.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

It’s also important to note that advocacy doesn’t always mean endorsing candidates or running a political action committee—and if you’re a registered 501(c)(3), you already know your organization is prohibited by law from participating in those specific kinds of activity! Ease of experience. Segment your advocacy asks.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

However, they also present their own unique challenges, like the difficulty of digitally engaging attendees or the tricky technical process of setting up your event activities. We hope that you enjoyed your experience [describe the nature of the event’s activities]. Send out surveys in a timely manner.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 27, 2022

While some might view modern technology as a costly investment, leaders must understand the digital imperative in improving the member experience and ensuring organizational success. . Review website data and consider membership renewal activity, abandoned shopping carts, and highly-trafficked and inactive website locations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

I only bring it up because it is a particularly, uniquely LinkedIn Group experience. Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group :: Activity. The New LinkedIn News Feed Has Arrived. All that said, LinkedIn Groups have a built-in statistics tool that allows you to view or share the stats of any group on LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

I resisted it for a year because I was concerned about having yet another social media outpost to feed and tune. My experiments were quite granular: What gets more interactions - sharing video or photos or links? What I'd like to see is a social network analysis of active fans and their relationships with others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve not had any experience with Springboard, but it’s important to understand that it is not open source, and is only maintained by one shop. Salesforce Feeds – allows for feeding SF records into Drupal via Feeds. Use Jackson River’s Springboard. User – matching users to SF objects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

Today I discovered Cityzenjane's blog and her i_like_to_watch tag/delicious rss feed via a comment to one of my blog posts. " Cityzenjane's goal for this feed is to provide you with content that will inspire you to make a great green future. I started something I call The Show Me Experiments. I am still finding my way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2012

Most nonprofits are still experimenting to discover their Google+ voice and hone in on a frequency of publishing content to the stream that makes Google+ both viable long-term and worth the time spent exploring Google+. As traffic continues to grow , new tools and functionality are added almost daily.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Such strategies help bridge the gap between physical and digital experiences, expand brand loyalty and recognition, as well as build trust sustainably. There is no sense in forcing something that likely won’t work; understand what motivates your constituents and feed those natural inclinations with supportive technology.

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