Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. e-Newsletter :: By 2008 nonprofits were beginning to understand and harness the power of e-mail marketing for online fundraising, branding, and cause awareness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. I know this seems completely contradictory to current communication trends, but that’s exactly the time you want to do something different to get noticed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? I am the only person who is paid to work on social media full-time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

They were on Myspace and organizing via Facebook Groups years before corporate brands, higher education, and broadcast and print media. That said, the community on Daily Booth has a lot of active teens. Nonprofits pioneered social media. That said, here are three simple steps to get started with mobile photo-sharing: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? I am full-time and paid, though, like everyone else in the non-profit world, my time/resources are limited, so I don’t get to do social media strategy/long-term planning all day long. Book Tour ?. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks. Reserve your first choice of the new domain now or regret it later. Get ready!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Donating is a pubic experience. on social networking sites see your giving and fundraising activity through widgets, Apps, and peer-to-peering fundraising tools, like fundraising pages. is all of the above except that the Web experience is no longer limited to desktop and laptop computers while stationary in one place.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. All things that take time, which is valuable. Share your ideas and your experiences. Payment Is More Than Purchase. But not money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

That said, there are some resources and tools that I continually refer to and use again and again, and others that I am still experimenting with that may (or may not) become integral to my communications routine. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. e-Newsletter.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

If they’re not, it’s OK to wait—especially if time and energy are scarce. MySpace, Friendster, FriendFeed, Diaspora, Bebo, and others all offer plenty of fuel to the argument that comparing two social platforms has to go beyond the functionality of messaging, commenting, and connecting to your friends. It’s the same with any platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. Our LinkedIn group for Active pro bono consultants is a great place where these people can connect based on a current interest—giving back using their current skills. Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

In most cases, the audience wasn’t asking about money: they were asking about time. As one woman put it, “spending time on this means time staff isn’t spending on other work.” So in the interest of hers, yours, and everyone else’s time, here’s a rundown on what I see as the real time costs of a variety of Web 2.0

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Even the most traditional museums often manage educational programs in which teens develop their own exhibits, produce youth-focused museum events, or provide educational experiences for younger visitors. If your activity is compelling because it involves gimmicky new technology, it's not a good activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan is one of a small number of nonprofit early adopters in social media and social networks - he has a couple of years of experience under his belt - so his wisdom is priceless.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

The same study showed that among older Internet users who are members of online communities, 58 percent log in to their communities one or more times daily, compared to 47 percent of community members under 20. One obvious reason for the generational digital divide is timing. But there is still the issue of income.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. MySpace – 29%. People may be reorganizing their time to participate in more voluntary activities.". and a friendship with a long-time colleague was renewed. LinkedIn – 18%.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2008

In other words, it won't get in your way as you navigate across the web and it will feel inadequate (like you can't breathe) if your friends or social network or "social graph" isn't part of your everyday web experience. Take some time to flip through it and think about it. He asks where it is helpful to be social?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

One of the best projects that illustrates the basic idea of Web2.0 - listening and conversation and stakeholders creating their own experience with your organization - comes from the Brooklyn Museum of Art. They're now running a compelling experiment in crowd-sourced exhibition creation and curation via the photography exhibition Click.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

This needs to happen around all social media activities and each new tool seems to require a new stealth strategy. Experiment under the radar and show them the successful results: Our strategy at HSUS was to dive into everything we could at first, under the radar, find what works, and present the results to upper management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

" This analysis caught my eye because helped crystalize some thinking about Facebook causes based on an experiment I did as part my fundraising for the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge (please consider donating $10). MySpace), subscribing, forwarding and/or learning.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Meanwhile, in Toronto, the fine folks at the Ontario Science Centre are grappling with the one-year anniversary of the Weston Innovation Centre, a wing devoted to visitors as creators and active participants. Yes, Agents of Change was a transformative experience. But can’t they stop peeling hot glue off the tables now and move on?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

I am curious about how the network activity becomes part of (or relates to) the organizational activity. Are people just letting things evolve organically w/the presumption that the FB network activity will lead people to other involvement with their organization? It happens one person at a time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. I realize that finding the time to experiment for many of us can be difficult, especially if those experiments do not lead to direct outcomes. Set up a small experiment: It doesn't have to an exhaustive experiment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

She suggests that if organizations are targeting young people, particularly teens and 20 somethings that platforms like Myspace can be a good tool. The idea that stakeholders can create their own experience with your organization. " She isn't an advocate of online social networking for all nonprofits all the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2008

and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" My experiences growing up have demanded that I be open to new ideas and constantly move forward while never forgetting the past. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist. What doesn't?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. Kara Carell shared her experience, much of based on her personal passion for social networking sites. How much time does it take? Experiment.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks? And if youre going to spend time on social media, and you arent leveraging your email list to do so, youre doing things the hard way. let er rip.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks? And if youre going to spend time on social media, and you arent leveraging your email list to do so, youre doing things the hard way. let er rip.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Here's the key takeaways for me: * The capacity to be successful is an investment in time. "While none of these approaches cost a lot of money, they certainly require staff time to support. Social networking requires commitment -- you can't set up a MySpace profile and then walk away. the capacity to experiment with one???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

We need to make the time to blog after hours. Doing a blog involves additional time and energy and some of us won't have this time available. Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. Been active since 1995, working in the northern part fo Romania to help mentally challenged people overturn the stigma.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

It was amazing how many there were, sometimes even two at the same time. Another point Brian made was that perhaps Facebook and Myspace are not for your organization. But I have seen groups use LinkedIn to form committees that do fundraising, to have people volunteer time from an in-kind standpoint, etc. I went to several Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

Use an editorial calendar to help manage your social media activities. Best way to learn the value of social media in volunteering is to experiment with it as an individual. . Twitter is an effective tool for specific, timely requests for volunteers. Tap the knowledge and skills of a social media savvy volunteer (youth!)

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. We do that with staff all the time. The irritating design? Or is it the stalkers? What makes Web 2.0

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