Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2010

FourSquare is definitely starting to catch on with enterprising techie folks that love to be early adopters. Most check-ins revolve around restaurants and cafes, but below are five simple ways you (and the nonprofit techies) can also use FourSquare to promote the nonprofits and causes your care about: 1) Add Nonprofit Venues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. Below I have posted 10 hashtags commonly used by nonprofits. Nonprofit : Occasionally, you can replace the word “nonprofit&# with “#nonprofit&# in a Tweet, or tag it on to the end of Tweet that mentions a nonprofit or nonprofit trend.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Even though the majority of the attendees representing big brands, companies, and start-ups, the nonprofit technology contingency still had a strong showing with many socially good focused sessions on the agenda, the Beacon Lounge, and plenty of extracurricular events. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

HOW TO: Launch a Broadcast “TV” Channel for Your Nonprofit  Nonprofit Tech 2.0 :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits: "The current technology of live-streaming on the Web has been around for a few years, but only recently with the launch of smartphone Apps that convert phones into video cameras and social media integration, has the technology started (..)

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

An expert in her field, Lori has several decades of experience working with some of the largest commercial and nonprofits in the world, but prefers to use analytics for the greater good by helping social good organizations make a bigger impact in the work that they do. The economy is complex, and uncertainty is high. Micro Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

Today, I have the honor of doing a session at The Allstate Foundation ‘s 60th Anniversary Executive Summit (hashtag #60summit ) where I’ll be talking about leading nonprofits with a network mindset. Social media presents incredible opportunities for nonprofits, both large and small. Social Media: Getting Leadership Buy-In.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Because national days of service such as MLK Day and 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance garner great media attention, organizations can leverage this spotlight on volunteerism to broadcast their mission and volunteer opportunities more widely. Days of service are often – I’ll come out and just say it – a burden to nonprofit leaders.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2013

Nonprofits are making use of crowdsourcing, social media, and email lists to spread their message, mobilize volunteers, and get down to what’s important to their communities. Nonprofits' struggle to engage the public has been going on long before the Internet came around--offering its myriad distractions into the mix.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

nonprofits on their use of cloud services. To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. NTEN surveyed 780 nonprofits across nine U.S. Primary Findings.

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APRIL 6, 2021

For example, our adoption of Blackbaud is just beginning. The suite of products is already making a difference, and we are ramping up adoption to take advantage of how it can make our work more seamless. . Technology enables us to be as national as our name implies.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Global Internet adoption growth is actually slowing compared to previous years. The nonprofit Khan Academy YouTube channel got 430 million plus views last year, a 69% increase from last year. The latest edition has lots of NPTech insights. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 Far fewer people own tablets than PCs, though.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

The nonprofit sector thrives on a community of rich storytelling. And there's an opportunity for nonprofits to benefit from this new phenomenon. Meanwhile, there are a few innovative ways your nonprofit can capitalize on the power of live. And that's where live streaming can be useful. Live Streaming for the People.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

NTEN will be holding a Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit in San Francisco next Monday, August 29. You can get more information and RSVP for the streamed broadcast here. And take a look at the human side of the Cloud - staff training and technology adoption. You won't be in San Francisco? Not to worry. The best part?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. Facebook’s live streaming platform is empowering nonprofits to quickly engage supporters around the causes that matter most to them.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

As an early adopter at this point, you need to look beyond the bugs that inevitably pop up in beta and buy in to the vision. Already within the community of Zeega early adopters, you can see a radical shift in the way information is presented and consumed. From Alpha to Zeega. There's something special about Zeega. I can feel it.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. When a friend starts a campaign, supports or fundraises for an organization or cause publicly on a social networking platform, they broadcast that action and encourage their friends to do the same.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, our adoption of Blackbaud is just beginning. The suite of products is already making a difference, and we are ramping up adoption to take advantage of how it can make our work more seamless. . Technology enables us to be as national as our name implies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Kevin's solution is to have the 700,000 user community revert back to the early adopter days, suggesting that people who had an account before Dec. I might also say it isn't for all nonprofits. If we were to make a list called " The Six Signs Twitter Isn't For Your Nonprofit ," what would be on that list?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2010

StoryCorps is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit and TechSoup member organization that records and shares Americans' personal stories. You may have heard one of their recordings on weekly broadcasts of NPR's morning edition. There's a conversation between a daughter and the mother who gave her up for adoption. A fan of J.D.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We like to think that most nonprofits are concerned about their reach toward individuals who might struggle to connect with their offerings, at least in the best of times. To be sure, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into ways that nonprofits have engaged their stakeholders over the past couple years. But now we are limping along.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2009

This was originally posted on the Nonprofit Commons: Nonprofits in Second Life Blog. Through EcoCommons and the Nonprofit Commons as a whole, environmental organizations may join this alliance to increase impact. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming , and will be broadcast live from Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

I’ll be participating in the session, as part of the context setting by giving an overview of themes in my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-author with measurement guru KD Paine. This comes from my first book, ” The Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with Alison Fine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2013

Some nonprofits have thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of LinkedIn Company Page followers, and yet have not customized their page or posted a single update. I browsed the LinkedIn Pages of over 200 of the most well-known nonprofits in the world and the following eleven are clearly taking the lead.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2019

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. If you are an animal rights organization, you might consider livestreaming a puppy adoption event. The organization is the content creator. .

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Savvy nonprofiteers know it's about much more than that. Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Without them, you're just reading content or broadcasting, and that's not nearly as insightful.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

The Leap Ambassadors Community is a group of nonprofit leaders who are passionate about “inspiring, motivating and supporting nonprofit and public sector leaders (and their stakeholders) to build great organizations for great societal impact.”. For many nonprofits, this shift in thinking may seem daunting.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes Maximizing Nonprofit Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Fundraising In an era where resources are stretched thin and the need for positive change is greater than ever, nonprofits face the critical challenge of not just making an impact, but ensuring their efforts are sustainable in the long run.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

And here's another "vertical" video host -- Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network. CHBN provides a free service for broadcasting member-generated political video content. Second Wave Adoption Check out Nancy White's Second Wave Adoption thats creating waves in the educational technology and nonprofit technology blogosphere.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

We had already received the message that the class would be "broadcast only". Even though I've been working in nonprofit technology for more than 12 years, I'm a consistent late adopter and a reliable skeptic. I've encouraged the nonprofits I've trained or consulted with over the years to ask these same questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Adopt a mobile mindset and do everything on your mobile phone for a week, no matter how painful it is. Mobile should be able engagement, not just broadcasting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

For nonprofits to succeed on social media, they have to be good at social media and that requires a clear understanding of how, when, and why individuals engage with nonprofits on social media. To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. Be an early adopter of digital payments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As the holiday season approaches, many nonprofits often find themselves scrambling to meet year-end donation goals. Yet when it comes to nonprofit fundraising, remember one size doesn't fit all. With countless nonprofits vying for donors' dollars, the more tailored the campaign, the more success you'll find. and Communicate It!

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