Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2020

From chatbots to social advertising, this webinar will focus on what’s new and next in social media so that your nonprofit can embrace being an early adopter to achievement maximum return-on-investment (ROI). Current best practices for using Facebook Pages and Twitter. The increasing importance of LinkedIn Pages. •

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For those nonprofits that allocate staff time, embracing early adoption is key to social media success. A period is the difference between a public mention and a reply on Twitter. When you use a Twitter username as the first word in your tweet, you must add a period before the username for all your followers to see your tweet.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2024

Some examples of online communities include a LinkedIn or Facebook group where industry professionals connect. You can also find online communities on Twitter (X), Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. An online community is a group of people with a shared interest or purpose who choose to connect and communicate virtually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. The most likely choice for your second social network is Twitter or Instagram.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. Twitter Background :: 1920 x 1080 pixels. Twitter Header (Fixed) :: 520 x 260 pixels. Twitter Header (Color) :: 300 x 300 pixels. LinkedIn Banner :: 646 x 220 pixels. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Numerous communications and fundraising trends are on the verge of going mainstream and nonprofits committed to early adoption have a number of new tools and strategies to pioneer this year. 1) Mass Adoption of Responsive and Flat Design. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Adopting the right productivity software doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Connect with Alan on LinkedIn or follow on Twitter @DATABASICSinc. Nonprofits can use this free service to schedule weekly meetings, donor calls, and other events. Conclusion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2011

Data from Comscore Nonprofit marketers should evaluate Twitter once again. 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. Twitter does work for some nonprofits. Let's be clear.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter. If your nonprofit’s objective is to gain a lot of followers on Twitter, then you should follow on a 1:1 ratio.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

However, as LinkedIn, Blogger and Myspace all celebrate their 10-year anniversary this year, nonprofits have now had a decade to study and experiment with social media and create systems for successfully launching and tracking the value of their social media campaigns. That said, congrats to the early adopters! Source: M+R and NTEN.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofit social media managers have to deal with weird, random mean people on Twitter. Twitter is making a concerted effort to cut down on Twitter trolls , but nonprofit social media managers who spend their days (and some nights) tweeting their hearts for the greater good are sometimes targeted by nonsensical, ranting weirdos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Your nonprofit does not automate Facebook posts to Twitter. Yeah, right.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

You’ll get access to your own temporary Salesforce scratch org and follow along with step-by-step instructions, guided LIVE by our adoption experts. And be sure to follow Salesforce.org on Twitter and LinkedIn to participate in the fun on social using the hashtag #SFDOWeekOfLearning. I can’t wait to see you there! Jim Stroka.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 13, 2022

Modern technology is a crucial investment for any organization, but professional and trade associations might hesitate to adopt new technology because of the sticker price. Among some leaders who haven’t bought a new AMS in two decades, the price of innovative association management software (AMS) is viewed as prohibitive.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

The functionality is just like Twitter, focusing on short, written exchanges and timely discourse. While Threads is the “new kid on the block,” we can look to its competitor, Twitter, to see where the benefits might lie for fundraising. Recruit early adopters and your most active / influential followers to expand your reach!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. Of the Big Three, Twitter requires the most time to utilize.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Google+ is a bit more complicated than Facebook or Twitter, but already a significant source of traffic to this blog, and like most communities that get a lot of initial buzz, the growth rate of new followers is exponentially much faster during the early adoption phase. It’s definitely been worth the time investment thus far.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. It’s a good thing I did or this blog and my communities on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and now Foursquare would likely not exist. Then in June 2008 I launched the @ NonprofitOrgs profile on Twitter.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits. Heading in to 2011 most nonprofits (92%), regardless of organization size are using at least one social network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and close to nine out of ten nonprofits (89%) have a presence on Facebook – up from 74% in 2009.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2011

Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare are not miracle-producers. They are simply tools that can result in high ROI for your nonprofit, but only if the person sharing Status Updates, Twittering, and Checking-in on behalf of your nonprofit has the right skills, experience and training to make social media produce results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter. People follow nonprofits on Twitter to learn about your cause or because they care about the work you do. 4) You have not claimed your LinkedIn Company Page. Odds are your nonprofit has a LinkedIn Company Page. Google, etc.

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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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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

On this blog, and undoubtedly many other just like it, you’ve been encourage to steer your nonprofit to adopt a mobile first mentality. Twitter sent 700% more visitors to Canadian donation pages on Dec. Twitter’s annual growth rose 46% while Facebook’s rose 37%. 27% of nonprofits are using LinkedIn. Facebook refers 29.4%

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2010

The study found that charities adopted social media faster and the adoption was more widespread than for-profit use. Other facts uncovered in the study: 90% of charities had Twitter accounts. 36% had LinkedIn pages. 65% had blogs. 30% had MySpace pages. So are you part of the 93% with a page or 7% without?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. If you have a Twitter account, sign up with your Twitter username and password.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whether you want to show off your Instagram feed on your homepage or embed a Twitter post into your next blog article, an intuitive website builder can make this process a breeze. These buttons let your supporters easily share any page to popular platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn with just a click.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Rather, a new media manager’s day is divided into five- or ten-minute intervals—five minutes posting on Facebook, ten minutes creating a Twitter list, twenty minutes creating a Google+ invitation, three minutes posting on Tumblr, two minutes commenting on Instagram, and so on. To do it well, these managers must be exceptional multitaskers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

Whether using smarthone Apps ( iPhone Twitter App ) or mobile websites ( m.twitter.com ), the best of nonprofit communicators understand that once again the Internet is transforming dramatically and they will transform with it. Geo-location social networks like Foursquare and Gowalla are where the early adopters are flocking to these days.

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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. Many nonprofits in their enthusiastic adoption of social media forget to include the obvious on their website.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

As you know, I’m a bit of a technology curmudgeon, but I’m far from a luddite – I’m an early adopter, for the most part. I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

There’s a lot of Google+ euphoria right now and postulations of Google+ being a Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn killer. Being an early adopter is an important strategy in and of itself, but not at the expense of the communities you already have. Make a commitment to diversifying your brand online! Sign up for Google+.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Let’s take a closer look … Social media adoption by platform. Heading in to 2011 most nonprofits (92%), regardless of organization size are using at least one commercial social network (CSN) like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. The industry giant, with 89% adoption among nonprofits is Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Oceana Marine Wildlife Adoptions. Orangutan Outreach Adoptions. Save the Chimps Adoptions. Sea Turtle Conservancy Adoptions. Snow Leopard Trust Adoptions. Nature Conservancy Gift Catalog. Nothing But Nets Gift Nets. Oxfam Gifts. Save the Children Gifts of Joy. Seva Gifts of Sight. UNICEF Inspired Gifts.

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fusionSpan

MAY 17, 2022

Whether your organization is adopting new technology or learning how best to leverage your current technology tools to fit your business needs, we are here to help you leverage technology to bridge your association with your customers. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

High engagement signals to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that your post is quality, which means your content is pushed higher up on supporters’ newsfeeds. . You can explore ideas such as serving hot meals, handing out water at a 5k, or assisting at a pet adoption event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Defenders of Wildlife Adoption Center. Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee Adoptions. National Audubon Society Adoption Catalog. Wilderness Society Adoption Catalog. CARE Packages. International Rescue Committee Rescue Gifts. Nothing But Nets Gift Nets. Oxfam Unwrapped Catalog. Save the Children Gifts of Joy.

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