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12 Demographic & Technology Trends Changing the Nonprofit Sector Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) Africa’s population will more than double to 2.6 Social good organizations will be crucial in advancing economic development throughout Africa to ensure its rising population has a better life than the generations before. A messaging app revolution is happening throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

Yet, by definition, true movements are more than a catchy phrase to solicit donations or promote an event. To become one of the success stories, it helps to work from the bottom up, top-down, and inside out. Our “boots on the ground” colleagues are often working alongside community leaders to help residents advocate for change.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. To do so, we definitely need your help. It’s not too late to pledge your support for our work.

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3 Ways to Bring Your Work to Your Donors (Instead of Asking Them to Come to You)

Achieve

That is, once they’ve cultivated a new donor, they spend a considerable amount of time and effort attempting to persuade that donor to volunteer or participate in some kind of hands-on activity at their headquarters or at an off-site location where the donor can experience their work firsthand. Sound familiar? Be honest.).

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement.

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Three Ways Social Media Has Negatively Affected the Nonprofit Sector (and What We Can Do About It)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. If your nonprofit works in disaster relief, share a story of survival. 2) The rise of the Internet troll. 3) Social media burnout.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. I am very lucky to work at an organization that values social media, and have never received push-back regarding investing my time and efforts there. Anything else?