Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations. As the event organizer, we allocated a few thousand dollars to paid promotion of posts on Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube. Our Social Media Command Center.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. Those are definitely not the qualities of a good social media manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

But this year, the buzz leading up to the November 15 event on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on sites like YouTube and Linkedin, was even stronger. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" 3 Powerful Social Good Trends in 2010 – Ben Rattray, the founder and CEO of Change.org, has a great piece on Mashable showcasing the three trends he sees coming in 2010 for the social change sector. Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. " Check it out!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time. Learn Basic HTML.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

By Ryan Davis, Director of Social Media Strategy, Blue State Digital. One of the largest web shifts over the last few years has been the increasing move to a real social web. From the ubiquitous Facebook "Like" button to Google’s new +1, it’s never been easier to share what you’ve found exploring. It Gets Better.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2009

Summer of Social Good by Mashable - "Summer of Social Good is the first large scale online charitable campaign to raise funds strictly online through the power of Social Media and the Internet. These are some links I wanted to share from June 16th. Find me on Delicious for more! " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Care2

JANUARY 3, 2011

However, there is a new class of free agent out there, specific to social networks: " the free agent community.". The free agent community exists on a social network and decides, as a group, to raise funds for an unafilliated nonprofit organization.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Central and South America. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa and Middle East. ## Europe and UK. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Africa and Middle East.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

My latest project is called @home , which explores homelessness in America through the story of Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal on Twitter). Mark is an e-activist who interviews homeless men and women, and shares their stories across every digital medium he can find — YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, you name it.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

All of these platforms have been profiled at our recent Social Media for Nonprofits conferences. The next conference will be in New Delhi on December 5, and then we'll be back in North America in 2013, heading to New York City , Silicon Valley , and Vancouver , plus most other major U.S. Then check out Simply Measured.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2009

In short, this generation is reshaping America. The first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding. What does this mean for your nonprofit?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. More and more, now we can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Northwest Harvest Food Bank used its social media channels to mobilize supporters to give food donations that ended up breaking a Guinness Book of World Records. She was able to go to her boss and get some more resources in the budget for social media. Actionable Social Media Listening for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

We will be launching the full version of the site in March at NTC, at a hackathon we are co-producing with Code for America. Google dominates most of North America, Europe, south Asia and the south Pacific. Facebook is the most popular site in the Spanish-speaking parts of the America, also the Middle East, and North Africa.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

If interested, supporters can learn more about the community they'll be serving, watch videos posted on YouTube, link to relevant articles, or visit a personal blog where participants may document their experiences and share photo albums of their journey. Social Networking Links: links to Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

That’s why we’ve taken the guesswork out of the equation by curating only the best strategic marketing resources for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Social Media Marketing Templates. Make-A-Wish America. The way Make-A-Wish win at social media is through their Facebook account.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Be Inspired By Social Media, But Still Do Your Homework – Social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and blogs are delivering heart-wrenching images and information about Haiti to our computers and phones. Many of them include pleas to donate.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Nonprofits are spicing up their social media communications strategy with language and informalities that may turn-off older supporters and major donors. This is a flawed assumption.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As many nonprofits and socially conscious organizations and businesses now know, the Obama for America campaign broke the mold this election season in almost every aspect: fundraising, outreach, grassroots efforts and particularly using the Internet and new media to do almost everything. a social networking site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Since social media encompasses many different types of tools, and each tool has specific characteristics and a steep learning curve, a toolkit approach can quickly become overwhelming. A vibrant community is built around a social object that is meaningful for its members. The social object can be a person, a place, a thing or an idea.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

LinkedIn launched in 2003, Facebook launched in 2004, and Twitter launched in 2006. Now more than a decade into the Social Web, the use of social networks still continues to grow worldwide and will continue to do so for years to come. Source: CAF America. May 6, 2014 was the largest single day of giving in U.S.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! Inspiration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. For US nonprofits, we turn to the the Pew Internet and America Life for studies and audience research about the hyper-connected.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

In Blackbaud 's lastest report, they share some interesting findings around social media and fundraising: "We found that participants who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube communicate with their networks more regularly and send more messages. Check out the infographic and more!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. ? Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. □ Add social sharing and comment functionality. Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. □

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

Now, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report found that 25% of donors said that social media is a communication tool that inspires them to give and that 32% of them donated through Facebook fundraising tools. What I found interesting is that of those people that donated 89% said they’re likely to give through Facebook again.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening. Layout from Instagram is a mobile app that lets you combine multiple photos into a single image that can be saved to your camera roll and shared on Instagram and other social networks. Buffer :: buffer.com.

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