Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

At about the time I quit working for the day (6pm in Missouri, USA), nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia are coming online for another work day. Then, over the next 12 hours, on comes nonprofits in India, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Yeah, right. Fret not if you are missing a few.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

A collaborative research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors. Medium NGOs have 13,680.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to get on Google+, now would be a very good time to start. If your nonprofit is already on Google+, then the best practices below are meant to help you better learn how to tap into and inspire the Google+ community. e-Newsletter. Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

To be alerted of when new best practices are posted, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2006

So, of course I go to the computer because I can always count on my colleagues from Europe, Africa, Asia, or Southeast Asia to be up and around and distract me from my insomnia. My colleague, David Wilcox , let me know about a new event/community blog for a London meeting about social networking and nonprofits taking place tommorrow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Of course, being based in the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thus, in time for the year-end fundraising season, below are 20 stats about fundraising and social media that every nonprofit needs to know. billion people worldwide donated money to nonprofit organizations. For every 1,000 website visitors, a nonprofit raises $612. 65% of all social media activity occurs on a smartphone.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2013

Millennials are often the target demographic for many nonprofits, as they are known to be the most technologically-savvy with high adoption rates of smart phones, their value of entrepreneurship, and the belief that they can make a local difference, according to the Telefonica Survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

I've been on Hi5 , yet another social networking site, that is popular outside the US, particularly in Central America (and Asia). A new profile called "Nonprofit Organizations" friend me to day. My answer: Different social networks are popular in different parts of the world. With this question.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. For spring 2017, we're focused on nonprofit cloud services. Asia and Pacific Rim. Find your closest NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea." " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. " Check it out!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Every month TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free (or low cost) nonprofit technology events and workshops to over 50 cities. If you want to network with your peers or love to learn at live, in-person events NetSquared is the place for you! Portland, OR: Digital storytelling for fun and nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Lam is harnessing social media to spark civic engagement and drive global giving and volunteerism. He is the creator and host of GoInspireGo.com (GIG), a multimedia platform that "uses social networking for social change." This is the time to network! This is the time to network!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. • Social media and crowdsourcing • Portable Networks. Hacker Helper.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K. Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! Are you using social media primarily to raise money?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Social Media: Adoption, Strategy, and Measuring Success ZUP4Nonprofits has a two-part post ( pt. KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. I wanted to listen to what was on their minds in general, although I was particularly keen on hearing any discussions or snippets about social change, nonprofits, and activism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. You must read this post about blogging and low-cost nonprofit professional development. and Katya A. Follow her trail here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. Next week, I will be participating in a session entitled, "Reach Out and Blog Someone" along with Steve Swenson of the Bakersfield Californian at the United Way of Kern County's Professional Development Conference for Nonprofits. So here it goes.10

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

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. 60% of millennials donate an average of $481 to nonprofits each year. of nonprofit event registrations occur on mobile devices. Source: We Are Social.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

"I would add that if I were recommending the concept of 'lean' to our nonprofit audience, regardless of which book, I would primarily focus on the fact that these principles can absolutely be used by nonprofits to foster new, innovation-driven, and data-validated solutions to their constituents. What about me?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 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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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

"I would add that if I were recommending the concept of 'lean' to our nonprofit audience, regardless of which book, I would primarily focus on the fact that these principles can absolutely be used by nonprofits to foster new, innovation-driven, and data-validated solutions to their constituents. What about me?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This security threat update is part of our Safer Online for Nonprofits initiative, a Microsoft-funded initiative to help nonprofits work safely online. The phishers scan social networking sites and find your page, your email address, and recent posts from you. as it is in European and Asia-Pacific countries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So I’m a communication consultant, a communication strategist for nonprofits, mainly. I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. So this is how I got interested in communication.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web, email, social media, and visual content. Social Media Tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I've also heard this rumor in Asia, that HIV positive men will be cured if they have sex with virgins. Betty and six of her high school English students founded an organization called the Girl Child Network. Today, it includes some 20,000 girls - half of whom, she estimates, have been raped. I mean, what a wonderful idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Last week I wrote about a pair of surveys that looked at social media and nonprofits. One came to the conclusion that social media was a waste of time; the other talked about strategic implications on how to be successful. So, when nonprofits use the best practices around meaningful engagement they see results.

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