Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

To tap this potential, your NGO, nonprofit, or charity needs to activate its social media presence before, during, and after #GivingTuesday to help build the movement and, in the process, raise awareness and funds for your organization and mission. Presented on September 27 via webinar, below are the notes and deck.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. What I Learned About Online Fundraising. Email is Still King.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As the holiday season approaches, you might be wondering what your options are in terms of hosting a holiday fundraiser or a physical holiday event. . You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

Whether or not lead retrieval is your main event marketing goal or part of a bigger marketing strategy, one which includes thought leadership or brand awareness, a hybrid event or a virtual event can create opportunities for your brand to develop more distinct brand personas, categorize your target audience, and test out email marketing campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Large nonprofits usually have the expertise and resources necessary to launch and maintain successful online communications and fundraising campaigns. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Project Aware :: projectaware.org.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. Then I’ll break down how you can apply 6 additional nonprofit fundraising strategies to grow your revenues TODAY. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Had a 55% increased conversion rate.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

What’s most interesting to me within the nonprofits-in-social-space is the difference between organization-driven and individual-driven fundraising (and other promotion) campaigns. And it has real impact on the way organizations fundraise. If people are fundraising for you online, do you know about it?

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

Whether or not lead retrieval is your main event marketing goal or part of a bigger marketing strategy, one which includes thought leadership or brand awareness, a hybrid event or a virtual event can create opportunities for your brand to develop more distinct brand personas, categorize your target audience, and test out email marketing campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. And not just fundraise. Rik visited the homeless avatar: I decided to pop into SL to check it out. It's been crazy busy last week and this week too. I'm so behind! Provide Hope.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

That doesn’t mean your nonprofit needs to become regularly active on Snapchat, but you should be aware of its increasing popularity and lay a foundation in case your nonprofit does decide to prioritize Snapchat in the future. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Get ready! Create a custom Snapcode.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2007

Make A Wish Donation Box in Second Life On the Web, you can become a messenger for your cause by adding a charity badge or fundraising widget to your blog or web site. In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. That's my avatar sitting on top of the donation box (it spins!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sure $5,000 sounds like a fantastic fundraising goal, but what if I told you by meeting that target, a local cause would be able to launch an evening food program for the homeless, or make much needed repairs to a home for abandoned girls and boys. Hosting events for fundraising is nothing new. So, can we have a Twestival every week?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

For others, it is a day of political significance to raise awareness around women's rights. The organization is asking supporters to change their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook avatars at 1:10 on Friday, March 6th to the "oneten" avatar. Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas. I pointed her to my personal fundraising case study ). I hope she will blog some of her lessons learned too.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

The authors break down broad topics like communications, fundraising, and staffing and "futurecast" ways to re-think these high-level, common nonprofit strategies with an eye toward a supporting a paradigm-shift. The Scalable Edge of Innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). I'd try to figure out how in the world to measure how many people changed their avatars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. My friends responding with public questions about what else was needed or suggesting fundraising strategies.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2014

Excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The rise of Twitter has resulted in a new campaign awareness strategy and online event known as a tweet chat. Organized around the use of a hashtag, such as #HealthTalk or #PovertyChat , nonprofits worldwide are adding tweet chats to their editorial calendars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens. The beta launch of ChipIn , a fundraising widget for blogs, will make blog raising easier.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Great for farmers’ market vendors, silent auctions, and fundraisers on the go! Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. Live-streaming is ideal for reporting live from conferences, fundraisers, and protests. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for launching online fundraising and awareness campaigns, your nonprofit needs at least a month to prepare your campaign materials and craft your messaging in order to build a sense of anticipation among your fans and followers. Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

When you’re running a fundraiser, people want context. One possibility would have been to temporarily change our avatars to include a visual cue–like the Visible Government maple leaf–for all those officially behind the campaign. Here are some of the lessons we’ve learned, and the things we’d have done differently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Jane Quigley who I first met via Chris Brogan and my fundraising campaign to send Leng Soparath to college via the Sharing Foundation 's education program. The context at Blogpotomac was the question, "Did turning your Twitter avatar green in support of the Iraniian protests" really mean anything.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Otherwise, nonprofits who already have websites can use Flavors to create landing pages for social media and fundraising campaigns as needed. Clipix :: clipix.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Otherwise, nonprofits who already have websites can use Flavors to create landing pages for social media and fundraising campaigns as needed. Flipboard :: flipboard.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Otherwise, nonprofits who already have websites can use Flavors to create landing pages for social media and fundraising campaigns as needed. Clipix :: clipix.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Otherwise, nonprofits who already have websites can use Flavors to create landing pages for social media and fundraising campaigns as needed. Flipboard :: flipboard.com.

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