Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. 1) Set up your nonprofit’s Facebook Page to make a good first impression.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Write content and secure photos for website pages. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your blog. 1) Website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

1) Following others without having yet uploaded an avatar. A 2009 study study by HubSpot found that not having uploaded an avatar decreases your followers by up to 80% and my guess is that the data from that study still speaks true today. 7) Posting all marketing content. Fourth Tweet: Please read our most recent blog post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Your nonprofit can learn a lot from the 11 (mostly large) nonprofits listed below by simply following, liking, and subscribing to their e-newsletter, blog, Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube Channel, etc. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do. Don’t try to be clever and put your Facebook Page or Twitter Profile. Use a Horizontal Avatar. Require Approval to Join. Enable Promotions and Jobs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

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. In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. e-Newsletter.

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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. Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. Learn Basic HTML. </strong> 8.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

This is the fourth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program. Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

If your nonprofit’s tweets never get retweeted, that is the Twitterverse’s way of telling you that your tweets need improvement and that it’s time to experiment with posting different content. Does this tweet speak to our mission and programs? ” and “Did you know we’re also on Facebook?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

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. In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Also, since Google+ Business Profiles will launch 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 a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Simply copy and paste the code into your website or blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

On top of those challenges, Facebook reach has dropped to an abysmal 1%. Instagram’s new algorithm will require top-notch visual and video content which most small nonprofits will struggle to create and curate. Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Yeah, right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The design and content of your nonprofit’s blog. Successful blogging can significantly increase your nonprofit’s online brand recognition, your fundraising success, and social media ROI, but unfortunately many nonprofits still launch and maintain a blog utilizing outdated blogging best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The design and content of your nonprofit’s blog. Successful blogging can significantly increase your nonprofit’s online brand recognition, your fundraising success, and social media ROI, but unfortunately many nonprofits still launch and maintain a blog utilizing outdated blogging best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

Some automatically duplicate your blog posts on your Facebook page. If your site is content rich, consider Sufia as a theme option. It includes very cool features such as a custom login form and avatars for your users that appear in the menu bar as well as in submitted posts and the authors list section.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The design and content of your nonprofit’s blog. Successful blogging can significantly increase your nonprofit’s online brand recognition, your fundraising success, and social media ROI, but unfortunately many nonprofits still launch and maintain a blog utilizing outdated blogging best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

Once you start browsing around and experimenting, you’ll quickly come to realize that there are a phenominal number of free Twitter tools now available to nonprofits – that can also be used to improve website, e-newsletter, blogging, and social media campaigns. Make sure you create a Bit.ly links are also great for text messages.

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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.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 3) Send hand-written thank you notes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

It will automatically pull in your avatar, apply your Twitter username to your Pinterest account (such as pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ), and sync your account with Twitter in case you occasionally want to share Pinterest Pins with your Twitter community. Add the Pinterest icon to your webite, blog, and e-newsletter.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Custom Facebook Audiences. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. That’s it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

As we have learned in the past with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram the early adoption phase is when new communities grow the fastest. To gain new Snapchat Friends, you can use your new Snapcode as an avatar on social networks (rotate one week and one week off). Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat. Do not be lame on Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. Today, Instagram users have evolved.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Therefore, take the time to make sure there is brand consistency among all social platforms (logos, avatars, business "about" descriptions, etc.). Social media must align with all other forms of marketing, PR, and promotions - and it must use the same "look-and-feel" and "brand voice." Third, there is the "social media ROI" mistake.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. This reflects a seismic shift away from text to visual content.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype. The Agency is deeply involved in Facebook," I was told. This includes both developing techniques to pierce the Facebook's security, and active communication with persons of interest. Security and Privacy are non-existent on Facebook" my informant told me.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. Here's where Jason learns about the latest trends and news in technology: In nonprofit marketing, I enjoy Beth Kanter's Blog , as well as Kivi Leroux Miller’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog. Silicon Valley North. " Resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. Here's where Jason learns about the latest trends and news in technology: In nonprofit marketing, I enjoy Beth Kanter's Blog , as well as Kivi Leroux Miller’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog. Silicon Valley North. " Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). Our key objective was to make a viral splash, to spread dynamic content, to increase donations to the ARC Disaster Relief Fund. I posted a blog entry announcing it on Redcrosschat.org, and we used twitter to announce. The Social Media Roadblock. I have no idea!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. This year, Alan invited me to present a webinar for participants in the Marcus Institute Digital Education for the Arts on how Networked Nonprofits use Facebook. This post reflections on the training design as well as my content notes. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Introduction.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

With an effective User Interface, a flowing river of news can be a very compelling way to consume content. YourVersion and LazyFeed are two real-time discovery services that unearth blog posts, web pages and other resources about topics of interest to users. has jumped substantially. Real-Time Discovery. Real-Time Sharing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

My colleague, NMC's VP Alan Levine (aka Cogdog Blog ) invited to give one of the keynotes in their 3D virtual space. . In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . It is described here on the Case Foundation blog by Kari Dunn Saratovsky.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

WordPress.org can be used as a content management system (CMS) for websites and there are hundreds of free/low cost responsive templates. Ensure that an e-newsletter opt-in form is prominently featured on your homepage, on every page of your website, on your blog home page, and in every blog post. Chapter 9: Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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