Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Doing so requires a significant time investment, but it can and should be done: Step 1: Create an email lists of chapter mobile and social media campaigners.

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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. How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Add e-newsletter and text alert subscribe functionality. 2) e-Newsletter. Select an e-newsletter vendor. Design an e-newsletter template. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your blog. Launch a peer-to-peer fund-raising campaign, if applicable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Some of the decisions you make early on will affect your social media campaigns for years. Make sure they are the right ones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

e-Newsletter. Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Your nonprofit’s avatar is your visual identity on social-networking sites, and with the exception of LinkedIn Groups, all social-networking sites require a square avatar. Blogging is the missing piece in most social-media campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

e-Newsletter. Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Your nonprofit can create your own cause awareness day campaign or build one around those cause awareness days that already exist, such as Earth Day on April 22 ( #EarthDay) , International Youth Day ( #YouthDay ) on August 12, and World AIDS Day on December 1 ( #WorldAIDSDay ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Working within the confines of an almost non-existent online communications budget, my primary responsibilities were to maintain our website and publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and numerous print fundraising appeals through out the year. You need a good avatar. It’s not the tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2011

2) Title your Page and upload your nonprofit’s avatar, a page banner, and write a sidebar title and page description. Not all nonprofits need a Foursquare Page, but those will a little creativity and a penchant for early adoption can visualize ways to use the site for activism, awareness, and to promote text campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

As a result of this temporary decline in social media ROI, web and email campaigns are being rejuvenated and very soon digital payments within social networks will revitalize online fundraising. In the interim, now is a good time to step back and look at your social media campaigns with a fresh perspective.

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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. The ten Twitter Apps listed below are 10 of my 25 favorites: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. 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

APRIL 2, 2012

e-Newsletter. Add your logo or avatar to your images. In terms of branding, it’d be wise to add your logo or avatar to some of your photos. You’ll need a photo editing tool to drag and drop your logo or avatar onto your images, but the extra step is worth your time. One hashtag per pin is enough!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Upload your avatar/logo (250 x 250), a cover photo(1128 x 191), add a description and website URL, your company/organization size, industry, and city and country. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. 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

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. e-Newsletter.

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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. Your supporters and donors now expect well-executed, integrated social media campaigns.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With Accelevents , you can combine your ticketing page with your silent auction , raffle , or text-to-give campaign. With this technology, guests can create an avatar and move into different digital spaces. . If this fundraiser is part of a bigger fundraising campaign , then market that! Marketing the Holiday Fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

While we are on the subject of money, your going to need some to improve your social media campaigns in 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.), Blogger and LinkedIn both launched in 2003.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With Accelevents , you can combine your ticketing page with your silent auction , raffle , or text-to-give campaign. With this technology, guests can create an avatar and move into different digital spaces. . If this fundraiser is part of a bigger fundraising campaign , then market that! Marketing the Holiday Fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Second, write a compelling Instagram bio.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 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

JUNE 5, 2014

Create and upload a compelling e-newsletter subscribe graphic to social networks with a link to your e-newsletter subscribe page to better grab the attention of your followers and thus increase your opt-in rate. Add call-to-action overlays to your YouTube videos that link to e-newsletter subscribe page.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2014

The rise of Twitter has resulted in a new campaign awareness strategy and online event known as a tweet chat. Some large nonprofits host tweet chats monthly, while others do so only during the launch of specific campaigns or case studies. Excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. 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

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. However, defining Web 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. However, defining Web 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: A well-executed social media campaign requires a time investment and skilled social media manager. That said, for those of you that have bought the book [Thank you!], However, defining Web 1.0

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

e-Newsletter [see right column]. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource of the Week” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Using Wordle, nonprofits could generate word clouds that add some color and creativity to their online fundraising and outreach campaigns. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new resource/tool in each edition. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. In fact, they even design the background for you.

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