Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2011

Ninety percent of your nonprofit’s success on Facebook is dependent upon the Admin who manages your Facebook Page. If she or he doesn’t have the personality or passion to elicit Comments and Thumbs Ups in response to their Status Updates, then the ROI from your Facebook Page will be minimal. org :: facebook.com/350.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2012

Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. That said, the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design provides us even more opportunities to maximize a strong first impression. 11 Inspiring Nonprofit Facebook Timelines.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

This Wednesday, April 15th, you can participate in a free online event and webinar from TechSoup, Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. So you’ve heard about Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking sites. You know your organization should use social media, but you’re not sure where to start.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2011

In March 2011 Facebook disabled the popular Static FMBL App that many nonprofits had used to create custom tabs on their Facebook Pages. Rather than having their apps be based on FBML, Facebook has now switched over to iframes. Create your own custom tabs using Facebook’s API. TabPress is my second choice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Profiles, Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last two months. Sharing quality, engaging content is now more important than ever on Facebook. That said, technology is now constantly in flux.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Nonprofits that have been using Facebook for a year or more consistently comment “OK… Facebook is great, but how can we take our Facebook Page strategy to the next level?&# Below are six advanced Facebook Page strategies in response to that question: 1) Create Customized Tabs.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They are good for handling straightforward and structured interactions and are easy to build and maintain, making them an appropriate choice for beginners or initiatives with well-defined processes. You can even create a bot using Facebook Messenger. There is a diverse selection of vendors, including HubSpot, Salesforce, and WordPress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

This week the beginner track got underway where 20 arts organizations will design and implement action learning experiments in Facebook , Listening , or Twitter to improve their social media practice. Here’s a best practice about Facebook that surfaced from the discussions. Why: Custom Landing Tabs. How did you create it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Tuesday, January 29: Facebook and Facebook Apps: Beginner/Intermediate. Thursday, January 31: Facebook and Facebook Apps: Advanced. Tuesday, January 15: Mobile Communications and Mobile Fundraising. Wednesday, January 23: Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. Tuesday, February 12: Twitter and Twitter Apps.

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Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2010

17 for Network for Good titled " Nonprofit 911: Become a Facebook Rockstar Using Pages & Causes." As part of that session, we are sharing a list of useful Facebook Resources. Non-Profits on Facebook. Nonprofit Facebook Best Practices. 5 Most Common Nonprofit Admin Mistakes on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2007

His RSS Guide for Beginners is an absolute gem! I'm also so honored that he joined my Facebook Cause for the Sharing Foundation too! Michael Pick recently posted this entertaining how-to video about RSS for some client work he was doing for a social RSS application called " Feed Each Other."

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2009

If you haven't heard of Facebook, I'm sorry to break it to you, but you are living under a rock. However, if you haven't seen a use for Facebook for your organization, then you are not alone, and we are here to help. read more.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

With Loomly, you cannot only draft, schedule, and publish your social media posts but you can also draft Facebook and Instagram ads! In addition to analytics, Loomly offers an interactions hub where you can see and reply to engagement on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Facebook Payments and Charitable Giving Tools.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Join a Facebook Group. If you’re one of the one billion Facebook users you’re already in a great position to hop into a WordPress group. There are a ton of them, but some of the real stand-outs are: “WordPress, SEO and Internet Questions;” WordPress Help for Beginners;” and “All About WordPress.”

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

" Here’s What People Look at on Facebook Brand Pages – "In an effort to catch your eye on their Facebook pages, brands have experimented with apps and splashy profile photos. But in almost all cases, it turns out, the humble Facebook wall itself steals the show.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 21, 2017

Indeed, one need only look at the resounding success of Facebook Live and the myriad social media applications and it’s clear that video can bring loads of attention to you products, services or causes in a way that photos and words alone cannot.

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Byte Technology

JULY 4, 2017

That said, the folks at WP Beginner have compiled an impressive list of creative shortcuts and work-arounds that can really up a user’s game and make the process of designing, launching and administering a WordPress site infinitely more seamless and easy.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Lastly, Shopify is a stand-alone platform that integrates beautifully with WordPress and is extremely easy to use, especially for beginners. It also excels at inventory management and melds nicely with Facebook and Twitter. The plugin takes care of everything from shipping to payments and supports both physical and digital sales.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute. Facebook is particularly useful for donation campaigns , because it has built-in donation tools and shareability features. Fundraising. Donate buttons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

Right now it is difficult to discover bots, but after a bit of research I found a few examples of nonprofits making use of Facebook Messenger platform. Climate Reality is using a bot on its Facebook Brand Page. The Complete Guide To Creating a Facebook Messenger Bot. Here’s a few good tip sheets if you want experiment.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 23, 2007

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The Blue Hair Technology Group in Johns Creek, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta), is educating senior citizens to use new technologies like tablet computers and Facebook so they can keep in touch. Image: Senior at the "Benefits of Facebook" training at Alta Johns Creek Senior Center (Blue Hair Technology Group ). Apparently not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

This could be as simple as “If we post more links on Facebook with the embedded link tool, we will increase our reach” or any of the items that Mari Smith suggests you measure on Facebook. It isn’t a matter of that “photos do well on Facebook, it is which photo.” Don’t just guess.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

This is definitely NOT a “build it and they will come” activity, meaning just because you post a Facebook fundraiser asking for $750,000 that you’ll get it. In other words, if they see your announcement on Facebook, they may give $500. That’s actually a bad idea (more on that in a minute). See the difference? Reach out and we can talk.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The Blue Hair Technology Group in Johns Creek, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta), is educating senior citizens to use new technologies like tablet computers and Facebook so they can keep in touch. Image: Senior at the "Benefits of Facebook" training at Alta Johns Creek Senior Center (Blue Hair Technology Group ).

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AccelEvents

JUNE 29, 2020

The platform integrates seamlessly with social media channels like Facebook and YouTube so you can reach your target audience where they live. VSDC is the perfect tool for both beginners and pros on a budget. As an end-to-end streaming solution, Vimeo Livestream means you can share high-quality videos with viewers all over the globe.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Essential companion reads for this article are our Beginner’s Guide to Analytics and our Guide to Custom Analytics Dashboards for Nonprofits. Instagram for Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide. 11 Important Digital Marketing KPIs. Total online donation amount. This is the big one. Website bounce rate .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2013

There are also analytics tools that look at your social media presence, such as how many people are visiting your site from Facebook, Twitter, etc. It's designed for beginner to intermediate users of Google Analytics. You can also use analytics to see how long people are staying on your site and which pages are the most popular.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. The Facebook Donate Now Button. In late August, Facebook introduced a new "Donate Now" call-to-action button for both link ads and Facebook for Business Pages. The eBay Sell for Charity Mobile App.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 29, 2009

Here are a couple of articles I’ve written about social media: A Beginner’s Guide to Facebook - 4 Simple Steps to Get Started [link]. I’m interviewing Social Media Expert Terri Brooks today at 3 pm eastern to get her best tips on using Social Media. It’s a free call and you can register at [link].

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2014

Question: How has Social Media (particularly Twitter and Facebook) changed the dynamics a company faces today during a crisis versus pre-Social Media times? Sometimes the beginner level is manageable, but most players struggle at the advanced level. Moorhead : Have you ever played an advanced level video game?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Their strategies ranged from things a beginner could start with today to much more sophisticated concepts that may require new technology. Strategies for the Beginner. Facebook – Facebook is by far the easiest and most intuitive place to start digital marketing. Strategies for Those Who’ve Hit Their Stride.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Question: How has Social Media (particularly Twitter and Facebook) changed the dynamics a company faces today during a crisis versus pre-Social Media times? Sometimes the beginner level is manageable, but most players struggle at the advanced level. Moorhead: Have you ever played an advanced level video game?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

Question: How has Social Media (particularly Twitter and Facebook) changed the dynamics a company faces today during a crisis versus pre-Social Media times? Sometimes the beginner level is manageable, but most players struggle at the advanced level. Moorhead: Have you ever played an advanced level video game?

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Forum One

JUNE 16, 2009

Facebook: Mousavi on Facebook (via rwanderman ). Activist Guides: #iranelection cyber war guide for beginners (via Huffington Post). YouTube: A student group posting videos on the Iranian election and aftermath. Protest Iran Election. Twitter: #iranelection. Ahmadinejad. Mousavi's Twitterfeed. Where is their vote?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. A beginner's guide to Vine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Wayside House for some beginner tools for automating a micro content strategy. Hildy Gottlieb asks for advice about what to do about those pesky community pages on Facebook. Here’s the summary and it is filled with useful tips and practice. The answer is here. Many answers here. Some Great Links Shared.

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