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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

This is the third post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. With more than 500 million blogs worldwide, many nonprofits may think that the world does not need another blog, but that’s simply not the case.

Practice

Practice Nonprofit Newsletter News

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. That said, the the following is an excerpt from the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

Content

Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Nonprofit Tech 2.0

Content

Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview

The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site

Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. Some automatically duplicate your blog posts on your Facebook page.

WordPress

WordPress Site System Plugin

6 Steps to Get the Press to Tell Your Story

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Check out the business press in your hometown, the local college’s newspaper, and alumni magazine, localized online websites and blogs, specialty publications, and freelance writers. Follow those reporters through their social media. Do not pitch reporters through their social media. Start small.

Press

Press Story Local Blogger

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Thanks to the Social Web, there is no shortage of possible topics for your nonprofit to blog about. Nonprofit Tech 2.0

Content

Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview

5 Ways to Know That Blogging is Part of Your Purpose

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2013

Start your blog. One of the many awesome things about blogging is that you are the writer, editor and publisher all rolled into one. Publishing in magazines and newspapers or writing a book can reach a wide audience, but you have to go through gatekeepers. Think about the blogs you love to read. Write for your people.

Blogger

Blogger Fun Photo Journal

23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. from Esquire Magazine's Awkward Wedding Photos . This morning I got a pitch a from someone who wanted me to blog about one of their programs. or perhaps evening reading the blog.

Blogger

Blogger Twitter Relationship Flickr

Great reads from January 14th through January 15th

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

." Forrester Wave Report: The Leaders in Community Platforms for Marketer - Community Platforms reviewed on the Forrester Research blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Could This Be Your All-in-One Social Network? DiSO is the idea that a dashboard could serve as your all-in-one social media management space.

San Francisco

San Francisco Paypal Italy Dallas

What color is your blog?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. But, on Friday, my blog turned from red to pink! Maybe more women in the nonprofit technology space will turn their blogs pink!! . What color is your blog?

Burma

Burma Cancer Blogher New York

10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Last March I was on a blogging panel for an event put on by the Alliance of Technology and Women. To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. You can read Steve's blog at the Eye of Bakersfield. Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social.

Blogger

Blogger Causes Support Nicaragua

Webinar: The Networked Nonprofit

Care2

JUNE 2, 2010

Join us for a free webinar on June 17 at 2pm (EST) to learn more about becoming a “Networked Nonprofit.&# * Five lucky registrants will win free copies of the book! Beth is also the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits.

Network

Network Minnesota Australia Chicago

Get Your Content Marketing on Track with an Editorial Calendar

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This article originally ran in our Nonprofit Hub Magazine, a free bi-monthly magazine dedicated to providing focused content on a particular topic. Do you have a blog? Your bloggers should have a connection to your NPO, yes. Many magazines highlight different themes each month. Decide where your content will live.

Calendar

Calendar Content Track Marketing

Webinar: How Strong Relationships Can Increase Fundraising Results in 2011

Care2

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Network for Good’s landmark Online Giving Study examined nearly $400M in donations to 66,470 different nonprofits to identify trends in online giving across nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. She is also a recognized blogger and speaker on online marketing for social change.

Relationship

Relationship Results Fundraising Blogger

NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Please blog amoung yourselves." young people???

Summary

Summary Nptech Green Tag

Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I just finished a presentation and later this afternoon will facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romanian version of the Social Media Game. We need to make the time to blog after hours.

Romania

Romania Foundation Web Sponsor

Online Community Meetup: The Five Steps to Growing an Engaged Online Community

Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” Care2 has achieved this by providing healthy lifestyle tips and articles through their blog and news feature, the Care2 News Network.

Community

Community Online Causes Social Network

Marnie Webb On Nonprofit Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

This week I wanted to get a bird's eye view of nonprofit blogging from a nonprofit technology assistance provider (people who work with nonprofits on technology/capacity building issues). The photo above is one of two places where you will find Marnie blogging. The photo above is one of two places where you will find Marnie blogging.

Nonprofit

Nonprofit Listserv Org Attention

Why Doesn't Anyone Comment on Your Blog?

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2008

When people ask about blogging, the question of comments comes up more frequently than any other. Why not ask more typical website questions, "why don't more people visit my blog?" or "why don't more people link to my blog?" They demonstrate that the blog is a more participatory vehicle than other kinds of media.

Comment

Comment Museum Blogger Reflection

NpTech: Summer Vacations, Who Let the NpTech Dogs Out, and IPhone Fundraising!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

I keep running into NpTechers posting vacation photos and blog posts. Here's one from LOLNPTECH.org and Little Dishes 2 from the Non-Profit Tech Blog. for his blog. Do you follow your blog's technorati? The TechSoup Blog has a list of ten cool web2.0 Why nothing about social aggregators ? Check it out.

Nptech

Nptech Technorati Fundraising Widget

The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. That's Danah Boyd in RL who was also live blogging the event. He was also in NYC and live blogging the event as was Danah Boyd - the official MacArthur Foundation live blogger. "As a blogger, one issue is 'who is reading?' How does social networking/web2.0

Digital

Digital Learning Media Avatar

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

Fun

Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

NOVEMBER 30, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence

Influence Social Media Internet Web

Do you have a brand strategy?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. A fellow Blogger, Debbie Laskey, shared these keen insights with me: “A brand strategy is the ultimate business strategy and often the least understood."

Strategy

Strategy Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Zeen is a new product soon-to-be launched by YouTube’s co-founders that will allow users to “discover and create beautiful magazines.” Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Free Mobile Nonprofit Map

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites.

Web

Web Tools Free Mobile

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

Fun

Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

Web

Web Tools Free Mobile

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

Web

Web Tools Free Social Media

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

Fun

Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2016

She is a blogger, marketer, and communications coordinator for Qgiv , an online fundraising service provider. When she’s not working at Qgiv, Abby can usually be found writing for local magazines, catching up on her favorite blogs, or binge-watching sci-fi shows on Netflix. _.

Fundraising

Fundraising Tips Social Media Method

Nonprofit Technology

10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Trending Sources

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

The Buddy System: Going Social with Your WordPress Site

6 Steps to Get the Press to Tell Your Story

11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

5 Ways to Know That Blogging is Part of Your Purpose

23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Great reads from January 14th through January 15th

What color is your blog?

10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Webinar: The Networked Nonprofit

Get Your Content Marketing on Track with an Editorial Calendar

Webinar: How Strong Relationships Can Increase Fundraising Results in 2011

NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Online Community Meetup: The Five Steps to Growing an Engaged Online Community

Marnie Webb On Nonprofit Blogging

Why Doesn't Anyone Comment on Your Blog?

NpTech: Summer Vacations, Who Let the NpTech Dogs Out, and IPhone Fundraising!

The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Do you have a brand strategy?

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

9 Tips for Making a Multichannel Fundraising Ask

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