Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps. 2) New Facebook Pages Manager App.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Best for nonprofits that respond to crisis or who organize fundraising events like marathons, social fundraising inside of Facebook is worth experimenting with: 1) Causes :: View App. Most nonprofits that are active on Facebook know about Facebook Causes. Cost: 4.75% donation processing fee. Website: causes.com.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

How much time should your nonprofit spend engaging with their “fans” on Facebook? Idealware who surveyed over 500 nonprofit staff members about their Facebook usage and goals may have answers to some of the questions organizations have been seeking. of the organizations fundraising on Facebook, raised $10K or more.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2011

This is a guest post by the one and only Nonprofit Facebook Guy – John Haydon (also a good buddy of mine). Make sure to check out his blog [link]. — Facebook Pages include a reporting module called “Insights&# which enables Page admins to understand how to better use their Page to market their cause and organization.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

Facebook has recently produced a guide to help nonprofits build their organization's presence on the world's top social media platform. Take Advantage of Facebook's Key Features. Use Facebook's Timeline feature to share photos and videos or ask questions. Facebook is a natural medium for them.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the full post below. The good news is that the nonprofit technology community is rich in sharing, and there are lots of online tutorials about this latest wave of updates on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

As soon as Facebook launched Community Pages , I knew this day coming. The Facebook Team. Link to your Facebook Page from your official website. Put a Facebook Badge on your website or blog. [ Done - even though I think it looks messy! ]. Their Pages were obviously causes [like Save the Whales], not brands.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2009

There are thousands of Apps in the Facebook App Directory that Nonprofit Admins could experiment with on your organization’s Facebook Page, but below I have highlighted my five favorite Apps to get you started: 1. The Static FMBL App is the most important App on Facebook for Nonprofit Admins to master. Causes App.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Feature your landing page on the right bar of your blog. Add an opt-in form to your website and blog. Every Saturday or Sunday send a one-topic re-engagement email (event, blog post, fundraising campaign, etc.) 7) Embrace Facebook & Instagram Charitable Giving Tools. For example: yourwebsite.org/impact. Email #3 ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

I like Facebook. I don’t invite people to Causes. But I am a fan of my favorite nonprofits on Facebook. I have donated to nonprofits that I have seen on Facebook (on their website). I have donated to nonprofits that I have seen on Facebook (on their website). Mostly to stay in touch with close friends.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Susan Gordon, Causes. Facebook provides an unprecedented opportunity for nonprofits: 200 million monthly active users, about half of whom are signing in and communicating with their friends on a daily basis, is an organizer's dream. So, Michelle started a cause. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

However, it’s important to first be honest: in today’s go-go world, it’s difficult for even the most cause-dedicated people to find the time to fully immerse themselves in a charity they’re passionate about. For instance, ever get swept up in the Facebook videos that automatically play as you scroll through your feed page?

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

So, how does Facebook fit into all of this? Facebook is a communications platform with close to a billion users. That alone should be reason enough to perk your ears up, make you investigate and cause you to think of ways to leverage the massive network of people who may want to hear from you. Subscriptions. Want to Know More?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Many participants were interested in using facebook as a communication platform for local campaigning and I created a session all about it. Another topic that is of interest and can serve as a valuable launch pad for conversations and information, both for Romanian NGOs and organizations around the world, is a blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.). 35,000 causes have received at least one donation.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2015

For non-profits, there’s little doubt that having a fun, informative and attractive Facebook page can really boost supporter engagement and enhance an organization’s visibility. To begin, make sure the category selected for your Facebook page is “Non-Profit Organization.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since the popular Facebook fundraising App Causes was built using GuideStar’s database of nonprofits in the United States and Canada, only nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada can utilize Causes’ fundraising tools. In fact, I was prompted to add a “Donate Now&# box onto my Facebook profile after giving.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 10, 2016

Indeed, what started as a way to connect with people in an online world has now become the domain of all elements that drive our world: non-profit causes, e-commerce behemoths, social activism extraordinaire, political wrangling and, of course, lots and lots of controversy. Leverage the best possible imagery you can.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 29, 2016

But now social media giant Facebook has put this exciting tool into the hands of anyone and everyone via their site, giving users the ability to broadcast videos to a worldwide audience with a couple button taps. For most of those on Facebook Live, a plan involves multiple broadcasts and, hopefully, returning views. Start small.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

For the example below, we’ll be building out a sample Facebook Live co-branded series. If you’ve been watching Facebook or Instagram recently, everyone is going LIVE. . According to a New York Magazine report, conducted in partnership with Livestream, 80% of consumers would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sponsored by Give Lively Increasingly, donors are turning to social media to find causes to support. Set Up a “Donate” Button on Facebook When one of Facebook’s billions of users searches for your nonprofit, you want to provide the easiest possible path for them to contribute to your cause. A menu will appear.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Similar to a first Google search or email sent, or your first friend request received on Facebook, your first exploration of VR is once-in-a-technological-revolution experience. During the setup process, you will be required to create an Oculus account to connect your Oculus Quest to your Facebook account. That’s it for now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2010

Over the last few weeks I have been running a Facebook Advertising experiment for the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. While the ad itself produced little-to-no results, some unexpected Facebook insights did come out of running the ad. Facebook did not run the second ad for reasons I do not know. on Facebook.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So today, Julia, I wanted to get your take on the recent news that came to light, you know, about Facebook and Instagram. So I think what’s really interesting here is that way back when Facebook was created, we were really sold a bill of goods. Now that’s not to say that Facebook is not a powerful tool.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

Online influencers can connect your nonprofit with new audiences, and some influencers may even be interested in hosting fundraisers for your cause. For example, Facebook offers Facebook Fundraisers, which allow anyone to launch a fundraiser for a nonprofit. Influencer marketing. Supporter fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

Joe Waters, who writes the Selfish Giving Blog , has published a book, Cause Marketing for Dummies and was kind enough to send me a copy. There is a whole chapter devoted to location-based Cause Marketing, featuring case studies of campaigns that used Four Square, Facebook Places, QR Codes, and SCVNGR.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 2) Schedule Facebook Updates and tweets for other time zones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps. 2) New Facebook Pages Manager App.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Like breaking news, cause awareness and giving day tweets have a short news cycle in the here and now that Twitter users respond to. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. If you’d like to go above and beyond, adding videos to your fundraiser can connect potential donors to your cause in a way that photos can’t. Collettey’s Cookies. 2) Set the right goal amount.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Like many of you, when Facebook unveiled the new brand page guidelines – I was stressed out. With a big training project in the Middle East less than a week away, I was short on time. And, if you’re photoshop and graphically challenged, making the switch to the new brand page format could cause a double whammy of panic.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Sean Stannard-Stockton has just posted my guest post on the Tactical Philanthropy blog. You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. “In recent days, Causes has left MySpace and IdeaBlob has shutdown. First, let’s start at the beginning: Causes Leaves MySpace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

I ran into John Haydon who helped me with my new Facebook brand page. He presented me with a copy of new book, Facebook Marketing for Dummies. One topic I’ve been researching is the answer to this Facebook question, “What free or low cost apps are there for nonprofit brand pages?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Note from Beth: Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018? Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers – Guest Post by Rebecca Brooks, Animoto. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. For Facebook and Instagram, square is a great option.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 15, 2022

Luckily, there are plenty of free social listening tools available that can help you track your brand, monitor your competition, and understand what people are saying about your cause. Track trends relevant to your cause and industry area. Google Trends can be used to watch macro search trends around your cause area.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By doing this, you’re encouraging your followers to amplify your organization and cause to reach a broader audience. In this blog, we’ll dive into why social media sharing is useful on GivingTuesday and a great way to encourage generosity. This is where social media sharing as a form of generosity comes in.

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