Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. HTML Knowledge. To add a donate button, e-newsletter, mobile alerts opt-ins, and social network icons to your blog, for example, you need to know how to work with an HTML editing software.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Many allies and would-be advocates want to help but might not have all of the tools or knowledge to fully do so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

They recently held a blog carnival and are sharing some reflections. Our website’s blog – which now has over 280 bloggers who publish up to 25 posts per week – has been a powerful tool in our work to create cultural and political change on a range of topics related to family-friendly policies, flexible work and parenting.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

In previous years, knowing whether or not anyone read your blog was impossible to know. If, for example, you want to increase the number of Twitter followers your nonprofit has, or the number of donors donate to your organization per year, start there. Image courtesy of University of Minnesota. Start measuring, and reporting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Now, of course it’s humanly impossible to follow the tweets of that many Twitter accounts, so to make the chaos manageable I organize my favorite nonprofits and those whose tweets consistently stand out from the rest into Twitter Lists. Finally, one last point – there is a time and place for marketing pitches on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Stay tuned for a blog post about it. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results. Stefan Lanfer, Knowledge Officer, Barr Foundation. The GeoFunders National Conference takes place from March 12-14th. Casey Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2009

I was also reminded by one very smart colleague that the Twitter audience card had out-of-date information. In the last few months , Twitter become popular with old people. If you’re under 25 and use Twitter, you’re not the source of the site’s tremendous growth. The Mashable blog raised the question, "Why don't they tweet?".

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is for volunteers, webmasters and administrators of associations, clubs, charities, communities and other groups. This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support.

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TechImpact

MARCH 10, 2014

Controlling your SERPs, or search engine results page, is vital to driving traffic to your nonprofit’s blog, website, and social channels. Generally getting your website and blog to rank #1 and #2 overall for your name is most desirable. Knowledge is power. That’s the obvious part. and Bing, look for when ranking your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Today, I got an email from a blog reader, Cindy Williams, who is the founder of a nonprofit, Teaching Hands. Cindy wrote: "A couple of months ago I was reading an article about Twitter and went to your blog. I set-up a Twitter account , forgot it, figured a waste of time, until now. Tags: twitter.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. Get People Talking on: Twitter. Twitter is an opportunity for continuous and open conversation with your supporters. Twitter’s demographics are commonly under 50 and college-educated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. Policy makers, another target audience, were also using Twitter as a communications channel. Over time, using Twitter has become more an organizational cultural norm. Many tweets lead to press calls.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

It is also a Twitter term that describes a keyword, prefixed by that symbol, that helps people track conversations on Twitter. The HashTags site, a centralized directory of hashtags on Twitter, also offers a good definition: Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The webinar will pay particular attention to how to effectively create visual media and blog content to distribute on social networks. Participants will: Gain knowledge of best practices for website and e-newsletter design. Learn the importance of blogging. Learn best practices for online fundraising on social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

38% regularly publish a blog. 72% have a Twitter Profile. Of those, the top three live reporting tools are Facebook (79%), Twitter (56%), and YouTube (23%). 77% agree that blogging is effective for their communications and fundraising strategy. Of those, 78% are mobile-compatible. 3% use.NGO. 12% use.COM.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

That means all the knowledge behind NTEN resources – the how-tos, best practices, strategy tips, recommendations, etc. One set of resources we'd like to invite you, the NTEN community, to contribute to, in an on-going way, is our publications: NTEN:Connect : our blog/monthly e-newsletter, organized around monthly themes.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. At the end of the session, we will leave time for hands-on Q/A and demo of Twitter applications and tools.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Take this quiz to test your knowledge. Your wisdom is second to none!

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

by Ted Hart , ACFRE and Host of The Nonprofit Coach on Blog Talk Radio. by Jeff Patrick, President of Common Knowledge. Digital Marketer at Blackbaud and blogs at npNGAGE. Follow him on Twitter @franswaa and make sure to download npEXPERTS. Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People. Mobile Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I've seen first hand how you can leverage your Twitter network to raise money for a good cause really fast. It's time update the history of fundraising on Twitter post I wrote that last month after the Tweetsgiving campaign raised $10,000 in 48 hours. The goal is to raised $10,000 on Twitter. Tags: twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2009

It allows you to add new boxes to your page that can include text, links, and images as long as you have a basic working knowledge of HTML ( View HTML Tip Sheet for Nonprofit Organizations ). Tab on the Special Olympics of Northern California Facebook Page , if you have access to and a working knowledge of Dreamweaver and Photoshop.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

From building your e-newsletter list to finding your “Twitter voice&# to launching a mobile website and texting campaign on a small budget, this guide presents a step-by-step strategic plan for launching and maintaining successful social media and mobile marketing campaigns. “For nonprofit communications and fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

What was most exciting for me was to finally meet three people in person after following their writing, blogs, and books for almost a decade. If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). When thinking of ways we can give back, we often focus on where our strengths lie—namely, in technical knowledge.

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NetWits

JANUARY 27, 2011

There’s always great information in the newsletter, but this time around I’m particularly excited because the focus is social networking for non-profits (something that, if you read this blog regularly, you know I’m very passionate about) and the 2011 Social Networking Survey. First, go take this years survey.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

With an objective eye and knowledge gained from utilizing online technology for nonprofits for more than 15 years, Heather will review: The design and navigation of your nonprofit’s website to ensure that the aesthetic and functionality is compatible with today’s online donors and supporters. The design and content of your nonprofit’s blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. The internet connection here is such that I don’t think a live blog portal will sustain itself. Can’t wait!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. On Twitter , look up hashtags that your community uses and follow them to track conversations. Here are some Twitter-specific tools: Twitalyzer. Creating Buzz. hashtags.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

The map can be of social media conversations, for example these network maps of Twitter conversations. The examples are described in detail on the project blog , but thinking about the map as a tool to consider who to connect and engage with can be applied to a professional network, the second lens – and the focus of this blog post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

With an objective eye and knowledge gained from utilizing online technology for nonprofits for more than 15 years, Heather will review: The design and navigation of your nonprofit’s website to ensure that the aesthetic and functionality is compatible with today’s online donors and supporters. The design and content of your nonprofit’s blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your input and feedback. ^ [1] Wing, K.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

In what is about a one- to two-hour read, you'll gain knowledge and easy-to-use tools for how to find and leverage mentoring relationships. Diaz-Ortiz is one of the first employees of Twitter, is an author, speaker, and businesswoman. The book presents a fictional parable about the power of finding, or being, a mentor.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Today, on every measure of growth and engagement, Twitter is growing at a record pace. When did you join Twitter, or what has kept you from joining?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The chat used the #CommBuild hashtag to pull regular and new participants together on Twitter and elsewhere, though we found that having the chats take place on a platform like CoverItLive helped people jump in and follow the conversation and create instant archives people could share and review asynchronously. So, what do you think?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

This can help you prioritize that long list of possibilities for external nonprofit communication at the beginning of this blog. They have three thousand likes on Facebook, over a million on Twitter and one-hundred and forty thousand on Instagram! Reach out for those supporters who have the knowledge.

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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. Having a discussion on your Facebook Page is not a social media strategy, nor is is engaging supporters on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

A lot of educational practices seem based on the notion that there would be no knowledge if people didn't come to an expert or the teacher seeking it. I'm not sure what Smith's book has to do with twittering and tagging , but there is a connection. Twitter is the here and now, archiving the past is not built into the design.

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