Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. For organizations using both apps and websites, there were challenges in seeing how the data interacts—are web visitors the same people using the app? Implement it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of times a year DIOSA Communications offers a webinar special for nonprofit organizations, and the month of April is now one of those times. That means two people – any two people, they need not be from the same organization – can take 7 webinars for $190. She also created and writes exclusively for this blog.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2024

Historically, associations view their AMS as merely a cost center: technology with a fancy price tag to track what the association and members are doing. Is someone from the AMS team included in discussions about revenue generation at your organization? So why isn’t your AMS part of YOUR association’s non-dues revenue strategy?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs! Getting Started. Twitter Search.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 2, 2010

blog posts asking for your feedback, each with a specific topic and options. blog posts and conversations. search for tags or categories. search for organization names or case study topics. Tags: blogging community content design feedback redesign website. Focus: What is the content you come here for most?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In this blog, we share tips on how to take your marketing to the next level with the help of analytics. This is how you organize and describe your data. If you don’t tag your data accurately, it will be difficult to actually see what is going on. Are you tagging your content, products and events? Analyze Performance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Make sure you are tracking your “unique visitors&# to your organization’s website from month-to-month. Blog Traffic. Website Traffic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Geolocation services are going to be flooding the market, and it’s becoming apparent that blogging is often the missing link in a successful nonprofit social media strategy. The next round of webinars are as follows: January 5: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use LinkedIn and MySpace. Tags: Webinars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Products are created by Zazzle.com and significant discounts are offered for purchasing in bulk: Also, your organization can easily create a mosaic at no cost to post on your website or blog, just copy and paste some code: Tags: 100 Word Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

This post is reposted from the #4Change blog. I love community organizing. I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. It’s true! New to #4Change?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

After someone makes a donation on your website or signs an online petition, how about asking them to “Share&# with their friends on Facebook that they donated to your organization or signed your petition? Ideally, the Share post should say something like “I just donated to [Organization Name]!&#

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

Just for your reference, here is the Authentification Form: And here’s how the warning message appears on the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page: According to Facebook, there are the three ways I can authenticate the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. Please take one of the following actions: 1.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When making something (video, blog post, article) ask yourself if this is something that would also be interesting and useful a year from now. Guest blogging can be a great way to build up backlinks to your content while also reaching new audiences. Use A Proper CMS With Tags CMS stands for content management system.

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Strategy Tips Google Search 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2007

I've been reflecting on some of the points made about the pros/cons of the NpTech Tag and the comment that Laura Quinn left here. I scan the tagged items every week and do a pattern analysis and summary of these undifferentiated items. I think that the scanning the NpTech Tag can provide a zeitgeist. Do you read the summaries?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

I’m really excited to [finally] announce that I’m going to be redesigning this blog/website. As much as I have enjoyed all that we have been able to do together in this space, I’m much more excited about what we could do together in a more organized, easy to use space. books/publications, and other resources.

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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. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Like all social media today, organic reach is very low. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I use them on my website, Facebook Pages, MySpace, and most importantly, on the right side of this blog. Save some time and just right-click the icons below for those sites your organization uses: I know many of you want to know how to add these icons to your blog, website, Facebook Pages, etc. and honestly, it is not easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. 3) Monitor your LinkedIn Analytics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. They answer questions, make requested lists, and, if you ask, will write a letter, blog post, or social media captions. We just like to be polite!

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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. Facebook should launch a Facebook Ads Grant Program for Nonprofit Organizations. They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. Your organization may too.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 26, 2010

It was an introduction to social media, especially focused on what organizations (regardless of size) can start doing today. I had a bit of fun with it, especially with the pictures on the slides, by using a party metaphor: Social Media for Organizations: Enjoy Your Own Party! Social Media for Organizations: Enjoy Your Own Party.

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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. Ask them to tag your nonprofit so others can find you. Finally, thank them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

ONE/Blog – ONE/Northwest never ceases to amaze me The Open Road – Matt Asay has some interesting insights from the Open Source biz world Tagged as: nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Jon Stahl 04.17.09 There are a whole lot of really cool things here. 2 homefreeorg 05.01.09 3 homefreeorg 11.06.09

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Since launching in 2006, Wild Apricot's mission has been to help non-profits, small associations, and other member-driven organizations with their technology challenges through our software, and also by sharing useful information through this blog. Tags: blog Blogging news Wild Apricot. read more ). read more ).

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Nimble AMS

JULY 8, 2023

Perhaps your current software is outdated, and you believe new association management software (AMS) will help future-proof your organization. When you properly prepare for your next board meeting, you’ll keep the conversation focused on setting the right direction for your organization. Begin the conversation early. Seek feedback.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 31, 2010

Do you have advice to share with non profit organizations who want to more effectively recruit, engage, connect, manage their members online? Wild Apricot Blog invites your blog post submissions for the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, June 2010 edition, on the theme of Managing Your Membership – Tips, Tools and Tactics.(

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

A big thanks to everyone who contributed a post to this month's Nonprofit Blog Carnival! In her post, Nonprofit blogs: why this one works , Lisbeth of Nonprofit Execs on the Edge points to 2 keys to a juicy blog: a focus on storytelling and blog posts that aren't staff-generated. Nonprofit 2.0 Nonprofit 2.0

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Every arts and culture organization has a brand and that brand has a purpose. By pinpointing your organization’s purpose, you can unlock a powerful marketing tool that will enable audiences to connect deeper with your messaging. For more information on how Blackbaud Altru can help your organization, click here. Let’s dive in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2010

Welcome to the new and improved Beth’s Blog ! After almost a decade of blogging and most of it at the same place, I’m starting over with a new platform and look thanks to Allyson Kapin and Jared Seltzer of Rad Campaign. Moving to this new blog put me in a reflective mood. 3129: Total Posts. 7641: Total Comments.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Think a blog is just another name for a online journal, not really suitable for a serious non-profit organization? A blog can be whatever you want it to be. In fact, the main differences between a website and a blog are in the technology behind the scenes, and how your visitors interact with your content.( Think again!

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Profit Websites Journal Nptech 88

Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

Any touchpoint a member has with your organization should tell you specific things about their interests. Organize or create a taxonomy for your content. Start by tagging and classifying content across your association’s digital assets. This will only work if taxonomy and tags are uniform. Ask and observe your members.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

This blog was originally published in August 2020 and has been updated. If you work on multiple issues and have tagged your supporters by their interests it will be easy to identify your most likely action-takers, but you have several other options as well. However, this isn’t ideal for a number of reasons.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

Tag, you’re it. This series of blog posts will focus on methods that allow you to. As bright techies with "leadership potential," we. are often thrust into leadership positions with little training and a. shift of importance to working with people instead of working with "bits and gear."

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. What the Organization Does (22 percent). Organization’s Donation Website.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 17, 2010

WildApricot.com is excited to announce the launch of a new blog – Association Ideas @ Wild Apricot – focussed on the challenges faced by volunteer and small-staff organizations such as membership recruiting, event management, and how technology is changing the role of associations.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is Climate Change. What’s Blog Action Day? Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Learn more.

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