Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

Personally, most days I love social media and its ability to foster social good and create online buzz – and the tool sets of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. However, there are some days when I want nothing more than to escape from my computer and long for the days when I could relax offline and actually read a book.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. Once you know what worked and what didn’t, you can start looking at the current trends in fundraising to create the best GivingTuesday campaign to maximize your donor acquisition and retention.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

On & Offline Engagement. Whether you’re using social networks, or other shared spaces online, the social web is where you can find others, figure out the actions you want to take, spread news and information, promote the actions, and even stream media/data while taking the action. Online is great for organizing.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. This network effect makes EveryAction donation pages some of the highest-converting in the industry. Have easy access to the voter file.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). Some people define it as organizing, especially around specific events, campaigns, legislation, or fundraising. Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. Your Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. Online fundraising platforms – an easy way to get help for both monetary support and for spreading your cause on a network to gain supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion blog. It’s back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) Visit the original post here.

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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. Social networks are still for engagement, not money. Context : Birthday Wishes are campaigns started by enthusiastic supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

But collective action isn’t enough unless there is collective impact. The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline. Think about all those marathons or walking events for social causes that have been around before Facebook.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

Meet your new Aunt Mabels – In your event or campaign planning, make sure that you’re spending time with your leaders or influencers (ie through a team captain training or a volunteer/group meeting). Locate the opportunity – Now that you’ve got the need and the champion, what are you gonna do with ‘em? Train your Aunt Mabels.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). 4) Activate. 5) Acknowledge.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

- The Source Report breaks down the information summarized on the Dashboard Report, showing whether users are finding your website via Direct links (bookmarks, email and memory), Referral Links (other websites and social networks) or Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) as a form of self expression and identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) as a form of self expression and identification.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Earlier this week on Frogloop we discussed how four grassroots campaigns (1Sky, Clean Energy Works, the Energy Action Coalition and Focus the Nation) tried to build the Climate Network an unprecedented online community platform. We discussed our vision, our plan of action, what went wrong and how we tried to correct it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

A specific action involves donating, volunteering, finding events to attend, downloading and using online materials offline and/or creating and uploading video/images. Once you become an active member, you are doing offline actions more than online actions.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

What’s most interesting to me within the nonprofits-in-social-space is the difference between organization-driven and individual-driven fundraising (and other promotion) campaigns. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. So, how do you respond?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Marketing nonprofit campaigns can be challenging. If you're a nonprofit working with a limited budget there are some good strategies that you can still utilize to market your campaigns. Use Multi-Channel Marketing: Online - web, email, social networks, banner ads and acquisition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts.

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Care2

OCTOBER 28, 2010

16 “Mobilizing your social network&# panel with this all-star lineup: Andres Glusman of Meetup.com , Justin Perkins of Care2 , George Weiner of DoSomething and Giselle Diaz Campagna of Free Speech TV. • Justin cited the campaign Care2 did for climate change advocates 1Sky. Such is the case with the Oct.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A really unique partnership with Metro Transit, which is Minnesota’s transportation resource offering a network of buses, light rail and commuter trains, allowed us to plug into their engaged audience of commuters. Tell us about your overall marketing strategy/campaign. For us, our offline activities are as important as online efforts.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising. Leads acquired online are often best nurtured through social networks and converted in the mail, or over the phone if you're after monthly donors. Direct mail donors give more if they are hearing from you via email and social networks.

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Care2

JUNE 7, 2010

The 2010 PDF (Personal Democracy Forum) was the place to be for nonprofit and political campaigners last week in NYC. With movers and shakers ranging from Clay Shirky to Arianna Huffington, campaigners heard first-hand what strategies they should be focusing on in their online advocacy, fundraising and social media engagement.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Adelaide, Australia: Mixing online with offline - building communities that take action. Surrey, Canada: Fall Fundraising: Planning your Year-end Campaign. Guatemala: The Social Good Summit Global Conversation 2013 - Guatemala. Honolulu, HI: Overview of Social Networking: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Best of all, there's still time for you to use the information they've put out there to help your end of year campaigns. They've examined $381 million in online giving over a period of 7 years.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Teaser: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Best of all, there's still time for you to use the information they've put out there to help your end of year campaigns. They've examined $381 million in online giving over a period of 7 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

Good new media managers enjoy creating quality content and then monitoring the response to the content on their mobile and social networks. While you are gone, other staff can be given the responsibility of managing your mobile and social media campaigns. Be sure to stretch and walk throughout your day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. Just as Catrina has done with their new campaign! Here's the round up of suggestions: Via Commonknow.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

Here are few suggestions to think about experimenting with for your next multi-channel campaign. This is another great way to capture your offline donors email addresses so you can foster relationships with them online too. Direct Mail: Sending out a direct mail appeal to your membership?

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Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Leverage the power of social networks with peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. This type of social fundraising campaign harnesses the power of that personal network-based trust to help you promote your organization through your existing members. Activate & organize supporters on and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social networks. But consider the following: Networking.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Data-driven direct marketing campaigns. Maximizing the effectiveness of offline marketing programs in the digital age requires meticulous collection and attention to the data from both programs, to ensure that they complement and enhance each other.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Data-driven direct marketing campaigns. Maximizing the effectiveness of offline marketing programs in the digital age requires meticulous collection and attention to the data from both programs, to ensure that they complement and enhance each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. The power of technology and social media to create change is real as evidenced by movements like the Arab Spring. according to the Pew Research Center.

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