Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Mary Meeker of the of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, does a yearly report on current state of the Internet and IT at about half way through the year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Hosting fundraising events, whether online or in person, can yield great rewards for nonprofit organizations. Video ads Display ads Native ads Email marketing Geo targeting and geofencing Mobile applications. If you don’t have an online presence, you are behind the eight ball. Types of Online Fundraising Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

It’s no longer cutting edge, but rather an integral component of a successful online communications and fundraising strategy similar to website and email communications. Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2012

Guest Post: The Future is Now: Mobile Strategies for Social Impact. A Pew report released just last week declared that “the rise of mobile is changing the story” about the digital divide. In the age of mobile apps and hackathons, why is support for mobile strategies and projects lagging in the social sector?

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Care2

JULY 26, 2018

For many people, mobile has become the default channel for accessing the internet, reading emails, watching videos and using social media. Mobility has blazed a path across nearly all sectors. But nonprofits haven’t adapted to the mobile revolution as quickly as the rest of the world.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

From email to your website , your nonprofit’s digital presence spans multiple communication channels, each with its own unwritten rules for success. Managing several of these channels can easily monopolize your marketing team’s time and resources. Other opportunities will come as your nonprofit becomes well-established online.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. The results of the survey were very encouraging for the current and future state of mobile giving. Channel of Influence.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. Thanks to the pandemic, online giving grew 21 percent in 2020 alone, and that growth isn’t slowing down any time soon. Why should you consider online fundraising? Classic online fundraising ideas.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

Our first webinar of 2012 will help you get a handle on what it means to have an " Effective Internet Presence ". It's a tough subject because the audience considerations these days are multifarious: mobile or desktop? This webinar will first walk you through major internet trends. Engagement or broadcast?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Phishing scams, data theft, social media missteps, and cyberbullying are all unfortunate side effects of Internet use. In honor of Safer Internet Day , Microsoft has launched a new interactive website to promote a healthy Internet for everybody. What are the Internet safety practices at your organization? Why participate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: I’ve been looking for good examples of nonprofit mobile strategies. I wanted to find out more about how Seafood Watch integrates its mobile strategy across its communications channel, including social media. Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps. What is different?mIs

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. 3) Your YouTube Channel is absent of customization and branding. Many nonprofits are neglecting their YouTube Channels. 5) You are ignoring Google+. into Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives. View more presentations from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The panel description: At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. Larry Eason: Larry is a web and mobile strategist to causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

I blurbed this book with, “If you are looking for a recipe book for tips and tactics to integrate mobile and social media to round out your nonprofit’s marketing plan, look no further than this book.” As a trainer, I was most interested in Chapter 7 about equipping your organization to do multi-channel campaigns.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

Often, I am the only presenter on good old email in a conference packed with sessions about social media and mobile. At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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Kindful

AUGUST 19, 2021

Is your ideal donor internet savvy? . Online or Bill pay through a bank website or PayPal? Mobile or Mobile Apps (Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.)? They can be reached through : Online advocate program . They pay for things online and/or via mobile. . And if yes, does it matter how many children?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

One in five Americans now access the Mobile Web daily. Smartphones are transforming the Internet and how individuals access the Web. You can send out Facebook Status Updates, Tweets, and even record videos and upload it to your YouTube channel while on location at events, fundraisers, conferences, or protests using a smartphone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Optimize your website to convert visitors into donors.

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sgEngage

JUNE 21, 2011

Last year, I did a Care2 webinar with Donna Wilkins, President of Charity Dynamic and Jason Wood, Director of Internet Services with The Salvation Army National Headquarters called Hot or Not: What’s Sizzling in Online Fundraising? The free webinar is called: Hot or Not: Which Fundraising Channels Are a Forecast for Success?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Online fundraising optimization —a fancy schmancy term for improving how nonprofits raise money via the internet. Over the past few years, this has been a hot topic, likely because the growth in online giving has been nothing short of remarkable. Online giving in the U.S. Online giving in the U.S. Too many clicks.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

They do pretty much everything online – from dating and movies to advocacy. We’ve come up with a few suggestions to help forge these new relationships and boost engagement if they’re already in place: Optimize your online presence. You can sell tickets in advance and collect donations directly via mobile phone during the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

The main focus of PewDiePie’s videos is his commentary and reactions to various video games as he plays, captured on video and shared on his YouTube Channel. PewDiePie’s channel is the most subscribed channel on YouTube,and reaches over 34.8 Currently, the PewDiePie channel has received over 8 billion video views.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day. WWF Mobile. Silence is also good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Back Channels, Workflow, Data, Twitter, and me March 13, 2007 I read Beth’s recent blog entry on Twitter , and of course, the neo-luddite in me said “waste of time!&# Be Helpful.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Beyond choosing a fundraising idea, your nonprofit also has to decide whether you want to host your event in person or online. . Your nonprofit’s online donation form. Mobile bidding tools. for smooth online auctions. Mobile bidding tools. for smooth online auctions. and smooth as possible. . Matching gift.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. Why mobile? 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. How do you use mobile to start engaging and communicating? million smartphones and 92.1 most over 45.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2013

In working for years with nonprofits, I’m consistently amazed at the considerable time, energy, and smarts that organizations throw into their online marketing — via their websites, email marketing, social outreach, and online communities — without having an integrated view of the whole landscape in which their messages are moving.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 23, 2020

A massive 94% of internet users use email , so it’s the perfect way to reach out to your supporters and secure those donations! Its direct and mobile (but not intrusive). Most users can access their emails on a laptop/computer and on their mobile device, in fact 53% of emails are opened on mobile devices! Get In Touch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

The app and its interface is confusing to most people who came of age accessing the Internet primarily through a keyboard. Snapchat’s navigation and design is tailored for Gen Z – the mobile-first and mobile-only generation, but Millennials and Gen Xers are also becoming more active on Snapchat.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With advanced auction software and livestreaming options, it’s easy to entertain and empower your supporters to bid or take part in your auction from anywhere with their mobile devices and an internet connection. This generally requires that your organization invests in online auction software where people can place their bids online.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Features: You’ll likely need to invest in other software solutions to send emails, collect online donations, etc., Donorbox Platform overview: Donorbox is an online fundraising platform that prioritizes increasing nonprofit revenue through donation forms that convert. which will make it harder to organize and sync your data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more. Happy Friday!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

May’s Online Community Meetup featured Randy Paynter, co-founder of Care2. Paynter’s talk, "The Five Steps to Growing an Engaged Online Community," examined how to build and sustain online communities by relating some of the lessons he has learned through managing the Care2 community since its inception.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Online fundraising isn’t a fad. As a matter of fact, online fundraising accounted for seven-percent of total fundraising in 2016. Online fundraising has also proven to be an extremely effective donors acquisition vehicle. 1) Go Mobile, Now! 1) Go Mobile, Now! Does your church have a mobile fundraising strategy ?

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