Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Your nonprofit can learn a lot from the 11 (mostly large) nonprofits listed below by simply following, liking, and subscribing to their e-newsletter, blog, Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube Channel, etc. Custom-designed Twitter and YouTube Channel backgrounds. and then studying and duplicating their methods.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. 2) Explore YouTube Giving Tools. . YouTube recently announced a new suite of fundraising tools to a small group of select U.S nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Link to video on the HRW YouTube Channel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2011

While writing Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , I visited over 500 nonprofit homepages looking primarily for links to their social networking communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

Topics include Facebook and Facebook Apps, Twitter and Twitter Apps, YouTube, Flickr, Animoto, LinkedIn, FourSquare, mobile technology, blogging on WordPress, as well as online fundraising and e-newsletters. Currently, she has more than 500,000 followers, fans and friends on numerous social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. Of the Big Three, Twitter requires the most time to utilize.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. Claim your land.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users. Follow Frank on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Eleven Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. The Big Picture: Social Networking. Chapter 4 Twitter and Twitter Apps. Introduction to Twitter Profiles. Eleven Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits. Eleven Twitter Apps for Nonprofits. Twitter for Fundraising? Foursquare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org. YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/BigCatRescue. YouTube: youtube.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr : A great source for images for your organization’s website, blog, e-newsletter, social networking profiles, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website. In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. 3) Ask your Twitter Followers to Subscribe. Twitter has taught me a valuable lesson about social media ROI.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Amazing stuff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Finally, there are icons for SMS that you can download and integrate with your social networking icons on your website and your blog. Create a “Text-to-Subscribe” Graphic for Social Networking Sites. Add Your Text-to-Subscribe Keyword and Short Code Pitch to Your Twitter Background. page on your mobile website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? Plan ahead.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

In addition to the numerous technology products and how-tos we make available, we've created digital content designed to help you and your organization. Look for us and let us know what you think; you can find us at any one of the following: TechSoup Blog. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Find your competitors the Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

Here are five reasons why: 1) To update social networking profiles on the go. 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

JUNE 17, 2010

There is also the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. This is the risk of building communities on social networking sites over which we have no control over.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Increasingly, online donors are giving through portals and social networking sites, so you must make sure that your nonprofit is properly listed in GuideStar. Business Master File (BMF), thus limiting their capacity to receive online donations from giving portals and social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Social media promotion of the event was in full swing. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations. As the event organizer, we allocated a few thousand dollars to paid promotion of posts on Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Write a blog post summarizing your Periscope plans, list the date(s) and approximate time(s), and promote the blog post in your email newsletter and on social media with a promotional image. nonprofitorgs and Twitter username. Upload the stream(s) to YouTube or social networks after the live event.

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Care2

MAY 5, 2012

I think it’s important that nonprofit’s cast a wide net and experiment with a variety of social networks and communities. To connect with your audiences who are using other social networks besides Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. For two reasons. And 97% of pintrest fans on Facebook are women.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

What Social Media Channels Are Foundations Using? Foundations that use social media prefer these channels: 65% use Facebook. 40% use Twitter. 32% use YouTube. 71% of Foundations Have No Formal Social Media Strategy. Be sure and also check out the social media staffing survey data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. Twitter: twitter.com/taprootfound. YouTube: youtube.com/thetaprootfoundation. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? We use Hootsuite and Sprout Social to manage our accounts and track metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). The era of winging it in social media is over. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. they have a YouTube Channel.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

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). Channels covered included online, direct mail, telemarketing and canvassing."

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

According to Idealware’s survey of over 750 nonprofit staffers: Almost 80% "think" that they reach new supporters using Facebook, Twitter, video sharing sites like YouTube, and blogging. However, only between 25% and 35% said that they could confirm that they are truly reaching new supporters via these social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

Ask any high school boy who likes video games who PewDiePie is and they will tell you that he is the most watched video personality on YouTube. 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. million subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Since 1988, CCTV has provided Cambridge residents with access to media production equipment, training, facilities, and cable television channels to accomplish this goal. Social media is a perfect compliment to our public access television channels. Connect to CCTV on Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and LinkedIn.

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