Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. If your organization has benefited from Facebook birthday fundraisers, you can be made an administrator and thank those fundraisers and their donors. Do this weekly or monthly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Mari Smith pointed to this blog post from All Facebook explaining the metric and how it has been implemented in apps. I’ve never run an ad for more fans, or done silly contests or anything else, you know? Photo by lecercle. Checking in at a place. Why the heck should I even care? Size has never mattered to us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. They want to connect.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If someone was scrolling through their social media account and came across a post from your nonprofit, would they like, comment, or share it? For example, Gen Z and Millennial audiences are active Instagram users, while older generations tend to be more active on Facebook. What should you post? When should you post?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Incentivize engagement by hosting a giveaway or other fun contest just for new followers on your platform of choice. Make sure to mention the contest in your regular emails and newsletters so your entire mailing list will know about it. Just like. a multi-channel approach to fundraising. Social media isn’t only for fundraising!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. Chris then spends about 8 hours per week responding to comments an building relationships with our viewers. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. Name: Carol Baskin.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Organic posting, running contests, and incorporating social media marketing in emails are all great ways to get started on your branding journey. Post a Facebook survey. You can easily make it feel like a community by engaging in the conversations happening in the comments on your posts. Run a contest! And the best part?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Each charity had a page for comments, and those pages were filled with "use your spare vote for."

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Facebook Limits Landing Tabs To “Authenticated Pages&# – "This afternoon Facebook announced via the developer forum that Facebook Pages now need to be authenticated in order to have landing tabs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Do they feel that one day Twitter and Facebook are going to bring in the big bucks and build a huge base of activists that will come to your organization’s rescue when you need their help the most? Doing Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. You might also consider setting up a Facebook Group just for alumni and encourage them to share this information. Notice the engagement in the comments, with people tagging each other. Connect Alumni with Current School Experience.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. and Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Stand-out peer-to-peer fundraising platform features Host campaigns for multiple event types — runs, walks, rides, and more Make fundraising fun with contests, head-to-head matchups, and drawings Embed your donation pages and fundraising thermometers into your website Pricing Learn more about OneCause’s pricing plans.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Now it's time to address the social site with the biggest stage right now: Facebook. Forum One's Facebook Page. Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." You can't dive in just because Facebook is what all the kids are doing these days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Each charity had a page for comments, and those pages were filled with "use your spare vote for."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " 1 vote can equal $1 million « Nonprofit Communications: Duck Call Blog – "Today is the first day people can vote in the final round of the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook.

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NTEN

APRIL 14, 2009

We're glad to see member organization ZeroDivide shares our appreciation and is deploying it for educational and rewarding purposes: The ZD Technology Haiku Contest! ZeroDivideFacebook Page - If you are on Facebook, please post your Haiku on our discussion board, [link]. ZD Blog - Comment on this blog post.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. Charles Porch – Facebook – Charles Porch supports marketing partnerships for Facebook around public figures and non-profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2021

It can be helpful to host your livestreamed gala event directly on social media like Facebook Live or YouTube live. This encourages active engagement from your attendees as they comment on your content. Silent auctions, raffles, and contests are great ways to get people talking about and taking part in your event.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

You can check them out on our Facebook page. We've selected two commentators to win Flip Ultra Cameras. They posted a wide variety of inspirational, funny, and just plain well made videos as examples of what they learned. We're not going to lie -- they weren't just doing it for extra credit. The winners are.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Host a selfie contest encouraging visitors to snap pics with their preferred objects or in their favorite spaces, . Here are some great ways to let visitors know that you appreciate the social media shout out: . “Like” their posts and comment if appropriate, . Add their content to your story on Instagram or Facebook, .

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Let us know in the comments. Anything we missed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

. “Let’s make the process of experimenting fun – let’s start with a Facebook Friday.&# Their experiment is going to be focused on deepening and improving their Facebook presence for the Arts Council and getting everyone on staff to participate. Facebook Strategic Objectives. Rinse and repeat.&#.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

High engagement signals to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that your post is quality, which means your content is pushed higher up on supporters’ newsfeeds. . Craft a powerful caption with descriptive language, and consider asking donors to leave a comment with a few reasons why they support your organization.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

And by all means, please share your secrets in the comments below. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Create team-specific communications and contests. Leave a comment. Focus on team captains.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Don’t forget to ask supporters to comment, share, and interact with you online to promote the organic growth of the campaign. or comment on your posts. A Facebook post engages your donor AND increases your campaign’s audience. It’s these small steps that add up to something much bigger. The goal?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To facilitate the use of that data, the city hosted a contest to motivate the development community to make use of more than 100 types of datasets it had released — everything from aerial photographs and business licenses to parking meter information, liquor license applications, and street-sweeping routes. Have you done it yourself?

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Care2

AUGUST 11, 2009

Your nonprofit may not be raising much money off of Facebook, but fan pages are useful tools in helping nonprofits build community with their supporters. Keep It Simple, Short, and Sweet Your nonprofit is competing with many other Facebook user updates, fan pages, groups, etc so get to the point fast.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Congratulations to Becky Domegan, one of our two contest winners, who told us about her challenges: "As a 1-person IT shop, I strive to educate users in advance, but often find myself educating them after a problem occurs." Even though the contest is over, it's never too late to participate in the discussion.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. At the end of every presentation, they put up a slide where students can either 1) join their cause on Facebook or 2) text them to sign up. It works really well. Upcoming: November.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The free Instagram and Vine mobile apps let you record, post, view, and comment on short videos from your mobile device. Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience.

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