Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

As soon as Facebook launched Community Pages , I knew this day coming. The Facebook Team. Link to your Facebook Page from your official website. Put a Facebook Badge on your website or blog. [ Done - even though I think it looks messy! ]. Please use the following link to authenticate your Page.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 10, 2016

That said, Facebook has certainly become a mainstay for businesses large and small seeking to enhance their profiles and promote their brands in a virtual world where “likes” can quickly convert to dollars and cents. Before you create a Facebook advertisement, consider your message carefully. Leverage the best possible imagery you can.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So today, Julia, I wanted to get your take on the recent news that came to light, you know, about Facebook and Instagram. So I think what’s really interesting here is that way back when Facebook was created, we were really sold a bill of goods. Now that’s not to say that Facebook is not a powerful tool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

To stay at the top of your social page indefinitely, you can easily pin a post on your Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter page. can definitely backfire and seem off putting. You can provide updates on Facebook or Instagram Live or by adding to your story. 1) Pin your #GivingTuesday Announcement. What about ineffective hashtag usage?

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2010

My college sorority and millions of others definitively did not participate in Quit Facebook Day ! I received an email that stated they would be shutting down their online community that resides within their main site and moving their online community to Facebook. They actually took the opposite approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2011

Over on my Facebook Page and during recent Leveraging Social Media Peer Group discussions , there have been questions about Edgerank and colleague Devon Smith has been experimenting. Edgerank Is To Facebook As Pagerank is to Google. That is, how often a fan views and interacts with your Facebook page and individual posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In this age of Google Ad Grants and inexpensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter targeted advertising, one can drive traffic from what is a primary relationship-building platform to an organization’s website or to a lead or landing page. This engagement series of emails would continue for a definite period.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. Like Facebook, Instagram’s ad targeting is powerful and can give you a lot of fine-grain control over who will see your ads. Productivity Theory , a blog by Kayla Matthews , is dedicated to helping you accomplish your definition of success.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 24, 2011

This example uses an app from the Salesforce AppExchange, called “ Salesforce for Facebook and Twitter.&# It definitely is geared more toward the “Service Cloud&# than the “Sales Cloud.&#. You can set up multiple twitter and facebook accounts, and each facebook account can have access to multiple pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. This book was definitely a labor of love, but in a good way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2013

Truncated automated tweets from Facebook. Automated tweets announcing new photos posted on Facebook. No longer interesting and definitely not retweet worthy. That said, as a follow-up to Five Types of Nonprofit Tweets Guaranteed to Get Retweeted , below are five types of tweets that rarely, if ever, get retweeted: 1.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. But, here is a more contemporary take on the concept from Leah Hardy, Head of Gaming Marketing, Americas, Facebook. Hardy captures what most marketers are striving to accomplish today.

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Care2

JUNE 23, 2012

.” So while social media may not be rocket science, good data, such as the best times to post updates to Facebook, can better inform strategy. Zarella’s study had similar results to the Social Media Today study that showed Photos Get the Most "Likes" on Facebook than any other status updates. Links were the least Shared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. However, if you use your Facebook profile to connect with professional colleagues or want to promote your organization, you might consider this option. View more presentations from Mari Smith.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Pinterest often gets lost in the all the breathless media coverage of Instagram and Facebook, but it’s still a marketing powerhouse to be reckoned with. If your audience and supporters include women (especially those in their mid-thirties to mid-forties) you definitely want to explore a presence on Pinterest.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Definitely shop around to get the best rate, but don’t expect zero. Of course, Facebook is also a great tool for online giving but it also has its drawbacks. The biggest problem with Facebook is that you can’t thank people properly and you don’t get donor information unless the donor agrees to it.

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Care2

JANUARY 20, 2015

Let''s flashback to 2013 when Facebook announced in a blog post that they''d start autoplaying videos: Since September, we’ ve been testing a way to make videos more engaging on Facebook , and as a result we’ ve seen views, likes, shares and comments increase more than 10 percent. Facebook also conducted their own research.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. 2 admin 08.08.07

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Drumroll, please… Facebook recently rolled out their Donate button for nonprofit pages. While your nonrprofit should not expect to raise millions of dollars with this new feature, it's definitely something nonprofits should be taking advantage of.

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2010

It's been exciting to see so many conversations about privacy take place since Facebook announced that it would change the privacy settings we'd all finally figured out. In fact, it seems that the debate got so loud, Facebook had no choice but to act. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN privacy Communications. What do you think?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Donors outside Mexico can definitely give to campaigns on Donadora, by credit card and Paypal (whereas in Mexico donors can also give through online transfer and cash deposit). Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.) Our vetting process is more preventive than punitive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites. Yes, we definitely are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2016

The new Facebook Fundraising Tools could be a game changer for the nonprofit sector. Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising. Or a Google Wallet login.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. Millions of nonprofits worldwide have been asking supporters and donors to “Follow Us on Facebook!” ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our sector has provided billions of dollars of free advertising for Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

via Facebook. Hannah via Facebook. Monica via Facebook. Businesses can definitely learn from non-profits. Domino via Facebook. This will for sure help our organization! Girls, Inc. Thank you for an incredibly informative session on social media! Theresa via LinkedIn. Thanks so much for all you do! Awesome webinar!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Linking to a desktop site in text alerts is definitely not a best practice. If you are going to use one of these early do-it-yourself smartphone App tools, then you most definitely need mobile versions of your about, donate, e-newsletter subscribe and text alert subscribe pages. To reach out to your text-to-give donors. population!).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Would it be appropriate to post a blanket thank you on our Facebook page? This is definitely a case where it’s the thought that counts, not the money.]. If you’re listing, Facebook is probably not your best choice as not all your donors likely participate. We’re wondering how we can publicly recognize the donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 20, 2011

The vast majority of online donations come from a click in an e-newsletter, as do most new Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers, and text alert subscribers. E-newsletters will likely be eulogized at some point, but for now and in the near future, nonprofits that do not publish e-newsletters are definitely at a disadvantage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. Of the 53% of nonprofits that spend money on social advertising, only 17% invest in Twitter Ads compared to 97% who spend on Facebook Ads and 47% on Instagram Ads, according to the Open Data Project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2012

Google+ is definitely a work in progress. To me, the Google+ Stream feels like a mixture of Twitter and Facebook. As traffic continues to grow , new tools and functionality are added almost daily.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It was an entertaining movie, but it definitely took real events and twisted them for dramatic effect. One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. Currently, Facebook Page owners may preview the changes and upgrade their page to the new layouts.

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2015

For the past few years, nonprofits have spent a lot of resources on building their Facebook page presence. Many social media strategists and the media told nonprofits and businesses that email was dying and that FREE social networks like Facebook would be king of communications. So is Facebook still worth it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2017

Liberal female Gen Xers may not be the majority of online donors, but they definitely are the demographic participating most in the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Survey. We need more diversity in our survey respondents (!!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter. That said, MySpace is not dead.

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NetWits

JUNE 29, 2012

The question today is not whether you should use social media (the 901 million Facebook users answered that for us), but how you should use social media to engage with your supporters, advance your mission and make your fundraising efforts more successful.

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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. 2) Convert Facebook Fans into Subscribers. Like Facebook, the trick is not to ask too often.

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