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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Would it be appropriate to post a blanket thank you on our Facebook page? Would a mention in our quarterly newsletter be appropriate? 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.

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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. Live Webinar: Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters for Nonprofits. On-Demand Webinar: Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters for Nonprofits. Girls, Inc. Theresa via LinkedIn.

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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. Mobile: m.nature.org. Blog: blog.nature.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. Donors over 40 appreciate a strong website and an e-newsletter. That definition rings true (very loudly) when utilizing social media successfully.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. Donors over 40 appreciate a strong website and an e-newsletter. That definition rings true (very loudly) when utilizing social media successfully.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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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. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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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

APRIL 18, 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. e-Newsletter. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/womenforwomen. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Notes from the Field WordPress blog. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. While it is definitely true these sites could be here today, and gone tomorrow, your supporters will indeed migrate with you on to The Next Big Thing. This is when the MySpace vs. Facebook debate began to rage in the blogoshphere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

The author, Eirini Maliaraki, an interaction designer, argues for more precise definition of the emerging field “AI for Good,” with a focus on outcomes, not the technology. This is a good analysis of the evolution of Tech for Good, Cloud for Good, Data for Good, and the latest iteration: AI For Good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

So, to simply for the nonprofit masses, I present and frame very simple definitions and interpretations of Web 1.0, as follows: Web 1.0 = Websites, e-mail newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons. is one person or organization pushing content out to many people via websites and e-mail newsletters. and Web 3.0 You use Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. Many of those texts are being sent via Tweets on Twitter and Status Updates on Facebook. Tags: Facebook Flickr LinkedIn Mobile Technology MySpace Twitter YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. There’s definitely a math to social media synergy, and those that start early have both time and math on their side.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Those are definitely not the qualities of a good social media manager. e-Newsletter. Create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit and start informing your communities on Facebook and Twitter that your nonprofit is now also on Google+. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know. By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

An example is a form on your site that asks people to sign up to receive your newsletter: the call to action (sign up for newsletters) is very clear and straightforward, and the information you need to collect is minimal. If you post to Facebook asking for support , include a link to the single-step form. Here’s how to do it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

It’s also worth noting that these time estimates do not include website maintenance, e-newsletter publication, donate now campaign management, or group texting and text-to-give campaigns, so pick and choose carefully based on what your resources allow. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

Or, you might include progress updates in your regular newsletter. Personalized outreach definitely makes a huge difference in building your relationships with your supporters. Let’s unpack a few ways you can show gratitude and remain authentic on each platform: Facebook is perfect for writing long-form posts and creating photo albums.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media. Organization: National Wildlife Federation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

They also Tweet and post on Facebook: Text SEIU to 787753 for mobile updates! Definitely a best practice! Not only that, after you subscribe from their website you are sent to a page that prompts subscribers to then follow the ASPCA on Twitter, fan them on Facebook, make a donation, etc. DoSomething.org :: Subscribe.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

You should be sharing your nonprofit’s mission online and offline through your social media plan , donor newsletters, events, and other communications. Grants definitely have their place in a healthy fundraising plan. If you build it, they will come” is definitely not applicable to fundraising! Limited support. Not hardly.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. However, if you’re posting on social media or sending out a newsletter, small talk should just be warm and fuzzy talk, plain and simple. In writing a newsletter, this should be a short paragraph.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 20, 2010

It’s definitely NOT a “build it and they will come&# model. Just because you have a website or a Facebook page does not mean people will flock to it and give you money. Send regular, consistent newsletters and updates. You can send a once-monthly newsletter or a twice-monthly update. Communicate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

are also branded which definitely results in more donations and action participants. That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. icons for your Website, Facebook page, MySpace profile?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. all with different deadlines, writers, and content parameters.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

So often, organizations are involving online volunteers - they are engaging in virtual volunteering - but because of the definition they've decided upon before the workshop, they have no idea they are engaged in the practice. Is it Facebook? An online collaborative space like wikispaces?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. You can definitely find a VA to do those. Ask for VA referrals on NextDoor, Facebook, and other platforms. Nor should you. So, if you need help (and I know you do!)

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Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

Modernized platforms can be designed to send out emails and/or newsletters to communicate with employees about their giving, keeping it top of mind. With this in mind, highlight success stories through owned channels, like websites and blog posts, and social channels like LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2010

Nancy Schwartz asked our community and other nonprofit communities a few weeks ago about their favorite nonprofit email newsletters. She was nice enough to share back this great slide deck about email newsletter best practices and strategies. Congrats to Kivi Leroux Miller on her book launch and her amazing Amazon rankings!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Others give impulsively when they see something on Facebook that moves them. Definitely keep it on brand for your nonprofit, but your goal is to make them feel warm inside. Recent print collateral, such as a newsletter or annual report. Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. That would be me!).

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