Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Perhaps my favorite, the partnership between Sweetgreen (a popular organic restaurant) and World Central Kitchen (an organization that provides meals in the wake of natural disasters) fed frontline medical personnel and vulnerable communities through COVID-19. Livestreaming is also an area to explore in 2021 given the trends we saw this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The top three causes are medical expenses (54%), disaster relief (12%), and education costs (12%). 67% donate in response to natural disasters. ? Of those inspired by social media, Facebook (47%) has the largest impact, then Instagram (23%) and Twitter (20%). ? 63% donate to crowdfunding campaigns that benefit individuals.

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

Twitter: @CoreResponse. Twitter: @HopeforHaitiFL. Team Rubicon mobilizes veterans to offer their services, skills, and expertise to people preparing for, responding to, or recovering from disasters. . Twitter: @TeamRubicon. Photo provided directly by the CORE team. Facebook: CoreResponse. Hope for Haiti. Team Rubicon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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). " URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster? You may be wondering how this is possible and what kind of impact will this have on nonprofits?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2014

This is one of the first reports using “Personal Health Data” in aggregate, using data points around sleep tracking to look at a natural disaster. As Jacob Harold mused on Twitter, “In such a moment of something so powerful and scary as an earthquake, technology can only observe.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. It harnesses locally based solutions to decrease the effects of disasters and rehabilitate communities in disaster-prone areas. It was originally published on NetSquared.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

Every fundraiser knows the role that social media users played in delivering dollars to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Haiti and to Planned Parenthood for mammogram screenings in the wake of the Komen Foundation’s withdrawal of funding, but actually how social media delivers such results has been a bit of mystery.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Disaster Relief. We looked at the average number of posts and replies the nonprofits were submitting on both Facebook and Twitter per week, as well as how engaging they were with their communities. The least talkative on Facebook and Twitter are Veterans and Military organizations. Environment. Veterans & Military.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Fight Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a health impact organization dedicated to ending colorectal cancer and supporting those affected by the disease through patient support, funding research, and impactful policy change. Please share them with us on Twitter with the hashtag #WhaledIt! International Rescue Committee. YBlc.org annual report.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

Luckily, we’ve researched those questions so you don’t have to. Everyone’s timeline was full of people sharing their videos on social media and challenging their friends to do the same, which resulted in tons of social media interaction and millions of dollars for ALS research. What is slacktivism? Sparking conversation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

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). Below you'll find a combination of great resources that were submitted, and information I've found useful in my own research on online outreach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

The Yale researchers George Newman and Jeremy Shen, found that contrary to expectations, rewarding donors cut donations in most situations. For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research. Jot down their contact info (Twitter handle and email address).

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Other instances where text-to-give is an ideal option include giving days, disaster relief, and weekly church giving. Promote a text-to-give call-to-action through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other outlets. When you’re ready to add text-to-give to your next fundraising campaign, research a provider that best fits your needs.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We combined that research with insights gained from more than 300 industry leaders that participated in our Real-Time Web Summit in October 2009. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. When did RWW start focusing on the real-time Web? Probably middle of 2008.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

Research into the novel coronavirus and the impacts of COVID-19 are ongoing and as a whole, we are far from having the answers we need to resume business as usual AND keep people safe. Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram can provide something of a central location for delocalized events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Again, literally minutes later, I started to see mentions on Facebook and Twitter. But then the story just exploded on Twitter and Facebook in the early evening, and I kept waiting to see what Komen would say. I probably spent a solid two hours on the post this morning, not counting all the research the night before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Launched February 1, the campaign is free to nonprofits, and encourages them to use social media in the form of email outreach, facebook and twitter as a way to recruit their volunteers, donors, board members, clients, and patrons to submit reviews of their work for the larger nonprofit world and the public to examine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

She has also been training staff in the disaster response department who in turn used tools like Twitter on the ground from Haiti. It’s a mix of serious and fun content. When not in a disaster, you might see LOLcats doing CPR. A lot of practice on how to move quickly when a disaster strikes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Click for Twitter Transcript. Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Its a fascinating read, and I highly recommend it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. Maybe that first step is research. Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. A simple audience survey to learn: How is your target audience using their mobile phones?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

If you haven't been on Facebook, Twitter, and even mainstream media like CNN in the past couple of weeks, it's the viral sensation where an individual, upon challenged by a friend online, douses themselves with ice and/or water on camera. It is a debilitating disease with no known cure.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

Research into the novel coronavirus and the impacts of COVID-19 are ongoing and as a whole, we are far from having the answers we need to resume business as usual AND keep people safe. Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram can provide something of a central location for delocalized events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

As a speaker and trainer , Slideshare, along with wikis, Twitter, and other tools are important part of my trainer’s social media toolbox. You can grab the most recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Center. (3) I also share my Slideshare content in my other social streams. 8) Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. This is where a back channel like Twitter can be really useful. What I wasn't able to find was any research that spoke to the pros and cons, in a scientific way, of integrating social media into instruction. Know of any?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Yarin follows and researches news stories regarding ignored warnings that lead to bad business outcomes, along with the social psychology theories that explain why these warnings were ignored. It''s at the heart of many of the most newsworthy disasters and bad outcomes that have occurred in the business world and elsewhere.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Qui Diaz:Livingston, recently did research for the Philanthropy 2.0 pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result). Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups. Danielle Brigida: using social media to increase, reach, engagement and revenue.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

I love Trevor Donnell's brilliant book and blog, Marketing the Arts to Death , in which he documents the disasters caused by our inability to be audience- and data-driven in our marketing efforts. It invites spontaneity and diversity of voice on a range of social media outlets, from Facebook to Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? And, don't just support Breast Cancer Research on special holidays, every Friday is PeaFund Friday. The proceeds support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and. Habitat for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. Through Twitter, I became aware of your work with social causes. A tweetup is a meetup of friends on the microblogging service Twitter.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

But over the past few months, I have noticed, like Amy Gahran , that as I've engaged more in using Twitter, I'm connecting with resources and people more on Twitter than with social bookmarking tools. But, there's something about the instant gratification Twitter provides, that just-in-time byte of information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Co-Disruptor: Twitter. I’m lucky because my colleague, Joe Waters, offered me a guest post for your to read while I’m away from blogging. Everything,” I replied. His look showed that he wasn’t surprised.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Start with the list of charities on the right and if a group you are considering supporting isn’t there, then take the time to thoroughly research it before making a gift. Many of them include pleas to donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

He mentioned that I would be talking about Twitter and quipped."If "If you see me twittering, take me to the back and shoot me." " I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. How would you organization cope with a natural disaster?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. Not just monitoring twitter or tracking who the influential reporters and bloggers are that discuss our programs or issues. org before?

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

Disaster Giving Giving both online and offline towards disaster relief had a significant impact on the nonprofit sector in 2010. Online giving in response to Haiti was higher than all previous disasters and demonstrates that the Internet is a first response channel of choice for donors. All Rights Reserved

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