Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

In the new world of social distancing and limited in-person gatherings, nonprofits everywhere are embracing virtual fundraising events and campaigns. With today’s technology it’s pretty easy and straightforward to host an impressive virtual event or campaign. Start by selling tickets or capturing event registrations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. On Facebook , as a volunteer you will need to consider the options of using your personal profile, creating a page, or starting a group. Here are some specific Facebook tools: Edgerank.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Our focus was Facebook. With more than 900 million users, Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. Schools have a unique opportunity to build their Facebook following and stay connected with alumni due to the deep relationships that are built with students, families, and faculty. The other 12 are in the slides.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

This will help build trust with supporters, making them more likely to give again. Consider inviting specific subsets of donors to appreciation events like luncheons or happy hours. When you’re communicating with your supporters, be sure to include the following data from this helpful solution: The donor’s preferred name.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. If your organization falls in this range, you may be interested in free, discounted, or affordable software solutions to help carry out your strategies while staying within budget.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

) you can always follow them online on Twitter or Facebook. Event Reports. NetSquared Community Manager Elijah van der Giessen shares notes, slides, and video from the recent Net Tuesday introduction to maximizing your Google Grants budget for nonprofits. This Week’s NetSquared Events. Event NetSquared tsevent'

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

In my most recent session of the School's Out for Summer series, I took a deep dive into how schools can get the most out of Facebook. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Are you using Facebook to its full potential? Significant sporting events.

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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. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 8, 2011

Here are the slides! There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause. First, identify what your community wants to do – what it is coming together around, whether it’s an event, an action, or a movement. Case Studies.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

This one probably doesn’t come as a surprise, but by setting up your Facebook Donation Account, your nonprofit can enable donations via Instagram. Boys & Girls Clubs of America) and many other organizations use their Stories to drive people to donate to their Facebook Donation Account. #2: 1: The Donation Sticker. donate button.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Needless to say, without good SEO, you’ve got a very slim chance of being found by people searching for things you offer (events, fundraising opportunities, volunteer opportunities, programs, etc). Do you run fundraising events? Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Do you need volunteers?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Leave out events that cost too much relative to what they brought in.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

My slides covered the tools and apps for the back stage side of energizing your community. Having tools in place to help you monitor, measure, and evaluate your work in real time will help you be more successful with your campaign, better engage with the community, and make more lasting change in the long run. Facebook Insights.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. Many participants were interested in using facebook as a communication platform for local campaigning and I created a session all about it. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

It’s back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) First, what the research does not mean: Don’t jump into Facebook immediately! Visit the original post here.

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

This tactic is genius because it helps do two things. You can’t sign up for their newsletter, register for an event, learn more about their programs, or anything else that might otherwise distract you from completing the transaction. First, it solves the end-of-year giving problem by getting people to give on a monthly basis.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. After each of the speakers present’s I’ll be moderating a discussion with them focused on helping nonprofits understand how they can use social media for social good.

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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. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

I am firm believer that social media will be the foundation of the Mobile Web and the book was written to help prepare nonprofits for the coming shift from desktop and social to social and mobile. Get creative in integrating your text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch into photos, slide shows, or even your YouTube Channel banner.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Today’s Community Builder chat focused on examples and best practices for connecting on and offline community activities, events, and organizing. We’re leading up to it providing webinars and chats, but will be hosting an awards mixed reality event in February. Recap: October. Get the October Chat archive.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I normally separate my post-presentation blog posts and slides but think it will be valuable to group them together this time. The people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

To join the conversation and be the first to receive registration information on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. To join the conversation and be the first to receive registration information on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Are you in the UK?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

View the session recording or download the slides to learn more. There are free tools that can help you identify broken links, inaccessible pages, and content most and least viewed. View the session recording or download the slides from this session to learn more. Need Our Help? Create a Visual Strategy.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

So you launched your new website and have an online marketing plan in hand to help you reach new audiences. Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.),

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

On June 7th TechSoup representatives Elliot Harmon, Susan Tenby, and Evonne Heyning will present in a unique Interactive Strategy event at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, LA ( NCVS ). Live: Participatory Events, Webinars, Conversations, Local and Global. We think Watchitoo.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. If facebook was blocked, then start working on facebook at home. What are we doing there?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

These events are fiscally sponsored by NTEN and Microsoft and TechSoup is a partner in helping support the event. He doesn’t feel that Facebook is the best platform for his social media objectives and believes one shouldn’t be on Facebook just because it’s the world’s largest social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

In the long run, they are helping to make the world a safer, fairer, healthier place to live. For example, I share them on my welcome tab on my Facebook Page and on my LinkedIn profile. As Slideshare has excellent social media content, I can view slideshows across different types of industries and networks. 6) Training.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Here are a couple of ways to connect and share at the 2012 NTC: Social Event Survey. We want to help make sure your social event is successful, so this year we’re inviting you to tell us what social events and meet-ups you would like to see. You can also connect on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked in! >>

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and will be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. So I’ll let you pull up your beautiful slides. So let me share my slides with you all. I hope that’s helpful. Here we go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My slides are above and my reflections are below. An Impressive Week-Long Learning and Networking Event for Nonprofits. NetChange Week is an impressive event that explores the intersection between social technology and social change started a year ago. We plan it out – don’t just put it out on facebook!

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. This was a Livestream powered event billed as “America’s Sunday Supper” in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Like PowerPoint, SlideRocket lets you create customized slides with text, images, and media. You can also share your live Twitter feed, Facebook page, and Flickr. You can share your slides via a web browser, present live to up to 25 viewers via SlideRocket's website, or you can embed a presentation directly in your own website.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Matt was flexible and strategic and helped make decisions that would ultimately put me in a position to not need him any more – just what I was after! I took a very casual approach: called out that I was looking for a designer on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks, Matt!

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