Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

MySpace, back when it was cool. Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. YouTube: youtube.com/hsus. LinkedIn: humane-society , carielewis. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile.

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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. I first got on MySpace in February 2006 when I created a portal to Nonprofit Organizations on MySpace. This is when the MySpace vs. Facebook debate began to rage in the blogoshphere. The community was red hot. It was ugly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. YouTube: youtube.com/thetaprootfoundation. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation. Jumo: [link]. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? We don’t use it in our strategy now, which is telling!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. The message indicated that all Causes-related pages and content on MySpace would be taken down at the end of the week. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. The message indicated that all Causes-related pages and content on MySpace would be taken down at the end of the week. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

She writes about a nonprofit portal in Myspace called Nonprofit Organizations MySpace. It offers tips on how not-for-profits can effectively use MySpace for fundraising and/or campaigning. It looks like a good place to start if you want to find examples of nonprofits with a presence in MySpace and get ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Second, while logged into your new account, add the Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , MySpace , Flickr , etc. For example, the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel uses only Favorites. iGoogle Home > MySpace. For example, the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel uses only Favorites. iGoogle Home > MySpace.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Just saw a press release from Yahoo, Google, and MySpace about OpenSocial Foundation. The official blog posts from Yahoo and Google Yodel Annecdotal Google Blog Lots of folks covering the announcement: Read/Write Web FaceReviews (includes analysis) Examples of apps built on opensocial (ugh, Shelfari). s not easy!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Twitter :: Examples of Excellence. Facebook :: Example of Excellence. Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. Twitter :: Needs Improvement. Facebook :: Needs Improvement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Ideally, it should match your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Foursquare URLs. For example, www.ustream.tv/user/nonprofitorgs. Unlike Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and Foursquare, this image should be rectangular, not square. For example, “Red Cross Live!&# See example: www.ustream.tv/channel/nonprofit-tech-2-0-live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. see for example the post about blogging policy ). Everyone is a Curator.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

So, when setting up your Google Profile be sure to use you real first name and last name (not first name “Amnesty&# and last name “International,&# for example). For example, my Google+ vanity URL is gplus.to/heathermansfield. Beyond that, only add information and photos that you’re comfortable sharing with others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

For example, the “Get Involved!&# For example, after someone signs the online petition at Forest Ethics’ Do Not Mail campaign, they are then prompted to become a fan of the campaign on Facebook: The campaign has almost 7,000 fans… a good indicator that this simple strategy works.I

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. Double the Donation is only open to U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

For an example, see UNICEF’s TwitPic Page: twitpic.com/photos/UNICEF. For an example, see a BubbleTweet by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After you record a message, you are given a URL for the message that you can post on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. For example, here’s my first message: trottr.com/74qcww.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

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. After you create an e-mail petition, you can grab a “Take Action&# widget that you can posted on Blogs, MySpace, etc. View Example ].

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See3

MAY 9, 2007

How do we take advantage of user-generated content and user-controlled forums such as MySpace and YouTube without totally losing control of our brand? The Obama MySpace page was originally created by a volunteer, and originally didn’t say “official site&#. Some of the info on the site wasn’t right, for example.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 4, 2012

Similar to the notifications from MySpace, Habbo, Tagged, and Foursquare I got a few weeks ago, I'm getting lots of fake Facebook notifications. Here are a few examples: Sender : Facebook (confirm+robert@ig.com.br). According to this article , they're phishing messages. Subject: Reminder: Reset your password.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. Then click “Create Video&# and upload 15 photos for a 30-second video. 2) People can leave comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Here are some examples from Beth from November, 2008 - I'd be interested in hearing about more data and experiences myself. I've seen a lot of colleges creating groups on Twitter ([link] Myspace, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

They were also one of the first nonprofits to utilize Myspace back in 2005 and Facebook Groups in 2006. For example, and as much as I love Sea Shepherd and appreciate their effort to be an early adopter in group text messaging, so far all of their text alerts have linked to their desktop site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

For example, in addition to having a Group for the “ Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund &# they should also have one called “Save the Gorillas.&# You can also take my Webinar on How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use LinkedIn and MySpace and connect with me on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/heathermansfield.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

On November 19th 2009, at The Paley Center for Media’s International Council Event, ThinkSocial will be recognizing three outstanding examples of innovation, featuring – an individual, an initiative and a collaboration between institutions, which together represent powerful models for how social media can be used to address global problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

Pete Cashmore of Mashable has a post that asks an interesting question: Facebook, MySpace (MySpace reviews), LinkedIn (LinkedIn reviews), Digg and Twitter are often compared in terms of features, but which one has the most generous users? What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

We have a significant presence built up over the last 18-24 months on major sites like Facebook and Myspace. We provided the photos and an easy way to caption them - so it didn't take a lot of time to participate and it was fun. We also spread the word via social networks and blogger outreach. What were some of the interesting responses?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Here's the pitch: Make this holiday season special by using your blog, MySpace page, or other website to make a difference for a family facing hunger and poverty. Heifer International has rolled out a fundraising widget campaign. re calling on online community leaders like yourself to help give the ultimate gift ???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

They were getting creative and pioneering MySpace in 2005 and Facebook in 2006 long before corporate brands and universities, but that hasn’t been the case with mobile technology. Example: www.textmarks.com/nonprofitorgs. Nonprofits were the absolute first to utilize social networking sites.

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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. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

How do you know what percentage of your donors or constituents are on social media at all (twitter, facebook, myspace, linkedin?). If you’ve got more questions you’d like to see me address, or you’ve got some examples of how your nonprofit has answered these questions, please feel free to comment on this post.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2010

It’s because this is another example of how our tools are defining community. ( Last month’s post focused on that topic using Causes, Ideablob and Ning as references for the conversation.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

MySpace, Friendster, FriendFeed, Diaspora, Bebo, and others all offer plenty of fuel to the argument that comparing two social platforms has to go beyond the functionality of messaging, commenting, and connecting to your friends. Apples and Oranges.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Continuing on last week's discussion about Causes leaving MySpace, TechSoup's own Amy has written an interesting guest post on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog. Now that Causes removed itself, its content, and any related data from MySpace, organizations cannot connect with their supporters who were using Causes.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Less then 40% think using MySpace to reach new supporters is helpful. However, only between 25% and 35% said that they could confirm that they are truly reaching new supporters via these social networks. About 55% think that LinkedIn is a good source to reach new supporters. Other tangible results include:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 7, 2011

They were on Myspace and utilizing Facebook Groups and YouTube long before business, higher education and the media had overcome their fear social media, but when it comes to LinkedIn Groups, it’s clear that the vast majority of nonprofits have not dug deep into the LinkedIn Group toolset. Not using the “Group Rules&# function.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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