Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The purpose of an e-newsletter is no longer to provide a lot of news, but rather to regularly remind your supporters that your nonprofit is doing good work and to inspire them to get involved. Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons. Enable social sharing. Add screenshots of video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. It’s a guessing game at this point who the social network giants will partner with.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

One of the best parts of the conference is the opportunity to connect with other nonprofit technology professionals, so you can share your experiences and knowledge. These session will focus on social networking without a formal agenda, presentation, or takeaways. You can find more information and news here.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

A social media following doesn’t guarantee that exclusive pedigree. Although an expert who comes with a big social network would be at the top of my list. You might even begin your search by following related hashtags on social platforms or industry forums. Influencers are not necessarily thought leaders.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Offering an online community is a great way to elevate and encourage networking among your association’s members. At the same time, it can make your association a part of your members’ daily social networking habits. Meet Nimble Communities. Key features of Nimble Communities. Download now. Benefits of Nimble Communities.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to Gallup, Americans remain distrustful of mass media as well, with 60 percent saying their trust and confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly” is “not very much” or “none at all”. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Experience. It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. A new media manager should also be skilled in conducting online research.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

All that said, a lot of nonprofits are upset by the recent changes and responding by asking their fans to add their nonprofit to an Interest Lists with the meme floating around that if you add a Facebook Page to an Interest List all their Facebook Posts will be seen in both the main News Feed and the Interest List Feed, but that’s not true.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

While embracing a comprehensive, long-term breaking news and crisis communications strategy is challenging for many nonprofits, all nonprofits, regardless of their size, can tap into the power of cause awareness days. For other social networks, post two to three times throughout the day.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

” Facebook Manipulated User News Feeds To Create Emotional Responses – “Facebook conducted a massive psychological experiment on 689,003 users, manipulating their news feeds to assess the effects on their emotions. ” Which Social Networks Are Growing Fastest Worldwide? – eMarketer -.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds. The result was that his “ news feed took on an entirely new character in a surprisingly short amount of time.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 19, 2021

Next is the team that backs the software and no one comes close to the quality, knowledge, and experience of both software and association management experience as the team at Community Brands.”. Offering an online community is key to delivering a great member experience. The power of an online member community. Download now.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

Still others allow back and forth dialogues between your site’s users and frequent visitors and those who follow you on various social networking sites. But before you run out and grab a social media plugin, first check out BuddyPress, a sister program to WordPress.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! If you’re a nonprofit news junkie, have a look at all our Nonprofit Technology News pieces from this past year. • Social media and crowdsourcing • Portable Networks. Hacker Helper.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2011

Community building on Facebook and other social networking sites is an art and finding your Facebook voice takes time and experimentation. It’s a skill that nonprofit communicators have been learning and perfecting (some more than others) in recent years as the Social Web began to dominate our online lives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Diversify your news sources. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace).

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along. Instagram is quickly catching the two social networking giants and is not expected to stop. The post 5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For ? Instagram rounds out the “Big 3”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

A section to feature recent news and blog posts. A “Connect” section where NGOs can link to their social network communities. Social sharing functionality. When the new.NGO domain and directory are launched, you’ll receive notification via email. A “Donate Now” button.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

The technique is to illustrate the issue through the experience of an individual. There was a great question about social networking and representing one's organization posted on the Social Networking Affinity Group at NTEN by K.E: I found this slideshow Via Stephen Downes. re doing offline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. All that said, don’t worry too much.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

My experiments were quite granular: What gets more interactions - sharing video or photos or links? Total Fans / Unsubscribers: Total number of fans over time, overlaid with the total number of fans who have chosen to hide your posts in their News Feed (unsubscribers). I have not done this yet.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Known as the largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to resource for millions of job-seekers, professionals, and businesses to network and connect. For nonprofits, LinkedIn can be a valuable tool to add to your social media toolbox. Network and create an outreach strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

And most importantly: it will be documented and shared by large numbers of people, experiencing it first hand, and sharing news and updates in real time. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. Personalize It.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2021

The best way to do this: Create a digital space for them to engage, and then use targeted communications to build a personalized experience for each of them. Offering an online community is a great way to elevate and encourage networking among your association’s members. A great way to start is by offering an online member community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Cause awareness days can be very powerful for fundraising because social network communities are highly likely to promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days. Experiment with at least one new social network. Refresh your social media training. Experiment with Crowdfunding.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Experiments, snafus and stumbles December 17, 2007 I seem to have lost my head. I did set a pretty high bar a while back for the next social network I’d join. I’m not joining any social networks like this anymore. I was all curmudgeonly until last week, when I started tweeting and got into Spock.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2)

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

When they like your organization's page your updates appear in their news stream. But branded pages face a big hurdle: it is tough to connect at that personal level that helps define the Facebook experience. Most organizations have a branded page that Facebook users can like.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Web 2.0 = Blogs, wikis, and social networking sites. It’s one person or organization publishing content to many on social networking sites who then re-publish your content to their friends, fans, followers, connections, etc. Donating is a pubic experience. It’s one-way communication. At its core, Web 2.0

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Their belief is that “The most successful movements have always been born out of and held together by the bonds of real world relationships, and online social networks present never before seen opportunities for organizing.&# You can even extend the giving experience to your personal website with their giving widget.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2021

Craft short but potent narratives that tell your nonprofit’s story , and curate compelling images and video to bring those stories to life on social media feeds. Activate young donors’ social networks to spread your story and encourage collective action. Embrace small donations! Many small donations can add up quickly!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

But this definition conflicts with today’s concept of social networking, in which we interact primarily with screens rather than with people." ” Check out these three great tools that Habitat has developed to make volunteering more social in this digital age." ""

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The good news is that there were only three nonprofits that I was unable to donate to in this round of donations (thus 9%), but it was frustrating to see how many “Thank You” landing pages and “Thank You” emails are still underutilized and poorly designed (heavy on text, void of visuals, lacking in creativity).

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Similarly, entrepreneurial efforts and small niche nonprofit groups often appeal most to news media. Reporters use social media tools to both communicate with their followers and to find and research topics and ideas they want to pursue. They are active on all the social networks, constantly scanning for ideas for their own stories.

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