Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Facebook has, for a couple years now, committed to making their platforms “video first.” Square videos provide 78% more space in social feeds than landscape and they don’t require that the user tilt their phone to view it in full-screen. Another consideration is that around 80% of videos in social feeds are watched with the sound off.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Over the past few months you’ve probably noticed the Facebook like button on at least a few of the websites you frequent. To date, over 1 million sites use the Facebook Like button. Some publishers are seeing up to 85% more time spent on their site by people who use the Facebook Like button. A few interesting facts.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Over the past few months you’ve probably noticed the Facebook like button on at least a few of the websites you frequent. Is your nonprofit using the Facebook Like button ? To date, over 1 million sites use the Facebook Like button. In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally.

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TechImpact

MARCH 10, 2014

Image courtesy of Mashable. Aside from search engine optimizing your website and blog, your social media profiles are important to ensuring your nonprofit has enough assets, or webpages, to fill the first page, of Google, Yahoo!, Optimizing these profiles is key, as well. Getting noticed online becomes more difficult every day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). Building Your Subscribers for Your Facebook Individual Profile. Engaging photos, especially of local places and animals work well.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Sure, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all have millions of users as well, but LinkedIn is the perfect place to connect with businesses and network with professionals who would be interested in supporting your organization’s work and are looking for work or volunteer opportunities. Help your network update their profiles.

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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. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. Creating Great Content.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Over the years, platforms like Instagram and Twitter have added increased functionality when it comes to adding alt-text to images uploaded into their feeds. Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. Color Choices. Link Sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot. I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. What has changed?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. Now, your sharing and connecting settings apply to much more of the web than just your social networking profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Like many of you, when Facebook unveiled the new brand page guidelines – I was stressed out. With a big training project in the Middle East less than a week away, I was short on time. Results” that describes what people do on my Facebook page (I hope). So, what you do? You get a little help from your friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. A Google Account is different from a Google Profile. Create a Google Profile. Set up your Google Profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

You've taken the time to create a Facebook page. You've meticulously crafted engaging content to feed the page, making sure to present a good mix of media — probably favoring photos. Facebook uses an algorithm, which it calls EdgeRank , to determine the makeup of each user's news feed. Out of Reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

See larger image here. Just testing this new feature in typepad that lets you automatically cross publish to Facebook profile. I had to be logged into my Facebook account though. What's nice about it is that it puts a link to your blog post in a mini feed. Right now I was using the blog friends feed.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To help you cover as many bases as possible, we’ve chosen the top five social media platforms by audience size: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. Facebook is the largest and most popular social media platform of our day, so where better to start? When posting on Facebook, it’s vital to avoid lengthy posts.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To help you cover as many bases as possible, we’ve chosen the top five social media platforms by audience size: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. Facebook is the largest and most popular social media platform of our day, so where better to start? When posting on Facebook, it’s vital to avoid lengthy posts.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

You may also decide to include additional information such as a profile picture and short biography, which can be more meaningful for your donors’ friends and family. 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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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute. Facebook is particularly useful for donation campaigns , because it has built-in donation tools and shareability features. Fundraising.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features. Depending on your event and its audience, Facebook and Instagram are great places to start. Attendee avatars can provide attendees with a sense of control and help them project the exact image they want to convey.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2017

You know that Facebook and Twitter are still major drivers of traffic to your website, but your love affair with Facebook is somewhat diminishing because hardly anyone even sees your posts if you haven’t boosted them (i.e. You need as strong a strategy for Instagram as you do for Facebook and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Known for having higher engagement than other social media, Instagram is evolving and it is becoming increasingly more difficult for nonprofits to get exposure in the Instagram Feed. 1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features. Depending on your event and its audience, Facebook and Instagram are great places to start. Attendee avatars can provide attendees with a sense of control and help them project the exact image they want to convey.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Limit the number of images to one banner image and reduce unnecessary text on your page. 100 feeds a food-insecure family of five for 2 weeks.” As social media has become a big part of our lives, many individuals have gained a large following on their personal profiles. Set suggested giving amounts. Frame the impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

Facebook is a powerful marketing tool for small nonprofits, but the real gold is in a robust nonprofit email list. Facebook has its merits, but it might show your organic content — the content you don’t pay for — to only 3 to 5 percent of your followers. . Facebook is loud and crowded with content competing for attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A set of screensavers and background images. Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. WFP USA also shared Rani’s story on Instagram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

"Witnesses described images of rice field littered with corpses." In addition to donating, I've also put the fundraising widget in my side bar, sent tweets out to my network on Twitter, distributed it in my friend feed , posted it on my Facebook profile and added to Flickr. The media reports are horrific.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" This is a perfect illustration of the organizational power that Facebook and other social networks have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

(I'll be leading this workshop in Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Cultural Alliance in about two weeks) As part of my research process (using social media, of course), I looked at what arts organizations were doing on social networking sites like Facebook. We started the CSO Facebook page a couple of months ago. As of now, we???ve

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

There was a QR code printed on the ticket which, when scanned by my QR code reader on my smartphone, took me to a fabulous little site which included the seating plan for luncheon, the luncheon program, the video that was shown at the beginning of the lunch, and links to the NPWF twitter feed and Facebook profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

We’re listening for those conversations, and trying to meet those people where they are, rather than going out and saying, ‘This is the exact demographic profile of the person who we want to reach.’”. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Upwell.us. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. tidereport.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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