Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

An RSS reader is an essential tool for keeping up with current news and the issues that affect or influence your organization. Social media and community staff rely on RSS readers to find interesting and share-worthy articles for Facebook or Twitter. There are also some social features, like sharing to Facebook or Twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I use a RSS reader and read feeds because it is part of my writing process. Lately, my RSS reading habits have changed. My feeds are organized into folders and the folders ordered by priority. My RSS reading is mostly information gathering or browsing. Photo by Lynetter. Finding ???Looking Information gathering ???Less

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2007

Michael Pick recently posted this entertaining how-to video about RSS for some client work he was doing for a social RSS application called " Feed Each Other." His RSS Guide for Beginners is an absolute gem! A must-read for anyone trying to explain what RSS is and why one should use it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2013

For example, the National Wildlife Federation was an early adopter of Google+ and now they have more followers on Google+ than on Facebook and Twitter combined.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

If you feel so inclined shoot our a tweet or Facebook status update. If you are an RSS subscriber to NetWits, your feed will be automatically updated with the main npENGAGE Interactive feed. Everything previously covered here on NetWits will be in the npENGAGE Interactive Blog. Make sure to head over and check it out.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Just enter your keyword and subscribe via RSS or email. Each of the above will let you search for a word or phrase and then get the RSS feed for that search. You’ll want to grab the RSS feed for each of the searches you performed before you move on to the next step in the process(setting up an iGoogle Listening Dashboard).

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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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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Considered one of the best RSS feed readers available, it gives a clean and clear experience, intuitively tracks what you’ve read and helps with organizing all your various subscriptions into convenient groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. A question that everyone asks - "When should my group set up a Fan Page versus a Facebook Group?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

He shared some thoughts about an organisational presence on Facebook in the comments on a post I wrote last week on Facebook pages/ads and wanted to elevate it from comments so we might reflect a bit further. This means that a crucial element of the Facebook presence must be the ability to 'pull in' content from elsewhere using RSS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Amy Gahran has some excellent self-reflections and advice about the way she reads feeds in her RSS reader. Like Amy, I've lost count of how many feeds are in my reader(s) - at least 400-500. Amy notes that: In a separate folder I monitor my feeds from people I follow on Twitter, as well as my friends and groups on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. Google) of Facebook. Check out the ONE Campaign Facebook page.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Mobile phones, texting, facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the ways in which relationships are being redefined, established, and maintained by technology. " Third sector infrastructure organisations Social Media Map - RSS Feed - TALK Project - TALK - This is SO cool! We have entered a new era of Relationships 2.0."

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Care2

JANUARY 4, 2010

. *5% of sites link to their Twitter or Facebook profile. *2% 2% of sites display both a Twitter and Facebook link. 19% of sites have an RSS feed. *6% Danny Sullivan, a search engine expert analyzed another chart by Factual that showed additional stats but without exact percentages. 6% of sites show a sitemap file. *1%

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading RSS feeds or Google News. And I'll still be cooking, so maybe, if you're in the Bay Area, instead of "liking" a Facebook post, you'll come by for soup. :-). Blogging or reading Blogs. no Rachel Maddow, sniff, sniff).

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Last week we asked our friends on Twitter, " What do you have more of - Facebook friends, Twitter followers, or LinkedIn contacts? Based on the responses we received, it looks like Facebook wins, followed closely by Twitter and LinkedIn. It’s important to note that each social-networking platform has its own culture and use.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

This worksheet helps you identify what terms you need to be monitoring, what platforms you should use to listen for them, how you can generate RSS feeds from these platforms, and finally how you can create a dashboard in iGoogle. Feel free to download it and start listening today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers. Most of the CMS tools we reviewed can support this, but surprisingly few allow you to moderate which of the items from that RSS feed are displayed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Ironically, one of the shorts I read was a piece about how people are now spending more time on Facebook than Google. Browsing the local cheese shop in town, there was an invitation to join their Fan Club on Facebook! She wonders if she is out of synch with others? She wonders if she is out of synch with others?

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 22, 2009

My posterous has its own RSS feed so feel free to subscribe if you want to keep up with me. For now, I’m going to leave the feeds separate although if this works out, I’ll redirect my established Feedburner feed there. Like when I see a link I like and I post it to Facebook with a couple of sentences.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

On Facebook Like NTEN on Facebook , then join the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference event to make sure you catch all the updates coming out of the conference. Check out the RSS feed of NTEN’s NTC related blog posts on the homepage, which is also pulling in the Twitter feed. All session tags start with #12NTC.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do. Don’t try to be clever and put your Facebook Page or Twitter Profile. Don’t Use News Feeds. Require Approval to Join. Use your nonprofit’s website.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 15, 2011

Each post has buttons at the top for people to share it on Facebook, Twitter, via email, etc. Icons for their RSS feed, Twitter feed, Facebook page, and newsletter are featured at the top of the blog. • . • Multiple staff members are bloggers , which takes the weight off of one person. It's easy to share.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

So, for Lent, from February 22, through April 8th, I won't be: Reading or posting on Facebook. Reading RSS feeds or Google News. And I'll still be cooking, so maybe, if you're in the Bay Area, instead of "liking" a Facebook post, you'll come by for soup. :-). Blogging or reading Blogs. no Rachel Maddow, sniff, sniff).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Think of how Facebook notifies you that you have new messages without having to refresh the page, or the way your Instant Messaging client shows you new messages as soon as they are sent. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. Probably middle of 2008. I use Notify.me

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 22, 2009

My posterous has its own RSS feed so feel free to subscribe if you want to keep up with me. For now, I'm going to leave the feeds separate although if this works out, I'll redirect my established Feedburner feed there. Like when I see a link I like and I post it to Facebook with a couple of sentences.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

Nonprofits can also reach out to online communities through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs (like this one). I would encourage everyone to start looking for community in their local area, but you’re not limited geographically. Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has be.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

But for now, your organization can start with some simple steps for building community on social media and making it feel more human and less like a bot posting an RSS feed to your Twitter or Facebook account. Listen to your Community. Focus in on what your community says about your organization. Is it positive?

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

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!" Over 179,000 nonprofits utilize Facebook Causes but just how sticky is Facebook?

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 27, 2009

And then there are the folks who find this site looking for info about SOD, or they’re my friends and relatives who aren’t into tech and just want to see what I’m up to beyond my Facebook updates. I set up two new RSS feeds, so for folks who want the geekie stuff, you can get just those posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

. “Let’s make the process of experimenting fun – let’s start with a Facebook Friday.&# Their experiment is going to be focused on deepening and improving their Facebook presence for the Arts Council and getting everyone on staff to participate. Facebook Strategic Objectives.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2009

RSS Feeds: Add an RSS feed to your blog and news sections so people visiting your site can subscribe to your feed and stay updated on your nonprofits latest news. I like Google Feedburner because it gives visitors a choice to subscribe via RSS or email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

For example, on Facebook the average user creates 90 pieces of content each month. It is also important to understand that content curation is just about information, it is about feeding and tuning your network. Use the dashboard to manage an unlimited amount of sources (websites, RSS feeds, specific social media accounts, etc.)

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media. so that fundraisers can get RSS news feeds or social media feeds on the exact subjects they’re interested in. Much of their blog contact is tagged (e.g. ?NPtech NPMobile , ?NPOnlineGiving. NPOnlineGiving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

McKinney , Project Specialist ASU Lodestar Center As a Project Specialist at the ASU Lodestar Center, I get to put my social media skills (and many hours spent facebooking…) to good use. I'm always so nervous when I tweet or post something on Facebook. But what happens when bad tweets happen to good nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

RSS Feeds: Add an RSS feed to your blog and news sections so people visiting your site can subscribe to your feed and stay updated on your nonprofits latest news. I like Google Feedburner because it gives visitors a choice to subscribe via RSS or email.

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