Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

There's been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular. Using tools readily available on Facebook, the organization has raised almost $48,000 in the first six months of their social-networking effort. Me - How did (lil) Green Patch come about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion." This month's fashion statement is gray and green to match the colors of Creative Commons logo. I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. But that's not all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. To add images to your blog, create custom tabs on Facebook, and/or design an e-newsletter template, you need to know basic HTML code. Learn Basic HTML.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Ranger Rick, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , has been banished from Facebook! They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. with Gwen Bell As I mentioned in my post, Taking Back Your Time: Is Unplugging the New Green? My 5 takeaways were: Checking email, Twitter and Facebook constantly can be "insecurity work.". Hanging out with Siel/Green LA Girl. Siel of Green LA Girl. Photo of Gwen Bell by Joel Longtine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. See, a movement compels someone to make your cause a part of their life, not just their Facebook profile. As you go into your sessions today, I ask you to think not about how to get 1000 people into your Facebook groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

Gina’s post suggests that QR codes could be just a fad–unless Facebook introduces them to a mainstream audience. Leaked screenshots indicate Facebook’s experimenting with profile or status QR code generation on fan pages, according to TechCrunch. With over 2,100 of you coming on Thursday (!),

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Singapore: Clean & Green Hacakathon 2013. New York, NY: Facebook for Nonprofits: Moving Your Marketing Beyond the Like. We profiled Toronto’s Net2Local organizer Tierney Smith to learn why TechSoup Canada hosts a meetup group. Manchester, United Kingdom: MediaCity social media surgery. Friday, November 8.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. Michael Stein has reclaimed his technorati profile. Tools Here's yet another post declaring the death of email due to Facebook and Myspace. Read/Write web has the top ten Facebook Apps.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The donation page required a user to create a log-in profile, so CC also collected information about party guests as potential new donors or volunteers. It also started Facebook and Twitter feeds to allow volunteer hosts find one another and discuss their party plans. 2,160. Via Facebook ads. Join CMMB Facebook group.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

World Wildlife Fund offers a fun quiz that helps determine your "inner animal," After the quiz, you learn more about the animal that best matches you – and some of them are truly bizarre, with over 100 species available – and post about it on Facebook and Twitter. Save the Bay: Battle for the Bay. Purpose: Fundraising, education, advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Frank Barry, Guest Post: Frank Barry, Guest Post: 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing. Brian Reich, Guest Post: The Challenge of Communicating In A Connected Society (and what that means to Facebook Causes). Alistair Croll, Guest Post: Using Twitter for Fundraising - Lessons Learned from Beers for Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

  And, for what it is worth, I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile.  So, if pink or red are not your colors, what about green?  .  Then I saw that Michelle Martin is also participating.    Maybe more women in the nonprofit technology space will turn their blogs pink!! 

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

The RSVP list was HUGE (I’ve never seen Washington, DC’s Hilton as crowded as it was that day), the menu was set (grilled chicken salad served on a bed of micro greens), and the speakers were confirmed (including First Lady Michelle Obama)! So, allow me to take a moment to explain what I’m talking about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

WiserEarth is more than a "green" online social network for individuals, although you join as an individual. But, the value-added is that you find and connect with other people and organizations that you may not know about - just as you would on a social network like Facebook or Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Virtual drinks are very much needed on this Facebook profile. Changing the Present has launched a Facebook application adding to the virtual gift community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Usaservice.org has a Faceboook Cause that you can join, share with friends, and feature on your profile. Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo. Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation. Michael Stein has an interview with Jonathan Coleman about his success building a donor base on Facebook. TechSoup blog profiles Taproot Foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2015

Rory Green is a guest blogger for Nonprofit Hub. We’re also seeing major US companies, like Facebook, Amazon, Sony Imageworks and Microsoft, open huge offices in the city. Rory is also the founder and editor of Fundraiser Grrl , the fundraising community’s go-to source for comic relief. Engage the Whole Team.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

That’s why we’ve taken the guesswork out of the equation by curating only the best strategic marketing resources for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Guest Post Written By: Victoria Greene. The way Make-A-Wish win at social media is through their Facebook account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

I had already been working for NWF on facebook and myspace but I wanted to test out more social bookmarking and networking sites. The green represents the views directly coming from dig. With a well built profile you can do a serious amount of marketing for very cheap. They have also brought in 95% new visits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

s taken us a long time to build up credible, authoritative profiles and groups on sites like Care2 , Digg , Facebook , Flickr , and StumbleUpon. ??? I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. Facebook Causes. but now that we???ve

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Instead of solely targeting generic keywords like “environmental conservation” or “green initiatives,” you might specifically go after educational keywords such as “impact of deforestation on ecosystems,” “benefits of sustainable agriculture,” or “carbon footprint reduction strategies.”

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

We send out action alerts, blog passionately, share petitions on Facebook and upload videos highlighting the stakes involved in our various policy fights, all intended to spark people to take action. From Facebook to the phones in all of our hands, technology lets a small, committed group of people punch far above their weight.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

At this month's packed Online Community Meetup (also referred to as #OCTribe), Jen Burton , director of Community and Support at Causes.com , spoke about Facebook's largest fundraising platform and its role in supporting nonprofits. With over 150 million installs, Causes is one of the largest apps on Facebook. Twitter at @Scav.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

you’ll see the data template, profile management, transaction management, interaction management, and report management. And profile management is all about how we enter data consistently, how we avoid duplication, and how we regulate that donor entry. Steven: Yeah, great Facebook group, by the way. That was pre-pandemic.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Post your blog on Facebook. 5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Your supporters’ Facebook news feeds just got a quality content make-over, and grumpy cat is taking a backseat to high-performing posts. John Haydon let’s us in on a small, but powerful secret in his post: How to Hack Facebook Interests Lists for Content Marketing. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

From asmallworld.org to facebook to any tiny niche ning community. You can make it exponentially better if you build a ning type community where members share shopping experiences, "best deals" discount codes, etc and vie for a "most prolific shopper" award badge they can put on their profile.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Facebook As the fifth-most trafficked site in the United States, Facebook is a great social network for nonprofits to build a community and brand their campaigns. Freshen Up Profiles Update user profiles every couple of days with new stories, interesting facts, new videos, blog entries, photos, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

When it comes to the internet, you can of course find lots of examples where twitter or facebook or email have been used by governments or corporations or regimes. Youtube and facebook are just the new tools for political change. In Iran the regime hasn’t yet shown itself to be as savvy as the green movement.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Three summers ago I spent six weeks profiling Mark Zuckerberg for the New Yorker. I had previously friended him on Facebook and when I saw the trailer for The Social Network, as much as I love Sorkin, I had a bad feeling in my stomach: "This movie is going to be about bad tech people ruining the world." Uh, Facebook."

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