Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2016

By the year 2020, over 26 billion things — cars, appliances, roads — will be connected to the internet. Known as the Internet of Things , our digital and philanthropic lives are about to transform. 1) Household Appliances. 2) Automobiles.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I also had the chance to provide a couple presentations to the NGO track, one focused specifically on using facebook for campaigning in Romania. The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania. When it comes to campaigning on facebook, the real question is page vs group. I’d love to hear how it went!

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2011

And while us techies will enjoy watching the steeplechase that is sure to be Google vs. Facebook in the coming years, it may be a while before your donors place their bets. Until then, Facebook is going to have a firm grip on its trophy. According to Robert Scoble, yo mamma won’t be using Google+ anytime soon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. Even worse, the first documented case of sexual harassment occurred in Horizon Worlds – the VR social platform created by Facebook now in Beta. It will also require regulation with teeth to keep Big Tech accountable to the public interest.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 29, 2016

But now social media giant Facebook has put this exciting tool into the hands of anyone and everyone via their site, giving users the ability to broadcast videos to a worldwide audience with a couple button taps. For most of those on Facebook Live, a plan involves multiple broadcasts and, hopefully, returning views. Start small.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

Benchmarks by continent are detailed in the report , but the global findings also serve as realistic, achievable online technology benchmarks for NGOs worldwide that currently utilize the Internet on a regular basis. 95% have a Facebook Page. 92% of NGOs worldwide have a website. 70% use the.ORG domain. Two percent use.NGO.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So today, Julia, I wanted to get your take on the recent news that came to light, you know, about Facebook and Instagram. So I think what’s really interesting here is that way back when Facebook was created, we were really sold a bill of goods. Now that’s not to say that Facebook is not a powerful tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2012

Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. According to TechCrunch, Ali has also played a role in a past campaign in the country to keep Facebook from getting banned. Waqas Ali , who is Lahore, sent TechCrunch a screenshot of the blocked Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

From the first experience of surround sound to seeing your hands function and your body moving through a digital world, nonprofit marketers and fundraisers absolutely need to explore this next iteration of the internet. Meta owns Facebook and Oculus and the two are inexorably connected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

The Internet Gets Charitable – guest post by Darin McKeever. I am certainly not the first to observe that the internet has the potential to reshape the way people find and support causes and charities. “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

Source: Facebook Blog Post. Earlier this week, Facebook added “where&# to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, “What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? Answer: Facebook).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 11, 2014

Mary Meeker of the of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, does a yearly report on current state of the Internet and IT at about half way through the year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 billion people are now using the Internet worldwide, 618 million of them are in China.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. It’s an entirely different Internet than it was just five years ago. Facebook Cover :: 815 x 315 pixels. An Avatar :: 200 x 200 pixels.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

] By Chris Bernard, Idealware It’s easy to get the impression that everyone is on Facebook these days, and maintaining a presence on the site is increasingly expected of organizations interested in engaging constituents. It seems like a logical assumption that Facebook should also be a good way to attract volunteers—but is that true?

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Wild Apricot

MAY 7, 2010

If your nonprofit is on Facebook (or plans to be) you’ll want to check a new blog post that’s out this week from Tamar Weinberg. How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing Tamar has done a masterful job of laying out a raft of best practices for Facebook marketing. Yes, she’s.( read more ).

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NetWits

DECEMBER 3, 2009

I attended Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits two weeks ago and talked to so many people about the importance of the Internet. The recurring theme was “How can I use my Facebook Fan Page more effectively?” Staff share the responsibility of updating Facebook as they don’t have a full time employee dedicated to social media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Organizations that work with seniors, non-native English speakers, youth, and other new Internet users are in a natural position to do this important digital inclusion work. " In other words, the Internet isn't a monolithic entity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Your current CRM does not integrate with th parties , such as MailChimp, Shopify, Stripe, and Facebook Fundraising Tools. 7) Embrace Facebook & Instagram Charitable Giving Tools. 97% of the revenue raised on Facebook is through Fundraisers. Facebook Fundraisers who are thanked throughout the process raise 35% more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today was the big announcement at the F8 Conference about the new dramatic, life altering changes in the Facebook Platform. The big change will be how Facebook profiles are becoming fuller “timelines” of a one’s life. The average Facebook user has 150 friends, any of whom could be your next top supporter!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2018

A question I have often heard: should nonprofits focus on email or Facebook? Almost everyone in this country who uses the internet at all has an email account, whether they access it by phone, tablet or laptop. . Facebook Strengths: . Why do I count Facebook boosting/content promotion as a strength? Email Strengths: .

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If you were on Facebook after the first Presidential debate, you saw a flood of Big Bird images overlaid with captions. The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words, but these days, a picture with words is Internet gold. The same thing happened with "Binders full of women."

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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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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

36% of people surveyed “unliked” a nonprofit on Facebook because it only posted about donating. 67% of people surveyed “like” a nonprofit on Facebook because they want to show their friends that they support a cause. 47% of Americans learn about a nonprofit from the internet, specifically social media. 07% response rate.

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NetWits

MAY 24, 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. With 200 Million users (and growing) it’s hard to ague otherwise.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

Right now, our oxygen mask is the Internet. Recently, a federal court told the FCC that it couldn't prevent Internet service providers like Comcast from hindering access to certain kinds of services on the Internet. Here's some text you can use in your Facebook status and on Twitter: Save the Internet, Save the World!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Facebook recently selected 18 of their favorite nonprofits and embedded a “Donate Now” on their Facebook Pages and while that was nice of them to do, it’s not useful to the other million+ nonprofits (in the United States alone) that would like access to the service. 4) Maturation of Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2015

Some large tech companies are well along in a race to provide low-cost broadband Internet access to the world's people … from space. space exploration company, filed a request to the FCC earlier this year for permission to test satellites for Internet broadcasting. There are some big names in this race.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

Emotion AI, the Internet of Things, voice-giving, facial recognition payments, and human microchips. Owned by Facebook, Instagram recently launched “Shopping Checkout” for businesses. It’s highly likely that nonprofits using Facebook Fundraising Tools will get first access to the new Instagram Donation Stickers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. So we’ll see how it works.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

3) Of those donors inspired by social media, 56% say that Facebook inspires them the most. 18% of donors worldwide have donated to a charitable organization directly through Facebook. Of those, 88% say they are likely to give again through Facebook. 30% said Facebook Messenger and 5% said Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

The internet was once considered a great equaliser, a platform that could bring strangers together, even across racial boundaries. But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. Watch Video. Via BBC News Magazine : .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

What is Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Content Strategy for Facebook? Recently, I noticed a trend on what major retailers were doing on their Facebook pages for the holiday season. The emerging trend was that major retailers were using their Facebook pages to release special deals and give retail discounts for the holiday season.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2016

Facebook Reach is at an all time low. The global internet population is set to triple in the next four years. The Internet of Things will transform our world. 95% of NGOs worldwide have a Facebook Page. Internet users have an average of 5.5 It’s true that social media is in transition. Twitter is in flux.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Learn the top best practices for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram. System Requirements on a PC: Internet Explorer 7.0 Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection. Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006. Throughout 2016 Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have seen declining engagement and reach. In the United States nonprofits can now directly accept digital payments inside of Facebook. 5) The Nonprofit Sector Embraces the Internet of Things.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Use the Internet to spread your message. Use the Internet to spread your message. Today, the Internet is one of the most—if not the most—powerful tools for spreading your message. If your supporters are active Facebook users, for instance, you might engage them with a Facebook Challenge. Recent Posts. How to Tell.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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