Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the past week , you’ve most likely heard about the new changes making their way into Facebook to make sharing interests across the web easier. And the nonprofit community is an exceptional example of a group that thrives from people.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. You and your nonprofit organization probably already “get” that social media can help you drive programs and online results. Check out the tipsheets for this week available below and then bring your burning questions about blogging and YouTube for nonprofits to us! Neff , Director of Lights.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

January is Tune Up month in the Zoetica Salon , an online space for free peer learning about nonprofits and social media. A big shout out to their new Director of Social Media, Jordan Viator. I like to see a digital IQ study focused solely on nonprofits – one that analyzes it by budget size.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. Last year, many more nonprofit panels made it onto the agenda and there was even a nonprofit lounge hosted by BeaconFire. . It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Michael Jordan definitely didn’t start out as a professional basketball player. Post your event photos to Facebook and tag as many people as you know so that it shows up in their friends’ newsfeeds. The post How to Hype Up Your Next Fundraising Event appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. There are hours of practice involved.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

We are working with refugees on the ground in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. We conducted a live donor call from Jordan and a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with two of our staffers who recently returned from the Syria region. The third and probably most important lesson is that we cannot do it all ourselves, especially as a nonprofit.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

As Jordan Viator explains on the Connection Café blog: It’s no surprise that every other blog post you read these days talks about how to raise money, stretch funds and build supporters in the current economic climate. The nonprofit tech community is one that supports itself, its members, and the sector. Spread the Word.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Another resource roundup comes from Kivi Leroux Miller , who hosted the August edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, themed, ''Getting Along with Others'' in the nonprofit world.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

In case you hadn't heard , Convio is sponsoring 50 NTEN memberships to nonprofits nominated in their NPHero contest. Jordan Viator explains. Peter gives an overview of what the changes are and what they mean -- and how we, as the nonprofit technology community, can help make tracking and reporting more effective for the whole sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bora Vuth, a young man from Cambodia who is attending college here in US, put his finger on it as he joined 136 other people on Facebook who donated to the Sharing Foundation. When I peeked at my Twitter stream and saw the happy birthday tweets, Facebook wall posts, and blogs, I nearly fell off my chair!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Another resource roundup comes from Kivi Leroux Miller , who hosted the August edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, themed, ''Getting Along with Others'' in the nonprofit world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2008

Last week I taught a social media workshop for artists and arts nonprofits and did some research on different arts organizations using social media effectively. IMA Staffer Facebook Profile. Hat Tip Jordan V at Convio ) Photo by Aur2899. She responded: I would say start simply, check often and don't stress too much.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Rem Hoffmann, Exponent Partners , and Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. What relevance does it have to a nonprofit organization like yours? The short answer: Cloud computing levels the technology playing field for nonprofits. Platform: The tools vendors use to build applications for nonprofits (e.g., Why You Should Care.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. The Case Foundation is in the middle of a month-long series called “Gear Up for Giving” to provide social media tutorials to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

There's always great discussion and debate about nonprofit tech topics here, along with some really helpful resource sharing. Thanks to NTEN members Nate Solloway , Chris Parks , Jordan Dossett , Jono Smith , and many others for sharing tips and ideas there. > > NTEN Facebook Page. > NTEN Members LinkedIn Group.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of DC second annual Social Summit and sharing some information on social media ROI and metrics. ABCs of Social Media ROI and Measurement View more presentations from Jordan Viator.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. The holidays are in full swing, and in between the last minute shopping, out-of-town guests, and end-of-year nonprofit campaigns, most of us are trying to fit in as much time as possible to make a positive impact in our own way. Post on Facebook. Tweet this. So what are you waiting for?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2010

The panel picker is out and there are some great choices in the nonprofit realm. Definitely check out all the panel possibilities , but here are 5 nonprofit panel proposals to consider! Our own Jordan Viator ( @jordanv ) has submitted a panel proposal on getting advanced with social media for social good.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. If you currently work in a nonprofit organization, or the corporate world for that matter, you've no doubt had a conversation in the past year about "generational differences" today. Many nonprofit staffs are led by Boomers and Matures so the focus is often put on these groups overall for fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Facebook [or any social network] is your garden." Last week at the 47th Annual Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference in Baltimore, online fundraising and outreach was a key issue covered throughout the event and the topic of social media was more popular than ever to this group of fundraising pros.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Happy Birthday to a truly brilliant member of the nonprofit community – Beth Kanter ! Today, Beth turns 53 and has one birthday wish: to send 53 Cambodian children to school by raising $530 on Facebook. Check out her Cause reasons for supporting the cause here. Seriously, have you read her blog?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. The #Convio09 Summit has come and passed, and one thing was for sure - this year's nonprofit technology conference was bigger and better than ever! Nonprofit Live TV. From fundraising and volunteering, to donor management and website redesigns. My personal fave? Hands-on Workshops for attendees.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2009

This year, I experimented with Facebook Causes birthday application. As part of the experiment with the Facebook birthday causes, I added a donor matching challenge to the Sharing Foundation's Facebook Cause that I would donate 10 x my age if the Sharing Foundation Cause reached $5,200. Christina Jordan. Beth Alexander.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2009

attending Mass Comm week at Texas State University and of course checked out the Social Media for Social Good panel presented by Kerri Qunell, VP of Communications at Capital Area Food Bank , David Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive at American Cancer Society , and Jordan Viator, Interactive Communications Manager at Convio.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

In the morning, we did a team building exercise to better understand the network core, the in-country teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan. This module started with an overview of the concepts in Chapter 2 of the Networked Nonprofit , Understanding Networks. Later in the day, we did a network mapping exercise.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. Michael Stein has an interview with Jonathan Coleman about his success building a donor base on Facebook. Which one worked best? Digidave of Spot.Us

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AUGUST 3, 2008

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. I wanted to listen to what was on their minds in general, although I was particularly keen on hearing any discussions or snippets about social change, nonprofits, and activism.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. So, there’s no time like the present for nonprofits to start dabbling in the world of social media, ideally with some sort of idea about what you want to accomplish and how you’re going to make it happen. It’s clearly one of the best channels that a nonprofit can use to reach this demographic.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Guest post from John Chen, @ johnYSchen , DC-based nptechie and nonprofiteer. Signing up for a Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, or YouTube account is free. It's evident that social media has become ingrained into our daily lives. Someone has to populate the content and be at the steering wheel.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. On the heels of the NTEN webinar on Community Building and Management showing nonprofit organizations how to socially enable their missions, Carie Lewis of the Humane Society of the United States has launched the TAFA Online Community for the 2009 Taking Action for Animals conference.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. And some are just helping to fundraise for other nonprofits. Many of them include pleas to donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

Many nonprofits have are actively exploring social media - from dipping in their toes into the water with a low-investment experiment to jumping off the cliff. Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? Perhaps more relevant for nonprofits is this report specifically for nonprofits.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

At the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we -- Carie Lewis , Beth Kanter , David J. Adding fundraising to social media campaigns is another key focus area for nonprofits. The Tools by Jordan Viator of Convio Social media tools tend to be "bright, shiny objects" with which organizations become enamored.

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