Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

Topics include Facebook and Facebook Apps, Twitter and Twitter Apps, YouTube, Flickr, Animoto, LinkedIn, FourSquare, mobile technology, blogging on WordPress, as well as online fundraising and e-newsletters. Tags: Webinars Animoto Blogging Facebook FourSquare LinkedIn Mobile Technology Social Media Twitter YouTube.

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Hints Organization Linkedin YouTube 197

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 5% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something in our e-newsletter. 1% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something on Facebook, Twitter, etc. 6) What is the size of your organization’s e-mail newsletter list? 25% Facebook.

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Results Communication Strategy Myspace 193

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. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia 243

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. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters.

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Fun Resource Audio Stats 278

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. Compile stats to share with executive staff. Get training.

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Social Media Media Social Stats 250

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

You can access your nonprofit’s profile and the Change.org tool set by signing up for a Nonprofit Admin account. Brand your organization’s profile on Change.org. Nonprofits can easily design their profile on change.org to match their website and other social networking sites. Now on to the best practices: 1.

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Practice Myspace Widget Profile 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites. A couple of things to notice: 1) People can “Share&# your videos on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and via E-mail with one-click.

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Video Camera Create Music 193

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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ROI Integration Question Facebook 248

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

Once you start browsing around and experimenting, you’ll quickly come to realize that there are a phenominal number of free Twitter tools now available to nonprofits – that can also be used to improve website, e-newsletter, blogging, and social media campaigns. channel/BigCatRescue. Screenr : Instant screencasts for Twitter.

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Twitter Screencast Avatar Statistics 224

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

I like to think of group text messaging campaigns as the e-newsletter of the Mobile Web – just much shorter. Over the last decade nonprofit communicators have been perfecting e-newsletters to drive traffic to their organization’s website, blog, Facebook Page, etc. and to keep supporters informed and engaged.

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Group Campaign Free Mobile 212

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. MySpace, back when it was cool. I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. We’re using Facebook primarily, Twitter for feedback, dabbling in Foursquare, and starting our LinkedIn presence. Title: Director of Emerging Media.

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United States Social Media Interview Examples 243

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. Website: www.nwf.org. Blog: www.wildlifepromise.org.

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Social Media National Interview Examples 190

NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

At Blackbaud, we have turned to sites such as LinkedIn ®, MySpace ®, Facebook ™, and Spoke to build social networks designed to attract candidates that may not be actively looking for a job. LinkedIn® users create profiles and build their networks by inviting friends and past and present colleagues to join their social networks.

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Social Network Network Social Linkedin 105

Care2

MAY 26, 2010

Did you know that the tech and media profile of a baby boomer is: 29% are regular Facebook users. 47% receive E-newsletters (who said enewsletters don't work?). The social media profile of a Gen Xer is: 56% regularly use Facebook. 13% regularly use MySpace. 17% Texters. 55% do their banking online.

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Money Myspace Slides Convio 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), What is public? 2 admin 06.11.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

How often should an organization post to Twitter or send out updates on Facebook? I know of some but they would pick my Facebook personal profile instead of the Organization's Page I am admin of. Is the stigma of having fans or cause supporters with 'questionable' Facebook profiles true? Thank you Kevin!

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Social Media Examples Professional Learning 50

Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Within MySpace, we searched the names of 383 of the largest, most well-known nonprofits to see if they had created profiles. And is it even worth it ?

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Spam Bookmarking Info Site 131

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide). More than 3.5

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Within MySpace, we searched the names of 383 of the largest, most well-known nonprofits to see if they had created profiles. And is it even worth it ?

Social Media 28

Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? A New Myspace has launched.

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Social Media Social Chapter Media 269

Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

But then we were approached by a high profile Digg user and asked to work out a reward for future links (i.e. With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns.

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Consultant Myspace Social Media Advocacy 31

Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Care2

JULY 24, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Causes Facebook Social Media Advocacy 48

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace? A New Myspace has launched.

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Social Media Social Chapter Media 214

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

You set them up with profiles and temporary passwords already randomly hardened with a combination of numbers, capital letters, and punctuation symbols. Tags: Infrastructure Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff. This is the most vulnerable access point for the majority of illicit log-in instances.

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Professional China Script Search 40

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

e-Newsletter. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 270

Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

But then we were approached by a high profile Digg user and asked to work out a reward for future links (i.e. With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns.

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Consultant Social Media Myspace Advocacy 31

Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

60) Search « Care2 Stats for December 2006 | Main | New Studies Reveal Important Trends Facing NPOs » Thursday Dec 28 2006 Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:33PM | by Hatef Yamini In the world of social networks, the end of 2006 represented a major milestone: MySpace went mobile!

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Social Network Mobile Social Media Network 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: However, defining Web 1.0

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Social Media Social Chapter Media 260

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

It’s important to recognize that you will not recruit millions of new people to your organization and raise tons of money just because you have a profile on Facebook, or because your staff Twitters. Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0 tools as part of an organization’s communications strategy.

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Social Media Web Advocacy Media 31

Care2

MAY 15, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older More than 3.5

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Social Media Tools Online Advocacy 34

Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

If you have profiles on social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook , make sure icons that link to those are on your home page. Ana Maria Cuenca from NGOConnect shared that in her experience visitors only read 160 words of your website before deciding whether or not its worth looking at further.

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Netsquared Social Media Advocacy Splashcast 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Nonprofit Tech for Good began as a “Nonprofit Organizations” Myspace Page in 2005. In the 10 years since the “Nonprofit Organizations” brand has expanded to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Storify, Flipboard, Periscope, and most recently Snapchat.

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Social Network Network Social Teen 100

Care2

JULY 2, 2009

According to ReadWriteWeb, they will soon be providing a related API for Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed to integrate, retrieve, and provide further statistics for each users Facebook profile. Reader Comments (13) I like Quantcast better than Xinureturns for an overview that includes social media profiles. pretty cool.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. Facebook used to be only open to college students but, realizing they couldn’t play with the big boys, opened to the public about a year ago. Facebook is still independent — they haven’t been bought by any big company yet.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. On MySpace : Both Oxfam and HSUS prove what we already know from Greenpeace and others – MySpace is a great place to get new advocates. But 36% discovered them through a friend’s profile.

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America Social Media Myspace Second Life 40