Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Nonprofits that have been using Facebook for a year or more consistently comment “OK… Facebook is great, but how can we take our Facebook Page strategy to the next level?&# Below are six advanced Facebook Page strategies in response to that question: 1) Create Customized Tabs.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

“In recent days, Causes has left MySpace and IdeaBlob has shutdown. In reaction to the Causes announcement, Economist bureau chief Matthew Bishop tweeted “Who knew it was on MySpace?” First, let’s start at the beginning: Causes Leaves MySpace. Read more about Causes leaving MySpace here.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I use them on my website, Facebook Pages, MySpace, and most importantly, on the right side of this blog. Save some time and just right-click the icons below for those sites your organization uses: I know many of you want to know how to add these icons to your blog, website, Facebook Pages, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since the popular Facebook fundraising App Causes was built using GuideStar’s database of nonprofits in the United States and Canada, only nonprofits in the U.S. In addition to online donation capabilities, they offer giving circles, giving vouchers, and Facebook widgets. You can learn more at Ammado’s Facebook Page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. Social media skeptics often say that it’s a waste of time to utilize social networking sites because they are here today, and then gone tomorrow. I was very reluctant to move over to Facebook. The community was red hot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The mobile web’s growth is exploding as well as the use of social networking sites on the mobile devices. I would greatly appreciate you checking out the new site on your mobile phone and letting me know how it looks in a comment below. Tags: Mobile Technology Facebook Flickr LinkedIn MySpace Twitter YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. Many donors may not feel comfortable donating directly through social media apps and widgets (yet), but they do feel comfortable clicking to your “Donate Now&# page on your website from a link posted on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Facebook has it’s roots in education. Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. 1) Stick to 3 Platforms - Blog / Facebook / Twitter. Stick to Facebook and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. For the last 4.5

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.)

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.)

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s also been a bit of controversy around the Causes application specifically, due to it’s decision to abandon the MySpace platform and offer it’s application/services only to the Facebook community. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.). Probably not 400,000.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Then, in the late 2000’s nonprofits embraced social networking sites, first Myspace and YouTube, then Facebook and Twitter. If the donation is made via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube, you’ll also have the opportunity to cultivate donors directly via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Twitter Donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. The good news is that I have found using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Justly recently I deleted over 200 Facebook “Friends&# and decided that my personal profile on Facebook was going to be exactly that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites. Mobile: m.nature.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. Facebook :: Needs Improvement. Facebook :: Example of Excellence. and likely many more sites in the future. Of course not! Twitter :: Needs Improvement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

These resources are invaluable when looking for quality content to utilize and share on social media sites. They get lots of Thumbs Up on Facebook too. IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. Inspirational quotes are also ReTweeted often.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace all launched in 2003. Personally, most days I love social media and its ability to foster social good and create online buzz – and the tool sets of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. blogs and social networking sites) campaigns into mobile format.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

In the meantime, nonprofit staff can prepare for the launch of the new brand pages, also known as Google+ Entity Profiles , by creating a Google Account and then setting up your personal Google Profile (which then also becomes your personal Google+ Profile when you get invited to join Google+ or the site comes out of beta). e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Additionally, Google Reader allows you to Share content on your various social media sites directly from your Google account. Second, while logged into your new account, add the Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , MySpace , Flickr , etc. iGoogle Home > Facebook. iGoogle Home > MySpace. iGoogle Home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Below are the 11 TwtPoll results that I think are the most telling: 1) Is your nonprofit planning on utilizing mobile technology in 2010 (live Tweeting, group texting, iPhone Apps, launching a mobile site)? [ [link] ]. 5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 25% Facebook. 9% MySpace. 13% Check/snail mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

, but after four hours of testing and coming up against numerous brick walls and errors on Justin.tv (primarily with their Facebook and iPhone Apps), I went with Ustream. Unfortunately, Ustream’s Facebook App is limited to brands with large numbers of viewers. A lot of tech hipsters prefer Justin.tv For example, www.ustream.tv/user/nonprofitorgs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2007

So in this blog and elsewhere there's been a lot of hullabaloo about Facebook lately. 1) Google: Back last month, TechCrunch reported that google was getting ready for an announcement about an open developer's API that would compete with the attention that the Facebook Platform is getting from developers. The new developer platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months. Many of those texts are being sent via Tweets on Twitter and Status Updates on Facebook. How about your nonprofit?

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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.

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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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NCE Social Media

APRIL 29, 2009

4) Link to your profiles on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. If you know how to use the site and the tools correctly, your organization could have hundreds if not thousands of new supporters in just a few months – something we regularly see with organizations that engage the Change.org community. THANKS so much, Heather.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Nonprofits can easily design their profile on change.org to match their website and other social networking sites. That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Now on to the best practices: 1.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Just saw a press release from Yahoo, Google, and MySpace about OpenSocial Foundation. Marketing Pilgrim adds: Facebook is steadily refusing to participate in OpenSocial or the foundation, choosing instead to support Facebook developers. In true form, it has a web site ( OpenSocial.org ) built on Google???s s benefit only.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To Blobbers (as we call users of the site) browse, give advice, comment, and vote on each others’ ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace). They move with you from one site to the next and maybe in the case of Myspace, back again. Create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit and start informing your communities on Facebook and Twitter that your nonprofit is now also on Google+. Diversify your news sources.

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