Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The best practice listed below are result of spending the last three years maintaining and building the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. for Nonprofits. for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 7, 2011

Unfortunately, many nonprofits have created LinkedIn Groups over the last few years and when results were not immediate, they abandoned their Group much too soon. It’s at that point that the spammers take over and once a LinkedIn Group becomes overrun with spam, forget it. That said, some spam is not so obvious.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!”

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. But as a busy fundraiser or nonprofit marketer, it can be challenging to find the time to make social media a priority. But as a busy fundraiser or nonprofit marketer, it can be challenging to find the time to make social media a priority. No problem!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals. Below I have posted 10 hashtags commonly used by nonprofits. That said: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

During 2009 I created and promoted 34 TwtPolls to help better understand the needs of nonprofits. The TwtPoll results are often surprising and can be very useful for nonprofits as they forge ahead with their 2010 communications strategies. 3) Does your nonprofit have a blog? [ [link] ]. Warning: Poll has been spammed: [link] ].

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Small nonprofits saw a 17% decline in donations during April, May, and June 2020 compared to the prior year. The outlook for nonprofits in 2021 and 2022 seeking more donations is optimistic—this is especially true if your nonprofit is flexible and willing to adapt to the online donation ecosystem. 2015 Stats. Mail stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Content strategies are often the most difficult task for many nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K. The successful implementation of social media for your nonprofit requires forethought and planning. Make sure they are the right ones.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Organizations just getting a their start on Facebook can find themselves unsure of what type of account to set up and why.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. 8) Diaspora: Diaspora is a Facebook alternative.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Complaining about the errors on Twitter along with @Kanter, @pgjones00 was Mark Mann: It is in beta, let’s not forget! Facebook Requirements. I’m not sure that organizations will want to maintain, or create, a profile on facebook just as a ticket to using Jumo. So, patience and persistence are the keys to success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ Doing Good.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

I volunteer with a small nonprofit called Fields to Families. Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money. Brilliant, right?

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2012

Over the last eight years he’s led Facebook from a scrappy startup to one of the most powerful and influential companies. For example: Looking to sign up for more information about your favorite nonprofit? In comparison there are 750 million Facebook accounts and 300 million Twitter accounts. billion email accounts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. According to Shim, Facebook is a primary communication tool for young people.

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

But it’s also very though provoking in terms of our work in the nonprofit space. Your nonprofits priorities, your priorities and the priorities of the world of people you’re trying to engage (supporters, donors, volunteers, etc) all play a role. A trending topic on Twitter. Spam email from a stranger.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. Perhaps it's something else, but regardless the cause, some ingenious script-kiddy has turned the tables and suddenly you're responsible for thousands upon thousands of spam messages. The names have been changed to protect the paranoid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

While this Peer Exchange starts off with best practices on Facebook, it is a means to a higher end: how to apply and integrate those principles into the organization’s broader children’s health communications strategies. What are the potential uses for nonprofits?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

Well, the Nonprofit Technology Conference is an amazing experience every year: people from all kinds of organizations, all kinds of backgrounds, and with all kinds of passion, joining together to talk about how we can use technology to make even more social impact – it’s just my kind of community!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

During the call we discussed how to manage a Facebook page & Twitter account. We started out talking about Facebook, specifically: how to grow your following and attract the "right kind" of followers (read: engaged). Then we switched topics to Twitter. You can search with a twitter handle or hashtag.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Whether your nonprofit organization provides services or advocates for a cause, your stakeholders have common interests. Although it has its own blog, and most of the members are on Twitter and Facebook, all of the action takes place on Friendfeed. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2011

After all, everyone else is on Facebook, so you have to be there too, right? Your nonprofit doesn’t have a website. A website is a MUST for every nonprofit. A blank email subject line can look like spam. On Facebook, you use your profile for your business. On Twitter, you’re an egghead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

I’m very interested how nonprofits are approaching their social media strategies with a little bit of science to propel best practices. Jessica Kirkwood , VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning. Follow them on Twitter @HandsOnNetwork.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website. It will give what you need to be a smart consumer. Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2010

Twitter’s beta advertising model via "Promoted Tweets" and Facebook’s new Fan Page “Like&# button (which is replacing the “Become a Fan&# button) is buzzing with critics’ opinions. Are these changes good for nonprofits bottom line too? The jury is out. Promoted Tweets: Will Tweeters Revolt?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. design: is it clean?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Kayla Matthews is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter to read all of her latest posts. _. Email Spam Test. Are you worried your emails are getting thrown into spam folders? The post Tools to Make Your Holiday Email Campaign Easier appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Do you like sending deserving NPTechies to the greatest nonprofit technology conference on earth for free? Every year, we raise up to $10,000 to send staffers from small nonprofits to the NTC. Get 2 1-hour yoga sessions (in person or via video Skype) with nonprofit techie and certified yoga teacher, Megan Keane. What's that?

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 1, 2009

Way more folks subscribe to C3’s content via email as compared to Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds combined. Go back to nested tables (but not too many…you have to keep the code light and not get bounced as spam if there’s not enough content vs. code) and only use inline CSS styles. By a very wide margin.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. One of the fundamental economic characteristics of Web 2.0 goodiness.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. nonprofit blog activism

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 5, 2021

The open rate was never a great barometer of success (and neither are Facebook Likes for that matter). Because a low open rate can hurt your nonprofit. . Could it be that you’re sending spam and therefore people avoid opening your emails? Could it be that you’re sending spam and therefore people avoid opening your emails?

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