Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

If you hire a social media manager who can invest 40 hours a week in engaging your supporters online, then your ROI will be significantly higher. How many social media tools your nonprofit can use effectively is directly related to the number of hours your nonprofit can invest. The era of “winging” it in social media is over.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

Today’s article dives into a vital topic for nonprofits – letting your supporters know how much they’ve impacted your cause and how much you appreciate them. By doing so, your team deepens relationships with supporters, increasing your retention rate and securing future gifts for a sustainable strategy in the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

In my most recent session of the School's Out for Summer series, I took a deep dive into how schools can get the most out of Facebook. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Are you using Facebook to its full potential? But there is hope!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Online : that is already happening with people who use applications like Causes in facebook, which encourages users to fundraise each year on their birthday via their Birthday Cause tool (individuals select an organization, ask their facebook friends to give donations instead of presents, and the funds get distributed to the organization).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren’t also involved with charities. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) First, what the research does not mean: Don’t jump into Facebook immediately! What It Means.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

The open rate of text messages is over 90 percent, since those who sign up tend to be your most committed supporters, so making the effort to promote your group texting campaign(s) and build your mobile list now could prove to be extremely valuable in years to come as the popularity of group text messaging continues to skyrocket.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? or not work ??? This thinking approach keeps us from fondling the hammer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Your supporters also now expect a more social experience from your website. It’s crucial that your social media and mobile technology campaigns are integrated into your website. Include Social Media Icons or Graphics. An embedded video or slide show can add value to your text if it is relevant and well produced.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

He touched on how they are using social networks/media in this effort. Chad did a video clip explaining the slide. (He He also said he'd upload his slides on slideshare.). They use Internet tools and regional trainings to support learning across the network. How to weave the two in order to scale.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

There's been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular. And a lot of talk about the value of social networking for non-profits. Six months later the (lil) Green Patch application is one of the most popular on Facebook, with of 6 million users!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Laura's Notebook has turned pink for the month of October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so has Michelle Martin. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. and color schemes for your blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 In A Museum? Participate: Is joining the conversation with your audience.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month. Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.),

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good. Upcoming Social Media for Nonprofits Events.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook. Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2012

As what I hope is the next best thing, I’m sharing the content from a few of my slides for today and a some notes on them. Social Media for Nonprofits Excerpt on Prezi. There’s a frequent misconception about social marketing that if you say something, anything, you are being proactive. Not so my friends!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

I think this was the point that Peter Deitz was making in his slide show " I am not an ATM Machine: Your Charity from the Donor Perspective." This slide shows the different type of relationships and shift in thinking. Beth's Other Ramblings on Relationships/Engagement in a Social World. Social Relationship Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

Slide 9 & 10 from " What's Next In Media ?" This week we've been working on the " Strategic Social Media " module for the WeMedia project. In other words, how can your organization's social media strategy co-exist, support, enhance, or dovetail with your Internet marketing communications plan?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

.” I facilitated an interactive featured session on why and how leaders should be engaged on social as well as other insiders (employees, board, and volunteers). A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. Social Media Policy: Building Good Judgement. Nonprofit Examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

That's why I remixed the fundraising widget on my blog in support of Creative Commons Annual Campaign. I donated $75 so I could get the t-shirt and photograph myself in it - and added it to all my social networking profiles. Here's what it looks like on Facebook and Twitter. I hope you will do the same and donate too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

I wrote a thinking outloud post wondering " How do Social Networks incorporate the ladder of engagement? " The slide show shares the results of a pattern analysis of the 100 most popular Facebook applications (video of lecture here ). facebook pattern that I see." Flickr Photo from Lanier67.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Sharing Foundation Has Supporters in Finland. Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Social Media In An Economic Downturn.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2010

Mastering Social Media for Fundraising Success". (**full presentation slides can be found here ) My favorite quote from their presentation - "Gardens are lovely as long as you water them. Facebook [or any social network] is your garden." Creating a meaningful relationship and conversation that grows over time.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths. Includes support for first year. This is by no means a comprehensive list, so please add your suggestions in the comments! All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

And when I read his transcript and saw his slides , I was intrigued. At the same time, I had gotten onto Facebook , first to connect with old friends from elementary school, high school, and college, but then to connect a bit with some "autism friends" -- those who I knew from the Yahoo group I frequented. Bridging Silos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

Slide from David Wilcox. There were some fantastics reflections and comments in the post, " Social Change Behind the Firewall " and you all are so smart that I wanted to summarize the thread and share it with folks who many not have trolled through all the comments. " Just wanted to flag that pattern.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The above slide show was created based on all the information I gathered from my network below. I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. | View | Upload your own. Everyone is a Curator. Artist Blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

The first session I attended was specifically about social networking and led by Brian Reich of Echo Ditto, author of Media Rules! This is something we have been working on at See3 – methods to build a network of influencers in the social networks who will carry your torch. I suggest another one to explore, Rethos.

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