Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Cost: $50 or Fall Webinar Special. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Cost: $50 or Fall Webinar Special. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. It was the final presentation of the social media excellence webinar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of times a year DIOSA Communications offers a webinar special for nonprofit organizations, and the month of April is now one of those times. From now until April 30, all social media and mobile technology webinars are 2-for-1. Webinars are currently scheduled through the end of July: View Webinar Schedule.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Not surprisingly, there is a gap between the utilization of online fundraising tools and social media by NGOs in high-income nations and those in developing nations. Which social networks are used most often by NGOs as well as performance and engagement benchmarks based on the NGO’s size and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

This is the fourth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories. Page Fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

To tap this potential, your NGO, nonprofit, or charity needs to activate its social media presence before, during, and after #GivingTuesday to help build the movement and, in the process, raise awareness and funds for your organization and mission. Presented on September 27 via webinar, below are the notes and deck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

As soon as Facebook launched Community Pages , I knew this day coming. The Facebook Team. Link to your Facebook Page from your official website. Put a Facebook Badge on your website or blog. [ Done - even though I think it looks messy! ]. Please use the following link to authenticate your Page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone. In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. This was a Facebook litmus test for me.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

I have no proof these tips will help your nonprofit get more media coverage, but at the very least they will help your nonprofit’s press release get more exposure on the Social Web. 1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

To begin, here are five ways to integrate social media into your nonprofit’s website: 1) Add social networking icons to your homepage. Increasingly supporters expect to find social networking icons on your nonprofit’s homepage. 2) Embed Twitter and Facebook widgets into your homepage.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. Even better, you can hear directly from the authors this week at a free webinar – and ask them your questions. > How many followers do nonprofits have on Twitter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. The above visual is a social network. Each dot represents a person or in network jargon, a node. View more presentations from womenwhotech.

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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 range of nonprofits using social media and their subsequent levels of commitment vary widely — as do their expertise, implementation and, of course, return on investment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Your nonprofit can learn a lot from the 11 (mostly large) nonprofits listed below by simply following, liking, and subscribing to their e-newsletter, blog, Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube Channel, etc. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

He maintains the social media presence for GiftWorks via Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as well as their website and blog, in addition to hosting GiftWorks monthly webinars. Eastern time for a free webinar on how to Create and Share Nonprofit Stories that Your Facebook Friends Will "Like."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. Of the Big Three, Twitter requires the most time to utilize.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. For me, that ROI translates into webinar attendees and speaking engagements. years primarily using my website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2011

While writing Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , I visited over 500 nonprofit homepages looking primarily for links to their social networking communities. Related Link: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits. Special Olympics :: specialolympics.org.

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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. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Beyond the power and promise, nonprofit technology needs to produce results that can be quantified and that’s becoming harder to do in respect to social media. Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our reward? Don’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Nor does Twitter. Or blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Nor does Twitter. Or blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

It’s amazing what happens on Twitter during our off hours and while we are sleeping – no matter where you tweet from in the world. The world is getting smaller with each passing day, and nonprofits as the agents of social good , should try to think bigger and stretch their Twitter wings beyond their own time zones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Cause awareness days can be very powerful for fundraising because social network communities are highly likely to promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days. Experiment with at least one new social network. Also, now ten years into social networking, online communities are becoming more niche-oriented and mobile.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along. Instagram is quickly catching the two social networking giants and is not expected to stop. Twitter pics gets an upgrade. The “Big 3” is where your nonprofit’s focus needs to be moving forward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

92% of global NGOs have a Facebook Page. 72% have a Twitter Profile. Other social networks used by global NGOs are YouTube (55%), LinkedIn (51%), Google+ (28%), and WhatsApp (16%). 52% have used social media to report live. Only 5% have been using social more for 10 years or more. Medium NGOs have 19,415.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. 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.

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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. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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