TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn. Here are 5 changes that social media experienced in 2013 that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media. Twitter pics gets an upgrade. Pinterest renaissance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 13, 2014

We all know social media is the preferred means of connecting among millennials. Here are 4 statistics about how millennials use Twitter straight from the horse’s mouth at Twitter headquarters. Millennials check Twitter whenever they check their phone. Millennials check Twitter whenever they check their phone.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Twitter is a powerful tool for any nonprofit. It is easy to overlook some small aspects of Twitter, that’s why we’ve compiled this list of simple things you can do to help increase interaction on your nonprofits Twitter account according to Julia Claire Campbell of JC Social Marketing. Image courtesy of The Telegraph.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2013

Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy. For example, the National Wildlife Federation was an early adopter of Google+ and now they have more followers on Google+ than on Facebook and Twitter combined.

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2014

You’ve had blogs yelling at you for years, urging you to take advantage of social media to help promote your nonprofit. Yes, it’s true your nonprofit should have some form of a social component, it certainly does not need all of them. Social media feeds are about creating meaningful conversation and connections with people.

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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

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. When it comes to creating great content, there are four important elements, especially with social media, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. Creating Buzz.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Known as the largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to resource for millions of job-seekers, professionals, and businesses to network and connect. For nonprofits, LinkedIn can be a valuable tool to add to your social media toolbox. Network and create an outreach strategy.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 15, 2022

Organizations use social listening to track their brand reputation, understand their target audience, and monitor their competition. And because social media never sleeps, it’s a powerful tool for understanding how people feel about your brand in real-time. Benefits of Social Listening for Nonprofits. Twitter Listening.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s modernized world, social media branding has become a no-brainer. With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? billion social media users worldwide. How to become an expert on social media branding.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. The increasing popularity of social networking, blogs and social media on the web validates this point nicely – People are talking about you, but is your nonprofit listening to them?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

How nonprofits choose to follow on Twitter varies widely. Some nonprofits only follow a small of amount of Twitterers, others follow hundreds or thousands, and a few follow more (sometimes a lot more) than they are being followed themselves. Strategic following is covered in more detail in #4 below.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

UC Berkeley talked about a badge that donors can post to their Facebook pages after making a gift ("I Feed The Bears"). Peer-to-peer class campaigns (at least for recent classes) seem like a natural for social media, and I expect we'll start seeing them. Tags: Fundraising Online Fundraising Social Media.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2009

For some time, Twitter users have been able to publish their Twitter updates automatically to Facebook. On August 20, Facebook announced a new feature allowing Facebook Pages to automatically feed status updates, photos, links, notes and events to Twitter. Now, Facebook is returning the favor.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Keeping track of your organization's social media accounts is tricky enough, but things get even more complicated when you have your personal accounts to maintain as well. These apps will also help you manage your social media presence from wherever you are — not just when you're in front of a computer.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. What is social media? -

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

We’ve talked recently about how to publish your Twitter updates to Facebook Page or personal Profile page. Do you want to post the content from several different blogs and social networks to your organization's Facebook Page, and add a news alert feed for your cause's keywords, too? No problem. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The fundraiser’s main image is one of the first things others will see when the fundraiser is shared on social media platforms, so it’s important it conveys the right message and grabs the attention of potential donors. Help Me Feed Hungry Kids! 7) Use social media to promote your fundraiser.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

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). The short version is, Facebook has the ability to make you feel good or bad, just by tweaking what shows up in your news feed.”

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Social media can be one of the best friends any nonprofit can have, but only if you stay on top of the latest advancements. 5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For. Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn.

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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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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

A new study by ComScore says that US Internet users spend 1 out of every 6 minutes online engaging with social networks. This is a significant increase from 2007 when ComScore reported that Internet users spent 1 out of every 12 minutes online using social networks. Social Media is a great fundraising tool.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. The answer: it's a huge gray area. So what can we do? Know the Risks.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

And, typically today, for marketers to reach the broader American audience, they also need to speak in these blurbs – which makes the new Twitter layout such a welcome update. Twitter Gets a New Do. Best Tweets – In Twitter’s defense, THIS is definitely an original idea… And a good one. Pinning things… What a novel idea.

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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. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Based in the U.K.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

posted by Carly Rowe , Social Media Specialist. Using Facebook and Twitter, signers have shared this petition with their followers and friends. Is your organization using social media, or are you still trying to figure it all out? The first of which is Hootsuite , a social media dashboard.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Preliminary results from the 2015 NGO Global Technology Survey reveal that social media is increasingly a primary source of online giving inspiration, but social media calls-to-follow were rarely integrated into the donation and “Thank you” process, and if they were, they were visually underwhelming.

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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. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Will we see pre-university students connect their Twitter and Facebook feeds to LinkedIn? Does a student, or parent of a student, really want to let their child have a professional account connected to their other social media accounts that are for fun? Perhaps, but time will tell.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2017

billion active social media users? As usage numbers continue to grow across all age groups, it is safe to say that social media has become an essential element of digital marketing. Focus on the social channels that work with your brand. When it comes to social, you can’t do it all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

There have been a lot of questions about customized Facebook landing pages and my business partner at Zoetica, Kami Huyse, wrote this fantastic summary of the resources shared. This post harvests some of the insights shared about social media measurement and nonprofits. The Social Media Measurement Checklist.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

At its core, Peer-to-Peer fundraising (also known as peer-to-peer or Social Fundraising) refers to any fundraiser that uses supporter networks to raise money for your cause. Yep, your fundraisers’ social networks are here to help at year-end! Update Progress: Have ways for individuals to see the collective impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even though I was “offline,&# I couldn’t completely escape reminders of how social networks have become a part of our lives. Melissa admits that she clicks through on links from her friends on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere, but finds reading RSS her main way of keeping informed.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. During the 3 rd annual Nonprofit 2.0 “You would be telling great stories,” said Young. Listen to your Community.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising leverages social networks. The reason peer-to-peer fundraising is so engaging is pretty simple: It’s inherently social. . And that’s just on one channel; think about Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and more. Social fundraising allows your organization to: Increase your exposure.

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