Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

We’re almost a decade into using social media and yet one of the most striking realities when I give in-person social media trainings is the wide variety of experience of the nonprofits in the room. The spectrum of expertise and passion for social media swings wide. Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace all launched in 2003.

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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. 3) Add Flickr SlideShows or YouTube videos to content pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The Social Web has dramatically changed how non-governmental organizations communicate with supporters, donors and volunteers. Many organizations are making simple mistakes that are draining their social media Return on Investment (ROI) – the good news, however, is that these mistakes can be easily fixed. The Social Web), and Web 3.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org.

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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

JULY 22, 2012

To better accommodate nonprofits located in Asia Pacific, each fall I offer a series of social media webinars scheduled for nonprofits located in the Asian Pacific Time Zones ( View Webinars for Nonprofits in the U.S. November 6: YouTube, Flickr and Pinterest. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2009

DIOSA Communications has been offering social media webinars for nonprofits since February 2008, but the content of the webinars and the time schedule mostly accommodate nonprofits in the United States. Beginning in February 2010, DIOSA Communications will also offer social media webinars for charities in Europe on Thursdays at 2pm GMT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

This 90-minute social media how-to webinar is ideal for nonprofit communications and fundraising staff. for nonprofits and discusses how to lay a foundation for future success on the Social Web, and then quickly moves into discussing the top five social media best practices for nonprofits with a particular focus on Facebook and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I could understand making this mistake a year or two ago when everyone was still experimenting, but at this point its clear that social media is not a fad. The visual appeal of your social media avatar is very important to the success of building your online brand. Of course not! Either way, that takes less than 10 minutes.

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2011

If you’ve been around the non-profit social media scene for any amount of time you’ve probably heard of (or even met) Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). After their session I got some time to talk with Danielle about the world of social media for non-profits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

One of the coolest functions of Gmail and iGoogle is the ability to create a Social Media Dashboard using Gmail, iGoogle, Gadgets, and Themes. Additionally, Google Reader allows you to Share content on your various social media sites directly from your Google account. Tags: Google Google Buzz Social Media iGoogle. iGoogle Home.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement. First off, your school should have a blog that’s the center of your social media strategy. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media. With seesmic you’ll be able to manage all your social media activity in one place for free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

On Pinterest, however, all that is required is browsing pretty pictures (not too much reading involved and no nasty, annoying Internet trolls ruining everyone’s good time) and liking, pinning, and re-pinning pins related to fashion, food, inspirational quotes, and social good. No wonder women love Pinterest !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2011

We’ve done so many things in social media that flopped. Quotes on the big picture of social media and how it has transformed the Web and the nonprofit sector are appreciated. Quotes on the big picture of social media and how it has transformed the Web and the nonprofit sector are appreciated.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2011

On July 7 YouTube announced the launch of their new YouTube Channel design experiment cleverly named Cosmic Panda. Although it is still in beta, rumors of a dramatic new look for YouTube Channels have been floating around the blogosphere for a few months now. 2) YouTube’s Nonprofit Program has dramtically changed.

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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. At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. There’s definitely a math to social media synergy, and those that start early have both time and math on their side. Social media is not a fad.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 15, 2011

Lately I have been receiving a lot of requests from nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia for recorded versions of my social media webinars. September 8: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use YouTube and Flickr (1.5 August 25: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn (2 Hours).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Pinterest remains one of the fastest growing social media platforms, reportedly closing in on 250 million users, the majority of whom are women. . By Julia Campbell .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. All that said, I know there are many nonprofit staff out there in the exact same position and it’s becoming increasingly clear that adding social media to a long list of job responsibilities is just not humanly possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Social Media. Social media is no longer seen as a fad or waste of time or thing that young people do. A Recipe for Search Engine Visibility.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

From now until April 30, all social media and mobile technology webinars are 2-for-1. Topics include Facebook and Facebook Apps, Twitter and Twitter Apps, YouTube, Flickr, Animoto, LinkedIn, FourSquare, mobile technology, blogging on WordPress, as well as online fundraising and e-newsletters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

For nonprofits, the ROI of e-newsletters translates into online dollars raised through “Donate Now&# technology, event attendees, website and blog traffic, and paradoxically new Followers, Fans, and Friends on social networking sites. That said, here are five ways to do so using social media: 1) Blog, blog, blog!

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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. I spent the last 3 days at the CASE District VII conference, for schools in AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV, and UT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 1, 2010

Below are 5 museums throughout the world that are creatively utilizing social media: Twitter: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Lima. YouTube: Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Flickr: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. March’s theme is Modern and Contemporary Art. Facebook: Moscow Museum of Modern Art.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

YouTube: youtube.com/nationalwildlife. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? I join as many social media sites as I can and try to spend time learning each community so I can offer advice to others on how to engage with them.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

What : An important part of your social media strategy should be listening for people and organizations who are talking about the issues you want to discuss.How do you know which networks will be most effective to reach your goals? Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 2, 2009

While their efforts are focused on encouraging local participation in the physical sense they’ve also made it possible for people to participate online through social media using sites like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. Let’s have a look.

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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. Tags: Mobile Technology Facebook Flickr LinkedIn MySpace Twitter YouTube. The URL is: www.nonprofitorgs.mobi. The design is intentionally very simple so it’s easy to read on smartphones and mobile phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

This 90-minute social media how-to webinar is ideal for nonprofit communications and fundraising staff. for nonprofits and discusses how to lay a foundation for future success on the Social Web, and then quickly moves into discussing the top five social media best practices for nonprofits with a particular focus on Facebook and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2010

The nonprofits below work on every one of these issues and provide sanctuary for all kinds of animals in need, and they pretty good at utilizing social media too. YouTube: Big Cat Rescue. Flickr: Farm Sanctuary. Please friend, follow and fan! Twitter: Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Facebook: The Elephant Sanctuary of Tennessee.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

As in nine ways to connect on the social web. And TechSoup wants to connect with you. In addition to the numerous technology products and how-tos we make available, we've created digital content designed to help you and your organization. SlideShare. Del.icio.us. Flavors.me.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

2010 is going to be a big year for social media. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace are constantly evolving and on the brink of going mobile on a massive scale. From now until January 4, all social media and mobile technology webinars are 2-for-1. That’s 9 hours of comprehensive, detailed social media training.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2011

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. Yet despite the lack of wide spread fundraising success, social media is clearly a hot topic in the nonprofit space.

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