Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Drawing from my " Information Coping Skills for Humans " workshop circa 1999. I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I just set up a few as tests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Whether you’ve been using social media for years, months, or days or you have yet to get started, the information and strategies in this chapter can save you a lot of time and frustration. Create a Google Account and Set Up Google Alerts. Fill out a query to search “everything” for your nonprofit’s name and acronym.

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Kindful

JUNE 17, 2021

On average, there are over 70,000 Google searches conducted every minute, which averages out to be approximately 5.5 billion total searches per day! Multiply this out and you’re looking at over one trillion Google searches every single year—and this number will keep growing. What exactly is Google for Nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

His Google account was taken over and deleted. TechSoup's own Kevin Lo noticed some strange activity on his email accounts when friends were replying to spam he was supposedly sending out. This data included contributions, addresses, numbers, contact information, and more. The Return of the Living Hackers.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 22, 2009

It’s usually on page 1 or 2 of Google search results. That meant that there was more credible information about SOD taking its place. When I was diagnosed, there was little information online aside from a few articles that esentially questioned whether or not the conditioned existed. Over the next 3.5

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 22, 2009

It’s usually on page 1 or 2 of Google search results. That meant that there was more credible information about SOD taking its place. When I was diagnosed, there was little information online aside from a few articles that esentially questioned whether or not the conditioned existed. Over the next 3.5

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Few search only Twitter, though - there are only about 3 million links shared on Twitter each day.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It should go without saying that we’re not advocating spamming blog comments with embedded links to your website – not only will that guarantee your comments get deleted, but you can also get yourself blacklisted.). So long as you consistently connect your profile to your organization’s website, you’ll begin driving traffic to it. (It

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Set up Google Alerts. Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results based on keywords you choose. Set up a few blog searches - you can search sites like Google Blogsearch , Technorati , Bloglines and BlogCatalog. Search for your organization's name on LinkedIn. Don't worry.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

With that information, you can then make a tailored ask to turn that occasional gift into a monthly donation. Speaking of investment, don’t depend on Susan to remember to update her new, expired, or lost credit card information with your organization. Need a template for your next campaign? Luna Lapsed Donor.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

It implies not just “information”, but also understanding how things work. A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. Ask them: What type of information do you need to share?

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

The recent change was engendered not by a desire to block volunteers or constituents from sharing information, but by a drastic increase in Spam. “Up Too much Spam or other weird things happening. Sometimes they’d post a news article—I do feel like we’re losing something with that, but we started getting way too much Spam.”

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. Search engines constantly scour the web for information using this method -- but bots are also used by those nasty folks on the web that like to steal your information or trash your website. leads to malware installation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to find out more information about your organization, or project If your blog has its own website, separate from you organization or project's website, create an "About Us" page for your blog that describes the mission of your organization or project, and links back to its home page. Don't be afraid of white space. Keep it short.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That’s equivalent to sending an email to your supporters and 98% of your emails going to spam folders. In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads. Many nonprofits do not want to do that – which is just fine.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

In just 50 minutes Laura Quinn of Idealware , Natalie Foster of the DNC and Rebecca Moore of Google Earth Outreach talked about a ton of great tools to ramp up nonprofits online campaigns ranging from Wikis to Google Earth and Twittter. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2005

Delicious feels so social to us, we want to know who else has tagged the information, we want to know who they are.??? t come out with a pleasing way to display the information. His definition of tag spam: A bookmark with 1,000 different tags. There 2-3 spam incidents a week. t spam happen a lot more? Why doesn???t

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

But, right here at the top, we just want to make sure we state how important it is that you have a database of donor information to analyze and act on in the first place. Use Google Ad Grants With Google Ads, eligible nonprofits can qualify for up to $10,000 a month in grants for search ads.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Add Google Wallet to the list. Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Add Google Wallet to the list. Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million? Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million? Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing?

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 1, 2018

Not only were we able to tap into influencer audiences, but these comments also provide additional content for the page to help with search rankings. Or, use focused searches like “nonprofit + marketing” and follow people who have tweeted about that topic in the past. Research people within your industry and follow 100 accounts.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

With that information, you can then make a tailored ask to turn that occasional gift into a monthly or weekly one. Speaking of investment, don’t depend on Susan to remember to update her new, expired, or lost credit card information with your organization. Need a template for your next campaign? Luna Lapsed Donor.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We’ve gathered some key information on the platform to guide the complete beginner in starting out with Instagram. You can use in-app analytics, add more information like a contact number or web address to your profile, and access Instagram’s advertising features. Digital strategy, integration and analytics.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Google AdWords has a great free tool for assessing the search frequency of your keywords. If you are using different databases for different stakeholder groups, it's likely you could realize efficiencies by centralizing information around certain processes and people in the organization. Clarify your key messages. Automation.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Google AdWords has a great free tool for assessing the search frequency of your keywords. If you are using different databases for different stakeholder groups, it's likely you could realize efficiencies by centralizing information around certain processes and people in the organization. Clarify your key messages. Automation.

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See3

OCTOBER 29, 2007

With a single click, a user could give their information to the nonprofit, through YouTube. In this way, no one would mistake their opt-in for spam. We can thank Google for giving nonprofits access to Google Checkout. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. around 80% of the hits are coming from search. Search drives visitor behavior. hits come through search. I did not include spam comments or my own). The second graphic on depth of.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 5, 2018

Content marketing and ranking on Google is a big part of my overall strategy to build the Nonprofits Source brand. This helps me understand what users are searching for when they land on my site. One of the best ways to go about doing this is through content marketing and search engine optimization (SEO).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Now, when I go back and look at my "on-site" visitors or monthly unique visitor or visits in my analytics program, Google Analytics, that number is steadily growing. My blog turns up in the first three Google results when you Google the word "Beth." I did not include spam comments or my own).

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 26, 2006

I've been enjoying new-found control over my correspondence I switched to using Google's gmail as my email client - and Beth, an MS Outlook user, asked me to share a few words about my approach to email management using gmail. First a mini-review of the Google product. Link to the Google Calendar. Setting the From address.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

For example, a visitor interested in learning more about your organization may have the first instinct to go to your about page when the information they’re looking for might be under a different label such as “mission” or “our work.”. PCI compliant donation processors protect your donors from having their information stolen.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 5) The furor about “junk mail” is mild compared to that about spam—as it should be, because online communications is prey to all sorts of fraud. » Sunday May 31 2009 Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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