Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. Others connect you directly to a Twitter field.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

I was fortunate enough to get two Google Wave invites last week (thanks to @nonprofitdaily and @donortools ). Now, I am still figuring out how Google Wave works. So, I grabbed nonprofitorgs@gmail.com which then on Google Wave becomes nonprofitorgs@googlewave.com. As I dig deeper into Google Wave, I’ll keep you posted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2015

You can also browse 300+ on Twitter at @nonprofitorgs/lists/bloggers-resources. Reading the official blogs of the social media sites that we use most often is also useful and it may be time to add some new bookmarks to your browsers. Official Twitter Blog :: blog.twitter.com. Twitter has 288 million monthly users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter. You may get a few new Twitter followers out of it too.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3 Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. It requires that you learn the culture, people and way to interact on each specific site.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 3, 2011

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m fascinated by Google+. I couldn’t stomach looking at even one more new social networking/collaboration site that no one would care about in 6 minutes, much less 6 months. Google+ is different, and not just because it’s from Google.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

One of the primary purposes of your website should be to find new prospects to communicate with by collecting e-mail addresses from those who visit the site and support your mission. If you are active on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ ( your non-profit is active in social media , right?)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Consider these options when thinking about how to acquire donors for our nonprofit organization: 1) Use Google Analytics to determine how many visitors you have to your website. Social media sites are for relationship building. You may just be surprised at how many uncaptured leads that you have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Twitter App Looks Up Zip Code to Tweet Your Legislator. Their web site tools provide useful information for grassroots advocates or anyone for that matter to stay informed on health care-related topics such as the proposed Medicaid cuts in the budget that are currently being debated in Congress. G+ is very very cleverly designed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good launched in 2005 as a Myspace page and in the 18 years since we’ve been through multiple early adoption phases of new social media — first Facebook and Twitter and then on to LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr. In response, many of your Instagram followers will then also follow you on Threads.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. Here’s a list of plugins that will help save you time, make your site more engaging and easier to use for staff and visitors; and is secure: Productivity and Workflow.

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Socialbrite

MAY 16, 2024

We’ll keep the site up for a while longer, so if you have some favorite articles or resources, please download them now. Social media itself is having a bit of a midlife crisis, but there are plenty of other sites out there to fill the gap and help nonprofits and social enterprises fulfill their worthy missions. Founder J.D.

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NCE Social Media

MAY 28, 2010

According to Google’s ad planner , social network sites now account for more than 50% of all unique website visitors. This list, which is based on April 2010 data, “excludes adult sites, ad networks, domains that don’t have publicly visible content or don’t load properly, and certain Google sites.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. vs Web 2.0 – I wanted to talk about Google Analytics. Is that the case?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. Google+ will add to that competitiveness. I found it overwhelming!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Momsrising is an early adopter of online tools currently exploring the Google + platform and discussing it in team meetings. Bruce Lesley said his organization takes a moderate approach with new platforms as an organization. Bruce notes, “I was one of those people who said, not too long ago, that we’d never be on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter and Facebook anything else that stands in Google + way to getting more adoption or increasing it stock value. Shared on Google + by Abid Shaikh. Dave Gray Illustration Shared Through Google +. I usually try to set up a small learning project.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 21, 2023

Many analytics platforms like Google Analytics, Facebook Web Insights, LinkedIn Website demographics and others show aggregated and anonymized data of website users. However, if you need to understand how one specific user/company/email is behaving on your site these tools can’t help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Maybe a friend shared the link with them, or they found your charity by Googling a topic you’re campaigning about. Most ad platforms (Facebook and Google) will let you set them up automatically on your links. Perhaps it’s Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, or your website. You can also find UTM data in Google Analytics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

However, the most popular social media sites on the Social Web today have built in micro-engagement mechanisms that very few nonprofits ever use. 2) Be generous with +1′s and comments on Google+. 3) Favorite and list others on Twitter. 1) Use Facebook as your page and like and comment on other pages.

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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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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 27, 2021

While diving into a Cloud for Good-specific Workbench within the Analyze feature, I discovered something interesting pertaining to the demographics of the individuals who interact with our brand on Twitter – over 90% of the individuals are classified as male within the social platform. Why is Twitter inferring gender, and what does it mean?

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TechImpact

APRIL 23, 2014

Go ahead and Google it.”. The vast majority of web users are using Google to identify which webpages have the information they’re searching for. For the vast majority of this demographic, they will land on your webpage, snoop around for a moment, then return quickly back to Facebook, Twitter, or whichever outlet they were scrolling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Then, in the late 2000’s nonprofits embraced social networking sites, first Myspace and YouTube, then Facebook and Twitter. If the donation is made via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube, you’ll also have the opportunity to cultivate donors directly via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Twitter Donations.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. 1) Stick to 3 Platforms - Blog / Facebook / Twitter. Stick to Facebook and Twitter. 4) Measure and Analyze - Google Analytics.

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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+. Nor does Twitter. Google is largest search engine in the world. College-educated professionals use LinkedIn regularly. 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+. Nor does Twitter. Google is largest search engine in the world. College-educated professionals use LinkedIn regularly. Or blogging.

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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. Twitter pics gets an upgrade. Perhaps because of the roaring arrival of Instagram to the main scene, Twitter responded with an image upgrade of its own. Google+ hangouts a viable option. Pinterest renaissance.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In your nonprofit’s content marketing efforts, do you prioritize your Google+ page? Almost every nonprofit I’ve spoken with says their Twitter and Facebook account are their points of emphasis on the social media marketing front. Google+’s active user base pales in comparison to Twitter and Facebook. Why is that?

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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. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

In fact, most nonprofits in the United States now regularly use social media in their communications and development campaigns, but few nonprofit social media practioners have been properly trained how to best utilize sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google+.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Do you use Google Analytics? For example you will now be able to see how many active visitors are on your site at that very moment, what platform they are using to view the site and if they are using a mobile device ? To meet the needs of the visitors, Google Analytics is now introducing Flow Visualization. Pretty cool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. This could be done annually or just one time.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Scan sites like Change.org or Care2.com Add a CTA to the top of your site. Adding an email call-to-action to the top of your site with a clear value proposition will make sure you are asking for emails on every page of the site. Paid: Twitter ads. In-kind: Google Ad Grant. Send a survey.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

If visitors have to search around the tabs on your site, they may never find your listserve sign up. Placement really tells your visitor what you want them to do once they hit your site. I did on a couple sites - with my work address and phone number – but normally, I would have opted to just check your site from time to time.

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TechImpact

MARCH 5, 2014

The most important tip is to make sure your content is pervasive across all pertinent social networking sites. Links to Twitter , Facebook, and other articles you’ve written will bolster your page and make Google rank your blog on the first page where it belongs. Interaction. Keeping traffic and engagement up is imperative.

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