Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. Explain in detail what aspects of their stories you want them to share, why you want them to share, and the social media platforms you want them to use. Tap into shared experiences.

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NetWits

APRIL 17, 2009

So, your nonprofit is socially networked. You’re on MySpace, you use the FaceBook Causes application, you keep constituents informed on Twitter, you show your event pictures on Flickr, you share videos on YouTube, and you know the power of blogging tools like WordPress or Blogger. In short, you’re well invested in Web 2.0.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Empower them by giving them the training, tools, and inspiration to lead effectively. A comprehensive board handbook is a great tool for educating your board about the organization and empowering them to serve. These are simple, free tools to promote your organization and celebrate and welcome your new board members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Pinterest remains one of the fastest growing social media platforms, reportedly closing in on 250 million users, the majority of whom are women. . As a general trend, women make up more of the population on social networking sites than men do – but on Pinterest, they make up a whopping 81% of active users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The same is mostly true of baby boomers, however, they are young enough to be experiencing the rise of new media in their daily lives which consequently is impacting their life-long giving habits. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2013

If you are involved in this ongoing struggle with your nonprofit organization, we have eight tools that can help your organization get its marketing message across loud and clear. Register for the Nonprofit Management Institute''s NMI 112 - Marketing & Social Media online course. The best tools are the ones you get to attend.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Our Nonprofit Commons in Second Life project has a new video! It combines real world video footage with Second Life video (machinima) and gives many examples of how nonprofits can benefit from virtual worlds. Tags: Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Memories came flooding back from January 2007 RootsCamp where a cadre of attendees were chanting “Second Life!” ” and holding up their open hands to replicate the Second Life logo. At the time no one could stop talking about the one nonprofit that had raised significant money on Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Also, if you are looking for a last minute gift for the nonprofit networking and data nerd in your life, here’s some book recommendations. It includes a tool that helps measure your networking skills and also lots of methods to help you identify, expand, and use your network to improve your knowledge and work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Come join me in a discussion about how to effectively pump up your professional network with social networking tools over at Social Edge beginning on September 23rd. Professional networking --meeting and connecting with people who can help you get things done-- is an indispensable skill for social entrepreneurs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? gid=104492. Summary of ROI.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Dynamics of Donation Drives Inclusivity and Empowerment At its core, a donation drive fosters inclusivity, inviting people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life to participate. Online platforms and digital fundraising tools provide convenience for donors, enabling them to contribute seamlessly from the comfort of their homes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

It was my first first experience with online social networking and from that first “Friend Request” I was absolutely hooked – obsessed even – with the potential of social networking for social good. To me, this a colossal, baffling mistake on the part of Myspace.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Primarily, those that donate via digital platforms do so because they are influenced by their social network, not by what an organization accomplishes. Lastly, the social network effect will impact success in a positive way. Build relationships with donors over social media.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Through these simple steps and reviewing Savvy Social Media Webinar you will be armed with the tools and resources needed to create your next social media strategy with confidence. Focus on the social channels that work with your brand. When it comes to social, you can’t do it all. Use the tools provided.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2009

Remember that guy who walked around the streets of San Francisco with a webcam attached to his head, filming his life as he went through his day? Tags: Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Justin Kan pioneered the concept of "lifestreaming" and the Justin.tv Hope to see you there! Pacific time.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 13, 2014

We all know social media is the preferred means of connecting among millennials. We also understand it provides our nonprofit with an invaluable communication tool that lets us connect with potential donors, volunteers, and constituents across the globe. Image courtesy of The telegraph. Millennials tell their own story through Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Absolutely email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. .” Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

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. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

If you work for a nonprofit and are responsible for some or all of the social media implementation and would like to share "A Day in the Life of" post about your work flow, how you build relationships with stakeholders, how your organization embraces social media, please sign up for a guest post here. But who is she really?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2009

The reason was because many participants in the room were participating from both Second Life and the room in San Jose, and they are doing so, in avatar form. Tags: Accessible Technology E-Learning Running Your Organization Services Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2013

My guess as to why is that many nonprofits are still trying to master the Social Web and all its tools. Most Social Media Will Soon Be Viewed on Mobile Devices. Group Texting is a Tool Still Unmastered. Related Links: Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Technology Reports for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

Note from Beth: In 2014, digital marketers predicted the rise of ” niche social networks ,” as it becomes increasingly harder to reach your audiences on general social networks like Facebook, these highly targeted online social networks are going to become more valuable. million divers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2009

Nonprofit association NTEN , consultants Common Knowledge and social networking software providers ThePort conducted a joint study of nonprofit organization and their use of and attitudes towards social networking tools. Presence on Commercial Social Networks. Existence of a House Social Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2009

Source: Social Visualization, Lecture Slides, Martin Wattenberg, IBM I've been reflecting on the Nancy White's SpiderGram activity that helps you visualize the orientation of your community as a prelude to selecting the right online collaboration tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. ” He started off with the story of Chelsea Welch and Alois Bell to illustrate how civic life has changed in the last 5 years. 3: Social Networking.

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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? Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your followers use at least one social network, right?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

Whether you’re using social networks, or other shared spaces online, the social web is where you can find others, figure out the actions you want to take, spread news and information, promote the actions, and even stream media/data while taking the action. Making social change is not reliant on a tax exempt status.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. MySpace was designed to be a marketing tool. MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. Many bloggers were surprised by that data and have no clue as to why.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

It lays a good foundation for what sort of resources are required for photo and video creation, how to get started, which platforms to use for what, as well as tools on the rise. If you're just starting out, paying close attention to the aforementioned tools on the rise section is key to informing the direction of your visual strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

" It is a stern warning to avoid falling into the trap of playing with the tools first without thinking of strategic outcomes. The NTEN WeAreMedia project has been hard at work over the last few months building the house so to speak -- focusing on how nonprofits can use social media effectively. Tools: Monitoring.

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