Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

This webinar begins with a general introduction to LinkedIn , a social network with more than 175 million professionals worldwide. Nonprofits are increasingly participating in the LinkedIn community through LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For nonprofit admins that do not have the time to regularly research social media trends, it can be a battle to stay ahead of the learning curve. For those nonprofits that allocate staff time, embracing early adoption is key to social media success. Nonprofits can create LinkedIn Showcase Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

This webinar begins with a general introduction to LinkedIn , a social network with more than 175 million professionals worldwide. Nonprofits are increasingly participating in the LinkedIn community through LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Now entering its sixth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media. Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Best Practice #2: Design Visual Content.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. But what social platform are they on the most? But what social platform are they on the most?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

This mini-webinar begins with an introduction the Mobile Web and then moves on to highlight the importance of utilizing mobile social networking tools to empower your nonprofit’s social media practitioners to report live, on-location from anywhere at any time. Mobile Technology for Nonprofits LinkedIn Group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The best practice listed below are result of spending the last three years maintaining and building the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

This webinar begins with a general introduction to LinkedIn , a social network with more than 175 million professionals worldwide. Nonprofits are increasingly participating in the LinkedIn community through LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

Social networking communities are migrant communities. Social media skeptics often say that it’s a waste of time to utilize social networking sites because they are here today, and then gone tomorrow. Social networking communities are migrant communities. Five Lessons Learned.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. It’s very difficult to find a new media manager that encapsulates all the skills listed below. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media.

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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 Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

LinkedIn isn’t new, and neither is the idea that every business needs a LinkedIn presence. LinkedIn, the professional social networking platform has been around longer than Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Have you ever considered the benefits of polishing your LinkedIn profile?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

This webinar begins with a general introduction to LinkedIn , a social network with more than 200 million professionals worldwide. Nonprofits are increasingly participating in the LinkedIn community through LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Unsurprisingly, other networks followed suit. How are marketers at resource-strapped non-profits to keep up with social media’s appetite for video content on social media?

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

After the holiday break new media managers return to work energized to update and implement their list of priorities for the upcoming year. The goals suggested below are fairly easy to achieve, yet transformative to a nonprofit’s new media strategy. Write LinkedIn Recommendations. Download and study nonprofit mobile apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

Nonprofits and their adoption of social media has created an interesting, albeit interdependent relationship with large companies like Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. I was very glad to see that every company listed below is doing some good for nonprofits and social causes.What do you think? 4) MySpace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. That said, below are 12 stats to consider and research further about online fundraising, social media, and mobile technology.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 2, 2010

Of the “big three” social media networks (Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn) each has its own challenges for nonprofits trying to spread their message, but we've tended put LinkedIn at the bottom of the list as more useful for individual networking than for nonprofit outreach. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. The Next Big Thing in social media has no tangible ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. 2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. It’s a guessing game at this point who the social network giants will partner with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace all launched in 2003. 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. website, e-newsletter, Donate Now campaigns) and Web 2.0

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 10, 2012

New LinkedIn enhancements offer three new reasons why your organization might want to take a closer look at this social network.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 21, 2011

While LinkedIn has mainly been used by individuals for networking or career development, it might be time for non-profits to consider a presence on LinkedIn. read more ).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

LinkedIn is launching a new set of tools aimed at nonprofits. Earlier this year, the company launched LinkedIn Nonprofit Solutions under the. LinkedIn for Good brand. It's part of a wave of appreciation for volunteers, causes and other not-strictly-for-profit types at LinkedIn. Free LinkedIn profiles for staff.

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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

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

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Not surprisingly, there is a gap between the utilization of online fundraising tools and social media by NGOs in high-income nations and those in developing nations. Which social networks are used most often by NGOs as well as performance and engagement benchmarks based on the NGO’s size and location.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

Pro tip: Insert this link anywhere you interact with nonprofit funders online, such as your LinkedIn bio, email signature, or on social media pages. Consider leaving positive comments or resharing funders’ content with your social network to increase your visibility—and theirs.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

Every fundraiser knows the role that social media users played in delivering dollars to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Haiti and to Planned Parenthood for mammogram screenings in the wake of the Komen Foundation’s withdrawal of funding, but actually how social media delivers such results has been a bit of mystery.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 9, 2013

When I first started DIOSA Communications I also offered social media training to small businesses, but my background and interest was much more aligned with the nonprofit sector so I stopped offering small business services in 2010. Small Business LinkedIn Group :: 2,386 Members [The name can be changed]. Social Media'

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Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

A study conducted by Edelman and Linkedin reported 65% of those surveyed said thought leadership content improved their perception of an organization. As you seek to empower your staff as thought leaders, try highlighting various staff perspectives on your social media or on your website to make your association feel human.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

By Geoff Livingston, Principal & Co-Founder, Zoetica Facebook and to a lesser extent Twitter and LinkedIn have become the interstates of the social web. Nonprofits that want to connect with their constituents are almost obliged to participate on these networks. Consider the many data abuses Facebook has been embroiled in.

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