Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

Google+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2012

After the ACE leadership training, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Kigali. I volunteered to do a Social Media and Professional Networking workshop for second year students at the Akilah Institute for Women. There were a handful who were using LinkedIn and Twitter as professional networking tools. Akilah workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, I had the honor of doing a mini workshop at the annual BoardSource Conference called “Governing the Networked Nonprofit in An Age of Social Media &# where I had an opportunity to share some ideas on social media culture, transparency, and simplicity from the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

She used her network to attract hundreds of new donations. David advised not to underestimate your supporters and the power of their networks. Twitter Blue is one of the first major social media subscription models that has emerged within the last year. The next trend we’re seeing is an increased focus on data privacy.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Timo Luege recently shared the new social media staff guidelines created at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The “nptech&# (or nonprofit technology) community is one of the best networks when it comes to sharing ideas and case studies, so here’s another example to add to the lot! >>

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 18, 2013

It is a network of servers that allows you to access applications, files, data etc. Photo storage & sharing sites like Dropbox.com E-mail sites like Gmail, Yahoo mail, or hotmail Video Conferencing providers Website hosting sites Social Media How can the cloud simplify IT? What are some examples of services on the cloud?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Here are some helpful tips to keep you on your own message: Use privacy options to your advantage! Create lists so that you can easily add people as you connect with them, and set your privacy settings to some secure options like none of your photos or photos that you are tagged in are visible to people in your “work only” list.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Not only do you want to protect anyone interacting with your online event from falling victim to a malicious online attack, but you are also responsible for keeping their personal information secure. This means that you are putting thought into all elements of your digital event and taking your attendee security seriously! .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Follow this first event in the forums and on social media with the hashtag #Do1Thing. Our recent webinar on security said it best: "From Snowden to Target to Heartbleed, there are privacy and security challenges everywhere you look these days. " Have a security topic you want to cover?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

At TechSoup, we believe everyone should have a healthy degree of paranoia about online safety and security. As part of our Safer Online for Nonprofits campaign, TechSoup has tried to simplify the privacy and security minefield we all face these days. Meet Our Security Experts. Browse and Use Public Networks with Caution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Beirut Diary: I’m in Beirut for the week as part of The E-Mediat project , a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There are a few simple things we can and should do to protect our online privacy. Secure Our Smartphones. Set up a strong screen-lock passcode to secure a phone, preferably one that is longer than just four numbers. Eavesdroppers can easily hijack account information traveling over those networks. The sensible precaution?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In the spirit of the Do One Thing campaign, TechSoup staffers reveal what they're doing to ensure their online security. Online security and privacy is a theme for TechSoup this month. As I said in one of my recent posts on Internet privacy , "M ost or all of us feel like we're drowning in passwords."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

There are a handful of things each of us should do to keep secure online, right? We know that one size does not fit all, when it comes to teaching and learning about online security. Online Security for Kids (and the Organizations Serving Them). Common Sense Media to the rescue! Online Security for Libraries.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Not only do you want to protect anyone interacting with your online event from falling victim to a malicious online attack, but you are also responsible for keeping their personal information secure. This means that you are putting thought into all elements of your digital event and taking your attendee security seriously! .

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. Privacy and Security. As I suspected, privacy and security remain a very hot topic in NPTech and in the general tech zeitgeist.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the absence of social media compliance and regulatory standards, social networking technologies face increased scrutiny in both the government and commercial sectors. While many government leaders and corporate executives recognize the ability for social media to enable organizations to ?tap in communities across the country?

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. Security and patient privacy. Regulations.

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

Earlier this week, I addressed the topic of social media in the military and government on a panel at The Army and The Navy Club in Washington, DC. From my perspective, the central theme of the panel was that social media is a permanent fixture of government communications. cannot be ignored by the government and military.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

The tool is quite fascinating because it combines a light weight social network analysis (see this page. There's lots of friends in my network that you explore. They identify different nooks and crannies of my network. It is also interesting watching those traditional media brands and celebrities with a non-twitter and web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I just finished the first day of a training on Network Effectiveness for Packard Grantees facilitated by the good folks at Monitor Institute. I wanted to capture some reflections around my burning question: How do you think about using social media effectively along the continuum of open/closed networks?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. The Northstar Digital Literacy Project has 33 questions, but only a few touch on safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes. The quizzes are divided by grade level.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

In a nod to the security that Farmers Insurance offer its customers, this protection means players crops won't wither for the 10 days of the promotion."" " Social Media –– Revolutionary Movement or Enabler of “Slacktivism&# ? Really looking forward to hearing your responses! Where do you stand?"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

1) Know that the effectiveness of social media is often overrated. The nonprofit sector needs to have an honest conversation about the effectiveness of social media. First, organic reach is at an all-time low and the value and effectiveness of social media advertising is questionable : Facebook: 2.9 Instagram: 1.4

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. Social Media and Fundraising. Privacy and Security.

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NTEN

JUNE 30, 2011

Google+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control - the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The most recent session of Nonprofits Live was devoted to helping organizations that struggle with balancing respecting free speech and open dialogue while protecting privacy. The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

And a sizable crew of these young folks are deployed to monitor - and participate in on behalf of the agency - all sorts of social media activity. This includes both developing techniques to pierce the Facebook's security, and active communication with persons of interest. Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2011

A colleague recently shared this video that pokes fun of the “always on, gotta share everything on social networks&# lifestyle for many people here in America. Here’s a curated collection of privacy tutorials for NGOs here. Here’s a curated collection of privacy tutorials for NGOs here.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Unfortunately, Snapchat isn't 100% secure. The example Snapchat gives is if the company receive a search warrant from law enforcement, they are obliged to produce Snaps under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. But perhaps the biggest danger to your privacy is from third-party apps that bypass Snapchat's settings.

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Care2

AUGUST 21, 2012

Here are some helpful tips to keep you on your own message: Use privacy options to your advantage! " 72% of the 209 respondents describe their approaches to personal/professional use of social media as either 'blended' or 'segmented by channel'." Are you mixing your personal and professional self online?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

We can no longer think about privacy and sharing as a black and white issue. Private: This is obvious, but information like your social security number,bank account number, passwords, birthday w/year, or intensely private information that if made public could embarrass you or put you in personal danger. Sharing Philosophy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. You’ll also want to click on your name in the upper right of LinkedIn and select “Settings” to configure your privacy settings and e-mail notifications. Give Recommendations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Earlier this week, Leslie Poston invited me to participate on her podcast on Race and Social Media along with Shireen Mitchell , Liza Sabiter , and Rahsheen Porter. When I've do social media and nonprofit trainings, the audience consists of staff, board members, or volunteers from nonprofit organizations. It was eye opening.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Highlights from recent media coverage of privacy-related incidents and trends shows increased risk for the nonprofit sector related to privacy. Have you mitigated your privacy risks? The MA law is also seen as a herald of what's to come from other states as the privacy threat continues to grow.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

First, ask your network if anyone has experience with or knows someone who is a VA. Protect your privacy and security. Manage your communication calendar: Your communication calendar should track your email marketing communications, blog posts, and social media posts. The biggest question is often where to start. .

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