Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Organization Size: Medium. Twitter: twitter.com/PanCAN , twitter.com/Advocate4PanCAN. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Organization: The Nature Conservancy. Organization Size: +1 million members, +3800 staff. Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. Please summarize your ROI.

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Social Media Conservancy Interview Media 209

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. Don’t update your organization’s profiles on the weekend. The good news is that I have found using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. I do use the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page for work.

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Social Media Media Management Tips 259

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

2) ATTN Donors: Have you ever donated to a nonprofit organization through your cell phone? [ [link] ]. 43% Yes… our organization blogs regularly. 4) ATTN Donors: Do you prefer to give $$$ to your favorite organizations via: [ [link] ]: 71% The organization’s website. 25% Twitter. 9% MySpace.

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Results Communication Strategy Myspace 193

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Organization: National Wildlife Federation. Organization Size: 400 employees. Twitter: twitter.com/nwf. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Please summarize your ROI.

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Social Media National Interview Examples 190

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 7, 2011

LinkedIn Groups can be very high in ROI as long as you’re patient and willing to invest at least an hour a week promoting and monitoring your LinkedIn Group. I created and monitor the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group which recently surpassed 14,000 members. LinkedIn Groups can be a powerhouse in ROI.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Organization: The Humane Society of the United States. Organization Size: 11 million supporters, 500+ staff. Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? MySpace, back when it was cool. Twitter is the one that surprised me the most.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization: Women for Women International. Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Twitter: twitter.com/womenforwomen. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. It was also my duty to organize four fundraising events each year and manage an average six volunteers in any given week. can produce significant ROI is a myth. It’s not the tools.

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Social Media Management Media Social 272

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Organization: Taproot Foundation. Organization Size: 40 Employees. Twitter: twitter.com/taprootfound. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. Jumo: [link].

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Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. Get training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. I have always been an advocate of following, liking, and subscribing to the large organizations who are known for being early adopters. Learn basic HTML. WWF Desktop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Tom Subak, Vice President of Online Services, adds "Looking back over the three years, Cecile made it clear to everyone that the Internet was a critical part of our future and that she was going to be personally involved in the organization's transformation to embrace it.". Says Tom, "We don't talk about Facebook or Twitter.

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Story Platform Build Organization 90

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 260

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Did you experience any increased site traffic to HSUS as a result of your MySpace presence?

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JULY 26, 2007

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JULY 17, 2007

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MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

So, I wrote a post organizing all the questions and providing some short answers in a follow up post. There were a number of questions related to tools and tactics that I couldn't answer off the top of my head - so I decided to crowdsource them on Twitter asking for answers in the comments. Thank you Kevin!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. For many people who find you online, your website is the organization.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Judith Freeman of the New Organizing Institute and Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen joined me on a panel earlier this week at the Fem 2.0 tools as part of an organization’s communications strategy. So if your organization can’t recruit millions of new supporters and raise lots of money, then why is Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

I've been doing research for an article I'm writing for TechSoup about social networking tips, tricks, and tools -- once you've made the decision that it is right for your organization, how maintain a socnet presence without it being a huge black hole? I try to do this for blogging, RSS reading, twittering, flickr, email, etc.

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Social Network Network Tips Myspace 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Know that using third-party apps decreases ROI if not used carefully. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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Consultant Myspace Social Media Advocacy 31

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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Social Media Place Myspace Advocacy 28

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How is this valuable? Actually, struggling to write.

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Demographics Social Network Social Media Network 28

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" tools as part of an organization’s communications strategy. so important?

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JUNE 5, 2009

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Social Media Online Advocacy Media 47

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MAY 18, 2013

Know that using third-party apps decreases ROI if not used carefully. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 2 :: What About Myspace?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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AUGUST 12, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Since the ABI research preceded the MySpace announcement, we may see even faster growth.

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Social Network Mobile Social Media Network 28

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). They are not just posting photos of their grandkids.

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

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MAY 16, 2007

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Press Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28