Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. A good content strategy requires time and skills to execute and the successful management of your social networks requires training.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

There's been a lot of discussion over the past week about Causes leaving MySpace and becoming a Facebook-only application. Yes you can claim that anyone has the power to blog, but that's really only the people who have access to the tools and the time and the empowerment. read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. 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. This is when the MySpace vs. Facebook debate began to rage in the blogoshphere.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 23, 2012

In the past 2 days I've received spams in the form of confirmations from MySpace, Habbo, Tagged, and Foursquare. Here they are: 1) Subject: Please confirm your Myspace account cancellation. Sender: Myspace (noreply@message.sease.com). See you around, Your friends at Myspace. (I Text: You're… leaving us?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

She writes about a nonprofit portal in Myspace called Nonprofit Organizations MySpace. It offers tips on how not-for-profits can effectively use MySpace for fundraising and/or campaigning. It looks like a good place to start if you want to find examples of nonprofits with a presence in MySpace and get ideas. Save Darfur.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

If not, it may be time to get some training. Many donors may not feel comfortable donating directly through social media apps and widgets (yet), but they do feel comfortable clicking to your “Donate Now&# page on your website from a link posted on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. Website Traffic. Volunteers.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. The message indicated that all Causes-related pages and content on MySpace would be taken down at the end of the week. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace. The message indicated that all Causes-related pages and content on MySpace would be taken down at the end of the week. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. For the last 4.5 Be creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

However, as LinkedIn, Blogger and Myspace all celebrate their 10-year anniversary this year, nonprofits have now had a decade to study and experiment with social media and create systems for successfully launching and tracking the value of their social media campaigns. That said, congrats to the early adopters!

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

A couple of good articles about how nonprofits are using myspace and some dos and don'ts this week. I have a myspace site but I haven't done any deep experimination. I set it up so I could help some friends with teens who are it and hopefully by the time my kids are teens there will be a different technology use pattern to master.)

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

There’s been quite a lot of talk in the last year about the opportunities for fundraising online, generally, as well as the best practices for organizations leveraging social media for campaigns (as well as the idea to use free tools to raise money in hard economic times). Tags: fundraising issues causes data facebook myspace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Just saw a press release from Yahoo, Google, and MySpace about OpenSocial Foundation. There are many websites implementing OpenSocial, including Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING.??? s not easy!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

We engaged, asked questions, held competitions, discovered advertising and had a great time teaching the world about our cause and how to keep kids safe. I’ve observed this phenomenon on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Foursquare. We worked so hard to get to 5,000 and then we took off! And today we hit 100,000 likes/fans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

At the time very few nonprofits were utilizing social media (with the exception of blogging). They were getting creative and bold on MySpace long before corporate brands and higher education had even thought of launching social media campaigns. Early adoption served these organizations very well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Nothing kills an online community faster than spam (think Myspace ) and LinkedIn Groups have plenty of it. That said, a 40,000 strong spam-free LinkedIn Group is a powerful thing for both the group admin and those members who take the time to post and participate on a regular basis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. I know this seems completely contradictory to current communication trends, but that’s exactly the time you want to do something different to get noticed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time. Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. Pick a time to quit in the evening and stick to it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months. One thing to keep in mind is that most new services when first launched are expensive, but go down in price significantly over time as new vendors flood the market. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Currently, these channels can not easily be viewed on the digital TV sets in our living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms, but it’s just a matter of time. Ideally, it should match your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Foursquare URLs. Nothing short of amazing the first time you use it. Websites like Ustream.tv

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Time Originally uploaded by Choconancy1. and we're going to let it fly for a whlie on our LLS myspace profile. Each site is different - LinkedIn has a different vibe than Myspace - and very different users. " Marc responded to my comment/question on the post about he finds the time to experiment. I have no idea.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

That said, it’s time for some nonprofits to ramp it up a notch or two. In many cases, supporters will recognize your avatar on social media sites long before their brains even begin to register the name of your nonprofit. Please do not underestimate the power – or lack thereof – of your nonprofit’s avatar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 Download it here. In A Museum?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of times a year DIOSA Communications offers a webinar special for nonprofit organizations, and the month of April is now one of those times. From now until April 30, all social media and mobile technology webinars are 2-for-1. Currently, she has more than 500,000 followers, fans and friends on numerous social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

The Internet was primarily a desktop PC or laptop experience and reading news and sending and receiving email accounted for the majority of time spent online. Today, social media consumes the most time spent on the Internet and the majority of that browsing occurs on a smartphone or tablet. Nonprofits pioneered social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I would say MySpace has dropped off the most for us. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? We’re all paid-employees, but we none of us do social media full-time. I should say I did recently hire a social media volunteer who helps me on a part-time basis.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Once your blog is in place you could choose to spend time on Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc, but why waste time on every site out there when you can optimize your time. That means your audience – students and their families – spend time there. You’ll even get real-time click stats!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

Worldometers : Provides world statistics updated in real-time. 4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. These resources are invaluable when looking for quality content to utilize and share on social media sites. BrainyQuote : A directory of quotes by famous people.

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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. It’s likely just a matter of time until donors will land on your nonprofit’s “Donate” page and be given the option to donate instantly with a digital payment login.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I use them on my website, Facebook Pages, MySpace, and most importantly, on the right side of this blog. Save some time and just right-click the icons below for those sites your organization uses: I know many of you want to know how to add these icons to your blog, website, Facebook Pages, etc. Simply right-click to download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

7) Is your nonprofit monitoring your Website stats to see how much traffic is coming from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn Groups, etc.? [ [link] ]. 9% MySpace. 20% Two or three times a week. [ [link] ]. 28% 2,501-5,000. 22% 501-2,500. 19% Less than 500. 16% 5,001-10,000. 5% 10,001-25,000. 5% 25,001-50,000. 25% Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Are they paid, full-time, part-time? LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=104492.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Unlike other online petitions, Change.org e-mail petitions send an e-mail to the target each time someone signs on. Create an E-mail Petition. Grab Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. 2) You get access to Status Update Impressions [ announcement from Facebook ]: Raw number of times this story has been seen on your Wall.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Brand pages are expected to be launched some time this fall. During the early months of Facebook euphoria in 2008 I saw a lot of nonprofits abandon their communities on Myspace much too soon which was both unfortunate for their supporters on Myspace, and the nonprofits themselves.

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