Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks. TechSoup blog profiles Taproot Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. Ethan Zuckerman gives a summary of Pros/Cons of facebook Activism , a presentation by Imran Jamal and the Burma Global Action Network. There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft.

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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? 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? Fill out your profile completely. Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. Britt Bravo looks back on a poll from last year about recommending social networking software and points to recent spoofs about Facebook and Social Networking. hard to use

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

By Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good When we think about giving online, we tend to focus on the latest new bell, whistle or widget for fundraising. Giving on social networks is significant, but donor loyalty is highest on charity websites that build strong connections with donors. Analysis of cumulative online giving (i.e.,

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. If constituents are communicating on external social networks, nonprofits will miss out on an opportunity to gain valuable insight by not being able to capture data about members and donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

" She points to an interesting web widget from SunLight Labs which adds mini-profiles with links to Member of Congress to your blog or web page when you mouseover the link. The Knowledge-at-Work blog writes about when learning and knowledge collide -- and the importance of collaborative learning networks.

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2016

How many social networks does your nonprofit have a presence on? And if you did read the TOS, did you understand the legal jargon and how each network uses your data and your constituents’ data? Have you ever read their Terms of Service (TOS) before your nonprofit registered its account? Probably not. and, here’s why….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site.

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NTEN

MARCH 7, 2011

Every attendee name badge will have a QR code that links to your myNTC profile (the 11NTC online conference and community). To get a glimpse of how this will look, take a look and scan my name badge: Anna / @annanten Richter Program Director Nonprofit Technology Network Pretty nifty, huh?

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

We’ve talked recently about how to publish your Twitter updates to Facebook Page or personal Profile page. Do you want to post the content from several different blogs and social networks to your organization's Facebook Page, and add a news alert feed for your cause's keywords, too? Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Among the new Twitter analytics tools, TweetPsych stands out for its very different perspective — it analyses the language of your tweets to create a "psychological profile" and to suggest other Twitter users who "think like you.".( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking Twitter webinar analytics social media.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Facebook has just begun to introduce a new design for its Groups application that looks a lot more like Pages and personal Profiles. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech online community Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications social media. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. Network-Centric Advocacy blogs points to a new feature at Alex's Lemonade Stand called "From the Mail Bag."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Virtual drinks are very much needed on this Facebook profile. NpTech Software and Web Apps Here's two new networked content creation platforms, although focusing on different disciplines. Nancy White writes about the Future of Learning in a Networked World self-financed learning journey. Fundraising 2.0

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JUNE 9, 2018

After five very productive years at Tech Networks of Boston (TNB), I am now looking for my next professional challenge. In my next job, I’d like to focus on some or all of the following: Weaving networks among nonprofit organizations in order to build collaboration, peer learning, and communities of practice. “Excelsior!”

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 2, 2010

This month’s round-up of free nonprofit webinars could very well be our most interesting yet, with a wide variety of topics and some high-profile speakers who’ll have lots of value to share. Check the details on the host websites to see if there’s a way you can benefit from these learning opportunities, even if you.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. Others will simply focus on the networks that have the most impact on their community.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

NPTech For Good reports that giveapp.org has beta launched Give App. The app uses the Guidestar database to search for charities and Network for Good to process donations. microsoft mobile apps internet of things NPTech news digital inclusion' Google launched a similar service for their Chrome browser in 2013. The Give App.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Public profile. The answer: it's a huge gray area. So what can we do?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

Rather than list off the top things you can do to raise money and spread your money right now, we decided to instead put our money where our mouth is - quite literally - and make a concerted effort to help the entire nptech community by raising money online for scholarships to none other than the 2009 NTC Conference in San Francisco.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Will Kill MyBlogLog Next Month – "Five years to the month after it was founded, cross-blog social networking widget MyBlogLog will be closed down by Yahoo! MyBlogLog is a service that shows blog writers and readers the faces and profile information of other MyBlogLog users that visit their sites."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

This second post shares some insights from the planning sessions for E-Mediat project, a networked approach to capacity building for NGOs in Social Media in the Middle East. (For For context, read my earlier post ). Chris is the Director of User Experience for Meedan. Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

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! >> Lastly, the IFRC Guides also include an appendix of all the organization’s profiles and online spaces! Protect your own privacy.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2015

We are looking forward to engaging with the #nptech community. Create a profile on ideascale. (It Activating Your Community: Building a Network of Changemakers — Submitted by Eli van der Giessen, NetSquared community manager. How the voting works: 1. It takes 2 minutes to register and confirm your email. Cast your votes!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

But this definition conflicts with today’s concept of social networking, in which we interact primarily with screens rather than with people." But in almost all cases, it turns out, the humble Facebook wall itself steals the show. ""

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks. By tying in with Facebook from the start they’ve harnessed the relational power of the most prolific social network built to date. 4) Razoo – [link].

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

While there is an increasing number of youth-facing nonprofits that employ organizational Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, the usage of separate, professional, Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts can be a more meaningful way to engage young people. Follow Shub @shubsengupta.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2011

and looks like more NPTECH folks found their way into the sandbox. I’ve managed to find about 200 other people who work with nonprofits or nonprofit technology exploring it. No one has figured it out yet , so we are learning together. Colleague Geoff Livingston was in the WhiteHouse and filed this report. Analysis here.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. In much of the world, mobile phone networks are the only thing that connects cities and countries to the rest of the world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers. The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. I also want to mark the passing of one of my NPTech heroes.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Tinley Park, IL: Revival in America’s Heartland: the Chicago Southland Fiber Network. We profiled Toronto’s Net2Local organizer Tierney Smith to learn why TechSoup Canada hosts a meetup group. San Francisco’s Regina Walton shines a spotlight on the best #nptech events in San Francisco. Wednesday, November 6.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It gets better: you can set up your personal profile with tags — all sorts of tags — about what your networking and general interests are, your agenda interests, even your product interests. Tags: #11NTC myNTC NPTech NTEN online community Social Media. And it's included with your 2011 NTC registration.).

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2010

Only Name, Profile Picture, Networks and Gender must be publicly available. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN privacy Communications. Significantly reduce the amount of information that must be visible to everyone on Facebook. Facebook will no longer require that users' friends and connections are visible to everyone.

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