Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. Don’t try to be clever and put your Facebook Page or Twitter Profile.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Maybe you’ve also taken the next step of strengthening your stakeholder community by engaging in back and forth dialog online – whether in existing social spaces like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, or in a custom built online community. What is a knowledge sharing network? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Jessica Kirkwood , VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning. Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network by Jessica Kirkwood. And what will HandsOn Network do to support them? Is that good?

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Last week we asked our friends on Twitter, " What do you have more of - Facebook friends, Twitter followers, or LinkedIn contacts? Based on the responses we received, it looks like Facebook wins, followed closely by Twitter and LinkedIn. Next week’s question: Do you have a secret for dealing with spam email?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Truth be told, I typically delete such useless drivel right away as blog spam. If they really like it they’ll post a link on their own networks. They didn’t know that I have 1,000 more followers than their company Twitter account does. The link in question was on a comment at the bottom of a 5 year old blog post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s organic reach is equivilent to sending 100 donors a fundraising email and having 98 of them classified spam and consequently blocked. Nonprofit social media managers have to deal with weird, random mean people on Twitter. Don’t. Just block and forget. But ROI is minimal in the traditional sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 1% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something on Facebook, Twitter, etc. 7) Is your nonprofit monitoring your Website stats to see how much traffic is coming from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn Groups, etc.? [ [link] ]. 25% Twitter. [ [link] ].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. 2) Elgg: Elgg is a powerful open source social network tool.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Email or direct messaging on Facebook or Twitter might just be a solid course of action, but be sure to do it smartly: send personal and custom messages, not formulaic missives which may be interpreted as spam; honor the recipient’s rules for messaging, such as sending them to specific addresses depending on the topic etc.;

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

There is also the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. This is the risk of building communities on social networking sites over which we have no control over. It has taken 2.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. It will help you centralize all your efforts and reduce the amount of spam and notification e-mails sent to your work e-mail account. </strong> 8.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2012

Email is still king in the demographic groups that are most likely to become donors," said Joe Baker, Vice President of Causes and Advocacy for Care2, a social action network which serves more than 700 nonprofit clients, across the spectrum of cause verticals. 188 billion emails are sent daily, though granted a portion of those are spam.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

That said, I do not cover personal LinkedIn Profiles in my upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn , but LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages are covered in detail in both the webinar and in the book. Maximize the website and Twitter fields. Post Authentic Updates—Don’t Sync with Twitter!

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. It seems your baby steps into the world of user-generated content and social networking have turned on you. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. The names have been changed to protect the paranoid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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NTEN

JANUARY 20, 2011

It went into my spam filter, FYI.) The USB Modem U300 is a dual-mode wireless USB modem combining 3G and 4G technology, utilizing Sprint’s WiMAX network. Here's what you need to do: Create an account at our auction site. You must use our link to register: [link]. You should also choose to "Follow" any items on which you bid.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Complaining about the errors on Twitter along with @Kanter, @pgjones00 was Mark Mann: It is in beta, let’s not forget! Building a Network. Tags: community networking jumo nonprofits social media social network. So, patience and persistence are the keys to success. Isn’t that the point?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Sponsoring another conference, meeting, or networking event, whether it is in-person, hybrid, or virtual, is a great way to get your event brand out there and to generate brand awareness. Many people in the individuals’ personal and professional networks will likely be eager to attend and support them in this venture. .

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2010

As social networks try and become profitable they are experimenting with new ad models and trying to drive more traffic to increase ad revenue. Promoted tweets are what Twitter plans on offering to organizations that want to advertise on Twitter. Also, “advertising on social networks has a poor track record.&#

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ Doing Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Bruce Lesley said his organization takes a moderate approach with new platforms as an organization. Bruce Lesley said his organization takes a moderate approach with new platforms as an organization. Bruce notes, “I was one of those people who said, not too long ago, that we’d never be on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. He has built a supportive network of people who help him fuel his cause. He knows how to empower people in his network as well as say thank you. He doesn't pitch.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Network for Good : $29.95/month design: is it clean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections. Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

That said, I do not cover personal LinkedIn Profiles in my upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn , but LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages are covered in detail in both the webinar and in the book. Maximize the website and Twitter fields. Post Authentic Updates—Don’t Sync with Twitter!

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Linkedin Profile Professional Tips 110

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Sponsoring another conference, meeting, or networking event, whether it is in-person, hybrid, or virtual, is a great way to get your event brand out there and to generate brand awareness. Many people in the individuals’ personal and professional networks will likely be eager to attend and support them in this venture. .

Virtual 52

Virtual Marketing Guide Stream 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

His Twitter account was used as a platform to broadcast hatespeech to his thousands of followers. TechSoup's own Kevin Lo noticed some strange activity on his email accounts when friends were replying to spam he was supposedly sending out. The Return of the Living Hackers. His Google account was taken over and deleted.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

It's a burial ground for spam." He also began using Facebook (and later Twitter) as a way to listen to and better understand his students' concerns and interests. But don't bother creating your own network. For example, when Shin's organization started using Twitter, it wasn't successful at all.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2011

A blank email subject line can look like spam. On Twitter, you’re an egghead. When you create a Twitter account, it gives you an egg graphic until you upload a photo. Your Facebook or Twitter status hasn’t been updated in weeks. Your email needs to have your website domain address. You have no email signature.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 26, 2009

Five Things We’re Forgetting When We Take Our Fundraising Online | Network for Good Learning Center - Learn how to raise money online for your nonprofit: "Remember the days before the Internet? We're not sure if that world is more or less scary than the one we're working in now: Twitter, CAN-SPAM, Web design. No websites.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Influencers could be peers posting pictures help to turn prospects into new students, or they could be alumni or donors who use social networking to promote alumni relations activities or annual fund donations. When looking for which of your supporters who have the most sway across their social networks, first consider whose voice you trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

According to Mashable : One controversial issue among social networks is how hard they should push for user acquisition. Most social networks these days let you to import your email address book in some way ( Twitter is the latest), but most make it clear if they???re spamming??? re about to mail your contacts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. .&# Installation of WordPress is scarily easy. WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. The best one, by the way, is Akismet , which is also made by Automattic. I doubt you’ll look back. { Keep up the good work!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords. Twitter as Trigger. You can pre-order the report here.].

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Founded in 1998, Care2, a B-corporation that works with over 700 nonprofits and has more than 15 million members, defines itself as a social action network. Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.”

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