Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. When I started blogging 18 months ago my e-newsletter list was 3,000 and to that point had been built over 3.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

@NonprofitOrgs only follows nonprofit organizations, nonprofit staff, nonprofit service providers, and activists on Twitter. Many of these folks are new to Twitter and thus I get to see the Twitter debut of many nonprofits and there are eight very common mistakes that newbies make that unknowingly diminish their Twitter ROI from day one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 ET. This webinar begins with a general introduction to Twitter and then quickly moves on to demonstrate how nonprofits can use the site to increase their supporter base, website traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and overall visibility on the Internet. Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Cost: $50.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

They all get great newsletters. I get a couple of trillion of them a day - who has time for them?”. and you’ll join the ranks of the content know-it-alls in record time. From the must-have industry news, to the Friday afternoon necessities (I’m looking at you, This Week in Cats), here’s 10 newsletters to get you started.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

As a government entity, you may have joined Twitter years ago, using it to provide valuable customer experiences to your constituents and communities. But what if Twitter is no longer a reliable way to interact with your “customers”? All of this has left many Twitter users and organizations to ask themselves, “What do we do now?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

An online database of Twitter Apps called oneforty currently lists almost 2,900 third-party Twitter Apps. While some nonprofits have been early adopters of Twitter Apps, the vast majority are not. The ten Twitter Apps listed below are 10 of my 25 favorites: 1. TwitPic : TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

See that big sign-up box for our newsletter on the top right corner? If not, you should get one, and offer to give your users something of value, for free, in return for giving you their e-mail addresses and permission to add them to your e-newsletter list. Are you sending out newsletters? You have one of those, don’t you?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good launched in 2005 as a Myspace page and in the 18 years since we’ve been through multiple early adoption phases of new social media — first Facebook and Twitter and then on to LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr. The people using Threads are early adopters and they have seen it many times before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 15, 2014

Thanks to a sponsorship from the Public Interest Registry , for the first and only time all Nonprofit Tech for Good webinars are being offered for free to the nonprofit community. Twitter followers will be notified first. One week before each webinar, Nonprofit Tech for Good e-newsletter subscribers will be notified.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

When a contribution is made, it’s a good idea to publicize gratitude by posting the name of the donor with a special message of thanks on social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. 3) Give something real. It also goes a long way toward reassuring potential donors that their contribution won’t be wasted. 6) Give reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 2) Schedule Facebook Updates and tweets for other time zones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Social media is time consuming and if you aren’t doing it right, you’re wasting your time. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter. People follow nonprofits on Twitter to learn about your cause or because they care about the work you do. Google, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

The truth is, immediately following a donation is one of the best times for another call-to-action (CTA) of ways donors can continue to support your organization. This is an excellent time to ensure donors have seen all the great content on your website. 3) Send to Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Thereafter and through November 27, add a #GivingTuesday footer or header image (600 x 200) to your email newsletter that links to your #GivingTuesday website.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

As the old saying goes, time is money. Thankfully, the book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits breaks down, in clear and concise terms, just how much time an organization should devote to building and managing a social media campaign. Facebook is an almost must-have for today’s non-profits.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

The functionality is just like Twitter, focusing on short, written exchanges and timely discourse. While Threads is the “new kid on the block,” we can look to its competitor, Twitter, to see where the benefits might lie for fundraising. Sound familiar? How Can It Be Useful for Fundraising? Already made the leap?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 8, 2021

There are many communication channels to choose from when delivering your nonprofit message: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) . Direct mail or newsletter. Mission moments” are a great time to deliver your organization’s strongest stories to a captive audience. Direct mail and newsletters. Social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2012

Deepening Engagement, One Drawing at a Time – guest post by Darren Barefoot. Each time someone drew a frame, The Big Wild made a donation to Sarah’s Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) , an organization dedicated to protecting Southern Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment. Unusually, traffic from Twitter was also above average.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

That’s a little over two workdays a week—plenty of time to interact with your organization. Thanks to social media, spending quality time with your members doesn’t always have to happen face to face. Try hosting a Twitter (now known as X) Q&A relevant to your mission or service or a livestream on Twitch, Instagram, and Facebook.

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

Join Our Newsletter is displayed first, followed by links to social media accounts on the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum website. If you have a link to your Facebook and Twitter at the top of your homepage and your listserve at the bottom, it implies that you prefer to interact with your audience on your social media sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. For example, Alley Cat Allies’ Cat-alyst Society – Monthly Giving Program : This page should have a URL that can be easily promoted in print newsletters and postcard campaigns, such as alleycat.org/givemonthly. Add a pop-up!

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

On Wednesday, July 13, Bill Gates started a Twitter thread with an interesting observation: Several huge global setbacks over the past few years have left many people discouraged and wondering whether the world is destined to get worse. How is the foundation going to respond to this moment in time? Sign up for their email newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Now, of course it’s humanly impossible to follow the tweets of that many Twitter accounts, so to make the chaos manageable I organize my favorite nonprofits and those whose tweets consistently stand out from the rest into Twitter Lists. Finally, one last point – there is a time and place for marketing pitches on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. To add a donate button, e-newsletter, mobile alerts opt-ins, and social network icons to your blog, for example, you need to know how to work with an HTML editing software. Multitasking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Websites, blogs, and e-newsletters that are responsively designed will become more common place in 2014 and will incorporate elements of flat design for optimal mobile browsing. Some were ahead of their time and others lacked the design and functionality necessary to hook smartphone users. 4) Maturation of Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

If not, it may be time to get some training. e-Newsletter Subscribers. The number 1 answer is always my e-Newsletter. Though subscription rates are dropping by an average of 1% each year, e-Newsletters are still a powerhouse of ROI. These testimonials are invaluable for print materials, funding appeals, and e-Newsletters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. All these new tools and trends are exciting, but impossible to effectively utilize if you don’t have a full-time new media manager.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. Very impressed by all the non-profits featured in your presentation who are doing an amazing job on Social Media most of the time with very limited resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

At the most basic level, we’ll see billboards in the metaverse that advertise good causes and actions people can take in the metaverse, such as real-time cryptocurrency donations and buying NFTs with the proceeds benefitting nonprofits. As all fundraisers know, it never hurts to ask, especially on Twitter. ? About the Author.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

After spending all these years investing time and resources into building and engaging your online communities before there was proof that your time and resources were well spent, your nonprofit is now in the best position to reap the benefits of a powerful, action-oriented Social Web. That said, congrats to the early adopters!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Would you ever put a cropped logo on your website or in your e-newsletter? Or sign off on a proof for a print newsletter or funding appeal where your logo was cropped or shrunk so small it was made completely unreadable? Twitter :: Needs Improvement. Twitter :: Examples of Excellence. Of course not!

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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. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. Having a discussion on your Facebook Page is not a social media strategy, nor is is engaging supporters on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Time: 9am (New York City), 2pm (London), 5pm (Nairobi). The foundation of a successful online communications and fundraising campaign is built upon a well-designed, well-written website and e-newsletter. Participants will: Gain knowledge of best practices for website and e-newsletter design. Date: Thursday, February 27, 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2011

Register for our Social Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the full reports used to construct this INFOGRAPHIC. Register for our Social Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the full reports used to construct this INFOGRAPHIC. Users raise six times more than non-users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. If you have a Twitter account, sign up with your Twitter username and password.

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