Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

This is the third post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Website & Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

#GivingTuesday 2020 is December 1 and below are important data about GivingTuesday donors to help your nonprofit create a successful campaign. The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Digital Trends. 3: Social Networking. He went through some recent trends with social networking use. 2: Mobile Usage. #3:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K. Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! Are you using social media primarily to raise money?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters.

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

By the time you’ve read this very sentence, all of those trends have become irrelevant (except for Taylor, of course!) and new trends have emerged, taking over 150 million users in the United States on a visual ride with them. By jumping in on evergreen trends, your organization’s content could become part of the ride.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Sprout Social.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Be Informed. Cultivation.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many nonprofits struggle to maximize their data usage. In fact, when surveyed, 97% of nonprofit professionals expressed an interest in learning how to use their data more effectively, and only 5% reported using data in every decision they make. Understand individual patient health within the context of population health trends.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

How Elections Impact Fundraising It’s a common misconception that elections take fundraising dollars away from nonprofits. Political campaigns might raise $20 billion at most, whereas nonprofits raise closer to $500 billion at least. Read up on policy changes and build in extra time for your ads to be reviewed and approved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices. American Muslim Giving Trends. But before we get into that study, some basic understanding of Muslim beliefs are paramount. Click to Tweet.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion. 67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 1, 2017

As New York’s leading personalized nonprofit board matching service, we spend a lot of time working with nonprofit boards to help them craft their nonprofit’s give/get policy – or how much board members should be asked to annually generate for the boards on which they serve.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. Ideally, all nonprofit goals should have numerical measurements that are referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs). This can be inspiring, but it is not always scalable and definitely not measurable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7. Instagram: 1.4

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

So, when inflation made dollars not stretch as far and staffing shortages shifted more duties to a fewer number of people, many nonprofits found 2022 to be particularly stressful. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network. But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! Learn more at MESG.marketing !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

I thought the points about measurement were right on and applies to other types of nonprofits. National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering for Arts Organizations , Guest Post by Mary Trudel and Rory MacPherson. As readers of this blog well know, digital and social media can be difficult to keep up with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. We know that good practice is to establish measurable objectives for your social media strategy and identify the audience before you executive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

The closest thing we have in the nonprofit space to a retailer’s limited-time only offer is a limited-time only match, and I think people really responded when they realized there was another offer waiting for them,” said Catharine Holihan, vice president of direct marketing for the American Cancer Society. “At Research backs this up.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources? Social media is an incredibly active and social space.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Working with a lean budget and stakeholders who care about where every dollar goes means that the stakes and expectations for financial management are sky-high for nonprofits. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Update the policy based on your current and future needs.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

Digital advocacy forms are tools used to move nonprofit supporters to take action in support of your mission—no matter where they live. Why should nonprofits use digital advocacy forms now? What are some trends around nonprofit digital advocacy? What are digital advocacy forms?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Unfortunately, 50% of nonprofits do not know how data can support their work, and 31% do not know what to do with this information. Donorbox defines KPIs as “a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a nonprofit (or another type of organization) is achieving its key organizational objectives.”

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Care2

JULY 16, 2012

There are a ton of smart people writing about nonprofit technology and communications to help nonprofit communicators keep up on the latest online trends and developments. Thankfully, you can take advantage of great in-depth research and findings published in nonprofit reports. Organizations have an average 3.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The goal is to encourage nonprofits to make New Year's resolutions to that help them more efficiently and effectively move people to support their organizations. I'm drilling down into the concept of " streamline " to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” ” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. Your graphic designer will certainly help you refine this initial idea.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

From improvements in user experience, to new trends in visual design and technical performance, there are a lot of factors that are fundamental or high on your priority list. If your large nonprofit is considering a redesign of your primary website, be sure to include other aspects of your digital ecosystem in your planning.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The one who’s always reading something interesting, always has the best links to send, and knows about all the new trends before you’ve even made sense of the old ones? Nonprofit Tech for Good - Weekly Newsletter. Subscribe if: Nonprofit pro is your name, and general nonprofit content is your game. Nonprofit Hub - Hubcap.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

My position as Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation has been a living laboratory, learning about social media and networks in a philanthropy context. The conversations about what constitutes an effective nonprofit social media strategy have been thought provoking. How to or if to use social media?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? Have a formal policy about sending after hours emails.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. International Economic and Policy Stakeholders Recognize the Internet’s Increasing Role. This was originally posted on the GuideStar International Blog.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The annual day of giving has been especially critical over the last two years, with donations to nonprofits having increased during the pandemic. Even through such a challenging time, a third of nonprofits report exceeding their fundraising goals in 2021 and 87% of respondents that invested in technology reported it as impactful.

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