Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A/B testing is too large a topic to cover in depth here, but it’s one of the most powerful tools Facebook offers for iterating more effective ads and lowering costs. For many organizations, Facebook fundraising ads can be an effective tool to cultivate a valuable audience that’s increasingly difficult to reach with organic content.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

MAY 8, 2019

Washington, D.C., EveryAction has grown into one of the largest and fastest growing providers of Digital, Fundraising, and Organizing SaaS tools to nonprofits and progressive campaigns. EveryAction is headquartered in Washington, D.C., For more information, visit www.everyaction.com or follow us on Twitter @everyactionhq.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. The benefits of something like Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington are really three-fold, according to the report.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." And, as Tech Hermit blog notes, there was quite a discussion about this on Twitter. I'll boil it down to " Causes is A Friending Tool, Not A Fundraising Tool."

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Like GoFundMe, Fundly’s platform enables fundraisers to upload media, post updates, tell their stories, and share their campaigns via Facebook, Twitter, and email. Plus, it integrates with Double the Donation’s matching gift automation tool , 360MatchPro. Why We Love This Platform. Fundly charges a 4.9% 30 per transaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2012

The government blocks certain sites, including access to any group organizing features on social sites (shared photo pools for example), skype out, and tools like VPNs that can help you get around government censors. Eventually, I was able to install a VPN and get to the sites I wanted to use. More from GlobalVoices.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 26, 2011

Concluding today, speakers have included David Leonhardt, Washington Bureau Chief & Pulitzer Prize winner of the New York Times, Andy Goodman of The Goodman Center, Will Friedman, President of Public Agenda, and Bill Powers, President of the University of Texas at Austin. This is important work, being done well. Excellent work all!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. Once the panel discussion begins I’ll be taking questions from the audience as well as fielding questions via Twitter. If you’re at the conference make sure to connect with the panelist and me ( @franswaa ) on Twitter before the event. Incredible!).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Maddie : Lindy and I have talked to thousands of association executives who have voiced their frustrations about the social web — from the overabundance of tools and the disorderly experimentation of staff (and members!), Maddie : We can’t wait for 11NTC , NTEN’s conference in Washington DC – where we know Blackbaud will be!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

#4Change is a monthly Twitter-based conversation about how social media is helping to create change , and you can see it via the hashtag #4Change. Where: Twitter (search for #4Change). Twitter, I believe, provides us with such a platform. Details: Date: Thursday, June 11. When: 5 - 7 pm US Eastern Time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Hope you will too.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

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). Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011."

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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. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Today I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar to clients of the Washington Access Fund. If you want to explore Twitter chats , I suggest checking out what various hashtags mean and use this list for a directory of chats: [link]. For a step by step guide to setting up your listening dashboard , visit: [link].

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / $875. 2018 Washington Nonprofit Conference. 2018 Washington Nonprofit Conference. Creating Change Conference.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

But with the ever-changing properties and tools on the Internet, that door has evolved into countless spaces, conversations, and opportunities that can seem tough to tackle. Finding out could be as simple as conducting a survey through your newsletter or website (try free tools at SurveyMonkey.com ). Diversify Your Content.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Seattle, Washington: Mission-Driven Website Planning Workshop. Seattle, Washington: Springboard 2017 Graduation. Washington, D.C.:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. We’ve had a great time brainstorming new promotional ideas, creating new tools and new ways to market ourselves.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

It’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to share our collective wisdom with inspiring stories and practical tools that help women professionally and personally and of course, change the world. You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#. But when did we go from referring to social media as a tool to calling it the catalyst of a revolution?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Have you been able to use these tools to raise money online? Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. YouTube: youtube.com/BigCatRescue. com/savethecats.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

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). Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., " Read all of the lessons Carol learned – and I'd love to hear what you learned! ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Earlier this week, I first learned about Amit Gupta and his story from a twitter post. There is also a hashtag dialog on Twitter under the tag #iswabbedforamit. So today is the day you can do some good with your social media tools. Let’s use our digital tools and do some good. Can Social Media Save Lives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2009

There are some other benefits to having your nonprofit's CEO be on Twitter, these might include: Source of news. Networking Tool. I did a brief scan to see if there any nonprofit CEOs who Twitter. I did a brief scan to see if there any nonprofit CEOs who Twitter. Brand Building. Focus Group/Research. Monitoring.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. Washington, DC: Lessons Learned, Online Learning for Social Change. Seattle, Washington. Seattle, Washington: Salesforce Essentials — Training for Nonprofit Organizations. Seattle, Washington: Calling All ED/CEOs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). I find myself doing this on Twitter more and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2009

Her case in point is the recent Washington Post article suggesting that Facebook Causes had driven very little money to charity and was a failure. Lucy brings up some points about metrics for Twitter. Whatever the tool we're using, the right metrics are those that can help understand engagement and relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

This weekend, I got to spend some time at a beautiful conference center on Falling Leaf Lake with 140 grassroots environmental organizations, all grantees of Patagonia, at the Tools for Grassroots Activists Conference. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfswildfish. Instagram: https://instagram.com/nativefishsociety/.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Timing is Everything: Surprisingly, the time of day that you post to Facebook, Twitter, and other networks has a big impact on the likelihood of your post being seen. We’re kicking off 2013 in New York City on March 7, and then we head to Boston on May 20, Silicon Valley on June 13, Washington, DC on July 15, and Austin on August 13.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land."

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

If you’re an organization that’s looking to analyze and visualize data about your work, or needs assistance in using data to further your mission, then you should apply to be part of the Washington D.C. Change.org was featured in the Washington Post for being an influential advocate on issues from bullying to bank fees.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

When I moved from California to Washington DC in 1998 to be with my then-boyfriend, now-husband, I decided to start my own consulting company, which originally focused on writing for environmental groups, thus EcoScribe Communications was born. You can also find me on our Facebook Page and I’m kivilm on Twitter and Slideshare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching: The big picture. Facing AIDS via Twitter, Widgets, & More: Government Strategies for Online Engagement. Write A Powerful Story In 60 Minutes: The Hollywood Method.

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