Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If not an entire site, then at the very least your organization should create select web pages that are designed to be easily read on mobile devices. Three are sending me text alerts with links to their desktops sites. Linking to a desktop site in text alerts is definitely not a best practice. As of July 2009, 56.9

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NetWits

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009, is LIVE STRONG Day. As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. It’s also designed to generate awareness and foster support so the world can be freed from cancer.

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Local Cancer Impact Web 102

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

All 10 finalists will be invited to present their ideas at an international conference, “The Soul of the New Machine: Human Rights, Technology, and New Media,” at UC Berkeley, May 4 and 5, 2009. Social Actions’ Change the Web. We want you to dream up a new tool to help people find and share actions. Learn more.

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Netsquared Challenge Interview Sponsor 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community. They are calling on citizens to make a commitment over the next year for positive change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

If you want to be able to add “Donate Now&# buttons, e-Newsletter and text alert sign-up boxes, and/or call-to-action images to your social media profiles, you need to know HTML. I launched this blog in September 2009. Make it clear that you do receive the donations made on these sites and that they are put good use.

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Social Media ROI Media Myspace 225

Connection Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

Continuing the theme of "busy mom" from last month , I wanted to take a moment to talk about the need for organizations to optimize their sites for use with mobile devices. Compare that to Q2 2009, when just 16% of consumers had a smartphone. After viewing a couple of sites, you'll be convinced. Author: Sally Heaven.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

This project, housed on a social media enhanced micro-site allows people to commit to a year of service via an email sign up. The sky is clearly the limit in coming up with creative ways to tack social actions campaigns onto Groupon deals. Take a look at the examples on the G-team page and let your imagination run wild."

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Haiti Web Philanthropy Bookmarking 123

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

If it continues as it has, then I fear that many people will begin to check-out and become numb to our calls to action. Fueled by ego and discontent, these people rant, scream, complain, critique, and hate for hours upon hours on blogs and social networking sites – usually anonymously or using a fake name.

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Social Media Media Social Internet 257

NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

IdealistNews.org aims to be the Digg , er, Reddit of social news sites, while Academic Earth wants to be the Hulu of education. Social actions wants you to tap their API. (Oh, and if you want to drive yourself insane, try this hi-def version.). The appropriation of big ideas for good. But where's the TARP of nonprofit funding?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Check out the presentation slide-deck referenced in the post for detailed information about considerations and steps for making it easier to get your supporters to sign up and take action! Is there something in the nptech water? Marnie Webb reveals their project overview on her blog.

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NTEN Nptech Org Social Media 44

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. Context : Organizations can’t assume that applications like Causes or simply the use of social networking sites like Facebook will translate into new revenue streams supporting the organization. 25 median donation amount. Context : That’s a lot of people.

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Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

Change the Web Challenge: Finalists Announced - I'm really excited about the 24 Finalists in the Change the Web Challenge - this Challenge called for new applications that use Social Actions' API which aggregates and surfaces all kinds of actionable opportunities from around the web. Check them out!

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Web San Francisco Netsquared Bookmarking 100

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

This week - September 14-21, 2009 - we’ve asked individuals to step up and make a difference by using the Web to better their community. If you are looking for inspiration, search for opportunities on Idealist , the partner site for Mozilla Serive Week. Now’s your chance to take action! What is Mozilla Service Week?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Basically, it means that the data that you put into social networking sites, like profiles, social graph (those who you are connected to,) media, etc. I’m involved in the evangelism action group. These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. So first, what is data portability? So, I’m evangelizing.

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Data Open Source Industry RSS 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. There were also many sites so a searcher would have to go through several and sort through the many different search protocols and syntax. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I believe this so much in fact, that I started a Page called “ Call to Action: Launch an Ads Grants Program for Nonprofits “ Hope you become a Fan – er “Like&# it. Those sites let users know in advance when changes are coming. I have been working social media sites daily for 4.5 I don’t think so.

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ROI Integration Question Facebook 251

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 27, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with John Brennan , the driving force behind OpenAction.org , which empowers individuals and organizations by helping them tell the world about the positive impact their actions have. In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego).

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email. Emails sent to activists who had recently taken action on a given issue received 3x the response rate of regular full-list actions. Here are the highlights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

After all, volunteers are the lifeblood of most nonprofits, and with 64 Million volunteers taking the time to give back in 2009, National Volunteer Week is as much about thanking volunteers as encouraging them to come back. OK then, for the rest of you, here are 10 sites you can use to find the volunteer opportunity that suit you best.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Join the active conversation in the comments, too! :: Vinspired Voicebox :: Our robot - I'm excited to see the Voicebox in action! The 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey, carried out by training and consultancy firm the Management Centre, is based on the views of 126 fundraising directors and sector experts around the world."

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San Francisco Web Bookmarking Map 111

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This map shows some of the sites where Oxfam is providing water and sanitation, as well as employment through the cash-for-work program. Oxfam has reached 100,000 people across multiple sites and is aiming to reach 500,000 total over the next six months." "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.

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Web Haiti Bookmarking Map 111

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Email: While more than 35 percent of American adults now have a profile on at least one social networking site – the best way to reach supporters is still email. Emails sent to activists who had recently taken action on a given issue received 3x the response rate of regular full-list actions. Here are the highlights.

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Benchmark Studies Case Study Rate 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

For organizations, web stats are useful indicators of how many people are being reached by their message, the geographical spread of the visitors and whether or not a specific campaign was successful in driving traffic or creating actions (like donations, or letters, etc.) Why bother having a web site at all?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

One purpose is to allow users to modify their own information (if the site allows logins.) This is when actual code is written in the CMS (via module or customization) which calls APIs on the CRM side to perform specific actions, such as adding records, syncing records, grabbing data, etc. Integration. at 2:34 pm @Lobo: exactly!

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Integration API Drupal Open Source 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Way back in 2009, when I first Peter and Madeline, we brainstormed some questions about the strategic use of social media to build a network. The book points out that a generative social impact network is different than a coalition or alliance – where the agenda and actions are controlled.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and. It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member. Results: The concept of Red House 2009 was in sharp contrast to concepts of the past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

This year, I decided to create a New Year's post that looks at both format and content so I have a handy reference for my year-end post for 2009! 1. Best of Social Media, Nonprofits, and Social Actions for 2008: You'll find a couple of " best of social media 2008 " lists around from social media gurus.

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Meme Lesson Social Media Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Here's an update from Mike Everett-Lane on the Social Actions blog about how the nonprofit tech community is supporting the event. Choose from a list of service opportunities: Search Mozilla's partner sites ( Idealist & betterplace.org ) for a volunteer opportunity near you or anywhere around the world!

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Service Skills Community Widget 91

Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2009

As nonprofits scramble to meet their year-end fundraising goals, this is also a great time of year to reflect on what online fundraising and advocacy strategies worked well in 2009. A July 2009 Pew Internet study found there is no digital divide for online when you factor in mobile access. But what's coming up in 2010?

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Strategy Advocacy Plugin Grant 68

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

In November 2009, Oregon was identified as one of the 10 states in most fiscal peril by the Pew Center on the States. In response to the economic crisis, during 2009 MMT expanded its grantmaking strategies to help nonprofit organizations survive the economic downturn by helping with core and general operating expenses.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It's a relationship driven by their experiences with their bank, their airline or travel site, and yes, Google, Apple, YouTube and eBay. . Here are some of the other data points and trends that research and system performance revealed in 2009: More than 111 million consumers planned to donate online to charity in the last quarter of 2009.1.

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Online Giving Convio Mobile 74

Care2

JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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Analytics Google Social Media Websites 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

By this time (12/11/2009 2:23 pm pst) he's raised over $135K. fatcyclist sees that Johan Bruyneel has challenged him and starts to take action! Fat Cyclist comes back with two Blackbaud Fundraising sites: * [link] * [link]. 135K and counting has been raised as of Friday December 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm pst.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

During the course of the 2009 fundraising campaign, the task ahead of me often felt like Medusa : if I stared directly into any of those serpentine eyes, I was frozen. In 2009, we didn't put an end date on our campaign. Thank you messages were key to our success in 2009, and our fantastic start in 2010. well, you get the idea.

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Fundraising Lesson Social Media Mail 61

Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

With crowdfunding sites taking the business, art, and nonprofit world by storm with exponential growth since 2009, it's easy to overlook peer-to-peer fundraising. People often organize into teams to participate and raise funds, and physical action is required. Make a clear call to action for the audience to do.

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Beginner Fundraising Sudan Raise 36

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Evaluating Your Website’s Effectiveness. What are we trying to accomplish with our site? If a visitor understands how their involvement could make a difference, then they are more likely to dig a little deeper and might even give you their email address, make a donation, take action, or volunteer.

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