Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I was profiled on Linux.com. A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. That’s kinda fun! I “live the open source lifestyle.&#

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! Amy Sample Ward recaps the lively discussion and shares some excellent resources like this Climate Debate Map , the Drupal.org profile of TckTckTck and the Climate Lab Wiki. Not to mention all the personal updates that were happening through folks' Facebook profiles, Twitter, and personal blogs.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

Just send the company your e-mail list and tell it what social networking sites those on your list are using, their demographics, the numbers of friends they have, how many widgets they’re using, even their interests. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), 2 admin 06.11.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Signing up for new ones, making profiles, adding friends, adding applications, etc. They own my profile, and whatever time I spend adding content. A new social networking site, called “Quetchup&# spammed (without permission) the contacts of people who signed up for the site. And, yet another login and password.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Google has a number of partners, including social network sites like LinkedIn, Friendster and Ning, as well as Salesforce, which does have very interesting implications given the increasing use of Salesforce in the nonprofit sector. Basically, if the more social network sites that adopt OpenSocial, the more open the whole thing gets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Updated: May 6, 2009. Released: November 16, 2009. 3) Don’t link to your desktop site in an iPhone App – especially the "Donate" page! I will add it to my profile on Appolicious: www.appolicious.com/users/nonprofitorgs. Kiva :: Download. App Name: KivaAlerts. App Name: MAZON.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. Relatively recently, I’d finally, after tons of invitations, joined invested time and energy into my LinkedIn profile. or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Public profile. Know the Risks. "OMG [oh my God] I HATE MY JOB!!"

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Update and maintain websites and social media profiles. Disabled Americans use the internet at least as much as nondisabled people , although they experience more barriers to access such as screen reader incompatibility and site colors that prevent colorblind individuals from navigating.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

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." These are some links I wanted to share from September 19th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 10, 2009

As of right now, the site has 258,711 users and counting, with thousands online at the same time. The site was built by knitters who understand what knitters think and want. The folks in the forums are the most helpful and friendly as I’ve seen on any site. The site is fast and intelligently built. Guess what?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

Rather than list off the top things you can do to raise money and spread your money right now, we decided to instead put our money where our mouth is - quite literally - and make a concerted effort to help the entire nptech community by raising money online for scholarships to none other than the 2009 NTC Conference in San Francisco.

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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. These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and many others. So first, what is data portability? are *yours* to do whatever you want with.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

This post originally written September 8, 2009. Bebo is the only major networking site to be more popular amongst 11-16 year olds (35%) than amongst 17-25 year olds (24%). Female respondents reported a significantly higher usage across all the top 4 networking sites. Visit the original post here. No one likes secrets!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. Want to show somebody a video or a picture you posted to your profile? The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

As a nonprofit, what you would do is set up a profile, and I imagine tags or keywords would indicate where your link would show up. Seesmic is a video conversation site. Corporations sponsor the widget, so there is a brand showing. Seesmic is also getting a lot of buzz, certainly in the “twitterverse,&# but also elsewhere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The campaign has been profiled on this blog since it started. In total, GiveMN has helped raise $46 million for nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota since launching in November 2009. Average time on site was over 9 minutes. The campaign has been profiled on this blog since it started.

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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. May 14, 2009 | Eric Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Here are the highlights. Email open rates declined 1%, compared to a 3% decrease between 2006 and 2007.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

2 trackbacks } Change » Blog Archive » Profile aggregators 12.18.07 at 10:52 am I hate giving my Google password to any web site that’s not at google.com. I think I’m going to wait at least a few weeks after getting an invite to the next web 2.0 tool to jump in. Or perhaps maybe I won’t even.

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Forum One

MAY 4, 2009

The 5th Health Systems Action Network ( HSAN ) Ask the Expert (ATE) Session starts today, May 4th, and runs up to Friday, May 8th, 2009, on GHDonline's TB Infection Control community. Go back to the site, sign in by clicking on ?Sign My Profile? My Profile?, You will receive an activation link by email. and go to ?My

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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. The Nonprofit eBenchmarks study also analyzed specific list segments, such as donors vs. non-donors, geographically targeted audiences, surveys and tell-a-friend emails.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – “Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Thus today’s announcement is a very big surprise.&#. Does Directgov Deliver?

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

Facebook is the noodgiest site on the Internet. New Facebook users are barraged by emails alerting them to activities taking place in and around their profile. Offer help via yourself or other active community members with email addresses and links to their profiles. Your members need regular reminders to visit.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

From the field' on-site reporting with our grantees (like this report from Erich Broksas with Water for People in Honduras), and reporting from key events like SXSW interactive, the Nonprofit Technology Conference and others." Upcoming CaseSoup programming will include: Tutorials. On Location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Those sites let users know in advance when changes are coming. I have been working social media sites daily for 4.5 Event invitations are tied to personal profiles, not Pages. The anti-Obama Page has been around since 2009, so Facebook can’t claim that it has the right to be a Community Page.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In January, 2009, the Pew and American Life project released a report on Adults and Social Networking Use mentioning that more older adults have set up profiles on social networking sites, but that younger people more likely to be using social networking sites regularly.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2009

Despite the tough economic times, it seems the community is really excited about the 2009 NTC. Just click the "Share" button to add it to your site, blog, Facebook or MySpace profile (among other sharing options). . You're registering at a break-neck pace, and our sponsors have provided more support than ever before.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

million gifts 1.879 million unique donors 66,470 different nonprofits Seven-year time span (2003-2009) Donations from a wide range of nonprofit sizes and types About the Study The purpose of this data mining wasn’t to create another study about the rapid growth of online giving (though it is skyrocketing). We looked at: 3.6

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

60) Search « The ROI of Social Media | Main | Advocacy Online Launches in the US » Thursday May 21 2009 Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 01:20PM | by Allyson Kapin “If you dont brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 01:28PM | by Allyson Kapin Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article !

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Joining your LinkedIn group adds your organization to my professional profile, and allows easier in-network messaging. years at DoSomething.org, he oversaw the complete overhaul of the site (cms, architecture, skin, etc) in 2008, landing a People’s Choice Webby Award in the Youth in 2009 and nomination in 2010. During his 4.5

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

You can search for a service event on the site, or list your own. Usaservice.org has a Faceboook Cause that you can join, share with friends, and feature on your profile. Submissions are due by 11:59pm EST January 15th, 2009, so you don't have much time! Below are 5 ways you can get involved: 1.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 February 5, 2009 | Emily I am not sure Id agree that CREATIVITY is so important. Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

On the heels of the NTEN webinar on Community Building and Management showing nonprofit organizations how to socially enable their missions, Carie Lewis of the Humane Society of the United States has launched the TAFA Online Community for the 2009 Taking Action for Animals conference. The Community Dissected (elements of the page).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. The email directed me to a set up page where I selected a Cause from the too many I've installed on my profile There was also a recommendation from Causes which was for CharityWater.

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