Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. That said, below are 12 stats to consider and research further about online fundraising, social media, and mobile technology.

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Social Media Stats Mobile Technology 251

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

World Wildlife Fund :: March 15, 2010. By 2010 the World Wildlife Fund had launched a much larger, longer website with more color, larger photos, and a larger font. Online Advocacy :: The online action network is now featured under a catch-all “Act Now” link. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. Nancy’s book launched the same month as the Networked Nonprofit. 6. ShareThis!

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

Daum and NTEN will be sharing resources with our respective communities. I'd like to kick things off by taking a closer look at some of the findings from the research they already shared with us.

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United States Social Network Channel Network 68

NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the social network works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the social network.

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Facebook Time Social Network Advocacy 250

NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks. Here’s 9 “social media for social good&# websites you should check out today. Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

This year before the event Jeff Achen write a post sharing their strategy for 2010. This guest post discusses the results. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org. “Do Do what you do best and network the rest.”. Leveraging our network.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. And that makes sense -- someone needs to be charged with keeping a close eye on the organization’s community growth. and on and on.

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Digital Build Community Minneapolis 78

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

They understand the concept of a global community and are good at making connections with people they might never meet. If you’re a cancer research foundation or a hospital network, you don’t need to pivot to working on antiracism or climate action. Talk to the younger people in your lives and communities.

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Demonstration Ukraine Nonprofit United States 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Rosenthal, Director of Communications for VolunteerMatch was a participant. There’s no doubt that social networks are allowing organizations to connect with and recruit non-traditional volunteers in new ways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. That said, way back in September 2010 I wrote a blog post on how to launch a TV station for your nonprofit using UStream (alternatively LiveStream has gained considerable market share).

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Social Media Media Management Social 234

Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2010

NPC is happy to share that TechSoup Global won the open-vote portion of the Justmeans/Financial Times 2010 Social Innovation Awards. Great work everybody, and we deeply appreciate the help from the entire virtual community. Tags: Online Activism Social Networking TechSoup Help Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

Take advantage of Network for Good's handy new eGuide, The Online Fundraiser's Checklist, to ensure you don't miss a thing." " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. " Check it out!

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). Heads up: The 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is on! Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech nten members. Who's your Mayor? examples of nonprofit websites, and gave a nice shout-out to The.

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NTEN Summary DC Nptech 66

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JUNE 2, 2010

Telling them about the intricacies of your own work and programming —instead of listening and responding to the ideas bubbling up from the communities in which your supporters participate? She is the 2009 Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits for the Packard Foundation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

." 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up. Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. Both campaigns created opportunity for people to participate and then share it with their networks and make personal recommendations. Getting Over Celebrities.

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Celebrate Impact Fundraising Pakistan 201

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Understanding Facebook Places Functionality Opens Possibilities | Community Organizer 2.0 – Debra has a great post walking through the steps to setting up, using, and understanding Facebook's new geo-social tool, Places. " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? Thanks, Debra, for a thorough guide!

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Web Bookmarking Social Media Delicious 131

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2011

Neither does linking to desktop sites inside smartphone apps, in group text alerts, or on location-based communities like Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places. The Big Wild launched the first-ever mobilized petition in August 2010 for a QR Code campaign. Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. Social networking communities are migrant communities, but that’s another blog post. This was a Facebook litmus test for me.

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Facebook Poll Myspace Offline 199

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

As we mentioned on the blog, TechSoup's online community staffers along with expert consultants presented at the NSAC (National Sexual Assault Conference) hosted by CALCASA (California Coalition Against Sexual Assault). Tags: Accessible Technology News Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Social Media Media California Social 60

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Neither does linking to desktop sites inside smartphone apps, in group text alerts, or on location-based communities like Foursquare and Gowalla. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities. Mobile Technology for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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Mobile Websites San Diego United States 201

Care2

JULY 22, 2010

One of the biggest questions nonprofits have been asking for the past couple of years, is what benchmarks should they be using for social media? The 2010 Nonprofit Benchmarks Report released by NTEN has some great data that nonprofits can use for guidance. Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Data You Need to Know. in 2009 to 48.1%

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Benchmark Social Media Media Social 62

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

The 2010 Social Networking Map / Flowtown (@flowtown) – I love maps and I work in social media; so I always love the maps of social media! Here is an updated version of XKCD's Map of Online Communities; with updated numbers and networks.

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Web Bookmarking Case Study Map 114

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

In the mean time, please enjoy the fabulous, free Member Appreciation Programming we have on tap for you: Is a Private Social Network Right for Your Nonprofit? Tags: community buzz nten members. Wednesday, Nov 3. Fast-Track Your Fundraising: 5 Secrets to Accelerate Your Campaign Results , Monday, Nov 8. Get Yer Free Ads Here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Foursquare " predicting that FourSquare will be the darling of 2010. FourSquare is a is location-based social network service overlays your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. FourSquare is a location-based social network to help you connect with friends using GPS via your mobile device.

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Twitter Fundraising Ratio Social Network 98

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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2011

The July edition of the San Francisco Online Community Meetup featured Meg Clark , community manager at ExactTarget, the parent company of CoTweet. Community Engagement. looked at how brands are using social media tools, in particular CoTweet, for better listening and responsiveness. Email and Social Media Work Together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. So, I was intrigued with a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away. This wasn't just an online petition, it was a new form of solidarity.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

A new study by ComScore says that US Internet users spend 1 out of every 6 minutes online engaging with social networks. This is a significant increase from 2007 when ComScore reported that Internet users spent 1 out of every 12 minutes online using social networks. Social Media is a great fundraising tool.

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Social Media Media Social Stats 78

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

As part of our agenda planning process for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we hosted a community planning call this past Friday. How do you build communications between your members/constituents -- to get members comfortable using new media tools to interact with each other. "I built it. why didn't they come?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I’ll be heading to the Independent Sector ’s Annual Conference “ Forging a Stronger Future Together ” in Atlanta October 20-22 with over 500 leaders from from across the nonprofit and philanthropic community. network strategy.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I’ve been doing this for two years now.

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