Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

This is a continuation of my work with TBA over the past 3-4 years. The first year I experimented with a peer design that included face-to-face workshops, action learning projects, and monthly calls back in 2010 called ArtsLab. The first phase was an intensive “ Digi-Strat ” boot camp last month.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2013

I’m well acquainted with the big digital inclusion projects in the U.S. One thing that Namibia has going for it is a stable parliamentary democracy and a government that clearly believes in digital inclusion. Verizon Wireless launched the first large-scale LTE network in North America in 2010. like Connect2Compete.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Microsoft’s OneNote 2010 is a digital tool that helps people who need a better way to keep track of their notes and information by providing an easy way to collect, organize, search, and share information. OneNote allows users to create digital notebooks, each of which can be separated by multiple tabs for different topics.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Here are some first steps to tackle as you embrace 100% staff participation in building your digital community: Engage leadership - Commitment, excitement, and encouragement from the leadership around all staff using social media to promote the organization’s activities/mission online goes a long way. So where to begin? for " Ctrl.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2009

But what's coming up in 2010? Frogloop asked some of the best nonprofit experts what should organizations focus on in 2010 to be successful in fundraising, online advocacy, online marketing, and social media? Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy: In 2010, nonprofits need to get serious about mobile outreach. Here's their advice.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

nationwide digital inclusion project called Connect2Compete. It is part of an ongoing national effort to bridge the digital divide in the United States. It is, after all, the largest digital inclusion project in the US currently. Connect2Compete as Aggregator of Local Digital Inclusion Projects. What Is Connect2Compete ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

EcoCards in an online store of digital e-cards. Since their launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised over $146,000,000 for charity. Fees begin at 5% and their services also include peer-to-peer fundraising, event fundraising (run, walk, cycle) , and expertise on social sharing to increase donations. EcoCards.org :: ecocards.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. We want our donors to be advocates. We 100% focus on word-of-mouth marketing.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

Neff – Author of The Future of Nonprofits: Thrive and Innovate in the Digital Age. For large nonprofits here is some even scarier news: the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported in October of 2010 that donations to the nation’s largest charities dropped 11% last year. conference of 2010 [1] the top thirty “ thon ” (i.e.

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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.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Bridging the digital divide has become essential during the pandemic as many communities, particularly rural ones, do not have sufficient access to Wi-Fi or computers for students. In addition, libraries have invested in digital services such as Hoopla to ensure expanded and increased access to online content.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. This is a group of largely self-organizing digital volunteers who use Twitter to respond to all of the major disasters around the world. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. Founded: 2010 Designed with fundraising staff in mind, iDonate’s overall mission is to move overall giving from 2% of disposable income to 4% by 2025. We’re asked this question a lot at Whole Whale.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

The first event, held in 2010, raised $10,000 for the humanitarian organization CARE. Because you’re likely to solicit donations digitally, especially if you’re providing a livestream, be sure to have a system in place that allows you to collect donations over the internet. million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2010

Ruby Sinreich, longtime NTEN member and all-around fabulous gal, gave me a heads up that the 2010 Digital media and Learning Competition opens up on Friday. So, put on your innovative thinking cap, because we have a homework assignment for you.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The largest online gift received in 2011 was $260,000 – more than two-and-a-half times 2010′s largest gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Writing and Blogging: I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004 and on this updated wordpress blog since 2010. I have been delivering virtual master classes and helping to develop their capacity building programs in digital skills. I will continue to write about and teach workshops on digital strategy.

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

The Getting Attention 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is still accepting. communication happens digitally these days. Thanks, Ruthellen! John Kenyon has a great summary (and reviews) of some free and. low-cost online collaboration tools. Thanks for the really great post! . submissions (deadline July 28th). Headed by Nancy Schwartz , and.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" 3 Powerful Social Good Trends in 2010 – Ben Rattray, the founder and CEO of Change.org, has a great piece on Mashable showcasing the three trends he sees coming in 2010 for the social change sector. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010."

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Crowdfunding helps spread information to the public in new and effective ways (Lambert and Schwienbacher 2010 ), as in targeted advertising, which increases the probability of successful fundraising. 2015 ), in a cost-effective manner. 2015 ), in a cost-effective manner.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2010

I wasn't able to go to the 2010 CES Consumer Electronics Show this year, but I'm assured by TreeHugger , which reviews the show each year, especially the new green tech gadgets, that it was largely nothing much new. Best of show was the Panasonic TC-PVT2 5 series which is expected to be available in the Spring of 2010. read more.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2010

The third Digital Media and Learning Competition , from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Submissions close January 22, 2010. This post was written by Amy Sample Ward and was originally posted on the NetSquared Blog. Learn more and apply today!

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Background As part of NTEN’s strategic planning in 2010, we identified a particular constituency in the nonprofit sector that our current programs weren’t directly serving: the non-technical leaders who make the strategic decisions, approve the budgets, and have the big picture in mind about the direction and work of their organizations.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The nonprofit and political campaign world has cooked up several thought-provoking panels for the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival. Digital Protests: Social Media as Activism Ramya Raghavan, YouTube. Take a look at the list below. Non-Profits and Social Media: Not the Usual Suspects David Neff, American Heart Association.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 21, 2009

However, we thought that since they have opened up applications for their 2010 Technology Leadership Award (given jointly by Lumity, the City of Chicago, and Accenture ), we'd make sure our tech-savvy members know about it as well. Past Technology Leadership Award Recipients.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 23, 2021

All team members are true experts in their field and have been extremely patient and helpful in implementation for Recruitment & Admissions on the Salesforce Platform,” said Evan Thrailkill, Director of Digital Strategy at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. About Cloud for Good.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Last year, Forum One brought you great panels in user experience, data visualization, digital storytelling, and who could forget: Iron Chef ! This session will be the culmination of a webinar series leading up to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. This year, we have nominated a number of great new sessions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Generation Z is being born into digital technology and will be highly connected throughout their lifetime. In 2012, 58 percent of boomers donated online compared to 44 percent in 2010. Generation Z (Born 2001–Present, Currently Ages 13 and Younger). Silent Generation (Born 1925–1945, Currently Age 69 and Older).

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2021

“Mobile-first” became a major topic for websites when Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, popularized the idea in 2010 at the Mobile World Congress. Those of you who clicked one of those links in the early 2010s may remember that this link provided a somewhat better experience; however, it was not a viable long-term solution.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2010

If that doesn't keep you busy -- or you just can't tear yourself away from the digital world, trapped like Jeff Bridges, forever dodging electric frisbees (but enamored by the cool glow-stick outfits) -- John Haydon has a great case study on launching a Facebook page.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 29, 2010

Have you successfully moved from paper-based direct mail fundraising to digital tools (email, websites, video, social media, widgets, and/or mobile)? Entries can be submitted between June 15 and September 15, 2010. Want to gloat about your successes and possibly make some (more) money as well? For more information go to [link].

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

compared to the same time period in 2010. Every nonprofit sector in the analysis has had double-digit online fundraising growth since 2009. Here are some key findings in the 2011 Online Giving Report : Online giving was up 13% on a year-over-year basis when large International Affairs organizations are removed from the analysis.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

" Artist Jenny Odell used digital cutouts from Google Maps to create some striking images. XKCD has finally updated its Map of Online Communities , showing the size of Facebook relative to its smaller brethren. "Farmville is so huge! Then there's the next level: HTML 5.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 15, 2012

Poet supports image descriptions for electronic books created in the international DAISY standard for digital talking books and will be compatible with descriptions for ebooks in the EPUB3 format. DIAGRAM stands for Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Thanks to Will Coley for sharing his adventures and demonstrating digital storytelling. Read her helpful post about using Facebook effectively to help drive buzz and keep folks engaged around your events. We love Geo Locating and Mapping! IdeaEncore 's #share topic for us nptechies in October is data backup and archiving policies.

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