Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Organization: The Humane Society of the United States.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 18th).

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Clearly, Bok Tower Gardens makes the most of their social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. ” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. .” not another site I need to pay attention to.”

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). They want to connect.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

I finally watched the Oscar-nominated film “The Social Network” this past weekend. One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. Currently, Facebook Page owners may preview the changes and upgrade their page to the new layouts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

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

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

For example, you could collect number of fans or the post to like or commenting ratio – without having to survey other organizations. If you wanted to gather information that isn’t publically available, you could collect useful data points in a survey using a free tool like Google Forms. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month – Culture – GOOD – "I told you last month why I thought everyone should get off Facebook, and it turns out people listened.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." The full report is here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. This research post is based upon the Pew's social networking site survey of October 20-November 28, 2010. MySpace – 29%.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information – WSJ.com – "Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc.

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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. I proposed two panels You Can’t Recycle Wasted Time on Social Networks and I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What? Social Media in 30 minutes a day for the under-resourced organization new to social media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In the past, fundraising owned the largest list but with Facebook's average nonprofit community size growing at an amazing 161 percent over the past year, that may not continue for long. But what happens if the development team is functioning independently of the social media team? You are not a Facebook customer.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Victor d’Allant, founder of SocialEdge , kicked things off with a lively presentation of seven ways to improve your social media life, noting it’s not about the tools, it’s about the story, and making an embarrassing admission: “I am not on Facebook,” Victor said. Let us know in the comments.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 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!"

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Charity Social 100 Index | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Voluntary sector blog banner The Charity Social 100 Index Charities need to develop more effective social strategies for a cash-strapped age reddit this Comments (2) Anne McCrossan and Steve Bridger Guardian Professional, Monday 19 September 2011 04.30

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Charity Social 100 Index | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Voluntary sector blog banner The Charity Social 100 Index Charities need to develop more effective social strategies for a cash-strapped age reddit this Comments (2) Anne McCrossan and Steve Bridger Guardian Professional, Monday 19 September 2011 04.30

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. She was able to go to her boss and get some more resources in the budget for social media.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

In our session on Community Voice at NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Techology Conference, Arthur provided a case study of the LikeMinded program and how it was built based on engagement with the community. Peggy shared her experience as the Executive Director of WiserEarth , the Social Network for Sustainability.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Safer Internet Day is an annual Microsoft sponsored public service campaign to take practical steps to protect ourselves against identity and data theft, email phishing scams, cyber bullying, social media over sharing, and other perils of life on the Internet. and is getting good comments from users. Just log in to comment.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This month's event included a candidate for public office, sharing his experience on how to use social media to engage voters. Two weeks before the 2011 San Francisco municipal elections, mayoral candidate David Chiu. How do you use social media to engage and advocate for your cause? Share in the comments below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The tide in social media is currently turning against automation and I think that’s a good thing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. The tide in social media is currently turning against automation and I think that’s a good thing. Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The tide in social media is currently turning against automation and I think that’s a good thing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The following is an excerpt from the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits and was published in the September 2011 edition of Fundraising Success Magazine (@ frsuccess ). Effective social media managers enjoy engaging with and responding to comments on social media sites.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. Stay tuned on that aspect of things.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. They have also been very active on Facebook and Twitter along with a few entries on the Jumo blog. This is also where the connection to your Facebook account comes into play.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Food for the Poor is the most talkative organization on Facebook, and has posted 220 posts over the course of 2 months. The organization with the highest net income, the YMCA, only posted 19 times to Facebook in 2 months, but has over 24,000 Fans. Let me know in the comments below. 2011 Non-profit Social Networking Survey.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Social media doesn’t raise money online Wrong. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have been successful raising money for Friends Asking Friends events. Check out the “Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media” white paper to learn more.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This time, we posted the articles on our website as they were submitted, letting the authors know that the most successful posts — those that generated the greatest usage as measured by page views, time spent on the site, and comments — would be included in the November newsletter. Our incentive strategy worked!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 8, 2011 Research Friday: Myths about Women as Philanthropists: "Busted" posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday! We welcome your comments and feedback. April 8, 2011 12:21 PM Allison said. Allison Cohen April 8, 2011 4:12 PM Kayla said.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to Emarketer, the proportion of companies using dedicated blogs as a marketing channel—excluding blogs on social networks and microblogs such as Twitter—will rise to 39% in 2011 and to 43% by 2012. Post your blog on Facebook. Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

Last week, I read Jocelyn Harmon’s post about Nonprofit Facebook Fail and in the comments, Petri Darby refers to the dramatic increase of visits to his nonprofit’s Make-A-Wish Foundation Web site. Recently, we adopted a new vision for wish.org and our online channels, including social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/witness. WITNESS currently utilizes the following social media tools: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and “Video for Change” (blog). Our most useful social media tool is our blog site, especially for discussing WITNESS’ campaigns and sharing many of our and others videos. Organization: WITNESS.

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