NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! Reduce/Reuse/Recycle: Repurposing Content for Various Channels. Your Mission “To Go” – Nonprofits Gone Mobile! The Impact of Mobile and Social Media on Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. . Employing social media to engage Millennials.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. is through mobile devices! Why Go Mobile? It says that 22.7% If not, you should!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. The focus is on Mobile Giving. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. So, while we were waiting, I asked the panelists to take bets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2011

communications and fundraising, and then quickly moves on to a discussion about the importance of integrating the tools from each era in order to maximize your nonprofit’s Return on Investment (ROI) from utilizing social media and mobile technology. This webinar will likely be presented monthly through the end of 2011.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. And almost all executives were resisting letting go of control and embracing the new concept of empowering supporters and donors to be content creators and fundraisers for their nonprofits online.

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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. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. And now, mobile.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites. You don't have to translate your whole site, but be strategic about what content mobile browsers want, and what you want mobile browsers to see.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

With an exponential increase in people accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the nonprofits, charities, and libraries that don't have a website optimized for mobile devices or that haven't created a separate mobile website risk irritating — or losing — their supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., Her blog is Contentious.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Defying its name, Tumblr user growth has accelerated dramatically in 2011 ( up 218% over last year ) and the eleven nonprofits listed below are paving the way for early adoption in the nonprofit sector. The best Tumblr blogs tend to focus less on text, and more on visuals and re-blogging content from other Tumblr blogs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Donors pay a lot of attention to this page because it confirms their donation has been processed, so as we enter 2011 fundraising season, strategically adding some fresh content to your nonprofit’s “Thank You for Your Donation!” An example of the later would be MercyCorps : 4) Add a mobile pitch to your landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. When scanned, QR codes often take users to a mobile web page. In addition to web URLs, QR codes can contain SMS messages, plain text, contact info, event invites, Google Maps locations, YouTube videos, or social content.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Unfortunately, this is where your CTA for donations can hit a dead end, because the "donate" page linked from your current email or social media message may be inconvenient and nearly impossible to navigate and use from a mobile device. The process involves conversion of your current online donation page for viewing from a mobile device.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm. Cost: $149 per person.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2014

Vine and Instagram have built in features for sharing, commenting on, and liking content. This functionality makes it easy for your target audience to interact with your content directly on their feeds. According to Time, Facebook has lost over 11 million young users since 2011. Facebook is for “old people”. That’s a big number.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Many are adding hashtags and so on, but we started streaming content and letting people engage online we found we were engaging 10-100 times more people than were in the room and we could actually listen to them. Moderated by Kari Dunn, Case Foundation.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Without them, you're just reading content or broadcasting, and that's not nearly as insightful. Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC !

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

Relevant content. Mobile-friendly. A 2011 Gleanster survey found the most important value drivers for top corporate email programs were: Testing and measuring everything. They focus on delivering relevant content based on subscriber interests, preferences and actions. Just look at some of the considerations: Frequency.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. Posting only (boring) marketing content. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits. If your nonprofit is location-based (zoos, museums, health clinics, food banks, etc.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

For instance, in using our content management systems’ Facebook API for our last action alert, we garnered over 1,000 new email addresses from Facebook. We accept that and cater to them on Facebook by providing them fresh, interesting, and relevant content where they are. Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e,

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Teaser: Mobile giving is one of the most talked about fundraising tools. Now's the time to move from talk to execution, from novelty to implementation -- and you can do just that at the second Innogive Conference – “Mobile Giving Applied”. Blog Content: Mobile giving is one of the most talked about fundraising tools.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. Here, I’ll cover who the players are you can to bring to the table, and share a couple of thoughts about creating a plan for mobile. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Megan does a fantastic job of keeping the content on link Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn fresh. Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.? These were both donated, but we are investing in a text-to-give campaign with Mobile Commons that isn’t quite breaking even yet, but I think it has potential.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. Is mobile the best way to reach your target audience?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. Snapchat’s navigation and design is tailored for Gen Z – the mobile-first and mobile-only generation, but Millennials and Gen Xers are also becoming more active on Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Interaction (are people sharing our content? Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Mobile: m.nature.org. Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Database, together with the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report, are key tools in in crafting taglines, organization names and other messages that connect and motivate action. The report also includes our new directory of consultants and designers who help nonprofits implement these Content Management Systems."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile! Route 66 pairs this reading content with teaching tools and learning exercises, effectively empowering any literate person to become an early reading instructor.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

mobile consumers now have smartphones , says The Nielsen Company. Combine that with this nugget: by 2014 more people will view web pages using a mobile device than a computer. What about mobile websites versus apps? Should you invest your time and money in building a mobile version of your site, or developing an app?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Last week at the Convio Summit, discussions of how to get started with mobile abounded. Sure, I’m as much of an app-aholic as the next smartphoner – even willing to pay for apps that deliver great charity content or interesting ways to get involved, particularly for causes I’m passionate about. No exceptions.”

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