Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. The much-heralded wearable computing era arrived with a crop of smartwatches during 2013. A 2013 survey from The Millennial Impact. Smartwatches. Green Technology.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Despite a long history filled with decades of analog advocacy, NPCA embraced one very important maxim: modern advocacy requires the right tools in order to be successful. Since 2013, NPCA has experienced…. Faced with an administration bent on reshaping the use of public lands, NPCA led the fight to protect America’s parks.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some strategies for attracting and retaining these younger supporters: Use social media to connect and engage Undeniably, social media is a powerful tool for reaching out to Millenial and Gen-Z Donors. Use social media and other channels to create a sense of community among your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified. ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. 3) Your YouTube Channel is absent of customization and branding.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. Social media by itself is not a very effective channel for direct fundraising. I firmly believe in the latter. 4) Use quotes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. By 2013 the World Wildlife Fund has dramatically changed their website design while honing in on the most important online communications and fundraising tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Fortunately, TechSoup’s generous donors offer the following range of tools to create powerful digital stories. Then tools like GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting, and GoToWebinar from Citrix Online let you share your desktop and collaborate with your creative team. But are you aware of the extra tools available through Flickr Pro?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Holly published the 2013 version back in December, but you can never have too much of a good and incredibly useful resource!!! It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Instagram has a couple of marketing benefits. It’s a great branding tool because it can engage audiences, creative instimacy, and appeals to the emotions. 15 Tips for Nonprofits on Instagram (2013) by Giftworks. There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Texting can be a powerful tool if it is done well, but annoying to supporters if it is not. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Since its release in 2011, our free content scheduling tool has been downloaded and embraced by hundreds of do-gooders and nonprofits across the nation. In order to help focus their online communications, I recommend every nonprofit have an editorial calendar. ” – Elaine Chen, 2013. “ Great idea! Great implementation!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

He is expected to surpass the United States White House account, @WhiteHouse (4,973,061), within the next days and is using Twitter as a power tool to broadcast his messages. A number of foreign offices have used this channel to reach out to peers and other influencers to set the record straight or to coordinate their digital outreach.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Which web communication channels are the most effective? 47% of nonprofits generated the same or less revenue in 2013 compared to 2012. But only 1 in 3 say they currently have the tools they need to be effective. Using a greater variety of software, channels, and payment methods correlates strongly with fundraising success.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

If you’re at The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference we’d love for you to join us > [link]. Does social media work as a direct response fundraising channel? How can I use social as an acquisition tool for fundraising campaigns? It’s going to be a great time! During the 1.5 What about in fundraising?

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

Not all social media channels are created equal. Not a board meeting goes by where one of my board members doesn’t tell me about some cool new social media tool they are using. If that’s the case for your organization, here are some realities you should be aware of before you ask them to take on that new social media channel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), Texting can be a powerful tool if it is done well, but annoying to supporters if it is not. There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). Email marketing is still a very effective fundraising tool for participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results. But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements. M-Changa has assisted 28,000 projects to raise $5 million from 350,000 contributors since 2013. 7% have donated directly to an organization using Facebook Fundraising Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Instagram has a couple of marketing benefits. It’s a great branding tool because it can engage audiences, creative intimacy, and appeals to the emotions. Instagram can be a great channel for your CEO – whether they have their own account like charity:water CEO Scott Harrison. Best Practices and Tips for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

This has definitely not gone unnoticed by nonprofit marketers, with a number of high profile organisations starting to utilize these channels to communicate with their audiences, both cheaply and effectively. Over the last six months, it’s fair to say that Instagram Video and Vine have taken the app world by storm. Practical Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Ramos added that tools offered by Knight Foundation, such as The Giving Day Playbook and a peer learning exchange for community foundations, have been essential in helping community foundations experiment, iterate and implement best practices when it comes to hosting Giving Days. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

The survey was reviewed by several social media and research experts then released to the public January 29, 2013. At last month’s Social Media Week Washington, DC 2013 , the SM4GH leadership team presented Benchmarking: Stop Comparing Apples to Potatoes. But bench learning can be richer than simply collecting numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Here’s how I think about content strategy, and how I framed it to my network: “I’m looking to develop a strategy across channels (web, mobile, across social media platforms), across audiences, building better engagement and community through content, linking it back to organizational goals, measuring success, etc. . Copyblogger. Beth Kanter.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2013

Blackbaud’s 2013 Peer to Peer Fundraising Benchmark report provides information that you can use to not only measure your success but to learn about trends and best practices in event fundraising. What are you doing to ensure your fundraisers have the tools they need to be multi-channel in their outreach efforts?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Find out which channels drive conversions, not just traffic, and invest in them. Do a five-second usability test on key web properties with a tool like Usability Hub and ask your audience to describe your mission. Don’t forget about email.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s s Fashion Police, nonprofit social media authors Amy Sample Ward, Allyson Kapin, and Melanie Mathos shared the latest trends, campaigns and faux pas in the nonprofit social media world during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md. Have fun doing it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. Stories should be shared on the organization's official channels and staff members' personal channels, like to their Facebook friends.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

As mobile phone use continues to surge, texting is becoming an increasingly relevant tool for nonprofits. billion in 2013 and are expected to reach 5.07 Text messages allow organizations to contact donors in real time, making texting an efficient tool in fundraising campaigns. How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

It lays a good foundation for what sort of resources are required for photo and video creation, how to get started, which platforms to use for what, as well as tools on the rise. If you're just starting out, paying close attention to the aforementioned tools on the rise section is key to informing the direction of your visual strategy.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Alia with Sea Change Strategies reminds you not to forget that "social media is an engagement channel" and encourages you to change the question to "what kind of relationships are we nurturing there?" Send in your 300-word essay by the deadline of 11:59pm CDT on July 26, 2013. Read her entire post here. Idealware to the rescue!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2015

We hear so much about the importance of sending multi-channel campaigns and integrating direct mail, email, social and website messaging. Where I see nonprofits often still coming up short, though, is measuring multi-channel results, especially beyond email conversions. And I see more nonprofits doing this the past few years.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

"We went live with Shopify towards the end of April 2013, and in that time we’ve seen a 75 percent increase in sales from the previous year, mainly due to the professional look of the store and the ease of the process. Market: Promote the store through your marketing channels. What tools did you use?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Portland, OR's pdxtech4good shared the secrets of using Internet and smartphone tools to engage and support volunteers. Portland, OR: Mini Sessions from Locals Who Presented at 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

" Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Digital organizing: Once communities are digitally literate, they can use the tools to advocate for addressing the challenges and problems they are facing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. Incorporate Different Delivery Options.

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