Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

And even though a recent report pointed out that email open and donor response are dropping in the nonprofit sector, I can’t help but wonder if current (yet old) e-newsletter design trends have a lot to do with the results. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Top of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% according to the Blackbaud Index of Online Giving and 14% according to the Network for Good’s Online Giving Index with small and medium-sized nonprofits are experiencing the largest growth. Embed the donation process inside your website and ensure that it is mobile compatible. conservation.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible. We’re now ten years into the Social Web. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

The workshop topics included trends in digital media consumption, social media, engagement on mobile devices and a variety of community foundation projects funded by the Knight Community Information Challenge. 2: Mobile Usage. #3: 3: Social Networking. He said that photo sharing is really social grooming.

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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. We’re now 10 years into the Social Web.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

What’s more, the Nonprofit Tech for Good says reaching mobile consumers is one of the most inexpensive ways to increase donor engagement. 47% of all email is opened on a mobile device. your email donation request will be opened on a small screen – make sure it can be read easily and links to a mobile-optimized landing page.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Tweeting Cow (@Cow1321443) November 20, 2013. With Dave Evans - Futurist At Cisco.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

“We utilize social media, letting our families know about the campaigns. However, the content we design for the shirt is the biggest part of the success of our campaigns. Designing a t-shirt on Teespring is incredibly easy. Create a design, set a price and a sales goal. ” What about your Shopify experience?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Eligible nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries can now request Office Standard 2013 and Office Professional 2013 editions through the Microsoft Software Donation Program at TechSoup: Office Standard 2013 (admin fee: $24). Office Professional Plus 2013 (admin fee: $32). Office Is Optimized for Windows 8.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The National Wildlife Federation’s website is responsively designed for smartphone browsing. With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. It’s ironic how Web design has come full circle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Often small nonprofits try to be active on more than two social networks by sharing the responsibility among staff.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

Last week, one of NTEN's newest members, Linxter , released allAware , a free mobile app and web-based private social network for nonprofits. The app is free to use and designed to give nonprofits the opportunity to communicate privately with staff, volunteers, and other stakeholders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2013

At least 15% of all traffic to nonprofit’s websites now occur on mobile devices and across all sectors mobile is set to surpass desktop browsing in 2014. Many nonprofits do not currently have the financial means to launch a new website, so a separate mobile website is a good interim solution. Sadly, it was not.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Today is the last day to vote for your favorite NTC 2013 sessions. We all know that email (the original online social medium since 1979) is the main driver of value for multi-channel marketing for nonprofits. If you’re like us, you’ve spent tons of time and effort to build a large community on social networks.

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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 Social Web, and Web 3.0: The Mobile Web. .” The Social Web, and Web 3.0: The Mobile Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After spending all that energy and time researching, writing, and editing 75,000+ words about social and mobile media best practices for nonprofits – living and breathing it for three months straight – it was frustrating, heart-breaking, mind-boggling even to have to let it go and accept that the book was going to be imperfect. .”

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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 Social Web, and Web 3.0: The Mobile Web. .” The Social Web, and Web 3.0: The Mobile Web.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Ginny Mies' Mobile App of the Month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Often small nonprofits try to be active on more than two social networks by sharing the responsibility among staff.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Finally, swing into spring with new web design fashions. Since we're three months into the new year, you're welcome to revisit my new-and-improved list of 2013 forecasts for hot nonprofit technology trends as well. Google+ has been relatively slow to gain social media traction, but it now has more than 135 million active users.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Responsive or mobile design. will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. In 2012, 58% of the Millennial population said they used the mobile Internet, and this number is only increasing. Believe it or not, young donors are not the only ones that want to access nonprofit websites on their phone.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Amy and I will provide concrete advice from our new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere on what you need to be doing to build and mobilize your communities through multifaceted campaigns and by integrating social media into your online communications and outreach. Care2 Webinars Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media. Here’s what I learned: Global Social Media and Mobile Usage Studies and Internet Penetration. Facebook reports that almost three quarters of its 1.2

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). it’s time to go mobile. Yes, even your older donors! Like yesterday.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Think mobile: If you have a responsive website, you can make mobile considerations (larger buttons, text and single-column layouts, for instance) at different response points. Campaigns CRM Implemention Planning'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Our mobile phones make it worse, because now we can check into the Internet, anywhere and anytime.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Those who have been following mobile trends and news know that the show has gotten quieter for all things smartphones. With Mobile World Congress and CTIA coming in the following months, the big mobile news tends to come a bit later. With mobile devices becoming more and more like computers, should the PC industry be worried?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Our mobile phones make it worse, because now we can check into the Internet, anywhere and anytime.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. Mobile Computing.

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