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. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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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. blogs, social networks, peer-to-peer fundraising).

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make 2013 the year your fundraising comes of age. Leads acquired online are often best nurtured through social networks and converted in the mail, or over the phone if you're after monthly donors. Direct mail donors give more if they are hearing from you via email and social networks.

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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. Create donation impact graphics for social media. mercycorps.org/donate. mercycorps.org/donate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet. Social Network Followers. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet. Social Network Followers. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In October 2013, mobile phone users sent an average of 678 texts a month! 55% of social networking happens from a mobile device. Donors are following their favorite charities on Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites. content to your social streams that leads to a mobile-optimized site. first hear your request.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

3: Social Networking. He said that photo sharing is really social grooming. He went through some recent trends with social networking use. One thing he pointed out that older generations absolutely love social networks because it allows them to connect with people from their past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I facilitated two programs for grantees of the Packard Foundation based on my book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit and designed and currently facilitating a peer learning exchange for the Knight Foundation for its community foundation partners that are hosting Giving Days. Year in Review. My Three Words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

And we were looking forward to having fun on social media celebrating giving during the fifth annual Give to the Max Day. on November 14, 2013. We had additional volunteers who were curating content and monitoring conversation via social media. Those plans changed at around 12:30 p.m. 404 errors abound” read one tweet.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You need to figure out which platform has the best design and display for the type of media you have the capacity to produce based on your target audience. it an essential part of your social strategy. So how do you decide what social networks beyond the mainstays are for you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

All of these platforms have been profiled at our recent Social Media for Nonprofits conferences, which is about to produce its final US program of the year in Seattle on 11/5, before we head to New Delhi on December 5, and then back to New York City, Silicon Valley, Vancouver, plus most other major US markets in 2013.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Previously, she produced the Our Social Times and Influence People’s North American Social Media Marketing and Monitoring conference series and started a web development and social media business, which leveraged an international team of programmers and designers across India, Romania, and the U.S.

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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

Over the last few years as I have studied the rapid rise of the Mobile Web , I have become more of an advocate of launching a responsively designed website over launching a mobile site separate from a desktop site. Finally, if your nonprofit has recently launched a responsively designed website, please post the link in a comment below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. Loose ties or people you are connected with on social networks are good for spreading awareness and you need them as part of your campaign, but to raise dollars strong ties are essential. It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok.

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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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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2013

Facebook shifted its design to focus on photo and video-sharing in response to data showing that this content is shared way more frequently than text and links. Visual content motivates more responses than text, engages younger participants, and is often cited as a major trend of 2012 and 2013. A trend in which I take almost no part.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We took a year off of C3 in 2013 and reconsidered our goals for the group. Instead, we wanted a collection of leaders, highly networked in different parts of our County, with their fingers on the pulses of significant community issues and activities. Low on friction. Low on depth. Low on long-term impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The National Wildlife Federation’s website is responsively designed for smartphone browsing. It’s ironic how Web design has come full circle. The evolution of Web design aesthetics over the last 10 to 15 years has been directly correlated with the increase in speed of Internet access. Keep Design and Navigation Simple.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

” It turns out that Facebook news feeds are moving away from being a social network to allow a stream of business advertisers to have precedence. It’s based on a kind of temporary tattoo that was originally designed check patients’ lactate levels. Bing will remember what you were originally asking about.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

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. is collecting vast amounts of information from social networks and email accounts to look for terrorist activity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

Small nonprofits that are not in a position to hire a part- or full-time social media manager should limit themselves to one or two social networks and place the highest priority on their website, email communications, and online fundraising campaigns. Feedback (1 hour weekly): To track and report on success.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Responsive or mobile design. will be using smartphones and the mobile web in 2013. Social networks and media applications like Twitter, Vine, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and Reddit, among others, put an emphasis on visual media, over textual content. Image courtesy of imdesigns.ca. Powerful pictures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Small nonprofits that are not in a position to hire a part- or full-time new media manager should limit themselves to one or two social networks and place the highest priority on their website, email communications, and online fundraising campaigns.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Social media is like a cocktail party and it’s your job to help everyone create more real world impact. Social Media: You''re Probably Doing It Wrong" THURSDAY, MAY 9TH, 2013 at 2PM ET In this webinar you''ll learn: How to build a multichannel campaign calendar to leverage social media with other online communications and outreach.

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