Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. The free Instagram and Vine mobile apps let you record, post, view, and comment on short videos from your mobile device. Image 2: TechSoup.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 7 admin 04.07.09

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: Facebook Groups can be used to help build communities and for deeper engagement and learning with your audience or peers. I recently wrote a book review on our blog and a member of the Book Club commented, “we should do a Book Club for this one too!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Kanter will bring together a group of highly visible free agents working on important social change causes and representatives from different nonprofits for a lively discussion with the audience. What should we be building to help artists make and sell art, engage their audiences, and connect to other artists?

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

By liking, commenting, reposting, or sharing, you and your followers can keep a conversation going across your networks. Repost and comment to keep the hashtag at the top of your followers’ timeline, building a community around your event. Sound familiar?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

With that in mind, the AIDS.gov team compiled some advice about what it takes to use Twitter effectively to engage with our audiences. These email updates share information on new followers, blog subscribers, comments, retweets, video views, etc., Tags: how-to NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Plan ahead.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Successful event marketing starts with knowing how to reach your target audience. For most event coordinators, one of the best places to reach their target audience is Instagram. With over 2 billion active monthly users , you can connect with a broader audience there by sharing engaging posts. Tag your account in a story.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Paid social is, in simple terms, paid advertising that takes place on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, etc with specific targetted audiences in mind. 2 Audience Engagement: Getting the hang of Social SEO is all about creating content that clicks with your audience.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Engage with your audience by responding to comments Participate in conversations Be authentic and avoid highly polished replies Track your top 10 or 20 followers and tag them to help share your content Ask followers to opt in to your email list for more direct communication, Pro Tip: Befriend the algorithms with inspiring content.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Does the tool help you reach your target audience? If you’re considering creating a TikTok account for your nonprofit, it’s important for you to evaluate if you’ll be able to reach your target audience on the platform. Educating your target audience. Engaging with your target audience. TikTok’s user base is young.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

LinkedIn is a great resource for nonprofits because of its audience. Your header should also include a short tag line. If you don’t have a tag line already established, think about how you would explain your nonprofit’s core mission in a short, catchy phrase. Reaching out beyond your current audience isn’t always easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! It’s a good practice to occasionally tag important partners and sponsors in image tweets, but doing so often will only annoy them. followers, can tweet and receive significant engagement (comments, retweets, likes) without having to engage their followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

tags: information socialmedia ). On November 24th, I got up at 5:00 AM to skype into the NCVO Information Conference , focused on how organizations can make best use of recent developments in social media to meet the changing needs and expectations of their audiences. tags: km laurawhitehead ). tags: nonprofits socialmedia ).

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

Are there better ways to connect with our audiences? Are our audiences still using Twitter? If you notice that many of your posts aren’t seen by anyone and you no longer have meaningful interactions with your audiences, maybe it’s no longer worth engaging with the platform. Is someone leaving spammy comments on all your posts?

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

Choosing people that have engaged audiences on social platforms is an excellent way to have an episode take off – if they share it. Include links for them to play it on their player of choice giving links to Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher and any other popular ones for your audience. Take questions from the audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. Since the LinkedIn community is a social network built for business and nonprofit professionals, it is absolutely a best practice to tag and thank your corporate sponsors and partners. For example, this post by the Houston Food Bank tags and shows appreciation for their sponsor , CVS Health.

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Schools have a unique opportunity to build their Facebook following and stay connected with alumni due to the captive audience and deep relationships that are built with students, families and faculty. Increasing Affinity - Actions such as Commenting, Liking, Sharing, Clicking, and Viewing will increase a fan’s Affinity with your school.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

We want to cultivate a more diverse audience, especially younger people, and we want to do it authentically." But our traditional audience doesn't come for that, and we have to find a way to do this without making them uncomfortable." "Hm." Audience development is not an exercise in concentric circles. Fabulous!" "But

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

The event is definitely a hit, and Thinkery has enjoyed increased revenue, an expanded audience, and an increase in their supporter base. I asked the team for tips on how they implemented Thinkery21 – check it out: Pick topics that excite your audience. That way we get audience buy-in before we’ve even started planning an event.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Social media can be an extremely effective way to reach new audiences for your nonprofit and secure more donations for your cause. Tweets and Instagram stories are best for short-form content, but you can post quick updates anywhere that suits your nonprofit’s audience. But what about cultivating relationships with existing donors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. Don't forget to sign up the feeds on the agreed tag. Photo by SpacePotato. rethink, reinvent. Tyler Willis ) 7.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2010

Nancy Schwartz, president of Nancy Schwartz & Company and blogger at Getting Attention , has just finished analyzing data from a nonprofit marketing survey of more than 900 nonprofit leaders, revealing that they are doing a poor job connecting with their audience and community.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 30, 2010

Are your tweets appropriate for all audiences? " His article and the comments provide some suggestions about how to separate the two. " Tags: Social Media. Do you "friend" your co-workers, clients, or service recipients on Facebook? What about LinkedIn? His basic advice: "Be Prepared.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. Hook your audience.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Swan Before the Storm tagged the local businesses that supported them in posts. They also did a great job of tagging raffle winners and responding to comments. When their posts received comments, they were quick to respond with messages of gratitude or to contribute to the conversation. The fundraising result?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Relatable to the general audience — If your supporters are mostly working-class people, having your main character be a college student might not be the right course. Hook your audience.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Hopefully these efforts will spark an idea that makes sense for your mission, audience, and goals. QR codes are great for a techie support base who is running around with smart phones, but that doesn’t sound like your audience then they may not be right for you. Happy scanning! Is your nonprofit already using QR codes?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

LinkedIn Insight Tag – Marketing Solutions will help understand who is coming from LinkedIn to your website. Remember, any ZOOM call can be recorded for audio in two channels, that file can then be sent to this service and translated in minutes. Google Sheets or AirTable can be used to map out content and scheduling.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Custom Facebook Audiences. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. Environmental activists divided donors into audiences based on time spent as an activist: 0-6 month activist. 6-12 month activist.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s important to consider your audience as well as the different use capabilities of each network when it comes to deciding which kinds of accounts to maintain. Constituents may tag you in a tweet with praise or concerns, which you can promptly address. Share your knowledge with our community in the comments!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2019

If you find something that you think your audience would appreciate, or if it’s similar to the type of content you usually post, feel free to share it. Don’t sacrifice the interest of your audience for the sake of posting every day. Involve your audience. Post frequency. Have variety within your content. wait for it?to

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

The Cross Blog Discussion of the NpTechTag has generated some comments and blog posts that I've summarized below. However, in the comments, readers point to the benefits of a folksonomy and suggest that combining the two approaches can lead to a best-of-both-worlds outcome. "It seems to me that the tag is not that useful ???

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Social media tools, such as Twitter are free resources that allows you to post information, news, comments and links in real time. Who is your targeted audience? Have you engaged the people who are commentators, followers or fans on your social media sites? It’s a free megaphone that has been handed to you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? There's a thoughtful comment from Givewell that points out the work flow involved. New Blogs Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs and we've just discovered his blog in the NpTech Tag stream.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 29, 2010

Mixed comments from those without. There’s no need to think your initial R&D phase would take a year – not when you have 48 hours of tweets, blog posts, and comments from people working in the development field from around the world weighing in on your idea, in real time and for free.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Does your audience already understand your mission? When speaking to your audience it’s also important to: . Exp: tagging sponsors, creating Facebook events with co-hosts, etc.) . Not only was the post engaging, new audiences were reached! . Mistake #5: Not Engaging With Your Audience . Are you only self promoting?

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