Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Large nonprofits usually have the expertise and resources necessary to launch and maintain successful online communications and fundraising campaigns. How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. Yet everyday on Twitter and (especially) Facebook nonprofits are sending out hundreds of thousands of Tweets and Status Updates with completely wrecked avatars. Of course not!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve watched the early adopters of MySpace in 2005 propel themselves into the national and international spotlight using social media, and I’ve seen latecomers begin to dabble with Facebook and Twitter just this year. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Not blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Doing so requires a significant time investment, but it can and should be done: Step 1: Create an email lists of chapter mobile and social media campaigners.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. All that said, I know there are many nonprofit staff out there in the exact same position and it’s becoming increasingly clear that adding social media to a long list of job responsibilities is just not humanly possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For example, Alley Cat Allies’ Cat-alyst Society – Monthly Giving Program : This page should have a URL that can be easily promoted in print newsletters and postcard campaigns, such as alleycat.org/givemonthly. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Social media platforms : help us gauge who and what our audience is engaging with. So, start by picking a few meaningful data points for your organization, let’s say: social media and email marketing analytics. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. Add a little incentive!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Your nonprofit can create your own cause awareness day campaign or build one around those cause awareness days that already exist, such as Earth Day on April 22 ( #EarthDay) , International Youth Day ( #YouthDay ) on August 12, and World AIDS Day on December 1 ( #WorldAIDSDay ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Title: Social Media Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Her expertise includes brand marketing , social media , employee engagement , leadership development , and customer experience marketing. This week, Debbie was kind enough to answer the following three questions about social media and marketing : Question 1. First, there is the "what''s social media" mistake.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

What’s most interesting to me within the nonprofits-in-social-space is the difference between organization-driven and individual-driven fundraising (and other promotion) campaigns. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. So, how do you respond?

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

Whether or not lead retrieval is your main event marketing goal or part of a bigger marketing strategy, one which includes thought leadership or brand awareness, a hybrid event or a virtual event can create opportunities for your brand to develop more distinct brand personas, categorize your target audience, and test out email marketing campaigns.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Promote the event as having specific networking sessions, Q&As, breakout sessions, virtual cocktail parties, private social media groups, gamification, and anything else you have planned to bring people together. . Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment. This allows greater personalization for event attendees and can make networking sessions and social exchanges feel more interactive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2011

2) Title your Page and upload your nonprofit’s avatar, a page banner, and write a sidebar title and page description. Not all nonprofits need a Foursquare Page, but those will a little creativity and a penchant for early adoption can visualize ways to use the site for activism, awareness, and to promote text campaigns.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 16, 2021

You must set aside planning for your brand’s marketing campaign and the event strategy while putting in place processes before, during, and after the event. . Use this data to inform: Buyer personas or customer avatars. Targeting marketing campaigns. Email marketing campaigns. Brand insights and analytics. And much more.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

In reality, comprehensive event platforms provide streamlined post-event analytics, perfect for future marketing campaigns and targeted lead tracking. . Attendee Tracking To Build Customer Avatars. Because all-in-one event platforms come with analytics, they allow your brand to tap into targeted customer avatars or buyer personas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 23, 2021

Whether or not lead retrieval is your main event marketing goal or part of a bigger marketing strategy, one which includes thought leadership or brand awareness, a hybrid event or a virtual event can create opportunities for your brand to develop more distinct brand personas, categorize your target audience, and test out email marketing campaigns.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Promote the event as having specific networking sessions, Q&As, breakout sessions, virtual cocktail parties, private social media groups, gamification, and anything else you have planned to bring people together. . Show them how to develop their avatar, fill out their profile, or use the text and video chat features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. Tell me about the campaign - what, why,objectives. Tell me about the campaign - what, why,objectives. The Social Media Roadblock.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment. This allows greater personalization for event attendees and can make networking sessions and social exchanges feel more interactive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

Once you start browsing around and experimenting, you’ll quickly come to realize that there are a phenominal number of free Twitter tools now available to nonprofits – that can also be used to improve website, e-newsletter, blogging, and social media campaigns. Bit.ly : Bit.ly

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Nonprofits can use Dipity to create timelines that highlight their organizational history, current events, and special campaigns. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

You may be able to stream some live video, with integrations to social media platforms of course, but you might also want to record content and upload it at a scheduled session time. With Accelevents , you can combine your ticketing page with your silent auction , raffle , or text-to-give campaign. Lead retrieval expert.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. Using Movember.com as a home base, participants are encouraged to use their email contacts, work colleagues, social networks, and any other means to promote the cause and raise money. Email is Still King.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Hashtags allow your organization to participate and inspire conversations (and in the process get new followers) and organize the Twitterverse around campaigns ( #climatechange ) and events ( #openwebawards ). Example Tweet: Nonprofit Raises $8,550 With In-game Text Messaging Campaign: [link] || #fundraising. event] and [campaign].

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We relate to images far more than written content; it’s why Instagram’s so successful, and if you’re going to succeed online, you must use high-quality visual content in all your marketing campaigns. Templates for creating social media graphics, blog header images, posters, and letterheads. Probably not, right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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