Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media changes so frequently that unless your NGO has a full-time social media manager who has the time to consistently research and adopt emerging trends, odds are your NGO is using social media in ways that are no longer effective. Your NGO consistently creates written content. Facebook is a must for all NGOs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

To tap this potential, your NGO, nonprofit, or charity needs to activate its social media presence before, during, and after #GivingTuesday to help build the movement and, in the process, raise awareness and funds for your organization and mission. Email them again the day before to provide encouragement and last minute updates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

While many international NGO online directories do exist, the ability for international NGOs worldwide to accept online donations through the soon-to-be-launched .NGO NGO Global Directory is a unique service – especially for smaller NGOs from underserved regions. A featured avatar and header image.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

New platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat, and Periscope don’t offer easy ways to link to back your nonprofit’s website, thus successfully fundraising on these new platforms is nearly impossible. If not, then the basics of multichannel marketing likely have not been integrated into your online communications and fundraising plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? As I've said elsewhere on this blog about Second Life, it isn't yet the best medium for fundraising, but to get attention for a cause and connect with people - there's some opportunity. What are the logistics of working the avatar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. It’s for this reason that your avatar should be well-designed, not include text that is too small to read in the News Feed, or show any obvious errors in cropping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

And not just fundraise. According to my colleague Rik Riel, this campaign is sponsored by the Spanish NGO Mensajeros de la Paz , which is leveraging various new media to draw attention to their work. Rik visited the homeless avatar: I decided to pop into SL to check it out. Mobilize: Give people something to do. Provide Hope.

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