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. Twitter :: Needs Improvement. Twitter :: Examples of Excellence. Facebook :: Needs Improvement. Facebook :: Example of Excellence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Your NGO has a visually compelling avatar that is used consistently on all social networks. Donors and followers will associate your NGO with your avatar. Facebook is a must for all NGOs. The most likely choice for your second social network is Twitter or Instagram. data , Global data ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. They just don’t tend to be the same folks that regularly visit Facebook and Twitter. They want a human behind the avatar. You may get a few new Twitter followers out of it too. You may get a few new Twitter followers out of it too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar. Posting more than one status update a day on Facebook. I am a big believer that less is more on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

At the core of the brand is the Nonprofit Organizations avatar which has been used consistently since then to build a visual brand across many social networks ( Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , etc). The “Nonprofit Organizations” brand was launched in February 2005 on Myspace. A graphic, not an image.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Create social and media graphics in at least two sizes:800 x 800: Best for Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram. 800 x 400: Best for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Create an ambassador sign up page and provide sample email text and social media graphics/avatars. If you have a large following on Twitter, host a tweetchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

It’s grunt work which many nonprofit’s do not have the time for or the endurance to maintain, but every time your nonprofit does one of the six actions listed below, your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on the Social Web – and as a result more fans and followers. 3) Favorite and list others on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. 1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. Your nonprofit’s avatar is the brand identity upon which your social media campaigns are built and resources should be allocated to ensure that it’s visually compelling and memorable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Now, of course it’s humanly impossible to follow the tweets of that many Twitter accounts, so to make the chaos manageable I organize my favorite nonprofits and those whose tweets consistently stand out from the rest into Twitter Lists. Finally, one last point – there is a time and place for marketing pitches on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Truth be told, I much prefer the anonymity of being “Nonprofit Organizations” online ( Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , etc.) That said, here’s a recent TV interview with a local news channel where I live in Springfield, MO: Related Links: Newly Released With “Look Inside!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). 1) Facebook. Create a Facebook Page. Find your Facebook voice. Find and monitor your Facebook Community Page, if applicable. Claim your Facebook Places Page, if applicable. 2) Twitter. Create a Twitter Profile. Find your Twitter voice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. Learn Basic HTML. </strong> 8.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

On top of those challenges, Facebook reach has dropped to an abysmal 1%. Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Come on Facebook, quit being so greedy for advertising dollars!

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TechImpact

JULY 28, 2014

These alerts usually shows your avatar and often time your bio. Make sure your avatar and bio information is up to date and start actively following as people in your community. If you’re a nonprofit that has a lot of events, use Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to share pictures and videos from those events in the community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

Your nonprofit can learn a lot from the 11 (mostly large) nonprofits listed below by simply following, liking, and subscribing to their e-newsletter, blog, Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube Channel, etc. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Provide sample email text and social media graphics and avatars to your ambassadors. Post on Facebook a minimum of 3X. Go live on Facebook and Instagram at least once. You could also use Storify to archive your giving day and/or create a Twitter Moment. WorldAidsDay.ngo , WorldRhinoDay.ngo , etc. are still available.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters. On your nonprofit’s website, the head office should offer a downloadable version of your nonprofits primary avatar (250 x 250 pixels). If they do not have the capacity, then the head office must customize the avatar for them. Step 3: Create a best practices document.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Facebook has the highest ROI and it is worth investing $100-500 in a test advertising campaign for your monthly giving program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit. In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit. In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. Of the Big Three, Twitter requires the most time to utilize.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Make sure to follow him on Twitter at @noyesjesse and check out the Eloqua blog – they’re doing some great things! You might be proud of your custom Facebook page and how many people follow you on Twitter. This is a guest post by Jesse Noyes. He’s a Corporate Reporter at Eloqua. Games are maturing fast.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

Some automatically duplicate your blog posts on your Facebook page. Others connect you directly to a Twitter field. Social networking on Twitter and Instagram is controlled via custom widgets, and you can control most elements of the design including the background and the placement of your logo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. Twitter: twitter.com/PanCAN , twitter.com/Advocate4PanCAN. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. gid=104492.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So folks at the Department of Health and Human Services also recently spruced up their presence on Facebook. Given that over 100 million Americans have Facebook accounts and half of those log in daily, this is a smart move. The first two are standard for Facebook Pages — no programming required. The Page includes six tabs.

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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. Personalization: Beyond the avatar, the virtual trade show experience should be personalized as much as possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. If you have a Twitter account, sign up with your Twitter username and password.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. Add Google’s +1 button to your desktop and mobile websites and blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough. Having a discussion on your Facebook Page is not a social media strategy, nor is is engaging supporters on Twitter. The popular misconception that the tools themselves i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blogging, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals. CharityTuesday : This hashtag is very popular on Twitter, but people use it in different ways.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) While my email list included some of the social media friends I was already reaching via other channels, it contained mostly relatives, parent’s friends, and classmates who typically do not see my Twitter and Facebook activity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+, and other social networking websites.

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