Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

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. 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

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

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. It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities.

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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.

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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

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

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

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). Social Media' The “Nonprofit Organizations” brand was launched in February 2005 on Myspace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Facebook Social Media'

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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

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

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To effectively use mobile and social media to raise funds on cause awareness days, you need to prepare months in advance. This page should also prominently feature a donate button, an e-newsletter, mobile alert opt-in forms, and social network icons. For other social networks, post two to three times throughout the day.

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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

JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google+ is a visual social network.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The rise of social media has also given rise to online giving on cause awareness and giving days. The rise of social media has inspired in-the-moment fundraising on cause awareness and giving days. million mentions on social media). million mentions on social media). are still available.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. Indeed, there are dozens available that have all sorts of different capabilities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

A featured avatar and header image. A “Connect” section where NGOs can link to their social network communities. Social sharing functionality. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media' ONG Profile Includes: 1. A Featured video section and the ability to create photo slideshows.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

1) Each new “Follow” results in more exposure for your nonprofit’s avatar, and thus likely more followers of your nonprofit. Every time you follow a new Twitterer that is one more time that your nonprofit’s avatar is seeded throughout the Twitterverse. As of today that number is 82,250.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Instagram’s priority is to be a mobile social network. Thus, you can not upload an avatar or photos on the desktop version, or browse who’s following you or who you are following. Be sure to update your print materials, e-signatures, websites, and blogs, if applicable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2011

Beyond accruing a lot friends to distribute your avatar throughout the YouTube community, it’s was never clear what the benefits of having friends were. That said, the avatars of your subscribers can now be found only under “Community.&# Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The best practice listed below are result of spending the last three years maintaining and building the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. Use a Horizontal Avatar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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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. When launching social media campaigns it’s always wise to prepare for the worst-case scenario by having at least two admins for each account. It’s the antithesis of social media.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It is easy to overlook some small aspects of Twitter, that’s why we’ve compiled this list of simple things you can do to help increase interaction on your nonprofits Twitter account according to Julia Claire Campbell of JC Social Marketing. Upload an avatar, and fill out a short blurb about your nonprofit in the bio.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2010

You've heard the maxims of social media before: "Join the conversation," "Engage your audience," "Be authentic!" — but what does all of that really mean? If you attended last Thursday's free webinar, 10 Social Media Tips & Secrets , you can now answer these questions for yourself. Tools Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Also, since Google+ Business Profiles will launch after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Download the Google+ App.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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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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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2011

The political uprisings in Egypt for the past week have sparked the tiresome debate again – can social media create and spread revolution? They stressed that while the internet and social media were useful in helping to organize and spread information, most of the work was done on the ground.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Finally, Google+ Entity Profiles will launch after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , so please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. e-Newsletter. Sign up for a Google Account.

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