Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. If you name your group after your nonprofit, then your horizontal logo is fine for your LinkedIn group’s avatar. It needs to be a strong avatar that makes a solid first impression.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 4, 2011

On Quora you have to be a person, but Facebook Questions uses your nonprofit’s Page and avatar as your Facebook Questions identity. When your nonprofit posts a Facebook Question to your Fans it will appear in their “Most Recent&# and “Questions&# News Feeds. Subscribe :: Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

He is a contributing author to the book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God. Those kind of moments really make me feel good about the work that I do and being able to share the knowledge to make technology more accessible to everyone. I’m a contributor to the Canadian Nonprofit Technology LinkedIn Group.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

If your site takes the style of a magazine or news outlet, check out Cool Stuff. It includes very cool features such as a custom login form and avatars for your users that appear in the menu bar as well as in submitted posts and the authors list section. If your site is content rich, consider Sufia as a theme option.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

An algorithm is necessary to weed out boring content from the Facebook News Feed, but 1%? Your nonprofit has a visually compelling avatar that is used consistently on all social networks. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report. Come on Facebook, quit being so greedy for advertising dollars!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

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. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Diversify your news sources.

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Social Media Media Management Social 234

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Good news, I have some of the answers. The good news is you don’t have to be a designer to do it; you just need Canva. Some features are: Versatile logos – (Great for avatars, email subject lines, business profiles listings, and website headers). Make it easy for your donors with donation software. Instantly downloadable.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A heavily commented photo will show up in people’s news feeds (because of all the activity), which can really help promote the message. For instance, I promised to change my Facebook avatar to one featuring my baby mustache if I hit the $250 mark by the end of the day – it worked. Good Technology is Key.

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Online Learning Fundraising Tips 201

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media.

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Social Media Management Media Social 231

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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I was hired in July 2009 to come into the organization and breathe life into social networking, explore new opportunities and empower the volunteers. Despite the fact that social media evolves quickly and news spreads fast online, success on social media and online communications does not happen overnight.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Time then to ping mainstream news sources, image search and his Wikipedia page to check for updates. Ted Roden, the founder of artsy social sharing site Enjoysthin.gs , says that ever since he started pushing new shared items live to the browsers of people on his site - the time people have spent on Enjoysthin.gs Real-Time Discovery.

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See3

MAY 10, 2007

He was participating via SecondLife as an on-screen avatar. Two-thirds of our panelists were in the top 10 of all evaluations (Steve Daigneault / Amnesty International and Tim Fullerton / OxFam America) and the overall evaluation of our session was very high. You can read more about it on Barry’s blog.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Photo in flickr from Community Technology Foundation. Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. session during the Legal Services Conference Technology Initiative Grant Conference. " Web 2.0,

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Avatar Life Online Social Media 42

Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

People used to clip articles for us about Second Life every couple of weeks--now, it seems that hardly a day goes by without news about the use and abuse of Second Life. But it represents technology that has the potential to be a bigger part of Museum 2.0 Fundamentally, virtual worlds are a new communication medium.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Social Media Social Chapter Media 258

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 258

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Social Media Social Chapter Media 207

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Chapter 1: Nonprofit Technology and Fundraising. Also covered: News Articles and Press Releases, Blogs, Images and Infographics, Videos, Online Petitions, Online Contests, Online Stores, Ebooks and Digital Reports, Event Invitations, Webinars, and Smartphone and Tablet Apps. Chapter 16: New Media Managers.

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Mobile Chapter Fundraising YouTube 203

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

This week, our members won blogging awards, discussed the implications integrating technology into Democracy, and shared beautiful videos about their cause. Have more news to share? While most donations are still received offline, online fundraising is an important tool, especially when trying to attract new donors.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

At the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we -- Carie Lewis , Beth Kanter , David J. When people logged in on Fridays, they saw hundreds of frozen pea avatars from people who were fighting breast cancer. Each Friday in December, we asked people to donate the cost of a package of frozen peas to help fight breast cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. m a product of the Great Lakes and have a degree in technical writing from Michigan Technological University. That way, we let Flickr and Yahoo worry about developing the technology while we???re popularity into other social news networks. Who is that doggy in your twitter avatar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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Free Mobile Nonprofit Map 280

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Web Tools Free Mobile 262

Care2

APRIL 17, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

Social Network 28

Social Network Social Media Network Advocacy 28

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

Social Network 28

Social Network Social Media Network Donor 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 259

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Web Tools Free Mobile 276

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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Web Tools Free Social Media 241

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. This iPhone/iPad app that allows you to easily flip through your favorite news sources and magazines.

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