Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. To do so, you’ll need a web hosting service such as BlueHost.com. However,ngo and.ong will be available soon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot. I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. What has changed?

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Anecdotally, we’re seeing softer fundraising numbers over SMS with TONS of fundraising texts going straight to spam, accelerating a recent trend. While they are more expensive, they built a larger pool of donors that then converted through channels like Facebook and search. The people who showed up, gave more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Micro-blogging website Twitter has seen an upsurge in traffic from Hispanic and African-American audiences. At a time when Facebook was primarily used by college-educated individuals from the middle and upper classes, Myspace was open, diverse, creative, and seemingly the epitome of an online grassroots community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

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. Requiring approval to join forces you to be engaged in your group on a regular basis and take responsibility for monitoring spam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Focus on quality, not quantity on Facebook. Any guidelines?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

With Loomly, you cannot only draft, schedule, and publish your social media posts but you can also draft Facebook and Instagram ads! In addition to analytics, Loomly offers an interactions hub where you can see and reply to engagement on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Facebook Payments and Charitable Giving Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

There is now a friends/group feature on your Facebook friends list. I'd give it a whirl, but facebook is really slow and buggy today. Amit thinks it might solve the Facebook spam problem , but might it increase the number of messages in your box? hat tip to Digital Inspiration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. A question that everyone asks - "When should my group set up a Fan Page versus a Facebook Group?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2012

That said, the actual voting numbers are low likely due to a fear that voting will result in spam tweet exclaiming you voted. October 2012 [775 Views] :: How many visitors does your nonprofit’s blog receive on a monthly basis? June 2012 [618 Views] :: Has your nonprofit noticed a drop in engagement on your Facebook Page recently?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

I don’t have an invite either, but I have been following the beta launch and what the tech blogs are saying about it. So again, that Google is being upfront about deleting such profiles (and avoiding a spam free-for-all in the process) is smart and a clear indicator that your nonprofit is not yet missing the early adoption phase.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

You want to be careful not to spam your supporters. Facebook For Facebook, ramp up to three to five posts on Giving Tuesday. The post Maximizing Giving Tuesday Donations: Best Ask Times appeared first on Fundraising Blog for Nonprofit, Educational, and Faith-Based Organizations. to 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. I’ve blogged about Elgg before. 8) Diaspora: Diaspora is a Facebook alternative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

3) Does your nonprofit have a blog? [ [link] ]. 43% Yes… our organization blogs regularly. 14% No… no plans to launch a blog. 5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 43% Yes… our organization blogs regularly. 14% No… no plans to launch a blog. 25% Facebook. [ [link] ].

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Join a Facebook Group. If you’re one of the one billion Facebook users you’re already in a great position to hop into a WordPress group. The post It Takes A Village: Joining and Participating in the WordPress Community appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

So, presumably this helps spread the word about your Cause virally on Facebook. Yesterday, colleague Dave Pentecost suggested on a previous post about Facebook Connect in the comments that this automated spreading of messages as a form of spam.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

Most of these contacts will likely unsubscribe quickly (or mark you as spam!), This results in better email open rates , email deliverability, and clickthrough rates, and lower spam complaint and unsubscribe rates. Use Blog Content to Drive Newsletter Signups Does your nonprofit have a blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

A few months back, I wrote about a Facebook campaign to reinstate Ranger Rick's Facebook profile. Ranger Rick Raccoon, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , was taken down by Facebook staff because it violated the Facebook's terms of service (no fake people.) We aren't talking about commercial use or spamming.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

So have others – here’s a blog post from Beth Kanter and Steve McLaughlin on Jumo.). Facebook Requirements. I’m not sure that organizations will want to maintain, or create, a profile on facebook just as a ticket to using Jumo. Functionality. Persistence. Transparency.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam? Doing Good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!”

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 9, 2009

Last month I posted about how Facebook was making money by datamining my friends. Today I received spam from a site called Frens Zone that will allow me to make money off my social network. You are rewarded with valuable points whenever you post photos, videos, blogs, comments. earn instant cash by just referring your friends.

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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. It will help you centralize all your efforts and reduce the amount of spam and notification e-mails sent to your work e-mail account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

d gotten back in touch with me not to catch up on old times but to attempt to siphon money out of me I very nearly slugged him Allfacebook blog says: There appears to be one problem with this new service though: how do you know that it is an official page for that company or product? m not quite sure how Facebook will manage this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed. What no coffee?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For many years Nonprofit Tech for Good used a budget website hosting company for $12 a month, but by 2020 our website downtime became significant and our email opt-in forms so overrun with spam bot subscribers, that we had to make the shift to a premium website hosting company and upgraded to a $96 a month plan.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Still others are marked as spam and go to the trash folder, never to see the light of day again. . A “Donate Now” button placed somewhere highly visible within the body, as you can see in the fundraising letter template below: A link to your Facebook page’s donation form (if applicable). Sending a tangible thank-you card.

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

Spam email from a stranger. Facebook update from someone you haven’t seen in ten years. Comment on a blog post you wrote three days ago. Phone call from your mom. File on the intranet you’re supposed to read before the end of the week. Post on Google + from a friend of a friend. Latest volley in a flame war.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So be sure to encourage your speakers, staff, and partners to promote the event on their social networks, in their industry associations or networking groups, and through their portfolios, blogs, or websites. . Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. SocialSnap also provides customizable social share buttons that can be added to your website or blog content. See also OptInMonster. See also MXToolbox. Social Media 1.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Maybe you’ve also taken the next step of strengthening your stakeholder community by engaging in back and forth dialog online – whether in existing social spaces like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, or in a custom built online community. Are you ready to take your community to the next level of maturity?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2011

After all, everyone else is on Facebook, so you have to be there too, right? A blank email subject line can look like spam. On Facebook, you use your profile for your business. Rumor has it that Facebook removes profiles that are set up for organizations. Your Facebook or Twitter status hasn’t been updated in weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Follow her on Facebook and Twitter to read all of her latest posts. _. The system will pull articles from your blog and send them out on a set schedule. For example, you could send a monthly newsletter to your subscribers that pulls from your blog posts. Email Spam Test. Winfosoft Cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner co-founder of Momsrising and Bruce Lesley, President, of First Focus. (I learned so much that I enough material for several blog posts, my first post is here – it is about content curation.). Nonprofit organizations that have been early adopters of social media are exploring, like Momsrising, carefully.

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