Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

A collaborative research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. They answer questions, make requested lists, and, if you ask, will write a letter, blog post, or social media captions. They’re also very simple to use. We just like to be polite!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. But what social platform are they on the most? But what social platform are they on the most?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog. how can I be a community builder online? Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. The post is copied below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Anne Gentile comments on Sun Blogging Policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

The internet was once considered a great equaliser, a platform that could bring strangers together, even across racial boundaries. But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. Class and race issues play out in social media just as they do in real life. Watch Video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

I spend 50-60 hours a week studying nonprofits and social media and even with that level of absorption I still have regular “Aha!” ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. into Google+.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It That balance is not a simple on and off switch – it is understanding how to integrate focused and receptive attentions into our online and offline lives. Tags: Mindfulness Networks Online Community.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. The documentation is a bit lacking, and it’s clear that it’s a very new project. So I’m on identi.ca

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. And, of course, nonprofits should be especially keen on being able to keep control of their data.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Phishing scams, data theft, social media missteps, and cyberbullying are all unfortunate side effects of Internet use. In honor of Safer Internet Day , Microsoft has launched a new interactive website to promote a healthy Internet for everybody. What are the Internet safety practices at your organization?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

It’s no longer cutting edge, but rather an integral component of a successful online communications and fundraising strategy similar to website and email communications. Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. Creative Thinking. Multitasking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . He is a self-described " Internet Sociologist " and developer of NodeXL.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news. Two years ago when I sent out urgent tweets or status updates, the online masses would respond instantly with concern and generosity. 2) The rise of the Internet troll. Over the last few years there has been an obvious rise in the Internet troll.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Online networks were used to help organize the national day of action but the action was not about "likes" or fans or messages.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. Using Movember.com as a home base, participants are encouraged to use their email contacts, work colleagues, social networks, and any other means to promote the cause and raise money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. Email fundraising raises 27% of online revenue and in 2015 email fundraising was up 25%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. Email fundraising raises 27% of online revenue and in 2015 email fundraising was up 25%.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

This month's Online Community Meetup featured facilitator, Bill Johnston , Online Community Manager for Dell and longtime online community expert, Randy Farmer , speaking about online reputation systems. Tags: Event Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Note from Beth: As I listened to the NPR story this week about online privacy, it is becoming very important for us to understand the implications. I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at Even better, she agreed to share a blog post about what she learned on this blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? Lately, I have been working in far flung places which means long, very long airplane rides without Internet access! Small talk nourishes trust.

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Online Social Media Attention Chapter 128

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 11, 2022

While we can ’t promise we have all the answer s, this blog offers vital facts about the important young professionals that your organization is so eager to recruit. If Gen Z isn’t yet on your radar, it really should be. Is your association looking to crack the Gen Z code? Statista estimates there are 68.6 million Generation Z Americans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

What happens when fundraising meets social networking? Social Fundraising? Socially-Networked Fundraising? Will this approach become the standard practice of all fundraising or will it be a niche or sub-segment of what is now called "traditional online fundraising. We Philanthropy? We Funding?

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 19, 2009

When the venerable Fieldstone Alliance surprised its readers this week with 25 Random Things that Make the Nonprofit Sector Great , picking up on a popular fad that’s been making the rounds of Facebook, it was a strong hint to take a closer look at that odd phenomenon of online culture, the meme. What’s a meme? read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. But maintaining productivity, especially online, can be challenging. If you’re like most nonprofit folks, you’ve probably made a few New Year’s resolutions, including being more effective at your job. What is personal productivity?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

She blogs about social media and communications at carriewriterblog.com , and her portfolio and other links can be viewed at carriefreelance.com. This month's Online Community Meetup here at TechSoup's San Francisco headquarters featured Charles Baker, strategy and community development manager at Meetup.com. Then, repeat.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Here's a fantastic blog post at NTEN from Network for Good 's Rebecca Higman and Katya Andresen (we've linked to Katya's excellent blog numerous times in the past ). What about an online donor? Is his or her name ever retrieved from the online report? Is he or she added to a direct mail list? read more.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Set up a chatroom on your website or through a “messenger” feature on your most active social networks for your community to be able to connect with each other. They should have an enthusiastic, welcoming online presence and the appropriate level of professionalism to represent a trustworthy nonprofit. Fun and games.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. I thought it would be useful to blog about how to create a strategy for using these channels. Will people give online?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

May’s Online Community Meetup featured Randy Paynter, co-founder of Care2. Paynter’s talk, "The Five Steps to Growing an Engaged Online Community," examined how to build and sustain online communities by relating some of the lessons he has learned through managing the Care2 community since its inception.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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