Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

My guess is that 99.99% of nonprofits (or more) have not yet been invited to beta test Google+ ( sign up here ), but if you are a regular reader of Mashable, TechCrunch, or The Next Web, you might be feeling like your missing out on the fruits of being an early adopter (before the site is even out of beta – craziness!). Sign up here !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

During 2009 I created and promoted 34 TwtPolls to help better understand the needs of nonprofits. The TwtPoll results are often surprising and can be very useful for nonprofits as they forge ahead with their 2010 communications strategies. 3) Does your nonprofit have a blog? [ [link] ]. 13% Check/snail mail. 10% Other.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

Just for your reference, here is the Authentification Form: And here’s how the warning message appears on the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page: According to Facebook, there are the three ways I can authenticate the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. Please take one of the following actions: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Of course, being based in the U.S., Of course, being based in the U.S.,

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide explores the fundraising planning process and breaks down each of the necessary elements that will allow you and your team to elevate your next campaign. Your fundraising team should bring together a mix of nonprofit pros with complementary skills and align them around your strategic plan.

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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. Recent studies suggest that there is a demographic shift happening – social media being more primary communications avenues for Millenials and Gen Y, and email for everyone older.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

When nonprofits started to experiment with digital marketing in 1990s and early 2000s, the few tools that were available were expensive and limited in their functionality. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time. Social Media 1. See also OptInMonster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. I've pointed to a lot of resources in my blog.). The Case Study.

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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. Though most nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the U.K. Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! Are you using social media primarily to raise money?

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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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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2013

LinkedIn Changes Could Impact Nonprofit Groups - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly :LinkedIn has implemented some new changes into their social network, which may affect how nonprofits use the website, and specifically how groups will function. Here is a list of the new changes to look out for:'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

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. How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot. Blog posts.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Should Your Nonprofit Use a Social Scoring System? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly : Although tapping into social media influencers could increase awareness and donations, some individuals have expressed wariness about relying too heavily on social scoring for planning social networking strategies.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

(For comparison’s sake — Apple’s Ping had 2,000 artists two months out of the gate.)&# I’ve been playing around with the new social platform this morning and wanted to share some of my early reactions. (So So have others – here’s a blog post from Beth Kanter and Steve McLaughlin on Jumo.). Functionality. Persistence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn. The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website. It will give what you need to be a smart consumer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Founded in 1998, Care2, a B-corporation that works with over 700 nonprofits and has more than 15 million members, defines itself as a social action network. Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.”

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

For this week's bloggerview, we caught up with Michael Gilbert, who writes the Nonprofit Online News, which is not only the oldest nonprofit-oriented blog, but one of the oldest blogs altogether. Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Nonprofits online activists organized a protest on Facebook to encourage Facebook to bring back our hero, who has been the organization's spokesperson to encourage Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. We aren't talking about commercial use or spamming. Especially for Non-profits. profile has.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Given the design restrictions on Page design, having a solid content strategy can get results and help differentiate your nonprofit. Content strategies are often the most difficult task for many nonprofits. How should a nonprofit make that decision? How you break through the clutter? Any guidelines?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

I’m very interested how nonprofits are approaching their social media strategies with a little bit of science to propel best practices. Jessica Kirkwood , VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. This year's program is heavily weighted to the "social web" and nonprofits. He came back an evangelist for social media. Nonprofits lag behind the corporate sector. More Flickr Photos here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

I'm in the process of an article about tips for nonprofits on social networking sites for TechSoup. On one of my posts trying to digest the research , someone asked a question about strategies for doing outreach on social networking sites. It's also the very definition of "social networking."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 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!" How can you compete?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

In the comments of a post I wrote titled " Reports of Social Networking's Death Are Exaggerated ," Paul Caplan from Content to Be Different said I think the point about measurement/evaluation is vital as long as we don't get hung up on stats etc. At any rate, it is a good example of how NOT to spam the Flickr community.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 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!" What does this mean for you? To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 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!" 60) Search « Would you like a share of $5 million?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

If you're registered for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , congratulations on being one of over 1000 amazing people coming together for 3 days of awesomeness, April 26-28. (If One of the big perks to being registered is the exclusive conference social network, NTConnect brought to you by the fine folks at Acteva.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

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!" spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

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!" What does all of this data mean for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. social networking sites. Eric Eckle suggests that this points to some larger organizational issues in embracing social networking sites. So a hat tip to Katrin Verclas and Progressive Exchange listserv.

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