Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 12, 2017

One of the biggest obstacles bloggers encounter—whether they’re on the WordPress platform or not—is how to create content that is based on currently trending topics. Fortunately there’s help in the form of tools and techniques that make the whole process considerably less painful for the blogger. Google Trends. Google Trends.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. Socialbrite.org is launching with a rich set of resources: A directory of Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Social media powerhouses Facebook and YouTube have rolled out new fundraising tools for nonprofits and individuals, to make it even easier to connect with supporters and drive donations at year-end. Over $300 million in donations have been raised via Facebook Fundraisers since the roll-out of that tool last year. nonprofits.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 6, 2008

That's why iLoveMountains.org came up with the What's My Connection tool. iLoveMountains is asking bloggers (and non-bloggers) to tell folks about all of these tools, and about the mountains that can still be saved by sharing videos about America's Most Endangered Mountains. There isn't much I can do about it from here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

This can include written testimonials (with full names) or, even better, videotaped testimonials; articles written by respected bloggers or appearing in traditional media outlets; and even being included in a funder’s (or other respected partner’s) own published materials, such as in an annual report. 4) Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

Cambodian young people are joining the global conversation in the blogosphere and sharing their perspectives through different forms of grassroots citizen's media thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Cambodian bloggers. tools) can make their study, work, and life easier. Personal Information Technology Workshop ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. More >> Tools. Information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

So how can nonprofits use this powerful tool to build their movements, advance their causes, and raise money for their organizations? . In August 2018, Erin Turner, Product Manager for YouTube Giving, announced that they are rolling out a new suite of fundraising tools for nonprofits , including: Fundraisers. Community fundraisers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. The Foundation leases ten acres and provides seeds, tools, and irrigation equipment to indigent farmers who then grow their own vegetables. Roger recently shared some thoughts about why he is participating in the bloggers campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

In 2007, I was the first person to use Twitter to fundraise so I could attend and help sponsor the first Cambodia Bloggers Conference. I also used Twitter to get pro bono donations of technology t-shirts from technology companies to give to the Cambodia bloggers. It makes creating visual content for social media channels a breeze.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better. Ushahidi's tools help others act for transparency, justice, crisis response, and human rights. Responder is a more robust tool for larger organizations that need to manage their data workflow.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2009

He also happened to co-found Pyra Labs, which created Blogger , the blogging tool that popularized the term blog and blogging, and Odeo a podcasting company. Tags: Tools blogger listen odeo pyra twitter. Evan Williams is the CEO and co-founder of Twitter. Here is a video of him discussing how to listen to your users.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2016

In truth, for the vast majority of users—bloggers, small e-commerce ventures and the like—just utilizing the most basic aspects of the program are more than enough to create the site they need and want. Secret Options for Bloggers. Hide and Seek. How’s this for a surprise?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. A/B testing is too large a topic to cover in depth here, but it’s one of the most powerful tools Facebook offers for iterating more effective ads and lowering costs. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

My guess is that many of those bloggers and journalists have reconsidered now that the initial buzz and euphoria about Google+ has subsided (especially considering that the Google+ brand profiles haven’t even launched yet). To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Or blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

My guess is that many of those bloggers and journalists have reconsidered now that the initial buzz and euphoria about Google+ has subsided (especially considering that the Google+ brand profiles haven’t even launched yet). To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Or blogging.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

The fabulous Rob Cottingham, the NTC Official Cartoon Blogger, is giving his unique take on this year's conference. You'll see them on our blog throughout the conference and at [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

I wasn’t convinced at all that the world needed another blogger. That said, in addition to being a great tool to build your e-Newsletter list , if your nonprofit is regularly updating Facebook and Twitter accounts, then your organization needs to be able to produce, contribute, and distribute fresh, quality content.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Reporters use social media tools to both communicate with their followers and to find and research topics and ideas they want to pursue. Deliver that pitch through the channel that reporter or blogger prefers–email is often the preferred method–and only approach one reporter or media outlet at a time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2005

Marnie Webb recently posted an excellent primer on selecting a blogging tool called "So you want get started blogging?" I was hoping there was something very straightforward and easy to understand about the tool selection and I stumbled upon it. Talk about blogging as a source of discovery.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 11, 2015

She is a writer and blogger with a passion for self-improvement and helping others. Fortunately, there are some free tools you can use that make it easy to get an email campaign organized and attract the interest of donors. Speaking of images, Pictalicious is an interesting tool for email campaign designers. Pictalicious.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace all launched in 2003. Personally, most days I love social media and its ability to foster social good and create online buzz – and the tool sets of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. change often enough to keep it interesting and there’s no shortage of new tools to study and experiment with.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Depending on what successful bloggers your poll, the answers to these questions can vary widely. And remember this important tenet: many expert bloggers look at their work as a mix between art and science: the right words can get you started, but if you aren’t applying a good bit of logic to your target audience it may all be for nothing.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Facebook Is Not a Good Tool for Donor Acquisition or Volunteerism. Many organizations said they used the Causes.com Facebook application as a fundraising tool to varying degrees of success, but some respondents expressed frustration over recent changes to the Causes interface,” said the report.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

So the beginning blogger may be asking themselves, how can I help ensure that my blog lasts? How can I garner attention amongst all the millions of other bloggers out there? Be consistent and frequent with your posts. Be proactive in regards to the current topics people are searching. Encourage readers to share your posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2012

As a follow-up to Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits and 22 Must-Circle Nonprofit Bloggers and Resources on Google+ , below are 22 nonprofits that are regularly using Google+ effectively to engage and inspire the Google+ community. As traffic continues to grow , new tools and functionality are added almost daily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

I was a reluctant blogger. I didn’t think the world needed another blogger. fundraising tools work. work and that donating on through these tools is safe and endorsed by your organization. Launch a blog. I launched this blog in September 2009. I was wrong. My search engine results have transformed. fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

In order to get set up and start using the Donation Sticker, your nonprofit must do two main things: Sign up for charitable giving tools on Facebook (if you haven’t already – if you are registered with Facebook payments, you do not need to complete this step again), and. You can check out her website at: jcsocialmarketing.com/blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

SignOn.org Beta – Have you seen the new petition tool from MoveOn.org? "SignOn Women Deliver » Updates » Winners Announced for the Women Bloggers Deliver Competition – Congratulations to my friend Toyin Ajao! "We are so excited to announce the winners of the “Women Bloggers Deliver&# competition!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 31, 2010

Women Who Tech’s thought provoking virtual panels offer the latest resources and tools for launching a successful startup, tools and apps to build your online community, Social Media ROI, and more. (It’s virtual – all you need is access to a phone line and the web so you can participate from anywhere in the world).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. 4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. National Priorities Project : They offer three unique web-based tools that nonprofits can use to help educate the masses about the U.S.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Bill Freeman has been writing a blog for about a year on Tips and Tools for NonProfits. One of two non-profit technologists I now know with degrees in theology, Bill brings to his current roles as blogger and consultant an impressive history of non-profit leadership. Email Tools. You can find him at 501cweb.wordpress.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

3) Google is retiring the Blogger and Picassa brands. If your nonprofit has a blog hosted on Blogger and a digital library on Picassa , this could give you an edge on Google+. It’s also worth pointing at out that at this stage Google is calling them “Entity Profiles.&#. We have time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. Her passion is to get nonprofits of all sizes to stop spinning their wheels on social media and to start getting real results using digital tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" There are lots of twenty-something bloggers and gen-y bloggers. He is a terrific blogger, knows his beat, and very generous too.

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