Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Kayla Matthews is a researcher, writer and blogger covering topics related to technology, smart gadgets, the future of work and personal productivity. Six of its dogs ended up adopted, and it ended up with tons of free volunteer hours. She is the owner and editor of ProductivityTheory.com and ProductivityBytes.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

A long overdue follow up to my post on 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter , below are 29 nonprofit resources that tweet regularly on subjects ranging from fundraising to social media to mobile communications. Volunteer Match :: @ VolunteerMatch. Related Links: 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter. techsoup.org.

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APRIL 7, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. I know the volunteer facilitators will make sure you feel welcome. Is there a COP that you wish existed?

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2010

This post was penned by guest blogger MeiMei Fox , who is a social media consultant, life coach, yoga instructor, and writer. She attended the San Francisco Online Community Report Meetup at TechSoup's offices last night where we featured Ben Rigby and his crowdsourced volunteering organization, The Extraordinaries. Or so we say.

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APRIL 8, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Emily Weinberg, Nonprofit Blogger. committees Community volunteer week Volunteers Communications'

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

This post was authored by Becky Band Jain , a TechSoup guest blogger and volunteer. TechSoup is launching a new micro-volunteering initiative called Donate Your Brain. Questions posted in our forums , LinkedIn group , or on Twitter will get a rapid response from volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Heroes with a Heart Blogger Page | Community Techknowledge : The Blogger's Choice Award is a way for you to look like a complete rock star! If chosen, you will be able to select a volunteer to receive a $1,000 award as part of the Heroes with a Heart Grant.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. About the Author: Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

Until recently the nonprofit pioneers of the Social Web had to mostly rely on their intuition that their social media campaigns were resulting in more dollars raised online, an increase in brand and cause awareness, and higher rates of volunteer recruitment and retention.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Recently, TechSoup hosted a webinar discussing how to use social media to acquire and support volunteers. Part of the webinar included this survey of the listeners below, which in of itself is useful for tracking how nonprofits and libraries recruit and support their volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

I was a reluctant blogger. I didn’t think the world needed another blogger. Volunteers. As word gets out about your volunteer opportunities to your social media communities, and assuming your pitch to become a volunteer is enticing, you should be able to secure new volunteers through utilizing social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

I wasn’t convinced at all that the world needed another blogger. Nonprofit bloggers should think of themselves as reporters, and a very popular blog is always a report back on an event complete with a photo slideshow or video. Allow guest bloggers to share expertise and experience. Share resources. Write your own.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

A small story, even an announcement about your special event or volunteer project, in a weekly newspaper could lead to interest from the local TV station. 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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Blogger’s Choice Award Lastly, there will be a Blogger’s Choice Award of $1,000 (USD). The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category.

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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. For example, the “No Child Too Far” board by UNICEF Canada pins graphics that showcase their mission and their impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The Huffington Post recently invited me to become a guest blogger, based on a connection to Arianna Huffington from the Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp. Tags: print disabilities HuffPo volunteer Bookshare. HuffPo recently published my first post, Disabled Students Need Accessible Books.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

They use the donate button to raise money as they broadcast live, and to encourage donations once the livestream has concluded: Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

Last Thursday, I attended at the Berkman Center Bloggers Thursday night meeting and shared some learnings about personal fundraising and facilitated a discussion. It means opening yourself up to volunteers, encouraging them to network, to connect with each other, and yes, even to mutiny. | View | Upload your own.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A nonprofit’s volunteers are a great source for this type of collaboration. Most nonprofits have volunteers with interesting experiences to share and they are typically happy to share their stories. This can also be a great reason to make initial contact with an organization that you could partner with for other things in the future.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We. Leveraging the strong community of Bookshare volunteers, we are building a crowd-sourced platform for creating affordable, high-quality image descriptions and tactile graphics in accessible textbooks.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Only about 40% reported success converting Facebook fans into donors or volunteers. The report also noted that while many nonprofits did not have much success in spurring volunteerism amongst their FB fans it was a good way to retain and engage existing volunteers. She is also the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2’s Frogloop blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! And October is once again the month when bloggers step up to the plate for the Social Media Challenge , now in its third year. Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. For more information on how to reach donors using Instagram Stories, visit Facebook’s Social Good website , full of case studies, tips, and guided lessons.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

You also have a volunteer program for middle and high school students to work with the children in after-school time in lieu of child care, but find that the current partners you have in the community don’t work for attracting new volunteers to participate. The benefits? These are both tangible and intangible.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 4, 2007

11 of BlogHer' s Contributing Editors have volunteered to give free 1/2 hour phone consults to beginning women bloggers. Is your New Year's Resolution to create a blog, but you don't know how to start? Did you recently begin blogging, but have a lot of unanswered questions? All you pay for is the cost of the call.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2007

Did you write, "Volunteer" on your New Year's resolution list? One option you might want to consider is online or virtual volunteering. It also lists onlinevolunteer.org and VolunteerMatch as places to find virtual volunteer opportunities. s list of web sites where you can find virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Also look for local social media bloggers and celebrities who might be happy to lend their name to your year-end giving campaign. Send a dedicated email to volunteers. First thank them for volunteering and let them know how important they are to the organization’s success. Let them know what you were able to do with their gift.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

It’s Time to Focus on Volunteers’ Results - Philanthropy.com - Evan Hochberg has a terrific post on Philanthropy.com starting an important conversation on what to do about all this focus on volunteering and service. "Government, Check out her live tweet stream and the highlights from the conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The best new media managers, online community builders, bloggers, and activists will be connected and communicating with their supporters from anywhere, at any time when the need arises. It would be great to see nonprofit new media managers and bloggers do the same at galas, fundraisers, meetings on Capitol Hill, protests, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Create and rotate on a regular basis promotional graphics for publications, special events, volunteer recruitment programs, special fundraising campaigns, etc. It is also gives you, the blogger, an idea of how popular a blog topic is based upon the number of shares it receives. Feature and rotate promotional graphics. Next City Blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 28, 2006

These two bloggers, Ann Crady and Yael Pasternak Valek, are from Mayasmom.com , a resource wiki for moms. Because I write about nonprofit/ do*good things, they asked me about places for people to volunteer with their families. Where else do you look for volunteer opportunities for your family? blogher blogher_06

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. For more information on how to grow your YouTube channel to reach more potential donors, visit the YouTube Creators Academy website , full of case studies, tips, and guided lessons.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

To that end, Mobile for Good has provided an “estimate of how much time mobile and social media require” for successes to be measured in money earned, volunteers recruited and so on. With a dedicated six hour time frame an effecting blogger should be able to compose two posts weekly and add compelling imagery and video.

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