Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. As I suspected, privacy and security remain a very hot topic in NPTech and in the general tech zeitgeist.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The controversy on this is that it will make New York City an Internet service provider competing with companies like Comcast. Of course, the upside is a step toward universal Internet access – if this project succeeds. NPTech For Good reports that giveapp.org has beta launched Give App. The Give App.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. Peter Dietz has started a personal fundraising campaign. The Non-Profit Tech Blog interviews Scott Crowder, Kintera CTO. (If NetSquared Community. Momentum is building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In September, NetSquared groups participated in the Storymakers campaign. October’s Safer Internet theme month inspired 22 events, helping nonprofits work more safely and securely online! This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

This September we’re holding our annual digital storytelling campaign (called Storymakers ) and in October we’ll be partnering with Microsoft on the Safer Internet data security and privacy project. Cambridge, MA: An Evening of Pro Bono, Sales-Pitch-Free Tech Consultations for Nonprofits. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. If you're holding monthly events that gather the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

I’m not entirely sure, in light of its classified nature, but I would hazard a guess that it’s two parts Internet, five parts Interaction, and ten parts Interdependence. " Tags: roundup bestpractice bookmarks campaigning community list lists nonprofits nptech organizing postalicious resources socialmedia sxsw tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. NpTech Community. on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. " Everyone Has Their 15 Minutes of Fame gokubi.com blog writes about Faceted Celebrity in the NpTech space.

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Care2

JANUARY 14, 2013

This list of 133 blog p osts about nonprofit marketing by Avi Kaplan of Rad Campaign (the web agency I run) is a terrific recap by the nptech blogger community. Nonprofit campaigners who are looking for helpful apps should definitely check out this post by Marc Saltzman who writes for USA Today. Full article here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

He says charities have been relatively slow to start using the internet to communicate with their supporters, but he believes they will catch up quickly." " Wild Apricot Blog : 5 Tech Tools for More Engaging Events – "Real-world events are the ultimate in social networking, and nothing beats face-to-face communication.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TechSoup's annual Storymakers campaign launches September 5. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston: Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. Naples, FL: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL. Taiwan, Taipei: Internet community transform society zero government (g0v.tw). Baltimore, MD: September Tech & Soc Change Baltimore Meetup: Hands-On HTML & CSS. September’s NetSquared Events.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Dubai: 4,000 potential members.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2013

Inspiration, innovation, events - and of course, cat videos - are just some of the latest news in nonprofit tech land. Social Change can happen anywhere too, and Allyson Kapin and Amy Sample Ward show you exactly how to put change into action through multi-channel campaigns in their 3-part webinar series. Everest, but mostly anywhere).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. You can sort by category and location and it campaign as a basic description.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Just came across a deal-breaking feature-not-yet-implemented in CiviCRM and I’m wondering if it’s easily implemented in Sugar (long-term pledges to a capital campaign). at 5:54 pm I actually don’t know of a particular community of NP tech SugarCRM folks. 2 admin 04.20.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

A Few NpTech Conversations. Some recent nonprofit tech posts addressing this topic here , here , here , and here. Also found in the NpTech tag stream and a good backdrop to this conversation is " When the best tool for the job. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. We think it's unethical that this crazy yo-yo guy hasn't been worked into a fundraising campaign. After all, if it's on the Internet, it must be true. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Read more posts on our blog. He will seriously blow your mind.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2012

The 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit will take place on May 23, 2012. Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women who use their tech-savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Check out the campaign’s use of Flickr and Tumblr !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

realm – Cause Related Marketing has an interesting discussion about a new Instant Messenger campaign. Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07 Technorati Tags: npcarnival , nptech { 1 trackback } Donor Power Blog 05.15.07 It’s a wonderful way of looking at these tools.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. We do so like public service campaigns with a sense of humor. Let's do what we can to Save the Internet. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. So, yeah, Facebook was in the news a little. It's working. Remember Geocities ? If you miss design so bad it was.

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TechImpact

MAY 15, 2014

Crowdfunding can be defined as requesting small donations or early entry into new projects via social media, email, or the internet in general. Here are the 5 most common reasons crowdfunding campaigns fail to help your nonprofit find success in the crowd. Poor planning is the obvious first reason why many crowdfunding campaigns fail.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2012

Since there are no 211-type phone/internet services in Australia (that I know of), I was lucky enough to speak about our unique service (provided in the US and Canada) with many nonprofits and charities in Australia. He works for the Global Poverty Project's End of Polio campaign. Impressive is an understatement. Lawrence College.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Even if you have the most awesome web site, campaign, or cause out there, you need a thoughtful and dedicated community behind it in order for it to be successful. For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv And that will make all the difference.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

A grant money giveaway and a renowned speaking event are just a taste of the goings-on: In June we learned that as part of their 'Be Fearless' campaign, NTEN member the Case Foundation would be a primary sponsor of TEDxMidAtlantic 2012 and that the event's theme would also focus on 'Be Fearless'.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

to make quality videos, raise funds, or build campaigns. Media Club, as well as a Senior Digital Strategist at Ridgewood: Ingenious Communications and a co-founder of Internet startup. brandon101 @bashomosko hosted by @amoration #socvid #nptech! Pacific time, we will be. Google Hangouts, Watchitoo, and Sliderocket. HelpAttack!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Every now and then, we like to predict what's on the tech horizon. No Internet of Things (IoT) or big data. The campaign, as a result, gets an explosion of simultaneous tweets. The New York Times also recently came out with an article on Reinventing the Internet to Make It Safer. What they said may surprise you.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Take part in campaigns that already exist. If you don't know how to post a video on the Internet, Freevlog can show you how). CREATE Now that you've consumed, joined and participated, you're ready to create your own citizen media (like you consumed in Step 1) and/or your own campaign like: • Green LA Girl's Starbuck's Challenge.

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TechImpact

MAY 26, 2014

Because of this, nonprofits have started thinking outside the box to find new ways to keep donors giving fundraising campaign after campaign. However, one of the most used internet communication tools, the email newsletter, could be one of the most efficient and effective tools for keeping a donor’s interest.

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TechImpact

JULY 9, 2014

Leveraging the pervasiveness of the internet, and the power of social media, nonprofits are reaching out to communities to while asking for nothing in return. Here are a few more statistics that makes Tech Impact think content marketing is here to stay. Image courtesy of lmsShortSales. Content marketing in a nutshell is just that.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Wondering how donor support will fare in the face of federal and presidential political campaign competition? Over the last two decades the NGO sector has embraced Internet technology, but at varying speeds based upon the Internet infrastructure of the country in which they reside. The Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study.

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