TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Facebook is one of the most important social media channels for almost every nonprofit in operation today. With new features being added to support nonprofits and their missions, Facebook’s usefulness to the nonprofit sector will only grow. General Industry News Tech nonprofit nonprofits npTech social media supporters technology'

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Remember, as you navigate the news cycle and other big issues, they shouldn’t take away from the importance of your work as a nonprofit. Many of your supporters will have at least one thing in common this year—they’ve already been and will continue to be incessantly asked to donate across channels. They are real people.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

The good news is that it’s fairly easy to create a social media listening dashboard using the free tools already out there! Is your organization listening to social media channels? If you’re lucky enough to have a decent budget, you can look into social media monitoring tools like Radian6.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

As far as I can guess, on average only about 6-9% of my fans now get my status updates posted to their News Feed which is about half the 16% that Facebook announced in March. As all good social social media managers know, it’s wise to diversify your brand across multiple channels. And this is a good thing!

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

Hootsuite – If you’re managing multiple social media channels, Hootsuite is a great tool to streamline your process. Once they’ve liked your page, your posts will show up on their Facebook news feeds. Cons: As you may have noticed in your personal use, not every post will show up on people’s news feed all the time.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

We began to unpack the challenges and obligations of developing ethical creative in a roundtable discussion with our friends Amirio Freeman of Feeding America and Rosa Del Angel of Oxfam America. as a donor, a monthly supporter, a volunteer, an activist, or someone completely new) makes creative more relevant. Right Channel.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 10, 2015

Should you be putting more emphasis on some social media channels over others? You install the independent app on your page it automatically identifies and adds trending content and publishes your blog feed based on details such as gender, age, level of education and so on. What’s the return on investment for that time?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

In general, your supporters have minimal interest in downloading a budget-friendly app that only includes a news or blog feed, a link to your YouTube Channel, and “Donate” option. Engage, explore and discover new music of all genres with the NPR Music app. NPR Music App. PETA Action Alerts App.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Tailor your most compelling narratives for different channels to share them widely. The post featured an unposed, documentary-style photo and copy that reads like a news hook, highlighting the danger of giving birth in Sierra Leone. Share uplifting narratives optimized for your channels. How can you break through the noise?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”). Be Informed. Help find testimonials or endorsements to be used in fundraising.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Thank you to the network of Salesforce.org partners who support our customers in meeting their missions of feeding hungry families, routing vaccines to remote communities, caring for children after school, advising first-generation college students…in other words, having monumental impact across the world. About the Author. Peg Giffels.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2021

Who are these new small donors, how do you find them and channel that generosity into your organization? Craft short but potent narratives that tell your nonprofit’s story , and curate compelling images and video to bring those stories to life on social media feeds. Who’s Giving and What it Means for Nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news is that great stories are all around you. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. And if you can use your Core Number to share what it costs to feed that child lunch, even better! EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell!

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But be sure to use “burned-in” captions to your video when posting to the site, as Colling notes that many of us don’t have our device’s volume turned up while scrolling through the news feed. By having captions, the aim of the video can still be understood by the viewer whether they enable the captions feature or not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? For your copy, consider which appeals have worked best in other digital channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

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). Feeding America has utilized numerous Call2Action Sparks. I don't necessarily agree with all the tactics, but I SO appreciate him sharing their work!

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2012

You can follow just NTC news at [link]. 12NTCRadio: New to 12NTC, use #12NTC radio to send your music requests and dedications to your favorite nptechies. Insider Tip: Don’t forget to follow @ NTENorg for all the official updates and conference news. We’ll post conference news, photos, and more throughout the week.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

There seems to be a new social media tool or channel every week. But when Facebook comes out with a new app, you should probably pay attention to it. Facebook Paper, released in February for the iPhone, is a whole new way to browse the social media network. So what does Facebook Paper mean to nonprofits? How Paper Works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The good news is that almost every system we reviewed will allow your visitors to comment on articles or other site content, but accepting comments is only half of the process—you also want to be able to maintain some sense of order to prevent the distracting free-for-all an unmoderated comments section turn into.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Miro is basically a video player, which can recognize RSS feeds, and automatically download videos. There are channels for everything. I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. PBS has quite a number, as do various and sundry video podcasters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

App Name: NPR News. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. This application funnels numerous Surfrider Foundation feeds to one place.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

For instance, ever get swept up in the Facebook videos that automatically play as you scroll through your feed page? A seasoned non-profit worker knows how to work traditional media channels, but your supporters may not. Build your campaign around the concept of letting the community create the content.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2021

Whether that describes your organization or not, it’s helpful to start with a review of the basics to fundraising on this handy social media channel. To start a Facebook fundraiser, a user completes the following steps: Click on “Fundraisers” in their News Feed. How do users start Facebook fundraisers? Click on “Raise Money.”.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

] By Laura Quinn, Idealware Odds are good that your organization is using multiple communications channels to reach people, from social media to direct mail and email to websites and blogs. Creating Are you creating new, original, informational content for each channel you’re using? Let’s look at them one at a time.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ]. After Hours Posting Timing is important for a communications channel like Facebook. You'll also lose the spontaneity that is important for this type of conversational channel. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

What are your strengths and preferences and what is the best match in terms of social channels? Amplify Your Voice: If you are sharing articles suggested your staff or colleagues “read this,” switch the channel to something like Twitter. How will social improve things you already KNOW and value?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Editorial calendar provides the structure so you don’t have to randomly find content, but keep it flexible so you can post breaking or timely news related to your organization or the issues it tracks which gets more attention and interaction. Commenting on the posts in other aligned partner’s Facebook pages.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

is a free way to listen to music, sports and news from all over the earth. Feedly that delivers the daily news to me from publications I like. It’s nice to see which channels are not congested. TuneInRadio. It carries over 70,000 radio stations and 2 million on-demand programs. Barb Shaughnessy, Product Manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2015

On Saturday morning, I got a news alert on my mobile phone that there had been a devastating 7.9 The next thing I noticed in my Facebook feed was a post from Robert Scoble mentioning a new Facebook feature that lets you check on friends in a disaster. Please donate to help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims now.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

To help with consistency, a good first step is to take inventory of your social channels: Which social channels is your nonprofit on? How often are you posting on each channel? Hint: I typically recommend posting 3-4x per week per channel as a starting point. Exp: news articles, user generated content, etc.) .

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2017

Regardless of where your nonprofit falls on the political spectrum (and whether it falls on the spectrum at all), our current political climate is new and different. For the savvy nonprofit, that means approaching traditional marketing tactics— like email list building— in new and different ways. Rapid Response.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

But many causes and organizations are finding that it’s a lot harder to get picked up in the local paper and/or the national news than it used to be. So long live new media, which places your nonprofit organization in the driver’s seat. But it takes content: you’ve got to feed those media platforms and seed those conversations.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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). … So in this post my hope is to share with you what is unique about measuring one such channel, Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If you haven’t been using the ”friends list” feature that allows you to group friends into categories, it might be more useful to you because you can filter the stories you see in News Feed or post an update for specific people They’ve now added “ Smart Lists “, these are the lists with the icons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

Twitter is for keeping up with news and live events. Taylor Swift released a new video…again.) For example, I noticed this in One Campaign’s Instagram Feed and started following them. Does your nonprofit need to be on an emerging social media channel beyond Facebook and Twitter? ” Nonprofits and SnapChat.

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Classy

JULY 8, 2021

When you tag someone your post gets shared in your activity feed and the other person’s activity feed too. Don’t make every post an “ask” Share inspiring news stories or other positive anecdotes about the cause too! Set internal goals (e.g. Remember to continue using social media!

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