Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Be Informed. Handwrite notes on all thank you letters that go out.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

Check out these GivingTuesday statistics sourced from the GivingTuesday 2022 impact report and broader impact data to learn more about the influence GivingTuesday has on the philanthropic sector. Check out how other nonprofits are inspiring generosity in their own communities. billion in 2022. The possibilities are endless!

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

Nonprofits can use this at a staff meeting or other gathering to help people improve their content creation skills as well as their skills with looking at social media data. In my case, I use a Facebook update, but you could use an update on any channel with the relevant engagement options, in this case Like, Comment, and Share.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference. Or even the networked influence from news coverage and stories from one group or city to the next. Quite the opposite! What is changing and why? Start small.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

If your nonprofit’s executive director or CEO a thought leader? Thought leaders drive conversations – online and off, influence others, and shape perceptions in their field. This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As nonprofits continue to navigate a challenging economic climate, GivingTuesday continues to play a unique role that is special to the nonprofit sector. If that’s the case, we’d expect to see a high volume of one-time donations made by donors who never engage with a nonprofit after their initial transaction. Who Is Giving?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

With this year’s GivingTuesday less than a month away , there’s lots of tips and best practices on how to leverage social media during the giving season both online and offline. Last night, Razoo, the social fundraising platform that is hosting a giving competition as part of Giving Tuesday hosted an event for SF nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

” That panel marked the beginning of my friendship and collaboration with KD Paine which lead to our book, which is going to be entertaining and practical look at how to measure all things networked nonprofit. .” The description: Social Media Nonprofit Measurement: Beyond the BS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. Example: Red Cross.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. When adapting your strategy to online you may want to try multiple channels and approaches, although you will encounter metrics which may not be so promising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. We started out by creating a twitter account and using just a few hours a week to monitor and post, then built out our other channels and cross-promoted our specific campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. A total of 3,094 Tweets, Facebook Status Updates, or other social channel used the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl from 6/23-7/15. Total raise $5563 or 10% over goal of $5,000 in 2 weeks.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 17, 2014

One of the best ways to stir up awareness and publicity for your nonprofit brand is to generate some buzz—word of mouth marketing is free (or at least, cheap) and, even better, highly effective. This isn’t about fundraising; it’s about word of mouth marketing and creating excitement and awareness about your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

But many nonprofits are not properly measuring whether their engagement efforts are worth the time and cost. Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Many early adopters in the nonprofit community were already working hard (despite announcements from Google that they would police use and roll-out an organization-specific profile option) to start building a space for their organization’s profile on the new social network since it originally launched.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

million gifts 1.879 million unique donors 66,470 different nonprofits Seven-year time span (2003-2009) Donations from a wide range of nonprofit sizes and types About the Study The purpose of this data mining wasn’t to create another study about the rapid growth of online giving (though it is skyrocketing). We looked at: 3.6

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Judy Chang of PayPal and Debbie Swider of the ASPCA on “ 10 Tips to Jumpstart Your Nonprofit Social Media Plan ” with examples of some of the amazing success the ASPCA has seen through growing its social media plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This post shares a few observations about Networked Nonprofits. I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.). (I’ll I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.).

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] It’s about the relationship between the nonprofit and the donor who wants to support a cause. But … Nonprofits should not conclude that giving portals and social networking charity sites are a bad thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. … Read More Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 ” I also talked about this from the perspective of nonprofits putting social media into practice. ” His story was of about the speed and influence of modern connections. How do you practice wisdom to keep your online/offline work and life balanced?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. On the Ground Engagement: What will you ask people to do offline? Content Curation on Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2014

The new gadgets and channels that are available today don’t just change how we do marketing, or where a product or service might be offered (online vs. offline vs. mobile device). Technology nonprofit leadership nonprofit technology Online Fundraising technology investment'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint and its partner Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County and with the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Works with free agents , champions, and influencers to spread their mission. Facebook best practices for nonprofits. Morning Session.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

”— the fundraiser and strategist in me can't help but think how this kind of behavior and interaction applies to ways nonprofits are trying to engage with their constituents. Does social media influence their “offline” behavior/engagement toward your organization? You should use certain key words.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? After all, we know that offline donors who are on our email list have a higher average gift. It's critical for us to leverage alternative methods in order to maintain our level of influence.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

But with so many elements to modern fundraising—both online and offline—it can be tough to keep up. That’s why we’re starting with the basics and sharing nonprofit best practices that cover the most important elements of your fundraising strategy. Many nonprofits start out by tracking donors in an Excel spreadsheet.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2010

Personally, I’m already a week into my New Year diet and exercise regimen, but for nonprofit organizations, resolutions can be used to revitalize a number of initiatives around organization efficiency, relationships with donors and new goals to make a number of areas of better for both the nonprofit and its constituents.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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See3

DECEMBER 2, 2008

“If there is a silver lining in the economic cloud, it is that consumers and nonprofits are aligning around the online channel. Given its growth, it is imperative that nonprofits invest appropriately in the online channel to realize its full potential.&#.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

While online fundraising continues to be a growth engine for many nonprofit organizations, the data -- real and anecdotal -- shows that engaging constituents through an integrated, multi-channel approach provides the greatest return over the life of most supporters. Donors and other supporters are accustomed to a multi-channel world.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Nonprofits often struggle with creating effective content and engagement strategies. NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Interview people who are your influencers and champions, and find out why.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Not only are most nonprofits conducting some form of online fundraising, but many are even conducting fully virtual and social media-hosted fundraising campaigns. This guide will cover an overview of what a nonprofit digital strategy is and how you can plan one for your organization. What is a digital strategy for nonprofits?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

So, there’s no time like the present for nonprofits to start dabbling in the world of social media, ideally with some sort of idea about what you want to accomplish and how you’re going to make it happen. For nonprofits, it means just that, as well as getting a better glimpse into the personal lives of supporters.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2009

He asked the question – is organizing the same whether it is done online or offline? A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable power for an organization representing the community, allowing it to influence key decision-makers on a range of issues over time. In many cases, yes, but the process is very different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2012

We’ve known for some time that an integrated multi-channel approach to constituent engagement is key for nonprofits to be successful; however there’s been limited understanding of optimizing integrated marketing or its impact. The central finding from the study is that dual channel donors give the most. See chart above].

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