Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. That said, for those nonprofits that do want to grow a community on Twitter, follow these best practices when writing your tweets to maximize the likelihood of your tweets getting noticed: 1. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2013

That said, some recent upgrades to Facebook Pages have a big impact upon your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook and with the site-wide launch of the new News Feed and Social Graph Search coming soon, many more changes are likely to come. By doing so, you and your fans can then reply directly to comments posted on status updates.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

You can use it to comment on your friends’ posts, join groups, and (this is important) create a business page or Facebook group. You’ll want to use a Facebook Page when… You want to connect with friends and family You want to share personal updates and opinions You want to join Facebook groups to comment and discuss.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2010

As comforting as custom Tabs across the top of their Page may be to nonprofit communicators and development folks, the truth is that the Facebook community very rarely clicked on those Tabs (as most Insights demonstrate). They are reading and engaging your Page through your Status Updates in their News Feeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2013

Thus far most nonprofits have concentrated on using LinkedIn groups to build their brand inside the LinkedIn community, but as any regular LinkedIn group member knows, groups can become easily overrun by spammers and overzealous marketers to the point where some groups just become too annoying to stay a member of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2011

If she or he doesn’t have the personality or passion to elicit Comments and Thumbs Ups in response to their Status Updates, then the ROI from your Facebook Page will be minimal. Community building on Facebook and other social networking sites is an art and finding your Facebook voice takes time and experimentation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

For volunteers motivated by the social benefits of volunteering, having activities that expand and strengthen friendships or foster community among supporters is important. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an organization that has found creative ways to build community and fundraise on social media.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media for nonprofits is one of the best ways for organizations to reach out, engage with the community, and promote the work they do. SMART goals are the foundation of your social media strategy and should be tied to building brand awareness, increasing engagement with your community, or raising more funds. Engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2012

Community Pages seem to be the default (most nonprofits don’t even know these exist!), It’s says “News Feed” but that’s misleading. Milestones do not post to the News Feed, only to your page’s Timeline. It may be better to wait until they get News Feed exposure, if they ever do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Social networking communities are migrant communities, but that’s another blog post. Those that read my blog regularly know I am annoyed with Community Pages , but Facebook redeemed itself a bit for me by authenticating the Page. and in the News Feed of your Fans. and in the News Feed of your Fans.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

You can become a part of your members’ daily habits by providing an online member community where members can find industry information and share ideas with each other and your organization. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2009

But small nonprofits are going have a harder time with the new Pages, at the very least initially, because: 1) Status Updates showing up in the News Feed to all fans is no longer guaranteed. 90% of the power of a Facebook Fan Page is being able to post Status Updates that can be viewed by fans in their News Feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

Admins can use the app to post to their Pages, comment, get notifications of activity, manage Admins, and view Page Insights: 3) Ability to Schedule Status Updates in Advance. For nonprofit Facebook Page Admins on the go, Facebook recently released a new Facebook Pages Manager App for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Nineteen nonprofit folks left comments and the lucky winner is Maureen Mayer selected by random. We are so cheap that more than half our budget is in-kind (we're the largest food pantry and community kitchen in the county plus about a million other things)so free is just about right, 2. shall comment no further, but I need some help!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. For example: 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed&# option and then hit save on that alert. Twitter Search.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Nothing kills an online community faster than spam (think Myspace ) and LinkedIn Groups have plenty of it. The New LinkedIn News Feed Has Arrived. That said, a 40,000 strong spam-free LinkedIn Group is a powerful thing for both the group admin and those members who take the time to post and participate on a regular basis.

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

Remember to tag the guest and any companies mentioned to increase the potential for engagement and comments. Searching on Podcasts.Apple.com and Podcasts.google.com and Spotify can help you create a contact list of potential list of podcasts (quick hack: most podcasts list the <itunes:owner> email in their feed).

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. Let me know how in the comments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica. politicians follow any nonprofits on Twitter. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. Finally, with more than 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2018

Towards the end of the day, the New York Times published a story about a big announcement from Mark Zuckerberg about a change in the algorithm and newsfeed that it would prioritize what their friends and family share and comment on while de-emphasizing content from publishers and brands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

Today I discovered Cityzenjane's blog and her i_like_to_watch tag/delicious rss feed via a comment to one of my blog posts. At first, I thought it was comment spam promoting a porno site but far from it. " Cityzenjane's goal for this feed is to provide you with content that will inspire you to make a great green future.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the latest Online Community Meetup, is an online communications professional with experience in building. a brand via online channels, social media communications and website content. The campaign began by hosting more than 30 community meetings over the course of a month. development.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 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). " Check it out!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 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).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2010

Purchasing advertising did not increase my fan base or help my Status Updates show up in the News Feed > Top News. Additionally, purchasing adverting did not appear to have any effect on getting my Status Updates to show up more often in the News Feed > Top News. Those Status Updates that did had lots of Comments and Likes.

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TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Whether to make us work harder, or make a little bit of extra cash , Facebook’s new algorithm has made the social network a pay to play model, making it difficult for nonprofits to penetrate their Likers’ news feeds. Inform the community? But, with a little bit of extra leg work, there are ways to increase your chances of being seen.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. See the comment thread here and add your thoughts!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Some great discussions going on today at our event " Marketing & Online Communities " Conference here in New York. Tag MOC2008) More insights later but here is live feed of Twitter posts via Twemes (and see full set of comments on Twemes/MOC2008 :

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2009

My colleague Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/Write Web gave me a sneak peak at their Guide to Online Community Management Report and Aggregator. The report condenses and summarizes the best thinking about online community management from a cadre of experts - those are online community manager practitioners and gurus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 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).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Communities posted by Hannah Humphrey , Public Allies Arizona Alumna / Outreach Coordinator, Xico What does it mean to be a community organization? Nonprofit professionals use the word "community" a lot. Action in this case really means interaction.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 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).

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

You can post status updates, leave comments on other people's profile (think: wall). From time to time I will pull up a user profile to monitor what folks are doing in Salesforce since I have feeds turned on for Accounts and Opportunities, but that's about it. I posted on-topic comments in Groups and posted to profiles.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. 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). Be passionate. Be creative.

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