Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. 1) Set up your nonprofit’s Facebook Page to make a good first impression.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By Megan Allison , Content Marketing Specialist for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Here are five things to avoid when creating effective social media content: 1. Don’t spam your followers with posts that don’t have a purpose.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Organizations just getting a their start on Facebook can find themselves unsure of what type of account to set up and why.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money. That is called spam, and it’s frowned upon. But just don’t do it all the time.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 23, 2016

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been close to 10 years since Facebook first introduced the News Feed. And since then, Facebook has implemented over 30 major algorithm changes to determine what is prioritized on your Facebook News Feed. Please share in the comments section below! This 2-step instruction is the easy part.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Note from Beth: Your web site is your home base is the heart and soul of your content strategy. But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. Millions of nonprofits worldwide have been asking supporters and donors to “Follow Us on Facebook!” ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our sector has provided billions of dollars of free advertising for Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ ’ Well, now’s your chance!

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

It used to be that marketing on the web involved simply pushing content to your audience, hoping they would read it, consider, select, purchase, use, and recommend. In fact, with blogs and the ability to post comments, sometimes you're not even involved in some of your best or worst marketing efforts. Your content is a living thing.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. It seems your baby steps into the world of user-generated content and social networking have turned on you. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. Please share in the comments, below.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Use this time to re-direct those in the comments to your live stream for an exclusive look at the event. You do not want to spam the recipient, leading them to ignore you or unsubscribe.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. They own my profile, and whatever time I spend adding content. goodiness.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Use this time to re-direct those in the comments to your live stream for an exclusive look at the event. You do not want to spam the recipient, leading them to ignore you or unsubscribe.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Comment on articles, share your knowledge, and you will naturally attract people to want to know more about you. It should go without saying that we’re not advocating spamming blog comments with embedded links to your website – not only will that guarantee your comments get deleted, but you can also get yourself blacklisted.). (It

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

You’re more likely to get noticed and receive comments and likes as well when you post authentically. The click-through rate on LinkedIn is phenomenal, often higher than that for Twitter or Facebook, provided your content is good. Automated tweets just clutter the feed, and many people find them annoying.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. It’s worth noting that you must be an admin of your Facebook Page to take this action. That’s good news for nonprofits that don’t have a lot of visual content.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If you are using Facebook, share your blog's feed in your Facebook news feed with the Notes application. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. Moderate your comments if you are concerned about inappropriate remarks, or spam. If they are civil, allow comments that are critical of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Six Degrees of Separatio: Cult of celebrity, user-generated content, online giving, and social networking. Using Facebook and Linked but in the basic stages Gave an overview of some statistics of Internet usage/access of the world's population. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Sign up for Facebook and search for your organization's name there, too. You can also find people you know on Facebook simply by importing your email list from Outlook. Facebook doesn't automatically spam your email contacts. Your audience may not be ready to create content on social networks, blogs, or Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

You’re more likely to get noticed and receive comments and likes as well when you post authentically. The click-through rate on LinkedIn is phenomenal, often higher than that for Twitter or Facebook, provided your content is good. Automated tweets just clutter the feed, and many people find them annoying.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Niche content. Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. Talked about the problem of wiki spam and how easy it is to administrator. Described the features and content. Collective Tagging: Tagging is a keyword that describes the content. User generated content - Web 2.0 Personality is important.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They even created a Facebook application. Did you find that people who had been to the exhibition were commenting on the Flickr page? They would comment on the photos we'd taken and add notes with links to their own profiles. Spam, obscenity--they just aren't an issue at all. MySpace is, but Facebook isn’t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! The reality is, we're all bombarded with digital messages and shares and likes and spam.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Does it say what you really want it to about your organization? does it rely on graphics/images?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 1, 2018

You need to do far more than blogging 200 words once a week or posting the occasional Facebook update if you want people to care about what you have to say. You have to be prepared to constantly produce, engage and promoting content even if it’s for an audience of one. Spend 6 Hours A Day On Social Media Promoting Content.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. The company said it employs "hundreds" of staffers in several offices around the world to handle the millions of user reports it receives every week about everything from spam to threats of violence.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Instagram is a unique visual content sharing social media platform with a fast-growing audience. Instagram is a social media platform owned by Facebook. It’s the 4 th most popular social media site in the UK, after Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp, with 14,000,000 UK users. Instagram is exclusively for image and video content.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

You're out there being social for your organization, making connections and having conversations on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. You're responding to comments and playing matchmaker between members of your community. Is social media the domain of a single department, walled off in marketing, communications, or content?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

So if you have to bounce early, or maybe you get interrupted, or just want to review the content, don’t worry. We want to hear your questions and we want to see your comments. Thanks for the comments about my girls. We can see your chat comments here. Loving your comments, by the way. Appreciate that.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Quality matters, of course, but the shear quantity and frequency of communications that most organizations seek to produce has increased dramatically -- whether its blogs, tweets, commenting, web site updates, collaborations, cross posting, press releases, or good old print brochures. Cross post. Tools like ping.fm

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Neon CRM

JULY 27, 2023

Increase email click through rates by 5% and social media engagement from comments, shares and likes by 10%. Achievable: Personalized email and increased social media content will drive engagement. She also regularly interacts with the organization on social media, sharing, commenting on and liking content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

But it isn’t just about the presenting content, it is about applying the ideas in a series of small experiments or action learning experiments and sharing insights with peers. Use promoted posts to accelerate the engagement of good quality content that you know from previous measurement insights performs well.

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