Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

He helps women-led communications teams free up their time and lock down WordPress from getting hacked. WordPress powers 34% of all sites on the web and is one of the most popular digital marketing tools used by organizations in the world. By Chuck Spidell , a Nonprofit WordPress Security Expert with ILLUSIO.

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JULY 17, 2014

Update: Due to overwhelming demand on the FCC's website, causing intermittent outages, they have extended the deadline for comments through midnight on Friday, July 18 , so there is still time to put your opinion in. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Drupal security, and other CMS Report comments April 3, 2009 Now that the Idealware CMS report is out, I get to have my say about it. does not get you a free pass from criticism of your methodology.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Ask any WordPress site owner what they most want and you’ll undoubtedly get an answer somewhere along the lines of “repeat visitors” or “loyal users.” But how does one go about ensuring that their site doesn’t get just one-time visitors but rather garners a consistent and dedicated user base? Loyalty.js

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2024

Use a tool like Lighthouse to audit your site for color contrast, alt text on images, subtitles for videos, straightforward site navigation, and other accessibility elements. Eligible 501(c)(3) organizations can capitalize on this incredible digital marketing opportunity for free by applying for Google Ad Grants.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Make sure your website can resize to fit the user’s screen so they won’t need to zoom in to browse the site. Finally, examine load speed and navigation to confirm that the site populates quickly and mobile users can easily move through your site. To make completing the process easy, you link to the half-completed form.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Most meeting attendees have come to expect free Wi-Fi, and will grumble if it’s not provided. Please let us know your tips and stories in the comments! The post Conference Site Selection Tips appeared first on fusionSpan. Since it is their job to sell you their city, they may embellish or exaggerate or omit a few details.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! Like any powerful CMS, though, there is quite the learning curve in order to get a site up and running. Joomla is growing fast. They just released version 1.5,

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Creating a ton of great content is a wonderful thing for a blogger utilizing a WordPress-based site. And there are some serious benefits to using such a plugin: most importantly, you can keep visitors on your site longer, which gives your more time to promote yourself and your content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A caveat: I have more experience, especially with larger sites, in Drupal than in WordPress, so there are things that I may be missing. Feel free to make comments on what I got wrong.). Getting a site up and running in both platforms is pretty easy, although neither are really ready for non-techies to take on.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 16, 2016

Build in a feature to your posts that gives users something free if they refer others to your site. Joining fan pages via your Facebook page is a great way to drive traffic to your site. And when you do comment, include links to similar pages as well as your own. Learn to Share. Know Your Users. Maintain Your Quality.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

If your charity needs legal services it’s actually reasonably easy to find free pro bono help. The American Bar Association’s Find Legal Help service hosts a site for locating free legal services. It isn’t clear to me on their site how to determine which ones do pro bono work, but it’s a place to start.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. Google Analytics is also free. You can follow 10 sites instead of one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. This could be done annually or just one time.

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Byte Technology

MAY 2, 2017

No matter whether you’re a WordPress newbie or a seasoned pro who has been building and managing sites on the platform for years, it’s absolutely inevitable that, at some point, you’ll hit a snag and need some help. This is convenient sure, except that it makes your site look sloppy and amateurish.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

For example, offer a free branded t-shirt to volunteers who bring a friend to a volunteer opportunity, or to donors who invite a loved one to a fundraising event. Build up your presence on social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Offer incentives to encourage supporters to do this. Use social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There might also be smaller sites. You can run a competition, giving away free perks to the member that contributes to the best photo. The first thing that you’ll need to do is decide what type of social media platform you want to target. Currently, there are a few popular options that you might want to consider using: Facebook.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2014

Web Pal is currently free and at the moment, only available for Google Chrome via the Chrome Web Store. When you open a new tab in Chrome, you'll see a page with your most frequently visited sites (like the vanilla version of Chrome) and an odometer. Give Web Pal a spin and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #12: Miro February 26, 2008 Miro used to be called “Democracy Player&#. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #2: Limesurvey January 4, 2008 I am in the process of writing a survey for NOSI, which you will hear all about next week. Limesurvey is actually quite powerful.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

Your nonprofit can participate in paid social media advertising almost immediately after joining a social media site. Double the Donation’s guide to nonprofit marketing recommends using this opportunity to interact with supporters by responding to their comments and messages and gathering feedback on their experiences with your nonprofit.

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2017

As with the previous fixes described, it’s once again important to stress that if at any time an admin or site owner is nervous or uncomfortable with correcting a problem or delving into a solution via the forum board, they should never be ashamed to ask for help from the experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

These resources are invaluable when looking for quality content to utilize and share on social media sites. If you have any favorites that you would like to share, please add them in a comment below. IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc.

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

We were also able to see comments from participants about WHY it was such a powerful statement. Final fun fact: for anyone who gave $100 or more, we sent a free pie as a thank you! The survey groups were members of the board, Museum donors, and the general public. This pilot was able to bring in more than 5,000 visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Dan Schwabel's  5 Free Tools For Reputation Management introduced me to a new listening tool, backtype.    It solves the problem of monitoring blog comments where people specifically mention you.     BackType lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web. . 

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We have 325 social media sites that we post to regularly, but in addition to all of the ones that everyone knows about, two of the most effective are Posterous and TrafficGeyser because we can post once to these accounts and they syndicate out to hundreds of article, podcast, blog, video and photo sites at once. Anything else?

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2016

From targeted hack attempts to denial of service attacks to unexpected—and all too common—server failures, not having the correct data backed up can cause headaches and even total ruin for a site owner. Most users wouldn’t normally make any changes to these files or folders as they’re static across all WordPress sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

One of the participants was an organization named GroundSpark which has a project called "Respect for All," that facilitates the development of inclusive, bias-free schools and communities by providing media resources, support and training to youth, educators and service providers. You moderate comments or leave it open.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. … But to many in the nonprofit world, the value of the sites remains to be seen. … But to many in the nonprofit world, the value of the sites remains to be seen. " Free music. Free videos.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

They can also apply to Google for Nonprofits for a suite of free resources. Using the list generated in the activity above, a board member can invite these new prospects to an in-person or virtual tour of your offices, program sites or even part of your website. Pitch newsrooms Nonprofits can benefit from free or “earned” media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

It’s available for free to other nonprofits through BotsForCharity.com. Even though the answers are available on the organization’s web site and Facebook page, they discovered engagement and conversation got people to the information faster. Share in the comments. Does your nonprofit use a bot? … Read More.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Highlights include the RSPCA: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ free giveaway of a printed pocket guide to giving your pet first aid which landed them initially 600 new monthly donors which grew to over 22,000. . Takeaway: Get free inspiration from Kishshana here. .

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A convenient way to engage with your participants is to ask them to watch a livestream and comment/like the content. You record a video in real-time and your event participants can send comments, hearts, and likes in response. incorporate an “ask the audience” option and ask viewers to comment on a livestream with their answers.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Every dollar counts in the fundraising world, so the free marketing that social media provides can be crucial to raising awareness for your cause without breaking your budget. Other outreach methods for engaging your community can start to be costly, but outside of paid advertising, social media is free! Engagement. Fundraising.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Leverage free advertising opportunities. Leverage free advertising opportunities. When you’re looking to increase your marketing return on investment, free advertising opportunities are your best friends. Not only is posting to social media platforms free, but your posts also have a huge potential audience.

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