sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Hopefully, your donation form is already mobile-friendly, but here are 10 tips to make it mobile-friendlier from online fundraising pros : Eliminate all unnecessary/nice-to-have fields. Title, Middle Name, Suffix, Comments – get rid of them all! This tip will likely improve the completion rate on your desktop forms too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. You can also invite Alums to share what they’re up to as part of your engagement strategy on social channels, either as a dedicated post or part of the conversation in the comments.

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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. Here’s the first post, there might be more to come. 7 admin 04.07.09

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Let’s walk through some practical ways that you and your team can use data, content, and technology to attract new supporters (and I’ll even toss in some pro tips to help you with execution). Using these three components together in the right ways can help you see real results in your donor acquisition program.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But here are some TikTok tips for your nonprofit marketing to make it all a little easier. Trends Researching and emulating trending content is an easy way to get more views, likes, and comments on your videos. Use the tips in this guide to start your journey as a TikTok for Good creator. Guest Blog written by Springly.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In this role, and through opportunities to spur innovation and collaboration in local communities, with government groups, and with other nonprofits, I’ve learned a lot – and am excited to share 5 tips I’ve found to be valuable in creating successful competitions. Tip #1: Set the stage. Tip #2: Pay attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There are a few important tips that you should follow when having a conversation with a prospective member; Answer questions as directly and succulently as possible. You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media. Respond to messages fast.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Here’s a few tips on how to deal with it: 1. Of course, you will occasionally have people who engage with your organization online that may not agree with a program or statement made by your organization, but they are respectful in their comments. Tags: Uncategorized Facebook MySpace Twitter. This is community building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Tiny Strategies: Social Media in 60 Minutes or Less In this quick-hit, practical-tips-focused panel, nonprofit social media experts will share their strategies for maximizing their social media impact with very little time to devote to it. Nonprofit social communications wizards share examples and tips to get your fans mobilized for action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers – Guest Post by Rebecca Brooks, Animoto. The non-profit’s followers tagged friends in the comments section to share Wounda’s story. This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. . The reason?

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Here are a few tips that will help you get started and/or enable you to take your Facebook community to new levels of engagement. You’ll find 10 of the 22 tips right here. Here’s a few tips on how to increase your Facebook EdgeRank. Building Weight – Comments have a higher value than a Like. Not encouraging.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The monthly Community Builder chat series is part of the #4Change community of regularly scheduled chats, bringing together people from around the world to talk about examples, practices, tips and more as we all explore the way technology can be used for social change. Please leave a comment with your idea!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. Tags: sxsw.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

The Net2 Secret Plan from Marnie Webb NpTech Tag New Year's Reflections, Predictions, and Best Ofs What are some of the ways that the social web marks the New Year? The main reason I'm still tagging is for retrieval when asked for a resource on and to write this summary. Thoughts, leave them in the comments. Let's take a look.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here are a couple of tips for creating an event hashtag for your Instagram event promotion: Choose a relatively unpopulated hashtag. Tag friends in a post or comment on one of your posts. Tag your account in a story. Recognize attendees by sharing and commenting on their posts. Follow your Instagram account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

I caught up with her to get some tips on managing angry people. I look at number of retweets, comments, etc. Anger in Action from HSUS blog What are your tips for managing angry or disgruntled people online? Tags: engagement. Given that you are on the front lines, what do you when people say bad things about your issues?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Even if tech-savvy visitors do post, who’s to say that they will be sure to tag you? Here are some top tips to creating a corner that will be too good not to “gram”: . Visitors are more likely to tag you when they share thoughts and photos from their visit if they know that someone is paying attention on the other end.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2010

Here are a few tips for thanking a donor. If you have a good one, hit the comment link and share. Tags: Donor Acknowledgement nonprofit fundraising thank you letter. Taking a few minutes to thank a donor is some of the best time you’ll spend as a fundraiser. Send a Thank You letter promptly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. Don't forget to sign up the feeds on the agreed tag. Bonus Tip 11. Photo by SpacePotato.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

After years of being on both the press side and the PR side of the media game, here are some of my favorite tips for elevating a fundraising campaign. This article from PRDaily offers some really useful tips on crafting a press release. My favorite tip? Do you have other tips for media pickup? Leverage Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. A popular medium of choice, Facebook facilitates conversations and interactions among supporters in the comments section, allowing them to feel a sense of community virtually. Leverage social information and norms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

Slide 44: Some good time management tips for using the social web purposefully. Steve has some good tips on how to use LinkedIn. . Leave me a comment with pointer to your blog post or best resources or del.icio.us Tags: linkedin. Avoid posting or acting on behalf of the YMCA. Speak from your opinion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. It isn??????t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

Also, for the past year, I've been summarizing resources being shared through the NpTech Tag, I've felt frustrated that you didn't always know who had contributed the resource and while one could add brief annotations, there was not a space for conversation around those shared items. What are some practical tips for using it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout. A Special Thanks :: To everyone of you who have ever RT’d my content, posted a comment, or taken my webinars (I have almost paid off those student loans!). Tags: Blogging Social Media. Six Advanced Facebook Page Strategies for Nonprofits. HOW TO: Add Your Nonprofit to Foursquare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion!

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Actively engage with followers by answering their questions, tagging them in photos and videos, and commenting on and resharing posts they make about your organization. Create a posting schedule and have your board, volunteers, and staff share your posts with their followers.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Swan Before the Storm tagged the local businesses that supported them in posts. They also did a great job of tagging raffle winners and responding to comments. When their posts received comments, they were quick to respond with messages of gratitude or to contribute to the conversation.

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See3

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Our tag line at See3 is “Empowering Nonprofits by Powering Their Media&# Nonprofits have tag lines also. It’s good to have a tag line that’s hard to argue with. The Red Cross could have this tag line “One crisis after another&# (Of course they would be talking about their own leadership.)

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

First, shameless plug for Whole Whale tools that will help a team working to increase a social presence: Linkedin tips article Whole Whale’s Social Media Course NonprofitNewsFeed.com is a weekly nonprofit news feed that can give your team ideas for content for a CEO to react to. Thoughts on Process for CEO Social Account Management.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Sparked by Seth Godin’s recent comment that “doing a mediocre job on nine things is going to guarantee that you’re mediocre,” last Friday’s #smNPchat Twitter chat tackled the topic of time management, prioritizing tasks, and tools and tips to help you stay on top of the job.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? There's a thoughtful comment from Givewell that points out the work flow involved. New Blogs Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs and we've just discovered his blog in the NpTech Tag stream.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 12, 2009

Here are some tips from the article: 1. Meet regularly with colleagues to share frustrations and tips. Do you have a tip to share with others to handle stress and burnout on the job? Click on the comment button below and tell us about it! Tags: Inspiration burnout stress. I know I’ve sure been there! .

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

There were some excellent ideas and tips, and generally great conversation. Please take just a few minutes to share your responses to the questions below in the comments. Tags: community events 4change cdsi chats community building community driven social impact. The problem for me with the chat was twofold: 1. Twitter fail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Four tips to help you get started. Then they can comment, share and/or like your wall posts which then shares it with all their friends – now that’s viral. As a matter of fact you’ll notice that the LIVESTRONG representative is talking with the people, sharing things, commenting, liking wall posts and more. Be active daily.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Here are some tips to. using your favorite search engine or a community tagging site. Do you have other tips on evaluating new technologies for nonprofit techies? story on how a new technology worked or didn't Share it with us in the comments. Tags: Kevin Lo managing technology NPTech NTEN techsoup. keep in mind:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

You finally finish the post believing it’s your best ever only to find no-one comments. So here’s my first 5 tips for better blog posts: # 1 Use Short Paragraphs I can’t count on all my fingers and toes the number of posts I’ve tried to read that are just one paragraph ! 4 Always Comment Back To Readers On Your Own Posts!

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