Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 11, 2011

Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last few weeks. Until recently, only Community Pages were displayed under Education and Work. This is a very simple upgrade that will make a lot of nonprofits and universities very happy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 13: World Kindness Day — #WorldKindnessDay.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users. You coming?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Facebook Challenges are time-bound virtual peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that take place entirely through the social network. Challenges cultivate a digital community of supporters, who can then connect with, encourage, and learn from one another. Let’s get started with an introduction to the fundraising method.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

It’s also smart to link to your social networking communities, but to the mobile versions i.e., m.facebook.com/nonprofitorgs , m.twitter.com/nonprofitorgs , m.youtube.com/nonprofitorgs , m.flickr.com/photos/nonprofitorgs , etc. On flyers and community billboards. On college and university campuses.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Amongst the countless schools I found using Facebook poorly there were plenty of shining examples of schools doing really well utilizing Facebook to build lasting relationships with families, students and alumni (both University and K-12). Here’s a few ways you could go about communicating these things …. Show off your campus.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

From time to time, we like to ask the TechSoup community, our staff, and other nonprofits what they're currently interested in. Chris Worman, senior director of marketing and communications, recommends Social Physics by Alex Pentland. " Recommendations from the TechSoup Online Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

Google+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here. Now, your sharing and connecting settings apply to much more of the web than just your social networking profile. We could only see people at our university. When joining, the presence of ad-recommending data was very clear.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

." 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion blog. It’s back-to-school time for many countries and that means a switch from summer programs, outdoor community events, and many youth campaigns. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) Visit the original post here.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

Organizations are putting out calls, and the community is responding. I’ve had many people tell me that the Internet is ruining society, community, family, and everything else. and “found that younger Internet users become more socially engaged in the real world , not just online.”. I personally don’t believe that.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Let’s walk through four strategies to maximize your social engagement leading up to #GivingTuesday. Create online communities to connect supporters near and far. This way, they can connect with one another, share encouragement, and experience a sense of community. . Create online communities to connect supporters near and far.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2009

Nonprofit association NTEN , consultants Common Knowledge and social networking software providers ThePort conducted a joint study of nonprofit organization and their use of and attitudes towards social networking tools. The survey asked about two types of social networking presences a nonprofit organization could have.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 29, 2014

While social media should play an integral piece, your organization has to allocate more money and time to marketing, build skills, identify targets, and expand beyond social networks. Many organizations concentrate heavily social networking because it’s free, easy to use and gives the false sense of success (i.e.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog. The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Lili Wang Associate Professor, School of Community Resources & Development. is an Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management in ASU's School of Community Resources and Development. Meet the folks who are here to help you and your nonprofit succeed! Lili Wang, Ph.D., For how long have you worked at ASU?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

& Management Student, Arizona State University. This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. At first glance, the network seems incomplete.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2012

These days,"social network" is a term that often refers to a social media community, such as Facebook, and thus is not a term that many managers would take seriously unless they were discussing a social media campaign. The connection between two people within a social network is referred to as a tie.

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Care2

JUNE 6, 2011

Hispanics (39%) and African Americans (30%) say they prefer to engage with and learn about causes through social media, compared to 24% of Caucasians. This is according to the new study, Dynamics of Cause Engagement conducted by Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

N2Y4 Mobile Challenge: 15 Featured Projects Announced | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org - Last week, the NetSquared Community voted on the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge to determine the 15 Featured Projects who will be invited to compete for $50K in cash-prizes and additinoal in-kind resources at this year's N2Y4 Conference. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Via Network for Good and ChipIn You can remember and honor the victims of the tragic events by making a donation to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. The fund was established by the university to aid in the healing process and generate financial support.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Leads acquired online are often best nurtured through social networks and converted in the mail, or over the phone if you're after monthly donors. Direct mail donors give more if they are hearing from you via email and social networks. Eric Rardin -- Senior Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

For universities searching for ways to both grow students' engagement on campus and develop their education and participation as active citizens, voter registration programs have become an increasingly popular activity. For instance, universities such as Northwestern and Stanford have. EveryAction's.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to connect with Colin Rhinesmith , Community Media Coordinator at Cambridge Community Television (Cambridge, MA, USA) and Adjunct Lecturer for the Media and Culture Program at Bentley University. Social media is a perfect compliment to our public access television channels.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Community Boost_r , an initiative from Fundacja TechSoup. Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. How can people fight back? Through technology!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

While it is a powerful tool that is transforming the way associations do business, it is best used in tandem with -- rather than in the place of -- their more traditional marketing and communications activities. At their core, associations are communities in which people of like interests and goals gather.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2011

Organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area should check out the Craigslist Foundation's 8th Annual Boot Camp on Thursday, June 2, at the University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay campus. Check out the Boot Camp site to learn more and register.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

However, our goal is not to paralyze you with a thousand ideas, but to enable you to apply social data in a few practical ways. What do you get when you combine your donor performance data with social engagement data? What do you get when you combine your donor performance data with social engagement data? Powerhouse donors!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Let’s walk through four strategies to maximize your social engagement leading up to #GivingTuesday. Create online communities to connect supporters near and far. This way, they can connect with one another, share encouragement, and experience a sense of community. . Create online communities to connect supporters near and far.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. Mostly, board members are recruited from within the board’s social network … (and) social networks are largely racially homogeneous. “In

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

My experience searching for Bob is concrete evidence of the helpfulness of various social networking sites (SNS) like LinkedIn and Facebook. So, I was intrigued with a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

If you need to pop in to an Internet cafe to connect every other day or so, please do… but my advice to you as social media manager and a fellow traveler is to leave the gadgets at home. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. 6) Say “Please” and “Thank You.” yourname@amnesty.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many small NGOs are also unaware of the services and resources offered to the NGO community by TechSoup Global , SANGONeT , NASSCOM Foundation , Meedan , and FrontlineSMS. Of course, being based in the U.S., 2) Launch an e-newsletter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

It is important for all organizations to have written guidelines on how their social media manager should react in these and similar situations. This will help your organization to avoid future controversy and maintain its positive image in the community. social media Colleen Dunbar social networks' Get another!

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

If we in the nonprofit community are going to succeed at reigniting the growth in these numbers, we are going to have to anticipate the needs of the next generation of donors. Tags: API Blackbaud NetCommunity Generation Y Technology NetWits Newsletters Social Networking Internet Marketing. Anticipate.

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