Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Rapid population growth and migration is dramatically changing societies and ecosystems worldwide and as this future unfolds nonprofits, NGOs, and charities will play a central role in safeguarding the world’s most vulnerable communities, the land upon which they live, and the wildlife that surrounds them. Source: Global Web Index.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

These are exciting times for everyone who’s been working to meet the accessibility imperative, as we are witnessing global movements that will increase accessible publishing and create new and better opportunities for people with disabilities. In my talk, I highlighted three global movements towards increasing accessible publishing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Over those three years, Nonprofit Tech for Good and PIR trained more than 60,000 NPO and NGO staff worldwide! Today, there are two emerging databases addressing this obstacle: 1) The BRIDGE Registry 2) OnGood Global Directory of Verified NGOs. Global internet users to reach 4.2 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Now entering its sixth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media. Best Practice #2: Design Visual Content. If you work at a NGO, nonprofit, or charity, please volunteer 4-7 minutes of your time to take the survey. 800 x 400: Best for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I am excited to say that we have created a bit more content, a new discussion group, and are planning a roundtable discussion for December! Why Global Scale. Global Scale Discussion Group. This email group is intended as a conversation space to supplement and support the Global Scale Wiki. Global Scale Wiki.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2016

The global internet population is set to triple in the next four years. By 2018, the global population of social media users is projected to grow to 2.44 Source: Global NGO Online Technology Report. 95% of NGOs worldwide have a Facebook Page. Source: Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 16, 2016

Read daily social media content summaries on Storify. If you can’t follow the conference in real time, a summary of the best content tweeted, shared, grammed, scoped, and snapped during the conference will be posted on Storify at the end of each day. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

As discovered in the Global Trends in Giving Report , the.org domain is by far the most trusted domain for nonprofit website and email communications. That said, it’s important to understand that the type of content that performs best on LinkedIn is a bit different than Facebook and more similar to Twitter. LinkedIn Pages.

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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. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance. However,ngo and.ong will be available soon.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m heading to Geneva later this month for the next major meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), to hear the latest and make my three-minute oration as an accredited NGO representative (first time for me!). The signals from a few European countries on its likely content have not been encouraging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2017

According to the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , 52% of nonprofits worldwide have used social media to report live. Before the Event: Content Strategy. 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. 10 Website Design Best Practices for NGOs. your NGO must mobile-optimize your content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. 10 Website Design Best Practices for NGOs. your NGO must mobile-optimize your content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. The next day was all about practice, action, and doing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. UK and a marketing support officer for the environmental NGO Become Carbon Negative. He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Wendy has worked with senior executives of global organizations to transform their leadership, culture, and organizations. UK and a marketing support officer for the environmental NGO Become Carbon Negative. He is also a member of the all-volunteer workforce at NeighborShare, a new nonprofit raising funds for di-rect community needs.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Global NGO Technology Report states 33% of nonprofits are using a P2P platform to raise funds for their organizations. Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising is quickly becoming a go-to strategy for nonprofits to reach their fundraising goals. But it’s not just nonprofits finding success with peer-to-peer initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. When you teach internationally, it is important to localize your content and Tharum was able to provide many local and regional examples and tips.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The non-partisan organization, Issue Voter, uses user-generated content on social media for its #WhyIVote campaign to raise awareness about the importance of voting and motivate others to vote. Another benefit of having a user-generated storytelling campaign is the vast amount of digital assets you can collect from the campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Instagram’s new algorithm will require top-notch visual and video content which most small nonprofits will struggle to create and curate. It should be published in a largish font, have plenty of visual content, and a clear call-to-action. An algorithm is necessary to weed out boring content from the Facebook News Feed, but 1%?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

How can we integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage? Balancing Content and Interaction in the Room and Accounting for Different Learning Styles. SXSW: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Among the proposed new gTLDs is.NGO.NGO will be the exclusive domain for local and global non-governmental organizations looking to advance their missions or to inspire their communities. Here’s where you – my fellow NGOs and.ORG registrants – come in. As a fellow not-for-profit, we understand the needs and wants of the NGO community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

TechSoup Microsoft NGO Connection Day. I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. 5: Make sure your content has a social life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2006

I didn't see that practically a week ago, Nancy White, tagged me with the NGO/NPO Memo. So, the meme goes something like this -- What are the five resources that you would recommend to anybody working in an NGO who wanted to know about information management and technology but didn't know where to start. NGO/NPTECH Web2.0

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 20, 2016

43% of the adult global population owns a smartphone and the number of smartphone owners is expected to grow to 6.1 10 Website Design Best Practices for NGOs. your NGO must mobile-optimize your content. WordPress.org is a content management system for websites and blogs. 10 Email Marketing Best Practices for NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

I’m here at the Dead Sea in Jordan where I delivered the key note for the E-mediat Networking Conference, “New Media for the Networked NGO.” 83% of participants are applying their social media skills to engage local and global communities. I’ve been working on this project for more than year.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

TechSoup donor partner, Huddle , which is our cloud-based collaboration and content management donor partner has just broken that mold. According to our 2012 NGO Global Cloud Survey , collaboration is already one of the top ten current uses for cloud-based software among charities. Collaboration Is How Charities Function.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. Nonprofit social media managers live in a social bubble of depressing tweets and posts and while we’ve chosen this profession, the toll of such content on your mental health and general outlook on humankind is real and needs to be managed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

In the hallways, you’re as likely to run into the head of an international NGO, as CEO of a Fortune 100 company, as a renowned professor as the foreign minister of a major country. In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. Each hour there’s something memorable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of the Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and managed by IIE.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Anna Jaeger and Kevin Lo of TechSoup Global presented baseline data from our 2012 Global NGO Cloud Survey that raised important questions for the audience thinking about. Going forward with the survey data, TechSoup Global plans to provide an. ongoing content stream on the cloud. transitioning to the cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

(I also keynoted the NGO track at the Internet Festival in Pisa, Italy (more about that in separate post later). The Plenary content was a creative jigsaw puzzle, a creative collaboration curated by Derek Humphries and hosted by Marcelo Iniarra , from Argentina.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS). According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 44% of nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use WordPress.org as their content management system (CMS) for their website ( 7% use Drupal and 3% use Joomla ). that your nonprofit uses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Access , the organizers of RightsCon, who work for digital freedom worldwide, consciously pitched this not as a human rights NGO conference. There have been significant initiatives in this area from groups like the Global Network Initiative but more momentum is needed. Do you have human rights content on your platform?

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