Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For nonprofit admins that do not have the time to regularly research social media trends, it can be a battle to stay ahead of the learning curve. For those nonprofits that allocate staff time, embracing early adoption is key to social media success. The optimal aspect ratio for Twitter photos is 2:1.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. But what social platform are they on the most? 38% of Internet users access social media through mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Fresh, timely content is more vital to the success of your nonprofit’s digital campaigns than it has ever been. First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Title: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the nonprofit staff and volunteers worldwide who Tweet, Share, Update, Friend, Like, Check-in, Join, Connect, and Post for Social Good. The Social Web. Chapter 2 Getting Started with Social Media.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Known as the largest professional social networking platform, LinkedIn is the go-to resource for millions of job-seekers, professionals, and businesses to network and connect. For nonprofits, LinkedIn can be a valuable tool to add to your social media toolbox. Optimize your photos. Create your company page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. That said, the the following is an excerpt from the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. offers a 90-minute webinar on blogging on WordPress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. All that said, I know there are many nonprofit staff out there in the exact same position and it’s becoming increasingly clear that adding social media to a long list of job responsibilities is just not humanly possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement. First off, your school should have a blog that’s the center of your social media strategy. Make your blog the place where you produce original content that’s tailored to your audience. Create great content. 5) Monitor the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s modernized world, social media branding has become a no-brainer. With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? billion social media users worldwide. What kind of content do they respond to?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google+ is a visual social network.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2023

Reading time: 4 minutes Look, nobody really wants to join a new social media platform. But we do need a place where we can reach supporters, share content, and look at pictures of other people’s dogs — preferably without being subjected to harassment, trolling, misinformation, and attacks on our democracy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Photo by Stuck in Customs. What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. Content curators have integrated this skill into their daily routine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Pinterest often gets lost in the all the breathless media coverage of Instagram and Facebook, but it’s still a marketing powerhouse to be reckoned with. By Julia Campbell .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Asking never hurt. Start a conversation. Sharing is caring.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

For nonprofits, the ROI of e-newsletters translates into online dollars raised through “Donate Now&# technology, event attendees, website and blog traffic, and paradoxically new Followers, Fans, and Friends on social networking sites. That said, here are five ways to do so using social media: 1) Blog, blog, blog!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Causes and associations provide status updates on the networks, post links, publish content via tools like Facebook Notes, groups on Linked In and Facebook, and ask questions on all of the services. Yet, while the social networks hold tremendous benefit for nonprofits that successfully engage their stakeholders, there are also dangers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. Much of a nonprofit’s website traffic came from search engines thus a large quantity of content was placed on the home page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way. Here are a few tips about choosing photos that can lead to fundraising success : Stay away from using grainy or unclear images. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Most e-newsletters today seem to be stuck in the design best practices of 2006 and take little account for the rapid rise of social media and the fact that the number one activity on smartphones today is reading email. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Integration of blog content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. Don’t. Just block and forget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your nonprofit could have a wide variety of excellent blog content , but if your blog’s design doesn’t make a positive first impression, then few will read it – much less share it with their followers on social networks. First, the body text column is wide enough to feature photos and large font.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. ” Chelsea took a photo with her Smartphone and posted it on the Reddit, a community aggregation site where content is ranked and rated. Ultimately, Ms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.

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