Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Unsurprisingly, other networks followed suit. How are marketers at resource-strapped non-profits to keep up with social media’s appetite for video content on social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Title: Director of Emerging Media. I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Every full time staffer we have on the Emerging Media team has been paid for by raising money on social networks.

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MAY 19, 2021

Mark Kibble, Director of Technology, The American Ceramic Society. It’s an ideal way to elevate and encourage networking among your association’s members. At the same time, it can make your association a part of your members’ daily social networking habits. The power of an online member community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. Friendraising Not Fundraising If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

One running theme that echoes behind any new technology tool introduced to the public, or new trend identified for nonprofit operations, or new idea brought up by your staff is the concept of “risk and reward.” What kind of risks would your organization be taking if you adopt that new social network into your communications?

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook. This is problematic says Rob Manix, Senior Web Director of Rad Campaign and who works with me. Online Fundraising Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

” Dave analyzes trends and technologies to predict what is next on the horizon. These are mobile, sensors everywhere (wearable technology), location data, social networks, and big data and machine learning.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Recently, I noticed a trend on what major retailers were doing on their Facebook pages for the holiday season. This post is how we could translate some of these tactics to nonprofit social media strategies. Identifying a Trend. It’s a brilliant strategy; use the fact that people love a deal to grow your base on social networks.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

So your nonprofit’s staff has drunk the social media Kool -Aid. You’re updating your Facebook status, your Executi ve Director and program officers are tweeting away, and your staff is on board helping you deliver great blog and video content for your fans and subscribers.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

By Carie Lewis, Director of Emerging Media, Online Communications, Humane Society of the United States. I sincerely don’t think there’s anything you can do to deter people from saying stupid and downright nasty stuff on Facebook (or any other social media platform for that matter). If it's a blog, what's their technorati ranking?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

By Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Idea Lab at Blackbaud, originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. GivingTuesday Trends. Online sites, email campaigns, and social media had a much bigger emphasis on #GivingTuesday than in 2012. December 3 was the second annual #GivingTuesday. In 2014, #GivingTuesday will fall on December 2nd.

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Care2

JUNE 7, 2010

The bar was reset for executive directors and campaigners alike: our fascination with giant email lists has finally begun to wane; we're now more interested in your ability to leverage technology and a community of interested citizens in creative ways to solve problems and make a positive social impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. Chris Hughes brought in Kirsten Titus as Managing director of Jumo.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

You can use each social network for unique purposes. For example, given LinkedIn’s emphasis on business and professional networking, it may be most appropriate to highlight corporate sponsors, board members, or companies who offer employee matching on that platform. Don’t forget about your institutional funders!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

This guest post is a summary of a longer piece posted on The Whitman Institute ’s website titled From The Kids’ Table To The Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks. Collective impact, funder-supported grantee networks, and cross-sector collaborations are all part of this trend.

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Care2

JANUARY 8, 2010

Join advocacy and fundraising consultant Steve Daigneault, former Internet Director for Amnesty International, and Blackbaud’s Mark Davis for a free, 1-hour webinar on Tuesday, January 26th about optimizing online advocacy to boost fundraising results.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

I’m excited about this project – it’s gathering the knowledge and expertise of a great group of folks, and it will provide a free source of information and case studies so that nonprofits can best figure out how to step into the frothy waters of social networks. I think I can write something up.

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Care2

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Network for Good’s landmark Online Giving Study examined nearly $400M in donations to 66,470 different nonprofits to identify trends in online giving across nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. Jocelyn Harmon is Director of Nonprofit Services for Care2.com The key finding?

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

If you’re ready to find out how your nonprofit can buck trends and create a winning year-end campaign, this blog post is for you. Look at the previous year’s performance alongside today’s philanthropic landscape and overall market trends. However, a recent Giving USA report showed a 13.4 Want to know how a year-end campaign will fare?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Day 1 Plenary: Ignite with Ideas, Part 1 : Capitalizing on the Colbert Effect Speaker: Jennifer Breakspear, Executive Director, Options for Sexual Health. Discover how the power of social sharing can shine a light on a serious issue and poke fun at the inanity of discrimination. What data are you wearing and what is it showing?

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Those trends maybe slowing down. The trends aren’t all bad though.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Outside of early adopters Google+ still feels like the forgotten social network and is probably one of the last places many people think to post rich media and content. As of right now I’m still not a fan of the user experience on Google+. The circles are not intuitive and have been a pain point for many users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Social Media for Non Profits and Special Causes John Sheridan’s presentation at at Pod Camp Halifax 2009 gives an overview of social media and social networking, with plenty of non-profit examples. Use the Rule of Thirds (1/3 web presence, 1/3 one-way, 1/3 social). Blogging for Nonprofits (Shirley Sexton).

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Care2

MAY 24, 2010

“Facebook is really good at handling stuff like this-- they've gone through a privacy coup before,&# said Clay Johnson, Director of Sunlight Labs for the Sunlight Foundation. Also what impact does Facebook’s new privacy policies have on nonprofits and their constituents?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The panel was moderated by Joel Beetsch, Vice President, Patient Advocacy, Celgene and Cara Thompson , Director of Patient Advocacy was the host for the event. This post summarizes some of the insights related to the effective use of networks and data in healthcare information and patient advocacy.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2010

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking ," a new book from Berrett-Koehler by technologist and nonprofit consultant Deanna Zandt. Those who are reluctant to use social networks to effect change also frequently express fear over lost privacy. The following post is excerpted from " Share This! Absolutely not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

. “ Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread ” is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Dana will be the first member of our team to be based in New York City.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2007

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2009

Last week at the InterAction Forum I had the pleasure of hearing Sam Graham-Felson , former director of blogging for the Obama Campaign talk about their strategy and success. They employed about 80 staffers on the new media department, focusing on online content, outreach, and social networking. These are highlights of Sam?s

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" They are still extremely useful in branding your campaigns so take advantage of them.

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