Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

By Steve Backman, President, Database Designs To close out our month-long look at some of the best tools for nonprofits, Steve Backman tells you about some of his favorite day-to-day software. Favorite software tools are all about managing processes fluidly. Central Deskop has also added a tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). See the Google Doc for links.).

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2017

There are templates for specific social media sites — such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest — as well as a general template. Google Docs. At first glance, you might overlook Google Docs as too simplistic, but the built-in brochure, project proposal and newsletter templates give you endless possibilities. WordPress Themes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

According to the Project VRM wiki: "VRM tools provide customers with both independence from vendors and better means for engaging vendors. These same tools can support individuals' relations with schools, churches, government entities, and other kinds of organizations." Doc Searls on VRM.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Last week, we asked our Facebook community what tech goodies they hoped to receive this holiday season. LogMeIn allows me to log into my computer back at the office and control it, opening apps, printing docs, running searches in our database. The most popular answer? The iPad of course! Keynote/Pages/Numbers.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

And from the Q&A at the end of the event … QUESTION: You talked about using social media logins, like Facebook, to help capture more information about donors and prospects. What tools do you recommend? The most popular is Facebook – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Last week, we asked our Facebook community what tech goodies they hoped to receive this holiday season. LogMeIn allows me to log into my computer back at the office and control it -- opening apps, printing docs, running searches in our database, haunting office-mates. The most popular answer? The iPad of course! Keynote/Pages/Numbers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. Step 3: Identify the tools. Do-It-Yourself.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

But that doesn’t mean you can’t have the tools you need to operate your organization effectively. There are plenty of free tools you can use instead. Salesforce also provides you with the marketing tools to place your message in the hands of those most likely to support you. Free and affordable form and signup tools.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2012

Over the last eight years he’s led Facebook from a scrappy startup to one of the most powerful and influential companies. Email continues to grow and to be the dominant communications tool. In comparison there are 750 million Facebook accounts and 300 million Twitter accounts. billion email addresses.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

Facebook Pages Manager. iOS: This app from Facebook is designed to help Facebook Page admins manage their pages on the go and get notifications about Page activity. If you regularly manage your organization’s Facebook Page this could be helpful. Facebook’s mobile app has always gotten mixed reviews.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

bSafe - iTunes App Store Facebook Pages Manager iOS: This app from Facebook is designed to help Facebook Page admins manage their pages on the go and get notifications about Page activity. If you regularly manage your organization’s Facebook Page this could be helpful. Checkon.me Score one for team collaboration!

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

gSyncIt can get my notes into Google Docs, but those don't sync with the Pre and I don't want to have to get Internet access just to read or write a note. Also, gSyncIt also brought my Google Docs into my Outlook Notes, which wasn't good. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. Notes: Evernote. The trick is to put the Pre in Media Sync mode.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Encourage brainstorming. Develop shared language.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center developed a Facebook Page , blog , a podcast , a Slideshare channel (with slidecasts), a Linkedin Company Page , and a private Delicious profile for internal knowledge-sharing. Since not all of the team works out of the Center, the phone calls are also an extremely important tool for keeping the team intact.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. See how one organization plans to bypass the crowds by teleworking during the Olympics (and the tools they’re using to do it). This July, we’re celebrating web conferencing. Pacific time. TechSoup Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2008

To prepare for this presentation, I used social media tools not only to locate the experts and good examples, but this time invited them to collaborate in a google doc that ultimately became the wiki resource page. Also thanks to the many people in my Twitter, Linked, Facebook, and Slideshare networks who pointed me to good examples.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives. apps out there.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

Pre-schedule tweets - You can use a tool like Hootsuite to pre-schedule tweets and Facebook posts before the conference. Be helpful to “future you” - Keep a working Google Doc on hand for all conference planners to provide notes and recommendations about what to improve and do differently next year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. My Zoetica colleague, Kami Huyse , suggested a tool called rowfeeder. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

It has its own Google Doc.) I shut off my computer all weekend and didn't even look at Facebook. Don't let yourself get overwhelmed by the thousands of social media reports, tools, analyses, blog posts, and recommendations out there. What makes it official? I scoured the internet for resources. I took a break from reading.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JANUARY 3, 2018

Being intimately aware of the needs of nonprofits, we went through lists of top tools on the market and compiled ones applicable to you. We can attest to the quality of the tools below first off because we have used most of them on a daily basis here at ArcStone. Top tool for donation processing: PayPal. Discount for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It's a good tool for managing email, calendars, and tasks in the office setting. Outlook 2010 is a great organizational record keeping tool, if you're using it in the right way. One handy feature of Outlook 2010 is the ability to preview attachments (PDFs, Word docs, and so on) within the email itself. Creating Folders.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Qui - for clients that are larger, we set up media citation reports (like a word doc with titles and links and relevant info about the mentions and how they should respond). Listening tools: Netvibes. The right metrics.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. By using cloud-based tools, these disbursed teams were working remotely and together on one shared system. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. By using cloud-based tools, these disbursed teams were working remotely and together on one shared system. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. The tools are getting better and better, and one of the hallmarks of Web 2.0 – the APIs, make it all the more simple to aggregate all of someone’s online content. tool to jump in. 5 Jay 12.18.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A section of the e-newsletter entitled “Resource Spotlight” features a new tool in each edition. A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? Michele Martin has a very useful post about how to use a set of 3 tools to support a group or collaborative blog. Laura Whitehead of Laura's Notebook highly recommends the recent CommonCraft video on Google Docs in Plain English. What do you think? Here's a growing list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2010

Based on the discussion threads in my Facebook page , I’ve updated my mega list of tools in my social media listening and engaging instructional wiki. Here’s a couple of new tools I’ve been exploring: RowFeeder should be in your spreadsheet aerobics routine. to make it useful for your needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

She turned to Facebook to ask how we might document the day for those who couldn’t join in person. After much discussion about Etherpad, Piratepad, okfnpad, Storify, and other tools, we settled on good old Google docs.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

Last week, we reported on a recent NetSquared London Meetup that investigated the IT tools that can be used to operate nonprofits inexpensively and effectively. In part 2, we look at people's favorite tools. Open-Source Tools. Some nonprofit CFOs, if they're more traditional, might be resistant to using digital tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Facebook Cheat Sheet :: dreamgrow.com/facebook-cheat-sheet-sizes-and-dimensions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

I’ve been reading your LinkedIn posts, catching your Facebook live videos that you do on Fridays, right? Wouldn’t it be great if we could tweet through our tool, whatever? You may find, “Wow, we’ve got three tools that could send email.” Everybody needs an email tool. You’re awesome.

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