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 good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters. MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, there are some resources and tools that I continually refer to and use again and again, and others that I am still experimenting with that may (or may not) become integral to my communications routine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Now I primarily only watch the PBS News Hour and listen to NPR and the BBC on the Internet more often, but not all day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

There’s a lot of Google+ euphoria right now and postulations of Google+ being a Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn killer. No doubt Google is a great company that provides an astounding amount of free, exceptionally useful tools to nonprofits, but a Google-only Social Web? Simply copy and paste the code into your website or blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. More than 3.5

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. We've compiled a list of Tools and Resources to share with participants, and thought that you might enjoy seeing it as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. That said, here’s a tool kit to help you ask for that raise and get it. Good luck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2010

Over the last decade nonprofit communicators have been perfecting e-newsletters to drive traffic to their organization’s website, blog, Facebook Page, etc. Mostly I think it’s because nonprofits think mobile technology tools are too expensive. They are much more expensive, but have top notch tool sets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

on social networking sites see your giving and fundraising activity through widgets, Apps, and peer-to-peering fundraising tools, like fundraising pages. It’s the Internet on the go fueled by mobile phones and tablets. Bottom Line: There’s no “One Fits All” communication tool or tool set anymore. They can also overlap.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology LinkedIn suits up December 10, 2007 LinkedIn, the serious MBA wielding brother to the Facebook fratboy and the MySpace rockergrrl, is really putting on the suit now. It’s an interesting strategy.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. At Blackbaud, we have turned to sites such as LinkedIn ®, MySpace ®, Facebook ™, and Spoke to build social networks designed to attract candidates that may not be actively looking for a job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat. Do not be lame on Snapchat.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Continuing on last week's discussion about Causes leaving MySpace, TechSoup's own Amy has written an interesting guest post on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog. She gets at some of the big questions nonprofits should be asking about the tools we're using. It's definitely worth the read.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The Internet is a great tool for communicating and connecting. Facebook , MySpace , LinkedIn ? Each serves its purpose and audience, but what if your needs aren't served with these tools? Tags: E-Learning E-Learning Online Seminar Social Networking Training Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Create your own!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. How do increase internet literacy with communities? A Different Kind of Story.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg fired up the death of email debate at the Nielsen’s Consumer 360 Conference Yesterday. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. And what happened to MySpace?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Sure, the average price of a computer has been falling for years, but that doesn't take into account the recurring cost of Internet access. Mohammed Diop, of Mali , presumably one of the very people OLPC wants to convince: "It is a very clever marketing tool. " Whites were more likely to leave or choose Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Over the past three years, Planned Parenthood has built an impressive Internet presence and social media strategy. Social media is described in terms of the mission, not the tools. Says Tom, "We don't talk about Facebook or Twitter. We talk about how using the tools expands our mission." We help guide it."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

OpenSocial is a set of APIs that handle three different kinds of user data: profiles, social graph (who your friends are) and activities (the stuff of the Facebook news feeds.) Facebook has quite the motivation to keep people on Facebook, and keep the eyeballs there, because of their revenue model, which is ad-based.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

June 10, 2008 Today, someone on the progressive exchange list asked about a tool called Rapleaf. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), I don’t know whether to be sad or proud that RapLeaf finds only my Facebook profile and no demos. What is public? 2 admin 06.11.08

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Personal computers, cell phones, digital assistants, and the Internet have fundamentally changed how we communicate. But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Both age groups also view the Internet as an important source of information.

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Forum One

APRIL 9, 2008

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If In this case.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

They were all on Facebook (turned their noses up at Myspace), watch YouTube videos, and use IM applications, with more 20 people on their IM lists. according to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project. You want to use these tools to keep up on others, in a good way, of course, and to let them keep up on you,???

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Care2

MAY 15, 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!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

The internet connection here is such that I don’t think a live blog portal will sustain itself. Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. Can’t wait! The right metrics.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 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!" Tips for Promoting a Cause on Facebook If you build it, will they come?

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Care2

JULY 24, 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!" Tips for Promoting a Cause on Facebook If you build it, will they come?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

He summarizes the internal control issues elegantly: New media tools can give housing associations better ways to provide information, and support communication and collaboration within and outside the organisation. However, if the tools are in the hands of the resident/customers, that changes power relationships. You can't give up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

They've built a profile tool over at the blog that lets you plug in some very general demographic information and get a summary of the percentage of profile types that fit that demographic. The Pew Internet and American Life project released a meaty report last year about Internet use profiles and types.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Today, I happened to see HSUS that staffer Carrie Lewis posted a note on her profile and it showed up on my friends feed on Facebook. The text of the Facebook note is below in case you want to take action.) I'm assuming the messaging on Facebook is slightly different from that on other networks or via email. Has anyone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? The Wild Apricot Blog has published a nice list of ten examples of how nonprofits can use Facebook.

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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. Creepy part: do I really want to know what’s on my ex-girlfriend’s MySpace page? tool to jump in. .&# Well, I already trust them, so I joined them. Or perhaps maybe I won’t even.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 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!" and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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