Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 4, 2008

There has been quite the dustup, started by Facebook kicking Richard Scoble off, because he’d violated the Facebook terms of service. Because of a script that scraped names and email addresses from Facebook, called Plaxo Pulse. Why did Scoble get booted (he has since been reinstated)? 2 admin 01.04.08 2 admin 01.04.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline? One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. ” You can read more about how it works from the Facebook developer notes.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Using the Internet to Raise Funds and Build Donor Relationships: Tools, Tips and Techniques for Boosting Donations , a new handbook from Convio, will help your organization see the big picture and create effective strategies for long-term success.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2017

Fortunately, the internet is full of marketing materials that you can download and customize to suit your organization’s needs. There are templates for specific social media sites — such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest — as well as a general template. and a few goals to get your marketing strategy off the ground effectively.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2009

Our pals at NTEN have put together a survey to poll how nonprofits are using social networking sites to increase their reach. Questions cover both external social networking efforts using sites like Twitter and Facebook to internal social networks that your organization may have created yourself (like a community forum). Tools Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations. You can also share your live Twitter feed, Facebook page, and Flickr. stream within the presentation itself. Cloud-Based and Offline Access.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S. In this case.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2011

Time chose Mark Zuckerberg, founder Facebook, as their Person of the Year. Many online commenters thought the award should have gone to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks and winner of Time's 2010 Reader's Choice poll.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been mulling this post over for months, and with some recent changes made by Facebook, the time has come. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. .” Disruptor: Facebook. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

My curiosity drove me to investigate: ? Can we listen to the tides of Internet conversation on an issue, and learn to predict and ‘surf’ them? ? Can we use the momentum of focused attention to raise an issue above the noise? Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. This one is too tiny.”.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

One of email’s strengths is its flexibility: you can use it to deliver a wide variety of “asks” and to link to content such as videos, tweets, Facebook posts and photo galleries. Many organizations have jumpstarted their engagement rates on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram by sending emails asking supporters to share a specific post.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S. In this case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels. In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

But with the ever-changing properties and tools on the Internet, that door has evolved into countless spaces, conversations, and opportunities that can seem tough to tackle. Polling widgets are a fun and simple way to interact with visitors on your site. Start a Conversation. Join the Conversation.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Consider how you might use the interactive possibilities of the Internet and Web 2.0 Im Rebecca Leaman, and its my pleasure to join the Wild Apricot blog team in exploring how to use the internet and web 2.0 Facebook Applications for Your Non-Profit Page. How to Set Up a Non-Profit Facebook Page. Reader Polls.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If it’s not on the Internet, it didn’t happen! Consider starting with your long-form blog post on your website, then slice it up into shorter forms on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Facebook groups and websites such as Quora, Buzzsumo and Reddit can provide some good content ideas around any topic. Use polls to ask a question.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

But the initial result on the Internet was a flurry of tweets, wall posts, blog posts, and other rightfully indignant responses that didn't add up to much real change. The movement notably used grassroots tactics to drive voters (and previous non-voters) to the polls in support of Obama. The difficult part is keeping it going.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2015

LinkedIn launched in 2003, Facebook launched in 2004, and Twitter launched in 2006. Today, as donors, activists, and volunteers worldwide have embraced the Internet for news and entertainment, so have they transitioned their giving and their trust to digital. Source: Harris Poll. Source: Echo & Co. Source: Happify.

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TechImpact

JULY 9, 2014

Leveraging the pervasiveness of the internet, and the power of social media, nonprofits are reaching out to communities to while asking for nothing in return. 91% of nonprofit professionals use Facebook, 69% use Tiwtter, 65% use YouTube. Image courtesy of lmsShortSales. Content marketing in a nutshell is just that.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

YouTube , Google Maps , DIGG , TypePad , MySpace , Facebook , Plaxo, or Salesforce , then youve likely run across an API. Some nonprofits have begun to utilize widgets and other light-weight Internet applications to leverage social networks. If youve ever used My Yahoo! Open fundamentally changes the way we approach everything we do.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Unlike the Facebook Causes App, its a little more difficult to judge how "successful" a MySpace profile is by simply looking at it.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I have a poll question for you. I’m going to end the poll, if that’s all right. And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . And let me go back to it for just real quick for you while Steven is bringing the poll up.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Unlike the Facebook Causes App, its a little more difficult to judge how "successful" a MySpace profile is by simply looking at it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Slow dial-up Internet access required that websites be as simple as possible for faster loading. Feature Fresh Content Prominently. This is a big one!

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 19, 2020

At its basic level, virtual events rely on internet connections and technology to function properly. Start a Facebook page as a way to engage with your future attendees there. With that in mind, and to help you get started, here is a list of virtual event dos and don’ts. DO test every aspect of the virtual event.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 19, 2020

At its basic level, virtual events rely on internet connections and technology to function properly. Start a Facebook page as a way to engage with your future attendees there. With that in mind, and to help you get started, here is a list of virtual event dos and don’ts. DO test every aspect of the virtual event.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. No Internet of Things (IoT) or big data. The New York Times also recently came out with an article on Reinventing the Internet to Make It Safer. Every now and then, we like to predict what's on the tech horizon.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

From the Ice Bucket Challenge that took the internet by storm to Growing a Mo for men’s health, when something catches on, it can lead to a chain of impact worldwide. Ask questions, conduct polls, or run contests to encourage feedback. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Learn About Hyper-Specific Advertising with Facebook. Social media makes it easier than ever to see exactly what your customers like, or even ask them directly through polls and quizzes. . Given the billions of social media profiles on the internet, there’s no way that setting up a social media profile can be difficult.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

The community manager has been around longer than you may think – and I'm not trying to be like Malcolm Gladwell by drawing (questionable) parallels to pre-Internet practices. I also informally polled the NTEN community. By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. What's the difference?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This time we’ll report on some climate change news, the TrashOut app, the difference between cloud backup and cloud storage, the heartbleed bug, a green energy innovation in Latin America that works – and another one that doesn’t, and the epic digital inclusion drone wars being waged by Google and Facebook. Recycling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

We have a hashtag and many of us tweet to one another, leave comments on blogs or Facebook profiles regularly. Internet organizes for short-term shots. Poll your members where are they? The NpTech Community has been early adopters of social media and social networks like Twitter. The big shift - convening power.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

This tool allows nonprofits to easily create Web-based Internet “TV” stations. Definitely a trend to keep your eyes on as Internet TV begins to penetrate our living rooms in coming years. TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. TwtPoll :: twtpoll.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Aradium is a new service that enables nonprofits and small businesses to create and host online stores inside of their Facebook Pages. Responsively designed for both desktop and mobile devices, customers can buy, share, like, comment and checkout all from your nonprofit’s Facebook Page. BrainyQuote :: brainyquote.com.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Green Wi-Fi.org along with Illinois Institute of Technology and Inveneo are developing solar-powered Internet connectivity to the schools in Lascahobas, Haiti. TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any other social network. Find a Clinton Foundation update on the project here. Open Data in Africa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

For example, Facebook users share 684,478 pieces of content in a minute. When you’re constantly jumping between Facebook, email and texts, however, your brain has to divide its limited resources. That thought that pops into your head, “Before I write that report, I’m just going to check my email or Facebook.”

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