Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

When nonprofits started to experiment with digital marketing in 1990s and early 2000s, the few tools that were available were expensive and limited in their functionality. Today, the number of low-cost, well-built digital marketing tools is incredible! The service provides analytics and easy integration with multiple third-party tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Using a graphic design tool such as Canva or Venngage , converting powerful stats, quotes, and CTAs into graphics is a time-tested, proven method to grab the attention of your followers, thus increasing your engagement on Twitter (and all social media).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change. Socialbrite.org is built in WordPress, the popular open source blogging platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook the last frontier? I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook. So we’ll see how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. He will, of course, share his insights about the tool for this purpose. Hope you will too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/womenforwomen. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time. Infrastructure.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. 2 admin 08.08.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Your Facebook Fanbase begins to grow faster. Or blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In the weeks after Google+ launched I saw a number of blog posts and articles about how brands should drop Facebook and Twitter, and migrate their communities over to Google+. To access everyone across all demographics, your nonprofit must utilize many different tools. Your Facebook Fanbase begins to grow faster. Or blogging.

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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.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Here are seven tools for nonprofits to maximize their marketing success: Razoo. This tool is easy-to-use: users are able to craft their own fundraising pages within a few minutes. This tool is easy-to-use: users are able to craft their own fundraising pages within a few minutes. Facebook for Nonprofits. Impressive, right?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2009

80% of the content is the same as other DIOSA webinars, but these webinars will be tailored to also cover social media fundraising tools that are available to charities outside the United States. February 11: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use Facebook Pages and YouTube.

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NCE Social Media

MARCH 13, 2009

Have you checked to see if your legislator is using Twitter, or Facebook, or YouTube, or any other social media or networking site to connect with their constituents? Tags: Facebook Marketing and Awareness Microblog Policy Tools Video Wordpress advocacy congress follow hayes legislators tweet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. Also, of course, lots of people are beginning to say – go where the people are, which is increasingly Facebook. It’s a very powerful tool, and combined with other drupal modules, there is a lot you can do with it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

That said, in addition to being a great tool to build your e-Newsletter list , if your nonprofit is regularly updating Facebook and Twitter accounts, then your organization needs to be able to produce, contribute, and distribute fresh, quality content. Related Links: Blogging on WordPress Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations.

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

When done right, you won’t be guessing using anonymous and often conflicting data from multiple third parties like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and more. I used these tools to quickly review an organization’s website in the US and EU. Tools like these are how you make that happen with little technical know-how required.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

There are some amazingly good blogs out there focused on the use of Drupal and other open source tools. You don’t need to hear from me about the newest web tools – you have ReadWriteWeb and Mashable for that, among others. WordPress vs. Drupal… Fight! The most popular pages are (these are fascinating!):

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NetWits

APRIL 17, 2009

You’re on MySpace, you use the FaceBook Causes application, you keep constituents informed on Twitter, you show your event pictures on Flickr, you share videos on YouTube, and you know the power of blogging tools like WordPress or Blogger. So, your nonprofit is socially networked. In short, you’re well invested in Web 2.0.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

For a presentation about blogging, facebook and twitter for blind or partially sighted people , visit: [link]. Research and reports from NTEN that cover everything from the way fundraising tools are used to data integration, databases and vendors: [link] And if you’re looking specifically for information about various database/CRMs.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

An effective nonprofit blog is an indispensable marketing tool. For example, WordPress offers plenty of free and premium plugins for extending your blog’s functionality. Your CTAs give readers the tools they need to get involved. Share your posts on platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Google Ads.

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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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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Custom Facebook Audiences. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. That’s it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. To add images to your blog, create custom tabs on Facebook, and/or design an e-newsletter template, you need to know basic HTML code. Learn Basic HTML.

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

Find the Facebook Group talking about your topic with your audience and join it. Also, a tool like Presshunt can also make this podcast outreach easier. A tool like [link] can make this easier. Using a tool like Speakpipe will make it easy for people to leave recorded messages right through your site. Be our guest !

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Even if you're using a content management system like WordPress or Drupal, by incorporating APIs, you can further enhance built in app-like functionality to create a highly customized experience. Twitter Twitter has long been a tool for organizing and bringing people together around topics of interest. What are APIs?

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

But then you're asked, "Hey, are you on Facebook?" " The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Privacy Settings.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

We've compiled a list of Tools and Resources to share with participants, and thought that you might enjoy seeing it as well. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers. Most of the CMS tools we reviewed can support this, but surprisingly few allow you to moderate which of the items from that RSS feed are displayed.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2024

A faulty WordPress plugin, for example, that “breaks” part of your website may require you to restore your website to a version before the plugin was installed. Every social media platform offers 2FA, as do most digital marketing platforms, such as WordPress, MailChimp, Windows 365, etc. 4) Use a password management tool.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

In India, for example, “missed calls” have become a campaign tool. John Haydon, The Nonprofit Facebook Guy: I’m pretty sure my pal John Haydon doesn’t sleep very much because he’s either monitoring Facebook’s new features or developing Facebook campaigns for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

If social media tools are your interest, NetSquared groups are holding meetups about Storify , social Wordpress integrations , and measuring engagement with Google Analytics and Facebook Insights. Get social on Twitter and Facebook. Or if you’re in Kenya check out the computer training workshops in rural schools.

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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. All these free tools are available through Google Docs. WordPress Themes. These tools give you a head start on your marketing work.

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