Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds. ” Of course, California is home to one out of eight people in the U.S.

News 61

News Charity Mobile New York City 61

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. If your organization has offices or on-site services, offer to do tours for new, major, or recurring donors. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage.

Fundraising 336

Fundraising Mail Law Donation 336

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2017

LinkedIn Pages have a new design. Still in beta for most, LinkedIn is slowly rolling out a new design for Pages, Admin Tools, the News Feed, and LinkedIn Profiles. Less is more in the case of the new LinkedIn Admin Tools. Thanks LinkedIn! Clearly, LinkedIn has big plans for 2017.

Linkedin 100

Linkedin Attention Social Media Analytics 100

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Instead of personal updates and other news, LinkedIn is for professional content and connections. When people search for your organization on LinkedIn, the first thing they’ll see is your company page, so it’s important that your page is as informative as possible. Create your company page. Create interesting content.

Linkedin 52

Linkedin Social Media Practice Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The boundaries between sharing definitions are very blurry. Some people blend the personal with the professional or organization to make the brand more “human” or personalized. Some people are comfortable with this, while others are not. News Ticker. Who Are Sharing With?

Metrics 129

Metrics Facebook People Change 129

Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

News outlets will now look more at how a CEO Tweets vs what is reported in a quarterly earnings report. Feedly.com is a tool that helps search and organize news across many different outlets. This can be used to quickly aggregate relevant news in the sector and show a summary to the CEO for quick reactions.

Profile 98

Profile Social Linkedin Audio 98

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

Micro-moments are those times when we turn, almost reflexively, to our mobile device (typically a smartphone) to search, read, and communicate when we have spare instants throughout the day. In this micro-moment, people are looking for a local business or considering buying a product near them. I want to go” moments.

Impact 120

Impact Associations Summary Attention 120

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news is that great stories are all around you. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to).

Storytelling 139

Storytelling Fund Raise Music 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

If you are finding yourself looking through a lot of unrelated or useless stuff or the content you are sharing is not resonating with your audience, news discovery tools can help. Searches: When you spot the awesome, spend time looking for more content and context to add to it. Take Crowdtangle as an example.

Content 119

Content Arts Guidelines News 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. People are far more drawn to photos that convey an emotion and include other people rather than a logo or text. Help Me Feed Hungry Kids! The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Keep Help Alive!

Guide 247

Guide Organization Campaign Social Media 247

Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

Choosing people that have engaged audiences on social platforms is an excellent way to have an episode take off – if they share it. This also matters because many people will open this on their mobile device so the link will make it easier to play in their podcast app. Ride the news ! Get Good/Popular Guests.

Podcast 59

Podcast Audio Feeds YouTube 59

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

There’s a lot happening with Social Actions right now but one bit of news is really exciting, and needs to be highlighted: some incredibly important technical enhancements have recently been made to the Social Actions API. It’s well-documented at this point that people are hungry to engage with causes they care about in various forms.

API 186

API Action Open Data 186

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nonprofit leadership across the country should be chomping at the bit to attract motivated, purpose-driven candidates among the millions searching to hit the reset button on their careers in search of a more meaningful path.”. We have some good news: nonprofit jobs are on the rise! that added to their lives in positive ways. .

Job 79

Job Trend Nonprofit Search 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. LinkedIn Profiles rank very high in search results, so make sure yours is filled to 100 percent completeness. Make Connections.

Linkedin 211

Linkedin Profile Professional Tips 211

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

The good news? This tool offers a way to link specific posts to pages on your website so your followers can easily find or act on what they see in your feed. Canva is the go-to design tool for people with no design experience. You can even search for graphics that are sized specifically for each social platform!

Social Media 89

Social Media Tools Media Create 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day. We’ve partnered with TheUpTake.org , a nonprofit, online video news gathering organization, which will broadcast live coverage of Give to the Max Day using Livestream.com. Note from Beth: Last year I covered Give to the Max Day and the impressive results.

Social Media 96

Social Media Minnesota People Media 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Simply enter your nonprofit’s name and Addictomatic then creates a page of all your search results for easy future reference. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites.

Fun 230

Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia 230

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Again, people don’t want to join groups to talk about your nonprofit. If you do name your group after your nonprofit, then clearly specify in the group summary and group description that people are encouraged to discuss issues and ideas (list a broad range of possible topics to lure them in). Don’t Use News Feeds.

Linkedin 194

Linkedin Group Practice Management 194

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Simply enter your nonprofit’s name and Addictomatic then creates a page of all your search results for easy future reference. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites.

Fun 274

Fun Resource Audio Stats 274

Byte Technology

JUNE 10, 2015

You install the independent app on your page it automatically identifies and adds trending content and publishes your blog feed based on details such as gender, age, level of education and so on. A nice feature is that you can access the app from a dedicated page or through an extension of your favorite web browser or news reader.

Social Media 100

Social Media Resource Media Help 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

App Name: NPR News. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Search 60,000 open volunteer opportunities to find the perfect one for you.

Free 218

Free Hunger Mobile Nonprofit 218

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays. What do those # mean? There are many opportunities to see hashtags in action!

Conversation 196

Conversation Twitter Global Iran 196

Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

A reality, though, for many nonprofits is that they have a hard time marketing their fundraising needs and getting a diverse portfolio of people to invest in their cause. Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.)

Digital 52

Digital Marketing Online Fundraising 52

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

90% of searchers haven’t settled on a brand before starting their Google search – make sure your social media presence puts you at the forefront of their results. billion active monthly users, Facebook is commonly used as a research tool for people deciding whether or not to trust a company. – Hubspot Research.

Social Media 52

Social Media Marketing Media Social 52

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

90% of searchers haven’t settled on a brand before starting their Google search – make sure your social media presence puts you at the forefront of their results. billion active monthly users, Facebook is commonly used as a research tool for people deciding whether or not to trust a company. – Hubspot Research.

Social Media 52

Social Media Marketing Media Social 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Unless you plan on working at your current nonprofit for the rest of your life, it’s entirely possible that during your next job search, recruiters and your future boss will be browsing your LinkedIn Profile. LinkedIn Profiles rank very high in search results, so make sure yours is filled to 100 percent completeness. Make Connections.

Linkedin 109

Linkedin Profile Professional Tips 109

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Are you writing the blog posts that people are looking for? "Blog entries are a great way to bring people to your website.

Web 105

Web Bookmarking Charity Facebook 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The good news is that there were only three nonprofits that I was unable to donate to in this round of donations (thus 9%), but it was frustrating to see how many “Thank You” landing pages and “Thank You” emails are still underutilized and poorly designed (heavy on text, void of visuals, lacking in creativity).

Donation 100

Donation Lesson Online Learning 100

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Blogs help provide quick, up to the minute news about your organization and cause. Not only can you share organizational news as it happens, you can also comment on how breaking news in the world relates to your cause, or organization. Many, many people do not know how to subscribe by rss. Blogs can help you work faster.

Benefit 76

Benefit Stumbleupon Newsletter Digg 76

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

They rolled out their new Moments feature—which some are questioning whether or not it’s a feature that will stick around— to keep people current. Twitter is already used as one of the leading sources of current news, and Moments is Twitter’s attempt to make it even more predominant. Twitter had a pretty big month in October.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media Social NPO 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

Facebook 364

Facebook Practice Avatar Nonprofit 364

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

WhosTalkin is a new social media search tool that makes it easy to search multiple social media sources. It has a clean interface where you quickly search, scan, and click through blogs, micro media, news, forums, social bookmarking sites, social networking sites, and other sources that are talking about you.

Tools 56

Tools RSS Bookmarking Feeds 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Blogs help provide quick, up to the minute news about your organization and cause. Not only can you share organizational news as it happens, you can also comment on how breaking news in the world relates to your cause, or organization. Many, many people do not know how to subscribe by rss. Blogs can help you work faster.

Benefit 50

Benefit Stumbleupon Newsletter Digg 50

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Twitter as Trigger. Seattle startup Evri uses data from Twitter in a very interesting way.

Web 73

Web Examples Time Action 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The best insight comes from colleague and friend, Francine Hardaway : Ordinary people and small businesses using Facebook are going to come to grips with two new terms. The good news is that Facebook’s new design is based on better data visualization. what does that do to the ladder of engagement ?

Life 135

Life Measure Facebook Profile 135

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Company pages provide an official LinkedIn presence, which staff, volunteers, and other supporters can join to follow your organization’s latest news and announcements. Organization’s can add their blog or website’s RSS feed to automatically stream news content to their Company page.

Linkedin 68

Linkedin Story Profile Wiki 68

Achieve

JANUARY 15, 2020

When your members are looking to interact with your association, look for news updates, or find programming information, the first place they’ll likely stop is your website. This integration will help you segment your members into specific groups so you can send out the appropriate information to the right people. Let’s get started.

Associations 52

Associations Database Integration Software 52