Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet.

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Track Mobile Media Fundraising 234

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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NGO Social Media Media Social 237

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. e-Newsletter :: By 2008 nonprofits were beginning to understand and harness the power of e-mail marketing for online fundraising, branding, and cause awareness.

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Websites Design History Online 248

Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal.

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Virtual Ideas Fundraising Fun 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet.

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Track Mobile Media Fundraising 186

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Social Networking Icons on the “Thank You for Your Donation” Landing Page. 10×10 Campaign.

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Results Donation Paypal Practice 261

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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Social Network Open Network Social 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

No one is immune to making mistakes on the Social Web. That said, below are 11 obvious signs that your nonprofit may be in need of social media training. If you’re only making a couple of these mistakes or none at all, congrats - your social media campaigns are likely on the right path.

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Social Media Training Train Media 278

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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Practice Develop NGO Online 277

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Create visual content to optimize your presence on social networks. Cost: Free!

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Social Media Singapore Free Tips 231

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Not surprisingly, there is a gap between the utilization of online fundraising tools and social media by NGOs in high-income nations and those in developing nations. Topics include: How NGOs worldwide differ in their use of web and email communications.

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Social Media NGO Technology Free 234

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

The person scanning is then sent either to a mobile Web browser to view the link inside the QR Code, sent a text message, or prompted to dial a phone number. QR Codes are ideal for location-based communications and fundraising campaigns. In fundraising appeals. At fundraising events – galas, marathons, etc.

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Campaign Awareness Fundraising Mobile 267

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since the popular Facebook fundraising App Causes was built using GuideStar’s database of nonprofits in the United States and Canada, only nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada can utilize Causes’ fundraising tools. 3) Ammado provides some interesting fundraising tools to both individuals and nonprofits.

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Canada Facebook United States Fundraising 231

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. The IRS is still trying to wrap it’s head around that one… a book tour fundraiser. Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web.

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Social Media Social Media Tech 270

NetWits

MARCH 31, 2011

He worked at the American Cancer Society (ACS) for 9 years directing their web and interactive strategy. Help ) while also becoming COO for a technology startup that helps non-profits raise money through social media ( HelpAttack )! and how the future of online fundraising is heavily tied to peoples social networks.

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Social Media Media Fundraising Social 169

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Yet surprisingly it is one of the most overlooked web pages on a nonprofit’s website. Add large, colorful social network icons. Enable donors to share their donation with their social networks. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Fundraising Social Media Websites'

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Paypal Ideas Social Media Mobile 269

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Amazon Patents Social Networking System, Winks at Facebook – "The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Amazon a patent for a “Social Networking System.&# " The trend is up 12.1%!

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Web Netsquared Bookmarking Amazon 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Chicago Social Network Network Tools 50

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach.

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Web Indiana Case Study Bookmarking 117

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Though the social networking behemoth continues creeping toward 700 million global users, six million Americans quit the site in the month of May. fact that I can often be found laying in bed at 6am and digging through client web reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Owned by Facebook, Instagram is the largest mobile social network in the United States. That simple upgrade could instantly increase Instagram’s relevance in your mobile and social fundraising plan.

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Practice United States Images Stats 268

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Working within the confines of an almost non-existent online communications budget, my primary responsibilities were to maintain our website and publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and numerous print fundraising appeals through out the year. Here are five reasons why: 1. can produce significant ROI is a myth.

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Social Media Management Media Social 272

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2018

Topics include: How NGOs worldwide differ in their use of web and email communications. Which online fundraising tools are the most effective for NGOs. Which social networks are used most often by NGOs. Attendees will gain insight by learning benchmarks for success based on NGOs across six continents.

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Technology NGO Free Benchmark 174

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Bernholz: Why Juno, Facebook and the rest won't change everything | Voluntary Sector Network | guardian.co.uk – "I recently asked "If this was as interesting as it gets for the web and philanthropy?"

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Web Bookmarking Facebook Hunger 117

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy.

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Avatar Examples Kiva Asia 242

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

I've seen this question posed in a different ways: What happens when fundraising strategies get remixed with Web2.0? What happens when fundraising meets social networking? What happens when fundraisings goes personal and connected versus organizational? Social Fundraising? We Philanthropy? We Funding?

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Social Network Network Fundraising Social 50

Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Veteran fundraisers know that the better your non-profit organization can understand your donors (and potential donors), their motivations, and their patterns of giving, the more effective your fundraising efforts will be. Fortunately, there’s no lack of expert research to be found on the Web.( read more ).

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Profit Research Fundraising Report 110

Care2

JUNE 21, 2010

A couple of years ago I put together the "social network" calculator as a free resource to assess the opportunity cost of recruiting email subscribers and donors online. How does it work? That will give you a percentage that you can compare against other potential investments.

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Social Network ROI Network Social 58

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? The big question nonprofits ask is, how useful is social media?

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Web Bookmarking Social Media Delicious 131

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Can I be honest? to quickly share links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks.

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Skype Web Bookmarking Law 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

59% of Gen Zs are inspired to donate to charity by a message/image they saw on social media. 45% by attending a fundraising event. hours a day on their smartphones and can not remember a time before the internet or social media. [ Global Web Index ]. Gen Zs get their first social media accounts at an average age of 11.4

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YouTube Social Media United States Global 274

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Giving them the tools they need to be successful fundraisers is important, but beyond that there’s so much more that can be done.

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Relationship Raise Tips Fundraising 208

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. What does social media success look like, anyway?" Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of June 6th). I will define the terms below and discuss mixing and matching below." The full report is here.

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Web San Francisco Bookmarking Search 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Social Network Studies Network Social 61

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. Ensure that you have a prominently featured donate button, e-newsletter subscribe option, and social network icons on both pages.

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Social Media Practice NGO Stats 277

NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Remember those halcyon days of yore when the phrase "social networking" was suffused with golden light? New fundraising campaing? No budget for a web site redesign? If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Try Causes!

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Social Network Network Ning Social 67

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. Creating a sense of urgency also works well for a matching gifts campaign or when showing a donation progress bar with a countdown timer to when a fundraising campaign ends.

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Storytelling Homeless Generation New Zealand 264