Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The long awaited brand pages on Google + are here. I put a post out on Google + asking what nonprofits had set up pages and was able to identify 88 from all the responses and placed them in a open circle here. What’s your nonprofit’s approach to setting up a brand page of Google +? Wait for maturation?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Engagement is the new Investment: How engaged is your nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

But remember, the platform is in its infancy and the culture, features, and use cases are unfolding before our eyes. I’ve been an early adopter of online platforms since 1992. Before I can provide guidance to a nonprofit on a new platform, I need to get in play with it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

She points out why this was such a groundbreaking event and suggests a compelling new metaphor for philanthropy: Imagine if philanthropy sought to be an "empowering platform for individuals (and organizations) to make change." Nonprofits in Second Life Blog coverage. A report about the event from Hastac.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

No surprise that Principle #1: Avoid being seduced by Shiny Object Syndrome generated great insights. My colleague Geoff Livingston says that “Shiny Object Syndrome&# makes nonprofits and individuals to adopt the latest cool social tool based on peer pressure, buzz, or a strange desire to be one of the first. Wait for maturation?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

More associations are moving to CRM platform-based AMS systems. . In the past few years, there has been a noticeable push by associations to move to an association management software (AMS) built on an enterprise constituent relationship management (CRM) platform. Making the right platform and AMS choice: 3 questions to ask.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. When thinking about gamification, nonprofits have to start thinking outside of the box if they truly want to engage the masses into more positive social behaviors. Target Audience. Player Goals. Engagement Model.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you work for a nonprofit and want to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI) and low-code automation to create your own digital solutions, applications, dashboards, and workflows, you are not alone. What are the benefits and challenges of using low-code platforms? But what is low-code and how is it related to AI?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Gartner “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company” issued a press release around the results of a worldwide survey of CIO’s in the commercial sector. ” Vinay often talks about the reason we are a cloud platform is because it “matched the way nonprofits operate.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 8, 2021

For nonprofits, digital transformation is increasingly necessary to survival. For many nonprofits, the first step in this transformation begins by centralizing data that’s scattered across multiple systems. According to Gartner, 99% of cloud security failures and resulting data loss will be the customer’s fault through 2025.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Nonprofits are primarily mission-driven organizations. But nonprofits are also business enterprises, built on an underlying model that allows their programs and organizations to operate and succeed. When it comes to external threats to their data, nonprofits are especially vulnerable as compared to other organizations.

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sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

and “Does my nonprofit really need one?” CRM stands for “customer relationship management,” and is often called “constituent relationship management” when used in a nonprofit or educational context. And, yes, your nonprofit probably needs one. Donor Retention Nonprofits grow when they build loyalty to their cause.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Large and small nonprofits are finding ways to automate repetitive tasks, reach out to supporters in new, more personalized ways, and connect applications that don’t usually connect. Automation Changes the Game for Nonprofits. We work with a nonprofit organization that noticed small gifts from major donors slipping through the cracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

In light of the Coronavirus, many nonprofits are engaging in scenario planning. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. Many platforms have a technical testing page and good tech support, include those links ahead of your meeting.

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Neon CRM

MAY 25, 2023

Implementing a CRM solution can be a real game changer for small or midsize nonprofits. Neon One’s Product Marketing Manager, Samantha Nyland, has extensive experience guiding nonprofits through the buying process. When Should Nonprofits Buy a CRM? I’ve generally found that there is. And that’s just not feasible.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news once again. I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Here's the latest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again. What challenges do you see facing nonprofits to use social networking sites? Are the challenges identified by Owyang real for nonprofits? When just the top 5 causes reach about 7.5

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