Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. It makes me wonder about the various techniques for getting people to shift attention from small group to large group. Ant Trails As Learning Opportunities. Photo by Nelson Layag.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

I spend a lot (and I mean a lot) of time trying to figure out how to use social networking, bookmarking and news sites to enhance the National Wildlife Federation's online presence. There are several key techniques for dispersing information effectively. Anne is having a lot of success at doing this on Green Hour's Twitter page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Certainly, nonprofit marketers could use it in the marketing channels and customer relationship blocks to set up a hypothesis and do experiments – and use what they learn to get better results. A/B testing is one technique and you don’t have to be a math genius to apply it. Here is a case study of Red versus Green.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Kids around the country received an early and much-needed gift this December in the form of — you guessed it — broccoli and green beans. It’s a great example of how web technology and online tools are changing the game for childhood health advocates across the country. ” won first place in the tool category.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

Along with balloons and birthday treats, CDS Global will be hosting an online game to be played via on tablets at our booth. Stop by our booth and pick up a free drink ticket, as well as online gift cards for the Foundation Directory. CDS Global. The highest scoring player of the game will receive an iPad2. The Foundation Center.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Whether you're a social media maven, an online fundraising guru, or a wireless networking champ, you can lend a hand. Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We are all online these days whereas in 1998 it was a much more mixed bag. In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline. Or as Giller says, “The planet will get it.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I'm passionate about listening - the skills, tools, techniques, and how it translates to continuous improvement of strategy and understanding the value it provides to organization's mission. URLs for your blog, web site, online community. Program, services, and event names. Other nonprofits with similar program names.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Advergirl heard this story too and made the following observation: Online is quickly becoming the most personal thing we do. There's a great moment in this NPR story when Melissa Block asks if it's less personal to give online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

GreenPeace Whale Trail asked their online visitors for campaign ideas and they got some great ones, like the Great Whale Trail, where they tagged whales and then tracked them using GPS/Google maps. Getting Ideas for Campaigns or Programs. This drove traffic. Hat tip Miriam Kagan ) Improving Program and Service Delivery.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2009

From their website : The NOI runs the only progressive advocacy and campaign training program focused on cutting-edge online organizing techniques (e.g. BootCamp will cover everything there is to know about campaigning, new media, online organizing, technology in order to work in the progressive movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Harry: A Green Geek. Online Fundraising Predictions From Around the World. Donor Solicitation Techniques on Twitter. Online Community Engagement Strategies. Effective ROI StoryTelling Techniques. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. Interview with Jonathon Colman. Measuring the Value of Your Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Tools and Strategy Google Earth for Green Activism. Here's a set of best practices for Green Activism with Google Earth. It helps bloggers remember and use the best writing techniques. JournaMarketing tells us why it isn't important to get every blogger's attention online. Ruby shares her 10 Questions video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Danielle Brigida, NWF Social Media Outreach Coordinator ( @starfocus on Twitter) Note from Beth: In the coming weeks, we're peeking over the shoulder of nonprofit social media practitioners to learn about their work flow and techniques. He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2011

As we proceed, I’ll share tips on how you can use this tool to gain more insight into your online marketing. I’ll start off with the basics, but then we’ll get into some advanced techniques. This post is the third in an ongoing series about Google Analytics. You might be surprised to see traffic outside of the US.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists. You’ve probably heard of the narrative technique “show, don’t tell.” This is specifically helpful for important conversion pages like your online donation form.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

She is also co-host of the radio show, The Queens of Green on Green 960 , which you can also be downloaded as a podcast. I've posted an edited transcript below, and you can listen to our chat online , on iTunes , or on the player at the bottom of the post. Sometimes I'll be eating, and I'll ask, "Are there organic greens?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

In case you've never heard of craigslist , it's this awesome free online classified web site that has listings for cities all over the world. The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. We need to create positive creative alternatives.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Forum One works hand-in-hand with major civic and social organizations to ensure that their online content is effective and reaches target audiences. Understand keywords and use them well Keywords are words and phrases that potential visitors are likely to use when conducting online searches related to your organization or cause.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 26, 2017

Let me ask you a question: Is there anything more frustrating than publishing content online that nobody can find? Value proposition – Here I’m using a broken link building technique with the promise of providing a list to help webmasters fix URLs that aren’t redirecting properly. But don’t lose hope.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The ideas and techniques in Lean Start Up movement also work for nonprofits and what some are calling “ Lean Impact.” Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair). Gateway Green is a project in Portland to turn a stretch of unused land into a multi-use bike park. Kyle Rush, Author and Technology Consultant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. Tagging and social bookmarking can be useful techniques to easily share your information resources with colleagues or co-workers. I'm nervous. More Discovery Exercises.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

It covered many examples of how people were using Facebook for online activism as well as how nonprofits were using it for fundraising. The morning included a speech by Kari Dunn Saratovsky who talked offline/online connections as well as some of the challenges that charities face such as cause fatigue and slacktivism. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Mindfulness and Reflection – How to use these techniques to help keep your focus. Awareness or Attention Training – How to keep your focus, especially when you are working on online. Here’s how I do it: Practice Reflection Daily : I don’t immediately jump online and into email first thing in the morning.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Did you hit the green button? I have an online course available now, Writing to Donors” the “Thank You” and More, that you may be interested in, and you’ll be able to find that later on. Valerie: Okay. Let me see if I can share mine. Where’s the share button. Are we there yet? I still see you. Google them.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

If they give online, and again, obviously, a lot of direct mail is going to get people online, but it’s still about 12% of donors that are going online, so a lot of money still comes in offline. Online didn’t exist. Now, you have online giving tools. They wear multiple hats. It was all mail and phone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Sites Worth Checking Out Mentoring Group MicroMentor Online Degrees My Blog List Linked 2 Leadership Future Leaders: Leading Our Most Precious 1 day ago My Passion To Walk/Run For Charities In 2010 My Walk/Run Page On Movement Challenge Kansas City Leadership Examiner Loading. Dont interrupt 63.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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