Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. According to the web site, that is 20 Euros per month. ). blogs and popular websites, generating visits to the video and the web, and.

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

Many nonprofits and companies assume they know what their audience is searching for, and they create web content around those assumptions. A related long-tail keyword might be “a local nonprofit that helps feed the homeless.”Longer They are looking for a specific website or landing page (e.g., data pulled from Semrush.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. So far they’ve covered six matches between Bigs and Littles.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 31, 2009

Hi Have Fun * Do Gooders - Below are two things I thought might interest some of you: *Change the Web Challenge * Social Actions Change the Web Challenge will award cash prizes to developers who create the best web applications from the Social Actions API. social change web api developer change.org blog job

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank? Offer to publicize them on your website and through your social media channels as a “partner in giving.” Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity? And most importantly, it’s great for the cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An organisation can register an account on M-Changa and within 5 minutes they’ll have their own web page to accept payments using Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and mobile money. 57% of donors in Kenya are more likely to trust organizations that use the.org domain extension for website and email communications. ? 83% regularly vote.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

SEO (search engine optimization) refers to the process that makes it easier to help users find your website with a quick internet search. The better your SEO, the higher your website will appear in, say, Google’s search results, which means more visibility and more traffic to your website. 3) Leverage Your Networks.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2013

Nonprofits have begun to adapt, with many planning/creating mobile-optimized websites. For nonprofits, this could mean higher rankings for local mobile searches on homeless shelters, animal adoption or volunteer opportunities. It’s often tough enough for nonprofits to make sense of web analytics. Mobile Analytics.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Use your most powerful images to create galleries that you can post to your website or social media channels. SlideRocket’s easy to use tools make it simple to upload photos, video, and collaborate with your team to create slidedecks for presentations or your website. So pick your tools and get started!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. This offer consists of a donated one-month subscription to all video courses on the Atomic Training website -- some 550 courses on more than 150 software products. Users can view the videos from any web-connected computer.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Montréal, Québec: Développer une Présence Web Efficace. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits. Jakarta, Indonesia: Web Hosting. Portland, Oregon. Europe and U.K.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

No Place Like Home uses an API from the real estate website Zillow to help tenants determine what a fair amount to vacate their apartment is. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations. The group leader can then send messages to the full group by way of a web app. Referral Services.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Seattle, Washington: Mission-Driven Website Planning Workshop. Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Thursday, September 14, 2017.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. Offer prizes to your winning volunteers or give them a shoutout on your nonprofit’s website or social media account. BONUS – See this idea in action! In the last year, the St. DIY Fundraisers. Be a Hero campaign.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans reentering the workforce, or even homeless populations. And, since ReadyTalk’s services are entirely web-based, no downloads are required for your audience to join in. Up to 15 users can meet and collaborate in secure online web and phone conferences with GoToMeeting.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Connecting and enriching a national movement. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

As I sit here avoiding the completion of the rest of the powerpoint slides for next week's Circuit Rider Conference in UK session I'm leading with David Wilcox called " Demystifying Web 2.0 I asked Miles this question: There's a lot of media attention being paid to "Web 2.0" Understand how web 2.0 Sustainable?

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." Social Web. and Associations thoughts from Acronym: Experience Web 2.0

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2005

Homeless Nonprofit via Brent Gaylor: "We have a site that is currently in beta [link]. Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network via their web designer I started a. organization itself has no idea what a vlog is (or a blog, for that matter), and they didn't expect these to appear on the website, but they loved the.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

suggested by Dave Web 2. model, as described on their website. Bridge Communities 88.6%* of every $1 goes directly to work on 6 levels to help transition families from homelessness to complete self-sufficiency in about two years. $25 Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big. Donors don’t trust large organizations and can spot platitudes a mile away.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

Don’t forget your website as an acquisition tool, as well! Use case: All In For All In , Media Cause’s campaign with Tipping Point Community to support proven solutions to homelessness, we used email and web as key places to uplift the stories of people closest to the problem and start positive, people-centered conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The social web makes it easy for your find people with exactly the same passion. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Business Opportunities Web Blog Network. Hiring people.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Visit the Giving Tuesday website for a complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit and additional resources about the national day of giving. When you do so, here are some things to look for: Is it easy for website visitors to find your donation page? Make sure it’s easy to find the donation page on your website. Volunteer Opportunities.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Your website is one of your organization’s most important assets and should anchor your entire digital marketing strategy. Effective nonprofit web design matters more than ever before. For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Mobile-responsive design.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

By the midpoint, around day 13, my life was so much better, and I was so inspired that I decided to throw up a website and send out an email to some of my friends, about 30 people, and said, "Hey, I've been doing this interesting thing where you give away 29 gifts in 29 days, and it's really helping me. What is your web site?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

Example using the issue of homelessness: First, use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people begging for money from drive-by cars or pedestrians. Show how “heart-driven” donations may be spent on beer/alcohol and misused by the homeless. Next use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Depending on your nonprofit’s needs, your branding, web, digital, publishing, and environmental designs can all be connected into a coherent whole to enhance your overall marketing strategy. Graphic Design for Nonprofit Websites. Style guides help deliver continuity throughout web, print, and promotional materials. Color theory.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We even forgot about our own website at times. We went from technology belonging to the IT staff, to new media belonging to the young intern, web savvy communications officer, and so on. For example, a recent website called AdmittingFailure.com highlights the examples of those opportunities where we can learn from what didn’t work.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Slideshare reminds me of YouTube in that many nonprofits and even individuals use YouTube as the online storage space for videos that they plan to embed on their website or blog and otherwise share across the web. It’s also noteworthy the high percentage of business and organizational leaders using Slideshare.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2018

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, traditional direct mail, your web site, blog posts, even text messages – how will you come up with unique messaging for each platform? For example, if your nonprofit rescues dogs and cats from abusive or homeless situations, that’s great. Of course, but it’s not the engagement driver it once was.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. Our hope is that you'll get mad enough to do something," its Website reads. I also promoted the session to people in my network who were not attending SXSW to participate via the hashtag, an example of real time web.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In this season of technological change, having an effective website is the single most crucial component of a communications plan. In reality, understanding how to fully leverage your website and actually mobilize supporters with web 2.0 The five required elements of an engaging website; 2. technology can be daunting.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2019

a website, email, social media post, etc.—your When you aim to create web content that lodges in your audience’s mind, aim to incorporate one or more of these elements. Read Part 1 of this series: “ How to Write Effective Web Copy (Part 1): Make It Readable ”. To ignore this in your web content is a giant missed opportunity.

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