Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 21, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Broadcast Web], Web 2.0 [The

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real. My hope is that we all—individuals, teachers, students, parents, schools, and government officials—honestly wrestle with this revolutionary change and recognize it as so much more than a “cheat tool.” Undoubtedly, the tools we use to shape the world end up shaping us.

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TechImpact

APRIL 28, 2014

Your nonprofit’s next event, big or small, will likely be announced and hyped up using social media. This is a no brainer, but is a tool that is not lost on college parties and birthdays. Use the tool to invite your followers to your next event quickly and easily. Image courtesy of Jeff Hurt Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

From critics saying it is killing photography to hype and hoopla from marketing pundits saying it is a must-have as part of your “visual marketing tool box.” Visual marketing is becoming an important part of the online marketer’s tool box – especially because images are global, easy to digest, and distributable.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The year-end giving season kicks off with a lot of hype around GivingTuesday, when nonprofits invest significant time, energy, and resources into launching campaigns for the special day. It’s that time of year again. Engage all your stakeholders during the year-end giving season.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

But as my colleague, Steven MacLaughlin points out, “We should keep in mind that AI is a “how” and not a “why” or “what” — but that gets lost in a lot of the hype.” Artificial Intelligence: Snake Oil or Powerful Nonprofit Tool? How do build good relationships with your stakeholders (customers) using these tools?

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising has the potential to become a powerful tool for any association. For example, if your association’s annual event hosts a charitable 5k, you can generate hype and involvement with the P2P platform, by having members sponsor event participants with donations. Here’s how to get started: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

With more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media over the last six years, this training cuts through the hype and narrows in on the most important best practices and tools useful for your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

But ChatGPT has made AI an incredibly accessible and easy-to-use tool for anyone with an internet connection. So what’s all the hype about? Keep reading to learn more about ChatGPT and four ways you can use the AI’s tools to make your job easier. Conclusion AI can be an incredible tool for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

With more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media over the last six years, this training cuts through the hype and narrows in on the most important best practices and tools useful for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

With more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit communications and 15,000+ hours spent utilizing social and mobile media over the last six years, this training cuts through the hype and narrows in on the most important best practices and tools useful for your nonprofit.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Examples of this in action are tools like Dall-E , Stable Diffusion , and MidJourney. Different tools might tackle this prompt differently. The full version of Dall-E, which can achieve incredible levels of near-photorealism, has more robust content filters to disallow the tool from getting too close to actual famous faces. .

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Topic : Tools and Options for Selecting Social Media for Your Organization. Description : The hardest part of getting started with social media is figuring out what tools your organization should use. How do you work through all the possibilities, hype, and data to decide which channels actually make sense for your organization?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Believe the hype, people, Salesforce Genie is a massive game-changer for institutions throughout the broader ecosystem. These tools assure success for new students through onboarding innovation and workflows connecting a series of tasks. Improvement to Learner Success.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

Craft marketing materials to share and create hype around your Giving Day. Leverage Technology CauseVox has many tools at your disposal to create a captivating, seamless and hassle free Giving Day. Peer-to-peer fundraising campaign for a Giving Day Work smarter, not harder by leveraging our built-in communication tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Broadcast Web], Web 2.0 [The

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

they provide tools and plug-ins to help you access functionality that is not included in the main platform without requiring integration work of data exchange. At the same time, the cloud encourages the development of small stand alone tools that need to be knitted together into a solution. Just do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. tools and business applications for it. tools already out there. apps risk free?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Broadcast Web], Web 2.0 [The

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2009

Those who are just beginning to incorporate social media into their strategic thinking struggle with: "How do we get to know and understand how a particular tool can help us meet our goals, but not let the tool drive our decisions?" Fire, for instance, was a society-changing tool. The alternative? A forest fire.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2016

Today, we’re breaking it down further into the most common communication tools used in integrated marketing. Whether it’s direct mail or advertising, each marketing tool has a unique purpose and a place in your integrated marketing plan. If there is any communication tool that you should be using, it’s this one. Direct Mail.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

they provide tools and plug-ins to help you access functionality that is not included in the main platform without requiring integration work of data exchange. At the same time, the cloud encourages the development of small stand alone tools that need to be knitted together into a solution. Just do it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

A technology intervention is only a tool, a seed. The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. As a geek who is trying to apply tech for good, it is instructive to hear the critiques. Toyama’s biggest point seems to be that people matter.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here are a few example hashtags to help you start brainstorming: #TheLastDash2023 #Dance4Good2023 #VolunteerAThon2023 #MusicUnites2023 You can monitor your hashtag’s popularity using social listening tools. Share compelling imagery. Have them provide a backstage look at their event preparation by sharing video clips throughout the day.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 14, 2009

.)" The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. " Penguin Day Agenda - pd.aspirationtech.org - Are you heading to the NTC this month?

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

” I think Marnie was asking about tools or technologies, like Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning. Instead of tools, the question made me think of the next wave of nonprofit’s behaviors in relation to technology I’d like to see. What groups of technology would you include?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

That's what happened with the Art Project—a new tool we're announcing today which puts more than 1,000 works of art at your fingertips, in extraordinary detail." – "The rise of social media has led to an exponential proliferation of content online and widespread demand for tools to filter that information.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

One of the greatest tools at our disposal to accomplish this is the Cloud. The Cloud Summit will: Teach you how to distinguish hype vs. reality. > Learn more and RSVP for Free Today! Event Details. Where : San Francisco, CA (Venue TBD). When : Monday, August 29th, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Cost : Free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

I’m trying to avoid being seduced by Shiny Object Syndrome. It 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. I didn’t hear a lot of chatter about what objectives and measurement – particularly how to measure to learn.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2020

With all the data available as a result of new technology, nonprofits have new tools available to identify concrete targets and evaluate their success at reaching those targets. At the same time, all this hype about “big data” can be anxiety-inducing, especially for smaller nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

But having been in the nonprofit technology since 1993, I've seen a predictable pattern of cycles with new tools and technology. It closely follows Gartner's Technology Hype Cycle. The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

My point is that there is not that Google + or QR Codes will go the way of Second Life, but that shiny new tools need to be explored rationally, and even skeptically. And please, remember the technology hype-cycle. (I’ve This success was repeated by at most two other groups. I’ve included it here in fact).

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2014

Maybe it was the hype ads or maybe we all just love rooting for the underdog. What about creating hype messages for your mission. Thankfully, John Haydon shares 8 Tools to Make You a Visual Content Ninja. But we’re only talking about soccer here. What about creating this kind of excitement for your nonprofit’s cause?

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Maybe you’ve heard about the hype and are eager to see how an event can drive your brand awareness. Use Case Example: Microsoft’s Ignite will kick off on March 2, 2021, showcasing to new users the latest tools of the platform as well as Microsoft’s latest cloud technologies.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

Maybe you’ve heard about the hype and are eager to see how an event can drive your brand awareness. Use Case Example: Microsoft’s Ignite will kick off on March 2, 2021, showcasing to new users the latest tools of the platform as well as Microsoft’s latest cloud technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

As Julian points, out there is a danger of slanting the resulting story so it either over-hyped or insulting. As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Open Data November 8, 2007 As the hype (which, I agree I have contributed to ) around OpenSocial dies down, the reality behind OpenSocial becomes clear. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Social !=

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