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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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. Elements your nonprofit should include in your storytelling campaigns include: Show impact. People want to know and see the impact of their donations.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

As Allyson Kapin wrote recently on the Care2 Frogloop blog , “Activists and donors rely more on their personal and social networks today, not celebrity endorsements.&# Celebrities are out; Trust is in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Care2

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Are niche social networks the best way to mobilize people and channel their energy into supporting nonprofits? In the past couple of years there has been a surge in socially responsible startups such as Crowdrise , Razoo , and Causecast wanting to help to change the world by raising money online for nonprofits. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Indeed, that was my theme for the day given that I facilitated a couple of morning conversations on that topic and then in the afternoon heard Ify Mora from the Barr Foundation ( [link] ) talk about how they use social network mapping to capture the relationships that have been built through their innovative Fellows Program.

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TechImpact

MAY 20, 2014

They’re precious validation that your nonprofit’s presence on Twitter is not only being well received, but it is reverberating through the annals of the highly trafficked social network. Truncated automated tweets from other social networks. Nonprofits have been utilizing Twitter since its inception. Too many hashtags.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Thought leadership helps bring your audience on a journey of shared understanding and insights, in order to drive toward impactful solutions. A social media following doesn’t guarantee that exclusive pedigree. Although an expert who comes with a big social network would be at the top of my list.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

Marketers from the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector alike are attempting to harness the power of social media to connect with these audiences. But what social platform are they on the most? And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 6, 2019

In a year that social media scandals and negative stories were becoming more relevant, there was also a growing need for a focus on the positive side of social networks. People are craving for inspiring stories on their social media feeds and that’s how the campaign ended up trending on the day.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Online networks have transferred the tools of organizing and programmatic leadership from organizations and placed them into the hands of the citizen/member. Meanwhile, organizations typically approach social networks as a staff-driven, top-down push towards higher numbers of fans, friends, and followers.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2010

Has Facebook angered its base so much, that its user base could fizzle out in the next year as more people and nonprofits demand control of their own social data and look to other platforms? Also what impact does Facebook’s new privacy policies have on nonprofits and their constituents?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change.

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NetWits

MAY 12, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your supporter are using at least one social network, right? of the entire American population use Facebook. —

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Dave wrote this follow up post summarizing his remarks at the conference over the Huffington Post Impact Section. These are mobile, sensors everywhere (wearable technology), location data, social networks, and big data and machine learning. ” Dave analyzes trends and technologies to predict what is next on the horizon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 7) 2012 Millennial Impact Report :: Download. 7) 2012 Millennial Impact Report :: Download. Published by the Millennial Impact Project. View: All Millennial Impact Reports. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

The inherent community nature, pervasiveness of the platform, and the fact Facebook is constantly adding tools for nonprofits to better utilize the social network has made it the perfect choice for most nonprofits. But understanding how to increase your penetration of the social network is often a challenge for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

At its core, Peer-to-Peer fundraising (also known as peer-to-peer or Social Fundraising) refers to any fundraiser that uses supporter networks to raise money for your cause. Yep, your fundraisers’ social networks are here to help at year-end! Update Progress: Have ways for individuals to see the collective impact.

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TechImpact

MARCH 7, 2014

Social media continues to take greater stake in every nonprofit’s marketing, public relations, and advertising strategies. With 10+ major, free, social networking channels to take advantage of, nonprofits have a smorgasbord of opportunities available to connect with constituents, donors, and potential volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2009

Tveskov ( Photo from Lynn ) Manager, Community Impact Leadership United Way of America. Tveskov from the United Way of America letting me know that UWA has caught social networking spring fever! March comes in like a lion and goes out like lamb, especially true in New England. This morning I got an email from Lynn M.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. 1) Your avatar is cropped, shrunk, blurry, or too small to make an impact. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible.

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Whole Whale

JULY 7, 2023

Protocol : Threads is built on the same ActivityPub social-networking protocol as Mastodon and other decentralized social-media apps, allowing users to interact with a wider community beyond Instagram. Hot Take Until better analytics come it will be hard to understand post reach and impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. Social Media'

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 8) 2012 Millennial Impact Report :: Download. Published by the Millennial Impact Project. View: All Millennial Impact Reports. 9) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. Published by NTEN.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Pinterest remains one of the fastest growing social media platforms, reportedly closing in on 250 million users, the majority of whom are women. . As a general trend, women make up more of the population on social networking sites than men do – but on Pinterest, they make up a whopping 81% of active users.

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Tech Soup

JULY 3, 2012

If you answered yes to either of the above or just want to learn how social media can be far-reaching, actionable, and profitable for nonprofits, then join us for a free webinar to learn how to effectively utilize these social networks. Charity Dynamics and Blackbaud have teamed up to offer you a free interactive webinar.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

Donation Drives Amplify Impact By pooling resources, donation drives amplify the impact of individual contributions. Social Media Amplification Social media serves as a powerful amplifier for donation drives, allowing organizations to share compelling stories, engage with supporters in real-time, and create viral campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. Creative Thinking. Multitasking.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2014

24% Proof of work’s impact. 15% Social / Networking events. The post The 6 Hidden Benefits Of Volunteering appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. 23% Professional development. 12% Discounts to local businesses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2019

In a year that social media scandals and negative stories were becoming more relevant, there was also a growing need for a focus on the positive side of social networks. People are craving for inspiring stories on their social media feeds and that’s how the campaign ended up trending on the day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital Payments on Social Networks. Must-Read: Millennial Impact Report. The Coming Social Media Backlash. Instagram is the most detrimental social media for young people’s mental health , followed closely by Snapchat. YouTube was found to have the most positive impact. Periscope Coins.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Send out a series of communications letting them know that it’s safe, secure, and easy, and that by reaching out to their family and friends, they will be able to make even a greater impact at year-end than simply making a one-time gift. The other and more impactful way is to use Instagram sponsored posts. nonprofits.

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