Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

Fun 236

Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia 236

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Help for Charities to Develop a Mobile Giving Campaign. Fund for UNICEF, and United Way Worldwide to bring more mobile technology resources charities.

News 61

News Charity Mobile New York City 61

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

All the traditional fundraising tools (phone-a-thons, direct mail) are. The Pew Internet Project’s research shows: 56% of American adults now have a smartphone. 34% of smartphone Internet users go online mostly using their phones. 47% of all email is opened on a mobile device. Plus, the way donors are.

Turkey 59

Turkey Fundraising Phone Mobile 59

NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

If you have mobile outreach services, consider using Twitter to update and share location updates. Because of Twitters timeline based tweets, organizations with mobile libraries, blood drives, medical services or other site-specific services can find Twitter useful for communicating where they will be at any given moment.

Twitter 256

Twitter Press Nonprofit Social Media 256

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The need to have a Google account will come up many times in your social media and mobile technology campaigns. Once you’ve set up your new Google account, sign up to receive Google Alerts via e-mail on a daily basis at google.com/alerts. However, if you do opt to use your Gmail e-mail account, protect it fiercely.

Social Media 217

Social Media Media Avatar Organization 217

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. If you are managing numerous social networking profiles Monday-Friday, then you need some down time on Saturday and Sunday.

Social Media 253

Social Media Media Management Tips 253

Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s no secret that more and more people, especially more recent younger alumni, prefer online communication, so it is crucial that alumni are easily able to interact with their alma mater through the internet, including for fundraising purposes. The key to running a cost-effective direct mail program is effective testing.

University 40

University Practice Tech Mail 40

Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s no secret that more and more people, especially more recent younger alumni, prefer online communication, so it is crucial that alumni are easily able to interact with their alma mater through the internet, including for fundraising purposes. The key to running a cost-effective direct mail program is effective testing.

University 40

University Practice Tech Mail 40

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

The program aims to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones to bring the 4 billion souls on earth who don't yet have Internet to the information age — or is it? The project is a Facebook led coalition that includes phone-makers, Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson, and also mobile chip-maker Qualcomm. Convergence.

Global 64

Global Digital New York Literacy 64

Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2010

is static — it's your website, e-mail newsletters, and "donate now" buttons; Web 2.0 is dynamic — blogs, wikis, and social networks that connect people in your community; Web 3.0 Tags: Online Activism Online Recruitment Online Seminar Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Tools Web 2.0

Social Media 66

Social Media Tips Media Social 66

Care2

APRIL 21, 2011

Are you still stuck in 1991 where you focus your acquisition and fundraising via direct mail, face to face, and telemarking? Take a look at the graph below based on Target Analytics Internet donorCentrics data. What channels does your nonprofit use to reach activists and donors?

Stats 61

Stats Offline Slides Channel 61

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. As a regualr MySpace user, there is no denying that MySpace is more diverse than any other social networking site. MySpace is also the number one accessed social networking website on mobile devices today.

Myspace 190

Myspace Teen Facebook Social Network 190

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

In the past 10-15 years the Internet and mobile devices have truly transformed the way we communicate with people both professionally and socially. We don’t send people letters via postal carrier anymore. We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. It has also changed the way we do business.

Social Media 77

Social Media Media Social Social Network 77

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 10, 2008

A story about Rapleaf in Clickz (a newsletter for online marketers) says this : Rapleaf allows you to quickly and inexpensively find out the social networking footprint of those you’re marketing to. Rapleaf digs into the usual social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.),

Public 100

Public Widget Open Source Demographics 100

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Some social networks are set up to enable communications with a lot of people quickly.

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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ROI 53

ROI Social Network Social Media Advocacy 53

Care2

AUGUST 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Paper direct mail should follow online direct mail, not the other way around.

Social Media 28

Social Media Internet Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Paper direct mail should follow online direct mail, not the other way around.

Social Media 28

Social Media Internet Advocacy Case Study 28

Care2

OCTOBER 24, 2008

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Social Media 28

Social Media Video Conference Internet 28

Care2

MAY 3, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Find out at Alan Rosenblatts Internet Advocacy Roundtable hosted by Care2!

Advocacy 28

Advocacy Social Media Internet Case Study 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Google PageSpeed Insights :: pagespeed.web.dev PageSpeed Insights is a free tool provided by Google that analyzes how fast your website loads and displays on mobile and desktop devices. Buffer :: buffer.com Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

Digital 353

Digital Marketing Tools Resource 353

NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

12NTC: Engaging Youth Using Social Media , Ariel Gilbert Knight. 12NTC: Nonprofits and the Future of Internet Rights , Carlos Bergfeld. Let's Get Local: Using Social Media in State and Local Campaigns , Ted Fickes. More than Apps: Mobile Tips from 12NTC , Ariel Gilbert Knight. Session Blog Posts. Garrett Bradford.

NTC 66

NTC San Francisco NTEN Conference 66

Care2

MAY 3, 2007

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Advocacy 28

Advocacy Social Media Internet Case Study 28

Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Internet users, or 72.5% Consider this.

Social Media 47

Social Media Online Advocacy Media 47

NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

We connect with members using e-mail and social networking, carry out research on search engines and Web sites, and use online services to purchase supplies and produce and store documents. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet. In late March, U.S.

Law 55

Law Time California Government 55

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

Demographics 45

Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Nonprofits are also seeking to effectively use these powerful tools for social change.

Change 73

Change Social Model Myanmar 73

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Nonprofits are also seeking to effectively use these powerful tools for social change.

Change 73

Change Social Model Myanmar 73

Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Such is the mobile utopia described by Katrin Verclas of MobileActive.org.

Social Media 31

Social Media Mobile Advocacy Online 31

Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

Researchers, executives and pundits of all industries are realizing and analyzing the shift in the current work and media landscape after the advent of the Internet and great fragmentation of media outlets. '. Oriented with "what's in it for me?" - Half of these people have mobile internet. What motivates them in the workplace?

Generation 50

Generation Research Relationship Donor 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Submitted by Kari Dunn Saratovsky (@socialcitizen), publisher of Social Citizens An interview with Facebook’s “in-house sociologist” Cameron Marlow, appeared in last week’s issue of The Economist and has since created an interesting debate about the value and depth of our online social networks.

Broadcast 51

Broadcast Social Network Facebook Social Media 51

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

Demographics 34

Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Care2

JUNE 17, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ” If you work with advocacy or Congress, youll find the research interesting.

Advocacy 31

Advocacy Group Social Media Research 31

Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

Social Media 44

Social Media Interaction Advocacy Online 44