Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. 10 Website Design Best Practices for NGOs. your NGO must mobile-optimize your content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2012

Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. This week will be our first peer call to follow up from the training which included strategy development and learning best practices for tools like Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

There’s no question that the Internet has evolved significantly over the past 26 years. But as we all know, nothing ever stays the same, and the Internet is not an exception to the rule. But as the Internet grows, so does the inherent responsibility to manage its expansion in a safe and standardized way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 17, 2015

In 1985 the.ORG domain was released to the public along with.COM,NET,GOV and.EDU – the original top-level domains of the Internet. Over the next 30 years the.ORG domain would become the Internet home of the nonprofit sector worldwide and become synonymous with the term “nonprofit organization.” million nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. 2014 Key Facts on U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector. Subscribe to Backlinko and implement their SEO Best Practices ASAP.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2017

2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. Published by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. Published by Blackbaud.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

More than 35 NGO and IT practitioners came together to explore ways of strengthening Romanian civil society through communications and local philanthropy development, lowering barriers to outreach through involvement of the Romanian IT&C community and developing a practical best practices repository with a platform for ongoing discussion.

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CauseVox

MARCH 16, 2021

Over the course of three classes and one 1-1 coaching session, I’ll be walking you through: Solidifying your virtual event concept + choosing the best way to run your event Livestreaming best practices to help you run the best event program. The fundraising template is useful for an NGO like us. How do I sign up?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills. I facilitated a session that introduced networks, networking, and the Networked NGO. Here’s a few facilitation techniques that I learned from documenting the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2012

As an example, here’s a philosophical question for you, one that needs practical answers: To what extent can you engage with unethical partners without becoming tainted yourself? Note from Beth: I’m just finishing up an intensive training here in Rwanda. Yet, it is not one of the top five reasons nonprofits use social media.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

For his day job, Robert runs Communications without Borders and the NGO Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization. As an unpaid volunteer, he organizes NetSquared in-person events where people from NGOs from all over the region come to talk shop and help each other. NGOs have many needs here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

TechSoup Microsoft NGO Connection Day. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0 Also, I insert screen captures of best practices that I spot and incorporate a dialogue with them in my keynote. Theory and Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

For example, you can hear the story about how the above Tunisian NGO went from “crawling” to “running” over the course of the program. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Group Photo with Certificates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

The speed and access to the Internet has changed dramatically. Having Internet access on the five hour drive from Phnom Penh from Siem Reap came in handy. I tweeted about visiting a wild life and the NGO offered a great tip about not missing the sun bear via Twitter. Headed to phnom tamao wildlife sanctuary instagr.am/p/N5Kf7LlZpl/.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The group has an impressive breadth and depth of expertise, including NGO capacity building, social media expertise and training design and delivery. To model and practice integrating the use of social media tools and networked approaches to document, deliver, and share learning. There are different types of NGOS in the Arab World.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Over the last decade the discussion around nonprofit technology ( #nptech ) has primarily been social media, mobile technology, and online fundraising, however as the internet enters its next phase, nonprofits need to better understand some of the more complicated concepts that will shape the internet and its use in the decades to come.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Kisumu City, Kenya: Netsquared Safer Internet 2017: Be the Change; Unite for a Better Internet. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Internetgt Carta Magna de Internet en Guatemala.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Social Media, NGOs, and Romania View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: ngo socialmedia ) Next, Iulian Comanescu - Training coordinator for the program is explaining the program. He selected some definitions from the Internet. Internet is difficult to stop. There were five organizations participating.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Storytelling and Content Strategy Best Practices. Kampala, Uganda: Teaching Youths the Dangers of the Internet. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Learn How Your NGO Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools. Monday, September 25, 2017. Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2007

And think about it, email has been around for a really long time but the web, Internet, the amount of information, and how people use it has changed dramatically! wiki that is looking at the difference between people who grew up with the Internet and those who didn't - and what that all means. Is that quote the future?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above. Ready to enter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Our team discovered that NGO leaders and staff responded instantly to WhatsApp messages vis-à-vis email. Typically, what happens is that while non-profits have email access, they’re not native to digital media; not all of them check their emails every day, and they have challenges with internet, email access and language.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

From Flickr User Philswin2003 The above flickr photo is from the Nonprofit Software Development Summit and some flipchart notes illustrating what's going on right now: inspiration, matchmaking, and practical methods! Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improvie their safety and security on the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Cyberspace Innkeeping: Building Online Community by John Coate was first written in 1992 and will give you a good context of online community practice. Phil Agre's How To Help Someone Use A Computer, circa 1996, is still relevant to anyone who is teaching someone how to master a new piece of software or Internet service.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Caitlin tells it like it is--the nitty gritty of starting up an NGO, and why she believes it is important to help the people you are serving to create the change they want to see, not to create the change for them. The biggest challenge is definitely the fact that an “NGO” in Mali is seen as a “waritigi” (money owner).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Workshop Ngo Feb 13 View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Finally, I taught two social media strategy workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners before having two days to get a taste of India and then a 24 hour journey home. . It always helps me improve practice. NGOS in India. This workshop was for the NGO audience.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country. Focus on the problems you see and the practical ways you intend to alleviate those problems. Don’t forget things like legal and accounting services, insurance, website upkeep, internet, phone bills, and utilities. Do you have (or will have) a facility?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

There's an interesting post on the roles and behavior of online communities of practice. Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. " Nonprofits and Web2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

East-West Technology, Culture & Food Exchange: Innovation and culture sharing with NGO counterparts in India. In this session, participants will get their hands dirty planning a social media campaign that integrates traditional organizing theory and practice. Open Data Storytelling: Learn how to best tell your organization’s story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2012

By the time you read this post, I’ll be somewhere in the air between California and India to facilitate a “Networked NGO” training for NGOs in India that are Packard Foundation grantees. More about that later. But I have some exciting news! My article is the lead story in the June, 2012 NTEN Change Journal !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I’m a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi , an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. I ask people to share what is top of mind when they think about social media and their NGO.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

As Internet and mobile access grows, more data is made open online. Presentations on the use of open data in development cooperation ( AidData ) and discussions on transparency and publication of open data by NGOs. NGO representatives, parliamentarians, journalists, and. A few practical examples of the use of data for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

Steven Cliff's Notes - Saving Internet 1.0 Tara Hunt's reflection describes Twitter's value, attraction, and benefits while Andy Carvin looks at the potential value from an ngo perspective. The other big story in Kikono was Best Practices in MySpace pointed to by Solidariti blog. of Internet visits. The graphic.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

My trusted sources, if you want to do a little bit more research anytime I cite a statistic, it’s always going to be from Pew Internet, M+R Benchmarks, Global Trends In Giving. So, yes, I think the Global NGO Technology Report found the majority of nonprofits do agree social media is effective for creating brand awareness.

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