Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2014 will be an exciting year for nonprofit technology. Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. 2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. 3) Live Reporting During TV Events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

Social networking communities are migrant communities. Social media skeptics often say that it’s a waste of time to utilize social networking sites because they are here today, and then gone tomorrow. Social networking communities are migrant communities. Five Lessons Learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It It isn’t easy at first) Above all it helps you examine your relationship with technology and find balance. We’re all struggling with balance of technology and a purposeful life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Today, however, social media is in transition as its newness wanes and innovative technologies are on the horizon that will have just as profound effect on the nonprofit sector. 1) Declining Engagement and Reach on Social Media. 5) The Nonprofit Sector Embraces the Internet of Things. billion to 5.59

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

Thanks to technological advances, advertising for open positions using online job boards is an easy and economical way to recruit. With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. One creative solution is social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. The Internet of Things. By the year 2020, over 50 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet of Things. 2018 is a crucial year for smart speaker technology and innovation. The Revival of Email.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph. Of course, OpenSocial has blown the doors off of all of this, and what’s come out of it is quite interesting.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. 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.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. Time suck: Social networks are a time suck.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. The documentation is a bit lacking, and it’s clear that it’s a very new project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

It's always interesting to see emerging technology trends merge and intersect in ways that might someday prove valuable to nonprofits and libraries. These types of technologies can also be used for social good.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 11) 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving. Generation Z is being born into digital technology and will be highly connected throughout their lifetime.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 11) 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey :: Download.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 8) The Future of the Internet: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 11) 2012 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Phishing scams, data theft, social media missteps, and cyberbullying are all unfortunate side effects of Internet use. In honor of Safer Internet Day , Microsoft has launched a new interactive website to promote a healthy Internet for everybody. What are the Internet safety practices at your organization?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

hours a day on their smartphones and can not remember a time before the internet or social media. [ Global Web Index ]. Gen Zs get their first social media accounts at an average age of 11.4 While millennials are digital savvy, Gen Zs are true digital natives. Gen Zs spend an average of 3.5 years. [ Influence Central ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 13) 2012 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey :: Download. 14) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

As with all new major technological changes (we’re looking at you, electricity and the internet), we must adapt and adopt. Recall that chatbots source their information from the internet, and they do not differentiate between reliable sources, sales copy, or opinion. The following prompt will help you get started!

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TechImpact

MARCH 11, 2014

Facebook’s 10th birthday just passed on February 4th and during that time all the social networking site has done is engage over a billion users and create a generational icon. Half of all Internet users who do not use Facebook, live with someone who does. But these are all statistics you’ve heard before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. Safer Internet Day. Joining the Safer Internet Day Twitter party.

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NetWits

JULY 14, 2011

Senior Internet Solutions Consultant, Blackbaud | Follow @christuttle. Community Builder and Technology Evangelist, CommunityConnective | Follow @HeidiEKMassey. Vice President, Information Technology, YMCA of San Diego County | Follow @johnmerritt. Senior Internet Solutions Consultant, Blackbaud | Follow @christuttle.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

Everyday, we find great resources on the different uses of technology and social media in the nonprofit sector. Tags: Online Fundraising Social Networking Tech Planning Using the Web and Internet. We bookmark them, note them, share them, tweet or retweet them, and sometimes, we even blog about them. read more.

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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. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. 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. We’re now ten years into the Social Web. blogs, social networks, peer-to-peer fundraising).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. They use their creative impulses to come up with innovative mobile and social media campaigns for their own nonprofit. Multitasking.

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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. I’m not a lawyer. What pages did you visit?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A number of findings in a newly released study by Pew Internat on Social Media and Young Adults will be of interest to nonprofits who seek to connect with or recruit members and donors online.( Social networking research social media. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Web 2.0

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