Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. Double the Donation is only open to U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. YouTube: youtube.com/StopPancreaticCancer. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=104492.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Last November we saw a few alarming events taking place in this social media for social good sector: Causes left Myspace and Ideablob shut down , both without warning or community support. In a guest post on the Tactical Philanthropy blog I started brainstorming about what was next. Not All Communities Can Be Treated Equally.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

If your community meets offline at a local watering hole to share opinions and make plans, don’t bother setting up a Twitter account with the purpose of influencing them. By last month, the user ratio between male and female had come up to about 70/30 and the country with the second highest number of users was India at about 13 percent.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

KNME evolves to bring in new viewers and keep up with digital age : Local : Albuquerque Tribune: "And for a station that relies on financial contributions, it pays to realize that today's MySpace and YouTube addicts could be tomorrow's core viewers and potential donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks. Reserve your first choice of the new domain now or regret it later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2007

Today I got an email about Mypacis - a word play on myspace and peace? Here's the description The site is an open source, integrated and localized social network which "promotes peace by linking people", putting Web 2.0 Tools are localized in Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Thai, Farsi, etc. Here's the link.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. From eating healthy to volunteering at local nonprofits, users earns points that can then be redeemed for rewards or special discounts offered by partner businesses. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Could a local social change site knock off Facebook for the social networking webby? If you already have a presence on MySpace, check this out - causes has just launched an application at MySpace. The session itself is longer than ten minutes, but well worth it. Who has installed it? What are the results?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

In those days, I was " circuit rider " where I traveled around New York State to work with very small local arts councils in rural areas. I was Jill of all trades, assisting with a wide range of technology needs, from training to installing local area networks. (Yes, I've been working in nonprofit technology since 1992.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2007

video and photo-sharing sites like Youtube, Flickr, Dailymotion; blogging platforms such as Blogspot, Livejournal, Typepad and Wordpress; social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Wikipedia, VoIP services; etc.); the amplifying of local campaigns defending the right to access web 2.0 the crackdown on web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

obama reach vs local reach. Any resources to move from national to local? Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. what things need to be measured. industry benchmarks. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. success stories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

MySpace – 29%. The study "found that 74% of Americans belong to at least one local group. In this survey, the four primary social networking sites (SNS) are listed below with the percentage of all social media users. As can be noted, many are on multiple sites: Facebook – 92%. LinkedIn – 18%. Twitter – 13%.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

The organization is asking supporters to change their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook avatars at 1:10 on Friday, March 6th to the "oneten" avatar. Post a Women for Women International digital badge on Facebook, MySpace, your blog, or your website. Host your own event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Net Tuesday Seattle has been in the local press too! Jason Z at DIA bog writes about the launch of " Make It Your Own: Case Foundation's Experiment in Citizen-Centric Philanthropy " which includes both MySpace and Facebook. NetSquared. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Here's what he did in the last few days: I have been posting on many Cambodian forums, from Khmerlife.com to myspace groups and I have gotten many different responses. Nhuong also received some good questions from his post over at MySpace: "the organization usually gets most of the money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

His job includes strategic planning, launching and maintaining web sites for the International and some locals. Once videos were complete, they were posted as home page material, and a communique to local press in Houston was sent. I was able to track down Anthony Jennings who is the Web Site Specialist at SEIU. What were the goals?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Elizabeth Perry, an artist in Pittsburgh and pioneer of "sketch blogging" reported that local arts organizations have been good at integrating social media without having to create or maintain anything new. While I focused on Facebook for social networking examples, there are examples on MySpace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

While younger users are more likely to have a presence on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, older users often find their way to interactive games, chat rooms, and online activities where they can engage with peers. How to' networking sites are increasingly popular among older adults. But there is still the issue of income.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

We want email alerts, RSS, and we want widgets that people can take from our site and stick into Facebook, MySpace, Google or anywhere else for that matter. For example, a tool created to allow a community to map local water quality data can easily be re-purposed for a neighboring community, or one across the world. And videos!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

A couple of examples: GreenPeace didn’t have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile. She re-mapped the data in Google Earth and shared the new map with community members, local politicians, and presented it at the community meeeting to a much different response.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). February 18, 2009 | Jim Online fundraising for local or regional nonprofits can be very helpful, especially if grounded in regional social media and internet marketing techniques.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

was a local swimming pool, nonprofits would be the older kids hanging out by the diving boards while grantmakers still paddled around the shallow end. using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, online video, and text messaging to accomplish their own goals. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). February 18, 2009 | Jim Online fundraising for local or regional nonprofits can be very helpful, especially if grounded in regional social media and internet marketing techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. I'm live blogging this panel from the Making Media Connections Conference. All live blogging disclaimers apply. Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Q: What is the best way to acquire or create a widget for a Facebook or MySpace page? Emily : It makes sense to work with partners such as Buddy Media , ClearSpring or Gigya , who are adept marketers and makers of widgets for many advertisers for both MySpace and Facebook. Beth : See [link].

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

was a local swimming pool, nonprofits would be the older kids hanging out by the diving boards while grantmakers still paddled around the shallow end. using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, online video, and text messaging to accomplish their own goals. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

People, especially women, are generally more likely to act if they know that there are others supporting them, and PledgeBank really has incredible potential for encouraging smart people without "conventional" political experience (especially women) to run for local office. " Really, the applications are pretty limitless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

You can also consider using the localization feature of Twitter searches. I've seen a lot of colleges creating groups on Twitter ([link] Myspace, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I'm not sure what you mean by simple searches, but think of all of the names, things, words that would help you find conversations of interest.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

As researcher Danah Boyd has pointed out, teens spend time on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks because that's where their friends are. Teens more commonly use the Web to stay in touch with their pre-existing social groups than to join new communities based on content affinities or interests.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that truly sees these initiatives as part of their mission to serve their local community. We started slowly with the MySpace page , and we started in earnest with Flickr. MySpace is, but Facebook isn’t. We get so much spam on MySpace, whereas on Flickr and Facebook and the blog we never get spam.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2008

puts it, “MySpace for inanimate objects.” Both attract locals and tourists who may travel out of their way for the thrill of collecting another place or experience. There are robust community discussion boards on the Web for geocachers as well as state and local associations. Both relate to the human drive to collect stuff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

He recommends the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network , works with local rape crisis centers nationwide. Check out their MySpace page. They recently launched the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, and are in a push to increase the hours to 24/7 operation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Every local news station showed up. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. It's not about the nonprofit, it's about what they do for our stakeholders. Gave an example of Feet First: Bought a chicken suit and you had to help the chicken cross the road. He got a donate now button and raised $10,000.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide) More than 20 million users update their statuses at least once each day More than 4 million users become fans of Pages each day A couple of examples: GreenPeace didnt have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

. * thank the folks that do the blogging and keep them up-to-date on your progress * engage people in a conversation about the cause * Try to make connections with local college students in your area. If they get excited by your cause, they can spread the word rapidly.

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