Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For over a decade nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide have been embracing social media with the hope of raising funds and creating social change. The rapid rise of social media and its proliferation to every corner of the globe will be one of the most defining characteristics of the 21 st Century.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2019

On Tuesday, June 4 Tereza Litsa ( @TerezaLitsa ), co-founder of the #ReclaimSocial podcast , will takeover @NonprofitOrgs for 24 hours to lead a conversation about the importance of being positive on social media. Your experience and advice on how to counteract the negativity and trolls on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Image courtesy of Social Media Marketing.com. Access Group’s Nonprofit Division comes together every year for an annual think tank to uncover what they believe will be key trends to be aware of in the upcoming years. Here are the 5 trends their focus group foresees as being markedly important in the coming years.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn. Because of this, it is important to keep up with the latest trends to make sure your nonprofit does not fall tragically behind. Image courtesy of Core 3 Solutions. Mobile video goes mainstream.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Packed with practical advice and customized for small NGOs on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of engaging website design, strategic email marketing, and current trends in online fundraising and social media. << Register Now >> Please Note: This webinar will be recorded. . •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Digital Trends. Bell was on networked TV apologizing. 3: Social Networking. He went through some recent trends with social networking use.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

While the majority of nonprofits are using technology to increase donations, it is not always being utilized efficiently and successfully. Technology, in all facets, is ever changing and will continue to grow as an influencer on nonprofit fundraising efforts. The first is that social media is a small donor platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot. Watch what is trending online. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Seniors who came age during the era of print media still prefer print communications and charitable giving. The same is mostly true of baby boomers, however, they are young enough to be experiencing the rise of new media in their daily lives which consequently is impacting their life-long giving habits.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology? To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. The Next Big Thing in social media has no tangible ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

After the holiday break new media managers return to work energized to update and implement their list of priorities for the upcoming year. The goals suggested below are fairly easy to achieve, yet transformative to a nonprofit’s new media strategy. Experiment with at least one new social network.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 11, 2022

To help you build your understanding of Generation Z, here are five vital facts about your members born between 1997 and 2012 : Gen Z has clear social media preferences. Sure, you’ve heard of TikTok, but does your association use the massively popular social media platform? What about YouTube or Instagram?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. Social networks have gone mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 27, 2018

According to the soon-to-be-released 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report , 18% of donors worldwide have donated to a nonprofit through Facebook Fundraising Tools. Download the 2018 Global NGO Technology Report! Of those, 40% say they are very likely to donate again directly through Facebook. 48% say they are somewhat likely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

And even though a recent report pointed out that email open and donor response are dropping in the nonprofit sector, I can’t help but wonder if current (yet old) e-newsletter design trends have a lot to do with the results. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thus, in time for the year-end fundraising season, below are 20 stats about fundraising and social media that every nonprofit needs to know. Pinterest and Instagram are now the fastest growing social networks. 65% of all social media activity occurs on a smartphone. In 2014, 1.4 Source: Classy. Source: M+R.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” Good luck.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2011

It can be challenging to keep up with the all the new and interesting social media data, research, and trends coming out every week. Check out the some of our social media picks this week that we think your organization needs to know about. Mobile Devices Driving Major Traffic to Social Networks.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

While the majority of nonprofit organizations have a social media presence, only 45% of foundations use social media. to dig deeper into what’s trending with foundations and social media. Which Types Of Foundations Are Using Social Media? Check out the highlights below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 2019, Nonprofit Tech for Good will publish a useful, relevant post once a week about nonprofit technology, fundraising, social media, and emerging trends. This is new territory for Nonprofit Tech for Good and thus far the move is bringing some new life to our social networking communities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. Make it easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. Flickr Photo by John K.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website.

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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. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to Gallup, Americans remain distrustful of mass media as well, with 60 percent saying their trust and confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly” is “not very much” or “none at all”. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Note from Beth: It is strange sometimes how social networks can have your past, present, and future collide. When the New de Young opened it did a 32-hour party and community celebration , starting a trend that was then picked up by the Contemporary Jewish Museum with Dawn in 2008 and now the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA).

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Try using hashtags.org to discover what hashtags are trending for your nonprofit. People around this time are taking a load off and are relaxing with some social networking over the lunch table. If you’re interested in reading more you can check out the original article by Julia Claire Campbell of JC Social Marketing.

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