Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your 2019 editorial calendar. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

" Facebook gets into texting game with Facebook Messenger — Tech News and Analysis – "Facebook has already started to supplant traditional email providers as a dominant way that people communicate online. Wikipedia Rolling Out Article Rating System – What Do You Think? Have you made a video like this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your 2018 editorial calendar. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2017

Wikipedia is another frequent starting point. Its specialty is tech advice without the jargon. This means you can take our training content, post it on your website, use it in social media, or use it in your trainings or newsletters. Get more out of Google by using its advanced search techniques.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2012

By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia would not be possible without the support of its volunteer contributors, who help keep the site's content current. By relying on volunteers, Wikipedia can draw on anyone to share their knowledge on a topic, check facts, or accurately translate content. Building a Wiki.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

They originally wanted to organize a conference to convene social innovators and social entrepreneurs on the nonprofit tech cutting edge to see what everyone was doing. Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. Lots of the social media and interactive Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

The real-time, in the moment nature of social media increases the likelihood that donors will be inspired to give to your nonprofit on cause awareness and giving days provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote them effectively. Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful for online fundraising. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 29, 2010

From Wikipedia : Customer relationship management is a broadly recognized, widely-implemented strategy for managing and nurturing a company’s interactions with clients and sales prospects. But what about social media as another form of communication? That was the question I cam to this issue with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Step 2 :: Find your Facebook Community Page. There are two ways to discover whether your nonprofit has a community page. Related Links: Webinar: Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits :: Advanced.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Tanzania]([link] in Tanga, Tanzania * [501 Tech Club Austin]([link] in Austin, TX * [Nonprofit Neighbors Tech Club]([link] in Kansas City, MO --> Upcoming Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Wikipedia came up with a great idea , one we encourage you to steal. Idealware just released their latest " Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide". Read more posts on our blog. Didn't get enough visual storytelling in our newsletter ? Lots of seconds.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

It’s time to get face-to-face with your nonprofit tech friends! NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Social Media September is coming! Bored this weekend? Event Reports.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Boston, Massachusetts: What Nonprofits Can (and Cannot) Learn from Wikipedia. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Social Media Breakfast MSP #80 — Back by Popular Demand, Case Studies!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

.&# He talks about three examples which have become classic – free/open source software, SETI@Home , and Wikipedia. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is. It’s really worth a read. at 2:54 pm Just checking in to say how much I enjoy your blog.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

Let’s consider how much has changed in tech over the last 4 years: Since 2013, we’ve seen the adoption of the smart phone, the start of smart watches, selfies, and touch ID. Social media introduced the “selfie” and innovative accessories like the “selfie stick” for capturing better pictures. What is responsive web design?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

He reflects on the genre and how people are using it and the significance of jing from Tech Smith, a screencasting application that makes it very easy for anyone to do a screencast. I wonder if can include these types of screencasts in the genre of " micro-media " -- on demand remote technology learning and technical support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. The Core are people who do most of the work (think wikipedia editors.) So, I'm roughly dividing these into two categories: Low-Tech and High-Tech.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Drupal gets updated and maintained by millions of developers (a lot like Wikipedia). This means that when a new social media platform becomes popular, for example, the community can create an integration within a matter of days or even hours. It also means you can pick up your site and take it to any vendor.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

According to Wikipedia , Geocoding is "…The process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as latitude and longitude) from other geographic data, such as street addresses, or zip codes (postal codes).

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

YouTube and Wikipedia are usually first choices for information seekers. This new hierarchy model is the basis for my exploration of virtual media as a delivery mode." She is using the virtual media capabilities in Second Life , among others, to navigate her continued research. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

What’s the use of being in San Francisco if you can’t check out some cutting edge tech conferences now and then? from the MIT Media Lab), GlassUp , and iOptik augmented reality contact lenses. It’s basically a venture by a tech entrepreneur and his doctor. Wikipedia article on smartglasses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

that their tech chops have landed them in the I.S. For more information, here’s the Campus Party Wikipedia Page and here’s a BBC report on a Brazilian Campus Party.). It’s a student crowd, including grad students, and it’s a first job — of the “Is this all there is?&# They haven’t arrived yet.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I just finished a presentation and later this afternoon will facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romanian version of the Social Media Game. Social Media, NGOs, and Romania View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Each has a composite page that has biography, conversation, and music/media area.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. On our “ samples from the field ” section of our website, we have opted for a low-tech solution to shield against viruses and inappropriate content. Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. here are 22 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : 1. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

I know what you’re thinking: I have no idea what a QR code is and that link to the Wikipedia article isn’t going to cut it. Here is an extensive list that was featured on the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 So, allow me to take a moment to explain what I’m talking about. Mix It Up: Get creative with where you put QR codes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. " (If you're trying to figure out your fall schedule for tech events, try here for ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. There is much much commentary and grieving taking place online as well as a memorial in SecondLife , and an article in Wikipedia. The media here IS the service. And some background reading.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

If you want to learn more about vector graphics, this Wikipedia article can give you a broader understanding of how they work. Let's save a version we can share on social media, too. Check out Sprout Social's Always Up-to-Date Guide for Social Media Image Sizes for more info on that. Save for Web. What We Learned.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

If you want to learn more about vector graphics, this Wikipedia article can give you a broader understanding of how they work. Let's save a version we can share on social media, too. Check out Sprout Social's Always Up-to-Date Guide for Social Media Image Sizes for more info on that. Save for Web. What We Learned.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

That said, to be alerted of new resources for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. e-Newsletter.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

Ask about security: are they PCI Compliant (you can look this up on Wikipedia), and if so what level? Its going to be great and quite "different" from most nonprofit tech/fundraising gatherings. Make your potential vendor prove they are open to data imports and exports without having to purchase expensive additional APIs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Some recent nonprofit tech posts addressing this topic here , here , here , and here. Scarcity Thinking Michele Martin's recent conversation starter, " Is the Scarcity Mentality the Biggest Barrier to Social Media in Nonprofits ?" social media rather than try to develop their own (competing) ones. What do you think?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

You might recall a day earlier this year when you were greeted with an odd blackout message instead of the Wikipedia entry for poutine. Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ). Future Threats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

If you're curious about Occam's Razor, here's a more detailed description or see the simplicity page in wikipedia. Social Media Measurement. Stats are better for long term trends or very short events (like measuring a "digg effect" or getting Tech Crunched). Web Analytics Course from Site Logic.

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