Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

Our technology (mobile phones, email, and social media apps) create stress for us and the only way to reduce it is to reach for your phone and check your email! This post, “ Five Ways To Organize Your Phone To Unhijack Your Mind ” by Tristan Harris, the former Google employer mentioned above, was particularly useful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2013

A follow-up to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , this book will place much more emphasis on using social media and mobile technology for fundraising. Below are just a few questions I have ruminating in mind these days. Have you ever donated using a smartphone app or on a mobile-optimized donate page?

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

If you’ve been been putting off accepting the growing reality that people read the messages your organization sends on mobile devices, stop right now. Mobile is no longer something we need to worry about at some point in the future. Over the past two weeks, we’ve been running A/B tests on our new mobile template.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2013

A follow-up to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , this book will place much more emphasis on using social media and mobile technology for fundraising. Below are just a few questions I have ruminating in mind these days. Have you ever donated using a smartphone app or on a mobile-optimized donate page?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

That said, I am starting to worry a little bit that nonprofits are falling behind on mobile communications and missing out on some exceptional opportunities to tell their nonprofit’s story to the mobile masses. That said, here are three simple steps to get started with mobile photo-sharing: 1. Download a Twitter app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Nonprofit new media managers often battle mobile and social media burnout. Mobile and social media stimulates mental chatter and can sometimes even affect a person’s ability to sleep.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices and that number grows daily. MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months. Do you have a mobile Website?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

For example, you could auction items online, face-to-face, or a mix of both, using an event website or a handy mobile auction tool guests can access from the ballroom or their living room. These items tend to sell quickly at any auction, but you can generate even more excitement with pre-bidding and mobile notifications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2012

Source: Mobile Mindset Study. Two excellent sources for stats on how mobile use in the US has become more pervasive. American’s are no longer tethered to their desktops to use the Internet, especially social media. This is not the only study that tells us that mobile is not a fad and is here to stay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Supporters simply need a mobile or desktop device to participate. Let’s explore how to manage your prize items so they make an impact in your next online silent auction : 1) Choose Prizes to Suit Your Audience When selecting items, it’s crucial to keep your audience in mind.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Mobile optimization —M+R’s Benchmarks for the year 2022 found that “users on mobile devices (including both phones and tablets) accounted for 57% of nonprofit website traffic.” This volume makes it clear that optimizing for mobile isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a need-to-have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. Next, use this list of tips to tweak your mobile phone so it can reduce or eliminate your addiction to your mobile phone.

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Gyrus

JULY 28, 2016

Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable? Mobile Learning has been a cool shining beacon in the learning industry for quite a while now. If you have read my recent posts, you may already know where I stand on the matter, however, I would like to expand on my previous pro-mobile learning sentiments. Convenience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Videos with Mobile In Mind. Since the vast majority of social media consumption is done on mobile devices, mobile-friendly video formats like square and vertical are a must. Adding legible, large text that is viewable on a small, mobile screen lets you get your ideas across, even if your audience isn’t listening.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

Save Your Seat: N2Y4 Mobile Challenge Conference is almost here! The organizers of this year’s N2Y4 Mobile Challenge & Conference tell us there are still a few seats left for the 2-day event convening the best and brightest from an inter-disciplinary field of hackers, entrepreneurs, activists and philanthropists. Blow your mind.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2014

We’ve talked about how important mobile sites are and why responsive design. tips on creating a good mobile web site. these guidelines in mind: 1. Don’t use technology that doesn’t work on many mobile devices. Mobile users are especially active in social media and connecting via other.

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See3

JANUARY 8, 2016

Even though many nonprofits have websites and email newsletters designed for mobile, many content pieces and campaigns are still being developed with a desktop audience in mind. The post 5 Ways to Get Your Organization Thinking Mobile First appeared first on The See3 Blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Sure, many gift-buyers will continue to turn to Amazon, Walmart, and Target, but increasingly c onsumers are being more mindful with purchases. Nonprofits with online shops can tap into these trends on social media to reach mindful shoppers and raise revenue in support of their mission. Already have a shop?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

These same ethnicities are heavier users of the mobile web, send more emails and texts, and are more likely to conduct mobile banking transactions via mobile phones. Even charities using mobile apps are more likely to develop apps for potential supporters and donors rather than for the people they serve directly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: I’ve been looking for good examples of nonprofit mobile strategies. I wanted to find out more about how Seafood Watch integrates its mobile strategy across its communications channel, including social media. Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps. Tell me about Seafood Watch.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits by Heather Mansfield. Build a mobile strategy now with the help of this book. This book contains helpful insights and real-world strategies to help you integrate your email, social media, and mobile communications that reach and resonate with supporters.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As such, consider how you may be able to feature a compelling explainer video and/or high-impact visuals to communicate your mission-driven work and create a lasting impression in the minds of your homepage’s visitors. Be mobile-friendly. Recent research suggests that nearly one-third of people make donations on their mobile devices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

The word itself is an abbreviation for ‘no-mobile-phone-phobia’ and refers to the anxiety you feel when you don’t have your mobile phone handy or have a signal. Admit It, You Are On Your Mobile Phone Too Much: Self-awareness is the first step to changing habits. ” Come join me. . Here’s some tips.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

If your nonprofit has not donated to itself in the last few months, I highly recommend you do so immediately and then commit to doing so at least once monthly to both discover bugs and always have in the forefront of your mind the donor experience and how it can be improved. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

As smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, mobile optimization is something libraries and nonprofits should pay close attention to in the coming year. Responsive web design (also known as mobile optimization) refers to designing a site to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. Why Mobile?

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TechImpact

MAY 5, 2014

Begin each mass email you start crafting with a mission in mind. Industry News Mobile Tech email email marketing fundraising Mobile Fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech supporters' Have a mission. Do you want to elicit a click through? Or solicit a donation? Are you looking for volunteers?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

When I say, “mobile donation” you probably think about text-to-give. It’s about a mobile-friendly donation form, which I believe is a key component to any nonprofit mobile presence. This form on the American Cancer Society's mobile site has nice large text input fields. If you’ve got it, flaunt it.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting. Without an end goal in mind, nothing can be accomplished. Not only that, but once its been sent, your newsletter is out of your control.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2022

Data from Classy’s annual Why America Gives report shows that donors are not only starting, but completing more donations on their mobile devices than ever before. Five nonprofit fundraising trends to watch in 2022. Flexible giving options. There’s also growing enthusiasm around giving through QR codes, smartwatches, and wearables.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is it optimized for mobile devices? . Is it optimized for mobile? Keep in mind that a digital-first strategy doesn’t mean you give up on personal touches. Keep in mind that you’ve got about 7 seconds to get them to open your message; if they’re busy at the time and don’t click on it, they probably won’t come back.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

This is the kind of feedback we’ll integrate into product development to ensure our tools are enhanced with usability top of mind. When a “big idea” concept is identified, such as mobile phone alerts of relevant fundraising opportunities, we design an experiment to understand whether this service would be valuable to our customers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For users in the field utilizing the Salesforce App or Salesforce Mobile SDK: Remote Wipe: All data requires authentication in order to be accessed, whether in the cloud or on the device, however, remote wiping revokes access for a user and clears a device. If the Salesforce Mobile SDK is utilized, it can work together with this as well.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Keep in mind that 75% of online users don’t scroll past the first page of search results. Keep in mind that a strong marketing strategy is based on understanding its audience, so make sure to analyze patient personas as part of your keyword research. Mobile-friendliness: 64% of searches are conducted using a mobile device.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Live scoring , where golfers enter their score on a mobile app that populates a live leaderboard, also gives your tournament a more professional feel and can even expedite finalizing scores at the conclusion of the event. Other easy add-ons include mulligans, raffle tickets, skins games, and auctions. 4) Tournaments Will Be Business As Usual.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Give the speaker your full attention and keep an open, receptive mind. Next, to run your most effect meetings , Jacobs says you should have everyone follow these four rules : Turn off all devices. Only one person talks at a time. No side conversations. Disagree, but disagree respectfully.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mobile compatibility : Emojis are widely supported in email services, but it’s still a good idea to test how they appear on different devices and email platforms to ensure they don’t break formatting or appear differently than intended. Cultural sensitivity : Be mindful of cultural differences and interpretations of emojis.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

With that in mind, it’s time to start thinking about your millennial engagement strategy. Keep in mind that evenings and weekends—or even flexible work from home projects—will work best for younger people managing work schedules and other obligations. Numbering roughly 80 million, they’re part of the largest generation in U.S.

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