Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. DonorPerfect is thrilled to announce DP Video , a new feature that enables nonprofit teams to send video messages to donors right from their donor profile in DonorPerfect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) increases your organization’s visibility in organic (not paid) search results, making your organization easier to find and driving people to your website. The way to get a higher ranking is to use the right keywords… not words your organization uses but words people use in searches.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Set Up a “Donate” Button on Facebook When one of Facebook’s billions of users searches for your nonprofit, you want to provide the easiest possible path for them to contribute to your cause. Facebook will ask you, “What website would you like to send people to when they click this button?” Your new button is up and running!

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Instead of personal updates and other news, LinkedIn is for professional content and connections. When people search for your organization on LinkedIn, the first thing they’ll see is your company page, so it’s important that your page is as informative as possible. Help your network update their profiles.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. Generating variations on hashtags and keyword searches. There are complex copyright and fair use issues, and new PR and crisis communications challenges. Drafting and testing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Four quick bits of news: a new life for New York City pay phones, a more "conversational" way to search for information, the recently-launched Give app, and smart garbage. Useless Pay Phones to Become Free WiFi Hot Spots in New York City. Bing’s New "Conversational" Search.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Candid staff also scan websites, press releases, social media, and news sources for grantmaking information. These searches tend to focus on narrow, high-profile issues, such as Covid-19 or racial equity. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Hewlett Foundation ) share such data with Candid.

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Media Cause

MAY 30, 2023

Her TikTok calling for uterus owners to share their menstrual cycle updates to anti-abortion politicians received over 51k views and generated thousands of tweets trolling high-profile GOP extremists such as Greg Abbott, Mitch McConnell, and Majorie Taylor Greene. This means keeping up with the latest happenings on TikTok (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The boundaries between sharing definitions are very blurry. Some people blend the personal with the professional or organization to make the brand more “human” or personalized. Some people are comfortable with this, while others are not. News Ticker. Who Are Sharing With?

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons. 57%t of people who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a donation. TikTok has surpassed Google as a search platform for Gen Z (and Instagram isn’t far behind).

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In fact, the first impression is formed somewhere else: on Google’s Search Engine Result Page (SERP). . Brand SERPs are the first touch-point between your business and search users. That’s why you should make sure that any search query with your brand name returns results that are consistent with your brand image. . Author Bio.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. As you get more and more involved in using social media, be sure to claim your land by creating your organization’s Facebook page, Twitter account, YouTube channel, LinkedIn profile, etc. Fill out your profile completely. Twitter has more than 16 million users, and 42.3

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

Our lead story in this issue of TechSoup’s Nonprofit Technology News is the creation of the Mobile Giving Alliance that will help charities develop their mobile giving. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds. The result was that his “ news feed took on an entirely new character in a surprisingly short amount of time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2017

LinkedIn Pages have a new design. Still in beta for most, LinkedIn is slowly rolling out a new design for Pages, Admin Tools, the News Feed, and LinkedIn Profiles. Less is more in the case of the new LinkedIn Admin Tools. Thanks LinkedIn! Clearly, LinkedIn has big plans for 2017.

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Bloomerang

JULY 14, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants some fresh ideas to increase monthly giving: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a monthly giving program, but not many people join. There is plenty of research showing if you require people to opt out of something (e.g., But I need some fresh ideas beyond just sending an email.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

The good news? Canva is the go-to design tool for people with no design experience. You can even search for graphics that are sized specifically for each social platform! This site lets you search through thousands of emojis so you can copy and paste the perfect emoji into your post copy. We’re here to help! No problem!

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! Europe’s highest court in a ruling against Google has decided that search engines should allow online users to be “forgotten” after a certain time by erasing links to web pages unless there are particular reasons not to erase that information.

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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. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A search engine for blog posts, this service illuminates the most popluar blog topics by day, week and month.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. There has to be something going on that’s getting everyone excited enough to search for a cartoon character and change their picture.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A search engine for blog posts, this service illuminates the most popluar blog topics by day, week and month.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The rise of social media and mobile technology has changed the way people process information. The 24/7 news cycle is overwhelming to many people. Write Page Titles That Increase Your Search Engine Optimization. Meta tags are still relevant, but fresh content and page titles are increasingly dominating search results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2011

Mobile search engines like Google Mobile , Yahoo! People will lose patience quickly and leave your mobile website if it takes longer than 3-5 seconds to load. People that browse the Mobile Web most often are looking for breaking news or current information about what’s happening at your nonprofit. Fresh content.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

For instance, people such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and others suggest we enter into a doomsday scenario. . Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D. Further, I don’t think we fully understand what the future holds for us concerning AI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

App Name: NPR News. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Search 60,000 open volunteer opportunities to find the perfect one for you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. Again, people don’t want to join groups to talk about your nonprofit. Don’t try to be clever and put your Facebook Page or Twitter Profile. Don’t Use News Feeds. Block and Delete Spammers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; New Feature: The Timeline. It is a major re-imaginging of user profiles that allows users to build a digital life book of everything they’ve done on Facebook. New Feature: More than Liking.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

90% of searchers haven’t settled on a brand before starting their Google search – make sure your social media presence puts you at the forefront of their results. billion active monthly users, Facebook is commonly used as a research tool for people deciding whether or not to trust a company. – Hubspot Research.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

90% of searchers haven’t settled on a brand before starting their Google search – make sure your social media presence puts you at the forefront of their results. billion active monthly users, Facebook is commonly used as a research tool for people deciding whether or not to trust a company. – Hubspot Research.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

The people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. Their friends, colleagues, coworkers and family are the network – the people we reach through our community. Start Joining.

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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. Double the Donation is only open to U.S.

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Donor Search

JUNE 15, 2015

From social media to blogs to 24/7 news services, there is more information on people available than ever before. Some people know how to block their online profiles from public view or limit the exposure of any online content about them. You just have to know how to look for it. This is less a…

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

LinkedIn’s recent announcements to allow users the option to add volunteer service to their profiles and to provide expanded resources for nonprofits have generated a lot of buzz. By now many have read any of a number of articles, including one on our site , about these new features.

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Care2

JULY 8, 2011

If you do a Google search for Google+ over 26M search results will come up. Since Google rolled out their new platform to compete with Facebook and Twitter, the online world has gone Google+ bonkers exploring it’s new features, deciding which people should go into their BFF circles, and asking good questions around functionality.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can also add new engagement activities of existing supporters to their constituent timelines. Constituent search. Constituent search features allow your staff to read up on each individual donor’s profile before going to meetings or events. The first is designed for event attendees.

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Care2

JULY 5, 2010

If your nonprofit wants to start engaging in online conversations, first you need to start by listening to what people are saying about your organization and the issues you work on. Type in a search term and it will generate the latest news, blog posts, videos and even images around the keyword. Bookmark it and check it daily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The good news is that there were only three nonprofits that I was unable to donate to in this round of donations (thus 9%), but it was frustrating to see how many “Thank You” landing pages and “Thank You” emails are still underutilized and poorly designed (heavy on text, void of visuals, lacking in creativity).

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