Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

For many years, I served as a board member for an NGO, The Sharing Foundation , that manages an orphanage and many other programs in Roteang Village, including an education program. The tool is easy to use, includes templates, and lots of useful how-to information. It makes creating visual content for social media channels a breeze.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Giving Tuesday partners: +20,000 (15,000 of which were NGOs) Total amount donated: $47.5 Giving Tuesday Partners: 8,500 (7,000 of which were NGOs) Average raised per partner: $3,857 per NGO Total amount donated: $27 million Compared to last year: $12 million in 2012 meant a growth of 125% YoY Total US donations: $335.17

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 20, 2016

your NGO must mobile-optimize your content. There are hundreds of responsively designed, low cost WordPress.org templates for NGOs and freelancers available for hire. Your NGO must invest in an email marketing service. Mobile-optimize your email ( UNICEF on desktop , UNICEF on smartphone ) by using a responsive template.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Ignoring the sad reality that many small nonprofits still send e-newsletters as attached PDFs (YIKES), your e-newsletter template in MailChimp or Constant Contact should be simple, modern in design, and include prominent calls-to-follow on social media. The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I will be in the USA from doing a training in Tunisia for NGOs and trainers who will deliver training to women entrepreneurs as part of the WES program and also improve their NGO’s use of social media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2012

This post is a continuation of Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground. When starting a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in a community other than your own, it is important to recognize that there are cultural barriers (try to call these "opportunities") to consider. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

TechSoup Microsoft NGO Connection Day. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0 There are many ways to use excel, take for example, my Facebook Analysis excel template. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Connecting With Colleagues.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

SlideRocket also has drag-and-drop authoring tools and customizable presentation templates that allow users to create presentations from any web browser. The international environmental NGO, Waste Ventures , won the contest with their presentation that demonstrates the problem of trash collection in developing countries.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

The blog uses the open source WordPress software with a free WordPress template. The organization is an NGO that provides heath care, education classes, eco-tourism training, and legal counseling to the underserved community. So we've created a new " Forum One Field Notes " blog to show how easy it can be. That can wait for later.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Victoria, BC: NGO Summer Social. Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, but you’ll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Check out one of our events!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 44% of nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use WordPress.org as their content management system (CMS) for their website ( 7% use Drupal and 3% use Joomla ). Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS). TechRadar rates WordPress.org the best CMS for 2020.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Any nonprofit or NGO can participate in Giving Tuesday, and there’s no payment or registration needed. Provide materials and messaging templates for your supporters to send out invitations, whether through email, social media, or direct mail. Giving Tuesday Text Message Templates. Try out these templates.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

NetSquared is here to help you along the way with everything from slide templates to planning checklists. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Summer Social. Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Check out one of our events!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I created some template language to cut and paste into emails, skype/im pings, and thank you messaging, etc. I'm on the board of the ngo that I'm doing this campaign. So, I really need reap experience to create a checklist, templates, and a worksheet. Will it still be authentic if you give template messaging?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Canva is a low-cost, do-it-yourself graphic design tool with pre-sized Facebook cover templates, but as digital marketing becomes more essential for nonprofits to succeed, hiring a graphic designer for your social media campaigns should be a line item in your annual budget. 3) Upload visual content that tells the story of your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

To date, Nonprofit Tech for Good has trained 49,000 nonprofit, charity, and NGO staff worldwide on how to succeed in online communications and fundraising. Make it easy for your subscribers to find and follow your nonprofit on social media by adding call-to-follow icons at the top of your email templates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Social Source blog (whose new blog template sports Facebook colors and font style) takes issue with Deborah's post. So, do check out the Audio/Video Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box which includes a collection of Free and Open Source Software tools. And, if not, you can always sign up for the FlipVideo Spotlight Program camera giveaway.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2021

Canva allows you to upload your own images, use their free images and fonts, and purchase premium templates and fonts. They have multiple templates, including great collages, filtered images, and more. With a free account, you can save your designs right in the Canva dashboard for later.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. Some are from nonprofits you’ve already donated to while others are groups you may not have heard of that are looking for new donors, targeting you. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail. Lots of people do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Bureau for Good is a design agency that offers inexpensive templates for nonprofit websites and annual reports. Global NGO Technology Report :: techreport.ngo. An annual report that examines how NGOs worldwide use technology to engage their donors and supporters. The 2018 Global NGO Technology Report. Newly Released!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Bureau for Good is a design agency that offers inexpensive templates for nonprofit websites and annual reports. Their website templates are mobile-compatible, built on WordPress, and include recurring giving, event and volunteer management, email newsletter sign-up, and blogging. Global NGO Technology Report :: techreport.ngo.

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