Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

My guess is that many of those bloggers and journalists have reconsidered now that the initial buzz and euphoria about Google+ has subsided (especially considering that the Google+ brand profiles haven’t even launched yet). Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

My guess is that many of those bloggers and journalists have reconsidered now that the initial buzz and euphoria about Google+ has subsided (especially considering that the Google+ brand profiles haven’t even launched yet). Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

Thanks to technological advances, advertising for open positions using online job boards is an easy and economical way to recruit. Check out any online job board and you’ll see that it’s saturated with thousands of job postings — looking for everything from hourly workers to CEOs. One creative solution is social networking.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

“Social networks will be like air.&#. After all: your friends are your friends - you shouldn’t have to re-find them everywhere you go online. 3 things need to make social networks like air: Identity - who are you? professional v personal = two profiles. Evaluate where social makes sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

Here are some ways you can use behavioral science in your social media strategy: The power of participation. Social media makes participating in campaigns easy and fun. Invite online supporters to participate in your campaign because it gives them a sense of purpose, responsibility and helps them feel empowered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Based on data gleaned from the 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report , below are 27 stats about how NGOs worldwide are using online technology. 67% accept online donations. 72% have a Twitter Profile. 39% have an Instagram Profile. 52% have used social media to report live. 3% use.NGO. 12% use.COM.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Preliminary results from the 2015 NGO Global Technology Survey reveal that social media is increasingly a primary source of online giving inspiration, but social media calls-to-follow were rarely integrated into the donation and “Thank you” process, and if they were, they were visually underwhelming. Greenpeace.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

I spend 50-60 hours a week studying nonprofits and social media and even with that level of absorption I still have regular “Aha!” ” moments where I realize I have been doing something wrong or misunderstood a functionality or tool set or incorrectly gaged the pulse of the online commons. into Google+.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

Boost your visibility using your Candid nonprofit profile link Give funders a transparent glimpse into your nonprofit’s mission-driven work and outcomes using the shareable link to your Candid profile. Share and interact with funders’ social content Most people appreciate receiving a “like” on content they post on social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

New research out today from nfpSynergy shows that organizations who serve youth may want to be going online to reach them. The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren’t also involved with charities. The Research. What It Means. No running in the halls!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . For example, I learned that the first ever social networking analysis map was created by Jacob Moreno.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

While many international NGO online directories do exist, the ability for international NGOs worldwide to accept online donations through the soon-to-be-launched .NGO based NGOs that has empowered online fundraising twenty years in the United States, but there is no equivalent on a global scale. ONG Profile Includes: 1.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

For those of you who haven’t yet heard, your Twitter profile page just got a facelift, and many think that Twitter seems to have “borrowed” (to put it nicely) elements from other rival social networks to revamp its look. Twitter Gets a New Do. Pinning things… What a novel idea. What do you think about the new look and feel?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

In the meantime, nonprofit staff can prepare for the launch of the new brand pages, also known as Google+ Entity Profiles , by creating a Google Account and then setting up your personal Google Profile (which then also becomes your personal Google+ Profile when you get invited to join Google+ or the site comes out of beta).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. A Google Account is different from a Google Profile. Create a Google Profile. Set up your Google Profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The other day I wrote a post called " Social Not Working and Other Social Networking Challenges " riffing on a post by Jeremiah Owyang who summarized the challenges - the flip side of social networking exuberance and really just a normal part of the technology hype curve. Social not -working???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Social media is in a weird transition right now. Referral traffic, reach, and engagement is on the decline for those that do not have large followings and a social media advertising budget. Yeah, right. Stray Rescue of St.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

There are some amazing nonprofits at the grassroots working miracles daily with relatively small amounts of cash, but unfortunately, since no international database of verified nonprofits exists, these nonprofits are consistently unable to utilize most online fundraising tools. 2) After your nonprofit is approved, you then create a profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2012

Many nonprofits are postponing upgrading their pages because the Default Landing Tab option is disabled in the new design, but I personally have never been much of a believer that Default Landing Tabs have resulted in high numbers of e-newsletter subscribers or online donors. As I have said many, many times your avatar a.k.a.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. I am now down to 7 profiles, 5 days a week, and a 45-50 hour work week. Here’s a few tips on how to deal with it: 1.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your followers use at least one social network, right?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

So keeping data in mind, here are five tips I hope can help you with your online strategy: 1) Profiling is key to targeting and hence the *channel*: creating supporter profiles will help you target different audiences in different channels more effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . Your Google/Gmail Account becomes the basis of your personal Google+ Profile and similar to Facebook, you must have a personal Google+ Profile before you can create a Google+ Page for your nonprofit. Now, onto setting up your personal profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2016

A collaborative research project by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is an inaugural effort to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use online technology to communicate with their supporters and donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Thought leaders drive conversations – online and off, influence others, and shape perceptions in their field. They are the respected voices who others turn to understand sector social change issues. This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Where do your nonprofit's members, donors and supporters spend their time online? What social networks should you focus on, for the best return on investment? Tags: Non-profit technology nptech E-mail marketing Social networking Non-profit Communications social media. Flowtown can help you find out.(

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. Last year online giving increased 23%, after 15% growth in 2016 – and experts say it’s poised to increase even more this year. 5) Raise money using Facebook Live.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

So keeping data in mind, here are five tips I hope can help you with your online strategy: 1) Profiling is key to targeting and hence the *channel*: creating supporter profiles will help you target different audiences in different channels more effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Note from Beth: As I listened to the NPR story this week about online privacy, it is becoming very important for us to understand the implications. I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at at UC Berkeley earlier this month, but unfortunately had a conflict. And for good reason.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. t have naughty gifts on your Facebook profile if your ???friends???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

Owned by Facebook, Instagram is the largest mobile social network in the United States. If in the future Instagram enables nonprofits to insert links into captions or attach them to photos and videos, then the app could become a powerhouse for mobile and online fundraising. The predominant age group of users is 18–29.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The rise of social media has also given rise to online giving on cause awareness and giving days. The urgency of a campaign occurring on a certain day inspires individuals to donate, but only if your nonprofit prepares in advance and creates an online campaign that taps into the impulsivity of cause awareness and giving day donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

There was a great question about social networking and representing one's organization posted on the Social Networking Affinity Group at NTEN by K.E: so our online efforts dovetail with what we???re Should I be creating a personal profile for the organization? re doing offline.

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