Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Get online and make sure your event is featured on your website. Develop ads for social and Google that you can target toward people in your community.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Online giving is a great way to raise money. Online fundraising CAN be effective, but it’s a lot more complicated than it appears. To successfully raise money online, you need a compelling reason for someone to give, a tool to raise money, and a plan for driving traffic to your site. Not really.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Social network sharing functionality. - “Donate Now” and charity rating buttons in the email footer. Social network sharing functionality on the contest entry confirmation landing page. - “Donate” button on the contest entry confirmation landing page. The Contest Entry Process.

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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

JUNE 10, 2020

The decision to launch a new social network, namely Flixxaid , was obvious. The power of social media to help drive social good. The social internet, in particular social mobile apps, are the communication form of choice for Millennials and Gen Z. Is online life taking over our real life?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr). Your NGO consistently creates written content.

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Care2

JUNE 25, 2011

Did you know that women also dominate social networks? According to a Pew study, in 2008 women comprised 53% of social networking site users. Over the past two years, women have increased their social networking usage and now comprise 56% of the social networking consumer base.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2015

Anyone who has ever posted, shared, retweeted, pinned, or tumbled an infographic has first hand experience of how popular and poweful infographics can be online. Your supporters will not be able to share, pin, or tumble your infographic if it is in PDF format and this will hamper your traffic and exposure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

how can I be a community builder online? to share some of what I believe is the core of successful community building (on or offline). Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. Have a great example or case study you want to share? Your Community.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

” Kurtzman believed that thought leaders should help shape the way people think about the world by sharing their ideas and insights and by challenging the status quo. Thought leadership helps bring your audience on a journey of shared understanding and insights, in order to drive toward impactful solutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

One of the simplest ways to begin dabbling in mobile technology is to launch a mobile photo-sharing campaign, and Yfrog , Twitpic , and DailyBooth make it easy for any nonprofit social (and now mobile) media manager with a smartphone and little creativity. Select a mobile a mobile photo-sharing tool. Download a Twitter app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Despite the rapid rise of social media, more online donations are made from a click in an e-newsletter than any other source. That was a 21% decrease from the previous year, but the decrease is mostly likely due to poor online fundraising practices , such as not having a mobile-optimized donate page and e-newsletter design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To make matters worse, most millennials live their social lives online and are prone to information overload. Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. Tap into shared experiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

That balance is not a simple on and off switch – it is understanding how to integrate focused and receptive attentions into our online and offline lives. Even though I was “offline,&# I couldn’t completely escape reminders of how social networks have become a part of our lives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. 3) Accept donations online. Of course, being based in the U.S.,

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 19, 2010

How can we keep our personal and professional lives separate online? Which social media tools are best? Here, Paul Adams, Senior User Experience Researcher at Google, shares his team's insights into how people actually connect and behave online.( How can we identify the "influencers"? read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Topics include how to: • Post on Facebook to maximize likes, comments, and shares.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Social media sites are for relationship building. Surely, we should be looking at social networks as a “cultivation” and “relationship-building” tool in the same sense that we do offline in person. 3) Capture social media followers that visit your website. 5) Engage new donors into an online stewardship email series.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Middle of e-Newsletter: News content that can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. Open Atrium. WordPress 3.0 (and and BuddyPress).

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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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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Our clients are planning, designing, and launching online professional networks of all shapes and sizes to reach, engage, and inform external stakeholders. It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. Open Atrium. WordPress 3.0 (and and BuddyPress).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet. Online Donations. Social Network Followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. Thus, your NGO should prioritize sharing your success stories in photo essay format on your website or blog.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. So now that it’s over, I wanted to share some thoughts that might help you and your nonprofit. If you check out my page , you can see that the entire campaign was run online.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

What is a niche social network? . A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Examples of niche social networks include: . Kabissa (location-based – African NGOs, 3,200+ members).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Press releases rarely get shared, retweeted, liked or +1′d and that’s likely due to the fact that the traditional format of press releases do not include photos. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. 11) Include social networking icons on your press release.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

Provide a one-stop-shop for information sharing. You can become a part of your members’ daily habits by providing an online member community where members can find industry information and share ideas with each other and your organization. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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