Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

2) Select a site to host your auction. Do your research to find a site that reaches a large bidding community and streamlines promotion efforts by choosing a platform with email and communication tools. Once you’ve selected your donor destination site of choice, create a foolproof communication plan to reach your desired audience.

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Byte Technology

MAY 10, 2017

It also features custom widgets and navigation menus—a nice asset to help people find their way around your site—as well as specially-designed sections to add employee profiles, photo galleries and examples from your company’s portfolio.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2017

Possibly the most used and most recommended, but arguably the most complicated software to edit photos, Lightroom can be found in the toolkit of most photographers. Or, you can always come back to edit your photos, even while you're offline. You can now create awesome and frequent content for your social media profiles.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Click “Add a Button” on the top right of your nonprofit’s page underneath the cover photo. You can link your Core Profile or one of your Campaign Pages here. When visitors come to your Twitter profile, your call-to-action and donation link immediately draw their attention. A menu will appear. Enter your Smart Donations URL.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Would you be comfortable inviting a funder for a site visit? While you’re at it, make sure your Candid profile is up to date. Photo credit: Hispanolistic via gettyimages The post Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? You’ll need to show potential funders your IRS letter of determination. Do you have a track record?

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By filling out your Candid nonprofit profile on GuideStar, you can ensure your digital presence is up to date and prioritize creating content to share on GivingTuesday. Update your nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar. With all that traffic, it’s important to make sure your profile is up to date. Check basic information.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

It shows a pledge counter, providing a sense of collective participation as soon as you visit the site, and asks you to take the pledge: You are then prompted to fill out some basic information. IAVA has done a great job ensuring a live count is active on the site for visitors to see their number add to the total.

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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. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2012

To upload a Timeline Cover to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page, simply hover your mouse over the area at the top of your page where cover photos are featured and an “Add a Cover or Change Cover” pop-down menu will appear that will allow you upload a cover photo: 2) Upload a Profile Picture :: 180 Pixels X 180 Pixels.

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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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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

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. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

Tailored Giving Day Website Build a comprehensive, custom-branded giving day site tailored to your mission, whether it’s your first attempt or a recurring event. Creating an attractive, informative site is the first step in exciting supporters to rally behind your cause. Learn more about the New Site Editor.

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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

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 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. not another site I need to pay attention to.” Sign up for a Pinterest Account and set up your Pinterest Profile.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Create connections between your site and social profiles. Create connections between your site and social profiles. Photo galleries. Photos and videos. You can engage with donors just by sharing photos from events or new. Use social media for quick updates and fun content. nonprofit marketing. ,

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 10, 2016

It’s hard to determine whether or not Mark Zuckerberg himself truly envisioned what his simple social media platform would become 12 years after he first launched the site from his college room in Cambridge, Massachusetts. So keep photos clear and uncluttered, and reserve the bulk of your text for the message body.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Animoto is a service that allows you to create videos about your nonprofit using a selection of your organization’s best photos. Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with efficiency and productivity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

2) After your nonprofit is approved, you then create a profile. You can add a summary of your organization, photos, post news and articles, join/create communities , etc. Once your profile is up and running, you can then apply to accept online donations by clicking the “Apply for Donations&# button on your Ammado profile.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Build up your presence on social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Instead, be strategic: Profile your ideal donor and then determine their preferred social networks. Use social media. Don’t overwhelm yourself with having to manage and pay attention to too many networks at a time. Optimize your website.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . This socially-sourced crowd spends upwards of 15 minutes per day, every day , on social media sites, 3 to 7 times more than on any other major web property. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2011

While the timeline has the potential to embarrass some users who might have inappropriate photos buried along their timeline, the cover image is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage their champions to help spread the word about the organization. The Ocean Conservancy has done just that! Is your nonprofit doing something similar?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

You may also decide to include additional information such as a profile picture and short biography, which can be more meaningful for your donors’ friends and family. A site page dedicated to recognizing donors. Highlighting your donors in a photo album or digital slide show. Digital walls. Appreciation spaces.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

So far, trying to navigate the site to browse or set up a profile has about a 50/50 chance of hitting either a 504 or 500 error page. I’m always the first to admit I’m not patient, but I persistence this morning has gotten me pretty deep into the site – so keep refreshing your browser and you’ll get through!

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 6, 2012

Genuine LinkedIn invitations include a photo, the sender's company, a link to view their profile, and the number of shared connections. The "accept" links lead to site that I assume intend to do me harm, like: [link]. At a casual glance they look like real LinkedIn invitations, but a moment of scrutiny shows they aren't real.

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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). That said, the idea brings up a very important point.

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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). That said, the idea brings up a very important point.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. I’ll be doing a couple more blog posts on FourSquare over the next month and the site will likely add a lot of new features in 2010 (I’m excited!),

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Plus, if you stick around at the end of the post, you’ll discover a few key tips for finding the right fundraising site for your needs. Update donor profiles, track donations in real-time, and research supporters as needed, all from your mobile device. Customize your donation page with photos, videos, and other branded content.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 29, 2023

Consider including additional links to relevant site pages for new or returning visitors to learn more about your organization. Post teasers and previews of your auction items across all of your organization’s social media profiles to get your audience excited about attending your event. Clear photos and descriptions.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Constituent search features allow your staff to read up on each individual donor’s profile before going to meetings or events. From here, donors can easily update profile information and payment methods, download end-of-year receipts, and more.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. While these may look interesting and make a person’s profile name stand out, they are not accessible. Also, when linking out, do your best to source content that is accessible on its own site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

.” In Steve Rubel’s Ad Age post, ” The Revolution Won’t Be Televised; It Will Be Instagrammed ” points out some underlying trends that might make some of the hype less hype: Smartphone use has become pervasive, siting recent research reports from Pew Internet for America Life research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

It recently launched a ning site - a branded social network for its community of nonprofits. Tell me a little about your organization's social media strategy for its ning (branded social network) site? A Ning site was developed in order to answer this specific need. How are you measuring your success with the site?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2010

TwitPic : TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter. You can post pictures to TwitPic from your phone or through the site itself. For an example, see UNICEF’s TwitPic Page: twitpic.com/photos/UNICEF. BubbleTweet : BubbleTweet allows users to embed a video directly onto their Twitter profiles. channel/BigCatRescue.

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