Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

For those nonprofits already active on Google+ or for those willing to take the leap, below are 12 Google+ Page best practices to help get you started. Tag other pages in your poststo foster good will. Prioritize uploading photos over sharing links. Google+ is a visual social network.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

UTMs, or urchin tracking modules, are tags that allow you to better understand where your web traffic is coming from and how supporters get to your site. UTM Tracking Best Practices. At the most basic level, Google Analytics tracks sources automatically through referral tagging for specific websites. How does UTM Tracking Work?

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Guidelines Track Practice Analytics 52

Qgiv

MAY 8, 2023

You can use it to promote all your event sponsors, with custom “Thank You” graphic, a short description, and tagging the business’ social media account. From here, you can have your donors “tag” you while at the event, post their photos with a certain hashtag, and gain additional exposure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. 11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits. You can view their website at defenders.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

When using images from others, be sure to tag them if they have a presence on Instagram using the “Add People” function. You can create screenshots of your own photos or of branded images that you have posted on other social networks and then share them on Instagram. You can also share screenshots of compelling photos posted by others.

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Practice United States Images Stats 270

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

To start establishing yourself as a world-changing, impactful organization on the platform, here are a few best practices to succeed on LinkedIn. Your header should also include a short tag line. If you don’t have a tag line already established, think about how you would explain your nonprofit’s core mission in a short, catchy phrase.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Candid uses AI to assist with tasks such as ensuring data accuracy, tagging data, creating content, and streamlining communications. The future of AI is uncertain.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Tag Social Media Bookmarking Delicious 61

Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Fundraising nptech Marketing Best practices Social networking case studies Non-profit Communications research social media contests. Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( read more ).

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Contest Lesson Practice Campaign 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. The best practices below should help if you’re nonprofit is noticing a decrease in engagement and exposure.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2014

" In technical speak, hashtags are a form of a metadata tag. When you put a "#" in front of a word, it gets tagged and is searchable on the platform in which it is used. Some Best Practices. Hashtags were started by Twitter, but are now supported by Facebook, Instagram, and Google+.

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Practice Social Media Track Twitter 68

NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Tags: Education and Training Tools case gear up for giving social media. Logo for Case Foundation's Gear Up for Giving Campaign. If you have been to their site already and have seen their information, what recommendations do you have to share with others?

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Practice Social Media Teach Training 100

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Not only do you risk the trust of your members with mismanaged data, but you also risk a hefty price tag. Protect your association with strong data security and cybersecurity practices. When you make an effort to learn safe data security practices, your association will be less at risk for exposure. Improve password practices.

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Awareness Celebrate Associations Data 116

Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Wild Apricot nptech Web 2.0

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Social Media Profit Public Practice 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. Notice the engagement in the comments, with people tagging each other. Engagement'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

This week the beginner track got underway where 20 arts organizations will design and implement action learning experiments in Facebook , Listening , or Twitter to improve their social media practice. Facebook Custom Landing Tabs + Measurement = Best Practice. Why: Custom Landing Tabs.

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Measure Facebook Practice San Francisco 102

.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Members are seeking usefulness at the right price tag. Kim and Mauborgne are adamant that cost is a critical element in their equation. Their research indicates that customers don’t want quantity. Traditionally,” Sharon observes, “associations have translated value into offering more of the same services. ABMS studied the literature.

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Strategy Marketing Detroit Associations 221

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. Find out what people are saying about your charity, and what information they’re looking for. Inject some personality into your messages. Be professional. Engage with users.

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Twitter Practice Charity Philanthropy 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2006

and Communities of Practice Online Conference. The tagging discussion included an action learning exercise where we shared a lot of resources about tagging as well as explored the discovery aspect of delicious. group" about tagging and social-bookmarking. What central tag to use to get an item noticed?

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Tag Reflection Practice Community 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Via a post from the Tags/Networks/Narrative called Vocabulary Soup , I discovered another tagging community called, Get Your Damn Tags Right. Occasionally, communities may well form around tagging. sites will find groups interested in tagging. sites will find groups interested in tagging.

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Tag Community Music Artist 50

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SEO – Search Engine Optimization – (if you don’t already know) is the practice of improving and promoting a website in order to increase the number of visitors the site receives from search engines. Use A Proper CMS With Tags CMS stands for content management system. Take the Course 5. Good examples are WordPress and Drupal.

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Strategy Tips Google Search 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now on to the best practices: 1. Tags: Change.org Online Activism Online Fundraising. Please Note: All nonprofits in the United States that have an entry in GuideStar.org are also on Change.org. You can access your nonprofit’s profile and the Change.org tool set by signing up for a Nonprofit Admin account. View Example ].

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2009

Tags: Fundraising Advancement Services. The most effective methods for gathering employment data (cited by at least 30% of respondents) were alumni directory surveys, collecting business cards at events, individual surveys (follow-ups to address changes, etc.), 65% include matching monies when calculating corporate recognition levels.

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Gift Practice Survey Museum 100

Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

Tags: Fundraising. The survey also covers strategies for increasing matching gifts; the effectiveness of various techniques, tools, and vendors; and stewardship ideas. It is available at [link].

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Gift Practice Survey Technique 100

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2010

Longtime readers will remember that during the 40 days leading up to my 40th birthday last year, I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. Tags: walk birthday. Your Workout Makes You Smarter (preview) on Scientificamerican.com Music Playlist at MixPod.com.

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Reflection Practice Music Exercise 70

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

She explained, “The idea that our sector can have a tool that is a simple and transparent way to measure our progress toward more equitable funding practices is really game changing.” For example, Dawn shared how her organization offers nonprofits practical resources and tools to help to get started.

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Demographics Build Social Green 98

Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

With busy schedules focused on impacting causes and the pandemic adding new challenges, it’s easy to get too close to the bark of the tree and miss opportunities to enhance your tools, resources, and best practices to help advance your cause. Organization names, logos, and tag lines matter. In Summary.

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Fundraising Paypal Storytelling Causes 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

A lot of practice on how to move quickly when a disaster strikes. Here’s a couple of takeaways, but expect some more practical, how-to posts in the next few weeks. Listening in Practice. So we offered to co-lead a session on listening in practice. Tags: Conferences Free Agent Listening nonprofit20 np20.

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Practice Free Share Reflection 94

.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

Content optimization—Assess keyword density, title tag length (The length of the title that is displayed in search engine results.), Continuous improvement—Once you’ve established SEO practices and procedures, AI tools can help you keep your site optimized for peak performance. and meta descriptions (Html summaries of page contents.)

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Team Marketing Build Analysis 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2011

A Few Words of Caution: Small to medium-sized nonprofits should take Facebook case studies and best practices based on the success of large nationally and internationally well-known nonprofits (with huge email lists and multiple communications and development staff) with a heavy dose of skepticism.

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Facebook Case Study Newsletter Feeds 274

Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

In our quest to shine a light on shine a light on what's going on in green IT for nonprofits, libraries, and really anyone running or working in a small to medium sized office, we'd be remiss to not call some attention to a new book by UK-based author, Mark O'Neill called Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice. Tags: GreenTech.

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Green Practice Business Review 58

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For insights into what will make your organization standout and ring above the buzz, we’ve connected with members of our Blackbaud Champions community who shared tried and true practices that will maximize the success of your year-end fundraising campaigns. Additionally, look at which of your donors you haven’t heard from recently.

Fundraising 101

Fundraising Donor Celebrate Chicago 101

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Recent evidence from the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) indicates that grantmakers are asking the same questions with slight differences across funders, wasting a significant amount of a nonprofit's time during the application process. Organizational Budgeting, Revenue Practices, and Forecasts (20 percent).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

I'm tagging information related to discussion, examples, and comments about nonprofits using tagging (or not using tagging) to prep for upcoming session at netsquared.org with the tag del.icio.us/nptag. What would this visual look like if it was translated into a graphic of nonprofit tagging use? A tag community.

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Tag Collaboration Project Bookmarking 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

The second week of the workshop started last week and it is a week of "field trips" to existing communities of practice. I followed to lead trip into the NpTech Tag Community. or social technologies into community of practice work ask amazing questions. May not translate to other communities.

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Reflection Nptech Tag Community 50

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Here are nine peer-to-peer fundraising best practices that will help ensure your next campaign is a success: 1. Provide participants with hash tags and social icons for the campaign and for your organization. Thank your sponsors publicly: Tag their company/business page on Facebook, and publicly thank them in a post.

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NTEN

JANUARY 7, 2011

Tim Arnold, Functional Consultant, Beaconfire Many thanks to the good people at NTEN for agreeing to let me stand up in front of a huge cheering crowd at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference to drop some serious science in my session, "Practical HTML5/CSS3 for Nonprofits (or 'How to Party Like it's 2011 When it's Really Still 1999')."

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