Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Direct Content.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." The buzzword then was Web 2.0, which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 26, 2008

It’s actually because someone included it in a Wikipedia Article (no, it wasn’t me.). Where I rail against web shops that continue to suggest that people use their CMS, when it’s just not possible for one shop to replicate the robustness, features, security and upgradeability of the Open Source CMS offerings.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2017

As a result, website experiences have had to change significantly—from the way websites are designed and developed to the Content Management System (CMS) used and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies. What is responsive web design? Search Engine Optimization. User Experience.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Or, are you throwing a ton of content on the web hoping someone will find it? As it turns out, people are 7 times more likely to visit a nonprofit’s website in a search result then they are through social media. Backlinks, according to Google , are one of the top 3 search ranking factors. Data collected from Similarweb.com.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Wikipedia Searches for ALS : 2.89 Web Traffic: In August 30 million visitors in total to alsa.org. Web Traffic: In August 30 million visitors in total to alsa.org. I think what is most captivating, and something that Slaughter and I discussed, is the statistic on Wikipedia searches. million Twitter mentions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Web Analytics As Simple Gifts To Measure Mission 3.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Zuckerberg has partnered with Samsung, Nokia, Opera, and others to bring more affordable web access by way of smartphones. At the MWC keynote, Zuckerberg laid out his vision for a low-cost data plan that would include basic search and social networking and Wikipedia access – essentially all text-based services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

This is both the hard and fun part of making web videos. so I go search for some music for the soundtrack.). According to wikipedia , The earliest known occurrence of the word "widget" is in Beggar on Horseback (1924), a comedy play written by George S. What is a Widget? Kaufman and Marc Connelly.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

If your organization needs convincing that its time to adopt HTML5, just share the following tidbit from Wikipedia with the powers that be: “According to a report released on 30 September 2011, 34 of the world's top 100 Web sites were using HTML5.” 4) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Enhancements. You're welcome.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. Search engines constantly scour the web for information using this method -- but bots are also used by those nasty folks on the web that like to steal your information or trash your website. leads to malware installation.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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See3

JANUARY 14, 2008

It is a story really about how the web connects people who otherwise would never know each other. I still need some help with this so that we can dislodge the evil Michael Hoffman from his Google and Wikipedia rankings. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Here it is.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

Here are some of the things it currently does: It takes photos and videos by voice command and can upload them to the web. You can do Google searches by voice. If you'd like to see what the world looks like through Google Glass, search in Google+ with the hashtag #throughglass. Wikipedia article on smartglasses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

It's important search for the basics or what we call "ego searches." You'll also need to search on keywords or phrases that might uncover a client need or perception. To figure out your keywords, do a little brainstorming offline and then maybe use some online keyword tools. Do search at site for the first time.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

IdeaEncore is a nice solution for organizations that have limited web resources and want to share not just their own resources, but those of other compatible organizations. Some are huge. Some are successful, but messy. Discussion boards can be added to your website, leveraged in a Ning site, or you can use a google group or similar solution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

She shares some of the internal conversation her colleagues on staff and their differing views: It took a little more work to convince my co-workers [about web 2.0 For me, the web and 2.0 What does web site stickiness mean in the context of Web2.0? Here's a few: Web 3.0: " prompted some discussion. era websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! The social web makes it easy for your find people with exactly the same passion. Use Technorati , a blog search engine. Technorati is very easy to use, no more difficult than typing in a few words and hitting search button. The power of Web2.0

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2005

The fact is, these are powerful tools that are reshaping the way people use the Internet, just as the Search Engine did a few years ago. Eventually, you will be taking this stuff for granted, just like a text search on Google. But personally, tagging and social bookmarking are an essential part of how I use the web. Look it up.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 13, 2009

In the interview, we talk about the idea of Web 2.0 Every person who clicks on a Google search result, rates a movie on Netflix, or adds a photo to Flickr improves the overall experience for subsequent users. being based on a simple premise: software that gets better the more people use it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. Replace the “Web 1.0: The Static Web” with “Web 1.0: The Broadcast Web.” ” Social Media for Social Good is written as a how-to, step-by-step strategic plan for nonprofits in three parts: Web 1.0: The Static Web, Web 2.0:

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 9, 2005

In our search for collaboration tools we've been looking at web sites that in one way or another make use of the wiki model - pages which are freely editable by a community of users. Probably the most dramatic wiki project is the wikiPedia - an online encyclopedia edited by -- the entire world. a month, it's hard to complain.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 22, 2007

If we number the five elements as follows: Content Interaction Network Social Benefit Collective Action then I’d argue that most museums provide something very different from Web 2.0: side, consider these different major venues: A little explanation: Wikipedia is mostly about content. But now, web usage is different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

I am 28 years old and am just beginning to work in consulting and training in the use of new web tools for research and communication. More specifically, I help non-profit, small business and academic groups and individuals learn how to use web applications and services like RSS, blogs, wikis, search, social bookmarking, podcasting and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2007

That's the shareable output from searchCrystal it's an ego search on the term "Beth Kanter." " Here's how the site defines it: is a search visualization tool that enables you to compare, remix and share results from the best web, image, video, blog, tagging, news engines or RSS feeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

The Wikipedia entry on this topic is extensive, and the most common usage in the marketplace is for the socially beneficial flavor of “social enterprise,” not the Salesforce one-year-old marketing campaign. In doing a Google search on the term, Harvard Business School has an ad listing: “Social Enterprise Programs for Senior Managers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

How many times have you visited a museum site in search of a phone number or email address and woken up two hours later dizzy from the painful and ultimately unsuccessful phone system nightmare? When we allow visitors to add their own bits to exhibit labels or react on the web, we often ask them to add their name. In the Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

According to Wikipedia, content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers (or donors, volunteers, etc. Your potential donors are searching. Your potential volunteers are searching. Funders are searching. Patients are searching.

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