Social Network, Track and Trend - Nonprofit Technology

How To Track Your Twitter Engagement

Care2

JULY 16, 2014

Nonprofits have been able to track gather important data about their audiences interactions with their website via Google Analytics. Looks for overall trends. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' Facebook pages have also offered some insightful data on audience engagement.

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Track Twitter Analytics Metrics

Are your ears burning? Ultimate Guide To Social Listening Tools

Whole Whale

JUNE 15, 2022

Luckily, there are plenty of free social listening tools available that can help you track your brand, monitor your competition, and understand what people are saying about your cause. In this guide, we’ll introduce you to the concept of social listening and provide a list of the best free social listening tools on the market.

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How Do Nonprofits Use Social Networks?

NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. > Free for everyone!

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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Tools Galore: How To Track What Content Resonates With Your Audiences

Care2

APRIL 30, 2014

Do you know what types of content or campaigns resonate with your audiences on your website, email list, and social media channels? Perhaps you have a hunch, but the only surefire way to know this info is to develop a tracking and measurement plan. Spout Social: This tool has easy to read social media reports.

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Track Audience Content Tools

10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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Practice Online Fundraising Nonprofit

10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

As nonprofits have gotten better at implementing multichannel communications and fundraising campaigns and improving their tracking and reporting systems, many nonprofits have come to the conclusion that creating a paid part- or full-time new media manager position is worth the financial investment. Creative Thinking. Good Writing Skills.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

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. Twitter can be mean.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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Fun Resource Audio Stats

Mobile for Good: Trends to Watch at Mobile World Congress

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The Barcelona tradeshow sets the mobile trends for the year with major announcements expected from Nokia, Samsung, LG, and others. At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, manufacturers showed of everything from smartwatches to fitness trackers to headbands that track brainwaves! What mobile trends are capturing your attention?

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Every full time staffer we have on the Emerging Media team has been paid for by raising money on social networks. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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United States Social Media Interview Examples

22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

Fun

Fun Resource Stats Wikipedia

Trends: Internet Demographics and Embracing Failure

Care2

JANUARY 5, 2011

According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&# Social network site usage for this demographic has quadrupled since 2008, from 4% to 16%.

Demographics

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5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For ?

TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Because of this, it is important to keep up with the latest trends to make sure your nonprofit does not fall tragically behind. We keep track of this dynamic landscape so you can focus on your nonprofit. The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along.

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Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector. Today, I’ll start with a basic taxonomy of these trends, and unpack each one over time.

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Getting Advancement into Gear: A Conversation on Higher Education Charitable Giving Trends

Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2018

I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion with Sue Cunningham, President of Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and James Wiley, Principal Analyst for Technology at Eduventures, about 2017 charitable giving performance and trends for higher education. What’s Next?

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5 Ways To Incorporate Mobile Tech Into Your Volunteer Program

TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Most constituent relationship management systems, such as Salesforce allow you to track volunteers, send texts to them directly from the CRM, connect with them through multiple methods (i.e., email, phone, and social), and identify your nonprofit’s top volunteers. Eventbrite has a mobile app that allows you to do just that!

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Mobile Volunteer Tech Program

10 Signs Your Small Nonprofit Excels at Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Even more cumbersome is the trend to not only publish your stories on your blog and website, but to also have to publish them on Medium , Steller , as Facebook Notes , on LinkedIn Publisher , and soon directly into Google.com. 90% of nonprofits miss this very obvious opportunity to convert their online donors into social media followers.

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10 Goals for Nonprofit New Media Managers for 2015

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Cause awareness days can be very powerful for fundraising because social network communities are highly likely to promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days. Experiment with at least one new social network. Also, now ten years into social networking, online communities are becoming more niche-oriented and mobile.

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Can My Fitbit Data Make Health Care Better?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2014

I first put a fitbit, a digital pedometer that tracks steps, calories burned, food intake, and other personal analytics data, on my wrist back in October. As a data nerd, I couldn’t resist the fitbit and its ability to track my every move during this glorious science experiment. Otherwise, I would need to go on statins.

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Three Social Media Metrics Every Nonprofit Should Track

Care2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

So what type of metrics are non-profits tracking to determine if they are achieving their objectives? One metric I track on our Blog is RSS or eMail subscribers. And to set objectives that you can measure when your done. Good question. Here’s what we’ve seen based on talking to close to 800 non-profits.

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Content Metrics You Should Track

Care2

JANUARY 7, 2013

Every nonprofit knows that good content is king. If you think your website is filled with outdated and boring content, you may be questioning how well you are engaging your activists and donors. Heck, even if you think you have awesome content, you are probably asking yourself the same the question.

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The Impact of Connectivity in the Future: Everything Is Connected, Cows will Tweet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

” Dave analyzes trends and technologies to predict what is next on the horizon. These are creating an age of context – where because so much data is being collected about you – that everything will be tracked and customized. He said, “yes you will be tracked, but your experience will be customized.”

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Cisco Impact America Government

Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You can even setup a Google Alert to track the opposition.

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Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Three Cheap Tools to Measure Blogs and Social Media

Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Allows you to see engagement trends over time.

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Unleashing the Power of School Auction Fundraising

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Create a timeline for the big day, too, to make sure things stay on track! Trending School Auction Packages Here are just a few great ideas for school auction packages that are becoming really hot: Principal for the Day: Great for elementary school! These are fantastic for schools where there’s already a big social network.

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Fundraising Sponsor Tips Classroom

Best Practices: How to Hashtag

Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2014

Hashtags were developed by Twitter as a means to build community: "Used sparingly and respectfully, hashtags can provide useful context and cues for recall, as well as increased utility for the track feature." Sometimes two hashtags in a tweet is warranted, say if you're tweeting at a conference about a trending topic.

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Practice Social Media Track Twitter

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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Is the Humane Society the First Nonprofit to Link to a Mobile Website in a Group Text Alert?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

After six years of spending 40-50 hours a week on social networking sites, I now consider myself an animal activist. These organizations and others like them, through social media, have made me aware of the plight of our world’s wildlife and as a result, have changed my consumer and donor behavior.

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What Social Network Demographics Mean for You - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign?

Demographics

Demographics Social Network Social Media Network

What Social Network Demographics Mean for You - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign?

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The New War on Social Media Vanity Metrics

Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

What are people saying to you on social media channels? Track these conversations each week and put them in a spreadsheet; this will allow you to track your growth over time. Look at your CRM stats to find out conversion rates across different social media platforms and channels. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Closing the Loop Between Social Media and Offline Action

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2010

This excellent post by my business partner, Geoff Livingston, provides some excellent tips for encouraging deeper engagement from your nonprofit's online social media friends and fans. to track how your online social network activities are driving offline actions. How are you tracking your efforts?

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Technology Convergence: Serious Gaming, Internet of Things, and Nonprofits

Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

It's always interesting to see emerging technology trends merge and intersect in ways that might someday prove valuable to nonprofits and libraries. These types of technologies can also be used for social good.

Game

Game Internet Technology Green

Facebook's New Donate Button: Good or Bad for Nonprofits?

Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook. Many nonprofits dedicate considerable resources to track supporter’s multi channel donations and activities.

Facebook

Facebook Donation Disaster Social Network

Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" In other words, if electronic messages can reach it, its on-line.

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Social Network Mobile Social Media Network

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. 10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout.

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Social Media Management Media Social

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The same is true for volunteers, whose social networks could potentially provide some serious peer-to-peer fundraising boosts to your campaign. Where are the milestones in our history that best display our track record of success and/or history of serving our community? Friends + Family.

Guide

Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We have 325 social media sites that we post to regularly, but in addition to all of the ones that everyone knows about, two of the most effective are Posterous and TrafficGeyser because we can post once to these accounts and they syndicate out to hundreds of article, podcast, blog, video and photo sites at once. Please summarize your ROI.

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Survey Says: Nonprofits Fail to Track Marketing Impact - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

MAY 2, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable!

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PdF10: Can the Internet Fix Politics? How Data Visualization Can Help Us Listen and Respond

Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Tracking and Visualizing Trends in Social Media. They also talked about using data from Twitter's trending topics to create visual representations of what issues are getting traction. Tags: Digital Divide Event Online Activism Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

Internet

Internet Data Help Info

URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

OCTOBER 6, 2010

If you thought email radically changed the way nonprofits communicated with constituents online, then social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter may have challenged you even more. particularly when it comes to quickly sharing links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks.

Disaster

Disaster Libya Stats Law

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Taproot Foundation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

We use Hootsuite and Sprout Social to manage our accounts and track metrics. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Dupe: Our organization has literally just started tracking ROI for using these tools by way of campaigns. All the while, you’ve got to measure, track and re-adjust.

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How To Track Your Twitter Engagement

Are your ears burning? Ultimate Guide To Social Listening Tools

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Trending Sources

How Do Nonprofits Use Social Networks?

Webinars

Tools Galore: How To Track What Content Resonates With Your Audiences

10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers

10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Mobile for Good: Trends to Watch at Mobile World Congress

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: The Humane Society of the United States

22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Trends: Internet Demographics and Embracing Failure

5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For ?

Great reads from around the web on July 18th

Getting Advancement into Gear: A Conversation on Higher Education Charitable Giving Trends

5 Ways To Incorporate Mobile Tech Into Your Volunteer Program

10 Signs Your Small Nonprofit Excels at Social Media

10 Goals for Nonprofit New Media Managers for 2015

Can My Fitbit Data Make Health Care Better?

Three Social Media Metrics Every Nonprofit Should Track

Content Metrics You Should Track

The Impact of Connectivity in the Future: Everything Is Connected, Cows will Tweet

Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Three Cheap Tools to Measure Blogs and Social Media

Unleashing the Power of School Auction Fundraising

Best Practices: How to Hashtag

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Is the Humane Society the First Nonprofit to Link to a Mobile Website in a Group Text Alert?

What Social Network Demographics Mean for You - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

What Social Network Demographics Mean for You - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

The New War on Social Media Vanity Metrics

Closing the Loop Between Social Media and Offline Action

Technology Convergence: Serious Gaming, Internet of Things, and Nonprofits

Facebook's New Donate Button: Good or Bad for Nonprofits?

Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Survey Says: Nonprofits Fail to Track Marketing Impact - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

PdF10: Can the Internet Fix Politics? How Data Visualization Can Help Us Listen and Respond

URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Taproot Foundation

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