Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. Here’s a run through of the Tools Galore session. See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). 63% of nonprofits worldwide regularly send email updates and fundraising appeals ( Global NGO Technology Report ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). 63% of nonprofits worldwide regularly send email updates and fundraising appeals ( Global NGO Technology Report ).

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

It all starts to turn into spam (to donors at least) after a while. Acquire appropriate tools. Since Millennials are tech-savvy, and prefer reading information from nonprofits on their mobile device, make sure your email is either responsive (scales to screen size) or a 1-column layout so your text does not get jumbled.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group reached 40,000 members today – a benchmark that took three years, 323 days, and countless clicks of “Flag as Promotion” and “Block & Delete” to keep the group as spam free as possible and on its trajectory of growth. Attention Nonprofits!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 4, 2011

Then go to facebook.com/questions and select the “Get Questions Now&# button: Once added, the Questions tool is then added to your Official Facebook Page: Step Two :: Ask Your First Question. Use the new tool sparingly. Subscribe :: Nonprofit Tech 2.0 e-Newsletter :: Social Media and Mobile Technology for Nonprofits.

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

Although your nonprofit likely isn’t anywhere close to collecting large-scale location and engagement data to sell to other firms or push hyper-targeted ads like the tech giants, the point of regulations at any level is to protect consumers (or donors) and weed out bad actors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The experience has made me acutely aware that access to information about trends in nonprofit technology, online fundraising, and social media often does not reach small NGOs – especially those in rural areas. It’s important to be aware that e-newsletters that are sent BCC often trigger spam controls and are blocked by email servers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

In the era of social media, LinkedIn Groups have been one of the most underutilized and overlooked tools available to nonprofits. By default, logging in regularly to approve new members also makes you a better group manager, because while you are logged in, you should also be participating in discussions and managing spam.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Granted, the positives do outweigh the negatives, but it is important to step back occasionally and take a critical look at how social media is impacting nonprofit technology at your organization as well as your digital staff. That’s what Nonprofit Tech for Good paid for an sponsored ad on LinkedIn.

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Care2

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications at the Women Who Tech TeleSummit earlier this week. WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The need to have a Google account will come up many times in your social media and mobile technology campaigns. For organizational reasons, you could opt to use the Gmail e-mail account that you created for your nonprofit when setting up your Google account for all social media and mobile technology accounts.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you are targeting the tech industry, for example, you can create rooms based on different parts of the industry or different audience segments. A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. Integrates with social media: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are great tools for networking.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The right combination of security tools can help your organization stay locked down without getting in the way of your other tasks. We thought we'd kick things off by introducing some of the security tools in our catalog and sharing some helpful resources from our donor partners. Mailshell and Red Earth: Spam Be Gone.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Same answer as for all of your nonprofit technology questions: be strategic.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Some recent events have included the panel discussion Technology Upgrade 101: Integrating New Tech into Existing NonProfits in Victoria, Canada and hands-on computer training for youth in Mukono, Uganda. Denver, CO: Website Management Tools: Learning the Components and Picking the Right One. Wednesday, May 21. Thursday, May 22.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Below are the 11 TwtPoll results that I think are the most telling: 1) Is your nonprofit planning on utilizing mobile technology in 2010 (live Tweeting, group texting, iPhone Apps, launching a mobile site)? [ [link] ]. Warning: Poll has been spammed: [link] ]. 39% Yes… it’s in the works. 15% We already do! [ [link] ].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, as I caution with all tech tools, the hammer and nails are only as good as the carpenter. AI is a single technology. AI represents a growing constellation of technologies from self-driving cars to medical diagnostics. Spam filtering, fraud detection, and recommendation systems are examples.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 22, 2010

As a tech guy who also plays a social entrepreneur, I often get asked by my SE buddies about what are the practical use of a tool like Twitter. I wasn't going to spam every person I know in the UK about my arrival. The ten days in the UK amazed me with the power of social media in my life. It was too slow.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you are targeting the tech industry, for example, you can create rooms based on different parts of the industry or different audience segments. A virtual event is only as good as the technology that supports it. Integrates with social media: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are great tools for networking.

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Care2

MAY 15, 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!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

This year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC, had a lot to offer for the nonprofits in attendance, and TechSoup was no exception. We sent several of our best representatives to meet our fellow nonprofits and take in the latest tech info from the sessions. Stay true to you. More from NTC. Image: Wes Holing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 47% of nonprofits purchased Facebooks Ads in 2019. That’s equivalent to sending an email to your supporters and 98% of your emails going to spam folders.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 15, 2014

You can use these Norton security products to protect your organization's data from viruses, spyware, spam, and other threats. These Norton security products combine several defense technologies based on networks, files, reputation, and behavior. How Can My Organization Benefit? What If We Have One of the Older Products?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. According to Shim, Facebook is a primary communication tool for young people.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

So let's say you're watching a movie and the camera pans to a can of Spam on a kitchen counter. It's an interesting glimpse into the future of technology – at least how Amazon sees it. Homelessness and Mobile Technology. apps mobile technology tablets mobile phone cell phones' Sounds a bit creepy, right?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

From filtering email spam to offering up personalized Netflix recommendations, AI already underlies many routine aspects of our lives in ways we don’t even realize. In the words on The Chronicle of Philanthropy: “ powerful technology will automate tedious tasks, freeing up fundraisers to strategize and build ties with donors.”.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

It also has better spam filtering — it keeps spam to less than 3 percent of your inbox. The new Sweep feature has tools to clean and maintain your inbox. The reviews in the technology press are coming in largely positive. It also has an ad opt-out page and additional privacy options. Google Chrome 23. Firefox 17.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Making wise and affordable technology investments can help in all of this. Once you’re educated yourself about what kind of website best fits your organization, you may or may not need some tools to make it happen. Check out our breakdown of donor management tools to help make a more informed choice.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

We hear from young nonprofits and libraries all the time, and we know that making wise and affordable technology investments can play a vital part in building and growing an organization. All of these donated software tools can be requested at the same time. These tools are just the building blocks of your young organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was designed to be a marketing tool. As far as ads and Spam, that just a part of MySpace and the price to pay for having a social networking site with very little rules or censorship. Their tool sets are completely different and as well as their purpose. The tool set is astounding. MySpace is amazing.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” In an effort to make the site’s resources available on-the-go for community members, Care2 plans to do more to capitalize on mobile technology and make their site mobile friendly.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

What if they become viral or even SPAM? . With the right tools (a well developed and implemented CMS) and a content editor, you now have the capability and the responsibility to develop integrated, exciting, and focused marketing campaigns that will create a dialogue between you and your constituents. What if they're offensive?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It's time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. Nonprofit Tech for Good.

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