Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. at 9:24 am Hey, I found your blog while searching on Google your post looks very interesting for me. .&# Installation of WordPress is scarily easy. WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. I doubt you’ll look back. {

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Open Source WordPress Open Tools 100

NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

You can list your full organization name in the bio section, allowing people to search for you. This information will also be used in search, which is where keywords come in. If the numbers are out of proportion, potential followers might think you're a spam account. Avatar - Square image up to 700k, consistently branded.

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Twitter Tips Profile Images 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

. NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. There is a day or two lag for it shows up in search. Doesn't control the search.

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Facebook Profile Demographics Nonprofit 118

NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It should go without saying that we’re not advocating spamming blog comments with embedded links to your website – not only will that guarantee your comments get deleted, but you can also get yourself blacklisted.). So long as you consistently connect your profile to your organization’s website, you’ll begin driving traffic to it. (It

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Audience Profile Group Spam 88

NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Set up a few blog searches - you can search sites like Google Blogsearch , Technorati , Bloglines and BlogCatalog. Set up Twitter searches and see if people are "tweeting" about your organization or industry. Search for your organization's name on LinkedIn. Start with your organization's name. Don't worry.

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Social Media Audience Media Social 68

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. Plus, there is always the trusty search engine.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I moved on to cross-reference those recommendations against trusted online sources from NTEN and Idealware. Ideally this includes a strict anti-spam policy, automatic SPAM cleaners, ISP-specific controls and white-list approvals. Tags: E-mail NPTech NTEN Communications. That helped me cut the list to four firms.

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Service email Test Spam 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

His main point is that Twitter is not an advertising tool or spam tool. I found it because I have an RSS feed for a twitter search on the nptech tag. I like the way NTEN does it. There is also a generic organization one - but a lot of NTEN conversations happen through Holly and other staff.

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Twitter Practice Bookmarking Profile 50

Care2

MAY 14, 2009

Open rates can be an unreliable metric due to spam filters, preview panes and image blocking -- all of which make it hard to know whether someone is actually opening (or reading) an email. However, as online programs have matured, the decline in the performance of email has slowed. Don’t be too alarmed though.

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Benchmark Social Media Studies Advocacy 28

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Even worse, if enough of them use the "Uninvite" (or "Spam") button, you might find yourself permanently uninvited from your entire email list. What search terms are people using to find your website? Tags: E-mail NPTech NTEN Communications. What content in your emails is being clicked on? .

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Mail Campaign Management Yahoo 61

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Google AdWords has a great free tool for assessing the search frequency of your keywords. A well defined RSS feed will keep you up to date without wasting your time going to different sites or repeating the same searches. By scheduling updates, you keep your communication regular -- and you can repost, without spamming the airwaves.

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Communication Organization Press Newsletter 90

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Google AdWords has a great free tool for assessing the search frequency of your keywords. A well defined RSS feed will keep you up to date without wasting your time going to different sites or repeating the same searches. By scheduling updates, you keep your communication regular -- and you can repost, without spamming the airwaves.

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Communication Organization Press Newsletter 65

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. around 80% of the hits are coming from search. Search drives visitor behavior. hits come through search. I did not include spam comments or my own). The second graphic on depth of.

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Measure Social Media Tools Technorati 50

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

While spam is worse than it’s ever been, email continues to be the key to successful online fundraising programs – that’s a bit of surprise. Seven years ago, it was hard to convince nonprofits to hire web professionals, and today every nonprofit seems to be searching for online talent.

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

While spam is worse than it’s ever been, email continues to be the key to successful online fundraising programs – that’s a bit of surprise. Seven years ago, it was hard to convince nonprofits to hire web professionals, and today every nonprofit seems to be searching for online talent.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

60) Search « Social Media Webinar on June 10th | Main | Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? 5) The furor about “junk mail” is mild compared to that about spam—as it should be, because online communications is prey to all sorts of fraud. » Sunday May 31 2009 Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Mail Social Media Online Advocacy 47