Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One trillion text messages sent globally in 2008. Priority #3: Purchase a smartphone and tablet for your communications and development staff. Texting is a tool still not mastered. 10 trillion sent by the end of 2011. Mobile phone owners sent an average of 678 texts a month.

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Mobile Web Social Media Social Network 267

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Then late in 2007 and throughout 2008, the spam on Myspace started to become overwhelming, while at the same time the naysayers and fearmongers were growing larger and louder. The mainstream media and higher education essentially flipped out over the “dangers of social networking,” and Myspace took the brunt of it.

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Classes Social Media Myspace Media 203

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

We worked so hard to get to 5,000 and then we took off!

Web 243

Web Social Social Media Myspace 243

NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2012

In 2008, Barack Obama used one of the most successful online marketing and …

Online 163

Online Lesson Campaign Fundraising 163

TechImpact

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The graphic, provided by Convio , compares the growth of online giving between the years of 2008 to 2010, these numbers have only grown over the past 3 years and are continuing to increase. IT is by far the most direct way to communicate with a large audience and to increase your funding.

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Online Giving Convio Nonprofit 189

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

She presented a social media training to our affiliates at our annual conference in 2008 and as one of the most popular sessions, our affiliates are still talking about it – 60% of which now actively use social media. . - Danielle Brigida, Digital Marketing Manager, National Wildlife Federation. Heather is great.

Social Media 271

Social Media Social Guide Media 271

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Launched in 2008, Give by Cell pioneered the use of mobile fundraising and text messaging services to increase donor engagement. Text messaging is just that: one of the easiest and most cost-effective technologies you can add to any communication strategy.

Communication 311

Communication Donation Tech Tools 311

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

August 11, 2008 You’ve likely heard a lot about “ cloud computing “ And what’s true is that the sales-talk about computing in the cloud certainly makes the conceptual issues behind it, honestly, well, cloudy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2012

In the same way that Twitter forced me to rethink online messaging in 2008 and onward, Pinterest has made it abundantly clear that expecting our online supporters and donors to read even only 140-characters can sometimes be too much to ask.

Social Media 273

Social Media Photo Media Avatar 273

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Matthew Dubins, founder of Donor Science Consulting, performed an exhaustive study of the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 on Canadian nonprofits and came to the following conclusion: “…during a recession, it is? That instinct, while logical on the surface – may also be a grave mistake for most fundraisers. Research backs that up.

Integration 309

Integration Tech Fundraising Synchronous 309

NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

MailerMailer’s 2010 Email Marketing Metrics Report, MarketingSherpa “Email Marketing Benchmark Guide” 2008. Send too many “one size fits all” emails and you risk decreased interest, lower attention levels and, ultimately, less engaged constituents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 30, 2011

Similar to Myspace and Facebook in 2007 and 2008, there’s seemingly a geographic difference between Foursquare and Gowalla users. Gowalla may not get the online buzz that Foursquare does, but where I live it’s more popular than Foursquare.

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Myspace Mobile Green America 195

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Definitely the e-newsletter; our first e-newsletter in 2008 resulted in hundreds of responses and donations, though we have seen some donation activity on Facebook through special source codes tied to campaigns.

Social Media 207

Social Media International Interview Examples 207

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

Launched in 2008, MobileCause pioneered the use of text-to-donate in the nonprofit sector. Whether planning for your 100th or very first virtual event, MobileCause has the resources and tools you need to plan, promote, and execute your event for maximum results.

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Virtual Resource eBook Fundraising 328

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2010

We saw that with social media in 2008 and 2009, and the same will be true of mobile technology in 2010. As I have said many times before, early adoption is key when it comes to new trends in the nonprofit sector. Those nonprofits that create iPhone Apps first will get the most downloads and the most buzz.

Mobile 180

Mobile Adopt Fun Nonprofit 180

Robert Weiner

MAY 5, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Its findings included: 14% growth in online giving overall.

Stats 131

Stats Online Giving Convio 131

sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

5 Myths about Online Giving 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Why Apple isn’t the Nonprofit App Grinch Recent Posts 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report Blackbaud Index for March 2011 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 (..)

Online 111

Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

Those under 45 have faced the changing global dynamics of 9/11, the financial crisis of 2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic–the results of these major events have been felt extremely acutely as these younger Americans entered the workforce, built families, and attempted to build wealth against these headwinds.

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Donation Giving Nonprofit Massachusetts 342

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

Flickr partnered with TechSoup in 2008 to launch Flickr for Good. Twitter also has a Charity Suggested User List. supports nonprofits in many ways through their Yahoo! for Good program. Owned by Yahoo!, The company has committed to giving away 10,000 free Flickr Pro accounts to nonprofits for one year (valued at $25 each).

Myspace 212

Myspace Linkedin YouTube Flickr 212

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. Last week the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page reached the 10,000 fans milestone.

Facebook 199

Facebook Poll Myspace Offline 199

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. The vast majority of applications that have been built since 2008 match actions with related content: for example, by reading a blog post and searching the Social Actions dataset for related actions.

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API Action Open Web 186

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

For example, our 2008 major human rights grants from the Oak Foundation and the John D. As an example, in 2008, we accounted for $1,772,761 in capitalization of a major website upgrade for our Bookshare library. and Catherine T. Footnote 6 of our 2011 audited financials (“Intangible Assets”) explains this matter.

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Story Grant Library Fund 155

NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

billion in 2008, the council’s fourth annual “Run Walk Ride Thirty” study reports. According to stats from the RUN. conference of 2010 [1] the top thirty “ thon ” (i.e. Walk A Thon, Bike A Thon, Swim A Thon) fundraising programs … were down from $1.76 The collective $133.9 2) The Rise of the Socially-Conscious Partnership.

Trend 219

Trend Attitude Stats Charity 219

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2019

Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. By Alex Wilson , Director of BlockShop DC and founding partner of The Giving Block. Let’s start with the basics. Why does that matter?

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DC Washington Fundraising Nonprofit 226

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 25, 2011

The current version of MS Server in use is Server 2008. On the proprietary side, there are two options. Proprietary Unix, and Microsoft Windows, and associated Microsoft Software. The primary web development framework used in this environment is.NET.

Open Source 181

Open Source Open Software Web 181

sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0 (..)

Blackbaud 90

Blackbaud Benchmark Chart Nonprofit 90

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2011

She presented a social media training to our affiliates at our annual conference in 2008 and as one of the most popular sessions, our affiliates are still talking about it – 60% of which now actively use social media. . - Danielle Brigida, Digital Marketing Manager, National Wildlife Federation. Heather is great.

Social Media 187

Social Media Social Guide Media 187

NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Jumo’s received a very warm welcome and a lot of press being that the founder Chris Hughes was also the co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. According to Jumo they are “a social network connecting individuals and organizations who want to change the world.&#

Social Media 272

Social Media Social Media Site 272

TechImpact

DECEMBER 31, 2013

SharePoint is free if you are running on Windows Server 2008. As a testament to the vibrant community, at conferences not directly about SharePoint, there seems to always be a side session dedicated to the versatile software. Return on investment. However, as everyone knows nothing is free.

Sharepoint 137

Sharepoint Amazon Nonprofit Tech 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 7, 2011

When you compare that to only one trillion text messages sent in 2008, it’s clear that text messaging is growing faster than any other Web-based communication method out there today, and yet it is a tool almost entirely untapped by the nonprofit sector.

Advocacy 211

Advocacy Mobile Nonprofit Adopt 211

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

Then in June 2008 I launched the @ NonprofitOrgs profile on Twitter. There is always a portion of your community that’s tech savvy enough to embrace the The Next Big Thing with you. At the same time I created the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel.

Social Network 191

Social Network Community Network Myspace 191

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 29, 2011

It provides an overview of the size and scope of philanthropic activities in our state, based on 2008 IRS data. Total grants made by all Arizona-based grantmaking entities (including corporate foundations) in 2008 amounted to a bit more than $653 million, with 72% ($470 million) going to Arizona nonprofits. How's our blogging?

Arizona 87

Arizona Research Resource Foundation 87

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

During the early months of Facebook euphoria in 2008 I saw a lot of nonprofits abandon their communities on Myspace much too soon which was both unfortunate for their supporters on Myspace, and the nonprofits themselves.

Google 261

Google Practice Profile Avatar 261

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web.

Social Media 236

Social Media Media Social Stats 236

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 2, 2010

You can bet that the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections will not be a repeat of the 2008 election with such a massive differential in use of technology and social networks.

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Change Conservancy Drupal Music 150

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

Since 2008, the Cathexis Partners team has served more than 850 nonprofits on more than 2,000 projects, including software setup and management, website development, and online fundraising campaign creation. Try a few of these changes — they can go a long way to taking your program to new heights!

Campaign 214

Campaign Fundraising Software Raise 214

Judi Sohn

JANUARY 2, 2011

There is no way out of the box in reporting to compare 7/1/2008-12/31/2008 vs 7/1/2009-12/31/2009 vs. 7/1/2010-12/31/2010. Every organization tracks different types of income. This is just what we track. The period of time is set by the interval on the report.

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