Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

Nonprofits in previous years were chosen primarily because they excelled at social media. Yes… the majority of this year’s nonprofits have also implemented good-to-exceptional social media campaigns, but they are also nonprofits whose missions I care about and feel a personal connection to.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. here are 22 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : 1. The Social Web, and Web 3.0:

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Social media, mobile technology, and fundraising are unequivocally attached at the hip in contemporary nonprofit marketing. 55% of those who engage with nonprofits via social media have been inspired to take further action. The average nonprofit crowdfunding campaign?raises Image courtesy of nsemo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Social media will remain a top priority for nonprofits in 2014, but 2013 helped solidify social media as a mandatory set of communication tools. Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets. Social networks have gone mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website. World Wildlife Fund :: Today. World Wildlife Fund :: Today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

Nonprofits were the early adopters of social networks. The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. One of the reasons was that social networks were free to join and lacked monthly fees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Despite the rapid rise of social media, more online donations are made from a click in an e-newsletter than any other source. In fact, in 2013 for every 1,000 fundraising messages delivered, nonprofits raised $17. Social Media' Prioritize mobile design. 66% of emails are now opened either on a smartphone or tablet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% Create donation impact graphics for social media. Your followers on social networks are much more likely to take notice of your fundraising asks if you create a series of donation impact graphics. Online fundraising campaigns should be focused on the online giving habits of their donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. Some campaigns will fail, and some will need revision. Good Writing Skills.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Here are five essential, efficient ways to eliminate guesswork and make your startup a success on social media. Strategy Adopted: Leveraging Social Media Analytics. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Before you can afford staff dedicated to social media, spread the duties around.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2012

With smartphones now outselling PCs and tablet sales surpassing even the most conservative of estimates, the majority of your nonprofit’s supporters will likely be browsing your website on mobile devices by 2013 – and unfortunately most nonprofits are not prepared for this dramatic shift in Web communications.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Anyone active on Facebook, Twitter, or the likes will have seen at least one social media crisis unfold. Social media is your friend, despite what happened. Use your own social media channels to get your message out in any way that best helps give your side of the story. Act fast but don’t panic!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Most e-newsletters today seem to be stuck in the design best practices of 2006 and take little account for the rapid rise of social media and the fact that the number one activity on smartphones today is reading email. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Top of e-Newsletter: 1.

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

If the numbers do not support a sustainable growth for a program, or campaign, it may be time to make a change to your strategy. These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2013

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Although social media has revolutionized how nonprofits communicate online with their supporters and donors, online fundraising tools like “Donate Now” buttons and e-newsletters are essential building blocks to a successful social media strategy. Time: 1pm-2:45 EDT.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

That’s the hashtag we’ll be using when I start talking about the impact of social media on fundraising with John Haydon , Farra Trompeter from BigDuck, Carie Lewis from HSUS and Casey Golden from SmallAct at #13NTC. hr session we’ll get into … How have you seen social media evolve over the past few years?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

With this year’s GivingTuesday less than a month away , there’s lots of tips and best practices on how to leverage social media during the giving season both online and offline. Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. Team Coco (@TeamCoco) November 8, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Note From Beth: Next month I’m lucky enough to be doing the keynote at Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in San Francisco to share some ideas from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Nonprofit book award. 5:30pm— on the bus ride home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2013

Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Although social media has revolutionized how nonprofits communicate online with their supporters and donors, online fundraising tools like “Donate Now” buttons and e-newsletters are essential building blocks to a successful social media strategy. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Although social media has revolutionized how nonprofits communicate online with their supporters and donors, online fundraising tools like “Donate Now” buttons and e-newsletters are essential building blocks to a successful social media strategy. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

For those of you who have read Social Media for Social Good and have taken my webinar on how to launch a social and mobile media strategy for your nonprofi t, you know that the core of the strategy that I advocate for is tracking and proving your success. Download Spreadsheet Template ]. Website Unique Visitors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Although social media has revolutionized how nonprofits communicate online with their supporters and donors, online fundraising tools like “Donate Now” buttons and e-newsletters are essential building blocks to a successful social media strategy. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Next the webinar covers in-detail how to launch a new responsively designed website (or mobilize your current website), a texting campaign, and then moves on to explore current trends mobile fundraising, such as text-to-give, text-to-pledge, mobile wallets, and NFC technology. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As they say, “With any social media profile, comes great responsibility.” Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? But they should!).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 30, 2013

Date: Tuesday, July, 2013. The webinar also features numerous advanced Facebook strategies with a focus on how you can successfully integrate your Facebook campaigns into your website, e-newsletter, and blogging campaigns. Related Links: On-Demand: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Webinar Series for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2013

With the analytics and campaign expertise of M+R Strategic Services , we are excited to release the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study ! So: What’s going on with nonprofit email, fundraising, and social media? In short: Online revenue is up, monthly giving is booming, and social media audiences are growing too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2013

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013. In addition, the webinar showcases ten of the best Twitter Apps for nonprofits and how they can be used by your organization to launch innovative Twitter campaigns. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

The much-anticipated 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark study was released last week. It contains online fundraising, advocacy, email, social, and mobile results from 55 U.S.-based The study advises that “addressing email engagement should be a top priority for anyone involved in raising money and driving advocacy online in 2013.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2013

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The webinar features numerous vendors, highlights best practices in launching, maintaining, and promoting your organization’s mobile campaigns, and features nonprofits that excel in their use mobile technology. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns. Although this is a valid argument, where there is a will, there is a way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013. In addition, the webinar showcases ten of the best Twitter Apps for nonprofits and how they can be used by your organization to launch innovative Twitter campaigns. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. How to Register: Sign up !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

#TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Social media promotion of the event was in full swing. on November 14, 2013. Our Social Media Command Center.

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