Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. Our story challenges get lots of attention. Our story challenges get lots of attention. We appreciated the opportunity to work with TechSoup and tell our story.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Last month was a monster for NetSquared - we held 48 events during Social Media September , including 14 workshops and nine social media surgeries. But we are prepared for Halloween, since we spent the month in costume dressed as (social media) surgeons! Abbotsford, Canada: Network, Connect and Talk Charity.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. Getting the Right Hero into Your Story. Research & Trends communication crowdfunding direct marketing donor retention fundraising npNEXT online giving Social Media' Why did we convene the group?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Miami City Ballet took home a $1,000 prize for the first gift of the day; Men and Women United in Justice, Education & Reform took home a $1,500 prize for generating the most buzz on social media about the Give Miami Day campaign. Over 100 more organizations joined Give Miami Day in 2014 compared to 2013.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. The most recent one was Social Media September. Fourteen Net2Local groups descended on their communities in full costume and delivered one-on-one training to local social benefit organizers. August 2013.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Check out these social media accounts and websites from the best thought leaders the nonprofit sector has to offer. She helps organizations get more visibility and online connections through improving their social media presence and websites. Looking for some inspiration? Julia Campbell ( @JuliaCSocial ).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In 2013, in only its second year, 10,000 groups in 40 countries participated. Some of the ways she mentioned are: Cities and counties raising funds for several local charities. Wendy Harman told us the story of her organization's approach to #GivingTuesday. Do you have a success story about #GivingTuesday?

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JUNE 1, 2015

In this role, he helps petition starters successfully launch national and international campaigns using storytelling, media relations, email marketing, stakeholder engagement and social media. I was moved to help other people tell their story and to inspire others to act.”. Robin Williams tunnel.

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JUNE 27, 2017

billion in 2013 and are expected to reach 5.07 The most popular charitable group with Baby Boomers is religious charities, while Gen X and Millennials prefer children and youth development. The Humane Society uses text-to-give and social media campaigns together to raise funds for their causes. billion by 2019.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Here are some first steps to tackle as you embrace 100% staff participation in building your digital community: Engage leadership - Commitment, excitement, and encouragement from the leadership around all staff using social media to promote the organization’s activities/mission online goes a long way. and on and on. for " Ctrl.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

The Social Media Surgery community (of which Net2 Manchester organizer Steven Flower is a key member) won the BBC Learning Through Technology Award. Not sure what a Social Media Surgery is? Jim Lynch delves into the archives to tell the story of NetSquared: In the Beginning. social media NetSquared'

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director. Under her leadership, the world’s only series dedicated to social media for social good has earned a 92-percent approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the country.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. The Guardian has good coverage on the Aaron Swartz story. It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! Privacy and Security.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

It was a pretty interesting summer for charity fundraising launches. Facebook expanded its Donate Now buttons to all charities; eBay has a new Sell for Charity mobile app. And the social media startup, GoodWorld, launched Social Giving September. " This is probably not the final word in this story.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, there was a wonderful piece on a Marketplace segment called “ Economists go pro bono ” that shared a story about a nonprofit in the UK that matches economists with nonprofits: Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. charities with economists willing to donate their time. “A big U.K.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Marvel at the amazing Prezi presentation from Seattle, WA's Convening Community through Story event. Net Tuesday Toronto offers Tales and Tips From Our First "Social Media Surgery" May Events. Vancouver, Canada: Using Video to Tell Your Stories. Manchester, UK: MediaCityUK Social Media Surgery.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2014

2013 was a strong year for fundraising, with charities posting their best increase since before the economy plunged in 2008, according to the 2013 Charitable Giving Report. With serious disasters abroad in 2013 eclipsing those in the U.S., “It costs money to bring in money,” McGinly said. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Also, if you have not read it, Kivi Leroux-Miller has written a stellar piece called “ The Heroes and Villains of Give Local America Story. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Last year, Dan Palotta and Beth Kanter put dynamite on the way I think about charity and about failure. Dennis McCarthy gave us a sneak peak of the 2013 online benchmark report last year , who will make an appearance this year? Last year Blackbaud’s own Frank Barry, led a panel called “Does Social Media Make Cents.”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

“We utilize social media, letting our families know about the campaigns. The only thing you do is design the shirt and promote it through social media networks and Teespring takes care of everything else. Use the blog – Share stories and other news that will engage your audience.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in networks, social media and data. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Walk into a coffee shop in any size town, and you will see a bulletin board chock-a-block with posters for charity walks, runs, and similar events. The charity 5K and walk is so common that municipalities struggle to schedule parks and roadways for these events every weekend. Find the newsworthy stories within your event.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

From 2005 to 2012, telework growth in charities has been 87 percent. All social media is utterly native to mobile devices. In our recent stories on how TechSoup employees are using apps , we found an incredible array of work-related things people are doing on their phones. Telework and the Polar Vortex.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. And we talked.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

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. And sometimes the easiest way to tell your organization’s story is, well, by actually telling it.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. Also charities from anywhere in the world can participate.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

less to tell your story. Here are some interesting ways nonprofits and charities are using Vine in the UK and abroad : By UK charity, Tenovus. roathcardiff Living in #Cardiff and want to donate clothes to #charity ? roathcardiff Living in #Cardiff and want to donate clothes to #charity ? animations. v/bJjr50PBH2p.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. Just in time for Social Media September, I’m excited about these new additions to HootSuite’s App Directory. Accessibility.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

There are tons of #GivingTuesday guides, playbooks, toolkits, examples and stories so we decided to try to summarize some of the best Giving Tuesday ideas we’ve seen as well as adding our own. America’s Charities is a leader in running workplace giving campaigns and have some great tips for #GivingTuesday corporate giving.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Note from Beth: Almost weekly, there is yet another tool, feature, or tactic that you can you try using as part of your social media tool box. ” This brave group beta tested not only the content in the book, but also the workshop curriculum that I will be teaching during 2013. To Promote or Not to Promote? (…and

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AUGUST 4, 2014

billion in 2013 and nonprofit fundraisers using crowdfunding platforms and techniques continues to explode (according to this infographic from Craig Newmark). The story is about how Diane has run into trouble with the local planning board is described here on her GoFundMe page and has incurred legal fees.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This year #GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2013. The idea is for charities and the people who support them to sign up on the #GivingTuesday website. Supporters commit to doing something good like donating money or services to a registered charity. your past, current or future #GivingTuesday stories. How To Get involved.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. An example is Charity Wallet , an online tool that simplifies the online giving process for donors who support more than one organization, which was launched during the event! Social Media Really Does Work for Fundraising.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

From social media advice to events to new opportunites, there are all kinds of ways to plug into your nonprofit technology community. In their newly published slideshow report: Cloud: What Every Charity Leader Should Know 2013 Report , Lasa shares why cloud technologies are the way of the future for charitable organizations.

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MARCH 24, 2014

I’m at the AFP Conference where I will be on a plenary session about “ Social Media for Social Change ” moderated by Social Media 4 Nonprofit leaders Darian Rodriguez and Ritu Sharma, along with Carolyn Miles, Save the Children and Ben Rattray, Change.Org. Here’s an example ).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2015

As it wasn’t organized and managed by a single charity, it wasn’t included in the official P2P Thirty rankings. There was also a fair amount of rumbling last year about associated P2P events and how they would suffer due the attention of the summer’s social media craze. In 2013 the average American looked at screens 8.5

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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