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. The Mobile Web will rule by 2014.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2014

In December, we discussed some of the latest social media stats and trends , especially as those trends highlight changing demographics on various social media platforms like Facebook. Instagram, Vine, and the Evolution of Social Media from Pew Research.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels. I firmly believe in the latter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013. This webinar will demonstrate how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2013

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013. This webinar begins with an introduction to the Mobile Web and its rapidly increasing role in nonprofit communications and fundraising. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Further, most Kenyans do not use credit cards, instead the majority of the population use mobile payments and cash. M-Changa strives to make it convenient for local NGOs to accept both mobile and card payments. M-Changa has also partnered with GlobalGiving to enable NGOs already of the platform to accept mobile payments.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2013

It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” Guide Creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Often small nonprofits try to be active on more than two social networks by sharing the responsibility among staff.

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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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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

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013. This webinar demonstrates how nonprofits can implement a successful social and mobile media strategy in twelve steps. Related Links: On-Demand: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Webinar Series for Nonprofits. Social Media Webinars'

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TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

The mobile revolution is a well covered phenomenon that has captured the imagination of an entire generation of technologists from around the world. Despite this initial push back, there seems to be some misconceptions about the effectiveness of the mobile platform with contemporary web users. Mobile giving wants to trend up.

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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

JUNE 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2013. This webinar begins with an introduction to the Mobile Web and its rapidly increasing role in nonprofit communications and fundraising. Related Links: On-Demand: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Webinar Series for Nonprofits. Mobile Fundraising Mobile Technology Webinars'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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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. Prioritize mobile design. Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Hardly thorough as a research method, the TwtPolls do however present some basic information about what trends were popular in 2012 and clues as to which #NPTech trends should be prioritized in 2013. So, as I continue to post “TwtPolls of the Month” throughout 2013, your participation in future polls is greatly appreciated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2014

You not only get a great mobile wireless plan, but through their nonprofit giving partners, a person in need will receive a mobile device loaded with content to help break the cycle of poverty and empower their life. I’ve signed up and love the fact my my mobile broadband hotspot is helping someone in need!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2012

On August 1, Google quietly launched Google Wallet for the Web – and the technology has the possibility of transforming online and mobile fundraising as we’ know it. Also, nonprofits that have been wise to mobilize their Web content and build their mobile lists could text links to Google Wallet donation pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 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.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% Embed the donation process inside your website and ensure that it is mobile compatible. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

The length of a tweet, proper grammar and punctuation, and the correct use of hashtags has a significant impact on social actions. 93 Actions: #ISConf 88% of millennials donated to a nonprofit in 2013: [link] pic.twitter.com/ySpqbQJss7. — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 17, 2014. Social Media Twitter'

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

In the spring of 2013, NTEN and Avectra surveyed nonprofit communications, fundraising, and leadership staff about their engagement data management practices, findings, and future plans. The results of the study are available in this graphic report.

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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.

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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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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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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

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. 76% of mobile subscribers came from integration with a CRM system. of all fundraising in the United States was from online giving in 2013.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s no secret that social media has experienced incredible growth over the last couple of years. 67% of online adults use social networks, according to Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project. In addition, almost all nonprofits have a social media presence.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Social media can be one of the best friends any nonprofit can have, but only if you stay on top of the latest advancements. 5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For. Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn.

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