Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Not sure if your followers are paying attention to you on Twitter? TechSoup.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Gen Z donors are likely to have a much larger network of connections or friends online, because they don’t connect with their peers at school, their networks are global. Gen Z By The Numbers.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Public aquariums, groups promoting sustainable seafood consumption, university departments doing marine research, and global charities focused on water & marine issues. So long as you consistently connect your profile to your organization’s website, you’ll begin driving traffic to it. (It Commercial fishers & fisheries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. And where is the local community in all of this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a. You are limited to 150 characters, so get straight to the point, draw attention to your bio with emojis and campaign hashtags, and include a call-to-call to action. Utilize Geotags.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

So much attention in philanthropy has been devoted to nonprofit accountability, like the work of Charity Navigator ; it looks like the time has come for funders to be more open about how they’re doing grantmaking. ” by TechSoup Global’s Kyle Reis. A revealing fact is that 70% of the approximately 80,000 U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

In December, the Pepsi Refresh Contest was hailed as the boldest experiment so far of the number of social good contests over the past three years that have used crowdsourcing and social media to encourage innovative social change ideas or to raise money for nonprofits or shine attention on their do good work.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. She has trained thousands of nonprofits around the world. Gen Z by the Numbers. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Second, frequent stories in the news about high profile viral fundraising campaigns establish independent fundraising more and more firmly in people’s minds as “a thing that we do” when we feel called to help. Both types of efforts, local and global, are strong symbols of a changing world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

To join the chat, go to www.imow.org on March 6th (you'll need to create, and be logged into your profile on imow.org). If you live in the Bay Area (like me), the Global Fund for Women has created a calendar of local events. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. Try reaching out to local musicians or up-and-coming performers, and you might be surprised by the response — many individuals love the chance to create awareness for good causes. 7) Shopping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

According to an email from Ben Rattray, Change.Org founder, "This is not at all meant as a replacement for the profiles organizations have on MySpace and Facebook, which I think are great for reaching younger supporters. It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. PersonallyI see a huge potential for web2.0

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what #GivingTuesday ideas and best practices will help your nonprofit capture attention? One great example of partnerships is the Give Local initiative hosted by the Catalogue for Philanthropy.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Explore Corporate Partnerships Partnering with local businesses or local branches of larger organizations can really boost your nonprofit’s reach. Even if it’s something as simple as holding a local 5k charity run, asking your supporters to conquer some kind of physical or mental challenge to raise money can yield great results.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

Media are the everyday bloggers, local groups and traditional media. It’s kind of alarming but they found that trust, when they globally interviews folks, trust in all four institutions were at an all-time low. We have a separate program called Attentively, but that’s more of a robust engagement network. True celebrities.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Understandably, people have different comfort levels with regard to attending in-person events given the global pandemic and social distancing recommendations. Write thoughtful emails to various segments, personalizing each one to capture the supporters’ attention, and direct them to create their own peer-to-peer fundraising pages. .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Technology in the analog period was usually defined only as hardware or software, it looked like desktop computers and a server room, and it got as much attention from the organization as a whole as the employee handbook. But, it wasn’t long before our profiles and accounts seemed eerily similar to the online signposts of before.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

But the one universal global thing is that data, data is just bad. Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel. Now, are they even paying attention to it? We pay attention to our mail. Were you paying attention? So this webinar is absolutely critical. Look at that.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Without in-person events and amid increased competition for attention online, being able to reach, engage, and convert new donors online effectively is critical. Let’s explore a few ways that this site promotes engagement through creativity and attention to detail: Responsiveness. These include: Local events calendar.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Most giving circles are local, low-tech operations. Until recently, chapters were geographically focused, but with the launch of Awesome Food , we can expect to see more global, thematic chapters. Rumor has it the next global chapter will be organized by and for librarians. They are building community and their profile.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. There are no men in Zimbabwe who are immune to these girls' attention.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. The event brought together academics and practitioners in the field of education and peacebuilding from local, national and international perspectives to see what similarities and differences there were in our approaches and what we could learn from each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2017

” Trend watch summarizes key global trends that make this time in history seem uncertain, chaotic, and toxic beginning with online and the rising numbers that exist inside a filter bubble that serves them information, ideas and news (some of it fake!) Rising polarization. Mass migration.

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