Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

At the core of the brand is the Nonprofit Organizations avatar which has been used consistently since then to build a visual brand across many social networks ( Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest , etc). The “Nonprofit Organizations” brand was launched in February 2005 on Myspace. A graphic, not an image.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Beyond the obvious graphic design work, what’s exceptionally clever is that they have created long vertical profile pics that when cropped in Status Updates produce a solid, square avatar that’s seen by their Fans in their News Feeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2012

Next, hover over your nonprofit’s avatar and upload a profile picture. As I have said many, many times your avatar a.k.a. Building a powerful visual brand of your nonprofit’s avatar is crucial on all social networking sites and a cropped, messy logo a.k.a. stories to the news feed.

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JULY 30, 2012

A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Their website, e-newsletter, and blog all include links to their social networks. They are early adopters and boldly pioneer the Social Web. Hint, hint.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Title: Social Media Manager. Facebook has been a highly effective tool and is the strongest in communicating the message of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, but also allows people to connect and offer support to each other. Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Write social media and mobile technology policies. Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities.

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OCTOBER 3, 2015

It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities. Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters. If they do not have the capacity, then the head office must customize the avatar for them.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

It should also detail as least three actions that your donors and supporters can take on the awareness day, such as make a donation, sign a petition, share the page with their social networks, become a volunteer, and so on. Be sure to embed your avatar or logo and the hashtag for the campaign on the images and graphics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Instagram’s priority is to be a mobile social network. Thus, you can not upload an avatar or photos on the desktop version, or browse who’s following you or who you are following. Be sure to update your print materials, e-signatures, websites, and blogs, if applicable.

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JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google+ is a visual social network.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

Still others allow back and forth dialogues between your site’s users and frequent visitors and those who follow you on various social networking sites. But before you run out and grab a social media plugin, first check out BuddyPress, a sister program to WordPress. If your site is content rich, consider Sufia as a theme option.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Prominently feature the date (November 28), the #GivingTuesday hashtag, a “Donate” button, links to your social networks, social sharing, and an e-newsletter opt-in. Optional: List three additional calls-to-action (share on social media, become a monthly donor, become a #GivingTuesday Ambassador, etc.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Add links to your nonprofit’s website, blog, and social networking communities. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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MARCH 9, 2014

Schedule the tweet chat at least one month in advance and create a page on their website or blog that details the date, time, and topic and highlights their nonprofit’s Twitter username, the tweet chat hashtag, and special guests that will participate in the tweet chat (include their Twitter usernames and avatars).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

As a result of this temporary decline in social media ROI, web and email campaigns are being rejuvenated and very soon digital payments within social networks will revitalize online fundraising. Your nonprofit is active on at least two social networks and experimenting with a third. Get ready!

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JANUARY 8, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Add links to your nonprofit’s website, blog, and social networking communities. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2011

Beyond accruing a lot friends to distribute your avatar throughout the YouTube community, it’s was never clear what the benefits of having friends were. That said, the avatars of your subscribers can now be found only under “Community.&# So, getting rid of friends and honing in on subscribers seems smart and less confusing.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

2) Title your Page and upload your nonprofit’s avatar, a page banner, and write a sidebar title and page description. Automation on social networks is an absolute worst practice. It’s the antithesis of social media. There’s nothing social about it. Unsync your check-ins with Twitter!

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JUNE 3, 2012

Your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+, and other social networking websites. Additionally, suggestions for social networking sites that your nonprofit is not yet active on, but should be, will be made.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Write a Mobile and Social Fundraising Strategic Plan : - Overview (Stats, the rise of mobile, etc.). Action Items (Mobile-optimize donate page, launch presence on Instagram, host Google+ Hangout, rebrand social networks, etc.). Track and report success in a Social Media ROI spreadsheet. Chapter 3: Websites.

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JUNE 3, 2012

Your nonprofit’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+, and other social networking websites. Additionally, suggestions for social networking sites that your nonprofit is not yet active on, but should be, will be made.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

1) Each new “Follow” results in more exposure for your nonprofit’s avatar, and thus likely more followers of your nonprofit. Every time you follow a new Twitterer that is one more time that your nonprofit’s avatar is seeded throughout the Twitterverse. As of today that number is 82,250.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It is easy to overlook some small aspects of Twitter, that’s why we’ve compiled this list of simple things you can do to help increase interaction on your nonprofits Twitter account according to Julia Claire Campbell of JC Social Marketing. Upload an avatar, and fill out a short blurb about your nonprofit in the bio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. This year, Alan invited me to present a webinar for participants in the Marcus Institute Digital Education for the Arts on how Networked Nonprofits use Facebook. And, of course, to revisit my Cute Dog Theory and see how it applies to Networked Nonprofits. Social Learning In Webinars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

A featured avatar and header image. A “Connect” section where NGOs can link to their social network communities. Social sharing functionality. Until then, below is a draft design of the new profiles ( submit your feedback ) that will be launched in conjunction with the new.NGO Global Directory.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. Use a Horizontal Avatar. LinkedIn Groups are the only community discussed in this book that uses a rectangular avatar instead of a square one. Enable Promotions and Jobs.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Prominently feature the date, hashtag, a fundraising goal, a “Donate” button , links to your social networks, and an e-newsletter opt-in. List three calls-to-action (donate, share on social media, become a monthly donor, sign a petition, etc.). Provide sample email text and social media graphics and avatars to your ambassadors.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Add a your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google Profile picture. Even though Google Profiles must be individuals, you can still help brand your nonprofit by adding your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your profile picture: 5. Add Google’s +1 button to your desktop and mobile websites and blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Age, class, race, and location play a huge role in who uses what social networking sites. There are lots of friendly activists and comment fairies on MySpace that do care very much about social causes and nonprofits. I am definitely not a fan of automation on social networks. They want a human behind the avatar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Wendy Harman, American Red Cross According to Wendy Harman, employees at the Red Cross were blocked from accessing social networking sites, like Facebook, from work. We created a wiki full of sample avatars, banners, widgets, videos, audio clips, etc. Recently, a change in policy has allowed access. What was your strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr is the largest photo-sharing social networking community on the Web and should be your starting point for your online photo-sharing campaigns.

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NetWits

MARCH 1, 2012

Just as Chad Norman’s and my book, 101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits , went to print, a new social network started gaining momentum – Pinterest ! Even more so than the “other” social network darling Google+.) And, it’s easily on the top 10 list of social networking sites.

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