Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2) We have over 70 affiliates in the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 275

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.” Powerful stats.

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Google Practice Nonprofit gMail 191

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 262

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. IconsPedia :: iconspedia.com/pack/social-me-1467. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 233

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

To lay a strong foundation for the successful long-term branding of your nonprofit on the Social Web, you need to define your primary goals and objectives. Are you using social media primarily to raise money? To secure new volunteers? To foster social good and create social change? To increase your website traffic?

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Social Media Media Social Organization 215

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Encourage staff and volunteers to +1 each others articles, posts, and photos.

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Google Practice Nonprofit Profile 203

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 262

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.). Thank you! .

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Social Media Practice Media Social 251

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download. TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. USTREAM :: ustream.tv. Twibbon :: twibbon.com.

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Free Nonprofit Social Media Mobile 280

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. You can also easily invite all your connections on LinkedIn to join — a tip that should be shared with other staff members and volunteers. Use a Horizontal Avatar. Block and Delete Spammers.

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Linkedin Group Practice Management 195

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Web Tools Free Nonprofit 265

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Attended by more than 2,000 nonprofit professionals and volunteers, the webinar featured one best practice from each of the book’s sixteen chapters and provided the basis for writing and implementing a comprehensive mobile and social fundraising strategy. Track and report success in a Social Media ROI spreadsheet.

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Mobile Fundraising Chapter Social Media 204

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters.

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Web Tools Free Nonprofit 277

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters.

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Web Tools Free Nonprofit 245

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Learn basic HTML. It will make a strong impression.

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Social Media Media Social Management 237

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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Practice Fundraising Online Nonprofit 342

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Social Media Social Media Chapter 261

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Social Media Social Media Chapter 251

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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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Chapter Social Media Media Avatar 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely.

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Social Media Social Media Chapter 209

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It is clearly not a fad, and yet the vast majority of nonprofits have zero budgets for social media. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ).

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Social Media Media Social Management 234

Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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Avatar Social Media Campaign Online 42

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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Social Media Media Social Nonprofit 100

Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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Avatar Social Media Campaign Online 37

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Like I said at the beginning, it’s important for organizations to move into the social media space using the processes that are accepted and successful, with the focus on being transparent and real, and so on. So, how do you respond? What do you think?

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Social Media Organization Fundraising Media 102

Care2

APRIL 26, 2013

” You’re likely to hear answers like, I signed a petition, changed my avatar on Twitter, or liked them on Facebook. But above all, Millennials are trying to find an opportunity -- to volunteer, attend an event, or seek an active role as a leader. Online Organizing Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Create Indianapolis Causes Influence 78

Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

At NCVS we had an extra laptop available to allow newcomers to create their Second Life avatars and demonstrate how to work together as we welcomed a new volunteer youth social media tech Markese to the team. We captured a few of those stories on our YouTube channel — special thanks to Josephine for the quick uploads!

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Learning Second Life New York City Americorp 58

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Except the door you opened was to your social network space. It's too late to take it back -- and it could have been seen by clients, donors, funders, volunteers and clients. Trying to raise money, you increase your social networking, adding that responsibility to one of your employees, one who is paid with grant funds.

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Social Media Social Policy Organization 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Election Day Debriefs What we can learn about online politics from the 2006 Campaigns from e-politics offers some lessons and takeaways about social networking and other traditional technology tools deployed for political campaigns. Meanwhile Randal Moss gives us some food for thought about turnover in Social Network sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . This is already happening to some nonprofits as a by-product of their participation on social networks and using simplicity. If you'd like to participate, I have 10 FREE PASSES to give away. Wait a minute!

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Virtual Nonprofit Social Network Brain 84

NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

It's time to go beyond listening and responding and get into several key areas: monitoring , running bold campaigns , adding video , and fundraising in online social networks. They built an iGoogle dashboard and fed RSS feeds based on information they were seeking in online social networks. What's this all about"?

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Social Media Media Social Cancer 62

Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Benchmark Social Media Studies NTEN 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. m also a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Burkina Faso, West Africa), and am even now preparing to move from Washington, DC to Seattle immediately following a two-month fellowship in Australia. Social Sites for Social Good ,??? Who is that doggy in your twitter avatar? Hey, here???s

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Social Media Green Media Digg 62

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Left on my own, I put on my best cheerleader face and cultivated a couple volunteers to help manage a growing community of amateur exhibit designers. It's a warning sign when community members make comments like , "it was only boundless encouragement from Avi (Nina's Second Life avatar) that prevented me from giving up more than once."

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Community Management Museum Project 40

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I don’t know if we’d have welcomed a male passenger we only knew through social networking. Or, more recently, how the native population in Avatar are connected to one another through a planetary-wide nervous system. Also, we were two women undertaking a long journey through some pretty uninhabited area.

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Twitter El Paso Social Media Haiti 36