Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

There was no time to get in any more final edits and I feared that the book would be terribly out of date by the time it was released. That said, for those of you that have bought the book [Thank you!], Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Every year around this time, I write a post about some books that should be valuable to those who work in the nonprofit and social good sector. If you are interested in any of these titles, please leave a comment about why you want to read the book. I’ll pick a winner by Dec. Ketchpel, Ph.D.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Contrary to its title, the last four chapters of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits are dedicated to mobile technology and mobile fundraising. That said, below is an excerpt from Chapter 10: Group Text Messaging and Text-to-Give Technology. 11 Group Text Messaging Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Over the last two months Nonprofit Tech for Good presented a free webinar based on the newly released book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Chapter 1: Nonprofit Technology and Fundraising. Chapter 2: Get Organized. Chapter 3: Websites. Chapter 4: Email Communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

That said, for those of you that have bought the book [Thank you!], You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

Guest post by my friend Geoff Livingston, author of Welcome to the Fifth Estate a new book focused on creating and sustain a winning social media strategy. A Few Best Practices. The Time is NOW. It is time to look at long-term success with social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I consider the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, dispensing practical and brilliant advice to nonprofits with her wonderful sense of humor. Joan has been an executive director, board member, donor, and volunteer – so she brings to her consulting and educator practice so much perspective and wisdom.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The best practice listed below are result of spending the last three years maintaining and building the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. 11 LinkedIn Group Management Best Practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook. If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now! To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. And, that’s where Julia’s book comes in. Julia has some great practical advice here: Shield personal details.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2013

Colleagues Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann have published a new book called Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement. The book is a great read for nonprofit leaders of all generations. I found the chapter about motivations and tips for encouraging Millennnials to volunteer very valuable.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. In the cases where the head office has to reign in the chapters, it is much more complicated. Step 2: Create avatars and banners for your chapters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2011

Theory informs practice. Practice informs theory. You need both. The best how-to books out there combine them. A book that is all concepts and theory, makes it hard to apply the information in the real world. This book combines the two. This book combines the two.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Whether it is a network of organizations or individuals, the handbook provides a wealth of theory and practice on build, manage, and fine tune a network. Network Types.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

The authors of the new book, More Human , state there are three primary ways that AI (Artificial Intelligence) can transform how we think about leadership: It can save us time so we can focus on creating more-human experiences for employees. In their book, Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter delve deeper into each of these benefits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. In the meantime, add this book to your must-read list.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Magnuson : So much!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” So, I’ve been practicing by creating visual notes.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 15, 2010

She devoted a whole chapter to storytelling in her new book, and provides ten tips for better interviews in this guest post.( Tags: nptech Marketing Best practices Blogging Non-profit Communications. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a guest post over at FrogLoop blog about Five Social Media Books , although not everyone liked the post. I admit that I mostly read non-fiction, but if I only read social media or geeky books that would be too narrow. There are countless books that tell you how to avoid mistakes. Schoemaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

My favorite practical principle from Shenk was “Give A Hoot, Don’t Email Pollute” when talking about the need for developing will power in consuming and sharing digital information.). Click Through to Amazon and Get This Book!

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 7, 2016

The book was a labor of love for over 2 years by 25 of advancement services professionals, led and edited by the esteemed John Taylor. I'm honored to have written two chapters. CASE has just published the third edition of its guide to Advancement Services. You can buy a copy from CASE by clicking here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector. Not in this book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

I picked up a copy of Content Rules by Ann Handley and CC Chapman and could not put it down. The books shares the secrets to creating good content on social channels that engages your audiences. The framework outlined in the book is especially useful for smaller nonprofits as well as larger ones. 3. Start with Small Chunks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

He presented me with a copy of new book, Facebook Marketing for Dummies. ” So, I immediately jumped to Chapter 6, “Enhancing Your Facebook Page with Applications.” Please share in the comments and you could win a copy of John’s book. Mari Smith, The Big List of Apps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 3, 2025

The book is fast paced and highly readable, with a bold design including graphics, end-of-chapter Q&As, and bite-size content presentation for easy reading and comprehension. Youll discover what you learn from the book is relatable and directly applicable. Thats why we wrote this book. Leadership comes in moments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2012

Book Giveaway: I’ll buy a copy of Marketing in the Round for the commentor who answers this question: ”How could Marketing in the Round help your nonprofit get more out of its marketing efforts?” ” So, read on to learn more about the ideas in the book and leave a comment below. Winner will be selected on Friday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2012

That said, the following is a short excerpt from Chapter 9 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

After your nonprofit has crafted a content strategy and created an editorial calendar (Chapter 7), the next step is to start thinking about the tone of voice of your content. The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Engagement.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

, embracing yoga pants as acceptable work attire, thinking about what really matters in life, and maybe my favorite one of all—stealing little hidden moments to sit down with a book and just read. Books became a source of refuge, hope, learning, connection, and inspiration for a lot of folks on our Media Cause team. (We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). 4) Read more books. Now I am lucky if I can get through a first chapter much less read an entire book in less than 6 months. Reading books does that. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

The E-Book offers 10 thought pieces on this idea – from leadership to everyone in the organization. The piece provides some practical recipes that can help build collaboration muscles while getting stuff done. The piece provides some practical recipes that can help build collaboration muscles while getting stuff done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

A good story published on blog that receives a lot traffic and has a strategically placed donate button may result in a small number of passive donations, but fundraising content is written to tap into the core characteristics of what motivates donors to give online (as discussed in Chapter 5) and not just once but multiple times. Engagement.

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