Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Link to video on the HRW YouTube Channel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

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. First impressions are important on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement to Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change – guest post by Meghan Keaney Anderson, Hubspot. What has changed?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. But did you know that Facebook now lets some nonprofits add a donate button to their Facebook Live broadcast ? You can apply here.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? percent of the entire American population is on Facebook. Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. The social Web is no different. Claim your land.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve. Think about it for a second. Amazing stuff. 4) Razoo – [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

There are significant benefits to both the organization and the leaders themselves by building a thought leadership profile on social. This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels. Balancing Personal and Professional: Worlds Collide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Diversify your news sources. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. Get training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. Website: BigCatRescue.org.

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Care2

OCTOBER 30, 2013

You don''t have access to every news outlet, generating millions of dollars worth of earned media, or the funds to spend millions of dollars on advertising and marketing. Second, the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on social media. Social media is definitely not free. And just 1% raised between $25K and $100K.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Marketing to Media-Savvy Gen Y: Transparency, Authenticity – Advertising Age – News – "They entered the consumer market during the stormiest economic climate since the Great Depression. " Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Can I be honest? And now this has all.ly

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Finally, there are icons for SMS that you can download and integrate with your social networking icons on your website and your blog. Create a “Text-to-Subscribe” Graphic for Social Networking Sites. Most often, your group text messages should be relevant to current events or important news updates about your nonprofit.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

The good news is, if you succeed in earning their support, they’ll help you spread your message far and wide. Be sure to tailor your messages to each medium — don’t cross-post the same photo and slogan to every social network. If we don’t take them seriously, we will not succeed in engaging them. Make your message shareable.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

As mentioned earlier, both Network for Good and JustGive.org use GuideStar to empower their giving portals as well as the online donation processing technology of their partners, such as Facebook Causes, Crowdrise, and Jumo. Add a Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Other Pitch to Your “Thank You” Landing Page.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2009

’ – Jonathan Waddingham from JustGiving has a great post up today: "The advent of Facebook fan pages has been great news for brands wanting to create communities without having to build their own social network. " Is Your Organization Human Enough for Social Media?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) Using Movember.com as a home base, participants are encouraged to use their email contacts, work colleagues, social networks, and any other means to promote the cause and raise money. Being a Tease Helps.

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Care2

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Between Digg’s redesign, Founder Kevin Rose leaving the company, and other dud product launches like Newswire , Digg just can’t compete with other social networks where people go to share news these days – Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Google+, Care2, etc. use the Care2 News Network.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Nonprofits have a significant advantage on Facebook. I am not just talking about the fact that Facebook has teamed up with Blackbaud integration partner ActionSprout to give away $2M in Facebook ad credits. The nonprofit advantage comes from the fact that content that people engage with on Facebook (like, share, comment on, etc.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ).

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month. Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.),

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2017

With so many potential connections and over 104 social media networks, utilizing this powerful communication channel to support your campaign or event may feel overwhelming. Focus on the social channels that work with your brand. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are for social networking.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

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!" Social networking is generating very little revenue. (

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. It is also important to be mindful of how different generations use online social networking and the trends. Networked Nonprofit and Social Media Maturity of Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

So, why another social network, especially one where the focus is to create content, not consume and the culture of it is rather secretive? As this Snap Chat 101 for business people in the Wall Street Journal points out, “Facebook is for major life updates. Twitter is for keeping up with news and live events.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2013

What do news organizations like CNN and health advocacy organizations like the Susan G. This is a significant failure on their part and is one of the key concepts discussed in the new book Social Change Anytime Everywhere that I co-wrote with Amy Sample Ward. Komen Foundation have in common?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The good news is that almost every system we reviewed will allow your visitors to comment on articles or other site content, but accepting comments is only half of the process—you also want to be able to maintain some sense of order to prevent the distracting free-for-all an unmoderated comments section turn into.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

According to a June 2010 Nielsen survey of 4,200 people who had downloaded an application in the past 30 days, games were the most downloaded and followed by music, social networking, news and weather, maps, search, video and movies. Mobile Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. Other channels included TV news, radio, newspapers, websites, phone calls, and through friends or family.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2011

While 1/3 of survey respondent’s say they prefer online tools for advocacy, 49% say they get their news the old fashion way – major national newspapers. 29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook. 21% used Facebook to advocate a political position. 29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook.

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