Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

There are channels for everything. I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. You can search YouTube, Google video or about 10 other video sites, and make those searches a new channel. It can download videos via Bittorrent as well.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does. Remember, you have 10 seconds!). Keep your homepage fresh.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Social media listening (or social media monitoring) is the practice of paying close attention to digital channels when conversations relevant to your cause are being discussed. It’s relatively easy to see trending terms with your supporter base, which is similar to seeing the weekly headlines in your CRM.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. Subscribe to your channel. But what about all the other ways visitors can engage with your nonprofit online? Like your page.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the DMA 2009 Washington Nonprofit Conference session titled "New Media Channels — Adding Text Messaging, Social Networks and Media to the Marketing Mix" last Friday. HRC has had great success with integrating Convio and MobileCommons to use text/mobile messaging to move people.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Too often, nonprofit social media campaigns are still focused on the numbers game – collecting the most Likes on Facebook and Instagram, counting Twitter followers, obsessing over views on YouTube. Visuals are imperative on social media channels. They are more important than text in most cases. Pique Curiosity.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 18, 2022

Introduced in May 2019, Google Discovery Ads are a relatively new ad format that allows marketers to get in front of their target audience in a different way—across various Google properties such as YouTube Home and Watch Next feeds, Gmail’s Promotions and Social tabs, and the aptly named Google Discover feed—all in one centralized campaign. .

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

We have compiled a list of the 20 best virtual (and coronavirus-mandated socially distance-friendly) fundraising ideas that leverage tools like Zoom, Facebook, YouTube, online gaming, and other platforms that can serve as a fundraising vehicle for your organization. Live Stream Giving. It’s a win-win-win for a great cause! karaoke songs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback. And, a symphony orchestra, made headlines when they crowdsourced musician auditions for the Youtube Symphony orchestra.

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