Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

On the other hand, being overly simplistic or general with your hashtags like #givingtuesday, #philanthropy, #donate, #charity, etc won’t help much. Start by looking at your tagged posts, hashtags with your nonprofit’s name, or location tags at fundraising events you’ve participated in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

As it says on our home page , we want to help mindful organizations affect social change – both charities and companies. How better to do this than by highlighting a charity (501c3) that needs a hand in launching its social media strategy, we reasoned? We are looking for a charity that is hungry for help but short on dollars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2010

Facebook: charity: water. Tags: Nonprofits of the Month. The nonprofits below are committed to reversing this trend through education and conservation in hopes of preventing the looming global water crisis: Twitter: Water.org. YouTube: WaterAid. LinkedIn: Water for People. Flickr: Water for Sale. Circle of Blue | Water News.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

where you earn donations for your favorite charity, for free, just by playing. I joined the team a year ago as an adviser, charged with recruiting charities to be a part of the site. I have seen hundreds of ideas for new tools and technologies designed to help raise money for charities, none of which ever lived up to the billing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

My Charity Connect: Netchange Week. I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2010

Did you know that 93% of charities have a Facebook page? A new study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research also found that 97% of large charities have a Facebook page as of 2009. The study found that charities adopted social media faster and the adoption was more widespread than for-profit use.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Tags: TechSoup. The Chronicle of Philanthropy isn't known for giving away money, but for talking about how to get it. They've come up with a contest to benefit a few lucky nonprofits. Here's the deal: read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Maybe a friend shared the link with them, or they found your charity by Googling a topic you’re campaigning about. You’re a charity fighting for action on the climate crisis, and you had two ads on Facebook. They simply refer to tags that can be added to any URL. Your donors can find you in a wide range of ways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2010

In the meantime, anyone who donates $10 or more can name their charity of choice to be included among the nonprofits featured in Givabit’s initial release. Charity Finder :: Download. Tags: Micro Fundraising Mobile Fundraising Mobile Technology Mobile Websites Smartphone Apps iPhone Apps Smartphones Apps. Give it time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Add the Tags “nonprofit&# and “nonprofit organization&# and “charity&# , as well as any other Tags relevant to your organization and its mission (human rights, environment, peace, etc.). The default is that all Tags appear in lowercase. Tags: FourSquare How To Mobile Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The New York Times published an article called " Pepsi Trips Over Its Own Submission Rules " which describes what happened: The tiny charity currently atop the rankings in one category of the contest accidentally got a little help from Pepsi itself. Tags: contest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2009

If your nonprofit is based in Europe, the social media webinars for European charities are also 2-for-1 until January 4. Tags: Webinars. The webinars above are best for nonprofits in the United States and Canada. Thank you so much for a great 2009. Enjoy the holidays and wishing you the best in 2010!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

#Nonprofit : Occasionally, you can replace the word “nonprofit&# with “#nonprofit&# in a Tweet, or tag it on to the end of Tweet that mentions a nonprofit or nonprofit trend. fundraising : This hashtag is best used when tagged on to a Tweet that discusses fundraising trends. Tags: Twitter. Example Tweet: Hey fans!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

Twitter also has a Charity Suggested User List. Tags: Facebook Google LinkedIn MySpace Social Media Twitter YouTube. Twitter launched Hope140.org org to help raise funds for Haiti and to end malaria. They also offer a Tweet for Good program where nonprofits can request free advertising through their Promoted Tweets program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2010

2) Fundraising :: Charity Finder. Tags: Mobile Marketing Smartphone Apps mobile fundraising Smartphones Apps. It’s a creative mobile adaptation of cause marketing that speaks to the power and possibilities of geolocation for social good. My guess is we will see many more such Apps and gelocation services launch in 2010.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Tags: Blogging Facebook Mobile Technology MySpace Online Fundraising ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media Twitter YouTube.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Beyond the Ballroom: Make Your Charity Gala a Donor Cultivation Powerhouse Fundraising events offer more than just glitz and glamour; they’re a potent tool for cultivating relationships with potential donors and qualifying them for future giving. So, how can you transform your next benefit or gala into a donor cultivation haven?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. The nonprofit Charity: Water does this exceptionally well by inviting their supporters to create their own fundraising campaign for the organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day. The end result would be more followers for us, great PR for the sponsor (and a good deed) and $ and awareness through tweet to the cancer charity. Since, we have let the sponsor choose whoever they would like as a cancer charity.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. The Next Generation of Charity Apps are in the Cloud.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 23, 2010

” What do you like to see on a charity/non-profit/NGO website and what do you dislike? Tags: Non-profit technology Usability nptech Best practices Non-profit Communications websites Accessibility content website. Would a website encourage you to donate or get involved? read more ).

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 19, 2009

Sure enough, there’s a version of the web-based software that's specially designed for scheduling volunteers — and it’s free for qualified charities.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Volunteers Staffing Non-profit Communications software. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

TWLOHA won the #AmericaWants USA TODAY Twitter Charity Campaign and Invisible Children won the Chase Community Giving Challenge. Tags: ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media. These nonprofits now have huge communities on numerous social media sites and full-time staff to run their various social media campaigns. HTML Tip Sheet.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. The Next Generation of Charity Apps are in the Cloud.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 23, 2010

The definitive, practical, go-to resource guide on helping all charities become more green.". Tags: TechSoup. The website for the new book, The Nonprofit Guide to Going Green describes it as "a comprehensive learning tool to guide nonprofits and NGOs towards becoming greener.

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 1, 2010

There is a new social media tool coming out that aims to connect individuals with charities. However, I have signed up to get more information and encourage you to do the same with the hopes that this can be more friendly to charities than Facebook has been. Tags: Tools cuil facebook jumo. It is called Jumo.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

The more you ask people to suffer, the more money you will raise for charity events. This is one reason that endurance events like the Boston Marathon raise over $10M a year for charities. Some people may find it easier to focus their fundraising pitches on social media and tag people directly. Does it work?

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Adam Ostrow from Mashable has written a nice article about a new feature Facebook is rolling out – it is called charity gifts. Basically, Facebook is opening up their gift store software – so you can buy a gift which is a $5 or $10 donation for a charity. Tags: Facebook causes ephilanthropy facebook.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2009

Jay Frost of ContactReporter.com (formerly of WealthID) has started a new blog that will track large individual gifts to all types of charities in the US and abroad: www.BigGifts.wordpress.com. Tags: Prospect Research Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Then add “Show Tags&# that speak to your organization’s work. Definitely add “nonprofit&# and “charity&#. Tags: Live Streaming TV Ustream. Unfortunately, there is no “Nonprofit&# [#?!] category so simply choose what you think fits your organization best.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Today’s entry comes from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which published When Characters Count: Advice for Charities on Making the Most of Twitter. Find out what people are saying about your charity, and what information they’re looking for. Tags: TechSoup. Inject some personality into your messages. Be professional.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

So, a high tech company with operations all over the world can engage their employees in each country to get involved with local charities, operate matching gift programs and so on. They also have a charitable gift-card concept for employees or customers (buy $250 of product, get a $10 or $20 gift card for your favorite charity).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. Since the LinkedIn community is a social network built for business and nonprofit professionals, it is absolutely a best practice to tag and thank your corporate sponsors and partners. For example, this post by the Houston Food Bank tags and shows appreciation for their sponsor , CVS Health.

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NCE Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Charities are being scrutinized more than before. Wyclef Jean , a highly regarded musician, was brought to tears during a press interview defending his charity’s use of funds. It is how some of the major charities providing relief and news outlets are broadcasting their stories and information. Do they pass the sniff test?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Today, 12for12k is holding a 24-hour video tweetathon to help raise funds for this month’s charity and end the first six months of operations in style! Join the fun on Monday or Tuesday and help 12for12K end the June charity and the first six months of 12for12k in style, and lead off into the second half of our challenge.

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