Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Find the posts from the last year that had the most likes and comments. Then, reshare them to your feed with some slight changes to the text, so they’re not exact duplicates. Warm them up with polls or easy open-ended questions, like asking what their favorite program or event of yours was over the last year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! October 15, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Open has 3 components, APIs, Database Connectors, and Extensions.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

10 tips to feed culture and strategy in your planning process To meet these goals, we suggest following tips, which, while presented independently, were mutually reinforcing. Part of that culture included an openness to healthy conflict, even when it was uncomfortable. And that would ultimately help us deliver on strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

followers, can tweet and receive significant engagement (comments, retweets, likes) without having to engage their followers. Too often nonprofits follow a small number of accounts on Twitter in order to control the chaos in their “Home” feed, but that’s the purpose of lists. 6) Respond to and engage with followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2012

You must also select that your organization was founded (or born, started, opened, created or launched): 3. It’s says “News Feed” but that’s misleading. Milestones do not post to the News Feed, only to your page’s Timeline. It may be better to wait until they get News Feed exposure, if they ever do.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

You can use it to comment on your friends’ posts, join groups, and (this is important) create a business page or Facebook group. You’ll want to use a Facebook Page when… You want to connect with friends and family You want to share personal updates and opinions You want to join Facebook groups to comment and discuss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2008

" An activity stream is a feed of recent activities by your blog friends on various social networks - blog posts, new photos, bookmarks on Delicious, Facebook updates, Twitter updates, etc. Ian spoke on a panel called Social Networks and the Need for Feeds at Graphing Social Patterns.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The “Open Source Software is Free&# myth July 14, 2008 I had a startling realization a few days ago. We talk much more about the value and values that free and open source software bring to the table.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Released in 2003, WordPress is open-source software and free to use and fully-customizable using WordPress themes and plug-ins. Feeding America is an excellent example of a website with well-structured and simple navigation. Embrace simplicity in navigation. 9) Prioritize website security.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A few hours later someone comes in to dismiss you and you hightail it to Starbucks to feed your coffee habit and growling stomach. If you are offering staff professional development or other training opportunities, consider opening it up to volunteers. Share insights in the comments! Learn about their hobbies and interests.

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

This also matters because many people will open this on their mobile device so the link will make it easier to play in their podcast app. Remember to tag the guest and any companies mentioned to increase the potential for engagement and comments. Try a podcast validator to check your feed: Podba.se Personal LinkedIn.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. The 2011 NTC should be the best yet.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Engage with your audience by responding to comments Participate in conversations Be authentic and avoid highly polished replies Track your top 10 or 20 followers and tag them to help share your content Ask followers to opt in to your email list for more direct communication, Pro Tip: Befriend the algorithms with inspiring content.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed&# option and then hit save on that alert. Add Feeds to Netvibes. Twitter Search.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 22, 2022

Recently, an article about Disney came across my news feed and caught my attention. The article opens with a question that visitors to Disney theme parks frequently ask of Disney employees, “What time is the 3 o’clock parade?” What can your organization learn from parades, ice cream cones, strollers, and Mickey Mouse?

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

Storytelling opens doors and creates interest and can be coupled with an invitation to “take action” on the organization’s website which hopefully helps them acquire email addresses. Stories are powerful at opening doors and hooking people’s interest. Keep membership data clean Board members can help you keep your donor data clean.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I have followed the development of Social Actions over the last few years and really believe in the work that Peter, Christine and the community have done to shape a collaborative, open tool that benefits so many people and organizations in all kinds of ways. See the comment thread here and add your thoughts!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Accidentally, of course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Now with the changes to the timeline, actions, and open graph announced on Thursday , I’ve been hearing a lot of concerns, fears, and reports from nonprofit folks that their audiences are upset. Jesse Stay posted this in his Facebook update: Dear friends, if you don’t want your comments appearing in my ticker, please unfriend me.

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

Those words, and so many more beautiful thoughts and tributes about Simone, can be found on almost every fundraising blog, publication, and social media feed. During the Q&A of the session, I was asked specific product questions, and to comment on a few of my competitors. We had a splendid time. We became instant business friends.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

This is an important distinction for small arts and culture nonprofits like yours, and how you positively influence local communities since your outcomes may be more difficult to quantify when compared to causes like feeding the hungry. It opens the door to achieving your goals and making a lasting impact on the communities you serve.

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NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2013

You can filter the raw data, RSS feeds of the data, charts, maps, or even widgets made of the data. From the Open Government section of the site, there are links to access other government data sites for specific US states, cities, countries, and agencies, as well as 35 international open data sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

For example, accepting gifts of stock by opening a brokerage account, accepting Venmo donations, accepting cryptocurrency , and accepting donations from Alexa (Amazon devices). 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”). Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Then help implement these tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

The Accelevents Studio connects with live streaming solutions (such as Lightstream, Streamyard, ReStream, and Open Broadcaster Software) through RTMP capabilities. . It is no longer used solely for feeding live video streams; it is now used for optimizing live streams with minimal buffering and higher stream quality. .

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Forum One

DECEMBER 16, 2008

A few of the things the Obama technology plan calls for (see the whole plan ), and some of the related examples and opportunities we see, are: Making government data available online in universally accessible formats to allow citizens to make use of that data to comment, derive value, and take action in their own communities. and us too (!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. The Open Graph and apps are becoming more and more critical for marketers given the Facebook changes. Donate: “Kylie has started a virtual food drive with Feeding America”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

I carry with me a deck of "check-in" cards which I use as a practice to open meetings with staff, board members, and volunteers. Practices also useful when sorting through challenging and complex issues include asking open-ended questions , taking notes , and repeating/confirming what you heard others say.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 11, 2009

Opening up my RSS reader (well, except for my mom’s blog and that kind of thing!) creates a chance to improve this collection of feeds by and with my community. creates a chance to improve this collection of feeds by and with my community. is something I have wanted to do for a while because it. Check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

I recently I was the ending keynote for Feeding America’s national conference and David was the opening keynote (although due to an accident his daughter, Jennifer Aaker, a professor at Stanford, delivered his keynote on his behalf). Let me know in the comments of this post! It is a must read.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Do you have a significant contingent of people networked via Facebook who are not joining your email list but are receiving messages, feeds, events, etc from you via Facebook? Of course, the above activities take time to care and feed the network. I can't add much to David and Susan's smart comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly. at 12:13 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 robert guinto 04.19.08 And I get to highlight the work of some of my favorite bloggers, too. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

It is open source, after all. Yes, it is open source, and I applaud Google for releasing open source software. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Alanna 09.05.08 I won’t be downloading it, or trying it, even when they release Mac or Linux versions. Why so curmudgeonly you ask? 2 film fan 09.16.08

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