Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories. Twitter is not for every nonprofit. 6) Respond to and engage with followers.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know « Nonprofit Communications: Duck Call Blog - I really love the highlights Farra shares from the “Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know" panel she attended yesterday as part of #baruchnp, at Baruch College in New York.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. If you have had a change to play with Jumo and have some insights, please share in the comments. What is Jumo? by Steve MacLaughlin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I so happy to sneak into last night’s 501Tech Club New York City gathering last night to hear Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum, and Naveen Selvadurai talk about Nonprofits and Foursquare. Let’s talk–comment away! Learn more and see if there is a 501 Tech NYC in your community here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

Allison Fine and I are honored to be delivering a conversational keynote at the Personal Democracy Forum today in New York City. Our session is part of a series brief talks that look at the future in a networked age. Our topic is rethinking nonprofits in a networked age. Creating a social culture at your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. The 2010 Social Networking Map / Flowtown (@flowtown) – I love maps and I work in social media; so I always love the maps of social media!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

About $500,000 came from unnamed individuals in the early days and in September 2010, Omidyar Network announced a grant of up to $750,000. By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5 Where Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Don't forget to use some other ways to track conversations like co-comment and icerocket. You also might to check out some widgets that combine social networking with stats like mybloglog.com. Take your rank with a grain of salt. Measure Your Traffic. Yep, google analytics is great. Tap the Blogs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Substack , the five-year-old newsletter platform that has aggressively positioned itself as a disruptive force in media, has abandoned efforts to raise a Series C round, the New York Times is reporting today. Like Substack, the audio-based social network Clubhouse has gathered the bulk of its funding across numerous rounds led by a16z.

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The Next Web

JULY 6, 2013

After all, a great startup community can grow anywhere — from the buzzing streets of New York City to sleepy rural Iowa. Your startup community should offer more than just social networking, it should also offer real opportunities for those who contribute to your community. Share in the comments!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

I hope Claire will share her thoughts in more depth on the JigSaw Puzzled Approach over at the Networked Nonprofit Wiki. I finally met Devon Smith face-to-face who writes the awesome 24 Usable Hours blog , a must read on theatres and social media at our New York City book launch event hosted by Demos last month.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

In the weeks before and after the 2020 US election, Facebook content from far-right sources of news and misinformation received more engagement than other sources elsewhere on the political spectrum, a new study from New York University has revealed. Researchers looked at some 8.6 Image: NYU Cybersecurity for Democracy.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The way that Facebook controls its News Feed is often controversial and largely opaque to the outside world. Now the social network is attempting to shine more light on the content it surpresses but doesn't remove entirely. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.

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Care2

JANUARY 29, 2015

Humans of New York (HONY) is an amazing example of how building an engaged community inspires people to rally together and raise money for an issue they are moved by. Each of HONY''s posts receive 2K to 10K+ comments and shares. What has inspired you the most about Humans of New York, and this incredible fundraiser?

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Care2

MAY 4, 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!" Respond to their comments so they know someone is reading their posts.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As younger consumers are shifting to social apps that focus on video and more personal forms of social networking, a new social app called Studio , launching today, is introducing a group camcorder experience that allows groups of friends to share videos with one another in private albums.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Another rocky day for the social media platform. Following some problems last Friday , the social network is having some issues on Thursday as well. Downdetector is also showing a spike in user reports of issues, and a map indicates the problems might be worse for those near New York City. Screenshot by Jay Peters.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I reached out to Alana Post, the Online Communications Manager at The World Affairs Council of Northern California to hear how this nonprofit uses social media to reach a global audience. Additionally, I wanted her to share how they determine which social networks to use and their most successful campaigns. AP: Data is key.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share and Comment on Breaking News. One of the more effective ways to generate buzz for and traffic to your blog is to tap into the breaking news cycle. Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. Finally, remember that blog posts make great content for e-newsletters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Submitted by Marc van Bree, editor of Dutch Perspective During last week’s League of American Orchestras conference, I was following the session on social networking on Twitter. Mark Pemberton, who tweets @aborchestras, asked where the “business” is in social media. Social networking is a tactic or tool in your strategy.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2007

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!" To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The comments from their community are incredibly supportive. People also relayed stories of waiting in line for hours to donate blood at one of the local Red Cross affiliates in New York. Social Networking Web 2.0' Man in the Red Bandana. Interestingly it was produced by ESPN.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Let us know in the comments where else you'll be! Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas, NV. 19th Original GLBT Expo New York, NY. Ryann Miller--back from maternity leave and now quickly back in the speaking circuit--will talk about The Basics of Growing Your List in Toronto on February 21st. What are we missing?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Although Mosseri’s post says these safety features have been in the works for “a long time,” their announcement comes in the wake of a series of damaging revelations about the Meta-owned social network. There’s also a new bulk delete feature coming in January, which will let users remove their posts, likes, and comments en masse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

charity:water has a huge Twitter following of over 1 million fans and supporters and has a great deal of expertise using social media to leverage fundraising and raise awareness of their work. The Twestival and Charity Water's house social network are stellar examples. The CEO's of Social Media from India Leadership Forum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

That's when I was working with the New York Foundation for the Arts on its technology capacity building programs, including offline/online workshops for online skill building called SpiderSchool. Her piece begins with a simple definition of online social networking tools and asks: What's the appeal? receive.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2008

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!" Dana will be the first member of our team to be based in New York City.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Yesterday, I attended — and live tweeted (#baruchnp) — an interesting panel discussion at Baruch College here in New York, “ Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know.” How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. Social media is not a spectator sport—it’s a contact sport.”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

He doesn’t feel that Facebook is the best platform for his social media objectives and believes one shouldn’t be on Facebook just because it’s the world’s largest social network. Let us know in the comments. Upcoming Social Media for Nonprofits Events. Which tools are you using and why?

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See3

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

While it is true that the younger generations tend to be early adopters of new technology, the internet has become a central part of communications and commerce for every demographic group. Social networking has so far focused mainly on businesspeople and young people because they are tech-savvy and are treasured by Madison Avenue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

In this recent New York Times article, " If You Can't Let Go, Twitter " the writer talks about the difficulty of getting her three digital natives and early adopter users to switch from mobile phone texting to using Twitter and without success. These comments suggest that Twitter may not replace group SMS by digital natives.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The app encourages users to pledge to vote and to share that pledge across their social network. news and information. Get the latest polls and news in the palm of your hand with these apps: Polltracker. Major news outlets such as NBC Politics , The New York Times , The Washington Post , CNN , and Fox News.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

" The technology allows a single message to be shared en masse so that it rises above the noise of social networks. The New York Times also recently came out with an article on Reinventing the Internet to Make It Safer. " An example is an Uber and Goodwill partnership in New York. Just unconnect.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

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!" To create a new comment, use the form below. All rights reserved.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

In analog communication, individuals generally reach what is called the Dunbar Number , a limit of about 150 stable social connections. For example, Gretchen Buhlig, CEO of the ASU Foundation, made the following comment in a recent interview with me related to technology deployment at the foundation, “We have 1.2 million alumni.

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