Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! NTEN has two fantastic events this month! The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. Why mobile? 90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. How do you use mobile to start engaging and communicating? million smartphones and 92.1 millions PCs in Q4 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2008

So, thanks to NTEN , we offered prizes for participation free copies of books - either Media Rules and Mobilizing Generation 2.0. But, if you're doing a contest and you wanted to make a little easy to get contact information - required registration before your edit can be useful. Instant Gratification and Surprise!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As NTEN points out , the campaign include integrated tactics: They have a custom landing tab on Facebook for the campaign, tied to a contest: they’re asking their fans to share their pets’ stories and photos. Facebook alone doesn’t do get an engaged crowd that takes action.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons. .&# Um, Matt, Sourceforge has been basically irrelevant for years, since people started moving their projects off of that platform, and onto their own platforms. New projects seem to crop up more on Google Code than on SF now a days.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Our mission is to empower individuals to mobilize their friends for collective action, who then spread the word to their friends, and eventually create movements that span local communities and even the globe. Tags: facebook facebook causes Fundraising Newsletter NPTech NTEN susan gordon. Thank you for using Causes!

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

We launched a digital photo contest through Flickr in 2005, not because we thought it was going to raise a ton of money, but because we thought we could launch the whole effort in just a couple of days. For the past fourteen years, Parker has specialized in mobilizing online audiences for nonprofit and political causes.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2010

That's why we're excited to see a fantastic new contest out there: the Paperless Choice Challenge. . Catalog Choice and the Overbrook Foundation are bringing you online fundraisers the opportunity to shine and show off some of your best paperless fundraising -- be that email, mobile, or social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit. Four years ago, web 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Strange News. Yes that's right. Accessibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. According to the NTEN Blog , Blackbaud , a provider of services designed for nonprofits, has launched Blackbaud Labs , a sandbox for projects in the pipeline. All the candidates.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

The contest is hosted by YouTube, NTEN , and the marketing firm See3. Four winners will receive $3,500 in cash prizes donated by by Cisco, and also free registrations to the upcoming NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis in April. Mobile-friendly is necessary. Coolest Social Good Mobile App.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013.

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NTEN

JANUARY 7, 2009

Now, they're smack-dab in the middle of the Ideas for Change contest , which they're running with the Case Foundation. . Inspired by the President-Elect's call for citizens to share their ideas for creating change, the contest drew nearly 8,000 ideas for change from community members.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." Hold contests. Facebook apps come in three flavors: mobile apps, web-based tools, and downloadable applications. Now it's time to address the social site with the biggest stage right now: Facebook. Ask questions.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

Live Build is an opportunity for you to help create a new mobile fundraising app for nonprofits on the spot! Our goal is to answer the question, “If you could create the mobile fundraising app of your dreams, what would it do?” We’ll be implementing and testing your requested features throughout the conference and at the Science Fair.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Is Your Brand Mobile? Here’s a great opportunity to participate in SmartOnline’s ‘Invent Your Mobile App’ Contest, and explore these possibilities! Submit your ideas for a mobile app for your organization, and enter for a chance to WIN! Help your organization Go Mobile! Are you reaching the new giving generation?

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Mobile Tech for Nonprofits - A Global Health Success Story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. Their goal is to mobilize grassroots participation by using online networking tools and their blog. There's lots of examples in this blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Embrace a mobile-first design strategy. Sixty-two percent of email is opened on a mobile device , so first and foremost your email campaigns (e-newsletters, fundraising appeals, event invites, welcome emails, thank you emails, etc.) The good news is that modern design trends for mobile email are also compatible with desktop email.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Although nonprofits in the United States have been slower to embrace mobile phones for health purposes than the rest of the world, mobiles are catching on as a way to reach diverse populations across the U.S. Mobile Monitoring. For many nonprofits, mobile isn't cheap. Corinne Ramey, MobileActive.org.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

at 1:19 pm ToTehMoon Blog Part » OpenOffice.org Big Winner in SourceForge Contest 07.29.08 Linux has made huge usability strides in the past few years, as has open source software in general, so I think the future is still bright. { at 7:18 pm { 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 jack 06.24.08

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See3

AUGUST 23, 2007

But this is all very abstract and if you were an organization trying to mobilize people against this practice, the most powerful weapon is video. Their video was a runner up in the See3 – NTEN video contest this year. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) For example: Mobile devices?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) For example: Mobile devices?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Yes, those cute little icons that have invaded our online and mobile communication have invaded the inbox. Best Use of Mobile: Online donations on a mobile device should surpass 10% in 2015 and that makes mobile friendly emails that much more important. A Community That Gives: NTEN Member News. Best of the Best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

The audience represented a wide range: activists with expertise in using social media and mobile phones, pr agencies, staff members responsible for social media strategy from large nonprofits organizations, social entrepreneurs, and people who were new to the whole idea. In retrospect, I wish I had used my five minutes to contextualize.

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