Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. In fact, to allow for maximum content, the WWF used a tiny 8 point font in their 2008 home page design. View: worldwildlifefund.org Archive 3/15/10.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. 11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits. Home Page Design. Simplicity is key.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Experiment with social media dashboards. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Hire a graphic designer to prepare website banner(s) and custom graphics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible. We’re now ten years into the Social Web. blogs, social networks, peer-to-peer fundraising).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

That was a 21% decrease from the previous year, but the decrease is mostly likely due to poor online fundraising practices , such as not having a mobile-optimized donate page and e-newsletter design. Prioritize mobile design. Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons. Enable social sharing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Jagat, a social network that is designed to get you out more with your friends instead of mindlessly scrolling on your phone, has surpassed 10 million users globally. The location-based social network, which launched earlier this year in March, wants to help people focus on real-life connections and make friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

They’ve been able to hire some of the most well-trained and experienced staff, consultants, and designers that work in the nonprofit sector. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Hint, hint.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. Be used consistently on all social networks to build a synergistic, recognizable brand across the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

1) Mass Adoption of Responsive and Flat Design. Websites, blogs, and e-newsletters that are responsively designed will become more common place in 2014 and will incorporate elements of flat design for optimal mobile browsing. 2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

And even though a recent report pointed out that email open and donor response are dropping in the nonprofit sector, I can’t help but wonder if current (yet old) e-newsletter design trends have a lot to do with the results. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Priority #1: Launch a new website that is responsively designed. Social networks have gone mobile. As of February 2013, 55% of social networking occurs on a mobile device especially during commutes, lunch breaks, and evening hours. In 2014 , it is projected that the Mobile Web will surpass desktop.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. Twitter is the powerhouse when it comes to #BreakingNews , but you should also post your press release on other social networks and be available throughout the day to address comments and answer questions. Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The design and branding is modern and mobile-optimized , visuals and call-to-action graphics are prioritized over text, and social media is integrated throughout the entire process of entering the sweepstakes. Social network sharing functionality. - “Donate Now” and charity rating buttons in the email footer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Through the collaboration, donors and nonprofits might be able to more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. Features include real-time, dynamic progress metrics and a new donate button designed to inspire action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The foundation of a successful online communications and fundraising campaign is built upon a well-designed, well-written website and e-newsletter. The webinar will pay particular attention to how to effectively create visual media and blog content to distribute on social networks. Learn the importance of blogging.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

DJ Gabeau, one of Snapchat Stories’ earliest engineers and founder of web3 social network Primitives , told TechCrunch that he thinks NFTs can be a genuinely enjoyable way for people to connect with one another digitally and make memories. Primitives is designed to be easy to use, Gabeau said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

That’s the premise underpinning Polywork , a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. In short, Polywork sums to a Twitter-style social feed where professionals can post updates about what they’re up to (in work and, if they like, in life too). It’s announcing a $3.5

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Two of the earliest employees behind WhatsApp have emerged with a new private social network called HalloApp. Starting Monday, anyone can download and sign up for HalloApp in Apple’s App Store and Google Play on Android devices. They both worked at WhatsApp before and after Facebook bought it for $22 billion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Meanwhile, the unique blocking mechanics of the audio social network Clubhouse — and their enthusiastic use by the platform’s lead investors — have raised questions about whether people in positions of power should be blocking to avoid public scrutiny. That scrutiny is necessary and good. But privacy is necessary and good, too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Add large, colorful social network icons. Enable donors to share their donation with their social networks. Allow donors to designate their just made donation as a tribute/honor gift. Use images to bring attention to calls-to-action. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Donate: World Wildlife Fund.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

to Niantic for an undisclosed sum, as well as designer John Gaeta, who best known for his work on the Matrix Trilogy. Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley is on the co-founding team of a new startup called LivingCities , alongside Matt Miesnieks, who sold his most recent startup 6D.ai

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

New York-based MyPlace , a social network designed to help friends share their private homes, has raised $5.8 Since then, the platform has grown into a social network used by thousands of people in 86 countries. Since then, the platform has grown into a social network used by thousands of people in 86 countries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. This is most easily done through a Social and Mobile Media Fundraising Success Spreadsheet. Social Network Followers. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your nonprofit could have a wide variety of excellent blog content , but if your blog’s design doesn’t make a positive first impression, then few will read it – much less share it with their followers on social networks. Select a two-column, responsively designed template. Invest in well-designed graphics.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

Tedooo , a Tel Aviv-based social network marketed towards the trade world, has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Stardom Ventures. The platform is designed to help boost and create global trade communities via partnerships between sellers and buyers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

When writing and designing content, keep those five words at the forefront of your mind and work toward having those five words become synonymous with your online brand. On mobile and social media, whoever shares, posts, tweets, and features the best content wins. And then use these words to craft your tone of voice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

Small nonprofits that are not in a position to hire a part- or full-time social media manager should limit themselves to one or two social networks and place the highest priority on their website, email communications, and online fundraising campaigns. Feedback (1 hour weekly): To track and report on success.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There have been countless studies about the damaging effects of social media on mental health, particularly on teens. And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. Enter Inpathy , a new kind of social network — a “healthy” one. The end goal is to bring more wellness to the social network world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Bing Webmaster Tools :: bing.com/webmasters A free set of SEO, diagnostic, and reporting tools designed to improve your website’s rankings on Bing search results. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time. Graphic Design & Photo Editing 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

It should also detail as least three actions that your donors and supporters can take on the awareness day, such as make a donation, sign a petition, share the page with their social networks, become a volunteer, and so on. For other social networks, post two to three times throughout the day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

blogs and social networking sites) campaigns. Three Nonprofits Pioneering Responsive Website Design. We will discuss the primary tools associated with the Mobile Web, how much they cost, and how can they be integrated with your Web 1.0 websites, e-newsletters, and “Donate Now” buttons) and Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. HTML looks much more intimidating than it actually is, and all new media managers should be skilled in basic HTML.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

6) If the “Thank You for Your Donation” landing page included social networking icons or pitches to “Like” or “Follow” or “Join” the nonprofit on the Social Web and/or a “Thank You” video or slideshow. National Campaign to Protect Social Security & Medicare.

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