Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. My brain was completely fried and those around me were getting pretty fed up with the fact that I was never present, only connected… online, all the time.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 30, 2009
Lauren Cochrane has a great post today with ideas for lists organizations could create with Twitter’s new List function. If you haven’t heard about Lists yet, you’re not behind! They have only been rolled out to around half of the users so far. You can read more about Lists on the Twitter Blog here. Lauren outlines 7 Lists that organizations may find useful, including: Your organisation’s chapters and campaigns.
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 25, 2009
Yesterday, I spent the day in Manhattan, at the UNICEF building, with a bunch of folks passionate about the technology in mobile phones, and the ways to use that technology for good. I’ve been a very long time cell phone user (had one since 1998), but I haven’t been involved in implementing a mobile system for an organization, so I had a lot to learn.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Just had a chance to meet Dale Ferrario, the founder and President of an innovative nonprofit social enterprise called FreshBrain. I'm always excited about finding out about a new idea that's already gaining traction. FreshBrain is focused on an important problem - filling the gap in the education that our teens receive, specifically in the area of 21st Century Skills.
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OCTOBER 24, 2009
In addition to Winter ‘10 from the mother ship , a lot of good stuff has been happening this Fall in our little ‘ole Salesforce database. Best of all: we haven’t had to spend an additional penny for any of it, since it’s all about tools we were already using. To me, this is what the cloud is all about. Different logins, different purposes, different data…all coming together to work the way we need it when we need it.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 26, 2009
2010 is going to be the year that the large national and international nonprofits launch iPhone Apps. Many of those Apps are already in development (@ Kiva4iPhone ), but at this early in the game hiring someone to develop an iPhone App for your nonprofit is expensive. Very expensive. Large companies and some nonprofits are spending as much as $50,000 to build and launch an a iPhone App.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 27, 2009
This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs!
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 8, 2009
Security Camera - Photo by Sirius Rust. Beth threw down the gauntlet , and I had to pick it up. I’m sort of surprised I hadn’t written about this before. I think a lot about both of these, not so much for myself, but for organizations that I work with whose work is fairly sensitive. First off, some definitions – I think that these two terms do get mixed up quite often, and understanding what’s really being meant by them in a technical context is important.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 2, 2009
Last week I was in New York City and had the opportunity to meet with many interesting people (and got lots of ideas). One key connection was with Jed Emerson. Ten years ago, Jed was the head of REDF, the famous social enterprise foundation in San Francisco. Jed's just published a new article in Forbes.com entitled Steady Returns With Social Impact.
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NetWits
OCTOBER 7, 2009
Jeff Patrick and I recently did a webinar on Nonprofit Blogging. It was a fantastic time that really seemed to help the attendees. I thought I’d share some of what we talked about and get the presentation in your hands so you could use it in ways that benefit you. The tips shared here and the full presentation (see below) should help you think seriously about starting a blog or if you’re already blogging it should motivate you to press on and try new things.
NCE Social Media
OCTOBER 22, 2009
This week there has been quite a flurry of news for Twitter and Facebook. Bing , Microsoft’s search engine, announced a deal with the two social media tools to include their feeds in search results. That means in the future if you blog or post or tweet about your agency, those blog posts and tweets will appear in Bing’s results. Also, Google just announced a new social media search feature.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 29, 2009
If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. Hashtags allow your organization to participate and inspire conversations (and in the process get new followers) and organize the Twitterverse around campaigns ( #climatechange ) and events ( #openwebawards ). The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 30, 2009
Lauren Cochrane has a great post today with ideas for lists organizations could create with Twitter’s new List function. If you haven’t heard about Lists yet, you’re not behind! They have only been rolled out to around half of the users so far. You can read more about Lists on the Twitter Blog here. Lauren outlines 7 Lists that organizations may find useful, including: Your organisation’s chapters and campaigns.
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Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 16, 2009
Okay, yes, Twitter did ask its beta testers not to tweet about the new Lists feature just yet. but who really expects to keep a secret on Twitter? The news is already widespread online - so let's go ahead and take a look at Twitter Lists, how they work, and what they can do for you.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 Social networking Non-profit Communications Twitter social media.
Robert Weiner
OCTOBER 31, 2009
The latest round of the America's Giving Challenge is on. This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The goal is to get as many unique daily donations as possible (minimum of $10), to your cause each day.
NetWits
OCTOBER 14, 2009
It’s good to see and hear what others are doing. Why? Because we love to learn from the experiences, failures and successes of others. It sparks ideas, connects us to each other and eventually helps us get better. I’m sure you’ve experienced this phenomenon before? In the spirit of learning we’ve got Jeff Hurt with us this week! We try to highlight the work of nonprofits in the social media space regularly here and Jeff Hurt's nonprofit is a perfect fit!
NCE Social Media
OCTOBER 1, 2009
The ALS is doing a Tweet for ALS Day today to raise $10,000 in 10 hours. And they are only asking for $1 per person – although donors will likely an average gift that is more. This is a good example of how to empower your followers to give their money as well as act virally to build awareness. They were also wise to remind viewers to change their Facebook status for the day.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 5, 2009
As the Web goes mobile , so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters. The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 15, 2009
This morning I had the pleasure (and some anxiety, to be honest) of presenting to the SANGONeT Conference taking place this week and next in South Africa. My presentation includes some brief highlights from research done in the US and the UK around social media use by nonprofit organizations (including the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey and the eCampaigning Report ).
VisionLink
OCTOBER 15, 2009
'Do you ever get the bug to travel? Well, about every three years around here we get the bug to complete a major technological overhaul. It''s fun, it keeps us on our toes--but more importantly, we do this to ensure your success. You certainly don''t want to trust your data to an outdated system. So, it with great pleasure that I can let you know that we successfully completed our co-lo move.
Robert Weiner
OCTOBER 17, 2009
Our friends at NTEN have launched a survey to examine nonprofits' data ecosystems. Your first question is probably "what is a data ecosystem?" NTEN describes it as follows: The nonprofit ecosystem is a way of thinking about how data is shared by and flows across the different departments and activities in your organization. Similar to the interconnectedness in natural ecosystems (for example: marsh, birds, plants), we think of the data ecosystem as the interconnectedness of software tools and th
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NetWits
OCTOBER 12, 2009
According to Wikipedia, “ Brochureware ” is the definition of a website that has very infrequently updated content. Often the site has been developed as a direct translation of existing printed materials, hence the name. Brochureware sites therefore take little advantage of the capabilities of the web that are missing in printed publication.
NCE Social Media
OCTOBER 29, 2009
Seth Godin is considered a marketing guru. We discussed him in a previous post. His book about tribes looks at how the internet has ended mass marketing. He contends that it has empowered people to make big changes. Here’s a video of him describing this in more detail. How has the internet empowered you and the people you serve? Tags: Education and Training Research godin internet tribes.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 1, 2009
Animoto is a service that allows you to create videos about your nonprofit using a selection of your organization’s best photos. Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites. An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 24, 2009
I’m so honored to be here in Lake Como at the Rockefeller Bellagio Center. A group of technologists and social entrepreneurs/ Ashoka Fellows have gathered here for a 3 day conference to discuss and implement social technology tools into the social impact work for projects around the world. Day 2 of our event is the International Day of Climate Action so even though we are not in our home towns to take part in local actions, we couldn’t let the opportunity pass.
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