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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Thank you! Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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What it Takes to Make Analytics Part of Your Routine

Association Analytics

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3 Ways to Personalize the Donor Experience

NonProfit PRO

Donor engagement can be complicated. Donors are engaged in multiple ways, frequently with different appeals and solicitation amounts. This fragmented donor communications experience is a pernicious problem in the nonprofit industry.

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How to Get Event Sponsorship: Your Ultimate Guide for 2022

Wild Apricot

Getting event sponsorship can be a huge win for your next event. But the road to securing one can be a point of stress in your event planning. A recent survey stated that 90% of event planners put finding an event sponsor as one of their top two concerns.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in takeover attempt

The Verge

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making his “best and final” offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter in an updated 13D filed Thursday with the SEC. He’s offering $54.20 per share in cash. Naturally, Musk had to sneak a “420” into the offer. Musk’s wealth hovers around $260 billion, according to Bloomberg. Twitter’s market valuation is about $37 billion.

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Budgeting for Equity: 3 Steps to Creating a Framework for Lasting Change

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are one of the most powerful forces for good in our world. They feed the hungry, house the homeless, stand up for those too often not heard and so much more. However, even with the best intentions, nonprofits can sometimes fall short of realizing their mission. One reason for this is failing to budget for equity.

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Analog A.I.? It sounds crazy, but it might be the future

Digital Trends

Digital transistors have been the backbone of computing for much of the modern era, but Mythic A.I. makes a compelling case that analog chips may be the future.

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Elon Musk makes $41 billion offer to buy Twitter

TechSpot

A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing shows Musk made his offer in a letter to Twitter board chairman Bret Taylor. He wrote that since becoming Twitter's largest shareholder, Musk has realized "the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to.

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Razer’s first Linux laptop is here, but it’s not for gamers

The Verge

It’s been a decade since Razer shipped its first Blade laptop , and they’ve all come with Windows. That isn’t quite changing today — but a company called Lambda is now putting Ubuntu on a souped-up version of last year’s Razer Blade 15 Advanced with Razer’s full blessing, with the aim of selling it to machine learning and artificial intelligence researchers.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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What Are Donors’ Reasons for Giving?

NonProfit PRO

I seek to generate a basis for giving from each donor’s perspective. Through those stories, you can learn a great deal. You must listen to gain a strategy for a solicitation approach over time. .

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How mobile phones are changing war in Ukraine

Digital Trends

Russian forces are reportedly targeting their Ukrainian adversaries using sophisticated electronic warfare systems.

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Owner of 'first Jack Dorsey tweet' NFT tries to sell it for $48 million, receives $6,200 offer

TechSpot

Indian-born Estavi bought the non-fungible token of Dorsey's tweet, the first one to be sent via the service back in 2006, with a winning bid of $2,915,835.47 in March last year.

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Twitter CEO tells employees board still evaluating Elon Musk takeover

The Verge

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees Thursday that the company was still evaluating a $43 billion offer by Elon Musk to buy the company and take it private, setting the stage for a potentially drawn-out feud with the world’s richest person. After clips of the songs “I Say A Little Prayer” and “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys played, Agrawal launched into a 25-minute emergency Q&A session with employees Thursday, according to a person in attendance.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Do You Need Goals for Mid-Level Donors?

NonProfit PRO

While more and more organizations are realizing the value of a mid-level program, the concept of having mid-level donors, and creating specific strategies and a program for them is still in its infancy.

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Watch Volocopter fly first full-size version of its unique aircraft

Digital Trends

Watch Volocopter's first full-size version of its unique multi-rotor VoloCity electric aircraft take its maiden flight.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review: Gaming-First CPU

TechSpot

Making CPU cores faster rather than adding more cores is the best way to boost PC gaming performance. That's why AMD has supercharged their 8-core, 16-thread CPU to create the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 3D V-cache.

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The Twitter board is reportedly not interested in Elon’s takeover offer

The Verge

Twitter’s board may have its work cut out for it. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Twitter’s board could be in for a fight with the company’s single largest shareholder. According to a report from The Information , it views Elon Musk’s offer to take over the company as unwelcome. This follows Musk’s offer to purchase the company for $43 billion earlier today.

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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How to Drive More Nonprofit Direct Mail Response

NonProfit PRO

So how can you transform your direct mail to include a video? Obviously, you need to generate as many donations as possible with the least amount of money spent, so let’s look at the options and costs. .

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‘Live Forever’ mode seeks to erase death using the metaverse

Digital Trends

Somnium Space wants to collect a massive amount of data on you, but not to sell. Rather, it seeks to create a metaverse digital avatar for when you pass on.

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PSA: Replace vulnerable D-Link routers as soon as possible, says CISA

TechSpot

When a router reaches its end-of-life (as the units affected by this vulnerability have) exploits become far more serious. Manufacturers bear the responsibility to address these problems with fresh patches, but they generally don't push out updates for EOL devices (with a few rare exceptions).

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Ron Gilbert’s Monkey Island announcement was a joke ‘18 years in the making’

The Verge

A mysterious and dangerous location on Monkey Island. | Image: Terrible Toybox. Read on for an interview and the first screenshots from Return to Monkey Island This year, Ron Gilbert pulled off perhaps the best April Fools’ joke ever. On April 1st, he announced on his personal blog that he was making a new Monkey Island game. It was hard to know if this was actually a joke, but a few days later, he revealed it was real by sharing the official trailer for Return to Monkey Island.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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How Customer Data Platforms Can Revolutionize Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

customer data platforms are changing how organizations do business worldwide rapidly. Nonprofits need to keep up with these changes and take action to stay competitive. Why? We’re nearing the end of cookie tracking.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter take-over: A chronological timeline

Digital Trends

Confused about what's going on regarding Elon Musk and Twitter? You're not alone. Let us guide you through this complex story of takeover bids and poison pills.

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Survey shows half of all teens are uninterested in the metaverse

TechSpot

Financial firm Piper Sandler's biannual Gen Z research project (via Fast Company) surveyed 7,100 teens about multiple subjects, including "the metaverse." While 50% admitted to having little or no intention of buying a VR device to access the virtual space, 26% said they already own such a device, and 9%.

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Apple’s M2 chips and the computers they’ll power detailed in new leak

The Verge

This is Apple’s M1 Ultra, which could be getting an upgrade. | Image: Apple. Apple is reportedly working on nine new Macs featuring its upcoming M2 processors, according to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman. These rumors come hot on the heels of Apple releasing the Mac Studio , and its announcement that the the M1 Ultra would be the last chip in its current-gen lineup.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.