Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Facebook has, for a couple years now, committed to making their platforms “video first.” Facebook recommends that you “design for sound-off, delight for sound-on.”

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. What kinds of posts should I make on social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance. There’s an understanding among non-profits that Facebook Ads offer something very powerful, but there is a large gap in the understanding needed to run truly strategic campaigns. . 3) Understand Facebook Ad objectives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). increase in revenue. increase in revenue.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With Giving Tuesday right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your marketing strategy for the holiday. These key times to ask for donations on Giving Tuesday can help you increase your organization’s visibility throughout the day. The second highest time is from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Social media has changed the marketing world, and Facebook Ads for nonprofits are an easy tool to increase your organization’s presence online. Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. But what social platform are they on the most? But what social platform are they on the most?

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Scrolling on phones, reading the news, referencing the latest trends— social media is ingrained in popular culture across the generations. The truth is that social fundraising has come a long way from the standard “Donate” button featured on profiles and Facebook fundraisers. Introduction to Facebook Challenges.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I have social media ennui. I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. The apps I use most on my phone include the Facebook app for Android and Tweetdeck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Over the past year, your supporters have been more distant than at any time in recent memory. There are a variety of different ways that nonprofits use social media on a daily basis. We’ll cover creating digital supporter communities through the following points: Brief Overview of Supporter Communities on Social Media.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Once the update goes live (currently projected for early Spring) this means an iPhone user with the update installed will open up an app like Facebook, for example, and see the following prompt: Source: Apple. But if a user opts-out, it will change how advertising giants like Facebook are then able to collect and utilize that user data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!), 2) Give social media shoutouts. When Americans spend nearly an hour a day scrolling Facebook, an organization should make the most of social media engagement to show donors the impact of their donations. 3) Give something real. 5) Give numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

This webinar demonstrates how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. via Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Why Social Media?

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Whether you are a front line youth worker, a parent, or a social media marketer, the question remains the same: "How do you communicate so that teenagers will listen?" " A couple of years ago, my colleagues and I were spending over 150 hours a month on the phone trying to reach high school students in our program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

On social media and the news. AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. While we might call our phones ‘phones,’ there are Apple, Android, and Google devices. At the dog park. At the office. Even at happy hour.

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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. Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. This an important one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. Text-to-donate enables your attendees to give by phone without having to navigate away from your virtual event page. Try it from your mobile phone now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

Time: 12-1:30pm Singapore/Kuala Lumpur. (10-11:30am This 90-minute social media how-to webinar is ideal for nonprofit communications and fundraising staff. Please Note: For those in nonprofits attending in Australia and New Zealand, a phone number will be provided for the audio portion, however, it is not toll free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 15, 2011

Lately I have been receiving a lot of requests from nonprofits in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia for recorded versions of my social media webinars. This is likely a one-time webinar series. Also, for your reference, here’s a list of webinar times by city: Honolulu: 2pm. Auckland: 12pm. Kolonia: 11am.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here’s how it works.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

It’s the middle of the year, and although many of you still haven’t even taken summer vacation, the time has arrived to begin planning for your 2024 state legislative campaigns. This is the time to answer questions like: What states will we be targeting?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 19, 2024

While it might seem like a time-consuming task, doing the work upfront saves you time in the future. Tailoring messages to different donor segments, such as first-time donors versus recurring donors, is key to increasing engagement and retention. Ask donors directly about their preferences.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

It takes resilience so that every time you hear “no,” you don’t let it stop you, especially when times are hard, the economy is tanking, or some other crisis is looming. Not only is asking for donations uncomfortable at times, but with SO many great causes out there to donate to, WHY would someone choose your cause? Y’all.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The internet is not new.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Title: Social Media Manager. Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. Make a one-time or monthly financial contribution to the organization. This could be done annually or just one time. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

The truth is, immediately following a donation is one of the best times for another call-to-action (CTA) of ways donors can continue to support your organization. This is an excellent time to ensure donors have seen all the great content on your website. Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. That said, here are five ways to do so using social media: 1) Blog, blog, blog! Consequently, so has my ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Social media is one of the greatest tools your nonprofit has, especially with Giving Tuesday right around the corner. It can help you quickly reach millions of people directly on their phones and motivate them to give to your organization! Social media is constantly evolving to match what its users want to see.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors Guest Post By Geri Stengel, Ventureneer. Note from Beth: We know that social media can bring in the small dollar donors, but what about larger gifts? Many nonprofits already use social media, including mobile, to raise money among individual donors. No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a half-day “Digital Strategies&# seminar with Vince Ford, Director of Digital Media from the New York Philharmonic and leading a peer session for major orchestra marketing staff and youth orchestra executive directors with Makala Johnson who does Social Media for the Mayo Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Note from Beth: Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018? Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers – Guest Post by Rebecca Brooks, Animoto. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. For Facebook and Instagram, square is a great option.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. And, and thank you also, I picked up on, you know, your digital media specialist and I need to evolve my vocabulary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

But you are probably, like most who work in the social change sector, incredibly busy. Maybe you are muttering to yourself ”Who can find the time to do social media?” ” Udi is just one example of nonprofit CEOs and leaders who use Twitter and other social media platforms.

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