Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2022

Those who register for all four webinars will earn a Certificate in Social Media Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. Facebook and Instagram are two of the largest social networks in the world and are essential to your nonprofit’s social media strategy.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The company confirmed this week that it’s testing a new feature that encourages users to post and share news in miniature social networks focused on small geographical areas. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the test to Bloomberg , saying: “More than ever, people are using Facebook to participate in their local communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Topics include how to: • Post on Facebook to maximize likes, comments, and shares.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. The application process is exceptionally vague and noncommittal which is telling on how limited Facebook’s short-term plans are for the service. It’s a guessing game at this point who the social network giants will partner with.

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Engadget

APRIL 15, 2025

It's Zuckerberg's second day of testimony in the trial, which stemmed from a 2020 government lawsuit against Meta (then still known as Facebook). I thought that Instagram was better at that [than Facebook's Camera app], so I thought it was better to buy them." We were doing a build-vs.-buy buy analysis," Zuckerberg said. "I

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2021

That’s the bet behind IRL, a young social network that has been quietly growing over the past year and just attracted an eye-popping amount of money to take on Facebook. We’re building Facebook groups and events for the generation that doesn’t use Facebook,” IRL CEO and co-founder Abraham Shafi told The Verge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The photo essay should be published on your website or blog and ensure that a donate button, e-newsletter subscribe option, and social network icons are prominently featured. 2) Schedule Facebook Updates and tweets for other time zones. To schedule Facebook Updates in advance, use Facebook’s scheduling function.

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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. One-quarter of Gen Z also responded they were inspired to look into or donate to a cause because of social media. In the U.S.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Through a process of trial and error, the Beagle Freedom Project is learning how to effectively use Facebook’s Fundraising Tools and they are being rewarded with more than likes and hearts – their followers are donating! Finally, it is worth noting that: 1) Facebook’s Fundraising Tools are free to use. Newly Released!

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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. 6) Post your press release on Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, etc. 7) Use your Facebook Page as your nonprofit and “Like” the pages of the media outlets that you are trying to reach. Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For nonprofit admins that do not have the time to regularly research social media trends, it can be a battle to stay ahead of the learning curve. In addition to the time required to create content for social media and manage social networks, new media managers need at least two hours weekly to research social media trends and best practices.

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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. For example: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2014

Using social networks effectively for fundraising. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Telling your nonprofit’s story through blogging. Creating visual content, such as branded images and infographics.

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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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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.

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. Facebook says the group violated its term of service by scraping user data without permission. NYU’s research offered new insights into Facebook’s problems.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The Verge used to have a fine tradition of cataloging all of the times when Eric Schmidt stuck his foot in his mouth , and today’s feels like a worthy addition: the former Google CEO and executive chairman has decided that social networks are “amplifiers for idiots.”. Not what we intended”. He presided over the $1.65

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media. 59% of people donate after becoming a follower of a nonprofit’s social network. 36% of people surveyed “unliked” a nonprofit on Facebook because it only posted about donating. Email fundraising campaigns had a.07%

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TechSpot

AUGUST 3, 2021

The social networking giant confirmed as much to The Information (paywalled), and is apparently one of several tech companies interested in a field known as homomorphic encryption.

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TechImpact

MAY 20, 2014

They’re precious validation that your nonprofit’s presence on Twitter is not only being well received, but it is reverberating through the annals of the highly trafficked social network. Truncated automated tweets from other social networks. Nonprofits have been utilizing Twitter since its inception. Too many hashtags.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Meta may have abandoned its efforts around live shopping on Facebook and Instagram, but the social networking company still believes in its apps’ potential as a shopping platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

In fact, 56 percent of individuals who follow nonprofits on mobile and social networks take further action, the number one action being making a donation, after they have read a compelling story published by a nonprofit. On mobile and social media, whoever shares, posts, tweets, and features the best content wins.

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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. They both worked at WhatsApp before and after Facebook bought it for $22 billion. Arora was WhatsApp’s chief business officer until 2018 and a key figure in negotiating the Facebook deal. A screenshot of HalloApp.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Using social networks effectively for fundraising. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Telling your nonprofit’s story through blogging. Creating visual content, such as branded images and infographics.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Image: Facebook. Facebook is rolling out a new feature globally that will warn users if they’re about to share an article that’s over 90 days old. The feature was developed in response to concerns that old news articles can sometimes be shared as though they’re current news, Facebook says.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. Write Good Captions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Using social networks effectively for fundraising. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Telling your nonprofit’s story through blogging. Creating visual content, such as branded images and infographics.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appears on 60 Minutes. The whistleblower behind the leak of an enormous cache of Facebook documents to the Wall Street Journal , Frances Haugen, went public on 60 Minutes on Sunday, revealing more of the inner workings the most powerful social media platform in the world. There was conflict.

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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

MARCH 12, 2017

1) Coordinate Tweets and Facebook Posts with e-newsletters and fundraising appeals. Some subscribers to your email list will visit your nonprofit’s Twitter Profile or Facebook Page to retweet or share a story or call-to-action that is featured in your e-newsletter or fundraising appeal. 3) Never release an infographic as a PDF.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Facebook’s second newspaper ad. Facebook is stepping up its campaign against Apple’s privacy changes with a second full-page newspaper ad today. These changes will impact Facebook’s lucrative ad business, but the social networking giant is framing them as something far larger that could impact small businesses. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

A spokesperson for parent company Facebook tells The V erge this recent change in policy is an expansion of an earlier rule specifically banning ads promoting the practice put in place earlier this year, and that the policy now includes a ban on any content that directly promotes the practice, too.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Facebook says it will remove any posts that celebrate the recent shooting in Atlanta or support the suspected shooter. Facebook wants to remove content that celebrates violent acts. This classification is part of Facebook’s expanded policies on Dangerous Individuals and Organizations. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. They are also more likely to donate to a nonprofit directly from a social networking site or through text than any other generation. Millennials (Born 1980–2000, Currently Ages 14–34).

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