Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

How nonprofits choose to follow on Twitter varies widely. Some nonprofits only follow a small of amount of Twitterers, others follow hundreds or thousands, and a few follow more (sometimes a lot more) than they are being followed themselves. Strategic following is covered in more detail in #4 below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

politicians follow any nonprofits on Twitter. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica. Politicians have a lot to gain by being more connected with nonprofits on Twitter. They mostly only follow other politicians and news media. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 6, 2019

People are craving for inspiring stories on their social media feeds and that’s how the campaign ended up trending on the day. Please RSVP for the #ReclaimSocial Twitter Takeover on Facebook to let us know that you’ll be joining us on June 4th. A year after, on February 6, 2019, the campaign grew even stronger.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

That’s part of the key to success when using Twitter for a Global conversation. Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays.

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TechImpact

APRIL 8, 2014

Twitter is one of the most saturated places on the internet. Following too few accounts will not allow you to fully utilize the platform, while following too many can over-saturate your feed, making it impossible to find the pertinent content. This innovative feed provides information about the always changing Facebook algorithm.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

But what about your nonprofit’s social media feeds? The truth is your nonprofit’s Twitter is producing just as many important analytics as your website is, and you should be tracking and reporting on them. Twitter Counter. Twitter Analytics. Take a look at each and decide which one you want to use.

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I’m part of the Mission Matters author network and they’ve been hosting discussions about different business topics on Twitter Spaces. What is Twitter Spaces? Twitter Spaces are live, audio-only conversations that happen in Twitter. So how do you get started with Twitter Spaces?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Want to know how many clicks your Twitter feed gets on Mondays vs Wednesdays? mentions: On Twitter, as your probably know, putting an ‘@’ symbol in front of someone’s Twitter handle hyperlinks to their profile, and counts as an @mention. Now, just rinse, repeat, and watch the number of clicks your Twitter feeds sees grow.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Finding Feeds. Netvibes will let you track all kinds of things online, all by using RSS feeds or ready-built widgets. As far as the email vs feed option - we are using Netvibes so you can cut down on email! Choose the “feed&# option and then hit save on that alert. Twitter Search. Add Feeds to Netvibes.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Twitter and its other social media feeds is your nonprofit’s public voice. As such, it’s imperative to your nonprofit’s perceived legitimacy that its social feeds are engaging, well written, and maintained. Here are a few things your social media followers hate about your feeds!

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TechImpact

APRIL 16, 2014

There is a lot of information out there about length of Tweets, amount of hashtags, which hashtags, when to post to the various feeds. With social media feeds ostensibly saturated with the Tweets, posts, and calls to action from their peers and other nonprofits, it becomes imperative that your nonprofit’s message stands out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2014

The rise of Twitter has resulted in a new campaign awareness strategy and online event known as a tweet chat. Scheduled to occur at a specific time for usually an hour or less, nonprofits use Twitter to have live conversations on topics relevant to their mission and programs. Mobile Media Social Media Twitter Mobile for Good'

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TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Because their importance can not be understated, it is crucial that you take the time to thank them publicly through your social media feeds when appropriate. Host a Twitter chat. Another unique way to give back to supporters is to host a Twitter chat. Thank you Tweet.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

On when the best time is to post to your social media feeds, check out this inforgraphic for more detailed information about that. 23% of Twitter users make less than $30,000 per year. Having a lower annual income means those Twitter users will have less disposable income.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

As far as I can guess, on average only about 6-9% of my fans now get my status updates posted to their News Feed which is about half the 16% that Facebook announced in March. 2) Facebook Status Updates are no longer being sent to Twitter. Facebook is a free service and as most us have learned, you get what you pay for.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Check out these social media post templates for ideas of post themes and content format for your Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter feeds. 3) Put a face to the funds by sharing impact stories on your social feed. Make the most out of people who will draw a crowd before your event by spotlighting them on your feed. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2019

People are craving for inspiring stories on their social media feeds and that’s how the campaign ended up trending on the day. Please RSVP for the #ReclaimSocial Twitter Takeover on Facebook to let us know that you’ll be joining us on June 4th. A year after, on February 6, 2019, the campaign grew even stronger.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It’s not official, but it’s obvious that Facebook is ramping up promotion of its native “Donate” buttons and Fundraisers in its News Feed. 14% said Twitter. Facebook also owns Instagram, so it’s likely that in the future “Donate” buttons will come to the Instagram feed as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 7, 2011

At the beginning of my webinar on Twitter and LinkedIn I always poll attendees on whether they have found and claimed their nonprofit’s Company Page on LinkedIn. That said, all the automated Tweets/clutter in the in the LinkedIn “Home” News Feed is rendering that news feed almost useless.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. People either start ignoring your updates because you’re always in their news feed, or they “hide&# you altogether. Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter.

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TechImpact

MARCH 10, 2014

Search engine result pages are difficult to grasp and take complete control of, while social media feeds become more saturated with our peers, Even more difficult and mysterious, especially to many of us in the nonprofit sector, is the search engine and where it places our websites and social media outlets on those first few pages.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along. Twitter pics gets an upgrade. Perhaps because of the roaring arrival of Instagram to the main scene, Twitter responded with an image upgrade of its own. Pinterest renaissance.

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Whole Whale

JULY 7, 2023

This will probably also be playing out in courts or cage matches as Elon’s Twitter deals with Zuckerberg’s Threads by Instagram. Character Limit : Threads gives users a 500-character count limit, while unverified Twitter users have a maximum of 280 characters. Twitter does not have this feature.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

If it is the later, then the Status Updates of the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page will no longer show up in the News Feeds. I know this because I have spoken with a couple of Facebook Admins over the last six weeks who could not get their Pages authenticated, and thus lost the ability to publish Status Updates to the News Feeds.

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TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

Hashtags (#) are perhaps even more important in Instagram than they are on Twitter. Take a screenshot of the image via your smart phone, or computer, crop it down, and post it on your feed! Encourage interaction on your feed by running contests, asking questions, ask for a #regram, and encourage people to share your message.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2011

Next, “Like&# the page you’d like to participate on: Finally, participate in their status updates in the News Feed, authentically of course. Their fans will see your activity in their News Feeds and some will become fans of your page as well as a result. First, select “Use Facebook as [the name of your page]:&#.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

According to Blackbaud’s 2014 M+R Benchmark Study , a nonprofit’s social media audience on Facebook and Twitter grew by 37 and 46 percent respectively in 2013. Why did your nonprofit start its social media feed in the first place? It adds validity, substance, to your nonprofit’s Twitter feed. ?. Engagement is crucial.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

It’s impossible to apply Twitter best practices across all segments of the nonprofit sector because of the wide variety of causes and follower counts, but scientific analysis of Twitter clearly indicate that there is right way and a wrong way to use Twitter. Give your followers useful, interesting, retweetable content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

He camped outside her door and not only told her about how nonprofit CEO’s were using Twitter, but showed her how easy it was. Here’s a story about the CEO of the ACLU of New Jersey and how he uses Twitter to reach out to the press and policy makers and the questions he and his staff answered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

2) Text-to-Donate on Twitter. They’re also using their own hashtag and some fun emojis, which helps it visually pop on a Twitter feed. So while it’s not yet at the level of Facebook and Twitter, it’s worth starting to experiment here. Perry’s Place is a cat adoption center and sanctuary in North Hollywood, CA.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter. People follow nonprofits on Twitter to learn about your cause or because they care about the work you do. Pinterest is like Twitter. 29 Nonprofit Resources to Follow on Twitter. Google, etc. Give them retweetable content !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

The social media platform has more than 1 billion users — beating Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok — and is especially popular among people aged 18-29. The platform, however, is different than Facebook or Twitter. For example, Feeding America is a nonprofit with a national network of more than 200 food banks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers! 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

Download a Twitter app. Most mobile photo-sharing tools are integrated into Twitter, so your first step should be getting familiar with tweeting on the go. You can share (and customize/edit/color) your photos to Twitter, Flickr, and your personal Facebook profile, but only if you have an iPhone. On location!&#

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Candid

AUGUST 4, 2022

While we have a fairly large audience on Twitter (around 145K followers), we only see an average of 1,000 engagements per month. Inspired by Hootsuite’s amazing Experiment Series of blog posts , we thought it would be fun to share our experiment in testing whether posting more on Twitter would lead to higher engagement. .

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