Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. When it comes to using generative AI tools such as Copilot for drafts of written materials, a human must always check it for accuracy because it can make mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

I was honored to be invited to cover this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum , a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. ” with Jacob Harold , Guidestar; Robert Kirkpatrick , UN Global Pulse; Mayur Patel , Knight Foundation. Global Pulse @rgkirkpatrick.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. How can we and how are we using social media tools for social change? So, what are the biggest lessons for using social media in a global movement?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. The session, "Turning E-Waste into Green," focused on how policy decisions handling e-waste can improve the economy. Get started on telling your story with tools from the TechSoup catalog. Initiative.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. TechSoup.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” Public knowledge, pressure (to change policy) and action increase in strategic areas. Our foundation is viewed a valuable information source.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies. Guided by TechSoup online community manager Michael DeLong , Nonprofits Live welcomed guest experts Alexandra Ross, senior counsel at Paragon Legal , and Jacob Chang, legal counsel for TechSoup Global.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices. But before we get into that study, some basic understanding of Muslim beliefs are paramount.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

These tools unfortunately still fail to detect a significant form of CSEM — livestreaming video, whether produced by manipulative “groomers” or by violent traffickers. . Even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to stay home, the global demand for CSEM seems to have been growing rapidly.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Our Kids’ Climate is a global collaboration of 58 climate-parent groups from 23 countries, working together to engage parents, caretakers, and families in climate action. The letter reached an estimated 500 million people through global media. DT: What role has technology played in helping you globalize your movement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. A version of this blog post was also published on Global Giving Nonprofit Trends ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I was honored to be the keynote speaker for the Bay Area Microsoft/TechSoup Global Connection Day on Monday. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. One of the sub-themes was to point out opportunities to use excel in your social media work flow.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. As you shift into advocate recruitment, you can use these tools to strategically cultivate your constituent relationships.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The first step to creating a stellar registration page is to start with the right tools. With tools that allow you to create stunning, branded event registration pages, you can simplify the registration process and convince people on the fence to sign up for your event. Integrate with your existing tech stack.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Vision statement: To accelerate progress against catastrophic disease at a global level.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2019

Programs within a nonprofit can then use these goals to create individualized action plans that help serve the needs of the program while focusing on the global mission and vision of the organization. Then the tool is used to help supervisors within each department develop their goals. Conclusion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Now its fourth edition, the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report has over 1,000 useful statistics for NGOs, NPOs, and charities worldwide. In addition to social media stats, the report also provides data for how organizations use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, productivity software, and emerging technology trends.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And how many of you are working hard to incorporate more of that spirit of experimentation into your organization’s lasting culture, not just as a necessary response to a global pandemic. As you think about 2023, ask yourself: “is our suite of digital tools and strategies best meeting our audiences’ needs and our organization’s goals?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The global meeting of leaders, doers, and movement-makers saw new and varied community partnerships and announcements that push traditional boundaries and create cross-sector opportunities for many organizations and communities. If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2009

Two weeks ago Forum One's Seattle office convened a group of Global Health web communicators and talked in depth about using social media to build connections and awareness. Last week at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation a group of 23 folks who manage Global Health data met to talk about common issues and best practices.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching. Creating a personalization plan Personalization is key to standing out in an increasingly crowded digital media environment.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Now, less than 10 years later, Giving Tuesday has grown into a global movement that has raised over $2 billion. But while technology is an important tool to accelerate impact, nothing is possible without the supporters behind their missions. Giving Belongs to All of Us. About the Author. CEO at Salesforce.org.

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

" The session featured a facilitated conversation about how hospitals and health care providers are using new media and social networking software to support their primary objectives — treatment, research, education and outreach, and patient-provider communication. Tags: Influence Events Internet Strategy Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. A policy for how to respond to negative comments or social media workflow. The potential for an army of bot trolls to disrupt an activism campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2018

A statement to the international news agency Reuters read: “We revised our Ad Grants policies to help nonprofits be more effective with AdWords and improve the quality of their ads, which will lead to targeted awareness of their projects and mission.” We’ve posted the exact email at the bottom of this post. Source: Edelman.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In addition to the case studies NTEN has compiled , here are some more examples the Communities of Impact and I have spotted: Children’s museum data informs health policy. Global nonprofit measures and shares its impact in real time. Social media trailblazers open up. Building a movement through innovative open source tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It’s a complicated equation that brings together core human rights concerns about privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and the direct practicalities of real-life struggle with the ways in which engineering, policy, legal and design decisions are made by companies, or placed upon them by the jurisdictions in which they operate.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Time to start thinking of us as partners in your quest for global domination of the Internet, not just puppets. I have been working social media sites daily for 4.5 years now, and in comparison to Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and YouTube, the Facebook Page tool set is pretty limited. Facebook wants the tool set to be limited.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Global CTO, Tech for Social Impact. Global Movement.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” If you’re using social media, please use the hashtag #NPTechLeaders, and some of our team will be on social media with you as well. And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

For years, I’ve been a vocal critic of Facebook’s policy not to provide advertising grants to nonprofits. ActionSprout is on a mission to ensure nonprofits have the tools, strategies, and resources to tap into the full power of Facebook. When used effectively, ads can have a remarkable impact on nonprofits of any size.

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Achieve

APRIL 10, 2020

No one could have predicted the impact this global pandemic has had so far, especially for nonprofits. Many supporters are probably wondering about your ticket return policy for cancelled fundraising events as well as what your organization is doing to give back to the community. What do they talk about on social media? .

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Classy

JUNE 4, 2021

You can send out resources like lists of common matching gift programs and call on donors to reach out to their employers and inquire about their company’s matching gift policies. Social media appeals . Include information about matching gifts through as many avenues as possible. Provide educational materials through the following: .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

In this first part of a series exploring the vast and timely topic, guests Alex Ross and Jacob Chang will focus on social media policies in the workplace. They’ll share all the tips and resources you need to craft a suitable policy and educate your staff about their rights. Join us on Wednesday, August 15 at 11:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

I interviewed Jim Murphy , Senior Online Editor, about how Human Rights Watch ’s integrated social media strategy leverages the personal brands HRW 197 employees to get results. The organizational strategy is to impact policy change. Policy makers, another target audience, were also using Twitter as a communications channel.

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