Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , the top three communication tools that most inspire donors to give are social media (29%), email (27%), and an organization’s website (18%). On Mobile: 8) Use a social sharing app.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. Are you seeing “green shoots” regarding revenue growth, retention or other momentum in your portfolio as they adapt to the pandemic?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? I’d love for people to check out our last social media campaign called Green Gift Monday. Anything else?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. Jon Lebkowsky - Social Web Strategies. Jon Lebkowsky.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Pinterest remains one of the fastest growing social media platforms, reportedly closing in on 250 million users, the majority of whom are women. . As a general trend, women make up more of the population on social networking sites than men do – but on Pinterest, they make up a whopping 81% of active users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2009

is to regular web pages, meaning it is more of a business oriented social-networking event than a traditional conference where talking heads push information at you all day. Tags: Green Office GreenTech Staff Tech Planning. It is a participant-driven gathering centered around a particular theme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2008

twInfluence uses social network analysis techniques to analyze your Twitter followers.   I'm particularly interested in the social capital measure. the different "neighborhoods" in a network. primary node (shown in red); its first-order neighbors (shown in green). In social network analysis, a.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

" 10 Non-Profits Leveraging Pinterest for Social Good – "There’s no question that Pinterest is the hottest social network right now. And as with green we have to smarten up and learn to ask the right questions. This isn’t always the case. In fact, it rarely is."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

Future of social networks. Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam. Social Media and Sustainability. Profitable Green Building. Let’s connect! You can always reach me on email or Twitter - or follow this blog and my Twitter stream for updates. Saturday, March 14. Mobilizing your online community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

I will also be talking with students in a marketing class at The New College of California's Green MBA program about how nonprofits and green businesses are using the social web for marketing. blogs, podcasts, vlogs, wikis, news aggregation, social networking, social bookmarking) for marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. One of our foremost social media strategies is to try to link to and promote as many stories as possible outside of our own site. Stop: Hammer-Time! StumbleUpon. But that???s

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

They are not only fun, cheap, and useful, but they're also a green technology. Most apps are games and entertainment, social networking tools (like Twitter), informational feeds for a specific topic area or a specific news source, or business and productivity tools like email that fits your particular devices' screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Read more about it from Green Miles blog and a summary of reactions from other nonprofits here. Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. as early adopters rather than the phenomenon being linked to youth."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Carie is a recognized nonprofit and social networking guru who was written up in the Chronicle of Philathantropy Blog for her organization's efforts on MySpace in June. And a friendly reminder to recycle your old mobile phone if you happened to pick up a Iphone and think about green web host ! What could that lead to?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative. Is your community all about the socializing? Green Drinks. We need real world events to be a central part of our online organizing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green. Beth Kanter asks whether or not we can add some more steps to Chris Brogan’s fabulous 50 steps to create a social media presence. and social network guru for the nptech community. I love Holly’s approach to technology. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

As social media grows in popularity, one fact cannot be ignored: if used well, it can generate impressive amounts of traffic and increase engagement around your cause or organization. My co-worker, Anne Keisman, recently came to me for advice on how she could get started using social media to promote web content.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

ReadWriteWeb recently wrote about a startup called Green Goose that uses tiny computer sensors to track your progress towards health, personal finance, and other self-improvement goals and offers points and rewards as you make progress towards those goals. These types of technologies can also be used for social good.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You can access the feature via the green Jetpack icon on the top right of the edit post page, alongside existing options to share links to Facebook and other social networks. WordPress has introduced a new feature that automatically posts entire blogs as Twitter threads , complete with all text, images, videos and embeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now. Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Of course, everything doesn’t have to be public, but not everything needs to be closed. One small step towards transparency is letting go of information (that isn’t confidential). Don’t wait for people to ask – share it through social networks. Mapping Your LinkedIn Network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities. By providing five, you give the chapters a choice in how to brand their social networks.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Shy Rosenweig is the co-founder and COO of Meetey , bringing social networking to your neighborhood. The YOURNAME method” or even “the guy with that cool blue and green spider logo” is better. You’ll find tips and tricks everywhere online and some of them are actually very good. Solve a problem.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

I’m doing it in Lava Solid by Punta Yarns in a soft green color. Now, there’s podcasts, blogs and knitting social networks. Anyway, I promised Emily that my first project back in my knitting life would be for her. So I’m doing a basic, very easy sweater to get my fingers going again. The pattern is the cover here.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2022

As regards interoperability obligation for social networks, co-legislators agreed that such interoperability provisions will be assessed in the future. Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

It was an exhausting trip but one that would not have been possible if not for the energy and spunk that Danielle brings to her everyday approach to spreading the joy that Social Networking can be. This is rather amusing as she is in such demand to speak at so many conferences regarding the Social Networking program at NWF.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

There's been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular. And a lot of talk about the value of social networking for non-profits. Six months later the (lil) Green Patch application is one of the most popular on Facebook, with of 6 million users!

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

She is an expert in the latest trends in social networking, blogging, online video, and other online tools and strategies and advises her clients on how to cost-effectively incorporate them into their Internet plans and online campaigns. Care2 Webinars Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Do you think that people on social networking and media are just teens and college students? Saga, a social networking site for over 50 crowd launched last month according to this Guardian Article. Social networking isn't going to be for everyone, but the feedback so far has knocked our socks off."

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Simon Yoo of Green Visor Capital, Maninder Gulati, chief strategy officer at budget lodging startup Oyo, Munish Varma, managing director for EMEA region at SoftBank and Girish Mathrubootham, founder of SaaS giant Freshworks, are among those who participated in the round. The startup then explored building a social network for companies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In Can Windows 7 make PCs Green? Tags: Green Office GreenTech Operating Systems Social Networking Tech Planning. This post explains the fifth and final action in this campaign — how you can multiply the positive impact you have had on the environment by getting others involved.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Every social networking community has its own unique ebb and flow, and your supporters have no interest in liking, following, or friending a robot. While these tools can help you streamline your social media campaigns, they have made poor social media managers of many. Get Buy-in from Executive Staff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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