Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve watched the early adopters of MySpace in 2005 propel themselves into the national and international spotlight using social media, and I’ve seen latecomers begin to dabble with Facebook and Twitter just this year. Not adding social-networking icons to your website. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.” As users could now network with friends across both web and mobile, IRL began to feel more like a social network, not just an event-discovery engine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days provided that your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance. 20: World Day of Social Justice — #SocialJusticeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #MakeItHappen and #WomensDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. Be used consistently on all social networks to build a synergistic, recognizable brand across the Social Web. Water.org.

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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. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Add large, colorful social network icons. Enable donors to share their donation with their social networks. Donate: Conservation International. Donate: Heifer International. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Allow donors to designate their just made donation as a tribute/honor gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

To begin, here are five ways to integrate social media into your nonprofit’s website: 1) Add social networking icons to your homepage. Increasingly supporters expect to find social networking icons on your nonprofit’s homepage. Women for Women International :: www.womenforwomen.org.

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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. Experience. Multitasking.

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NetWits

MAY 8, 2012

Nor could I see how the nonprofits I work with would have time for yet another social network to their already hard enough social media struggle. And Opportunity International found a way. Once you’ve read these make sure to check out the full story on Opportunity International. Really, Pinterest for Nonprofits ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Your nonprofit can create your own cause awareness day campaign or build one around those cause awareness days that already exist, such as Earth Day on April 22 ( #EarthDay) , International Youth Day ( #YouthDay ) on August 12, and World AIDS Day on December 1 ( #WorldAIDSDay ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2011

Blogging has transcended my ROI (return on investment) , primarily from simply featuring my e-newsletter “Subscribe&# option and social networking icons in the upper right column. That said, you can browse the nonprofit blogs below for inspiration: Amnesty International :: blog.amnestyusa.org. But I was wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2013

Today is International Women’s Day which has been observed since the early 1900s (here’s a good history ). The UN highlights a different theme for International Women’s Day. It would be interesting to learn more about their measurement framework and results, but for now – Happy International Women’s Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2012

March 8, International Women’s Day , marks an occasion to celebrate the accomplishments of women worldwide. Another colleague, Shonali Burke , shared with me an amazing way to honor women you admire on March 8th as part of Oxfam America’s International Women’s Day (March campaign. The certificate above.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. If your expectations of social media are minimal, then only having a Facebook Page is enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. Flickr Photo by John K.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Part-blogging, part-social networking community, Tumblr makes an interesting choice for blogs that are specific to a campaign or cause – especially if you have a lot photos and videos to share. Survival International :: survivalinternational.tumblr.com. To Write Love On Her Arms :: twloha.tumblr.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

It was my first first experience with online social networking and from that first “Friend Request” I was absolutely hooked – obsessed even – with the potential of social networking for social good.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 10, 2024

Interns are a valuable asset to nonprofits because they bring a fresh perspective, are (usually) technologically savvy, increase productivity, and allows you to assess compatibility if you are looking to hire in the future. Handshake Handshake partners with over 170 universities, uniting them into one network. Plus, color-coding!

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Their belief is that “The most successful movements have always been born out of and held together by the bonds of real world relationships, and online social networks present never before seen opportunities for organizing.&# Making it simpler for people to connect with causes and non-profits on an international level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

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. Each interest has a selection of Pinterest members that you begin to follow if you select an interest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. She is a Research Fellow at the Center for Social Media at American University. Deanna Zandt, author, Share This!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. Be used consistently on all social networks to build a synergistic, recognizable brand across the Social Web. Water.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital Payments on Social Networks. Facebook Fundraising Tools [ Conservation International ]. The Rise of International Giving. The obstacle to international online fundraising thus far has been the lack of an international database of verified NPOs and NGOs. Periscope Coins. YouTube Donation Cards.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

By no means is this a scientific study with a large pool of data, but at the very least you can compare your nonprofit’s “Donate Now” process to this year’s 31 Favorite Nonprofits which range from small, local nonprofits to large, international nonprofits. National Campaign to Protect Social Security & Medicare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. 2013: A Year in Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

There are some amazing nonprofits at the grassroots working miracles daily with relatively small amounts of cash, but unfortunately, since no international database of verified nonprofits exists, these nonprofits are consistently unable to utilize most online fundraising tools. Not any anymore… thanks to Ammado.com. I made a donation.

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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. If you are managing numerous social networking profiles Monday-Friday, then you need some down time on Saturday and Sunday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Nonprofits that host many events or are related to the arts, animals, nature, or international development should definitely be using Flickr. WiserEarth is for environmentalists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

How well your nonprofit’s email and social media campaigns perform depend upon how well your website is designed. Large national and international nonprofits are often ahead of the curve. Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons. that your nonprofit uses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2011

Child Fund International :: m.childfund.org. Goodwill Industries International :: m.goodwill.org. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities. Best Friends Animal Society :: m.bestfriends.org. Cyber Bulling UK :: m.cyberbullying.co.uk.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

first name Amnesty , last name International ). Hopefully from here on out any new social network that launches will learn from the mistakes made by Myspace, Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest and launch simultaneously with both personal and business/nonprofit accounts available for individuals and brands.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2011

Also, when considering a relaunch of your blog, there are three must-haves to incorporate into the new design in order to maximize your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI): 1) e-newsletter subscribe functionality; 2) a “Donate Now&# button; and 3) social networking icons. Amnesty International :: blog.amnestyusa.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

LinkedIn is a social network for professionals and it reflects well upon a nonprofit employee and the nonprofit they work for when their staff have well-written, active LinkedIn Profiles. 8) Allow staff to link to their LinkedIn Profiles in their online bios on your website.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The social networking platform is internally testing the ability to make changes to a tweet after it has been published. During the current test, tweets can be edited "a few times" in the 30 minutes following their publication.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

There are a ton of great activities, networking opportunities and sessions focused on the non-profit space this year – one of which Blackbaud will be moderating. It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. CARE International :: care-international.org. . Oxfam International :: oxfam.org. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Child Fund International :: m.childfund.org. Goodwill Industries International :: m.goodwill.org. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities. British Museum :: m.britishmuseum.org. Children’s Medical Center of Dayton :: m.childrensdayton.org.

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