Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

As personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet of Things evolve, so must your nonprofit. The Internet of Things. By the year 2020, over 50 billion things – cars, appliances, roads – will be connected to the Internet of Things. Mass adoption of giving through the Internet of Things will likely take 5-10 years.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

With thousands of jobs posted on the Internet, many organizations are asking how they can attract highly qualified candidates. One creative solution is social networking. LinkedIn® users create profiles and build their networks by inviting friends and past and present colleagues to join their social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2018

Over the last two decades the NGO sector has embraced technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use technology. Topics include: How NGOs worldwide differ in their use of web and email communications. Time: 1pm EST/10am PST.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Over the last two decades the global NGO sector has embraced online technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use new technology. Topics include: How NGOs worldwide differ in their use of web and email communications. Cost: Free.

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NetWits

JUNE 17, 2010

How important is the internet? How important is the internet to you as a nonprofit? Currently, three quarters of Internet users worldwide visit a social network or blog while online — a 24% increase year over year according to the recent study by Nielsen.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

6) By 2018 more than half the world will have access to the Internet and by 2020 global internet users are expected to reach 4.2 First-time access the mobile internet is exploding across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and in Europe, North America, and Australia, the mobile web has surpassed desktop.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of September 16th).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. And, of course, nonprofits should be especially keen on being able to keep control of their data.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " The internet: is it changing the way we think? " Emergency Social Data Survey Results – americanredcross's posterous – Check out the slides and data from the American Red Cross's survey on Emergency Social Data!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. The documentation is a bit lacking, and it’s clear that it’s a very new project. So I’m on identi.ca

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

The internet was once considered a great equaliser, a platform that could bring strangers together, even across racial boundaries. But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. PEW REPORT] Digital Differences: How the Mobile Web is Narrowing the Digital Divide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

No one is immune to making mistakes on the Social Web. That said, below are 11 obvious signs that your nonprofit may be in need of social media training. If you’re only making a couple of these mistakes or none at all, congrats - your social media campaigns are likely on the right path.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

Growing Empathy for Your Cause Through Social Media. Tags: Marketing Online Recruitment Privacy Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Users ages 18 to 54 have reportedly turned away from email, as well — many are instead communicating through social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Yes, Finds Pew Study, People Will (and Do) Pay For Digital Content – "For a long time – right or wrong – content on the Internet has been synonymous with "free." " Free music. Free videos. Free blogs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content. The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. At the time, it was a completely new concept whereas today our daily internet experience is one based on social commentary and feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

hours a day on their smartphones and can not remember a time before the internet or social media. [ Global Web Index ]. Gen Zs get their first social media accounts at an average age of 11.4 Gen Zs get their first social media accounts at an average age of 11.4 Global Web Index ]. Influence Central ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Nonprofits should diversify their brand online for a number of reasons, but below are three important ones to consider: 1) There’s no one-size-fits-all Internet anymore. Young, tech-savvy millenials text often and increasing prefer social networks and using tablets. Gen X is big on blogging, e-mail, and social networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. The answer to the question lies in understanding your nonprofit social media supporters and identifying which ones are the most well-connected, influential, and, in a word, social. It’s a tricky task, but someone has to do it!"

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. How Change the Web Challenge Works.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. to quickly share links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks. to quickly share links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

She said only 11% of teens email daily and that they are using SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communications. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. In India it grew by 1250%. Will they survive?

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Care2

JANUARY 5, 2011

They love their gadgets and are constantly on the web via laptops and mobile devices. According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&#

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Web Crawl Data: Click here to see larger image. Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. Web Crawl Mapping The “quick and dirty” one is web crawls. There are a couple of tools that can help you out. .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2009

Here are the details: What: Promoting Causes on Online Social Networks. Tags: Marketing Online Activism Online Recruitment Running Your Organization Social Networking Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 When: Tuesday, June 2, at 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free. Where: Online. Register at: [link].

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A number of findings in a newly released study by Pew Internat on Social Media and Young Adults will be of interest to nonprofits who seek to connect with or recruit members and donors online.( Social networking research social media. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. I mentioned a link from IBM via Elsua (Luis Suarez).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2008

A question I'm often asked is " What are the demographics of social networking users ?" " and what is behind that question is the need for some information to decide what social media strategy is right for their organization's goals and audiences and further, social networking or not?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2010

One of the final speakers from this morning's session trying to ask and answer whether the Internet could fix politics or not was Scott Heiferman , the co-Founer and CEO of Meetup.com. Having more followers or fans shouldn't be the goal for any organization working on social issues.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 6, 2009

Technology already plays a significant role in many North American churches, and to expand a church's ministry to the Internet is not a great leap. The internet is a mission field," says John Saddington of ChurchCrunch, "and sometimes it's easier to be effective if you see it as one.".( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 5, 2009

Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

What happens when fundraising meets social networking? Social Fundraising? Socially-Networked Fundraising? While analyzing our orchestra's "social network," I discovered that someone attended high school with Garrison Keilor. I wonder if we need a new term to describe this approach?

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