Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Earlier this week, I was honored to do a webinar for Soapbox Engage about self-care and bringing a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get your nonprofit staff walking their way to more productive work.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S. iPad 2 from CDI.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S. iPad 2 from CDI.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

You likely understand the general benefits of planning, but why is creating a fundraising plan so important for your nonprofit? Although every nonprofit is unique, there are several factors that every fundraising strategy should include to be successful. With that, let’s get started. Why you should create a fundraising strategy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Jesus is my savior in the sense that I believe that what he came here to teach us can save me, and us from the results of our worst natures. Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no But I don't believe the "Jesus died for your sins, believe in him so you can go to heaven instead of hell" thing.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage Business Solutions. What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. Look what I can do with my phone! Probably like your own home.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Whether it’s a virus hidden in an email, an unexpected server crash, or someone hacking into online transactions, threats to your nonprofit's or library's data and computers are always there. For example, a user could receive a voicemail as a text message on the phone and reply to it using email. VoIP and Your Network.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising is increasingly essential for nonprofits, but these types of initiatives come with unique challenges. To effectively ramp up fundraising, your nonprofit needs the right online fundraising platform for your needs. What are online fundraising platforms? Give donors an easy way to show their support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Jesus is my savior in the sense that I believe that what he came here to teach us can save me, and us from the results of our worst natures. Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no But I don't believe the "Jesus died for your sins, believe in him so you can go to heaven instead of hell" thing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Will the move to, for instance, tablet and phone computing be a net positive or negative benefit in terms of resource consumption? I remember, back in the heady days of the early Circuit Rider movement, when one of the big issues was that nonprofits had old, outdated equipment, and they never budgeted for its timely replacement.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2018

A question I have often heard: should nonprofits focus on email or Facebook? Almost everyone in this country who uses the internet at all has an email account, whether they access it by phone, tablet or laptop. . Email “deliverability” bedevils many online marketers , nonprofit and otherwise. . Exhaustion.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

I also encrypt my Android phone. I also use LastPass Premium on both my laptop and my cellphone for easy and secure password management. " I would add that HTTPs Everywhere was created by two nonprofits: The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In fact my bank recently enforced it on. " Resources.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Nonprofits can also benefit from this easy-to-use program. You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. If your organization uses Flickr (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) to manage photos, the mobile app is a must-have companion. More Resources.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A nonprofit donation page that’s slow, clunky, and complicated simply doesn’t deliver the results that branded, embedded donation pages do. Nonprofit organizations fail at caring for their donors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2021

She developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. This may mean that they need a new laptop or printer, or a desk with good lighting. Again, this will result in no employee engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Right now, we’re seeing lots of lackluster results from a variety of causes in a variety of areas. Evaluating your shortfalls can be hard because often, when you’re smack dab in the middle of a nonprofit, you can’t be objective. What’s the experience like for a donor to give to your nonprofit? But look, it’s not you.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Having an informative, user-friendly website means that customers will look here for information, cutting down on the time it takes to answer questions by phone or email. As Google prioritises mobile-friendly websites , having a modern and well-performing website is essential to performing well in search results. Yes Please!

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Jesse Lane will share the super-simple process for raising more money for your nonprofit. And if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about the four-step plan to get more donations and greater fundraising results. I’m excited.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2010

Networked Nonprofits know how to close the loop between social media and offline actions. Once a nonprofit has developed a presence and a network – and has integrated regular and engaging tweeting into the work flow, the next step is to host a Tweet Up. Also, make sure there is decent wifi (or cell phone reception).

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

reveals a host of smart new features that our nonprofit, charity, and library members will all find more useful. Let's back up a minute first and discuss what surveying can mean for the nonprofit and public library sector. Your survey resizes automatically to adjust to desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone screen dimensions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

In honor of our Safer Online theme this month, our lead nonprofit tech news story is about a low-cost device that protects your electronics devices from data theft while you recharge them in places like airports, the "USB Condom." Welcome to TechSoup's September 2014 nonprofit technology news. I'm not kidding.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

You are doing something several of the nonprofits I work with on a daily basis are not doing. If you do have a prospect management system, then you may be one of many nonprofits out there for whom the dust is collecting on your investment. The other missing element is providing metrics on your fundraising process and results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

By Josh Kashorek , Director of Marketing at Journity , and advocate for using data to create high-performance nonprofit marketing campaigns. Every nonprofit needs two things to drive sustainable growth: new contacts and new donors. This pop-up on Nonprofit Tech for Good gets people to sign up for their newsletter at 9.5x

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. I have learned a lot – and the results have helped me be way more productive (and drop a lot of pounds toos!). Flickr Photo by Lynn Friedman. hours a day, which is more than we’re sleeping, at 7.7

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2011

There was a time when making a phone call for work meant you needed to be seated at your office desk. Eventually, though, computers and phones became portable, shrinking to the point where we can now fit them into our purses and our pockets. When did our office equipment start shrinking? Five years ago? Ten years ago?

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

What can small nonprofits do to benefit from collaboration? The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. For example, LINGOs has a free nonprofit learning catalog. That's affordable for even the smallest nonprofits. No nonprofit should be going it alone and buying software and hardware retail.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud computing for nonprofits, NGOs, and public libraries. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

She points out that deep engagement is what leads to these results, but also offers 3 different engagement strategies that can be scaled to capacity. So, for example, making it possible for smaller organizations with fewer resources to use social media and still results. I still got heckled by skeptics (and on Twitter no less!).

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

That’s why we’re starting with the basics and sharing nonprofit best practices that cover the most important elements of your fundraising strategy. KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. We arranged for wifi in the room and asked participants to bring their laptops).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

People have asked if I've made any big scores as a result of attending the WEF this year. One of the best memories of Isaac was standing in the Schatzalp hotel holding a laptop to his ear like it was a cell phone, because someone had made a Skype connection to Nigeria. The big one was taking my son, Jimmy, with me.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Courage, you have direct control over your personal level of courage, and there is no greater factor that will affect your results than that. If it’s too late for that, and you have too many donors that you need to contact, then you can call them on the phone. You can send them voice memos, if you have their cell phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Drew Bernard has a review of a new guide by the good folks at Tactical Technology Collective called " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " Nonprofits are from Mars, Designers/Techies are from Venus from the alldaybuffet describes some classic communications issues between nonprofits, designers, and technology staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop. ” I also talked about this from the perspective of nonprofits putting social media into practice. I use pen and a note book to take notes! I call it slow social media. Healthy Mind Platter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2024

If you rely solely on accepting donations through laptops and desktop computers, you’ll miss out on contributions from donors who prefer to give using their smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Simple solutions: Make your form readable on a cell phone. Currently, 6.84

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Sometimes the best fundraising strategies require nonprofits to not ask for funds. Some donor lapse is expected in any nonprofit, which is why donor acquisition is still important. As a result, many nonprofits have been understandably struggling to find funding, but it’s important that you don’t get bitter or downtrodden!

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