TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. Below is an inforgraphic detailing the most prolific social media accounts in the nonprofit sector today. The post Inforgraphic: Top 100 Nonprofit Social Media Accounts appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

We know our audiences are out there on social media. They’re busy retweeting, posting, sharing, pinning, and blogging on an array of social media websites and platforms across the Internet. 38% of Internet users access social media through mobile. General Our Impact Tech nonprofit npTech social media technology'

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. The social period saw a more balanced weight across various kinds of media. Social Tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 1, 2014

In a recent blog post by Buffer , they claim it is difficult to, or nearly impossible, measure ROI on social media marketing. Community engagement, measurement of voice, and referral traffic are just a few of the ways your nonprofit can measure its performance on social media. Image courtesy of MediaBistro.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage.

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TechImpact

JULY 28, 2014

We all know that using social media to engage with constituents is a good idea. Aside from showing your dedication, can social media really help with fundraising, though? And social media is one of the most effective digital means for generating leads. Image courtesy of Home Business Rotator. The answer is an emphatic yes.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 23, 2014

Their donations fund your initiatives, thier bodies attend your events, and interact with your social media accounts. Because their importance can not be understated, it is crucial that you take the time to thank them publicly through your social media feeds when appropriate. Vine and Instagram videos.

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TechImpact

JUNE 5, 2014

Few things have so dramatically altered our lives the way social media has. Defining an entire generation of Americans, and altering the way nonprofits and corporations view marketing, social media’s role in contemporary society and is only going to continue expanding. from social media, up from 26% last year.

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TechImpact

APRIL 28, 2014

Your nonprofit’s next event, big or small, will likely be announced and hyped up using social media. Step 3: Decide who you want to be attractive via social media, and focus your campaign around targeting them. It is important when doing any social media campaign that your define a target audience. After the event.

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TechImpact

MAY 9, 2014

Social media, to many, is a total mystery. How often do I post on all the different social media feeds? Everyone knows keeping up with your social media feeds, and utilizing them to their maximum effectiveness is a cheap and important way to accomplish your nonprofit’s mission. When do I post? What do I post?

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NetWits

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Are you measuring the right social media metrics or do you have your head in the sand? As the web becomes more and more social you’ve probably noticed that it’s easy to get sucked into the black hole known as social engagement – using social media with no idea where you’re headed. The answer matters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. Learn basic HTML.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In past blogs we’ve talked seemingly ad nausea about how technology, donation forms, and social media can support a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Social media in particular is where nonprofits are turning to get their mission talked about, with the ultimate goal of driving more donations to that mission. The community.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Ventureneer and Caliber gathered data from 891 nonprofits to learn what's working and what's not, and to develop “best practices” for social media marketing. The results are detailed in a 44-page report, "Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional," that's free to download and CC-licensed to share.( read more ).

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TechImpact

JULY 24, 2014

There are a lot of social media outlets out now. But what about those social media outlets that do not get as much attention from the masses? The less prominent social media networks typically attract a more niche audience than the mass networks like Facebook and Twitter. Image courtesy of Blogging4Jobs.

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TechImpact

JUNE 10, 2014

Social media, mobile technology, and fundraising are unequivocally attached at the hip in contemporary nonprofit marketing. 55% of those who engage with nonprofits via social media have been inspired to take further action. Fundraising Social Tech donation donors fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media'

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NetWits

MARCH 31, 2011

A non-profit tech (#NPTech), communications and interactive strategy guy who’s all about helping non-profits and people for a living. Help ) while also becoming COO for a technology startup that helps non-profits raise money through social media ( HelpAttack )! Neff talks Social Media Fundraising with Frank Barry.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2014

Social media is a staple of any nonprofit’s content marketing efforts. With so much emphasis being placed on social media, how big is the nonprofit social media marketing industry? With 61% of nonprofit spending more time on social media than a year ago, you can be sure it is an industry that’s trending up.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Social media for social good is grassroots organizing, fundraising and impact in the digital world. Here’s 9 “social media for social good&# websites you should check out today. Jumo is another social media for social good platform that entered the mix in 2010. 1) Crowdrise – [link]. 3) Jumo – [link].

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Knowing that a good portion of your supporters already participate on the social Web, and with the continued growth and popularity of social media, it’s very likely your nonprofit organization is focused on figuring out how to best utilize sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Claim your land. Locate your peeps.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Many non-profits cannot always afford to leverage social media and content marketing in the most efficient way possible, until now. Non-Profit Content Marketing & Social Media Webinar appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. The post Alert!:

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TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2014

To many nonprofits (especially smaller nonprofits) social media was once viewed as a burden. However, once social media established itself as a full fledged phenomenon nonprofits quickly jumped on the bandwagon. The lack of man power is what hampers the progress of many social media accounts for most smaller nonprofits.

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TechImpact

JUNE 8, 2013

For some companies, social media at work remains a taboo. But according to a recent post from Social Media Collective, more employers are realizing that social media often plays a critical role in day to day operations. More and more organizations are … Continued The post Social Media At Work?

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TechImpact

MAY 8, 2014

Nonprofits have been told since Facebook’s rise to prominence that they need to be investing in a social media marketing / fundraising campaigns. Too often, the problem nonprofits face is they’re treating their social media fundraising campaigns like their direct mail, telemarketing or email campaigns. Too many social media channels.

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NetWits

APRIL 12, 2011

I had a chance to spend time with Petri at SXSW this year where we talked about how Make-a-Wish Foundation of American is using social media as part of their digital strategy. And he’s an all around funny guy (I love the one where he’s reading O Magazine).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I got hear the legends in the nptech sector in the early days talk about their work and was inspired. The photo above is of Rob Stuart in 1997 at a meeting in Montana to create a plan at what eventually became NTEN – thoughtfully documented in photos by Gavin Clabaugh and included in the nptech history wiki.

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TechImpact

JULY 9, 2014

Leveraging the pervasiveness of the internet, and the power of social media, nonprofits are reaching out to communities to while asking for nothing in return. Of the nonprofits currently utilizing content marketing, they implement 11 different strategies including blogs, social media, newsletters, white papers, infographics and more!

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TechImpact

AUGUST 15, 2014

We all know about social media marketing, but what about content marketing? The post Infographic: 20 Stats About A Social Media Network You’ve Never Heard Of appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of newscred.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. The increasing popularity of social networking, blogs and social media on the web validates this point nicely – People are talking about you, but is your nonprofit listening to them?

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2011

If you’ve been around the non-profit social media scene for any amount of time you’ve probably heard of (or even met) Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). After their session I got some time to talk with Danielle about the world of social media for non-profits.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 31, 2014

Social media is no longer a choice for nonprofits and for profit organizations alike. Below is an inforgraphic detailing the most prolific social media accounts in the nonprofit sector today. The post Infographic: Top 100 Nonprofit Social Media Accounts appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

JUNE 13, 2014

Social Tech nonprofit technology npTech social media technology' Image courtesy of Mobile Marketing Watch. The post Infographic: Nonprofit Twitter Cheat Sheet appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Fundraising Industry News Leadership Tech CRM donation fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media supporters'

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TechImpact

MAY 20, 2014

Automated tweets announcing posts on other social media networks. Industry News Mobile Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media technology' Everyone wants you to use their website. They want you sharing, tweeting and hashtagging to your hearts content.

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TechImpact

MARCH 14, 2014

Industry News Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media' The post Infographic: Facebook for Nonprofits appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I emailed some of the top authors and social media experts from around the world and asked them to quickly answer this question: What is one thing you wish nonprofits "got" about social media? Here they are: Community Marc Pitman nptech nten social media Social Media Communications' FundraisingCoach.com.

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