Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2011

The rise of QR Codes has helped many nonprofits understand the need for mobile websites, or at the very least mobile-optimized web pages. A QR code that launches a desktop-designed web page in a mobile browser just doesn’t make a whole of sense. Only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Of the 45% of nonprofits using social media, only 40% use Twitter. 0% of people claim that social media is not useful at all. The post Infographic: Nonprofits and Social Networking appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Mobile Social fundraising infographic nonprofit npTech social media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. Topics will include: How to launch a mobile-compatible website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

One in four Americans now access the Mobile Web daily, yet only a tiny fraction of nonprofits have a mobile website. The rise of QR Codes has helped some nonprofits understand the need for at least mobile-optimized web pages. A QR code that launches a desktop-designed web page in a mobile browser just doesn’t make sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Based on more than 20 years of experience and 25,000+ hours spent utilizing mobile and social media, Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices. Topics will include: How to launch a mobile-compatible website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 8) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. That said, below are 12 stats to consider and research further about online fundraising, social media, and mobile technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2013, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website and social media content on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. View: All Webinars for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

The decision to launch a new social network, namely Flixxaid , was obvious. The power of social media to help drive social good. The social internet, in particular social mobile apps, are the communication form of choice for Millennials and Gen Z. Half of that time is spent on mobile devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Over the last two months Nonprofit Tech for Good presented a free webinar based on the newly released book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Overview of Mobile for Good. All online communications are now mobile and social. There is an art and science to mobile and social media.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

If your nonprofit’s website is not optimized for mobile use, this extremely common situation could be costing your nonprofit donors, volunteers, and potential investors. Below are 4 statistics that will undoubtedly make you prioritize your mobile website, effective immediately. 65% of all social networking occurs on mobile devices.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In fact, most Americans have a cell phone, smart phone, or tablet that they use to keep their schedule straight and stay in touch with their large and diverse networks of colleagues, friends, family, and acquaintances. So why not engage volunteers where they spend most of their time–on their mobile phone. Live Tweet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2011

On the Mobile Web, it’s 1999 all over again. Those nonprofits that are pioneering mobile websites today will reap the benefits of Mobile SEO tomorrow. Mobile search engines like Google Mobile , Yahoo! Mobile , and Bing Mobile are hungry for mobile content, especially fresh content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2011

The last four chapters of my book cover mobile social networking and mobile communications and fundraising for nonprofits, and I need some examples of success, or attempted success. If your nonprofit is experimenting with mobile technology, please share your experiences and links (if any) in a comment below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 9) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Download Spreadsheet Template ].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits. Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

That said, I am starting to worry a little bit that nonprofits are falling behind on mobile communications and missing out on some exceptional opportunities to tell their nonprofit’s story to the mobile masses. That said, here are three simple steps to get started with mobile photo-sharing: 1. Download a Twitter app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. They use their creative impulses to come up with innovative mobile and social media campaigns for their own nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

Nonprofits that have not yet mobilized their online communications and fundraising campaigns will start to pay the price literally in lost donations in 2014. Websites, blogs, and e-newsletters that are responsively designed will become more common place in 2014 and will incorporate elements of flat design for optimal mobile browsing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

Over the last 18 months I have subscribed to over 50 nonprofit text alert campaigns from a wide variety of organizations, but it wasn’t until this past April 28th that I finally received a text alert from a nonprofit that linked to a mobile website: That the text came from the Humane Society of the United States was not surprising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

That was a 21% decrease from the previous year, but the decrease is mostly likely due to poor online fundraising practices , such as not having a mobile-optimized donate page and e-newsletter design. Prioritize mobile design. In addition, convert call-to-action links into call-to-action buttons for easy tapping on mobile devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. More than two-thirds of its users log in every day and three-fourths do so on a mobile device. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Facebook Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

With 51% of Facebook’s referral traffic now coming from mobile and more than two-third’s of Twitter users being mobile, many nonprofits are finally starting to come to the realization that their social media campaigns are doomed unless they embrace a mobile-first approach to online communications and fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible. We’re now ten years into the Social Web. 2) You are rarely retweeted on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Most e-newsletters today seem to be stuck in the design best practices of 2006 and take little account for the rapid rise of social media and the fact that the number one activity on smartphones today is reading email. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Bottom of e-Newsletter: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. In fact, 56 percent of individuals who follow nonprofits on mobile and social networks take further action, the number one action being making a donation, after they have read a compelling story published by a nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Owned by Facebook, Instagram is the largest mobile social network in the United States. Imagine being able to send your Instagram followers to mobile-optimized donate, text-to-give, or mobile wallet pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that 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. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. To effectively use mobile and social media to raise funds on cause awareness days, you need to prepare months in advance. Be sure to embed your avatar or logo and the hashtag for the campaign on the images and graphics.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media. 59% of people donate after becoming a follower of a nonprofit’s social network. 53% of people who follow a nonprofit on social media show their support by volunteering. Email advocacy campaigns had a 3.5%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2013

At least 15% of all traffic to nonprofit’s websites now occur on mobile devices and across all sectors mobile is set to surpass desktop browsing in 2014. Many nonprofits do not currently have the financial means to launch a new website, so a separate mobile website is a good interim solution. Sadly, it was not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

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. Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 e-Newsletter.

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