Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I’ve observed this phenomenon on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Foursquare. The larger your communities, the higher your ROI. I wrote about it in Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : Communities begin to grow exponentially when they reach 5,000 members. Work toward that goal of five thousand.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I would say MySpace has dropped off the most for us. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy. Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. The good news is that I have found using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. If your not getting this ROI, then you are not using the sites correctly and it’s time to get training. from working on the weekends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Know that using third-party apps decreases ROI if not used carefully. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The 1 st tool was MySpace back in 2007. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? I am tracking the ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

7) Is your nonprofit monitoring your Website stats to see how much traffic is coming from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn Groups, etc.? [ [link] ]. 9% MySpace. Related Posts: Tags: ROI (Return on Investment). [ [link] ]. 28% 2,501-5,000. 22% 501-2,500. 19% Less than 500. 16% 5,001-10,000. 5% 10,001-25,000. 25% Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 7, 2011

LinkedIn Groups can be very high in ROI as long as you’re patient and willing to invest at least an hour a week promoting and monitoring your LinkedIn Group. Today, those 14,000 members result in more ROI than 16,000 Facebook Fans and run a not-so-distant second to 411,000 Twitter Followers. It’s a tragic loss in ROI!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Facebook would do well to follow the lead of Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. 3) Facebook ROI is often overrated. Personally, my ROI (Return on Investment) from Facebook isn’t that great. There is ROI, but it is often overrated. Tags: Facebook ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media. To think about again.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace). They move with you from one site to the next and maybe in the case of Myspace, back again. Learn basic HTML.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Know that using third-party apps decreases ROI if not used carefully. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. Get training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

MySpace, back when it was cool. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. In terms of ROI, social media has grown our email file and we’ve raised significant money on social networks. Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. YouTube: youtube.com/hsus.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. Almost three years ago I wrote and published on this blog a simple system for tracking your Social Media ROI (Return on Investment). In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

can produce significant ROI is a myth. If she or he writes or posts boring content, lacks necessary tech skills such as HTML and photo editing, or doesn’t have an intuitive sense and passion for their online communities, then your social media ROI will be minimal at best. It’s not the tools. Social media is not free!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. Blog: wfwnotesfromthefield.wordpress.com. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Well, that’s when nonprofits started using MySpace to engage the MySpace community. Many nonprofits have concluded prematurely that social media does not directly contribute to online dollars raised because amounts given through Facebook, Twitter or MySpace apps and widgets have been relatively low. Everything!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. Dupe: Our organization has literally just started tracking ROI for using these tools by way of campaigns. Jumo: [link].

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Know that using third-party apps decreases ROI if not used carefully. Even the tiniest of changes from posting natively can result in decreased Return on Investment (ROI). Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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See3

MARCH 14, 2008

Heather will be demonstrating the new MySpace Apps in a webinar in April. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Anyone else out there experimenting? You can learn more about her webinars here. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

JULY 17, 2006

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. And their pages aren’t nearly as ugly as MySpace pages. [.] Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! One reason is that it’s ugly. Maybe you don’t know what I am talking about?

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Care2

MAY 28, 2011

MySpace : 1.19% of the US population is on MySpace. An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns. (source: April 2011 results from Experian Hitwise.). YouTube: 19.94% of the U.S population is on YouTube. source: April 2011 results from Experian Hitwise.). source: April 2011 results from Experian Hitwise.). Is It Worth It?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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See3

MAY 9, 2007

How do we take advantage of user-generated content and user-controlled forums such as MySpace and YouTube without totally losing control of our brand? The Obama MySpace page was originally created by a volunteer, and originally didn’t say “official site&#. and losing control of content. It’s the magic question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

to quantify ROI Page views from our stats program & Video view count from youtube ??? KEY TAKEAWAYS ABOUT ROI, MEASUREMENT, and METRICS for nonprofits using social media If you or your boss are stuck on time spent ROI, track as you go. to quantify exposure Time spent on page & Vote count from poll program ???

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Care2

OCTOBER 19, 2010

As nonprofits and advocacy groups delve deeper into social media, the need to assess their return on investment (ROI) is critical. Given the organizational goals of advocacy groups, it should be abundantly clear that ROI encompasses far more than fundraising, and in many cases will not include fundraising at all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Did you experience any increased site traffic to HSUS as a result of your MySpace presence?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

They realized quickly it was the wrong approach. " We’ve stopped cramming calls to action down people’s throats because we understand that’s not the culture of MySpace or Facebook or the way social media can be successful. We help guide it." We created a platform for folks to have a dialogue in the way they want.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" link] It tracks Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn.

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