Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The purpose of an e-newsletter is no longer to provide a lot of news, but rather to regularly remind your supporters that your nonprofit is doing good work and to inspire them to get involved. Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons. Enable social sharing. Add screenshots of video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. LinkedIn Pages.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

CEO Miesnieks says the team is largely interested in building out a network that exists only on the web and mobile web, potentially sidestepping app stores and their associated fees, but that he’s not looking to build out another augmented reality startup or compete with mapping players like Niantic or Snap.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Middle of e-Newsletter: News content that can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue.

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TechImpact

MARCH 7, 2014

Social media continues to take greater stake in every nonprofit’s marketing, public relations, and advertising strategies. With 10+ major, free, social networking channels to take advantage of, nonprofits have a smorgasbord of opportunities available to connect with constituents, donors, and potential volunteers.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your followers use at least one social network, right?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

And yet, most of us just can’t quit social networking. The constant comparisons of our lives to the highlight reels that people post on Facebook and Instagram is ridiculously lopsided since the majority of those platforms’ users don’t post unflattering photos of themselves, or share their sad or bad news with others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Beyond the obvious graphic design work, what’s exceptionally clever is that they have created long vertical profile pics that when cropped in Status Updates produce a solid, square avatar that’s seen by their Fans in their News Feeds. The question is, will these profile pics function similarly when the new Facebook Pages go live?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. HTML looks much more intimidating than it actually is, and all new media managers should be skilled in basic HTML.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks. By tying in with Facebook from the start they’ve harnessed the relational power of the most prolific social network built to date.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

The feature was developed in response to concerns that old news articles can sometimes be shared as though they’re current news, Facebook says. The feature “[makes] it much harder to spin an old story as a new outrage,” The Guardian ’s head of editorial innovation, Chris Moran, wrote at the time.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

Marketers from the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector alike are attempting to harness the power of social media to connect with these audiences. But what social platform are they on the most? And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

Small nonprofits that are not in a position to hire a part- or full-time social media manager should limit themselves to one or two social networks and place the highest priority on their website, email communications, and online fundraising campaigns. Feedback (1 hour weekly): To track and report on success.

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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. Diversify your news sources. The best social media managers have a voracious appetite for news and current affairs. Make new friends (Google+) and keep the old (Myspace).

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Whether existing or new, this quick rundown of 10 ways your nonprofit can benefit from using Twitter can help your organization plan, or rethink, your usage of this platform. Staff Networking. Consider how you can use Twitter to network with other professionals in your line of work. Social Fundraising. Press Releases.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

While embracing a comprehensive, long-term breaking news and crisis communications strategy is challenging for many nonprofits, all nonprofits, regardless of their size, can tap into the power of cause awareness days. For other social networks, post two to three times throughout the day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 27, 2018

So, again, whatever your personal feelings are about Facebook, its fundraising tools are increasing in power and frankly, since nonprofits first began using Myspace in 2005, Facebook Fundraising Tools are the best collection of tools that any social network has ever created for the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2011

Community building on Facebook and other social networking sites is an art and finding your Facebook voice takes time and experimentation. Otherwise, your Fan’s absolute silence is a clear indication that they are not paying that much attention, or worse your Status Updates are losing exposure in the News Feeds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

The average Internet user today is barraged with a constant stream of messages in the form of tweets, status updates, shouts, bulletins, e-mail, and “Breaking News!&# Social media is not only changing how we communicate online, but it’s also changing how our brains process information.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Via BBC News Magazine : . But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. The mainstream media and higher education essentially flipped out over the “dangers of social networking,” and Myspace took the brunt of it. Watch Video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. 6) Share commentary and CTAs about current issues in the news. Reading and seeing (include photos and videos!)

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2021

Doximity also doesn’t allow users to post articles or stories; instead it posts items from medical and science publications and mainstream news articles. Doximity is limited to healthcare professionals in the US— it verifies members before they can join— and no one who posts to the site is anonymous.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

All that said, a lot of nonprofits are upset by the recent changes and responding by asking their fans to add their nonprofit to an Interest Lists with the meme floating around that if you add a Facebook Page to an Interest List all their Facebook Posts will be seen in both the main News Feed and the Interest List Feed, but that’s not true.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The companies are largely based around social and e-commerce initiatives, with Eugene Kim, the principal at Sparklabs, saying that they “reflect major trends in Asia in terms of what you’ll see in the coming years, such as growth in the e-commerce space, new targeted social networks and completely new innovations.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Every Monday, Grace and Alex scour the news and record notes on what’s going on to kick off the week. After last week’s super startup-heavy show, we were back to our regular Monday grab-bag of news! Elon Musk buying a huge stake in Twitter , the popular American social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. IconsPedia :: iconspedia.com/pack/social-me-1467.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Social media sites are for relationship building. Surely, we should be looking at social networks as a “cultivation” and “relationship-building” tool in the same sense that we do offline in person. 3) Capture social media followers that visit your website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Social media moves very quickly, and your nonprofit will fall behind or miss opportunities to explore the “Next Big Thing&# if your social media manager is not regularly browsing these blogs for breaking news about tools, upgrades, and emerging trends. Well-written, timely content is what drives the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Share statistics, facts, and news related to your cause. Position your nonprofit as a trusted resource on social issues to establish authority. 100s of the world’s top nonprofits trust GoodUnited to help grow their mission on social networks – including Susan G. Educate and inform your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Finally, during the process of hiring a designer or agency, it’s crucial that they understand how to integrate your new website with your customer relationship manager (CRM ) and any other third-party services (MailChimp, PayPal, etc.) Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news. Today, there’s a defining silence – not because people don’t care, but because the constant barrage of bad news is perpetuating the feeling that our problems are insurmountable and that people can not make a positive impact.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If it seems like Post News launched overnight, that’s because it kind of did. Unlike Mastodon , Hive Social , or other existing social networks being flooded with dissatisfied Twitter users, Post News emerged two weeks ago. A profile on Post News. Post News’ goals are ambitious.

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TechImpact

MAY 27, 2014

Nonprofits have identified the power of this social media platform, and are doing everything within their power to connect with and engage as many of these users as possible. The social networking site is also one of the best places for nonprofits to digitally spread their name and recruit help to completing their mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

On Wednesday, November 14 Pinterest rolled out business accounts for brands and the best news is that there is a new “Institution/Non-profit” category. It also allows you to stop having to use a personal profile as a brand (i.e., first name Amnesty , last name International ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Jumo.com , the new social network for causes and nonprofits created by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes went live this morning. Once signed up, a message is sent to your Facebook News Feed letting all your friends know that you signed up for Jumo. fundraising tools, the donations are processed by Network for Good.

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