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. Simply enter your nonprofit’s name and Addictomatic then creates a page of all your search results for easy future reference. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. BlogPulse :: blogpulse.com.

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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? YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. 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? Claim your land.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Search Engine Optimization. Needless to say, without good SEO, you’ve got a very slim chance of being found by people searching for things you offer (events, fundraising opportunities, volunteer opportunities, programs, etc). The trick here is to look for words and phrases that have low competition and high month global searches.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

It involves responding consistently to all incoming communication, including comments, direct messages, mentions, and shares. Liking, commenting on, or sharing content from nonprofits with similar causes or within the same locale fosters a supportive network and broadens the organization’s reach. Support similar organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Google+ Pages have a vast tool set and Google’s quest to integrate Google+ into their most popular products, such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Local, and Wallet, is paying off as active monthly users continue to grow. Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Press releases rarely get shared, retweeted, liked or +1′d and that’s likely due to the fact that the traditional format of press releases do not include photos. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. 11) Include social networking icons on your press release.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Simply enter your nonprofit’s name and Addictomatic then creates a page of all your search results for easy future reference. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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NetWits

MAY 12, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your supporter are using at least one social network, right? —

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Are you searching for ways to raise more money? Smartphones are in everyone’s hands and social networking online has become an everyday activity for millions of people. Share with your friends … Data sources used in above infographic. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Data storage and hardware is cheap.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Now that you’ve prepared for your search, it’s time to dive into the search and selection process. The search: Cast a big net. By casting a big net in your search, you dramatically increase your chances of finding the best possible match. Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Staff Networking. Consider how you can use Twitter to network with other professionals in your line of work. If you have mobile outreach services, consider using Twitter to update and share location updates. Additionally, blood drives may again consider sharing type-specific and other emergency response needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

Consider searching social media for posts about your organization and interacting with the people who’ve posted them. You’d be surprised how often people share about nonprofit events they’ve attended or projects they’ve taken part in. 9) Ask donors to simply share your social media posts and emails.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail. Add social networking icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Vizify scans your Twitter account to find your most retweeted tweets, most influencial and engagaged followers, and the most common words associated with your Twitter account and then packages the data into a Twitter video that you can share with staff and followers. For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

In addition there are also popular awareness days that are national and local (search“awareness days”). Unfortunately it’s without a strategy in place because most nonprofits aren’t aware of the campaigns until the actual day of the campaign when they see other nonprofits tweeting, sharing, and posting about the campaign.

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NetWits

MAY 9, 2012

3 social network in the US (behind Facebook and Twitter). Pinterest is all about visual stimulation, showcasing beautiful images that move people to like, repin, or share, thereby supporting your cause. I wonder how long it took me to pin so many things. If I sent someone 1021 text messages, I could probably be given stalker status.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. Niche Networks and Early Adoption (Instagram, Tumblr, Ning, Change.org, Care2, Wiser Earth, BlackPlanet, Quepasa, New Myspace): 5-10 Hours Weekly. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, behind only Google. Niche Networks (Ning, Change.org, Care2, WiserEarth, BlackPlanet): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Even though you won’t be networking in person, with online fundraising tools, you can still share success stories, celebrate your donors, energize your audience, and stay on brand the same way you would at an event that’d cost big bucks to put on. Share to social media as often as possible. So why not join them?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

Here are four that currently have my vote – please share yours! Ever since it launched earlier this summer, I haven’t been able to stop using it both to learn and to share. I also have been taking photos of buildings and locations and sharing them back to the community to continue documenting the world around us.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Just before noon, I decided to go online and see what those in my networks were sharing from their own celebrations or reflections, and immediately found the #GoSilent campaign from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Sharing across platforms – Twitter. Sharing across platforms – Facebook.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

According to a recent study conducted by the Direct Marketing Association, email marketing has a 4,300% ROI , which is comparable to direct traffic, CPC, and even organic search traffic. Pinterest does have the highest bounce rate of any social media network, sitting at 53%. And for good reason, too. Pinterest pins are worth.78

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

Email, web design, user-generated content and paid search are all ways to improve your nonprofit’s reach and increase web traffic. What you may not have considered, however, is how you can actually impact viral sharing and improve interactive marketing on your website. Social Media: Action Sharing. Please share!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

A custom-branded “Thank You” Landing Page that can be easily set-up, designed, and modified to include social networking icons and pitches as well as videos and images and slideshows. Do you know if this service provider exists that I am searching for and hoping for exists? I’ll share my findings in the next couple of weeks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The fundraiser’s main image is one of the first things others will see when the fundraiser is shared on social media platforms, so it’s important it conveys the right message and grabs the attention of potential donors. To promote your fundraiser even more and encourage sharing on social media platforms, try creating a fundraiser hashtag.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Chapter 1 :: Network for Good. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

Gerardo helped Benetech dramatically increase our capacity to benefit larger populations by scaling our services, revamping our innovation process, and establishing a thriving network of industry partners and volunteers. Gerardo has publically shared many of his presentations on these and other topics, which are available via SlideShare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Add links to your nonprofit’s website, blog, and social networking communities. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. To earn return on investment (ROI) from using social networking sites is a skill that requires an instinct for subtlety.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Beyond that, only add information and photos that you’re comfortable sharing with others. Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile. Google.com is already the number one visited site around the world and they dominate search results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Executives were terrified by the legal implications of using social networking tools. Compile stats to share with executive staff. Be insistent and firm that your nonprofit needs to embrace social and mobile media.

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