Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2009

Many people view online social networking tools, such as Facebook , LinkedIn , and Myspace as time-draining distractions. Tags: Networks Social Networking Web 2.0 If you haven't heard of Facebook, I'm sorry to break it to you, but you are living under a rock. Tools Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. By default, logging in regularly to approve new members also makes you a better group manager, because while you are logged in, you should also be participating in discussions and managing spam.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2017

More than that and your nonprofit has entered the realm of hashtag spamming which is rewarded with less engagement and lower click-through rates. LinkedIn is a social network for professionals and it reflects well upon a nonprofit employee and the nonprofit they work for when their staff have well-written, active LinkedIn Profiles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

5% A social networking site (like Facebook). Which social networking sites does your organization have an “official&# presence/profile on? Warning: Poll has been spammed: [link] ]. [ [link] ]. 43% Yes… our organization blogs regularly. 28% No… it’s on our To Do List. 13% Check/snail mail.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Could mean that users don’t have a way to manage the amount of posts (read: spam) that could get through to them… I got an error that said only letters, spaces and punctuation were allowed… no numbers?! Building a Network. Isn’t that the point? I’m really interested to hear what you all think!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

With social media, comments are increasingly rarely on blogs and there’s a good chance that the comments you do get are spam or argumentative for the sake of being argumentative. The conversation has shifted from blog comments to social media. Embed calls-to-action within your blog content.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

keeping out of spam folders, increasing open rates, and click through rates takes work, and tinkering. They’re more shareable on social networks, and information is easily disseminated through infographics and equivalents. Continually optimizing your email blast campaigns should be at the top of any nonprofit’s to do list.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

However, be authentic and don’t spam tens or hundreds of Venue Pages with the same Tip. Simply add posting Foursquare Tips to your weekly social media routine. Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking and Location-Based Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. Accessible Social :: accessible-social.com Accessible Social is a free resource hub for digital marketers to discover how to make social media content accessible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

The beta is limited to the personal side of social networking. So again, that Google is being upfront about deleting such profiles (and avoiding a spam free-for-all in the process) is smart and a clear indicator that your nonprofit is not yet missing the early adoption phase.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. As a regualr MySpace user, there is no denying that MySpace is more diverse than any other social networking site. MySpace is also the number one accessed social networking website on mobile devices today.

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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. LinkedIn Group spam is worse than ever. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

There is also the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. This is the risk of building communities on social networking sites over which we have no control over. It has taken 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

One of the questions: How to address concerns about privacy, security, and avoiding spam overload that comes with social media and social network sites? He points out these problems with current social networking practices. (1) Understand how privacy controls work on social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2011

There is absolutely a math to Twitter, and social networking in general, and the lower your number(s), the lower your potential for synergy. Rather, of the 10 follow those that look to be genuine follows and not spam or those new to Twitter with no logo or bio… let’s say that’s four of the 10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Jessica Kirkwood , VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning. Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network by Jessica Kirkwood. And what will HandsOn Network do to support them?

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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. LinkedIn Group spam is worse than ever. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. Of course, being based in the U.S., Many NGOs do send e-newsletters, but via BCC.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Today a growing number of network bad guys are professional criminals, and they’re looking to steal real money. Increasingly, the weakest part of a network is the users, who carelessly give out their passwords or leave important information for the taking. (No No surprise there).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Like its more well-known counterpart Facebook, LinkedIn is a social networking site geared towards professional networking and workplace circles. Due to its increasing popularity, there are now more concerted efforts to use LinkedIn lookalike spam to fool users in clicking links within it. Photo: Nan Palmero , CC license.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. Take advantage of that information. The Case Study.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2012

." Facebook Reporting Guide Shows How Site Is Policed (INFOGRAPHIC) – "Facebook Inc offered a rare peek on Tuesday at one facet of the elaborate system it uses to police its 900 million-user social network, as it attempts to keep it free of content it deems offensive, illegal or just plain inappropriate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

I'm in the process of an article about tips for nonprofits on social networking sites for TechSoup. On one of my posts trying to digest the research , someone asked a question about strategies for doing outreach on social networking sites. It's also the very definition of "social networking."

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

for a while, people meant ‘facebook’ although that’s a social network of people you already know. What Twitter isn’t… Twitter isn’t a message board, or a social network of people you already know… So, is it a community? safe from spam attacks. safe from offensive material.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Yesterday, colleague Dave Pentecost suggested on a previous post about Facebook Connect in the comments that this automated spreading of messages as a form of spam. I t's significant that your first awareness of this was as a result of a purchase, and remarkable that you decided to participate in spamming your friends, even for a good cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. It seems your baby steps into the world of user-generated content and social networking have turned on you. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. Suddenly you're a spammer. My name is really mud.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ And now the social networking giant is poised to delve even deeper into users’ messaging activity with a new mobile app with SMS-like functionality." ’ Well, now’s your chance!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Network for Good : $29.95/month design: is it clean?

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2010

As social networks try and become profitable they are experimenting with new ad models and trying to drive more traffic to increase ad revenue. Since Twitter has experienced exponential growth in the past two years, their popularity has also meant more noise and spam in users streams – noise people filter out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections. Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

We aren't talking about commercial use or spamming. Now that many nonprofits are using social networking actively during the holiday, I recently caught up with Danielle to learn about whether Ranger Rick is back on Facebook and what she has since learned that might be useful to nonprofits thinking about working on Facebook.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

A great way to become your donors’ favorite nonprofit is with effective follow-ups, which keep them engaged and fold them into your network. When emailing your list, always follow CAN-SPAM guidelines, like including an unsubscribe link in every message. Donors tend to be loyal to a few select charities. Never made a video before?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s organic reach is equivilent to sending 100 donors a fundraising email and having 98 of them classified spam and consequently blocked. Nonprofits have to pay full price for advertising on social media. Nonprofits couldn’t expect social media to be free forever. Don’t. Just block and forget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The new algorithm also factors in negative feedback and penalizes posts that have been actively hidden by viewers or reported as spam. Lists turn Facebook into a media consumption channel in addition to a social network. How big of a difference does this make? Keep calm and inspire on.

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