Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 27, 2011
Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 4, 2011
On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. Here’s the official announcement on the Google Blog and review in the New York Times.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 17, 2007
Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Two nptech events were visible in the NpTech tag stream, the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Launch Party and the Net2 meetup in Houston.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 14, 2009
He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. More >> Places. More >> Types.
Tech Soup
JULY 1, 2014
If you’re holding regular events gathering the #nptech community let me know and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! New Orleans, LA: New Media Storytellers: How to get your audience to pay attention. New York, NY: Building Websites with WordPress for Nonprofits. Tuesday, July 1, 2014.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 25, 2010
As the New York Times reported , late last week: The new law, embedded in the 393 pages of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, also directed the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the tax exemptions of groups that failed to file for three consecutive years. Three years have passed, and thus the deadline.( read more ).
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2007
NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Five Hot Conversations. The proposed call agenda is here. Change the World!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 4, 2008
Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable ?
NetWits
MARCH 7, 2011
Beverly has a MLS degree from Rutgers University, a MA in history, an archival certificate from New York University and a BA in Spanish from Ohio State University. She regularly speaks at industry events on the importance engaging the public via the social web as well as the importance of Hispanic Outreach. You coming?
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2010
Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. PT currently has fellowships in Boston, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem -- and will be expanding next year to Europe and other cities in North America. . Oded Segev, System Analyst at NPTech, guided Simi on how to customize Salesforce, but she does the work herself.
NTEN
JUNE 24, 2013
Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Member Round Up member update nptech Social Media' Anything we missed?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
This year, the Games for Change Festival is part of the Tribeca Film Festival and returning to NYU’s Skirball Center with inspiring speakers, great games, and exciting new events for their 11th year. games for change nptech nten Tribeca Film Festival' Registration is open with a 20% early-bird discount through February 21.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Four quick bits of news: a new life for New York City pay phones, a more "conversational" way to search for information, the recently-launched Give app, and smart garbage. Useless Pay Phones to Become Free WiFi Hot Spots in New York City. Bing’s New "Conversational" Search.
Tech Soup
JULY 6, 2015
If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. New York, New York: Essential Digital Asset Management (DAM): Framework and Management Guide. Wednesday, July 22, 2015.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Not everyone is Jawbone or the New York Times or Nielsen. This idea upset a few colleagues, especially colleagues who have been trained in rigorous scientific methods like Deborah Finn, who strongly disagreed with Alex’s points about relaxed data. ” What do you think?
NTEN
JULY 22, 2013
Prior to that she spent years in New York and Washington, DC, where managed communications at Idealist.org; co-founded 826DC; organized with political campaigns and social justice collectives; and got entirely too familiar with the bus and train routes up and down the East Coast. Join me in welcoming Julia or send her a welcome !
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 4, 2011
Location : New York, NY. Date : August 4, 2011. Topic : Social Media Done Right in 30 Minutes/Day. Description : Even if you have only 30 minutes for social media in each day you can use these methods to be strategic and make the most of your engagement.
sgEngage
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5 Where Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. Tags: nptech , Social Media , Web 2.0 Who Chris Hughes brought in Kirsten Titus as Managing director of Jumo.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 29, 2009
The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations. Tags: digital learning resources collaboration nptech resource socialbrite.
NTEN
OCTOBER 9, 2014
Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month? 10/15 501 Tech Club NYC (New York City, NY): How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign 10/15 NetSquared Vancouver (Vancouver, BC): Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!)
NTEN
APRIL 30, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . New York City: May 19th, NYC: Everything I Need to Know I Learned at 10NTC.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 6, 2014
Or learn about crowdfunding in Melbourne, Australia and New York, New York. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. and the globe. Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 25, 2014
As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. The Give App.
Care2
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a panel about this timely topic of multi-channel fundraising and communication for NTEN’s 501 Tech Club New York City at the TADA! With all the new technology out there, nonprofit organizations have more ways than ever to reach donors online. Youth Theater.
Tech Soup
MAY 9, 2016
If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. New York City, New York: Don't Stop A/Believing: Using Testing to Improve Your Newsletter and Website.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. The New York Times Outs Google+. Privacy and Security. The Day We Fight Back.
Tech Soup
JULY 15, 2013
Find your local #nptech tribe by joining a NetSquared Local group. New York, NY: Tumblr: The Marketing Powerhouse Your Nonprofit May Be Overlooking. Being a nonprofit techie can be lonely work, since our role requires that we be change agents in our organizations as we help them discover the future! Wednesday, July 17.
NTEN
DECEMBER 4, 2009
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: NPTech nten members. Members are in bold. Thanks for including the NTC , Allyson!).
NTEN
MAY 7, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.
NTEN
AUGUST 12, 2010
On August 4, the New York Times broke the bombshell that Verizon and Google were meeting about net neutrality to broker their own proposal. Tags: Google Leadership netneutrality NPTech Policy verizon. Things weren't moving quickly, but they were moving, and down a definable path. Tell Google that compromise not acceptable.
NTEN
AUGUST 20, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Allyson Kapin offers some good reminders/tips for engaging your supporters.
NTEN
MAY 14, 2010
Flickr: levork) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesomeonline, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) What's Your Nonprofit's Superpower? Members are in bold.
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2007
Foundation Testing Potential of Philanthropy via Internet - New York Times National Feed - GainesvilleSun.com: "Foundation Testing Potential of Philanthropy via Internet 12:00 am, December 13, 2007The Case Foundation is embarking on an effort to test the potential of citizen-led philanthropy via the Internet.
NTEN
MAY 28, 2013
Inspiration, innovation, events - and of course, cat videos - are just some of the latest news in nonprofit tech land. There''s less than a month to register for the 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival , New York City''s largest gaming event. But you don''t have to travel to New York to attend a great event!
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
The organization and challenge: The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) in New York City was challenged with a name and brand that was not remembered or inspiring to its constituencies and communities. She serves on the board of directors and as treasurer of Swish , a New York City–based gay-straight alliance.
Tech Soup
JULY 9, 2010
For three days in New York City we experimented with new types of social media integration with Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS for short, which runs the AmeriCorps programs) and the Points of Light Foundation 's National Conference on Volunteerism and Service.
NTEN
MAY 28, 2009
by Fund for the City of New York. There’s community support for the basic product, or The Fund for the City of New York offers a setup and support package. Tags: chris bernard donor management systems eric leland foss laura quinn Newsletter NPTech NTEN Open Source. Orange Leap MPX. by Orange Leap.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 30, 2013
Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. The New York Times has the best coverage I’ve seen on what Internet.org will be and what it will do. Kennedy speech. A more informative place to look is Facebook’s white paper.
Care2
AUGUST 8, 2007
57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 9, 2014
The New York Times also recently came out with an article on Reinventing the Internet to Make It Safer. Wes Holing, TechSoup's web content developer, predicts that the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation 's new program, called Let's Encrypt , will literally make the entire web more secure. Just unconnect.
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 2, 2014
If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. NPTech Social. New York, New York: 501 Tech NYC Holiday Gathering 2014. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
NTEN
AUGUST 28, 2014
Good Website Examples Suggested by Respondents: New York Public Library uses an appealing block layout Tu.org ''s personalized user experience on their homepage. case study Community feedback nptech nten redesign survey Web Sites website Program' Like NTEN, they serve multiple audiences (e.g.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
If you’re holding monthly events that are gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! New York, New York: Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits. New York, New York: Crowdfunding for Nonprofits. Thursday, September 25, 2014.
NTEN
APRIL 8, 2014
Atlanta, GA: 501 Tech Atlanta - James Franklin, Bobbi Kay, Marlina McKay Austin, TX: 501 Tech Austin - Stacy Dyer, Dale Thompson Baltimore, MD: Tech & Social Change Baltimore - Kate Bladow Boston, MA: 501 Tech Boston - Debra Askanase, Mimi Cook, Ehren Foss, Jamarri Ivy, Gavin Murphy Central VA: ConnectVA - Rebecca Eisenman, Mark Hickman Chicago, (..)
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