Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

PIR is the non-profit organization managing.ORG – the domain that has served the non-profit community for more than 25 years – making it the natural choice for managing the.NGO domain. Here’s where you – my fellow NGOs and.ORG registrants – come in. What does that mean exactly?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

More than 35 NGO and IT practitioners came together to explore ways of strengthening Romanian civil society through communications and local philanthropy development, lowering barriers to outreach through involvement of the Romanian IT&C community and developing a practical best practices repository with a platform for ongoing discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I then got into the non-profit sector in 2001 when I joined GiveIndia, the first and leading online giving portal in India. I was there for seven and a half years, and I had a fascinating time applying what had worked for me in the for-profit sector, including scaling up various systems and processes, to the non-profit space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2012

If you work for an NGO in another region of the world or have experience delivering capacity building program, I encourage you to join the discussion here. Non-profits: what kind of capacity-building support do you think is most needed in the country or region where you work? Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

" Sharing photos online – a decision matrix for non-profit organizations : Social Media 4 Good – "Many non-profits, NGOs and International Organizations are of two minds when it comes to sharing photos on the internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2005

Technorati Tags: nonprofit , ngo This is pretty funny !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

I'll not only be speaking at the conference and CSR Track, but will be leading two workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners. NF has launched BiG Tech a technology philanthropy program with the objective to provide technology support to non-profit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Then onto teaching two workshops.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 47% of nonprofits purchased Facebooks Ads in 2019. Without purchasing advertising, the best a nonprofit can do to increase reach and engagement is to: 1) Post 2-5 times weekly. 2) Craft a compelling message (behind-the-scenes, a call-to-action, a positive story, etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2012

Note from Beth: While I’m facilitating “Networked NGO Workshops” in Delhi for Packard grantees in India, I’ve lined up a few guest posts. So HopeLab decided to launch Zamzee as a for-profit social enterprise to expand their reach. Think carefully about your audience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2011

Those things that can't make a profit." the defining characteristic of the nonprofit organization is that it returns all of its surplus income ("profit") to furthering its mission, rather than feathering the pockets of owners. In some contexts, nongovernmental organization , or NGO , is popular and widely used. Not-for-profit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2006

He started the meme about asking for NGO related resources by pushing it out to Nancy White , Hell's Dire Agent , Jennine , Taran , and Declan. So, I went back to Paul's original post to read it slowly and I just discovered NGO Manager. Members from the association NGO Management Group (NMG) maintain and develop the website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

As host for #sm73 , I selected three questions on social media and non profits: Q1: How can social media work for non profits? I also learned about this NGO from Pakistan that is using social media efficiently to communicate with its stakeholders. Backstory: we know they have time and need money / sometimes volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

The Resource Alliance has been presenting the NGO Awards in Thailand, India and Vietnam for 10 years, but 2017 marked a substantial change in the award program’s focus and delivery. If have never heard him speak, I urge you to carve out 20 minutes and listen to his most recent TedTalk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Note from Beth: Lately, a question on my mind is whether or not the concept of Networked Nonprofits is a global one as I’ve had the opportunity to share some of the ideas beyond the US borders in Kenya and UK. I think Pratham Books , an NGO in India, is a networked nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

But, what it should really say is, “we may be non-profit, but we are not non-impact.&# Or at least something like that! “First, we’re strictly nonprofit.&# That’s how UniversalGiving begins when describing it’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

One of the most admirable things about the people who run non-profits can also be their achilles heel: they love helping people. Mike Radke agreed to share this post about the work. Different Ways Nonprofits Are Using Design Thinking to Solve Problems and Achieve Impact.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2006

What is the Open Publishing Edition of NGO-in-a-box? Open Publishing NGO-in-a-box : "he Open Publishing Edition of NGO-in-a-box is a toolkit of Free and Open Source software, tutorials and guides for producing, publishing and distributing content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2005

RLG is a not-for-profit organization of over 150 research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. Technorati Tags: art , museums , net2 , tag , nptech , ict , ngo , folksonomy We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. Benjamin Franklin.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" TechSoup began by offering sales demo copies of WordPerfect to non-profits. Non-profits need to get out of the business of managing infrastructure.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Education is a major focus for nonprofits and NGOs, accounting for 9% of NGO activity worldwide. views NGOs' role in fundamental economic development as crucial, especially in countries where governments are unable to adequately educate schoolchildren. Education Is a Major Nonprofit Activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2005

What resonates about his post is that he is coming from both the nonprofit/for-profit worlds and he looks at from it from both a technology and people headset. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , online_communities , nonprofit , ngo I asked if there were a set of best practices or design principles in facilitating blog communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Social networks are for-profits enterprises and their revenue models are almost entirely based on advertising revenue. 003% of referral traffic to Nonprofit Tech for Good comes from Instagram which means very, very few (if any) of our Instagram followers have registered for a free webinar or downloaded our Global NGO Online Technology Report.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

This would be the first step I guess to making something better that was sustainable for NGO’s. It would make me feel dirty but I guess it might be worth it since you recommend it so much. Thanks again for the post you bad blogger. ; > 4 Alfred Nutile 07.11.08

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

By Nancy Palo : A fundraising strategy consultant who is passionate about helping non-profits raise money to further their missions and make the world a better place. By Andrew Shoaff : Passionate about the NGO community. I help non-profits w/ tech., Husband, new dad, Clemson alum. Find Ryan On Twitter. Find Nancy On Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Agency for International Development and for an international NGO. The Challenge is open to any nonprofit organization, public charity, or for-profit business from around the world, provided that they apply for a project that has a charitable purpose. My early career was in international development, working for the U.S. aichallenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

If fundraising is the only measure of what makes an NGO effective, then I worry about what the real value proposition is of organizations soliciting donations. We are seeing a real movement behind social enterprise & social entrepreneurship due to the sector's embrace of transparency and accountability.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 2, 2007

I delete the pooch blurb, and replace it with something somewhat more professional: I write for NGO staff trying to integrate technology more centrally into their strategic planning. My company, Members Only Software, provides applications for a wide rage of non-profit clients, from major public policy think tanks to local YMCAs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2006

Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , nonprofit , ngo , non-profit , e-advocacy But it is far less critical that your organization choose the most appropriate tool than it is that you are able to make appropriate decisions and take effective action no matter which new tool comes on the market.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2007

There is a very thoughtful post on the NTEN Blog called " Social Networking and Social Change " from Dan McQuillan, Amnesty It's hardly a surprise that large NGO's are starting to experiment with social networks, given the sheer numbers of people using them and their high media profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2007

via the Mind Blizzard Blog I learned of a new Dutch NGO island, called "Goede Doelen eiland" ( good causes island ). Non-profits are also struggling with how to track if avatars coming to their virtual headquarters are getting the message and incorporating it into their real lives. "Measuring ???engagement???

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2010

Before coming to Santa Fe, he was the Director of Aid to Artisans , an international artisan enterprise development NGO. I hope you enjoy the interview with my pops.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Inaugural Text Messaging Competition Selects Non-Profit Winners From Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan: "The inaugural nGOmobile competition ran for three months from October 2007, and was aimed exclusively at grassroots non-profit Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working for positive social and environmental change.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Unlike for-profit businesses, you are not just selling your potential partners on the numbers and inviting them to make a profit. Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country. It summarizes the identifiable needs you are committed to filling and explains how your nonprofit will meet those needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2007

I did a stint as a humanitarian analyst for the US government (where I spent more time advising them on new technologies than I ever thought I would) to see what it was like to leave the tech field altogether, and in 2005 I won a two-year fellowship supporting the NGO Pact in Cambodia on a women's microfinance program. conference like SXSW?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

According to my colleague Rik Riel, this campaign is sponsored by the Spanish NGO Mensajeros de la Paz , which is leveraging various new media to draw attention to their work. A Spain-based non-profit, their main goal is to create shelters and foster homes for poor children and elderly people.

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