Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers! Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone’s job. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Sprout Social. By Sacha Evans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Wibbitz :: wibbitz.com. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Samsung pledged to contribute up to $100,000 through this social action challenge, providing a donation of $5 to the Dan Marino Foundation each time someone pledged their support of autism awareness by sharing an infographic with their Facebook friends or sending a tweet with the hashtag, #teamautism. It’s a cycle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." per Facebook update.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2015

It is true that tweets with images receive more engagement , but how much more engagement depends on the quality of the images and if they are properly sized for Twitter ( 1024 x 512 pixels or a 2:1 aspect ratio ). Sign online petition and pledges. Extinction_OPS. Make a donation. Survival. Participate in a crowdfunding campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Compare that to 36% that said social media and 19% that said print.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Be Informed. Cultivation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, HandsOn Network launched The Good & Ready Campaign that leverages interactive technologies and social networking to support their partners, The American Red Cross , Ready.gov and FLASH by recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing volunteers in support of their goals for September, National Emergency Preparedness Month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

A month or two ago, museums and galleries around the world participated in a Twitter event called Ask a Curator. The hash tag #askacurator became a top trending topic on Twitter on the day of the event. The hash tag #askacurator became a top trending topic on Twitter on the day of the event. What was the objective?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

There is little argument that email and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming mandatory tools for supporter outreach. From a pure fundraising standpoint, email and social media channels are only effective when the recipient is able to respond immediately to a CTA (call to action).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. And now, mobile.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Do Not Forget About Social Media. The donors you are trying to reach may not be in the office, but they’re most certainly still on their smartphones checking their social media. So make your nonprofit stand out with an interesting way of raising money and awareness for your cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 18, 2014

The goal: get donations from 430 donors in 24 hours, hopefully totaling $43,000 in pledges from alumni. Steven Shattuck, VP of Marketing at Bloomerang says that the three keys to Wabash College’s success were social media integration, urgency and challenges. Each group pledged $43,000 for their initial benchmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). We're opening a call for nominations, and we're accepting them through all forms of social media, using the hashtag #wit11."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2016

These new fundraising apps will use new payment systems, such as Samsung Pay and Apple Pay (or your Facebook or Twitter login), and fundraising will transcend to level never even imagined by The Jetsons. 1) Household Appliances. 2) Automobiles. 3) Smart TVs. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

And that’s just on one channel; think about Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and more. If one person shares a post about your campaign on social media or requests their peers make donations, think about the number of people they can reach and potential new eyes on your cause. Leverage social proof to increase proceeds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. Using statistics only from highest-level influencers, #GivingTuesday had a reach to over 425 million individuals on Twitter, and over 300 million on Facebook. On Tuesday,Dec.3rd,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In February 19th, Joel Comm has organized an event called " Tweetathon " on Twitter to promote and sell copies of his new book, Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time and help a nonprofit that supports children in Africa, China, and India. What are the best practices for "cause-related" social media marketing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

In 2009 , Aston Kutcher challenged CNN (@cnnbrk) to a Twitter race to see which could reach 1M followers first. Ashton pledged to donate 10,000 mosquito nets to MNM if he got there first, and his pledge catapulted him to success. The race was part of the World Malaria Day in 2009.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Members of Gen Z are digital natives growing up with tech, social media, and information available at their fingertips. To best leverage collective impact and technology, peer-to-peer (P2P) campaigns are a popular way to engage and influence others – especially when shared across social media platforms.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

.&# People around the world are sharing stories about women in technology and science via blogs, Twitter and other social media, as well as coming together offline for events in various countries (you can find events on the FindingAda.com site ). Sign the pledge, add your post to the list, and get connected: [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers! Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2007

This campaign is mostly being run off of my blog, personal emails, a little Facebook and mostly Twitter. Twitter as a fundraising tool?!? So far, twitter has been great. Yesterday I raised several hundred dollars using Twitter in under an hour and got a few t-shirt donations. I follow them and write responses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2011

You’d test different calls to action on Twitter, using the Hashtag. We’ve recently added the ability to give each time certain #hashtags appear on Twitter, and Beth invited us to discuss what that might mean for networked nonprofits. Then, make a few sample pledges and send them out as examples for people to join.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. followers on Twitter and nearly 10k followers on Instagram. How can your organization apply this? Harrison has over 61.5k

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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Forum One

JUNE 24, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I presented a plenary session on networked mindsets and leadership and facilitated two workshops on SMARTer Social Media. The concept is simple – ask supporters to take a photo of themselves with your campaign message and share it on social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfswildfish.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Laura Fitton (aka @pistachio ) or otherwise known as the maven of Twitter asks : 1. I realized just $2 from each of my Twitter readers would be $25,000. liked my idea and will 1) waive ALL fees for their “micropayments via Twitter” tool, and 2) match up to $10,000. What can $2 do? What do I want most of all for Christmas?

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Forum One

JANUARY 11, 2008

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case. Muslim relations.

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