Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, behind only Google. It’s a brave new world in online fund-raising.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2011

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. In fact, 87% have raised under $1000 on Facebook since they began using the platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Have you been able to use these tools to raise money online? Title: CEO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised over $10M in one day by Jeff Achen of GiveMN.org. “Do Do what you do best and network the rest.”. That’s simple, but wise advice from the definitive nonprofit social media strategy manual, “ The Networked Nonprofit.” Our technology partners at Razoo.com powered all of this.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. To date they’ve seen close to 10 Million dollars raised this way. Think about it for a second.

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NetWits

JULY 18, 2011

We’ve all see and likely implemented the typical “raise $100 this week and be entered into a drawing to win a prize”. Instead of asking participants to raise a [insert $ amount here] ask them to complete a series of tasks that will lead to raising more money. What do I mean by tasks? What other task based contests can you run?

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Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

We’re great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but, other than that, we are useless to fundraising efforts. We want to use the resources we have – our friends, our family and our social networks – to help support a cause. Rather, we want to go about it in a different way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website. In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. HTML looks much more intimidating than it actually is, and all new media managers should be skilled in basic HTML.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. That said, below are 12 stats to consider and research further about online fundraising, social media, and mobile technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? Social media is in a weird transition right now. As a result of this temporary decline in social media ROI, web and email campaigns are being rejuvenated and very soon digital payments within social networks will revitalize online fundraising.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

I doubt that anyone had Facebook, Google, Twitter or YouTube on their mind when the early internet was being formed. Social Networking. The ability to manage events, raise money, mobilize volunteers, and so much more! Internet Topics for Nonprofits. So what’s all this have to do with Internet Topics for Nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Not surprisingly, there is a gap between the utilization of online fundraising tools and social media by NGOs in high-income nations and those in developing nations. Which social networks are used most often by NGOs as well as performance and engagement benchmarks based on the NGO’s size and location.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

So far, they’ve helped over 4,000 nonprofits raise money at $0 charge to their members. Learn how to join their database and start raising money here. Fundly is a mobile crowdfunding app that feels like a social network. GiveLively allows organizations to collect donations from text (SMS) messages. Online Course.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pundits and bloggers in the nonprofit sector often lament the inability of social media to raise money for nonprofits. widgets and apps have yet to raise large amounts in online dollars for most nonprofits, but that doesn’t mean that social media is not resulting in large amounts of dollars raised online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

What about Peer-to-Peer Fund-Raising? The Social Web. Chapter 2 Getting Started with Social Media. Eleven Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. The Big Picture: Social Networking. Chapter 5 YouTube and Flickr. Introduction to YouTube Channels. Google This! . Foursquare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Cause awareness days can be very powerful for fundraising because social network communities are highly likely to promoting your nonprofit on cause awareness days. Experiment with at least one new social network. Also, now ten years into social networking, online communities are becoming more niche-oriented and mobile.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2017

How to Use Facebook Live to Raise Money. For example, in this screenshot from Facebook, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals can add a donate button feature to their Live broadcast. Within a multi-channel approach, Facebook Live can become a powerful way to raise more money online. Recognize and praise this donor sincerely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/hsus. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Name: Carie Lewis. Title: Director of Emerging Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Find your competitors the Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I know our YouTube channel started in 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

YouTube: youtube.com/womenforwomenintl. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

For nonprofits, the ROI of e-newsletters translates into online dollars raised through “Donate Now&# technology, event attendees, website and blog traffic, and paradoxically new Followers, Fans, and Friends on social networking sites. For me, that ROI translates into webinar attendees and speaking engagements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Good luck.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Supporters raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. million raised annually since 2004 by helping participants become fundraisers. Encourage them to use their social network. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Allow your fundraisers to raise restricted money. Hold contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? or not work ??? This thinking approach keeps us from fondling the hammer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

Ask any high school boy who likes video games who PewDiePie is and they will tell you that he is the most watched video personality on YouTube. The main focus of PewDiePie’s videos is his commentary and reactions to various video games as he plays, captured on video and shared on his YouTube Channel. million subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006. For over a decade nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide have been embracing social media with the hope of raising funds and creating social change. YouTube has donation cards. billion to 5.59 billion ( Radicati Group ). Snapchat has Snapcash.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

YouTube: youtube.com/nationalwildlife. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

According to Idealware’s survey of over 750 nonprofit staffers: Almost 80% "think" that they reach new supporters using Facebook, Twitter, video sharing sites like YouTube, and blogging. However, only between 25% and 35% said that they could confirm that they are truly reaching new supporters via these social networks.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Foundations that use social media prefer these channels: 65% use Facebook. 32% use YouTube. 71% of Foundations Have No Formal Social Media Strategy. Yes, you read that right – very few foundations have actually taken the time to develop a formal social media strategy. 40% use Twitter.

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Organizations aren’t just raising money through direct mail and phone banking – they are raising money through email fundraising appeals, their websites, and, to an extent, through text-to-give campaigns. Check out YouTube’s terms on section 6C (similar clauses can be found on many network's terms of service).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

As the event organizer, we allocated a few thousand dollars to paid promotion of posts on Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube. And we were looking forward to having fun on social media celebrating giving during the fifth annual Give to the Max Day. By the time we reached midnight, we had passed last year’s record to raise over $17.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Care2

JANUARY 3, 2011

There is a lot of buzz about "free agent fundraisers" an individual using personal fundraising to raise money for a nonprofit organization. The free agent fundraiser is described in detail in Allison Fine and Beth Kanter's book The Networked Nonprofit. Three recent independent social community fundraisers underscore these points.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2019

He shared his involvement with the organization on social media and this effort, coupled with other respected “niche” influencers in the field, helped significantly raise awareness and credibility to the organization’s results. The same principle holds true on social media. Often times they’ll then share it with their networks.

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