Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2012

My Return on Investment (ROI) from using Pinterest to promote Nonprofit Organizations is somewhere between minimal and better-than-expected, but using the site on a regular basis has fundamentally changed how I think about social media and the people who use it. ” and how destructive it is. It’s a real eye-opener.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I have social media ennui. I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. I’ve been using social media to actively promote my new science fiction books.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Adding social media to that already packed job description just would not have been possible. All that said, I know there are many nonprofit staff out there in the exact same position and it’s becoming increasingly clear that adding social media to a long list of job responsibilities is just not humanly possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

By Tereza Litsa , Social Media Manager at Lightful , a simple social media management platform for nonprofits. A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. Get organized : a content calendar can help you create a more consistent social presence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

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. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

This webinar will demonstrate how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 21, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Social Web], and Web 3.0 [The

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. That was my number one priority when writing the book… to create a comprehensive, useful social and mobile media how-to guide for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy. The Social Web], and Web 3.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

Rather that keeping them separate, once they are merged to compliment one another, your nonprofit’s ROI begins to grow exponentially. To begin, here are five ways to integrate social media into your nonprofit’s website: 1) Add social networking icons to your homepage. Integrating your nonprofit’s Web 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Please summarize your ROI. Book Tour ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

However, one thing that is certain is that the ROI (Return on Investment) from e-newsletters is still relatively high compared to other Web-based channels. For me, that ROI translates into webinar attendees and speaking engagements. That said, here are five ways to do so using social media: 1) Blog, blog, blog!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

This 90-minute social media how-to webinar is ideal for nonprofit communications and fundraising staff. campaigns in order to maximize ROI (Return on Investment). Related Link: Social Media for Social Good: Lessons Learned from Nonprofits in Southeast Asia. The webinar begins with defining Web 1.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Title: Social Media Manager. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Even though a large percentage of NGOs in Asia Pacific now regularly use social media in their online fundraising and communications campaigns, few social media practitioners in the NGO sector have been properly trained on how to best utilize sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

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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. It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Can your nonprofit even measure its return on investments (ROI)? Putting together an ROI report can be time consuming, but can also lead to great data and help you find ways to trim costs without shirking quality. Fundraising Industry News board cloud cloud computing constituent relationship management system CRM IT support ROI'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

There’s no shortage of year-end-and-beginning blog posts about social media, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix as well. I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. here are 22 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : 1. The Social Web, and Web 3.0:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

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? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Please summarize your ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The design and layout of your e-newsletter in order to maximize online fundraising success and social media ROI (Return on Investment).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Fenton just released a terrific guide book focused on actionable metrics: “See, Say, Feel, Do: Social Media Metrics that Matter” It is tempting to imagine social media as its own communications island where Twitter Follower counts are valuable currency that can be exchanged for internal high-fives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

The folks running Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington centered all the fundraising efforts online due to the fact that online and social fundraising continue to gain traction while also producing a significantly better ROI when done well. Using Social Media to Generate Buzz and Measureable Results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

This webinar demonstrates how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. Charles via LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2011

Back then, the launch of “Donate Now&# technology in 1997 and its potential to transform philanthropy was all the buzz — much like social media today. And so it goes with social media. What does all this have to do with social media? Everything! Look carefully at the infographic above. Not at all.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2024

The evolution of golf event-specific technology has elevated the game, making golf event sponsorships even more appealing to businesses looking for high ROI on their marketing or charitable dollars. This immediate visibility provides instant ROI that can be further enhanced by social media and email marketing campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social media icons to your e-newsletter. Email messaging raised 28% of all online revenue in 2017.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 2, 2014

And more specifically, to social media and content marketing. Luckily for you, Tech Impact is here to clear up any misconceptions you might have about social media marketing, and help your nonprofit better harness the power of content and social media marketing. Email marketing ROI is around 4,300%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I wrote about it in Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits : Communities begin to grow exponentially when they reach 5,000 members. The larger your communities, the higher your ROI. Related Link: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits. And it’s true.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the most important lessons that all nonprofit social media managers need to learn is that social media is constantly in flux. Rather than lamenting this new reality, a good social media manager will adapt quickly. You get out of social media what you put into it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

For more than a decade the blogosphere has touted the power and promise of social media (this blog included) , but there is also a downside to using social media for your nonprofit. Nonprofit social media managers are bombarded with depressing content. The Next Big Thing in social media has no tangible ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. integration of social media, mobile-optimized donate pages, text-to-give donate pages, and the ability to donate via mobile wallets.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That makes it challenging for the agency to show adequate ROI or valuable conversions to their client when there is no strategy behind the advertising spend. Your marketing and competition analysis should clearly display marketing and advertising channels that have given you the best ROI. Now you see your ROI and who your customer is.

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