Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2013, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website and social media content on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. blogs and social networking sites) campaigns.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Think about how many times this has happened to you when scrolling the web on your smartphone, and apply that to how many web visitors you receive via mobile devices each month. 80% of mobile users leave a site immediately if it’s not optimized. 65% of all social networking occurs on mobile devices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

The brutal but honest — and hopefully well-received — truth is that the majority of nonprofits are making mistakes on social-networking sites that directly undermine their ROI. Not adding social-networking icons to your website. Blogging is the glue that holds your social-media strategy together. Craziness!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2011

Here are some quick takeaways to consider: 1) The Ease of Social Sharing is Important. This study reveals that 31% of website referrals are from the “sharing&# of your content; including social networks, blogs, and email–and bookmarks. 3) Facebook Is Not The Only Social Network. 2) Search is Still King.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2013

Over the last few years as I have studied the rapid rise of the Mobile Web , I have become more of an advocate of launching a responsively designed website over launching a mobile site separate from a desktop site. The Difference Between Adaptive and Responsive Web Design. Sadly, it was not.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. Despite all the buzz about social media, the reality is that your social media campaigns are only as good as the human being(s) behind them. Going “viral” on social media sites is extremely rare, and instantaneous success is a myth. Just a FYI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

Integrating your nonprofit’s Web 1.0 To begin, here are five ways to integrate social media into your nonprofit’s website: 1) Add social networking icons to your homepage. Increasingly supporters expect to find social networking icons on your nonprofit’s homepage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

” At this point that’s all we know, but the site is currently allowing users to secure their username on the Zeen homepage. Wufoo allows individuals and brands to easily create web forms through a simple drag and drop interface. For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download. Wufoo :: wufoo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. BlogPulse :: blogpulse.com.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

By Geoff Livingston, Principal & Co-Founder, Zoetica Facebook and to a lesser extent Twitter and LinkedIn have become the interstates of the social web. Nonprofits that want to connect with their constituents are almost obliged to participate on these networks. Consider the many data abuses Facebook has been embroiled in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

I immediately downloaded the Apps for the social networking sites that I regularly use as well as the few Apps that were available from the nonprofit sector. iPhones and AT&T are also expensive, so your user demographics will be narrow in comparison to the general web community. Love my iPhone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

I have no proof these tips will help your nonprofit get more media coverage, but at the very least they will help your nonprofit’s press release get more exposure on the Social Web. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2011

Community building on Facebook and other social networking sites is an art and finding your Facebook voice takes time and experimentation. It’s a skill that nonprofit communicators have been learning and perfecting (some more than others) in recent years as the Social Web began to dominate our online lives.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

So what do you want to be known for on the web? And don’t forget to produce content on a regular basis so Google continues to crawl your site. Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Do you run fundraising events? Do you need volunteers?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2011

You can easily create QR Codes for free at sites like qrcode.kaywa.com and qrstuff.com. The person scanning is then sent either to a mobile Web browser to view the link inside the QR Code, sent a text message, or prompted to dial a phone number. Think about it. It’s very difficult to read a 12″ wide website on a 2.5″

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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. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. Replace the “Web 1.0: The Broadcast Web.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. not another site I need to pay attention to.” ” Now, just two weeks into January, I am completely addicted to pinning boards for social good on Pinterest. .”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Unlike 10 years ago, when Web communication was limited to websites and email, today nonprofits also have access to blogs, social networks, video and photo-sharing sites, texting, and smartphone and tablet apps – and which tools your supporters use to access your nonprofit online is often directly related to their age and sometimes class and race.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Once Facebook conquered colleges the now web-giant with more than 900 million active monthly users moved on to support high schools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr is the largest photo-sharing social networking community on the Web and should be your starting point for your online photo-sharing campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

I am waiting for the mobile breakthrough that will finally activate the nonprofit sector to convert their Web 1.0 website, e-newsletter, Donate Now campaigns) and Web 2.0 blogs and social networking sites) campaigns into mobile format. So, where are you at in the spectrum of social media experience?

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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. Group text messaging could become the new email of the Mobile Web. That said, here are five ways to do so using social media: 1) Blog, blog, blog!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

These resources are invaluable when looking for quality content to utilize and share on social media sites. Creative Commons on Flickr : A great source for images for your organization’s website, blog, e-newsletter, social networking profiles, etc. Worldometers : Provides world statistics updated in real-time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Intro to Coding’s website features animated geometric shapes in the hero area of their site (aka the “above the fold” area), in-line with 2020 geometric shape and animation trends. Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons. Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. If you are managing numerous social networking profiles Monday-Friday, then you need some down time on Saturday and Sunday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Today these sites have transformed how people use the Internet and get their news. Through blogging, nonprofits can share their stories, break news, and share resources quickly, easily, and successfully to their communities on social networking sites. 5) To grow your fans and followers on social networking sites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. These groups now claim about 30% of the site’s user base, according to third-party statistics website Quantcast.com. The birth of social networking on a mass scale was messy and chaotic, and at times fear and paranoia ran amok.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 14, 2012

Every second of every day nonprofits around the world are posting status updates, tweets, and messages on social networks attached to avatars with cropped art work and/or unreadable text. This is one of the most obvious mistakes nonprofits (and small businesses) make on the Social Web, and fortunately, one of the easiest to remedy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Based in Dublin, Ireland, Ammado is a social network just like Facebook or MySpace, but whose primary focus is to empower people and nonprofits worldwide to fundraise and donate online. There’s a lot of potential there for large donations and corporate social responsibility Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. Replace the “Web 1.0: The Static Web” with “Web 1.0: The Broadcast Web.” ” Social Media for Social Good is written as a how-to, step-by-step strategic plan for nonprofits in three parts: Web 1.0:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Google Analytics :: analytics.google.com Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996.

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