Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

One creative solution is social networking. Social networking technology” is the term used to describe websites that allow members to use their personal and business relationships for networking, hiring, and obtaining references. NetWits Newsletters Social Networking Internet Marketing.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 20, 2017

Well, if you have, then it’s time to check out heat-mapping, programs that help you gain insights into user interactions such as where on your site they click, what specific areas they explore more than others and generally how they use your site for their purposes. access and use a site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve watched the early adopters of MySpace in 2005 propel themselves into the national and international spotlight using social media, and I’ve seen latecomers begin to dabble with Facebook and Twitter just this year. Not adding social-networking icons to your website. Using a horizontal logo for your avatar.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

On social media and the news. AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. To help you dive right in, this posts provides an overview of the tools available, best practices, and examples to make your chosen AI writing tool work for you.

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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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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

“Born from necessity, the pandemic catalyzed the shift to a more digitally-driven selling process, and consequently thought leadership has become an increasingly important top of the funnel marketing tool.” Be Deliberate Thought leadership is an important top of the funnel marketing tool. So, this exercise is also a marketing tool.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

To many, social media is like John Wayne’s wild west. Because of all the uncertainty and danger, we’ve provided you 10 social media stats to help you conquer the social media frontier. online adults now use social networking sites. Industry News Social Tech'

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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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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn. Here are 5 changes that social media experienced in 2013 that your nonprofit may have missed according to Resource Media. The moving picture social media contribution is unequivocally the wave of the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. .

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

First, use the Google AdWords keyword research tool to do some analysis for words and phrases you’d like to rank highly for in search results. And don’t forget to produce content on a regular basis so Google continues to crawl your site. Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 7, 2011

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. Related Links: Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2012

We’re almost a decade into using social media and yet one of the most striking realities when I give in-person social media trainings is the wide variety of experience of the nonprofits in the room. The spectrum of expertise and passion for social media swings wide. Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace all launched in 2003.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

One of the key messages in the book is that nonprofits should not start with the tools and data, but start to clearly define success and their audience. By doing so, they will understand the few data points and the tools needed to collect that data to figure out if they have been successful! Then check out Simply Measured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Source: Nielsen Online The We Are Media Festival of Tools is starts the last week of work on the Nonprofit Social Media Toolbox with a focus on social networking tools and widgets and apps. So for today, our focus is on social networking sites.  And perhaps nonprofits?)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Is your organization using niche networks as part of its social media strategy? If not, you may be losing out on a useful tool. What is a niche social network? . A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. Is there a difference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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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. Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement. Remember, great content is the key to successful social media. Your home base.

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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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Care2

JULY 29, 2010

Ever wanted to find out where your donors and activists are hanging out on social networks so you can continue deepening your relationsips with your supporters and foster more two-way conversations? Help spread the word about your organizations or cause to their personal network. Engage them in discussions and generate feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites.

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Media Cause

JUNE 10, 2021

In the social media world, platforms are always changing. For nonprofits, using social media to your advantage is important as it gives you a creative way to accomplish your organization’s mission and purpose. Get ready for a shift toward audio format across social media platforms! Tiffany Rivers, Director of Social Media.

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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. The site currently has 1.6

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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. Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. Social media is not a fad.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Mark Zuckerberg Never Dresses Appropriately for the Weather might be a more accurate title for The Social Network. The Social Network as a title lets us assume the movie is about Facebook, which it isn’t. Maybe the makers of The Social Network just don’t get Facebook. .

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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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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? What social media tools are you currently utilizing?

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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. Learn basic HTML.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2010

In just a few weeks, I'm heading to Colorado to chat with a group of nonprofits about using social media in their work -- but not in Denver. Jen Newmeyer, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina I had a few assumptions I decided to test by talking to some organizations that work locally using social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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