Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Please be open to the idea that you may need social media training. The vast majority of logos are horizontal and when uploaded to social networks they either get cropped or shrunk so small that they are visually illegible. We’re now ten years into the Social Web. blogs, social networks, peer-to-peer fundraising).

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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. If your nonprofit is making five or more of the 10 mistakes below, odds are that training and a re-examination of your social-media strategy are required.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. Twitter is the powerhouse when it comes to #BreakingNews , but you should also post your press release on other social networks and be available throughout the day to address comments and answer questions. Social Media'

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TechImpact

MAY 20, 2014

They’re precious validation that your nonprofit’s presence on Twitter is not only being well received, but it is reverberating through the annals of the highly trafficked social network. Truncated automated tweets from other social networks. Nonprofits have been utilizing Twitter since its inception. Too many hashtags.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Integrate a “Donate” button and social networking icons. A “donate” button and social networking icons should be placed at the top of your e-newsletter template design because many readers will not scroll to the bottom of your e-newsletter. Enable social sharing. Add screenshots of video.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Their website, e-newsletter, and blog all include links to their social networks. They have found the right balance of what kind of content to post on their social networks and how often.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Social networks have gone mobile. As of February 2013, 55% of social networking occurs on a mobile device especially during commutes, lunch breaks, and evening hours. Priority #2: Mobile optimize your donate page and redesign your e-newsletter to ensure that is compatible with mobile email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking. Therefore, Facebook Pages should be your first priority and entry into social networking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. It’s a guessing game at this point who the social network giants will partner with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Create visual content to optimize your presence on social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Social network sharing functionality. - “Donate Now” and charity rating buttons in the email footer. Social network sharing functionality on the contest entry confirmation landing page. - “Donate” button on the contest entry confirmation landing page. Social network icons in the body of the email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Pitch to “Follow” on social networking sites in every issue. Capability to share the e-newsletter on social networks in every issue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

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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.

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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

MAY 18, 2014

Small nonprofits that are not in a position to hire a part- or full-time social media manager should limit themselves to one or two social networks and place the highest priority on their website, email communications, and online fundraising campaigns. Feedback (1 hour weekly): To track and report on success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

It should also detail as least three actions that your donors and supporters can take on the awareness day, such as make a donation, sign a petition, share the page with their social networks, become a volunteer, and so on. For other social networks, post two to three times throughout the day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. They are also more likely to donate to a nonprofit directly from a social networking site or through text than any other generation. Millennials (Born 1980–2000, Currently Ages 14–34).

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

Do you know how many of your supporters use popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Google recently made a big social medial play by introducing Google+. With usage stats like that it’s probably safe to assume that a large portion of your followers use at least one social network, right?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2014

Using social networks effectively for fundraising. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Fundraising via mobile wallets. Utilizing text messaging and text-to-give. Telling your nonprofit’s story through blogging. Creating visual content, such as branded images and infographics.

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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

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. Social Network Followers. If you post too often or at the wrong times, then you’ll likely lose as many followers as you gain and your social networks will stagnate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

6) If the “Thank You for Your Donation” landing page included social networking icons or pitches to “Like” or “Follow” or “Join” the nonprofit on the Social Web and/or a “Thank You” video or slideshow. National Campaign to Protect Social Security & Medicare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2014

Owned by Facebook, Instagram is the largest mobile social network in the United States. Always include a short caption, and like other social networks, inspirational quotes and powerful stats significantly increase engagement. The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 6, 2014

Add large, colorful social network icons. Enable donors to share their donation with their social networks. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Use images to bring attention to calls-to-action. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Donate: World Wildlife Fund. Donate: Conservation International. Donate: Heifer International.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Social Networks :: The promotion of social networks first appears on the World Wildlife Fund’s homepage as a link entitled “Social Spot.” Many nonprofits in their enthusiastic adoption of social media forget to include the obvious on their website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

100s of the world’s top nonprofits trust GoodUnited to help grow their mission on social networks – including Susan G. 100s of the world’s top nonprofits trust GoodUnited to help grow their mission on social networks – including Susan G. Komen, Stop Soldier Suicide, Make-A-Wish, the Michael J.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

In fact, 56 percent of individuals who follow nonprofits on mobile and social networks take further action, the number one action being making a donation, after they have read a compelling story published by a nonprofit. Telling a good story requires a creative mind, excellent writing skills, and the ability to edit and brand images.

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TechImpact

MARCH 7, 2014

Social media continues to take greater stake in every nonprofit’s marketing, public relations, and advertising strategies. With 10+ major, free, social networking channels to take advantage of, nonprofits have a smorgasbord of opportunities available to connect with constituents, donors, and potential volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2012

That said, here are five common mistakes that nonprofits are making in their online fundraising campaigns: 1) No social networking icons/pitches on the “Thank You” landing page. The “Donate Now” process of many nonprofits, however, still seems to be stuck in 2005.

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NetWits

MAY 8, 2012

Nor could I see how the nonprofits I work with would have time for yet another social network to their already hard enough social media struggle. AND the new social network is projected to account for 40% of all social media purchases. I just couldn’t see the business application. Pin a thank you page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google+ is a visual social network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

With 51% of Facebook’s referral traffic now coming from mobile and more than two-third’s of Twitter users being mobile, many nonprofits are finally starting to come to the realization that their social media campaigns are doomed unless they embrace a mobile-first approach to online communications and fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. View: All M&R Reseach Labs Reports. 3) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. Published by NTEN.

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