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. Tagging corporate sponsors and partners.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

That’s the premise underpinning Polywork , a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. In the feed itself, individual posts can be given related tags (e.g. Clicking on a specific badge shows the sliced view of that user’s related tagged content.).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 30, 2009

If questions from our readers are any indication, there’s still a lot of confusion about the differences between Facebook’s Profiles, Fan Pages, and Groups — and which of these might best suit a nonprofit’s social-networking plan. Let’s take a closer look. And the two main tools.( read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the last two weeks the organization has been writing compelling posts that evoke strong emotions, uploaded photos that accentuate the story, added a “Donate” button their posts, and tagged their posts as “asking for donations.”

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 5, 2009

E-mail marketing online community events Social networking Non-profit Communications membership collaboration websites event managment Membership management project management Donor management application software. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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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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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The results are detailed in a 44-page report, "Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional," that's free to download and CC-licensed to share.( read more ).

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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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Wild Apricot

JUNE 29, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Fundraising nptech Marketing Volunteers events Social networking Non-profit Communications training Membership management Donor management webinar social media. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Fundraising nptech Marketing Social networking Non-profit Communications Twitter crowdsourcing chat social media non-profit nonprofit. read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Through blogging, nonprofits can share their stories, break news, and share resources quickly, easily, and successfully to their communities on social networking sites. For example, I used the meta tags “Facebook” and “Nonprofit” on my website, but my site wouldn’t show up in the first 10 pages of a “Facebook Nonprofit” Google search.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As part of it, the company will stop using facial recognition algorithms to tag people in photographs and videos, and it will delete the facial recognition templates that it uses for identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. Tags: community strategy communitybuilding online community organizing social networking. Some people define it as organizing, especially around specific events, campaigns, legislation, or fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Web 2.0 = Blogs, wikis, and social networking sites. It’s one person or organization publishing content to many on social networking sites who then re-publish your content to their friends, fans, followers, connections, etc. Related Link: Comprehensive Social Media and Mobile Marketing Training for $150.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 22, 2010

A tweet or status update is so easy to publish – and “Please vote” is such a small favor to ask of your social network. But as Chris Brogan points out, in The Problem with Social Only Nonprofit Campaigns,there’s a cumulative effect of all those social media requests.( It’s just a quick click, right? read more ).

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Judi Sohn

JULY 3, 2011

I couldn’t stomach looking at even one more new social networking/collaboration site that no one would care about in 6 minutes, much less 6 months. It’s a paradigm shift in large scale at-your-fingertips social networking. I might segment my content by category or tag.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 16, 2010

Countless nonprofits flocked to Ning to create social networks. Since I’m not a social media guru, I’ve generally kept my opinions about this to myself. Anyway, if you’re looking for a great social network management system that won’t get pulled out from under you, try Elgg.

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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. The mobile web is exploding – especially for social networking sites. When I bought my first iPhone in June 2009 I was absolutely blown away. Love my iPhone.

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Websites Mobile Nonprofit Social Network 198

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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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Tags: case studies cause marketing donations Facebook games Marketing non-profit Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech online community online donations promotion social media Social networking. a lot of games. How is your cause going to compete with Farmville? read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Related Links: HOW TO: Protect Your Nonprofit from Social Media Squatters. Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network’s Plan to Dominate the Web – And Keep Google Out. Tags: Google Google Buzz. Google Prepares for Facebook Assault.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2009

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking Facebook Twitter social media. If you manage a Facebook Page, you now will be able to decide whether to share updates with their Twitter followers, and you also will be able to control what type of updates to share: status updates, links,( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Social networking Non-profit Communications Twitter social media. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 The news is already widespread online - so let's go ahead and take a look at Twitter Lists, how they work, and what they can do for you.( read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2010

Here are five reasons why: 1) To update social networking profiles on the go. Geo-location social networks like Foursquare and Gowalla are where the early adopters are flocking to these days. Tags: Mobile Technology. 2) To experiment with location-based tools like Foursquare and Gowalla.

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Communication Nonprofit Mobile Social Network 211

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

Followers become funders, messages become movements, and social networks beget social change. On Wednesday, April 8th, we are convening a panel of experts and high-impact entrepreneurs at MIT to ask, How does the speed and reach of social media alter the formulas for successful social impact? Attend in person.

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Twitter Case Study Social Media Slides 167

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Age, class, race, and location play a huge role in who uses what social networking sites. There are lots of friendly activists and comment fairies on MySpace that do care very much about social causes and nonprofits. I am definitely not a fan of automation on social networks. They want a human behind the avatar.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 6, 2010

Don’t know whether you ought to “friend” or “like” or tweet” to get the best mileage for your message in the social networks? Jumpstart the planning process with Jay Baer’s smart one-page Social Media Strategy Worksheet.( read more ).

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 122

Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

And if you’re offering a free webinar of interest to non-profit folks that didn’t make October’s list, please leave a comment.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MAY 31, 2010

Volunteers events Social networking Non-profit Communications training Membership management Donor management webinar social media. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest Fundraising nptech Marketing Web 2.0 As always, Wild Apricot Blog readers will undoubtedly find events I’ve missed and add them in.(

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

The inherent community nature, pervasiveness of the platform, and the fact Facebook is constantly adding tools for nonprofits to better utilize the social network has made it the perfect choice for most nonprofits. But understanding how to increase your penetration of the social network is often a challenge for nonprofits.

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Metrics Facebook Nonprofit Stats 170

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 28, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, Foursquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. Tags: FourSquare Mobile Technology. Foursquare now has 1.6 million users. Quite simply, you “Check-in” to venues while physically at the venue and offer “Tips” and send out “Shouts”. More on those soon!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2010

All webinars are given by Heather Mansfield who has spent 50 hours a week for the last four years running the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2)

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Social Media Cancer Action Network 215

Wild Apricot

AUGUST 9, 2010

Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Marketing Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications social media. Ask questions, answer them, and rate (or be rated) for best answers. What does this mean for nonprofits? A new way to reach potential supporters, and to spread the word about your cause! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MAY 22, 2009

By now, even your grandmother knows social media is hot, but what’s the ROI on that social networking? But what if you could track stats for all your major networks - free - from your desktop or home page, without giving out your passwords? Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Web 2.0 read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We have 325 social media sites that we post to regularly, but in addition to all of the ones that everyone knows about, two of the most effective are Posterous and TrafficGeyser because we can post once to these accounts and they syndicate out to hundreds of article, podcast, blog, video and photo sites at once. The site currently has 1.6

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

My presentation includes some brief highlights from research done in the US and the UK around social media use by nonprofit organizations (including the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey and the eCampaigning Report ). Tags: presentation data individuals nonprofits research slides social media uk us.

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