Five Tips for Developing a Successful Email Newsletter | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS: Despite the advent of the “always-on” mentality that social media has instilled in us, email marketing is still one of the best ways to reach your audience, especially for small business.
The reasons in favor of using email newsletters as part of your marketing mix far outweigh the reasons not to,
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Wearable Technology for Your Nonprofit? | Community Techknowledge
Wearable Technology for Your Nonprofit? | Community Techknowledge: It’s 2014 and wearable technology now has the capacity to make smart phones seem “so yesterday”, but probably NOT for the typical nonprofit exec. Frankly, nonprofits are generally absent in most early-adopters of breakthrough technology groups, but once they feel comfortable enough, nonprofits do find highly effective ways to apply technology to th
China’s Internet Users Increase Weibo Logins - eMarketer
China’s Internet Users Increase Weibo Logins - eMarketer: Social users interact with brands, follow popular personalities and shop
The majority of internet use in China is done via mobile devices. It makes sense, then, that among the changes in China’s social media ecosystem is the rapid emergence of “weibo,” mobile microblogging services akin to Twitter. These have been adopted so quickly by internet users in China that they have surpassed most “traditional” social networks, according to a new eMarketer report, “Mobile Social Platforms in China: Marketing Opportunities and Challenges.”
The majority of internet use in China is done via mobile devices. It makes sense, then, that among the changes in China’s social media ecosystem is the rapid emergence of “weibo,” mobile microblogging services akin to Twitter. These have been adopted so quickly by internet users in China that they have surpassed most “traditional” social networks, according to a new eMarketer report, “Mobile Social Platforms in China: Marketing Opportunities and Challenges.”
Friday, December 20, 2013
Online Giving in Holiday Season Grows 17% Over 2012 - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Online Giving in Holiday Season Grows 17% Over 2012 - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Online Giving in Holiday Season Grows 17% Over 2012
By Raymund Flandez
Online donations from November 1 to mid-December are 17 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to Network for Good, a nonprofit that processes gifts made electronically.
Donations rose to $37.4-million, up from $31.9-million during the same period in 2012.
By Raymund Flandez
Online donations from November 1 to mid-December are 17 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to Network for Good, a nonprofit that processes gifts made electronically.
Donations rose to $37.4-million, up from $31.9-million during the same period in 2012.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Google's charity donation app comes to iOS for the holidays
Google's charity donation app comes to iOS for the holidays: It's the season of giving, and this year, iOS users will be entitled to share the love with Google's One Today app
Belfast Nonprofit Brings Affordable Technology to Mainers | Bangor, Maine News, Sports, and Weather - WABI TV5
Belfast Nonprofit Brings Affordable Technology to Mainers | Bangor, Maine News, Sports, and Weather - WABI TV5: We’ve helped almost 10,000 families so far in the 12 years,” said E-Commerce Manager Calvin Robbins.
Jodi Martin started the nonprofit, Information Technology Exchange, with her husband.
“We have two programs. One is PC’s for Maine and one is PC Medix. PC’s for Maine is our nonprofit. We are a computer literacy project, 501 C3, and we help get computers into the hands of underprivileged, schools, non profits, and libraries,” said Martin, the executive director.
Jodi Martin started the nonprofit, Information Technology Exchange, with her husband.
“We have two programs. One is PC’s for Maine and one is PC Medix. PC’s for Maine is our nonprofit. We are a computer literacy project, 501 C3, and we help get computers into the hands of underprivileged, schools, non profits, and libraries,” said Martin, the executive director.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
VT Nonprofits Get Website Upgrades | Common Good Vermont Blog
VT Nonprofits Get Website Upgrades | Common Good Vermont Blog: Managing a website no longer needs to be intimidating for a nonprofit of any size. Content management systems, such as WordPress, make adding or editing content as simple as writing an email or drafting a Word document.
Since the start of the project, the Vermont Digital Economy Project has helped nearly twenty nonprofits to revamp their web presence in a way that empowers them to control their own messaging. In the White River Valley alon
Since the start of the project, the Vermont Digital Economy Project has helped nearly twenty nonprofits to revamp their web presence in a way that empowers them to control their own messaging. In the White River Valley alon
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
HUGE! Facebook Rolling Out "Donate Now" Feature for Nonprofits
From John Haydon
HUGE! Facebook Rolling Out "Donate Now" Feature for Nonprofits: Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets Facebook users make donations directly to their favorite nonprofits via the News Feed.
This donate now feature will appear beside posts in the News Feed and at the top of non-profit Facebook Pages participating in the program.
HUGE! Facebook Rolling Out "Donate Now" Feature for Nonprofits: Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets Facebook users make donations directly to their favorite nonprofits via the News Feed.
This donate now feature will appear beside posts in the News Feed and at the top of non-profit Facebook Pages participating in the program.
Digital civil society emerging � Philanthropy North Carolina
Digital civil society emerging � Philanthropy North Carolina: Digital technology and data are driving the use of private resources for public good, and the shape of that emerging social economy will depend on how nonprofits, philanthropies, business and government address critical questions about the ways that data are collected, shared and used, a new report says.
“How we use private data for public benefit will be a definitional issue for our future social economies in Europe, the United States, and across the globe,” says Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013.
“How we use private data for public benefit will be a definitional issue for our future social economies in Europe, the United States, and across the globe,” says Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Retweets Most Likely to Happen After Hours [Study] - Search Engine Watch (#SEW)
Via Search Engine Watch
Retweets Most Likely to Happen After Hours [Study] - Search Engine Watch (#SEW): Based on nearly 1,500 twitter accounts with more than 1,000 followers, the study looked at things like timing and structure. Beginning with the timing component, research showed overall that the most active days on Twitter were Monday through Friday, with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday showing the most activity.
Retweets Most Likely to Happen After Hours [Study] - Search Engine Watch (#SEW): Based on nearly 1,500 twitter accounts with more than 1,000 followers, the study looked at things like timing and structure. Beginning with the timing component, research showed overall that the most active days on Twitter were Monday through Friday, with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday showing the most activity.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014
7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014: 2013 was undoubtedly the year of social media. Facebook signed its 1 billionth user, over 400 million tweets are being sent per day on Twitter, LinkedIn boasts over 1.5 million active groups, 16 billion photos were uploaded to Instagram and YouTube claims over 1 billion unique monthly visitors.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
3 Facts About Fundraising on Social Media
3 Facts About Fundraising on Social Media: oes your non-profit organize fundraising on social media? Chances are that the answer to that question is yes. Here are some facts from top reports on the state of fundraising that you should consider:
Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014
Some interesting prognostications collected by Tech Soup
Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014: Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013, we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.
Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014: Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013, we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.
Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS
Social Media Crisis Communications for Bloggers | FeedBlitz - Email Marketing and RSS: t happened. Someone took offense to something on your blog. A thought wasn’t as well developed as you imagined. Or you wrote something you wish you hadn’t.
People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Comments section is filled with vile. And so is your Facebook Page. Twitter isn’t much better.
People are taking to your digital properties with pitchforks and lit torches. Comments section is filled with vile. And so is your Facebook Page. Twitter isn’t much better.
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