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• 09 August 2010

  How “Facebook Questions” Can Help Small NonProfits 

  Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Facebook Questions – similar to what’s offered by LinkedIn, Yahoo Questions, and other Q&A sites. 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... Posted Monday, August 09, 2010 1:16 PM by Rebecca | 5 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, social media

• 02 August 2010

  6 Social Media Lessons for Nonprofits 

  Wild Apricot Blog welcomes a special guest today: Carol Buckheit of NonprofitMediaWorks. Carol’s been studying Idealware’s Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide – the latest in a line of Idealware’s terrific research-based publications – and she’s kindly agreed to share her top “take-aways” from this new publication. Read More... Posted Monday, August 02, 2010 9:13 AM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: General non-profit interest, nptech, Social networking, Facebook, Twitter, research, social media

• 25 July 2010

  Facebook’s New ‘Like’ Button Features 

  Facebook has just added 3 new features to the ‘Like’ button that hold a promise of greater connectivity and better analytics. Not unusual for Facebook, the release came on a weekend, so no real chance yet to thoroughly explore the bells and whistles – and the implications. And there’s a lot to take in! ‘Like’ acts more like ‘Share’; Facebook analytics are beefed up; and Facebook Pages get to pipe their content right into the newsfeeds of all who ‘Like’ them. Here’s a quick first look at two of those Read More... Posted Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:53 PM by Rebecca | 3 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, Web 2.0, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, websites, social media

• 25 June 2010

  Free Facebook Guide for Small Non-profits 

  If your organization is struggling to figure out Facebook – and who isn’t? – social media consultant John Haydon has a free ebook for you: "The Complete Guide to Facebook for Small Non-Profits" is a comprehensive collection of strategies, tactics, tips, and tutorials to help small non-profits get more out of using Facebook. Read More... Posted Friday, June 25, 2010 11:01 AM by Rebecca | 5 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, online community, Facebook, social media

• 07 June 2010

  Can MySpace Make a Comeback? 

  Facebook and Twitter took over as social media centers in 2009, while MySpace faded fast - but don't count MySpace down and out yet! This summer, it's getting a major makeover with a new "content discovery" focus. In fact, the changes at MySpace have already started. Read More... Posted Monday, June 07, 2010 4:42 PM by Rebecca | 0 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, online community, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, social media, MySpace

• 20 May 2010

  Facebook Pulls a Quick Change on Custom Landing Tabs Policy 

  Facebook’s developer forum was kept busy overnight by members who were wondering what happened to the custom FBML landing tabs they’d set up for their Facebook Pages. The option to choose any landing tab besides Wall and Info had suddenly disappeared – for all but the very largest Facebook Pages set up by big business. Then came word of a Facebook policy change : Hello all, We apologize for not messaging this earlier. Facebook recently made a change requiring that Pages be authenticated before enabling Read More... Posted Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:19 PM by Rebecca | 4 Comments Filed under: General News, Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, social media

• 07 May 2010

  Facebook Business Tips for Nonprofits 

  If your nonprofit is on Facebook (or plans to be) you’ll want to check a new blog post that’s out this week from Tamar Weinberg. She’s an internet marketing consultant who manages Community Support and Advertising at Mashable.com, as well as the author of The New Community Rules , and she knows more than a thing or two about doing social media right. How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing Tamar has done a masterful job of laying out a raft of best practices for Facebook marketing. Yes, she’s Read More... Posted Friday, May 07, 2010 7:37 AM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, Best practices, Social networking, Facebook, social media

• 26 March 2010

  Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits: Part Two 

  So your nonprofit has decided to take advantage of social networking opportunities, but you’re not sure where to start? In A Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits: Part One , guest writer Minal Bopaiah reviewed ten core web-based tools to put in your nonprofit’s “toolkit.” Today, she suggests next steps and offers a sample step-by-step plan you can adapt to meet your own organization’s social media mission: Using your Technology Toolkit Now, of these 10 technology tools , the first three are Read More... Posted Friday, March 26, 2010 8:44 PM by Rebecca | 5 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, E-mail marketing, Google Analytics, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, Twitter, social media, LinkedIn

• 25 March 2010

  Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits: Part One 

  Wild Apricot Blog is pleased to welcome a two-part guest post from media consultant Minal Bopaiah of Brevity & Wit , this week. Her “technology toolkit” and sample step-by-step plan are designed to help new nonprofit organizations get started with online marketing, outreach and fundraising — on a tight budget. A Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits So you’ve decided your nonprofit needs to take advantage of social networking tools and Web technology, but you have no idea how to go about Read More... Posted Thursday, March 25, 2010 2:00 PM by Rebecca | 5 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, Fundraising, nptech, Marketing, E-mail marketing, Google Analytics, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, Twitter, social media, LinkedIn

• 11 February 2010

  How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog: Part 3 

  Your fans not only create the community around your nonprofit's Facebook Page, they define how they want to experience it and create much of the content. Here are some ways to bring some of that interactivity to your nonprofit's blog or website. Read More... Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:55 PM by Rebecca | 2 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, online community, Blogging, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, websites, social media

• 29 January 2010

  How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog - Part 2 

  "How can our nonprofit move the active conversation from our Facebook fan Page to our organization’s own blog‌?" The nonprofit that asked this question might be a small one, but their challenge certainly isn’t! Here's one way to tackle it. Read More... Posted Friday, January 29, 2010 1:44 PM by Rebecca | 9 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, online community, Blogging, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, websites, social media

• 21 January 2010

  How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog: Part 1  

  A challenging social media question came in from a very small health-related nonprofit support group, recently: How can we move the active conversation on our Facebook fan Page over to our organization’s blog? Read More... Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:59 AM by Rebecca | 8 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Marketing, online community, Blogging, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, websites, social media

• 08 January 2010

  Facebook Bra Color Meme: So, Did It Work?  

  Many women (and, apparently, some men) flooded Facebook with unusual status updates over the past two days in a meme calling on “girls” to post the colors of the bras they were wearing, ostensibly to raise awareness of breast cancer. Social media responded to the stunt with a certain amount of tee-heeing and innuendo; with calls for a comparable “game for the guys” about underwear choices; with cries of “TMI” (Too Much Information); balanced with expressions of support and noticeable efforts to extend Read More... Posted Friday, January 08, 2010 11:27 PM by Rebecca | 10 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, memes, Social networking, Facebook, Non-profit Communications, social media

• 13 December 2009

  Big Changes to Facebook Pages Could Hurt Small Nonprofits 

  Heather Mansfield of NonProfit Tech 2.0 alerts us to some major changes coming to Facebook Fan Pages through the next few weeks and into early 2010. “My first instinct is that the changes below are going to significantly impact nonprofits,” she says, “and in many cases, not in a good way.” Status Updates showing up in the News Feed to all fans is no longer guaranteed. The Boxes Tab will disappear. The Tabs width will shrink from 760 pixels wide to 520 pixels. The ability to extract the e-mail addresses Read More... Posted Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:43 PM by Rebecca | 11 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Social networking, Facebook

• 12 November 2009

  Facebook Page Not Found in Facebook Search? 

  One of Wild Apricot's blog readers created a Facebook Page for his nonprofit organization, but the new Page doesn’t show up in the results for Facebook’s own Search tool. "Why is this?" he asks. Read More... Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:27 PM by Rebecca | 9 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Facebook, search, social media

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