Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Recently, I've been getting a question like that goes something like this, "All this social media stuff is great if you're fund raising or selling something or running a grassroots advocacy campaign, but what if you're focusing on carefully vetted scientific research or want to impact policy? Source: Compete Media Trends for 2008 .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Think of how Facebook notifies you that you have new messages without having to refresh the page, or the way your Instant Messaging client shows you new messages as soon as they are sent. Probably middle of 2008. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. How did they do it?

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JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

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MAY 22, 2009

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JUNE 16, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « VolunteerMatch.org Opens Public Access to its Network | Main | How Sticky is Facebook?

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JULY 26, 2007

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JUNE 30, 2009

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JULY 17, 2007

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I followed with a post to our blog , Facebook pages, Twitter and an email blast. on Friday Feb.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

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MARCH 3, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Facebook is another good example of this. Good article, Allyson. com , Inc.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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JUNE 11, 2008

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+.

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JUNE 21, 2007

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" world, without mistaking it for "the solution" to your online advocacy and online fundraising needs.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Facebook was another matter entirely.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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AUGUST 27, 2007

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" There was a great discussion about social networking, particularly Facebook apps. Is It Worth It?

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MAY 15, 2009

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APRIL 14, 2009

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JULY 10, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Other interesting stats: the growth of referrals from Facebook and mobile browsers (more on that below).

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MAY 4, 2009

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

’ This takes more time initially, but it produces the levels of support and advocacy we really want for our organization!” Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. John Haydon , Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies. Joyaux , ACFRE, Joyaux Associates. And they regularly maintain and update their database.

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JUNE 21, 2007

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OCTOBER 18, 2007

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AUGUST 8, 2007

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AUGUST 12, 2007

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

It also started Facebook and Twitter feeds to allow volunteer hosts find one another and discuss their party plans. In 2008, the event netted about $18,000. In addition to the new e-mail contacts it received, CMMB had significant increases on Twitter and Facebook. 2,160. Via Facebook ads. Send a box (total).

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