Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

More than 125,000 people signed this online petition at Change.Org and lists of alternatives to Google Reader started popping up like this one from Lifehacker and list.ly. I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Lots of people were there (I ran out of handouts – I was surprised to see how many people showed up.) There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. That speaks volumes to me.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology An interesting call from danah boyd February 8, 2008 Those of you steeped deeply in Web 2.0 She is also realistic – she describes in detail in the post what people can do, whether they are tenured or not.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

I moved to Oakland in September of 2008, for a number of reasons. But it has been in Oakland that I really could see with my own eyes, and get to know a lot of people who were "in my tribe"--that is being black, and choosing to be "alternative" (crunchy-spiritual/queer/hippie/punk.) I finally wasn't alone anymore!

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This post is about the way people write the word nonprofit. Maybe these alternate spellings are all the same to you, and that’s fine. But for some people, the way you write this word says something about you. So, as people were crossing out of Gilead, army checkpoints asked each person to pronounce the word shibboleth.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What software freedom means to me June 25, 2008 I got some interesting comments on the last post about Linux desktops. This broken, very imperfect, very problematic, and quite capitalist world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

A new social networking site, called “Quetchup&# spammed (without permission) the contacts of people who signed up for the site. That’s because a lot of the social networking sites allow you to find other people on their site by giving them your gmail username and password, or your email contact list. goodiness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

The Web and how people use it is transforming quickly. In 2008, over two trillion text messages were sent worldwide. MobileCause offers a similar tool set and is a little less expensive, but for those who can not afford hundreds of dollars a month, some relatively inexpensive alternatives are TextMarks , EzTexting , and Frontline SMS.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

They reach out to people across the country and around the world. Larger teams mean more people raising more money. Include information on who you are and the people you serve. Many people will raise funds because they want to help your cause. If gift cards are not in the budget, think of less expensive alternatives.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The project aims to help improve activity levels of everyone by finding out what's already out there as well as asking people for their ideas on how they think London could become more active. "Over the years, Social Media experts attempted to redefine ROI for a new era of influence.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

In reviewing Plone, and talking with people who develop for Plone, I was convinced that the reason that Plone had fewer reported vulnerabilities was not just because it was less popular – it’s because it (and Python and Zope) was more secure by design. I can only assume you concede these points. 3 Dave Keays 04.03.09

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. at 6:45 pm » SaaS vs. Open Source » Audio Books 10.07.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

June 24, 2008 I’m doing a webinar on Linux Desktops next month, and it’s making me think a lot about my own experience using Linux on the desktop, and where I think things are going. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet. 9 Brad White 08.08.08

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2011

Many people are now asking whether organisations working through networks could do better, and this was a constant theme through the day. For example, should we give more focus to finding alternatives that tap the power of networks such as ‘crowd-funding’, which not only bring in money, but it also power the community?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2013

Originally posted five years ago, in August of 2008. Few people go for it. There were people and trashcans everywhere. On this trip, for the first time, I truly understood the position of people who disagree with me, those who feel that eating and boisterous talking in museums is not only undesirable but violating and painful.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

Since the first American L3C was started only in 2008, this concept is relatively new to the business and legal world. There are several marketing opportunities that come from this too—people will buy from or give to a mission-driven organization because it makes them feel good about where their money is going. All in all….

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Gateway to the Arts is a Pittsburgh-based organization that exposes young people to the arts through performances, classroom visits by professional artists, and integration of arts into school curriculum, all with a staff of six. In 2008, Gateway to the Arts was in need of a major overhaul.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

First, will fear about the future make people turn away from community, look for ‘others' to blame, and be divisive and destructive to civil society? We can also find examples in which uncertainty brings out the best in people. Shelters R being overwhelmed because people R losing homes/can't afford pets. Need some inspiration?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

I can't imagine that 1,400 people unsubscribed in a day? Last week I started looking into alternatives to Feedburner to track RSS subscribers because Chris Baskind's post, " Is It Time To Let Feedburner Burn? from December, 2008 wondering how the backend might change. Of course, you can't know - nobody knows but Google.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MARCH 21, 2009

And I've been finding that my friends get really worked up about it -- it's clear the newspaper as it exists today has real meaning in people's lives. Conventional wisdom is that people will not pay to read the newspaper online, but Isaacson is convined that it can be done. After all, he points out, people pay to text.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Yet, for many purposes, refurbished equipment presents nonprofits, libraries, and lower-income families with a more affordable alternative to new equipment; one that will do nearly everything that new computers do. From 2007 to 2008, the Community MAR program had a 57 percent volume increase worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

Visitors are people who visit your blog. Is there a conversation happening between people who comment? This metric gives you indication of the value of the content - that people were linking to it. Looking at Alternatives to Feedburner To Track RSS Subscribers Chris Baskind's post, " Is It Time To Let Feedburner Burn?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Clearly, we're long past the days when people asked if Linux was safe to depend on for business. The new wave includes CRM (SugarCRM, CiviCRM) and desktop applications like Open Office and GIMP (a Photoshop alternative). . Commercialization of open source projects is another important trend.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

Blueprint is the story of a group of people who tried to create a Dutch Museum of National History (INNL). In 2008, when this group was assembled, they had political backing, financial support, and an energetic approach to their work. How would you decide what to include, what tone to take, and how to present the material?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

While the financial markets gradually have recovered since they crashed in 2008, a focus on providing good customer services to donors has helped generate annual giving of roughly $300 million a year over the past five years to the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Blackbaud also publishes a giving index for Canada. With nearly $7.9

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Great and sometimes surprising statistics on social media use around the world, circa March of 2008. It's part three of an ongoing project, so the authors analyze trends over time as well as providing a snapshot of March 2008. Play starts on October 6, but people are already debating the future on Facebook.

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MARCH 12, 2008

What this means is that you can do more embedding YouTube into your site, allowing people to upload video to your YouTube channel from your site and having people leave comments on your site that will end up in your YouTube comments. When people embed those we reserve rights to serve ads in the future. YouTube is now a platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

When you factor in production, printing, and postage, a simple direct mail acquisition campaign runs about $20K to reach 50,000 people. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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JUNE 9, 2016

With each action taken by advocates, there is the opportunity to virally spread the word about the action and, in turn, engage new contacts/advocates, building your database of people that you can communicate with at any time. Agendas, Alternatives and Public Policies (2nd Edition ed.). New donors. What are you waiting for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

I suspect that the good folks at SeaChange are busy updated the 2008 the Procrastinators Guide To Year-End Fundraising. Alternative Approaches. " Peter Deitz does a nonprofit riff on a report called " Strategy of Giving " originally written for business people to invest their businesses. and describes SocialVibe.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

When you factor in production, printing, and postage, a simple direct mail acquisition campaign runs about $20K to reach 50,000 people. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older. Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5% LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! It was organized by Ed Schipul. Is one better than the other? Sl’ack-Ti-vism.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

CHEJ also hoped to boost public awareness about safer alternatives to PVC, which it calls a “poison plastic.” 956 people) also signed up for CHEJ’s “PVC Action Network” email list, enabling CHEJ to cultivate these email subscribers into both grassroots supporters and potential members and donors for CHEJ.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

If your sites emphasis is grabbing names, use alternating shades of color and prominent placement on your homepage to make sure visitors can see it and will want to give you their name. If theres a story that really puts your nonprofit in the best light possible, make sure thats the story people read first! com , Inc.

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