Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

O’Reilly took us through some examples of designing with citizens in mind can radically change the trust equation. Lela talked about how and why sound founded this enterprise in 2008 and their programs that are disrupting poverty. Samasource connects poor women and youth to training and employment in the digital economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Here are some examples from Beth from November, 2008 - I'd be interested in hearing about more data and experiences myself. Kevin Gilnack came by and wrote terrific responses to those questions. Thank you Kevin!

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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. But the real story is much more complicated. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Help Me Send Leng Sopharath To College in Good Health! Thanks Teresa Crawford For Helping Us Swim Upstream. 10 will help a Cambodian Youngster Get A Better Life. Nonprofit Blogging Policies. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Working Wikily: The Power of the Newbie. Giving Good Poke.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

I’ve always been an advocate of open data and open standards, and Facebook is a great example of a one-way street. Also, it depends on the privacy policies of the network provider. Be Helpful. Wired says : Therein lies the rub. When entering data into Facebook, you’re sending it on a one-way trip. 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. We focused on the science and policy. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. We focused on the patient. How cool is that?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

We discuss issues and trends in modern web technologies that help your organization achieve more with less. While it isnt always practical to set up a knowledge exchange, especially if youre communicating with a large and diverse group (the "general public," for example), a two-way flow of information is widely accepted to be most effective.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

" So wrote Cynthia Gibson, then of the Carnegie Corporation , and Nonprofit Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Ruth McCambridge in a 2008 special issue of that magazine dedicated to infrastructure. And we need advocacy for new levels of excellence and for policies that support our work. Take VolunteerMatch, for example.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Would this help: 1) gain donors? It has really defined policies and procedures. But there are many, many organizations in the middle of these extreme examples. Be Helpful. And the major engine that makes these three types of ephemeral media really work, is RSS, which is the subject of the next post.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some people asked questions about the role of GSA in establishing policy for Federal agencies on open government issues. they might indeed need to catalog and respond to comments in a rulemaking, but if they ask for more open-ended input about general policy issues, that should be valuable input which does not trigger response obligations.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. It's not about the "network".

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. We focused on the science and policy. An example of our early “brand&# circa 2005. At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

For example, organizations that offer scholarships could categorize grantees by fields such as School Attended, Graduation Years, Scholarship Amount, or College Major. Need a list of scholarship recipients who graduated from Harvard between 2008 and 2018? No problem!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. A couple of examples: GreenPeace didn’t have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile. More than 3.5

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008. All rights reserved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The goal is to encourage nonprofits to make New Year's resolutions to that help them more efficiently and effectively move people to support their organizations. I'm drilling down into the concept of " streamline " to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz (EW): Im pretty sure we started in May or June of 2008. I said, "I dont know if this will be valuable, but it cant hurt," and any tactic that could help raise our profile was received well. Also, are there any specific examples of a "Twitter success" that you can share? What inspired you to join?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve constantly stretching myself to learn new techniques that help nonprofits embrace and effectively put social media strategies and tools into practice as well as address the change management issues of becoming a Networked Nonprofit. Sit down with my executive director to discuss a process for a social media policy.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Effective Online Communications can help you better engage current stakeholders, raise money, and attract new prospects. Real-life Examples. Two excellent examples of effective online communications are AIDS.gov and DC Central Kitchen. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of HIV/AIDS Policy.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about. we just want to help you get your message out to the worlds largest online video community. There are some great examples of nonprofits that are doing an excellent job with online video. I think the better question is, why not be on YouTube?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Particularly in an age of cultural and political division, Bedoya argues that leaders in the arts need to responsibly and boldly intermediate among many voices, using a combination of ethics and aesthetics to make policy and artistic decisions. or a good example of how silly the term "follower" is?).

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

For example, between 2006 and 2007, online donations grew by 26% but between 2007 and 2008 online donations only grew by 14%. Effective messaging, segmentation, and personalization help create a stronger relationship with supporters. Dave Steadman Hamilton College March 26, 2009 | Dave Steadman Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

With email newsletters and emails as part of your campaigns you can move your supporters up the ladder of engagement to take more actions and help you more and more. percent have more than 1,000 A couple of examples: Recently, Rep. A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

If you think that fundraising and recruitment from social networks is the way for you to go, here are a few articles to help you get started. My hope is that people will help me refine this to make it a more user-friendly tool, and hopefully save the nonprofit sector millions of dollars. link] or [link] if you want to tweet it. (Ha!

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

If you think that fundraising and recruitment from social networks is the way for you to go, here are a few articles to help you get started. My hope is that people will help me refine this to make it a more user-friendly tool, and hopefully save the nonprofit sector millions of dollars. link] or [link] if you want to tweet it. (Ha!

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

So for example, if someone takes action, then lands on a page where they can tell their friends, the next page they should land on is a donate page. “If just 500 people gave $10 right now, we’d reach our goal”) helps incentivize folks that might not give at your normal level. Quantifying those asks (e.g.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2007

I youve ever wondered how mapping can help your nonprofit, this is THE webinar to attend. Vist the Program Locator section of the Tutor/Mentor Connection at [link] and you can see examples of how maps can be used to focus volunteers and donors on all of the neighborhoods of a city that need a particular non profit service.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

I youve ever wondered how mapping can help your nonprofit, this is THE webinar to attend. Vist the Program Locator section of the Tutor/Mentor Connection at [link] and you can see examples of how maps can be used to focus volunteers and donors on all of the neighborhoods of a city that need a particular non profit service.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about. we just want to help you get your message out to the worlds largest online video community. There are some great examples of nonprofits that are doing an excellent job with online video. I think the better question is, why not be on YouTube?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

If you think that fundraising and recruitment from social networks is the way for you to go, here are a few articles to help you get started. My hope is that people will help me refine this to make it a more user-friendly tool, and hopefully save the nonprofit sector millions of dollars. link] or [link] if you want to tweet it. (Ha!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

The nonprofit sector is the long snail - helping the 99% of nonprofits that are providing 50% of the services to obtain the resources. Gave an example of Feet First: Bought a chicken suit and you had to help the chicken cross the road. We're trying to help give with their head. Nonprofits lag behind the corporate sector.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Here’s an example in the channel page: 24 Hours for Darfur Channel Here’s an example on the standard video page: 24 Hours for Darfur standard view If you are a 501(c)3 it’s a no-brainer to sign up. Can anyone help me. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Here’s an example in the channel page: 24 Hours for Darfur Channel Here’s an example on the standard video page: 24 Hours for Darfur standard view If you are a 501(c)3 it’s a no-brainer to sign up. Can anyone help me. Thanks, Ian 3 Jan 2008 lili Thank you very much for the great information.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. Online charity raffles help, also.see [link] for a local example out of Loudoun County, VA. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The last two weeks of the contest, Amy and 10 others worked 8-10 hours a day blogging, emailing supporters, making phone calls, and recruiting teens and college students to help them towards gathering donations for the Cause. You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. And now to the interview. How many approx.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

For example, only half of them have blogs, but only half of these groups allow comments on them. tools are critically important to their work and were at a loss as to where and how to get help for selecting and using new social media tools. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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