Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

.&# I’ve been giving some mindful attention to my system for professional learning online, using social media – and blog reading habits are definitely a part of that system. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Using the Wayback Machine – a website that allows you to view archived screenshots of your website all the way back to 1996, below is an exploration of how the World Wildlife Fund’s website and online fundraising campaigns have evolved since 2008. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

What surprises about small business did you learn during your road trips? Instead, we learned that catalytic converters come in all shapes and sizes and it is impossible to know -- without cracking it open -- how valuable the precious metals inside might be. What lessons did you learn about people during your road trips?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

With these donated training courses, novice Adobe users can get the basics they need to help your organization, while more experienced users can learn to design stronger newsletters, websites, and pamphlets. Learn how to more efficiently create, maintain, and improve the quality of websites. Online Training for Dreamweaver.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Learn more Taking the time to prepare for a move to new software for your nonprofit is well worth it—with the right planning, your organization can make the most of your investment and use it to support your work and your busy staff in the most strategic way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Last year, I couldn't decide and ended up writing the look back as a lessons learned, a personal New Year's resolution post, and a round up of what nonprofit folks had on their minds as they entered 2008: Four Lessons Learned: Social Media and Nonprofits Meme: I listed four lessons learned and tagged four other people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

I met Rufina in 2008 in Australia when I keynoted the Connecting Up Conference and taught social media workshops for NGOs. The school has an emphasis on movement and learning. It was designed for learning – almost like an exhibits at any children’s museum in the US. One thing that I loved was the playground.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 2, 2008

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Continue reading and learning about why genocide happens, and what I can do to encourage the United States to be a part of the solution. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. Watched Darfur Now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2019

Bitcoin was launched on January 3, 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis and bank bailouts. For nonprofits, this means learning the basics about the technology, becoming equipped to accept cryptocurrency donations, and building relationships in this community. Let’s start with the basics. Why does that matter?

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CauseVox

MARCH 31, 2021

In this free 60-minute webinar on 4/15 @ 2 pm EST, you’ll learn: Key areas to consider when constructing your communications plan Ideas to help ensure your peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and events run more smoothly Tips for getting better overall results from your campaigns + more! Speaker : Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the height of the 2008 recession, skills-based volunteering exploded across the corporate and nonprofit sectors. As a diverse swath of organizations are looking for of infrastructure supports, skills-based models must be diversified to meet changing sector needs, just as they did in 2008. New Skills-Based Volunteering Models.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

"[S]top thinking about how crazy the times are, and start thinking about what the crazy times demand."-- Seth Godin A couple weeks ago blogger Latoya Peterson posted her 2008 Activist Resolutions on Racialicious. What are your 2008 Activist Resolutions? I really liked this idea so thought I'd post my own: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Then late in 2007 and throughout 2008, the spam on Myspace started to become overwhelming, while at the same time the naysayers and fearmongers were growing larger and louder. The rise and fall of Myspace taught nonprofit communicators that were paying attention a very important lesson that we should learn from and never forget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2008

One thing I learned is that WhyVille is a virtual world that will run on low bandwidth (dial-up) and lower end computers. To learn more about virtual worlds in education, check out the Horizon Project Wikispace. If you think that virtual worlds means Second Life, there are many others.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types. Learn what it takes to build successful email communications for your peer-to-peer fundraising. This guest post comes from Mark Becker, founder of Cathexis Partners. What impact are we having on our mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

Chronicle of Philanthropy has a roundup of predictions for 2008 from. And finally, Chris Brogan focused on needs for 2008. What are the nptech social media needs for 2008? As we move into 2008, one last reflection, what are you lessons learned about Nonprofits and Social Media ? Let's take a look.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Several other holistic programs have been created to distribute learning materials and provide clean water and sanitation to developing communities. Learn More About C.J. Christopher J.

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

Ask yourself these questions, take notes, and work with your website manager to make improvements : Is it clear what I should do if I want to learn more, register, or donate? Go through the online process. How many clicks does it take to sign up or donate? But they can truly improve your peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and events.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Meet with everyone on your staff involved with the fundraising campaign to review your campaign goals, discuss the campaign results, and talk through lessons learned. Debrief with your fundraising team. Be sure to take detailed notes to refer to later as you plan the next campaign. Think about the next campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

After explaining Globalgiving Svetlana wrote: I was wondering if you were interested in learning more about us and maybe featuring us on your blog or offering us ideas about how to improve our social media avenues? Will personable intermediaries and funding local issues be on the horizon for trends in 2008 year end or beyond?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2009

Wireframes Magazine – I’ve been doing Information Architecture for a very long time, now, but it’s great to learn new tricks and tools. Flowing Data – OK, I’ll fess up, I’m a data geek. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Once you and your team learns a little bit about SharePoint, it can help you incorporate your social networks, professional networks, search engines, and website without touching any code. SharePoint is free if you are running on Windows Server 2008. Image courtesy of Unity ECM. Return on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

I got the keyboard after experiencing some carpal tunnel issues when I learned how to hand code HTML and was coding for hours a day. The letters had worn off. Most importantly - I can't type as fast (I do like 100 words a minute on it). I sure hope there is a replacement out there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

Ask yourself the following questions, and work with your website manager to make improvements: Is it clear what I need to do if I want to learn more, register, or donate? Pretend that you have never been there before. How many clicks does it take to sign up or donate?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. All rights reserved.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Chrome September 4, 2008 The hiatus is over with a short entry about Google Chrome , the new browser from Google that I learned about on the twitterverse while I was stopped at one rest stop or another.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The idea was that thefederal agency would work with Care2 to build support for the International Year of the Reef 2008. Im going to be mentioning your partnership in speeches I give and in classes I teach as I move forward and I only hope others learn to emulate you in other areas. Great work. All rights reserved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2007

I'm not as creative as Chris Brogan who wrote about 2008 needs or CogDog Blog's Top Zero List. What lessons have I learned that will stick with me for 2008?" The social media mavens move fast -- and if you follow them - you learn a lot. What are your four lessons learned about nonprofits and social media?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

September 22, 2008 I changed my Word Press theme, mostly because I was getting a bit tired of the old one, and wanted something really simple. I’m quite excited about really getting my hands dirty working on some plug ins, or some such, really learning the ins and outs of Drupal. So far, it’s been largely painless.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read this blog to learn more about how these nonprofits are addressing the issues facing workers today by filling gaps left by traditional labor unions , and find out what Candid’s data says about philanthropic support for this growing movement. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. 1 But let’s compare their numbers for 2008, the year for which the Chronicle recently reported. Giving USA’s number for individual giving in 2008 is $214 billion.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I learned a lot. Thanks for your inspirational commitment to learning of all types.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Your entire staff is likely to have higher job satisfaction (and therefore stay with your organization longer) if they not only feel comfortable using your organization’s technology, but also if they know where to go when they have questions about how to use it or they want to learn how to use it more effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

She presented a social media training to our affiliates at our annual conference in 2008 and as one of the most popular sessions, our affiliates are still talking about it – 60% of which now actively use social media. We use something we’ve learned from Heather almost daily. Heather is great.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Learn more about the origins of Pride Month, how you can take part in celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, and what nonprofits you can support! Learning about the people that brought the movement to life and the reason why Pride Month exists will help you better understand the meaning of the month! Donate to support their cause here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Read the entire report to learn more about global trends. World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&#

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