Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. Share your comments and questions with Beth and I.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization. Increased use of productive meeting tools, such as consent agendas (60%), web-based board portals (37%), and telecommunications (47%). Increased accountability and self-assessment. Sources: 1.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2011

Join participants from at least a dozen countries on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 for the online TechSoup Jam. A jam is an online forum with participation in writing, based on a technological tool that allows the simultaneous interaction among participants located anywhere, provided they have Internet access. " About TechSoup Brasil.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I used this an opportunity to reflect on my experience as a free agent over the years and while the tools have changed, the principles effectively using social media to fundraising for a cause have not. And while the small nonprofit, The Sharing Foundation , benefited from the prize money, there were also other benefits.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

The iPhone version, released in January 2009, built on an earlier mobile site targeted at feature phones that launched in 2007. I may have been shorter and stockier than modern man, but I’m your closest extinct human relative and I wore clothing, hunted big animals, and used sophisticated tools and fire, so don’t mess with me!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

So I started writing, and sharing, and using the blog as a tool that gave me the courage to reach out to heroes and learn from them. folk through comments, emails to me, and hallway conversations. The total readership from 2010-2012 was more than double that of 2007-2009 (and has been flat since 2011).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Lastly, in order to train the community to drive, you have to share your tools. Our toolboxes are filled with some of our favorite tools and lots of toys we have never even tried before. What do we need?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! Sometimes the difference comes down to preferred tools. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. The Museum 2.0

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Key Trends in Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 7th, 2011 Blackbaud has released two new groundbreaking research studies that reveal insights about peer-to-peer event fundraising.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They bring with them new ideas, approaches, and tools to engaging with people. Share 0 saves Save If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader. Its also valuable for small business, artists, and much more.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The median online gift above $1,000 was $3,500 in 2009. blog comments powered by Disqus Previous: What is Jumo? A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline. 25% of donors aged 65 and older give both online and offline. Major donors don’t give online Wrong.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010 Discover Your Leader Grade If you need a tool to measure your leadership skills, check out LeaderGrade , by Quantum Workplace, which measures your leadership influence by asking your peers and followers to rate your leadership skills. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to Emarketer, the proportion of companies using dedicated blogs as a marketing channel—excluding blogs on social networks and microblogs such as Twitter—will rise to 39% in 2011 and to 43% by 2012. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? In February 2006, WITNESS first social media tool was the launch of its YouTube Channel. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore."

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

Within a few months, I was having rich conversations in the comments section with new friends around the world. I'm still close with some of the very first people to read the blog--strangers whose comments, encouragement, and advice have guided me for more than a decade. 2006 was a good year to start a museum blog.

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