Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize and build their own playgrounds using free resources on its website. has empowered more than 6,000 communities to build local playgrounds in the past few years (far more than the 1,700 it has built directly in 15 years). We think that KaBOOM!

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MARCH 3, 2009

60) Search « 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards | Main | 10 Best Web Content Practices » Friday Feb 27 2009 Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly Friday, February 27, 2009 at 06:43PM | by Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett To Tweet or not to Tweet is not the question. Good article, Allyson. All rights reserved.

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MAY 27, 2011

Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. A couple of weeks ago I shared some insights on integrating online and offline fundraising channels for strong results.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I There are many different examples out there, ranging from small organization fundraising locally to organizations leveraging the global community for change. The difference with using social media for fundraising is that your organization may not even be involved anymore, the way it was offline.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Slacktivism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader. Gather your tribe and rally the base. Get your base to give first. Keep cheer leading no matter what happens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. The title of this blog post is of course a wildly inaccurate claim. All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. Here is what he learned. Guest Post by Marc van Bree. How did I get to the number?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. Online numbers don’t always equate offline results. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Creating unique content for your blog and social media presence. Building local chapters. They shared updates on the tour blog , Flickr , and YouTube.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

On February 12, 2009, Twitter users will meet up in over 100 plus cities to socialize offline, meet other Twitter users, enjoy some fun, have a few drinks, and raise money for charity: water. Decentralized event organizing, it's grassroots and anyone can organize a local event. First, let me recap what Twestival is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Citizen journalists have repeatedly emerged as critical in crisis reporting and several citizen journalist platforms have emerged to harness their potential to report hyper-local news. Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos. The Third C: Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. They accepted questions via Twitter and then had an expert reply via the White House blog. Helpful resources on Twitter: Pew Internet report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

This month's Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns ? We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative. Courtesy of Joe Solomon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? Friday, May 29, 2009 at 09:41AM | by Allyson Kapin In the next five years, money spent annually on direct mail will decline by as much as 40%, from $49.7 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? billion in 2008 to $29.8

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. They accepted questions via Twitter and then had an expert reply via the White House blog. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

He also makes a false distinction between online/offline or as Allison and I have called it “online and onland&# activism. One, the key issue facing activists who wish for real social change is the mismatch between the scale of our problems (global) and the natural scale of our sociality (local).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2009

Tre, who writes a blog called Thought by thought has several detailed posts analyzing the campaign here and here. Look out, the next reiteration of micro fundraising on Twitter is coming on February 12, 2009 and will combine online twitter fundraising with an offline event. Micro donations using TipJoy.

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JULY 17, 2021

And if you have not heard, I have a podcast, “Let’s Take This Offline,” and you can go ahead and binge listen while you do your running, or your walking, or you’re sitting lakeside this summer, kind of decompressing from a really hellish year. I fell in love with it all the way back in 2009. So maybe I should.

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