Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

in September of 2009, I had very low expectations. Timely, relevant breaking news is basis of a good social media campaign. Share your social media success stories. You don’t need to wait for a nonprofit tech blogger to cover your social media success story. Post calls to action. Write your own.

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Content Ideas Organization New York 238

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

rst draft of a longer effort dedicated to the study and advancement of developments in social media in the public interest that enable people to write history by acting online. nitions and examples for ten trends that we believe are shaping the use of social media in the public interest. It features concept de?nitions

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Web Bookmarking Philanthropy Open Source 105

NTEN

JANUARY 8, 2009

(Maybe that should be one of the things we experiment more with in 2009, in accordance with Holly Ross's resolutions.). Sarah just interviewed NTEN's Executive Director , Holly Ross, about the Social Media for Nonprofits curriculum project, We Are Media. How Holly got started in nptech in the first place.

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Podcast NTEN Social Media Interview 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

AARP California Twitter Account Last week at the WeAreMedia Workshop, someone asked a question about babyboomers and social media use. Is it only younger people who are using social media. Some recent studies on social media and social networking use and baby boomers show that more and more are adopting social media.

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Social Media Media Social Social Network 53

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Worldchanging: Bright Green: Worldchanging Interview: Jean Russell on Thrivability - Great interview with Jean Russell at Worldchanging! After that talk (which you can hear via the above link), I asked Jean to join me in a brief but enlightening Worldchanging interview." Find me on Delicious for more!

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North America Web Interview Bookmarking 111

NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition. Fundraising via Social Networking.

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Facebook Fundraising Work Comparison 260

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Alfred Sloan used ROI in the 1920's at General Motors Source: Wikipedia I'm in the process of writing about and prepping several workshops for nonprofits about Social Media and ROI, known as "Return on Investment." ROI processes, particularly as part of the budgeting process , are familiar to many nonprofits. Do you agree?

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ROI Social Media Media Measure 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Interview Experts.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Interview 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview. We had volunteers working the phones and online help desk, monitoring and posting on social media, and a crisis management team ready to address any potential issues.

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Minnesota Donation Giving Adwords 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But, this was back in 2009 in the days when you mentioned Twitter and people would look at you with a puzzling expression or say sarcastically, “Isn’t that where people share what their cat ate for breakfast? During the hangout, fellow NP tech guru, John Kenyon, will interview me and we’ll have a few grantees as guests.

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Hosting Google Foundation Celebrate 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Five years ago, the Packard Foundation was trying to figure out this whole social media thing. The idea of using social media for social impact was still pretty new, though it was certainly playing a pretty big role in the Presidential election. If not more so.

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Celebrate Foundation Chapter Social Media 116

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. Tags: interview issues.

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Change Technology India Social 108

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Earlier this month, we interviewed Avi Kaplan from Epic Change, and asked him what they were up to in Africa: What are you up to right now in Africa? Get Involved.

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Tanzania Change Africa Classroom 129

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" DZ: Was there any organizational resistance to Twitter (or other social media)?

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Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

Social Media ROI View more presentations from Deanna Zandt. The following is a talk I gave about ROI for Social Media at the 2009 Social Tech Training in Toronto, ON. When I first started thinking about metrics for social media, I wanted to start out reminding our group about some fundamentals of the sphere.

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ROI Social Media Measure Media 50

Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Then why is it so hard to explain the value of social media to people who dont get it?

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Social Media Interaction Advocacy Online 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Measure Twitter Campaign Celebrate 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a guest post over at FrogLoop blog about Five Social Media Books , although not everyone liked the post. I admit that I mostly read non-fiction, but if I only read social media or geeky books that would be too narrow. Photo By h.koppdelaney. This book will help.

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Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Some of the events include: Using Tinychat to broadcast multiple live streams, chats, interviews and guest panels. The 12for12k Challenge is the combination of social media and fund-raising that aims to change the lives of millions worldwide. Special comedy skits including Soul Possum and a New York comedy troupe.

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Video New York Broadcast Stream 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up. —– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Both of them involved celebrities.

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Celebrate Impact Fundraising Pakistan 201

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I and social media but have not thought it through in relation to my organisation. What are the key things we should think about if we are going to use social media?” To start with, remember that social media isn’t one of your projects or mission areas.

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Social Media Interaction Government Case Study 105

Care2

JUNE 30, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" June 11, 2009 | Tara Great list of tips! June 12, 2009 | Sally Great post.

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Social Media Advocacy Online Tips 40

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Here's an interview with Danielle on NWF's use of Twitter. The Three Dimensions of Social Media ROI | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network - Holly Ross has an excellent post and commentary about measuring ROI: "return on investment is really hard to determine. ." " - it's true!

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Bookmarking ROI National Collaboration 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

There is a huge social cost of so many people becoming dependent on others for support. National Congress coming up in Oct 2009 will focus attention on the current position of worldwide research. " I pointed her to the WeAreMedia Module 1: Should Your Nonprofit Embrace Social Media or Not?

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Australia Advice Social Media Contest 50

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" and social media? Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0

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Social Media Web Advocacy Media 31

NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

The Case Foundation isn't new to video; they've got interviews, reports, and in-the-field footage from industry events and their own grantees. Interviews. Personal stories and one-on-one interviews with the people who inspire us." We're looking forward to cupfuls of CaseSoup content and imagine you are, too.

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Video Honduras Tutorial Interview 52

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2010

Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. A little social media can go a long way. Your organization can use social media (e.g., You can also encourage registered participants to use social media to help them reach their fundraising goal. What worked for your organization in 2009?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. Key Informant/Stakeholder Surveys and Interviews. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data. It isn’t a horrible alien thing that punishes people and makes judgments.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I have had the honor of working with Stephanie since 2009 when I arrived at the foundation as Visiting Scholar. Always had suggestions for someone to interview or a paper or book to read. When the book was published, she was one of the first people who posed with a photo of the book.

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Wiki California Philanthropy Boston 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Where Twestival Global focused all of its energy on one cause, on one day; Twestival Local, taking place the weekend of 10-13 September 2009, has the potential to impact hundreds of causes. People are more likely to relate and give to something they can follow up on and social media allows causes and those supporting to do just that. . (2)

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Reflection Causes Social Media Twitter 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Aliza and I ran into each other again in 2009 at the first Wisdom 2.0 The book is also a practical toolkit filled with concrete examples, ideas and practices for both individuals and organizations working on social change issues to achieve impact without burnout. We worked on nearly parallel paths over the next 20 years.

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Alaska Nonprofit Internet Exercise 50

See3

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

It’s been a busy start to the week at the 2009 Convio Summit! At the conference, Nonprofit Live TV interviewed See3 CEO Michael Hoffman about creating a video strategy, video as a transaction, and why story still matters. Tags: Video see3 social media convio convio09.

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Austin Convio YouTube Video 40

Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Facebook is still the most popular social media platform on which millennials post about issues they care for, and the majority of millennials had posted about an issue on social media in the past week. “In Download the. 2016 Millennial Impact Wave 2 Trends Report. themillennialimpact.com/2016-report. ###.

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Issue Education Report Attitude 52

Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" January 15, 2009 | Kevin B. Just my two cents. All rights reserved.

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Social Media Campaign Advocacy Online 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012). Interviews with approximately 30 grantees (April-June 2012).

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Effective Program Work Review 96

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" jon February 5, 2009 | jon This and the earlier companion piece are great articles.

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Google Grant Adwords Social Media 31

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Sometimes its the most surprising content that sparks the most interest.

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34