Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2009

Organized around the theme "connect, motivate and inspire greater community impact," you will find a schedule and speakers with expertise on evaluation, governance, management, strategic planning and more! And, the content is not all social media.

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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. Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). While I am thrilled that we broke our record for dollars raised, the growth in donors and organizations are the numbers that I am over the moon about.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Enter your nonprofit's video created in 2009. Awards will go to organizations of all sizes, including a special award for Best Innovation in Video. . Enter your nonprofit's video created in 2009 in the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. in the 4th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. And if you win? And if you win?

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AUGUST 1, 2012

This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. All departments of the organization need to know what the other departments are doing. Hanis will take his experience cultivating Big Fish donors to the new organization that he is forming, Organ Alliance. Coordinate all internal efforts.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

In 2009, the “Social Media ROI Poetry Slam” SXSW lead to a book “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” The thesis: For nonprofit organizations there are two key processes that lead to social change: To become networked, and to use measurement.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Jordan Viator, of Connection Café Hundreds if not thousands of online tools are available to help nonprofit organizations with online communication. What tools do you think will be the best and easiest for nonprofits to use in 2009? File Sharing. User Experience.

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JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Location : Global, country, region, state and city.

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MARCH 23, 2010

The event was the brainchild of Amanda Rose , who launched the first Twestival in February 2009 that raised money to support Charity:Water. Thursday's event will support Concern ( on Twitter ), an organization that seeks to provide education aid to some of the world’s most poorest communities.

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MARCH 6, 2012

The book is a collection of time saving tips for using social media organized into the following categories: set up, communicate, engage, fundraise, and measure. The book is based on their wildly successful presentation and deck, “ 50 Social Media Tactics ” at the BlackBaud Conference in 2009.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

How much are nonprofit organizations spending on social media? In order to get a clear and complete picture of what is happening with orchestras and social media around the country, I sent around a survey to 53 orchestra marketing, communications and web managers in October and November, 2009. What are the returns? What are the.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? And, the amount that Silicon Valley companies has given away has more than doubled since 2009, from $56 million to nearly $117 million. Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations?…

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JULY 23, 2012

One core belief has driven the Organizational Effectiveness program for nearly 30 years: Organizations are more effective at meeting their goals when they have thoughtful strategy, strong leadership, and sound management. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. So far, the Give to the Max Day events in 2009 and 2010 have raised $14 million and $10 million respectively, more than in any other community. As a nonprofit organization ourselves, we have our share of fundraising asks out there.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

We’ll also share some some tips and frameworks for measuring engagement to improve relationships with your organization’s stakeholders. We’ll also share some some tips and frameworks for measuring engagement to improve relationships with your organization’s stakeholders. That’s the secret!

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

OE grants help nonprofits strengthen their leadership, organizations, and networks. They can, for example, provide executive directors with leadership training, organizations with skills and tools to develop strategic plans, and networks with training on the latest technologies to scale their work across the globe.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Many nonprofits, particularly smaller organizations, say their biggest challenge to using social media effectively is that they don’t have the time or staff. Has your organization discovered and worked with a free agent like Sue? Sue has also collaborated on social media activities with the food bank.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community. Once we launched the video on Nov.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In 2009, the “Social Media ROI Poetry Slam” SXSW lead to a book “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” The thesis: For nonprofit organizations there are two key processes that lead to social change: To become networked, and to use measurement.

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MARCH 1, 2012

Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first. Let your stakeholders share their story and passion about your organization – from the heart and humor work. Set realistic expectations and objectives for pilots, focus on learning and engagement.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Whether it is a network of organizations or individuals, the handbook provides a wealth of theory and practice on build, manage, and fine tune a network. Way back in 2009, when I first Peter and Madeline, we brainstormed some questions about the strategic use of social media to build a network. Network Types.

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

and the first global Internet networking organization for women, Webgrrls International. Aliza and I ran into each other again in 2009 at the first Wisdom 2.0 We’re coming together to tell our own stories and the stories of nonprofit organizations around wellness in the workplace in the Digital Age.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City. Social Impact Through Digital Games. She previously worked with the Washington, D.C., Conferences'

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on. I wonder though, how much this could be designed to help the organizations build their network of supporters for longer relationships. trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on. Looks like my observation of fundraising 2.0

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

But many causes and organizations are finding that it’s a lot harder to get picked up in the local paper and/or the national news than it used to be. So long live new media, which places your nonprofit organization in the driver’s seat. Flickr Photo by Yandel. Content is King. Tailor the Tool.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

After sharing our wedding photo on Flickr in 2009, I received an email from an Esquire Magazine writer asking for permission to use the photo. How are you cultivating relationships with people in your professional or organization’s network or movement? It isn’t about quantity, it is about quality.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

With many organizations bringing in upwards of 50% of their donations in the last three months of the year, and 30% of those donations coming in the last week of December, it’s go time. You sound like every other organization out there. Have someone outside your organization read anything you’re going to send out.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. The workshop was organized by colleague, Tatyana Kanzavelli. 2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. Have some examples? Share them in the comments.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The National Bureau of Economic Research said that the recession ended in June 2009, and fundraising historically takes three years recover from a recession. These trends are based on Target Analytics’ evaluation of transactions from 77 organizations, including over 37 million donors and more than 77 million gifts totaling over $2.4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Since 2009, we’ve posted a weekly first-person success story and podcast on our My Story blog. You mentioned this is an experiment, can you tell me more about how your organization experiments and evolves aspects of its social media practice/strategy? How has your organization measured the effectiveness and success of using Twitter?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, then it is an ongoing activity of f eeding and tuning your network as Howard Rheingold says it in this still very relevant article about building your professional network on Twitter back in 2009. A post entitled “Trust the Curators” from Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0, Debra Askanase (Community Organizer 2.0).

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I was joined by over 70 participants who came to hear from two youth representatives and a youth-focused organization on a panel called, “Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures.” Peter Shiras joined us from another great youth organization, the International Youth Foundation (IYF).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Among the proposed new gTLDs is.NGO.NGO will be the exclusive domain for local and global non-governmental organizations looking to advance their missions or to inspire their communities. million non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and companies worldwide. Here’s where you – my fellow NGOs and.ORG registrants – come in. PIR is [.]

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Source: Weather Channel Alerts 2009 was looking like a very uneventful hurricane season. Last summer, during the height of the hurricane season, Andy Carvin, interrupted his self-imposed summer blogging siesta, to help organize online efforts and coordinate volunteers in advance of Hurricane Gustav.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I've been participating in service days where I can share my technology skills with local organization. Mozilla is reaching out to geeks far and wide to give a helping hand to nonprofit organizations and people all over the world to experience the joy of using the Web! More information here.

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

It is less about the tools and more about the new mindsets you need to be successful. There are two excellent books that talk about this in the context of running an organization and addressing social issues – and I plan to review these in more depth next week. Both by authors with first names of Brian.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Note from Beth: Last Spring, Allison Fine and I did an evaluation report for the Case Foundation on the America’s Giving Challenge 2009. I invited Patricia to do a guest post when the report was ready to be shared because of my work with arts organizations and social media.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The number of retweets using the hashtag #ISconf increases from 2009. With focused goals and objectives that matched to the organization’s capacity and readiness for social media – and with an emphasis on learning, organizations can shape solid strategies, identify a measurement strategy, and a process for learning.

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