Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and geek favorite, has caught the generosity meme with its Summer of Social Good , an initiative that raises money for the Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. Donations close on August 29th, 2009.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

I’ve now seen two posts (one from David Gielhufe , and one from Lobo of CiviCRM ) suggesting that I dismissed the extremely positive results for the open source CRM tools (particularly CiviCRM) because the sample wasn’t large, or representative of the sector. To my mind, it bodes well for the open source tools.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In June 2009, John decided to sell nearly everything he owned and set out for New York City (via San Diego). I remember leaving for Vegas and making a promise to Joe that I would submit a mashup to the 2009 Change the Web Challenge. Essentially, we give organizations a simple tool to manage project information, like photos and videos.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Lots of useful and practical tips and tools for using measurement for learning and continuous improvement. Additionally, she has been active in MomsRising's national and state campaigns for fair pay, paid sick days, paid family leave and breastfeeding promotion. What it means to be data-informed. The 7 steps of measurement.

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MARCH 29, 2010

“I think FourSquare’s seamless integration with Facebook and Twitter - tools people already use and the social recognition that comes with obtaining badges, points, etc… is why it was dubbed the breakout technology of 2010,&# said Carie Lewis who manages the Humane Society of the United States social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play through engaging communities; creating dialogue; and providing tools, training and resources to build playgrounds across the United States.). called “ Breaking New Ground: Using the Internet to Scale ,” by myself and Katherine Fulton. With assistance from KaBOOM! While KaBOOM!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Just about everyone is on twitter these days, including the President of the United States. Shireen and Allyson will discuss Twitter best practices to brand your nonprofit and campaigns, the best tools to listen, follow and measure your impact. When: September 25, 2009 at 3PM EDT. Tweet This Change.

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See3

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

With camera and equipment costs down, organizations have nothing holding them back from using video as a communications tool. The top winning videos were from the Humane Society of the United States, Greenpeace International, and the Center for Constitution Rights. Winners will be featured on The Nonprofit Times website.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Here are some of the other data points and trends that research and system performance revealed in 2009: More than 111 million consumers planned to donate online to charity in the last quarter of 2009.1. 63% of online consumers planned to use the Internet to donate to charity in the last quarter of 2009, up from 51% in 2008.1.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. Planned Parenthood had success using the tool for a thank-you call to President Obama in 2009. 83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program. Trail-blazing Road Warriors.

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Care2

JUNE 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!" June 11, 2009 | Jeff Patrick Great article ! So Im surprised by the reversal in adoption by boomers.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 13, 2010

A good software program, professional development opportunities for the development staff, and an investment in things such as research tools and consulting and training help for the development office can reap huge rewards. Linda is President/CEO of Capital Venture, a full service consulting firm with offices throughout the United States.

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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!" In 2009, our challenge becomes how to harness these tools for in order to reopen the policy-making process.

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Care2

MAY 4, 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!" April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3.

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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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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2009

On the heels of the NTEN webinar on Community Building and Management showing nonprofit organizations how to socially enable their missions, Carie Lewis of the Humane Society of the United States has launched the TAFA Online Community for the 2009 Taking Action for Animals conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

To date, they’ve launched over 100,000 “Boosters” and raised over $13 million for causes across the United States. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2009. Online tools like Causecast are exploding in popularity,” said Chris. Co-Disruptor: Ink to the People. Disruptor: Kickstarter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

When I bought my first iPhone in June 2009 I was absolutely blown away. What a miraculous little tool of technology. billion mobile subscribers worldwide (277 million in the United States) and just a small fraction of those are iPhone users. Love my iPhone. There are 4.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

There are free tools you can use like Google Alerts that send you an alert within minutes of people making negative comments. See Carie Lewis’s guest post on the NTEN blog for more tools and tips.). (Even if you are a small nonprofit with limited resources you are immune.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In 2009, giving in December alone brought in about 1/3 of the fundraising dollars to nonprofits. And in 2010, online giving is expected to bring in more donations than ever, after having seen a 46% increase in online revenue between 2008 and 2009. Planning for the year-end giving season is in full swing throughout the nonprofit sector.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Summer 2009 Our growth over the last year has been so phenomenal that I wanted to use this summer update to highlight some of the great people working for Benetech: our interns, summer associates and fellows. Two or three times a year, I publish a president's update for Benetech. His specialty: user testing.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

In 2010, online fundraising in the United States surpassed $22 billion. This was an increase of over 34% from 2009. Compare that to the $290 billion in total fundraising in the United States according to Giving USA 2011. How much of all fundraising is done online? How is online giving trending right now?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. The Tools by Jordan Viator of Convio Social media tools tend to be "bright, shiny objects" with which organizations become enamored.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Storytelling can be a powerful tool for good. Likewise, Twitter can be a powerful and relatively easy-to-use storytelling tool. One month later, she has more than 200,000 followers, a clear statement on the power of Twitter as a storytelling tool. Shared underlying values can be unifying, unlike issues, which can be divisive.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Although nonprofits in the United States have been slower to embrace mobile phones for health purposes than the rest of the world, mobiles are catching on as a way to reach diverse populations across the U.S. Corinne Ramey, MobileActive.org. "I think there will be a lot more integration with other mediums," said Edgerton.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They wanted more training in-depth, and they wanted to really learn how to use all these different tools to get ahead in life and advance their dreams. Last year we piloted it, in 2009. Beyond that, there's an opportunity in the United States to be meeting with some of these women leaders face to face.

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Care2

MAY 4, 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!" All great questions! It’s where people go to gather news, resources and discuss issues.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Globally, the number of platform companies rose five times between 2010 and 2021; 2 and, as of 2022, about 20 percent of all market commerce in the United States is now conducted online. Tools of Democracy. Tools of Democracy. 39 This is a tiny share of the U.S. trillion in assets.

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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!" said Greg Elin of the Sunlight Foundation. said Greg Elin of the Sunlight Foundation. Sounds fun right?

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