Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Note from Beth: If you’ve been following my blog lately, you know I’ve been having this conversation with Marnie Webb about abundance. I asked Jim Richardson, who blogs at the Museum Next Blog and is the brainchild behind the event, a couple of questions: How did #askacurator come about? What was the objective?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, you will generate quite a different set of responses if you ask for information on “education” rather than “STEM education.” 2012), and artistic engagement serves as a therapeutic outlet, contributing to stress relief and well-being (Stuckey & Nobel, 2010). Be very clear and intentional with word choice.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Guest post by the one and only Allyson Kapin - co-founder of Rad Campaign and blogger at frogloop – Care2′s nonprofit marketing blog. Looking for some good data and examples for your fundraising team? In 2010 an estimated $291 billion was raised. Year-End Fundraising Examples. Year-end fundraising is here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. millions PCs in Q4 2010. As an example, Soles4Souls.org’s mobile website looks very different than the normal website. 79% of respondents volunteered in 2010, and they prefer to do it in groups. Millennial Distinctions. about 85 Million.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. For example, some prefer personal giving or directing their philanthropy through limited liability companies (LLCs). That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy.

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For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. These examples not only show how far the philanthropic sector has moved in connecting climate change with natural disasters. appeared first on Candid Blog. That is no longer the case. Patrick’s Cathedral.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Blogging for ChangeWriters View more presentations from Britt Bravo Tomorrow I'll be speaking about Blogging for ChangeWriters at the 2010 Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco. I'll be showing examples of "changewriter" blogs and sharing Ten Tips for ChangeWriter Blogging Success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). Nonprofit Examples and Getting Started or Rebooting A Strategic Approach. As of September, 2015 , Instagram had 400 Million users.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Tal Frankfurt has a nice round-up on his blog about #nptech articles. Unconference where Beth did some learning at, see the summary Allyson Kapin provides over on the Care2 Frogloop blog. examples of nonprofit websites, and gave a nice shout-out to The. examples of nonprofit websites, and gave a nice shout-out to The.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 1, 2010

Many blogs written by nonprofits are dry. I *love* blogs, and want to see more organizations use them in a fun and engaging way soooooo.as I *love* blogs, and want to see more organizations use them in a fun and engaging way soooooo.as What Kind of Blog Posts Would Be a Good Fit? I've said it. Flickr photo credit: Juicy!

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Think about it: according to the most recent GoFundMe Year in Help , donations through the platform have raised $25 billion since 2010. Here are a few examples: Kickstarter , primarily known for crowdfunding creative projects , also includes an optional tip feature during the checkout process. 15% of $25 billion is $3.75

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

This blog post over on the Care2 FrogLoop blog, from Allyson Kapin , pulls some good summary and take-aways from the recent study from fellow NTEN member organization Idealware about the question of the "Usefulness" of social media for nonprofits. Thanks, Rebecca, for the aggregation and example!

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

Cerebral Palsy (UCP) as an example: how to customize your Facebook. Mission Research blog -- 3 things to remember about this group. The Getting Attention 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is still accepting. Sean Powell , of PMGDirect , wrote up a great how-to , with United. page to convert your fans to your email list.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Their TerraChoice Greenwashing Report 2010 finds that 95 percent of green product claims are misleading. There is good evidence that the report itself has become an example of conflict of interest and greenwashing, especially in its omission of the green IT brand, EPEAT.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2010

are thankful for this guest post on Beth's Blog about 10 Ways. using and learning to use social media on her blog. s 2010 Top Small Workplaces. Please share examples, templates, or links to other resources online regarding nonprofit. Even on vacation, Beth Kanter manages help nonprofits become. more tech-savvy!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

For example, the “Get Involved!&# For example, after someone signs the online petition at Forest Ethics’ Do Not Mail campaign, they are then prompted to become a fan of the campaign on Facebook: The campaign has almost 7,000 fans… a good indicator that this simple strategy works.I

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Notes: In June 2010: 253,360 new users joined in Romania – Coming in 3rd in the world for adoption for the month. In July 2010: 1,555,360 total number of users in Romania. I’d love to hear your examples of campaigning on facebook! org but I know there are lots of great examples out there.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Part III: Blogs, Podcasting and Vlogs September 27, 2006 When I start out these series, I seem to have an idea in hand about how to organize them, which, invariably, gets rearranged in the course of writing. So, here’s the post about Blogs, and their follow ons: podcasting and vlogging. Blogging is old hat. Such is life.

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Cloud for Good has successfully completed over 2,500 Salesforce implementations since our inception in 2010. For example, a donation is related to a donor, a payment, a fund, ledger entries, soft credits, contacts tied to this donation, and many other objects. Blog: What Can Marketing Cloud Do For Nonprofits?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

I’ve blogged about how a few nonprofits are using them , and how the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network was seeing real results , but it feels like there is a new energy around using them. 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010.

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2010

What I love about Beth Kanter's blog is that she. Read this blog post. Britt Bravo is hosting the Nonprofit Blog Carnival this month , and she. selected a juicy topic: how do you create a juicy nonprofit blog? you've got ideas, examples, or thoughts on this, mosey on over to. your organization's online engagement.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 6, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Another good reason for nonprofits to use FOSS January 6, 2008 This is an amazing example of the kinds of flexibility that is difficult or impossible to get with proprietary software.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. millions PCs in Q4 2010. As an example, Soles4Souls.org's mobile website looks very different than the normal website. 79% of respondents volunteered in 2010, and they prefer to do it in groups. Why mobile? million smartphones and 92.1

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Read more posts on our blog. Given the multiplicity of nonprofit-related examples -- including the past 2 issues of NTEN Connect -- crowdsourcing may very well be (part of) the future of nonprofit problem solving. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. And the future of Old Spice Man?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

I’ll leave the complaining about Croatian food and other things to my personal blog, when I get the time. My role has been to gather up the use cases (specific examples of translation processes). The event itself has been fab. How do we replace proprietary tools? How does this all get paid for?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

He acknolwedges the challenges for our sector, but provides some good advice and examples. Blackbaud 's Amy Braiterman had a blog post that made the RT (that's re-tweeting) rounds this week. ForumOne 's Chris Wolz wrote a good piece about crowdsourcing for foundations and nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08 I am going to have to stop using Chrome. 2 film fan 09.16.08 I am going to have to stop using Chrome.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

I got some interesting answers: Ken, at the Nonprofit Consulting Blog, talks about transparency , and how it’s a big mistake not to be transparent. ’&# She gives some great suggestions and examples Joanne Fritz talks about three big mistakes – outdated information, insufficient contact information, and outdated design.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Take a look at the examples on the G-team page and let your imagination run wild." Check it out! "So " MLK2011 – Join Us Live!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

I’ve been learning about some interesting examples of the use of APIs in nonprofit organizations, as well as learning what vendors (both proprietary and open source) are thinking about the issue. It’s funny, I write a lot here on my blog, and I forget how much I enjoy technical writing (or semi-technical, in this case.)

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Shortened blurbs : The recent blog posts that appear on the home page have been shortened to no longer include the full post, but just an introduction. Clicking on 2010 Presentations , for example, now let’s you browse through individual posts for every presentation and speaking engagement from 2010 (so far).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2010

For example, see the “Make a Difference&# and “Get Informed&# boxes on the left of EcoViva’s Facebook Page. Apparently, the company is on schedule to make one billion in ad revenue in 2010. 2) You are now limited to two Static FBML Boxes on the left side of your Facebook Page. You used to be able to have four boxes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. I’ll be doing a couple more blog posts on FourSquare over the next month and the site will likely add a lot of new features in 2010 (I’m excited!), For Example, “Discovery Center&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

This is cross-posted from the #4Change blog here. Are there examples of specific events that really did the social media piece well? Date: March, 18th 2010. What we hope to explore in Thursday’s chat is how. 4Change March Chat Questions: What’s the potential benefit of using social media to cover events?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). February 12, 2010, and promises to be "more than just a conference on the next generation web." NonProfit 2.0 Unconference here: [link].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated. 3 Jon Biedermann 09.25.08

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

With all of the amazing examples of really great free and open source software, here is an example of one that just isn’t what it should be. { So it’s an example of where proprietary lock-in really is crushing FOSS. 2 trackbacks } Frustrations » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 03.09.08 6 Brian 03.01.08

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