Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net? Greatest Challenges.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. Tendenci was developed by Schipul especially…. Tech Talk at SXSW. I’ve been….

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It takes time to build trust, and it can take time to find the right tool to build trust at scale. For nonprofits specifically, the name “nonprofit” can deter adopting a pay-for-trust model. Examine.com: An Unbiased Content Database on What’s Actually Healthy for You. The website was founded early 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The Cute Dog Theory or more precisely the Cute Animal Theory states that including cute animals in your social media content inspires more people to share the content. If don’t believe that is true, check out this YouTube video from VW of dogs barking the theme from Star Wars as a Superbowl Teaser. And now, mobile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Folks with regular cell phones with Internet browsing wouldn’t be able to read the content of those links at all. If you are going to use one of these early do-it-yourself smartphone App tools, then you most definitely need mobile versions of your about, donate, e-newsletter subscribe and text alert subscribe pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. What is the key to a viral campaign which combines these outreach tools. We started off with the question of why nonprofits must attention to mobile and integrate it into their communications tool box. Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image and video messaging app that is very popular with tweens and teens and increasingly Millennials and Gen Xers. As we have learned in the past with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram the early adoption phase is when new communities grow the fastest. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. Making content accessible for the blind has been a traditional example of fair use.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

We aim to reach the the 55,000 Canadians affected by a brain tumour with a variety of tools and technology such as our website and social media communities play a large part in this reach. We have adopted Facebook and Twitter and examine new tools before taking them to assess their usefulness in reaching our community.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. Tendenci was developed by Schipul especially…. Tech Talk at SXSW. I've been….

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. The act of bridging demographics and bringing audiences into your "virtual living room," wherever that may be, is a powerful tool in shaping and delivering your story.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This Winter, Luminate Online will officially support HTML5, allowing organizations to select this new DOCTYPE when building out content. Years ago, Convio was an early adopter of Google Analytics, back when it was still called "Urchin". Oh, and what will happen come January when you close the 2011 walk and open 2012?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Cloud data security and privacy challenges were cited by 27% of respondents as a significant barrier to cloud adoption. Perhaps the most famous of these was the outage of the Sony PlayStation Network that took down their cloud based service for nearly a month in the spring of 2011 and affected Sony's 70 million users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org has succeeded in connecting with a younger audience that not only reads its content but is also inspired to take action. Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. Now more than ever, nonprofit boards need to adopt a technology strategy to help improve everything from communication to compliance. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

There is little argument that email and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming mandatory tools for supporter outreach. This method basically reformats and converts the page content into a mobile experience. It's estimated that by the end of 2011, there will be 150-million smartphone users in the US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Social Network Analysis Tools for Social Media. Watech4good Summit.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2013

Also consider the mobile upswing in global audiences worldwide and in developing countries (more than one billion mobile-broadband subscriptions worldwide in 2011 according to the International Telecommunication Union). Drag and Drop to Update Your Content — Simple and Quick. We Have a Solution. Make Updates a Breeze.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

For more in-depth learning experiences, I do a pre-workshop assessment, but for this mini-workshop I did a living assessment in the room. I unpacked the latter with a series of spectragrams asking folks to share their opinions about whether or not social fundraising as a fad or whether or not dollars raised was the only metric for success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The following is an excerpt from the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits and was published in the September 2011 edition of Fundraising Success Magazine (@ frsuccess ). However, do to word count constraints the content below is not in its full entirety. Is an early adopter. Just a FYI.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need. Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else? Adoption is something we’ll come back to later as well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Launched in 2011, many nonprofits have been hesitant to experiment with a mobile social network where content disappears and where no traditional “Follow” functionality exists. The vast majority of nonprofits will find Snapchat challenging. How to Add Friends on Snapchat Using Snapcodes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Yet surprisingly, now 14 months after its release, 90% of the content still rings true. Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. The Static Web, Web 2.0:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0:

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

And in each of these we will talk a bit about tools, tactics and strategies. Analog Tools. What this means for tools, specifically, is that we don’t actually like technology. The tools in an analog world fulfilled a specific function but did not influence our planning or programs. Digital Tools. So let’s dive in!

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

Companies are no longer content to do well. We know how it looks, but here at Classy we hold ourselves to the highest standard and feel grateful for the work we’ve been able to accomplish since our start in 2011. Today, many businesses also make it their mission to do good. . In 2020, they gave over $1.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

Building on this concept, Beth asked nonprofit leaders to enter the contest by explaining what their organization’s singular, most important activity would be in 2011 that would at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues. I wish you all luck in your 2011 brand journey. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. 4) Strategy, Not Tools (Duh!). Not simple tools and tactics. According to a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project nearly half (46%) of U.S. Check out the slides here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

Recently, we adopted a new vision for wish.org and our online channels, including social networks. We are working to develop a system that syndicates fresh content to chapter websites, delivers search engine optimization benefits, and facilitates the marketing of first-person wish stories in social channels. Content Curation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years. For years, our extraordinary cohort of dedicated volunteer scanners has provided Bookshare with most of its new content.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Recently, I dug under the web’s couch cushions to understand which content management tools nonprofits are currently using to manage their websites. We found over 90 different content management systems being used by the nonprofits of our study. LESSON 3: Top 5 tools running 62% of nonprofit sites.

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