Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline.

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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. What people in the room were most hungry for were tips and steps on listening and measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Its true impact has yet to be measured, but Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and every other social media platform have already caused a revelation in how people want to communicate. Online numbers don’t always equate offline results.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. What do you measure every day, week, month, year? But listening to the community, to the news, to the larger conversation on and offline and identifying where the opportunities are.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 This is what the future looks like for transparency, accountability, and demonstrating how giving produces measurable outcomes. Do you have offline and well as online channels ready to go? magnitude earthquake struck the island of Hispaniola.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The magical kingdom in which offline and online worked together, where strategies that were proven in one place were re-imagined in new ones. In the social paradigm, we recognize the need for both online and offline to be part of our work. We had run at the digital space in a panic and forgot a major component: the community.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

They want more measurable results, better management practices, and are giving to less organizations. Recurring Giving Benchmarking Analysis says so. Similiar Articles 5 Key Insights from the 2010 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey 2009 Online Giving Trends – Q2 Does Online Cannibalize Offline Fundraising?

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