Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

. • There are more than 800 million people now signed up for the social network Facebook ; they spend 700 billion minutes using Facebook each month, and they install more than 20 million apps every day. Have you noticed a change in the way your memory works as Amber Case describes?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. 3] Did you get an adrenalin rush?!

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? You don't have to translate your whole site, but be strategic about what content mobile browsers want, and what you want mobile browsers to see. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best. Holly Ross, NTEN. And not apps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. That works really well at the Red Cross.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Facebook aka Meta, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok have become integrated into how people communicate with one another and access culture. This figure represents a massive adoption of this connective tech with only 5% of American adults using social media in 2005 and 50% in 2011. [1]. METTWINNING.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

The truth is I think it has only just begun and that we’re on the cusp of a radical transformation in how we use the Internet in our personal and work lives as well as how we use it to foster social good. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. A must for any organization of any size.” – Erin Fogg, 2011. all with different deadlines, writers, and content parameters. What is it?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! Without them, you're just reading content or broadcasting, and that's not nearly as insightful. Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC !

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

With two decades of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Sometimes, a simple apology will work. Content will be consistent.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Donors pay a lot of attention to this page because it confirms their donation has been processed, so as we enter 2011 fundraising season, strategically adding some fresh content to your nonprofit’s “Thank You for Your Donation!” That is, the page your donors land on after making a donation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

All of these trends are interdependent, often reinforcing the others, so as I approach the end, I hope to synthesize them into some working hypotheses and best practices for social impact leverage." " International Digital Youth Work Events, 20th-23rd Sep – What can you share? What can you learn? «

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. What is on your To Do List for 2011? Name: Carol Baskin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. Your work is valuable and you should be compensated for it. premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), Good luck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. The latest changes came February 10, when the non-fiction Facebook staff deployed a range of changes to Facebook Pages, including substantial changes to the Pages layout. Two notes before we dive in.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. At SXSW, there…. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. Tech Talk at SXSW. I’ve been….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media. Organization: National Wildlife Federation.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

When Mashable first started buzzing about Pinterest in December 2011, I took a quick look at the site and thought to myself, “Shopping, crafters, and foodies. The names can be edited later, but to begin pinning create and name a couple Pinboards based on the causes that your nonprofit works for.

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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. Core elements included using the Razoo giving platform, content best practices, online storytelling, social media strategy, and donor cultivation.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Today, responsive design is part of nearly every web design project in some way; but, in 2011—just four years after the release of the first iPhone—the mobile-first approach was in its infancy. The result was content being removed or presented on an entirely different site for mobile-sized viewports. Taking a mobile-first approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011). Tunisie Telecom learned about Esmaani thanks to their effective Facebook page and selected the organization based on the importance of their charity work in Tunisian society. Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Teaser: These are heady times for those of us that work in nonprofit technology. From virtualization and cloud computing to geolocation services to Twitter and Facebook, the changes are exciting and powerful. Blog Content: These are heady times for those of us that work in nonprofit technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I am completely overwhelmed by the positive, kind, touching things that so many community members have shared about the work we have all done together during my time with NetSquared and TechSoup Global over the last two and a half years. I know we will continue inspiring each other and finding ways to bring our work together.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

And where you stand on the discussion of copyright, digital rights, online content sharing and intellectual property? Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information – WSJ.com – "Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content. There are different media forms that mandate different types of content — and nonprofits must consider this as part of the online content strategy. Treesaver divides content into pages, automatically adjusting to the size of any screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 Here are some statistics that show just how important Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were to our success. Here is the breakdown of where our unique visits came from: We earned 202 new likes on our Facebook page on November 16, 2011 and increased our fans by 1,263 since Give to the Max Day 2010.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Please note that these best practices will be a work in progress and updated regularly. Post quality content to the Google+ Stream. e-Newsletter.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

It's that time of year when many of us reflect on the work we've accomplished over the year. On our Facebook page , our community is reflecting on their technology accomplishments. But we also understand that these leaders want to know what other organizations are doing, how they’re doing it, and what the impact is on their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best Debut Artist” and “Best Supporting Actor.”. Facebook, Twitter and text messaging are also in the pipeline.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. That works really well at the Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I’ll be heading to the Independent Sector ’s Annual Conference “ Forging a Stronger Future Together ” in Atlanta October 20-22 with over 500 leaders from from across the nonprofit and philanthropic community. Criteria for Success.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps! "One "One of the things I love about working at Google is that you can come up with an idea one day and the next day start getting to work to make it a reality.

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