NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. Create Your Social Media Listening Dashboard.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!”

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NetWits

MARCH 23, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we’ve combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Here’s a few of the highlights … Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. 2011 Online Giving Report. of the 34.8%.

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NetWits

APRIL 1, 2011

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. While at SXSW 2011 I had a got a few minutes to catch up with Mark.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2011

Date : August 4, 2011. Topic : Social Media Done Right in 30 Minutes/Day. Description : Even if you have only 30 minutes for social media in each day you can use these methods to be strategic and make the most of your engagement. Content map template: [link]. Location : New York, NY.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Social media has revolutionized the way tech savvy arts and cultural organizations communicate. Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Start a conversation. Sharing is caring.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 18, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2011

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011. This one-day intensive social media and mobile technology how-to training is ideal for nonprofit communications and development staff. Related Links: Table of Contents :: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Yesterday we talked about the importance of content marketing for nonprofits. Create content that attracts the audience you’re targeting with the goal of getting them to interact with you. Here are 5 nonprofit content marketing examples. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. Hopefully you caught it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? I join as many social media sites as I can and try to spend time learning each community so I can offer advice to others on how to engage with them. Website: www.nwf.org.

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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?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? I identified a trend forming with social networking, and set up our very first profile. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? MySpace, back when it was cool.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2011

This month’s chat focused mainly on sharing lessons and examples from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , which took place in Washington, DC, last week. Using content to fuel community engagement. Contests to encourage content sharing. Social media in CRMs. Hyper-local communities.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#11ntc) is ramping up by kicking off the community voting website for over 400 nonprofit focused sessions! Nonprofit Social Media Jam Session. Reduce/Reuse/Recycle: Repurposing Content for Various Channels. Unlocking the True value of Social Media – the Answers are in the Data.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act "Success" in social media has historically meant acquiring a large number of fans and followers. 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! How Can I Learn More?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. The topic is “ The Unanticipated Benefits of Content Curation for Nonprofits.” Instead, content curation helps us keep focused.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month’s 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don’t have to book a flight or hotel! That’s right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more all from the comfort of your own computer. Employing social media to engage Millennials.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Mobile Web is often discussed as a future trend that nonprofits have time to prepare for, but the reality is that by the end of 2014, the majority of your supporters and donors will be viewing your website, email communications, blogs, and social media content on smartphones and tablets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

I think that is an important insight for small organizations who don’t have a team of people doing the social media and trying to do it with limited hours in the day. Regular Content Editorial Meetings: At the Case Foundation, Jenna Sauber reported that they have editorial meetings every two weeks to plot out content in detail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2011

Last month, we launched the The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where over 7,000 nonprofit leaders have been engaging in informal learning about nonprofits and social media. Good for you! Tell us about your success stories!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

This spring, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (the Center) began its journey from a traditional, “non-social” organization to one that uses and embraces social media in both its communications and internal processes. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

SMMStandards Progress and Roadmap: Marklein and Paine Present the First Social Media Measurement Standards at the Dublin Summit. Social Media Measurement Standards: Progress and Roadmap – A Guest Post by Zan McColloch-Lussier. Five Steps You Can Take Now to Apply the New Measurement Standards In Your Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

Arts and Social Media. At Zoetica, we facilitating a social media peer learning project called “ Leveraging Social Media: Becoming A Networked Nonprofit.&# Devon Smith, who writes the 24 Usable Hours blog, and a self-described “data nerd&# did a benchmarking analysis for participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Once you’re steady, you walk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Nerdy Valentine’s from Scoop.It: The content curation platform, Scoop.it, came up with funny “nerdy” valentine’s for its content curation community. Generosity Day: This got started in 2011 by Sasha Dichter, Scott Case, Ellen McGirt, and Katya Andresen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In December, we launched the The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 8,000 nonprofit folks have been engaging in informal learning about nonprofits and social media. Top 10 Young Nonprofit Bloggers to Watch in 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.

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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. Social media is a great tool for increasing supporter engagement; a majority of nonprofits have realized this. 93% of our respondents plan on using email marketing in 2011.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2014

As social media becomes more important to every nonprofit’s marketing plan, targeting youth through the traditional social media feeds is becoming obsolete. Vine and Instagram have built in features for sharing, commenting on, and liking content. Vine and Instagram present the perfect solution to these conundrums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The content and tone of this mini-webinar is specifically tailored for executive staff in the nonprofit sector, particularly those that are skeptical of the value of social and mobile media. Demonstrate the value of social and mobile media to increase online fundraising. Cost: Free. Register: Here !

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