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JANUARY 23, 2012

Flickr photo: andercismo The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011). The curriculum is based on the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit and includes social media strategy development as well as practical skills training. The final phase is to design and facilitate in-country bootcamps with participants. (I’ll

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Flickr photo: niallkennedy. Look for the inaugural issue at the 2011 NTC !). 2010 has been a good year for NTEN. We're not joking when we say we couldn't have done it without you. Expect to see a lot from Annaliese, including the launch of a new quarterly publication for nonprofit leaders, NTEN: Change.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Flickr photo by leighblackall By the end of 2011, NTEN will have produced over 100 educational webinars and 3 in-person local events, with many more in 2012. The NTC is just 146 days away. NTEN Programs are growing and so is the Program Team to support it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2011

Flickr Photo by Robert Couse-Baker. But, maybe you’ve done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media activities in 2011 and have gleaned some insights. We’ll share tips, resources, and tools for saving time on engaging in conversations, listening, content strategy, measurement, tools and more.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Flickr photo: ibarir I know only the biggest nerds have favorite white papers, but we've already established my nerd street cred, right? Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011!

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Flickr: Alexdecalvelo SXSW Interactive is offering 5 scholarships to attend the 2012 conference. Awards will be announced on Monday, September 19, 2011. Applications are due August 26th, at 11:59 PM PST. More information on the scholarship program, including tips, fine print, and the criteria, are posted on the SXSW website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

premium services (WordPress themes, Flickr Pro, Facebook custom Tab generators, etc.), and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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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. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Besides the obvious bed-time reading of the conference guide and browsing through the photos on Flickr simultaneously laughing and crying, you should watch the Oscar-worthy, official 2011 Summit video! Bust out the popcorn, ladies and gentleman, and check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall. As 2011 came to a close, our board members wanted to know what we were “doing” about social media. It was a fantastic laboratory to explore the power of peer learning and the right mix. One size does not fit all. If something isn’t working, abandon it. December: Breaking Through to Stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

This year, several volunteers, used whrrl a mobile app that lets you and your friends collaborate on creating a story through photos, maps, and updates at a particular location. Michaela Hackner , a talented photographer, was on hand to document the Day of Service on Flickr. See you in 2011 in Washington, DC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Flickr Photo by Joel Goodman. They began working together in the Fall of 2011 and have identified six initial standardization priorities: Content Sourcing & Methods; Reach & Impressions; Engagement; Influence & Relevance; Opinion & Advocacy; Impact & Value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Start with an accounting of what video and photo assets you already have, and see how they can be put to work for your year-end plans. Why is 2011 even more important? Explore Personalized Video. We have witnessed a very strong ROI from fundraising videos that utilize personalization.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

According to the 2011 Millennial Donors survey, 65% of people surveyed want to find guides on charity websites on how their support could make a difference and 52% want to learn about volunteer opportunities. Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

Flickr Photo by Wesley Fryer. From 2001 – 2011, nonprofit growth represented 25% of economic growth; and for-profits? Let em sink in. 1) The retirement of baby boomer nonprofit CEOs is a mission critical issue facing the nonprofit sector. 2) The nonprofit sector is growing at breakneck speed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Photo UgoTrade Blog. The flickr stream - photos tagged with macfoundsl and snapzilla stream. Second Life 101 - some great photos. I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. In Taiwan, I noted that many more visitors and staff members were enthusiastic about taking and sharing photos than they were writing on a talkback board. The animal keepers run their blog.

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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. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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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. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary. LinkedIn: 5 Hours Weekly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

In fact, a study released in the fall of 2011 revealed that auto-posting to Facebook decreases likes and comments by up to 70% which can have a detrimental impact on a nonprofit’s EdgeRank score on Facebook. Flickr and Pinterest: 5 Hours Weekly. Upload more photos. That said, a couple of minor tweaks are necessary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A basic banner at the top, nonimage links for navigation, and text pages with few photos were all that the Internet could handle. If you choose to hard-code your own mobile website, the standard width for a mobile website (as of 2011) is 320 pixels. Link to your Facebook Page, Twitter Profile, YouTube Channel, Flickr Photostream, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2012

Flickr Photo by Star Dust. Wednesday, April 4, 2011 – 10:30-Noon. Brian Reich, senior vice president – global editor for Edelman and author of Shift & Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society (Wiley, 2011). Amy Gahran, CNN Journalist. Arlene McCrehan, Goodwill.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

What happens in Vegas stays on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Foursquare. Just imagine what your messages, chats, photos, likes, jobs, interests, apps, games, and devices tell Facebook. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing. The illusion of privacy is just that — an illusion.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

An iPhone app called Memento compiles the data from your various disparate personal information repositories such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, and brings them back into a diary format, of all things. Photos matter. As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Flickr: flickr.com/humanrights. WITNESS currently utilizes the following social media tools: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and “Video for Change” (blog). What is on your To Do List for 2011? Title: Online Outreach and Production. Website: www.witness.org. Blog: blog.witness.org. Facebook: facebook.com/witness.

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