Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. The focus is on Mobile Giving. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. So, while we were waiting, I asked the panelists to take bets.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Memorizing it may even help you get a job, because: CareerBuilder's IT hiring poll reports that 44% of IT employers will place greater emphasis on social media in 2011. Check out the best gadgets from the 2011 CES. Better brush up on the Twitter. This is the very model of a modern Major- , er, micro-site. In other Net Neutrality news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Another part of my position is coaching the volunteers to embrace social media and use it to mobilize their volunteer base and communicate our message in their communities. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2) Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

And now, mobile. Best Friends has just launched a fun mobile app. But they are looking at associated metrics such as: downloads, user comments, sharing, and google analytics to show dog searches… then data collection (emails and mobile optins), microdonations, and buzz via earned media. Increase post sharability.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. And it creates informal and formal opportunities for mentorship. Kari: What do you see as the future for mobile giving and keeping those people? David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship.

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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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JULY 22, 2011

Today, “mobile&# is receiving lots of attention. Add tablets into the mix and its clear that people are quickly adopting mobile computing. As Gary Vaynerchuk put it the other day , you need a mobile strategy by 2012. As Gary Vaynerchuk put it the other day , you need a mobile strategy by 2012. Mobile is apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. Mobile can’t be this separate tactic or channel in your communications strategy. Also, fundraising may not be your first objective with mobile. Planning for Integration First. Qwerty Monsters.

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Achieve

MARCH 6, 2023

Another great place to start is good ol’ Google. You can find so much information online for free, like Handbid's silent auction guide , to help you plan. Mobile apps that alert bidders when they’ve been outbid allow for more engagement and encourage bidding wars. Improve the guest experience through clear communication.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

It’s there that we recognize, inform and direct. Also, we use Google analytics to track where our website visitors are coming from and where they go after that. Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.?

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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. Snapchat’s navigation and design is tailored for Gen Z – the mobile-first and mobile-only generation, but Millennials and Gen Xers are also becoming more active on Snapchat.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2012

In part 1 of Mobilize Those Mobile Eyes , I wrote about the different facets of the mobile channel that your organization can use to engage your constituents. Here, I’ll cover who the players are you can to bring to the table, and share a couple of thoughts about creating a plan for mobile. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Mobile apps are an interesting way for museums to advance their educational missions beyond people’s expectations. If you’ve heard of only one nonprofit mobile app, it’s likely this one since it was one of the earliest mobile apps developed by a major nonprofit organization. Seafood Watch - Google Play.

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Achieve

MAY 6, 2015

When I first heard Ethan Marcotte speak on the topic of responsive web design in 2011, I remember the whole room being filled with a thick layer of wonder as we all mulled over what this meant for the web industry. RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN CONDENSES INFORMATION FOR SMALLER SCREENS. In the mobile version, only the icon is included.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. For business storage: Google Drive for Work is offering unlimited storage for businesses at only $10 per user per month.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

With support from Google, we were able to launch this new resource and provide it for free to the nonprofit community: [link] But What’s New About This Publication? We knew we didn’t want to get into the print publications business – we’re a technology organization!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

I blurbed this book with, “If you are looking for a recipe book for tips and tactics to integrate mobile and social media to round out your nonprofit’s marketing plan, look no further than this book.” Use virtual tools to manage campaign internally (Yammer, Google Docs, Listening Dashboards, Private Facebook Groups, etc).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Draw a red line where information/communication is in a silo (if this spreadsheet was lost or destroyed, could you get the same information easily elsewhere?) Draw a green line where information is flowing smoothly.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The nonprofit privacy rights community was fully mobilized including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Free Press Access, Demand Progress, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Mozilla Foundation, and many commercial web companies. The New York Times Outs Google+. It’s Mostly for Google.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

By doing so, you'll then be able to push the envelope with mobile-friendly and other new-fangled webby goodness. If you want to learn more about CORS and Access-Control-Allow-Origin, the Mozilla Developer Network has an article with lots of useful information. 3) Asynchronous Google Analytics Tracking. Oh, memories.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. This information was then picked up by first responders who were able to get help and to where it was needed.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Targeted toward 18-29 year olds, the app links Facebook users with the MyVote online service for voter registration and information. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. iStudiez Pro.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. And it creates informal and formal opportunities for mentorship. Kari: What do you see as the future for mobile giving and keeping those people? I suggest creating inter-generational working groups that go from ideation to implementation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

September, 2011. Twitter, Facebook, and Google Apps. developing mobile-friendly versions of their websites (vs. standalone mobile apps). developing mobile-friendly versions of their websites (vs. standalone mobile apps). The surveys ran in late August and early. There were a total of 229 survey responses.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Assembled below are Connection Café's top five online posts of 2011, as determined by our Google Analytics Top Content report. Mobile Websites vs. Apps - what's right for you? Sally Heaven gives you the information you need to select the right mobile strategy for your organization.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

In 2011, they joined the technology leadership of President Obama's re-election campaign. According to Jason Kunesh, "The campaign ended up being the largest online fundraising and volunteer mobilization in history." Customizable mobile-friendly donation forms that are easily embedded into an existing website.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Two weeks before the 2011 San Francisco municipal elections, mayoral candidate David Chiu. He also has an excellent Facebook page and a dynamic website that provides information on the candidate, policy positions, and opportunities to get involved. How do you use social media to engage and advocate for your cause?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Your constituents now expect to receive relevant and interesting information in every email. I cover more —mobile, channel integration, messaging, structure—in a recent AFP webinar, which you can watch here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Input” usually means getting others to provide information of some kind such as feedback on an initiative or ideas for new campaigns or even to get answers to questions. Even for other information-based crowdsourced actions, you can still measure outcomes. You’ve raised $11,000? You’ve surpassed your goal.

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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. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Some are built around events that need more traditional mobilization efforts. That’s grassroots mobilizing, posting about events that are happening.” Those are the easiest to write as an organizer,” she said. “If

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

Google's video sharing service, YouTube , is the big dog in online videos. In 2011, YouTube started letting people post their videos with Creative Commons licenses. Licensing information on YouTube videos can be very hard to find, so I am assuming that videos you find from the Creative Commons Search Tool are in fact OK to repost.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 70% said trust was in understanding financial information and how their donation would be used. 71% said they learn about organizations through web searches (like Google). What did they find out in the Millennial Donor Report? Communicating.

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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. The Mobile Web. .” The Mobile Web. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With 90% of your nonprofit’s supporters and donors now accessing the Internet on multiple devices every day , nonprofits really need to prioritize mobilizing their Web content. Today, for the exact same reason, we’re starting from the beginning in mobile website design. Make sure that it links to your mobile website home page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

After spending all that energy and time researching, writing, and editing 75,000+ words about social and mobile media best practices for nonprofits – living and breathing it for three months straight – it was frustrating, heart-breaking, mind-boggling even to have to let it go and accept that the book was going to be imperfect.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

By Nam-ho Park, Director, Mobile Service, Forum One. With the arrival of smartphones, it’s amazing how much data we are collecting and consuming on our mobile devices. We tweet, checkin, google, blog, instagram, post status updates, yelp and a host of other things from our handheld devices. My Story. Our Stories. Photos matter.

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