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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Organization Size: Medium. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name: Allison Nassour. Title: Social Media Manager.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Both of these organizations have both been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. For so many organizations that are participating in the Summit, you can see these things can work!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The cute animal theory has not gone unnoticed by nonprofits, even those that are not animal welfare organizations, zoos or aquariums are sharing content featuring cute animals on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. And now, mobile. Best Friends has just launched a fun mobile app. ” The Android version is coming soon!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Organization: Big Cat Rescue. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which has helped your organization the most and how? Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e,

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Care2

JULY 22, 2011

For most organizations, the heart and soul of communications is the email list. 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. Mobile is apps.

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Achieve

MARCH 6, 2023

Speak with past organizers if you can, and ask these questions to your volunteers or event staff. Look back at other events you’ve hosted, or confer with other event organizers in your area and see if you can take any insight. Another great place to start is good ol’ Google. What processes could have been easier?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. But you know every corner of your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Organization: Taproot Foundation. Organization Size: 40 Employees. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Name (s): Dupé Ajayi and Megan McDonald. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation.

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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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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. Know the players.

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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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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Blackbaud’s just-released Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits found nonprofit website traffic was down 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. The study reported traffic decreased across 18 of 19 nonprofit verticals , with Canadian organizations being the exception. (It Setup Google Analytics to do a year-over-year comparison.

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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. That said, my Pinterest Profile for “Nonprofit Organizations” ( pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ) will only follow nonprofits. Go mobile with Pinterest.

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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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NTEN

DECEMBER 27, 2011

But, for now, check out all the amazing things NTEN member are doing, planning, and asking for in the last few weeks of 2011. Nancy Schwartz wants to know what the biggest marketing lesson you learned (or re-learned) was in 2011. Teens and mobile - talk about a perfect match. Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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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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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. In the mobile version, only the icon is included. To say the least, we were in awe. But that’s not all!

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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.” As a trainer, I was most interested in Chapter 7 about equipping your organization to do multi-channel campaigns.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Background As part of NTEN’s strategic planning in 2010, we identified a particular constituency in the nonprofit sector that our current programs weren’t directly serving: the non-technical leaders who make the strategic decisions, approve the budgets, and have the big picture in mind about the direction and work of their organizations.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Forward this to all the girls online” By 2011 the meme evolved a couple of times. On January 8, 2011 the meme ranked number 11 on Google Trends search queries and the Susan G Komen Foundation said that their Facebook page grew by over 100K “likes” in 24 hours. In 2011 he was diagnosed with ALS.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Both of these organizations have been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. For so many organizations that are participating in the Summit, you can see these things can work! Kari: I'm so glad you brought that up.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Organizations are empowering youth to develop their own mobile apps to solve problems at their schools, in their communities, and to help the greater good. Are you a youth-oriented organization with an app? Apps Made by Youth.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This Winter, Luminate Online will officially support HTML5, allowing organizations to select this new DOCTYPE when building out content. By doing so, you'll then be able to push the envelope with mobile-friendly and other new-fangled webby goodness. 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. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters. For others it was not so clear.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The online protest event was organized by the DC area based advocacy nonprofit, Demand Progress. Microsoft has run the campaign since 2011, but it seems to have deeper resonance this year. The New York Times Outs Google+. It’s Mostly for Google. It uses the info for targeted ads.

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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. LinkedIn: Step It Up : Cheryl Black gives organizations some tips on how to use LinkedIn more effectively. Mobile Websites vs. Apps - what's right for you?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

sample of organizations. September, 2011. According to our survey results: Organizations are using apps : 69% of respondents reported they are currently using apps in their library or nonprofit. they had to say: The apps organizations are using are a lot of the big-name apps like. Twitter, Facebook, and Google Apps.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. Demo participants are eligible to receive up to 4 free iPads® if their organization purchases ClientTrack by July 31, 2011. Google Stop by for a Google for Nonprofits tote bag!

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Online revenue grew by 21 percent since 2011.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

Public Good is a new online donor management platform that was designed from the ground up to reflect how people organize around causes. In 2011, they joined the technology leadership of President Obama's re-election campaign. 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. The campaign is also on Google+ and uses SoundCloud , a social media company that allows one to record audio messages and share them online. They then used this input to craft “ A Blueprint for 21 st Century San Francisco.”

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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. Yacka said Facebook has enabled the organization to interact with volunteers to promote opportunities to help AVP. Some are built around events that need more traditional mobilization efforts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials are giving small amount to multiple organizations. The next biggest way to give was online on organization’s website. 52% said they gave if their friends or family endorse the organization. Personal contact is important.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

A Google search of crowdsourcing translation or crowdsourcing transcription, for example, should lead you to links for Lingotek, Acclaro and Smartling (translation) or Castingwords and Speechpad (transcription). Aliza Sherman is a veteran Web entrepreneur, author and commentator on digital, social and mobile.

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