Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/womenforwomen. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. The ToMamaWithLove campaign saw them try some new tools as well as some trusted favorites, even with a budget of $0 and a lot of volunteer time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2010

It will be published by McGraw-Hill in New York City and is scheduled to hit bookstores, Amazon and e-readers in Fall 2011. That said, I have to postpone many of my upcoming webinars to 2011, and throughout most of 2011 my webinars will go from being offered weekly to only twice per month. That’s right! THANKS very much!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. What we saw was that by 9 pm on January 12th we were able to launch the program and for the next thee days people only found out about it from Twitter and facebook and so many shared it. David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? It's time to start really thinking about how we can use geo-location tools to show our impact, engage volunteers and donorswherever they are, in context. What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Holly Ross, NTEN. And not apps. Jocelyn Harmon: Care2.

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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! You can manage your social interactions across platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC ! How Can I Learn More?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Through tools like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, you can post information, encourage comments and get feedback. It’s important to think of these social media channels as tools to communicate in a social manner rather than the end in and of itself—in other words, social media is a journey, not a destination.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Date : February 19th, 2011. Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Location : San Antonio, TX. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Related Links : Conference website.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Today marks the launch of Candid Learning for Funders , your new destination for field guides, blogs, training, and tools designed to improve the practice of grantmaking. . New tools launching in 2022 . We also have new learning tools for funders launching in 2022. How we got from GrantCraft to Candid Learning for Funders .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/taprootfound. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Website: www.taprootfoundation.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Twitter: twitter.com/nwf. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Title: Digital Marketing Manager. Website: www.nwf.org.

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sgEngage

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]. Art Fund “See Everything”.

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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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Twitter Dashboards and the Dark Side of Tweeting posted by Kayla L. With the explosion of micro-blogging, the nonprofit world has a fantastic new tool to connect with the public in exciting and creative ways. Scandals have been all-too-common on twitter. I totally agree.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Twitter: @ HumaneSociety , @ cariegrls. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Title: Director of Emerging Media.

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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. This is a great tool to help them do just that, thanks for sharing it! ” – John Kenyon, 2013. You can download it here. Great idea!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Are you attending Convio's 2011 Summit? This information will be shared in the 2011 Summit guide but I wanted to give you a peek at what everyone involved with your Convio Client Care team is preparing specifically for this year's attendees: Monday, Oct. 12:30p – 2:00p: “Free ‘Do It Yourself' Kits: Tastes great!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie Laskey: In the CORNER OFFICE section of The New York Times , there was a memorable interview on January 29, 2011, entitled, " Hey, Rock Stars: Take Your Show SomeplaceElse ," conducted by Adam Bryant of Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO of Big Spaceship, a digital marketing and communications agency. Do you agree with this approach?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/nature_org. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). SignOn.org Beta – Have you seen the new petition tool from MoveOn.org? "SignOn 30 Super Useful Nonprofit Hashtags – Twitter Chats, Too! «

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

South by Southwest Interactive is a major hotspot for new tools to launch, applications and platforms to find early adopters, and those looking for ideas or suggestions to get recommendations from others already exploring the newest, shiny toys. Social Philanthropy: Raising Money on YouTube and Twitter. I’ve been….

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Is email going out with 2011? You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

This intense 5-part training will take you deep into the decision-making matrix and help you walk away with a way to plan social media strategies, including the tools best suited for the job. Learn about the pros and cons of Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and photo and video sharing sites, based on the results of 6 months of Idealware research.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/BigCatRescue. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Have you been able to use these tools to raise money online? What is on your To Do List for 2011? Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. That said, here’s a tool kit to help you ask for that raise and get it. Good luck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. Of those inspired by social media, Facebook (54%) has the largest impact, then Twitter (21%) and Instagram (14%). ? Is online giving growing rapidly as well?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). – Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. Who Tweets?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011."

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). For many nonprofits, it’s far more obvious that such tools can be useful than how to use them. Event management? How about fundraising?

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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. My latest post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog is now up. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Probably no better an indication of my love for the knowledge waiting to be unmasked within this tool, is the (fun?) users in over a year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. .

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