Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I took some much-needed time off in December and was able to spend some down time reflecting on the future of social media and mobile technology for the nonprofit sector. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. VIDEO: HTML All Writers Need to Know. Diversify your news sources.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

It’s hard to imagine a time when peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising wasn’t fueled by digital platforms and online communications tools. A time when P2P meant actually talking to someone “in real life” to ask for a donation. Over the next five or so years, both the communication channels and the method to donate became more online-centric.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. Since 1938 March of Dimes has been changing the world one baby at a time.

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APRIL 10, 2023

Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source. Spend time strengthening donor relationships. When you put in the work ahead of time, you will have solid strategies already in place and ready to go. This is because Giving Tuesday gets nonprofits real results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements. Constantly update your supporters, especially after the campaign ends – if you do this consistently, you will gain trust and your crowd will grow over time. 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), If you post too often or at the wrong times, then you’ll likely lose as many followers as you gain and your social networks will stagnate.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! Once again, you’ve amazed us!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." After all, building and maintaining a meaningful social media presence requires a significant investment of time — and it’s not always easy to measure the return on that investment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), If you post too often or at the wrong times, then you’ll likely lose as many followers as you gain and your social networks will stagnate.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. By Laura Quinn, Idealware Odds are good that your organization is using multiple communications channels to reach people, from social media to direct mail and email to websites and blogs. Let’s look at them one at a time.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. work must be spread among staff 2.)

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

While there is an increasing number of youth-facing nonprofits that employ organizational Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, the usage of separate, professional, Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts can be a more meaningful way to engage young people. This is the 90% that can be valuable when considering working with youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. The last time I shared a plenary stage with Marcelo Iniarra was in 2014 at the International Fundraising Congress where he rode a bicycle on stage! The challenges: Explosion of online media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. You might also consider setting up a Facebook Group just for alumni and encourage them to share this information.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2012

As SXSWi showcases the breakout apps and products for 2012, I wanted to highlight three social apps that I think are worth checking out and could be helpful to the nonprofit community. ” The specific event, donation amount and time interval are defined by the user. com’s Cause Channel. Here’s how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Users can share them on Instagram while also choosing to share them to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare. It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). Ten Inspiring Nonprofits (2012) on Instagram by Mashable. As of September, 2015 , Instagram had 400 Million users.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The next time your organization makes a mistake, use these tips to handle the crisis ASAP, so it doesn’t bubble up and explode. This CEO’s response also spread across social media and blogs and people began flooding the company’s Facebook page posting angry comments.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The event is only 6 years old, but it’s grown a lot in that time. In 2012, total contributions stood at just $12 million; by 2017, they reached $274 million.¹ Give Employees Time to Prepare. GivingTuesday, which trends on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram each year, is a key reason for the event’s rapid growth.

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Care2

APRIL 6, 2011

29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook. 21% used Facebook to advocate a political position. 29% “Liked&# a political issue on Facebook. 21% used Facebook to advocate a political position. If they are interested in volunteering their time, they prefer community service. Houston We Have A Problem.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S. As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This week Idealware released the much-anticipated 2012 edition of our free Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Nonprofit Management Systems. Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

In January of this year, nonprofit organization Invisible Children released “Kony 2012,” a video about Joseph Kony. Using Facebook and Twitter, signers have shared this petition with their followers and friends. The time to wait has come and gone. The time to wait has come and gone. Plan, plan, plan. Like this article?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In a letter to their newborn daughter, Max, they announced that they were giving away 99% of their Facebook stock to make the world a better place. The money will be channeled into the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative , a newly formed group that will initially focus on education and health.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Pacific time and participate through Watchitoo with Twitter, Facebook, and social channels. His forthcoming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. We want our donors to be advocates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

Get affiliated (trained/certified) (so that an emergency response organization can put you to work in a leadership position immediately in a time of disaster. At the time of this writing, one week into the six week campaign there were 1,337 actions pledged. A breakdown of the engagement and site visit stats are below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Goodwill Industries(@GoodwillIntl) September 3, 2012. Because of the project’s scale, we opted to use Twitter as our communications channel instead of Facebook. First, we’re timing the campaign to draw increased attention to our mission at a time when people are naturally talking about employment and jobs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Social media listening (or social media monitoring) is the practice of paying close attention to digital channels when conversations relevant to your cause are being discussed. is a guide written nonprofits that shares some techniques you can put to use right away and help your organization engage in the right place at the right time.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To put that in perspective, the year before the first #GivingTuesday in 2012, there were just $6.6 What channels will you use to engage your donors? Create a detailed plan and schedule for all of your communication channels: Changing website banners. Time Sensitive. What time of day should you send? Email sends.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Selling more online than its next 12 biggest competitors combined (see the Wall Street Journal story), this online giant took home $61 billion in online sales in 2012. During this time of year, when shopping takes such a prominent focus, linking supporters to Smile can only help. Nonprofits can visit org.amazon.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

In October 2012, the Beth Kanter came to speak to Social Media for Global Health (SM4GH) an interagency working group and space to connect and share experiences around the integrated use of social media to share the messages and products of global health and development organizations. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Promote content across multiple channels. However, the biggest deterrents to creating a content marketing strategy that works is the time investment required to see measurable results. In that time I’ve slowly seen the community accept, whether they like it or not, that fundraising, online or otherwise, is sales.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Promote content across multiple channels. However, the biggest deterrents to creating a content marketing strategy that works is the time investment required to see measurable results. In that time I’ve slowly seen the community accept, whether they like it or not, that fundraising is sales. 3 is our favorite.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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