Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Here’s a guest post about the a group of organizations and projects working Global Health and Development are using it. Social Media Benchmarking: Gauging Success for Project and Organizations in Global Health and Development. By: Rebecca Shore. To date the survey has received 131 responses; 45% projects and 55% organizations.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Profiles: Many smaller nonprofits have yet to make the jump from a Facebook profile, personally managed by their founders or executive directors, to an organizational page. This jump is crucial since Facebook can shut down profiles used for organizational purposes , plus profiles are capped at 5,000 friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

On Wednesday, March 28 in San Francisco – and live-streamed online – TechSoup Global will screen and award the top photo and video entries. >> RSVP on Meetup or Facebook ! WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: San Francisco – TechSoup Headquarters; Online – Live-stream on Facebook and in Second Life.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September; we've now had several months to consider the findings and talk to some of you about what you think. For the global NGO sector, cloud computing has arrived. In this post, I'll share our thoughts on what should be done next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2012

From November 6-8 – 2012 I will be in Florianopolis, Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar , which brings together influential minds, social entrepreneurs and innovators, and connecting people from all walks of life to share ideas and actions to make the world a better place using technology, social media and innovative thinking.

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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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MARCH 30, 2012

" 2012 Top 100 Best NGOs by The Global Journal | The Global Journal – "The Global Journal is proud to announce the release of its inaugural ‘Top 100 Best NGOs’ list. On the one hand, they want their material to be shared as widely as possible, on the other hand they want to have total control.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

In 2005 Facebook was only open to college students and professors, Twitter didn’t exist, and the iPhone was still in concept mode. And yet despite limited budgets, the early adopter nonprofits began using responsive web design in 2012 in order to adapt quickly to the new realities of Internet browsing. Global Giving 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Using statistics only from highest-level influencers, #GivingTuesday had a reach to over 425 million individuals on Twitter, and over 300 million on Facebook. Over 7,000 #UNselfies were submitted on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012. Blackbaud processed more than $19.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Many thanks to our generous hosts including the Foundation Center/SF, Zero Divide, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, TechSoup Global, and Stanford University. October 23, 2012 at 10 am PST/1:00 PM EST. Workshop: Washington, DC Foundation Center. October 24, 2012 10-12 Noon. Connie Chan Wang (@cheesycons) October 19, 2012.

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MAY 20, 2016

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report :: Download. 2012 State of Social Media Use in Australian Nonprofits :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

If you haven't heard, the 2012 NTC will be held in April 3-5 in San Francisco. The 2012 Day of Service has been made possible by the support and commitment of Event 360. April 3, 2012) : A huge part of landing your new job is winning the interview. Bay Area nonprofits are doing some incredible work.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Several of us from TechSoup Global will be there, and we'd love to see you! From panels, plenaries, and presentations (oh my!) " In addition, we'll be blogging here, tweeting updates on Twitter , and posting updates to Facebook , so stalk us for links to golden nuggets of tech wisdom. Anna Jaeger. Lynn Van Housen.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Created in November of 2012, GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world. While you may be more familiar with Facebook and Instagram, TikTok and Threads have both increased in popularity and are great platforms for reaching younger audiences.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Peter Deitz, Social Actions. Notice something strange about those tasks?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. All day, everyday the online masses are being bombarded with terrible news.

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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 UN Global Report is also using Facebook Messenger bots to engage young people around different issues. This was my third visit to the country. At the same time, trust in institutions is fading.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Yesterday was the fourth Giving Tuesday , a global day of community-driven philanthropy. Global Giving did a creative campaign to encourage people to share why they give. 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.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

As an independent filmmaker, Windy has produced and directed promotional videos, films, and documentaries, including “The Tillamook Burn” (2003), “The ‘D’ Word: Understanding Dyslexia” (Sundance 2012), and “The Eyes of Thailand” (2012). His forthcoming. employers in Brazil and the US.

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MAY 29, 2012

He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching, "Let's Move!" - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

To celebrate all of the good going on around us, they’ve created a huge, global image gallery of people, organizations and businesses doing good this holiday on their Facebook page – because they believe that #GoodSpotting is everywhere, and something everyone can do. The call to action?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Globally, 34 percent of people report owning smartphones. Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. A session at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference, recounted on the TechSoup blog, offers advice on using storytelling for fundraising. Does Facebook Work for Fundraising?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. According to Giving Tuesday’s website , it is “a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.” Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

As an independent filmmaker, Windy has produced and directed promotional videos, films, and documentaries, including “The Tillamook Burn” (2003), “The ‘D’ Word: Understanding Dyslexia” (Sundance 2012), and “The Eyes of Thailand” (2012). David Evan Harris - Global Lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Through monthly phone calls and a closed Facebook discussion group, I tested (“try to vary the type content each day of the week”). In October, Facebook introduced new features on the analytics pages. What’s Next: 2012 Social Media Week DC. I asked questions (“Does posting on the weekend create more user engagement?”).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Victoria Dunning, Vice President for Programs, The Global Fund for Children.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

It was a broad gathering including everyone from consultants to students to startups – and nonprofits ranging from the San Francisco Bay Area focused Stride Center to the global fundraising platform Kiva.org. November 17, 2011 - Atlanta January 30, 2012 - New York City Follow Social Media for Nonprofits on Facebook and Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z. Be Prepared to Be Blown Away by Gen Z.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Digital: What Every Charity Leader Should Know features insight from influential leaders in the nonprofit sector including Marnie Webb, co-CEO of TechSoup Global; Beth Kanter , author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ; and Martha Lane Fox, chair of Go ON UK. More Resources.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. The average user on Facebook shares/creates 90 pieces of content a month. With over 800 million global users on Facebook, if you do the math – that’s a lot of information! We can’t blame it all on the amount of information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Since both apps allow you to share your video creations on other sites (such as Twitter and Facebook), Instagram and Vine videos are a low-cost and low-tech way to create and share short videos with any audience. You can also share Instagram videos on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels. Vine is the other popular short video tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

We can easily fall into the use of shorthand or brand names to describe it: it is “social media” or the internet or Twitter or Facebook. TechSoup Global is building NGOSource , an online data repository to facilitate the sometimes costly business of getting grants to overseas charities. It is an exciting time.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

In our 2012 Global Cloud Survey we found that only 12 percent of respondents, mostly from larger organizations, are using cloud-based client relationship management (CRM) database services like Salesforce for Nonprofits , or Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Facebook and Twitter are changing the way we live and work.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. Engagement through Facebook dropped slightly to 65%. Are the only generation to be more active on Facebook (64%) than on YouTube (61%).

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

For the first time in the nation’s history, people came together to fundraise on a global scale. billion in donations for nonprofits in 2012 and has only been growing since. With social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook gaining large followings in 2006 came another new technology available for promotional use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity have lunch with Libby Leffler who works on strategic partnerships at Facebook with nonprofits. If you work in nonprofits and social media, you are likely to be seeing a lot of more of Libby as she will is doing a lot more speaking about Facebook and Nonprofits.

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