Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. GEO’s 2012 National [.]

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

These ten statistics about nonprofit technology, fundraising, and social media offers us insights into the effectiveness of our strategies, and can help us redesign strategies in the future. Source ) Nonprofits maintained on average 21,788 Twitter followers in 2012. Source ) 6.4% Source ) 18.2% Source ) 6.4%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. The data can be used to help your nonprofit craft a technology and fundraising strategic plan. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. Published by Blackbaud.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Only 11 weeks to go until the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Here are a couple of ways to connect and share at the 2012 NTC: Social Event Survey. We want to help make sure your social event is successful, so this year we’re inviting you to tell us what social events and meet-ups you would like to see. >>

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

I also wanted to learn what their techniques would be for using social media ambassadors and experience it as a social media ambassador first-hand so it could help me advise nonprofits. What is a social media ambassador? I get a lot of requests to be a social media ambassador or “influencer” requests.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Started in 2012 by Henry Timms, chief executive officer (CEO) of the 92Y: Cultural Institution and Community Center. This novel idea becoming increasingly popular among other nonprofits, growing on social feeds such as TWitter with the hashtag #GivingTuesday (you’ve probably seen it). Develop Your Strategy. Plan Your Resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved? How can we get people to talk to us? Even asking direct questions doesn’t result in replies.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Giving Tuesday started in 2012 by Henry Timms, chief executive officer (CEO) of the 92Y: Cultural Institution and Community Center, to remind shoppers this the holidays are a time of giving, not just getting. In 2012 alone, Giving Tuesday saw participation from 2,500 organizations and processed almost $10 million dollars in donations.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Created in November of 2012, GivingTuesday is a global movement to inspire generosity around the world. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. A tiered ad campaign can help hype your donors and get them into a giving mindset.

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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.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

While generational cutoffs aren’t set in stone, Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Members of Gen Z are digital natives growing up with tech, social media, and information available at their fingertips. Over the years, hashtags have gained traction and popularity across all social media platforms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! Connect with Danny on Twitter at @See3. Connect with Aaron on Twitter at @AaronMSB and @NPFilm. Connect with Raven on Twitter at @ravenb and @WinTheNet. Connect with David on Twitter at @davidleeking.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. Creating Buzz.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2012

photo from Broken Banjo Photography We've already established the successes and failures of the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but what about the straightforward facts? 1772 NPTechies registered for 2012 NTC. The majority of the online conversation, 98% , happened on Twitter. You can watch all those interviews here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

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. Five Marketing Management Tools (2014) Social Media Examiner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

Along the way, I united my passion for social media and nonprofits, training, fundraising with Cambodia. This is the first of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia. I had to adapt all my social media techniques for very low bandwidth and do it in real time.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

GivingTuesday Gets Social Media Attention In 2022, GivingTuesday trended #1 on Twitter. Since its inception in 2012, GivingTuesday has relied on digital channels to build a global community. Use your social media channels to connect with donors who are actively engaged in supporting nonprofits that day.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The hashtag, #GivingTuesday, was trending on Twitter. As some nonprofit insiders complained, #GivingTuesday making too much noise. Using statistics only from highest-level influencers, #GivingTuesday had a reach to over 425 million individuals on Twitter, and over 300 million on Facebook. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Date :October 24-25, 2012. Topic : Community-Driven Planning: Creating a Social Media Strategy. Description : This all-day workshop starts with the real foundation of social media engagement: community and content. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Topic : Social Media ROI.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 4, 2012

posted by Carly Rowe , Social Media Specialist. 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 first of which is Hootsuite , a social media dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

When colleague Dan Cohen told me of his recent experience using guided imagery in a social media workshop, I thought it was definitely valuable to share with others. Seeing Social Media Success Before It Happens by Dan Cohen. She asked the group to think about what their social media usage might look like within their organizations.

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Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. 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.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. For Pathways to Education, social media turned out to be the right tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

Note from Beth: Over five years ago , I connected with Sam Mayfield, an independent media maker, through my blog. In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. My background is in community media. Now, fast forward to 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Making it through both primary and secondary education is critical to girls being able to help break the cycle of poverty. I raised money through my blog and later on Twitter to help send her to college from 2006-2010 through the Sharing Foundation’s program. The photo above is Leng Sopharath.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 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). Please help us select a winner for the Care2 Impact Prize! "We The decision matrix in below will help you decide which photos to share and how."

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 1, 2012

Because, honestly, when else are you going to be in a room with people who want to discuss leveraging the power of Twitter for nonprofits or debate whether or not Google+ is an influential tool, and over drinks to boot?

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

We use this analogy to help students remember that when interacting and communicating with others, there is much underneath the surface that remains to be discovered through conversation and engagement. The iceberg analogy can be a particularly powerful analogy when we think about how we might use social media to truly engage youth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

For all the buzz about new media in the nonprofit sector, it is somewhat surprising how few nonprofits have integrated their new media campaigns into one of the most important pages on their website – the “Thank You for Your Donation!” Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been doing incredible work for over 100 years and, while content marketing isn’t news to them, they’re using content along with social media to make sure the online world knows about their work. Make-a-Wish Foundation arrived on the scene in 1980 by helping one boy become a police officer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The following advice can help an NGO move away from constantly seeking grant funding by building a constant inflow of funds from individuals: Plan you crowdfunding campaigns early – what will you raise funds for, how will the funds be spent, plan your media campaign including a compelling story and images/videos.

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