Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 2, 2015

The average person worldwide has five social media accounts and spends an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes browsing these networks every day. Today, social media consumes the most time spent on the Internet and the majority of that browsing occurs on a smartphone or tablet. Nonprofits pioneered social media. Bold imagery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

And, now, we are excited to present the new and improved editorial calendar for 2012. But many causes and organizations are finding that it’s a lot harder to get picked up in the local paper and/or the national news than it used to be. Our 2012 editorial calendar is presented as a Google spreadsheet. Earned Media is Dead.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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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. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2014 Social Change Impact Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Published by mGive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 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. Social Media: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. 2014 Social Change Impact Report :: Download. 2013 Social Charity Index :: Download. Published by Blackbaud.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. GivingTuesday Trends.

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NetWits

APRIL 5, 2013

It contains online fundraising, advocacy, email, social, and mobile results from 55 U.S.-based based national nonprofits in 2012. One of the eye-catching findings from the study was the steep decline in the performance of fundraising emails in 2012. percent to 4.5 percent over the past year. What’s to blame?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

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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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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last week, in honor of Labor Day, we shared an introduction to unions, including six things people might not know about the role of unions in the social sector. Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). Unions by the numbers. Financial data. billion in assets, $26.3

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. Inspiring a huge increase in private and social sector investments in health, especially vaccines, immunization, and HIV/AIDS treatment. In 1990, 1.9

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 10, 2013

In this two-part series I explore the concept of “Technology for All” and Benetech’s commitment to both ensuring that the technology required to meet a social need is developed and that it reaches far beyond the 10 percent of people who can afford it. Wofford is remarkable, having performed so many exemplary deeds of service for our nation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Social Networking Icons on the “Thank You for Your Donation” Landing Page.

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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! Danny Alpert, Executive Producer of See3 , is a producer, director, and editor whose films have been nominated for Academy and national Emmy Awards, and have aired on PBS, HBO, A&E, and at festivals around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Note from Beth: E arlier this month, the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, hosted the USRIO 2.0 Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared – Guest Post by Kriss Deliglmeier. The focus of the conference was on the role of technology/connectivity to drive social change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2012

Thanks to you, we received a record 4,607 responses nationwide to our 2012 State of the Sector Survey, more than doubling responses from last year. Notably, human services agencies that comprise our social safety net were represented quite well and the same held true for Arizona responses. And that you did.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’ve been a huge fan of GivingTuesday since I first heard about it back in September, 2012 during a conference at Stanford. I’m pleased to see that some of the skepticism and complaints have now morphed in to more capacity builders providing tips for nonprofits to take advantage of this national day of giving.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Black leaders driving social innovation is not a new phenomenon. . From the civil rights leaders and Black Panther Party to the Black social change leaders of today , Black communities have wielded social innovation as a tool to design and determine their own futures, build collective power, and achieve liberation. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

They're one of a growing roster of organizations with a lot of affiliate members benefiting from TechSoup Global's National Accounts Program. The National Accounts Program is set up to manage product donation registration for groups like the YMCA, United Way, and other organizations that have many branch offices around the country.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

85+ countries now have their own GivingTuesday chapters, and 2022 saw nine new countries launch national GivingTuesday movements. They also donate time, talents, in-kind donations, and access to their social and professional networks. GivingTuesday Gets Social Media Attention In 2022, GivingTuesday trended #1 on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The “ Because I’m A Girl Campaign ” was to draw the world’s attention to educating girls worldwide by getting supporters to “raise their hands” on October 11th. 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 (..)

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

GivingTuesday, the campaign to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season, encouraged thousands of nonprofit organizations to "Get out the Give" this Holiday season. GivingTuesday Fundraising Jon Biedermann Organizational Culture Social Media Softerware Strategy Fundraising' And it worked.

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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. Snoball.com allows people to create momentum around donations for their favorite nonprofit organizations. Here’s how it works.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. It may be time to rethink how these important social organizations are funded. What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? Defourny et al.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

The Census Bureau (2012) also projects that by 2043, the United States will be a majority-minority nation and, by 2060, the non-Hispanic white population will make up only 40 percent of the total population. This means that, by 2060, the total minority population would double from 116 to 241 million (United States Census Bureau 2012).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. social justice issues?that?impact?the Participants?observe?a

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. social justice issues?that?impact?the Participants?observe?a

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

Cause Camp is a nonprofit conference that has been nationally recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the best conferences in America for the nonprofit sector. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. They pulled together a panel of local marketers doing innovative things with social media.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2012

Frogloop fans in the DC area are encouraged to register for a free morning workshop on Multichannel Fundraising Strategies -- hosted by our friends at Big Duck and the National Wildlife Foundation, and being held at our own Care2 DC office on Thursday, June 14th (9am - 11am). Netroots Nation Providence, RI. Clint O'Brien Eric Rardin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I’m thrilled to be spending a few days in London where I am keynoting The Future of Social conference hosted by Social Misfits Media. Gen Z Uses Digital Tools for Social Good, Not Social Currency. Gen Z have (social) entrepreneurial spirit in their DNA. Tips for Engaging Gen Z On Social and Mobile Channels.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

posted by Christopher Chappell Social Media Coordinator Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. Nonprofits must stay on top of social media trends and create engaging experiences for millennials in order to capture their loyalty. National Chamber Foundation, 2012). Kylander, 2012). Technology. Experience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

posted by Christopher Chappell Social Media Coordinator Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. Nonprofits must stay on top of social media trends and create engaging experiences for millennials in order to capture their loyalty. National Chamber Foundation, 2012). Kylander, 2012). Technology. Experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce Acquires Buddy Media for $689 Million – "Salesforce has entered an agreement to acquire social media marketing platform Buddy Media for approximately $689 million, the company has announced. What does social media success look like, anyway?"

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

The company stated that they will not be selling the dolls at stores, but instead will donate them to children's hospitals and other hospitals, as well as the National Alopecia Areata Foundation." Social media has become an integral part of UNICEF’s outreach strategy for main publications and campaigns."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Online , nearly 3,500 Social Media Ambassadors have pledged to support #GivingTuesday. According to research from Blackbaud and reported by Steve McLaughlin on the NpEngage blog, “ Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million processed on #GivingTuesday in 2012. This was up from the $10.1

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