Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Last week, I was down in Austin, TX, for the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups - whether nonprofit organizations or not - to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook have had an accelerating and compounding effect on social movements and social change. GEO’s 2012 National [.] The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

> Download the 2012 NTEN Community Survey Report. > > Download the 2012 NTEN Community Survey Report. Key Findings from the 2012 Survey. 22% of the NTEN Community considers their organizations to be at the “Leading” level on the Tech Adoption Spectrum. > Download the 2012 NTEN Community Survey Report.

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Care2

MARCH 23, 2012

The 2012 eNonprofit Benchmark study comes out April 5 th and is packed with great data that highlights key online fundraising and advocacy response rates as well as social media metrics. For every 1000 email subscribers, organizations have 103 facebook fans and 23 followers on Twitter. Online fundraising grew 20% in 2011.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media. Nonprofits saw a 264% growth in Twitter followers in 2012. 37% of nonprofits attribute their organization’s success on social media to executive management’s advocacy of social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or something else, you don’t have to be satisfied with a feeling: use your organization’s strategic plan to identify real goals and then track the data to show your impact.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

A few days ago, I reported some of the juicy details from the 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that was just released showing data from 2012. For every 1,000 email subscribers, groups in the Benchmarks Study have 149 Facebook Fans, 53 Twitter Followers, and 29 Mobile Subscribers.

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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. The hub for the 2012 NTC is our myNTC, our social media platform, where you can message other attendees, view the agenda, and read session descriptions. Progressive Party.

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TechImpact

MARCH 17, 2014

Source ) Nonprofits maintained on average 21,788 Twitter followers in 2012. Source ) 13% of all charitable giving goes to Education organizations. Source ) 3% of all charitable giving goes to Environmental / Animals organizations. Source ) 9% of all charitable giving foes to Health organizations. Source ) 6.4%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

One of their newest experiments is a Twitter campaign, #150jobs. Goodwill Industries(@GoodwillIntl) September 3, 2012. What is the objective of the Twitter campaign? Because of the project’s scale, we opted to use Twitter as our communications channel instead of Facebook. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2012

Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012. In fact, most nonprofits in the United States now regularly use social media in their communications and development campaigns, but few nonprofit social media practioners have been properly trained how to best utilize sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google+. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The Social Web has dramatically changed how non-governmental organizations communicate with supporters, donors and volunteers. Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Indian Standard Time). Cost: Free! How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 2, 2013

It’s a day of tax-deductible charitable sharing, giving, volunteering, and making a real difference for those less fortunate, or for the organizations that support causes that make the world a better place. In 2012 alone, Giving Tuesday saw participation from 2,500 organizations and processed almost $10 million dollars in donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2012

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Your organization’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is directly related to whether your staff fully understand each sites’ unique functionality and toolset as well as how to best integrate these tools into your long-term online communications and fundraising strategy.

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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. In this role, Aaron is responsible for conceptualizing the organization’s vision and working to see it through. Connect with Aaron on Twitter at @AaronMSB and @NPFilm.

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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). Pre-Campaign Action.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Maura Lafferty, an independent communications consultant working with classical musicians and performing arts organizations in San Francisco, CA. Ryan Biega is a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

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. Although we had been trading letters for two years , I met Sopharath face-to-face in 2007 and recorded this interview.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap. The community showed up for the 2012 NTC. Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc. NTCwinning 1: The Community Photo by Trav Williams You.

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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 ). It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. Vintage Photo Editing Apps (2012).

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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. If you isolate human services organizations, 56% of the respondents received federal government funding and 69% received state or local funding. And that you did.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. Though the organization had been around for years, in the early 1900s we saw the U.S.’s

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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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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? We invite you to come out and mingle with the hosting teams, customers and SXSW attendees on a variety of topics.

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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. Is your organization using social media, or are you still trying to figure it all out? Plan, plan, plan.

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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. To date the survey has received 131 responses; 45% projects and 55% organizations.

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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. It can be frustrating when a website isn’t mobile responsive and it certainly doesn’t promote a sense of confidence in the organization. As something that started on Twitter, hashtags are powerful marketing tools when used correctly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Organizations must invest in technology to stay relevant. 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter. 18% of donors worldwide have donated to a charitable organization directly through Facebook. 41% of donors to charitable organizations also donate to online crowdfunding campaigns that benefit individuals.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

That means that thousands of organizations all over the world are inspiring generosity in their communities on GivingTuesday. Whether you look at GivingTuesday campaigns from organizations in your hometown or charities on the other side of the world, there’s no shortage of nonprofits who are doing amazing things. Join the conversation!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Did your organization create impactful videos in 2011? Do you want your organization to be recognized for making great videos and maybe win some incredible prizes? Organizations are more video savvy than ever. Last year’s contest had nearly 1,400 entries from 821 organizations in 4 countries. Are you a nonprofit?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Donors of all ages will be looking for meaningful points of engagement with your organization.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2012

We're down to the wire, with one week left before the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Just drop your web links in the "web content" section to link your profile to your Twitter, Blog, and more. Under the "Attendees" tab, you can use a "Show Advanced Search" link to search by name, title, organization, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 15, 2011

August 25: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn (2 Hours). However, if I was to do it again, it would not be until April 2012. Please indicate the webinars you’d like to attend and send me the name, title, organization name, and email address of each attendee. This is likely a one-time webinar series.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Many nonprofit organizations have volunteers, board members, marketing individuals, and others who contribute to the success of the organization and their mission. The initial release includes options for email and imports, and we’ll be adding the additional areas of letters and the Twitter Listening Hub soon.

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Date :October 24-25, 2012. These plans provide a starting point that participants can put into action immediately and build upon for larger projects and plans in the organization. Location : Lexington, KY. Topic : Community-Driven Planning: Creating a Social Media Strategy.

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