Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

After taking a break, I felt a lot like Hank – I just wanted to keep on resting. But in the quiet and last days of 2012 and the reflective moments in the new year, it was time to face the new year! I decided to go offline and take a break from blogging, pinning, Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Notice the the conversation is about the application deadline.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

UPDATED 4/3/12: If your nonprofit has yet to start using Pinterest , then hopefully new data released for March 2012 revealing that Pinterest now generates more referral traffic than Twitter will motivate you to start pinning – or at the very least to sign up and reserve your first choice of usernames (hint, hint!).

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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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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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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

And, through analytics and a culture of testing, some of the best advocacy and activist organizations are transforming how they listen to their supporters online. A Twitter trending hashtag or viral video can put a topic on the media agenda, creating a spiral of attention that spreads your message far beyond its traditional audience.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2012

It was orginally featured on The Huffington Post , June 4, 2012. They want to advocate, volunteer, test things out and be a part of the cause. The news is all atwitter about Twitter. Being on Facebook and Twitter, using smart phones and tablets are all important in some way -- really important, in fact.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. Twitter, on the other hand, is a more casual social media platform where people share life updates of 280 characters or less.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

It invites spontaneity and diversity of voice on a range of social media outlets, from Facebook to Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram. They do constant A/B testing to understand what is and isn't working. My favorite new conference in 2012 was the National Arts Marketing Project in November. But then, a few things happened.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Well, as of October 2012, Google Wallet is the first wallet service to launch the ability to donate online via a Google Wallet “Donate” button. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly. Chapter 4 :: Follow on a 1:1 Ratio on Twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The concept of Giving Tuesday came about in 2012 on East 92nd Street in New York City at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact. This will involve setting up landing pages, scheduling day-of events, finalizing marketing assets, testing new automation and emails, and so much more.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

since 2012, and only continues to grow in reach and influence. TEST YOUR DONATE PAGE. We’ve seen increases of 20% and higher for every page we have A/B Tested for our Whole Whale clients. Encourage your members to share their #Unselfie(s) with you on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Make donations tangible.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. While we were there, Blackbaud, NTEN and Common Knowledge released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup. > [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

million online gifts collected throughout 2012. This year’s study shows the growth of social media audiences outpaced email lists in 2012, growing an average of 46 percent on Facebook and 264 percent on Twitter. The report provides benchmarks for FB and Twitter, including engagement rates and fan growth rate.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

Most of our user research techniques are likely the same as what’s in any designer’s toolkit: surveys, interviews, analytics review, usability tests, etc. Invisible Children also had great success storytelling via video with their Kony 2012 campaign. Social media and peer-to-peer.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Mash-Ups: Twitter gives you 140 characters to make your point ("tweet") to an international community of people interested in following your comments. Twemes also aggregates Twitter posts (you direct it with a pound sign: #votereport). B/T/W Twitter posts can also be tracked through Twittervision (AND don't miss Flickrvision ).

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