Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2011

How to Back Up Your Facebook Profile Data from Emily Garman on Vimeo. Many nonprofits have set up individual profiles instead of pages by accident. I posted this link on my Facebook page and it generated a lot of comments, so I thought I’d cross post it here. It’s where I found the above really useful screencast.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Create a list of the top 10 LinkedIn profiles, saving links directly to the Activity section of their profile where you can quickly see which conversations they are joining and what they are posting about.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. When a person feels self-efficacious, they are more likely to be proactive in signing up for other volunteer activities and feel more confident in their abilities to be an advocate for the nonprofit.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If someone was scrolling through their social media account and came across a post from your nonprofit, would they like, comment, or share it? Just like identifying an ideal donor profile is useful for fundraising, your social media presence should cater to your defined target audience. Use your logo as your profile picture.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Drafting inbound message and comment response templates. Do you often get the same questions or comments on your posts? We’ve already seen high-profile malicious uses of deep fakes and Generative AI also makes it easier for users or bots to create spam messages and misinformation at scale. Template creation. Optimizing reach.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

After you’ve created an account, ensure your profile and other relevant pages are set up. This provides prospective supporters who click on your ads or research your organization with evidence that your nonprofit is active and trustworthy. Maintaining an active digital presence ensures this is the reaction your supporters will have.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Social media profiles consistently secure prominent positions in search results. Especially for branded keywords, social media profiles frequently take a front-and-center position, appearing right after the respective brand’s website result. Instagram Your social profile should be filled out in its entirety.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2014

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Profile Picture), Timeline Cover, and Tab Icons. More than two-thirds of its users log in every day and three-fourths do so on a mobile device. Without a doubt your nonprofit’s supporters use Facebook on a regular basis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2013

By doing so, you and your fans can then reply directly to comments posted on status updates. It’s also worth noting that the most active conversation threads are moved to the top of the status update. .” Last week Facebook starting rolling out the capability for Page Admins to add the Replies functionality to their Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Thousands of nonprofits haven’t logged into their MySpace profiles in months, or even a year or more. There are lots of friendly activists and comment fairies on MySpace that do care very much about social causes and nonprofits. They go out to all your MySpace friends and can be featured on the Home view of your profile.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Ask an association staff member to participate in the group to help answer questions, direct members to helpful resources, and listen to their comments. As your younger members become more active in your online community, be sure to reward their involvement. Recruit and engage young professionals as community leaders. Get feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

That said, my Pinterest Profile for “Nonprofit Organizations” ( pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ) will only follow nonprofits. Sign up for a Pinterest Account and set up your Pinterest Profile. Business always underestimate the fact the nonprofits are some of the most active early adopters on the Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Profiles, Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last two months. POLL] Since the launch of the new Facebook News Feed, have you noticed an increase, a decrease, or no change at all in your Status Update Likes and Comments?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2012

Admins can use the app to post to their Pages, comment, get notifications of activity, manage Admins, and view Page Insights: 3) Ability to Schedule Status Updates in Advance. I had seen the functionality on Profiles, but not on Pages. This blog post will be posted as a $30 Promoted Post on Monday morning, June 11.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. billion active users. But Twitter’s greatest strength is that, if actively maintained, it can act as a means for connecting with your supporters in real-time. Build Your Following on: Facebook.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

I usually start my research with the board, volunteers, and staff members of the nonprofit to see if any of them meet the profile for a legacy gift. Profiling donors ready to make a planned gift is not an exact science, but we can identify certain characteristics and indicators that may suggest a prospect’s readiness.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The most Important part of your activity is deeply understanding your audience. You might even include that high profile person’s name in your invitation copy as a draw for other potential guests. Another option for an activity is to leverage the expertise of the audience you assemble. Drop it in the comments!

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Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

While we are most commonly known for tools and resources like GuideStar profiles and Foundation Maps, we are currently bringing together our data repositories so we can seamlessly capture a full view of the field. . Through Candid’s data partner networks, GuideStar profile information is shared with all major U.S.-based

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JULY 21, 2022

Picking the best visual representations of your nonprofit will help you flesh out your profile and show what your nonprofit stands for. The two most important pictures on your profile will be your profile picture and header image. Help your network update their profiles. Create interesting content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

If you have any favorites that you would like to share, please add them in a comment below. 4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. My career in Internet activism goes to back to 2000 when I launched eActivist.org ( View 2002 cached version ).

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, be strategic: Profile your ideal donor and then determine their preferred social networks. Actively engage with followers by answering their questions, tagging them in photos and videos, and commenting on and resharing posts they make about your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2008

  It solves the problem of monitoring blog comments where people specifically mention you.     People can make comments about you on other blogs and if you only track links from blog posts, you won't see it.     BackType lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. A Google Account is different from a Google Profile. Create a Google Profile. Set up your Google Profile.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Create connections between your site and social profiles. Social media is all about connection, so you should use it to actively connect with your supporters using these tips. . Create connections between your site and social profiles. Use social media for quick updates and fun content. Encourage plenty of interaction.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. Are you using Google+ now and have you set up a profile for your organization? What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Discover Your Groundswell Social Technographics Profile Your Result: Creator. Discover Your Groundswell Social Technographics Profile See All Our Quizzes. For the past year or so, I've included this visual based on Forester Research Social Technographics profile information. Now turn off the computer, your family misses you.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

You probably need to be spending more time in these online spaces than you are today: The more active and responsive you are, the more likely it is that potential supporters will see your dedication and become interested in your cause. Every social media site uses algorithms to determine what content is displayed on a user’s feed.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

Assess your goals for the platform, re-evaluate why you’re there, and decide if it still makes sense to actively use your Twitter account. However, if engagement is up, or you’re getting real questions or comments from real people, it may be worth continuing to build your interactions. Delete those. Answer those.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Take for example the # AskACurator hashtag created by a digital expert who works with museums almost five years ago and still active today. If your nonprofit has an example, please share in the comments.). In 2016, Twitter made it possible for any user to create their Twitter Moment and link to their profile.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 10, 2019

The index is a daily snapshot of your profile’s strength as it compares to other people in your industry and those in your network. My advice is to identify where your profiles greatest weaknesses are and start building up your score. This means commenting, liking and sharing DAILY. There are a few ways to do this.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

One of the first things a new visitor will do on your Facebook page is check out your profile – even if it’s only a quick glance at the small box located right under your profile picture. That means you need to actively monitor what your fans are doing on your page and, when appropriate, highlight their content.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

You can post status updates, leave comments on other people's profile (think: wall). Activities and events within data objects can automatically leave Chatter posts. I posted on-topic comments in Groups and posted to profiles. I wasn't enthused about Chatter from the start. No one uses it. I followed people.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

They have multiple social media profiles and check their phones frequently. An active presence on Facebook will also build your credibility with millennials. We’d love to learn what works for your organization in the comments below! This is the generation that invented Facebook. Main photo courtesy of Jopwell.com.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 3, 2019

My advice is to identify where your profiles greatest weaknesses are and start building up your score. If you want people to take you seriously on LinkedIn then you need to be active on the platform. If you want people to take you seriously on LinkedIn then you need to be active on the platform. There are a few ways to do this.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

You can access your nonprofit’s profile and the Change.org tool set by signing up for a Nonprofit Admin account. Brand your organization’s profile on Change.org. Nonprofits can easily design their profile on change.org to match their website and other social networking sites. Get active in Cause communities!

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The site said the original message was in Greek and translated to “From the 16th to the 20th of November, we shall change our profile pictures to our favourite cartoon characters. Some Facebook commenters have also pointed out the perhaps misdirected effort, posting messages skeptical of any tangible outcomes. What do you think?

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One way to be prepared for these spotlight moments, or even the unforeseen, is to identify your spokespeople, develop thought leadership profiles in advance, and have some rapid response frameworks developed and disseminated across teams. Be careful to comment on policy, not politics.

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