Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two “power users&# in the field. Nearly three-quarters of respondents believe social networking services have been at least somewhat useful in furthering the work of philanthropy in general, but only half said it has helped further their own foundation’s work.

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MARCH 5, 2014

.” I’ll co-teaching the session with colleagues Andrea Berry, John Kenyon, and Cindy Leonard. The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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The webinar featured guest speaker Heather Mansfield , who has been helping nonprofits build online communities for more than ten years. is dynamic — blogs, wikis, and social networks that connect people in your community; Web 3.0 Heather began her presentation by differentiating between the different types of "web." Tools Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets?

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JANUARY 8, 2013

While communications strategies will vary, communities can be broken into roughly six segments including visitors, newcomers, lurkers, registrants, actives, and veterans. Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below. Never participated in a tweet chat before?

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MARCH 31, 2009

There is also the use of social media tools (and online collaboration tools) to support inward facing work, including online groups, communities of practice, and internal coordination or learning activities of organizations working as pure networks. Wikis for Communities of Practice conference. Technology for Communities project.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

It was also a nod to the &# Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism &# which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O’Reilly’s E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel of Wired Blog). Ethan points out that the Web was invented so physicists could share research papers, but Web2.0

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JULY 10, 2012

Interested in learning how to best use contests and challenges to activate your own community? Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below. Nic spends his days in the Spiceworks community hunting spammers, helping community members, and answering questions. About CommBuild.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot. The physical space you are working in will also help inform your design.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

The Netpreneur AdMarketing list , one of the longest running Internet marketing lists and still active, is an adventure of the Morino Institute. I know, I know- its easier to talk tactics but questions like those that Nancy poses help ensure a successful community. What was important then is even more important now! . *

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Nonprofits that are active on Twitter can also have their tweets appear on their Company page. Career pages help nonprofits and the right people to serve that organization’s cause find one another more easily than is possible on other job search sites. Nonprofit Social Media Wiki: LinkedIn. Additional Resources.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

My colleague Colleen and I spent weeks working closely with the three convening organizations, helping them identify key ways to share their messages and summit activities in a virtual space. The result was the Knowledge Garage - a hybrid between a social network, wiki, and intranet built on the platform Groupsite.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets?

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

It seems obvious that there should be a tool we can use to help us here. Who's responsible?") - Dashboard shows status of active tasks - not just recent activity. The Dashboard view is all about the "latest activity." It's where most of the conversation happens between us and we get a lot accomplished.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

First, what gamification is not: It's not a pricey piece of software that will have your members using their phones to gobble up dots on a screen in a maze that resembles your office – although, you can certainly do fun things like that with the help of a game developer. You can place different weights on the activity you wish to encourage.

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JULY 1, 2008

currently very curious about the interplay of blog (as socially contructed time based creatures) and wikis (which. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise." When do you as the wiki facilitator get out of the way?

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MARCH 17, 2011

Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities. Nonprofit techies helped collect, sort, and assess technology equipment for refurbishment and recycling at the WildTech Shelter. Complete documentation can be found on the Day of Service wiki. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2007

I've been using mindmapping software for quite a while (ever since Version 1 of Visio) now to help me think. I used to help me with some preparation for tomorrow's presentation on tagging. Like the same thing when you use a wiki for that? That is everyone jump in an edit in real time or do we conceptualize it like a wiki?

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JULY 29, 2011

Some are using tools like Twitter or Facebook to invite listeners to a post-segment conversation with reporters, moving them from a passive action (listening) up the ladder of engagement to an active action of commenting and discussion. Google Analytics for your Wiki. Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Here are some helpful hints to make your Facebook group a truly vibrant platform: Maximizing group features for networking and engagement: Tagging individuals in posts. Facebook groups mostly function asynchronously, but a synchronous activity now and again can really rally the troops. Group chat. It’s easier to post than to reply.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Activity - share/correspond/updates. Here are some posts about why email is strong and how it can help web adoption: Email is critical to Enterprise 2.0 Speaking of other tools, Stewart Mader, of Wiki Patterns, is running a series, " 21 Days of Wiki Adoption. " Day 2 is a discussion of wiki versus email.

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Gustav Wiki. Andy Carvin of NPR's Social Media guru, interrupted his self-imposed summer blogging siesta, to help organize online efforts and coordinate volunteers. He notes that the social networking tools will allow folks to use it as a place to coordinate volunteer activities. The widget's resources. Gustav08 on Ning.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

It seems obvious that there should be a tool we can use to help us here. Who's responsible?") - Dashboard shows status of active tasks - not just recent activity. The Dashboard view is all about the "latest activity." It's where most of the conversation happens between us and we get a lot accomplished.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

When you hear the term "hackathon," you might imagine a group of coders getting together to break into a protected website or engaging in some other shady activity. AT&T is very active in the hackthon space, holding weekend events for mobile app creation. NetSquared can help!

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MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Many organizations use Facebook to promote updates and activities that are added to their organization website.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Ultimately, choosing the right tool means choosing the tool that helps connect you with your community. And getting the most out of any tool requires actively using the tools at your disposal - defining the subject and making adjustments along the way, such as adding new keywords and identifying new sources.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Thier ideas, unique points of view, and diverse talents provide us with critical information and expertise, and greatly enhance our program activities. We're a nonprofit focused on helping organizations with computer and Internet tech. Volunteers add so much value to the work of TechSoup. What challenges have you faced?

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MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

This was workshop was based on the knowledge shared on the WeAreMedia wiki over the past year using Dave Cormier's Community as the Curriculum approach. The content on the wiki has now organized into an instructional format as a two-day face-to-face workshop. The hands-on education on actually using tools was most helpful."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2009

Are you actively listening to your customers in the places they frequent online? Are you planning initiatives that will help your organization learn prior to backing major marketing campaigns? Nonprofits need to learn the insights and also understand the value of the investment. Are you launching initiatives that can be easily updated?

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JUNE 2, 2010

The principal task of preparing organizational leaders is to provide them with the language and tools they need to be able to discern and describe network activity, the insights they need to understand network structure, and an appreciation for the vital yet often subtle tasks of managing a network’s context.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

By adding these people to specific categories we help you narrow your searching into specific niches where you can find who you are looking for. In addition to Twitter, we're actively working on adding more social media services to broaden your capacity to find people who matter.   Add them to WeAreMedia wiki here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

During the month of September and into October, the WeAreMedia project will be discussing the content in the tactical modules on the wiki. The ROI ideas were particularly helpful as you're correct, it is important to be adding more value than just "keeping up with Joneses." The first module is on Listening. Why listening?

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond. rah rah session - it is going to provide an introduction and conversation starters to help the people in the room decide whether or not Web2.0 theme - listening - and an excellent first point of entry activity into Web2.0 Our session is: Demystifying Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2008

If you are thinking you want to volunteer your time, Natalie Jesionka has a post on Our World titled " Responding to Burma Crisis " that includes a list of opportunities to travel to the Burmese border and volunteer your time and energy to the underground grassroots NGO activity. There are many other ways to help out.

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