Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. I used David Hood as an example. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Effective Social Media.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Citizen-Powered Response. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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For example, let’s say your ideal donor is someone who is between 20 and 30 years old with an annual income range between $40,000 and $60,000. They grew up with technology and are savvy and early adopters. Social media. Social media, and emails. Find out where your donor is and what they’re doing. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Among them: Have a place to plan, reflect and think offline. Getting offline for thinking on paper and writing are known tools to improve our thinking and creativity. My collections: 2 examples. Having worked for over a decade with nonprofit professionals, I can think of several ways they can benefit from it.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The social impact landscape in Romania is complex and exciting – you can see struggle and hope, fear and enthusiasm mixed in every conversation and every presentation. Notes: In June 2010: 253,360 new users joined in Romania – Coming in 3rd in the world for adoption for the month. I’d love to hear how it went!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. So which are these extra ingredients when adopting an online reach for donations? For example, if you use an online donation form , you can create new leads on every new donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

Note from Beth: In 2014, digital marketers predicted the rise of ” niche social networks ,” as it becomes increasingly harder to reach your audiences on general social networks like Facebook, these highly targeted online social networks are going to become more valuable. million divers. Data Engagement'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

At Monitor Institute we are interested in “emerging practices” in the social sector—including new more networked ways of working. Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! s social media strategy is not the icing but the cake itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It also connects the social media technical assistance to results. We started with key results and worked backwards to technical assistance goals: Kids get health care coverage Policies are adopted More attention from policymakers. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels.

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DECEMBER 11, 2010

User adoption is a tricky beast. Naturally, clients tend to focus on the technical aspects that surround adoption: picking a solution that meets the list of user needs they have identified. But what about the people/social factors that influence adoption? Make sure you provide the appropriate cues and share examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of 40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes. Community Foundation of Monterey County. NodeXL and Marc Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Orchestras and Social Media Survey View more documents from Marc van Bree. How much are nonprofit organizations spending on social media? While there have been different surveys on nonprofit adoption, for example, these two recent studies I profiled last month, I wish there was a benchmarking study. What are the.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Standford Social Innovation Review. The first thing I asked about was his view of the new role of nonprofit organizations in the social media or technology revolution that is well underway. My conversations so far for February are all focused on the role of nonprofits online. I would LOVE for you to get in on the conversations, too!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

You should be sharing your nonprofit’s mission online and offline through your social media plan , donor newsletters, events, and other communications. In short, you should never depend on ONE donor, ONE grant, or ONE source of income (selling an item, for example) to fund your entire organization. Limited support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, AI, and self-driving cars will have widespread adoption. NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The current technology of live-streaming on the Web has been around for a few years, but only recently with the launch of smartphone Apps that convert phones into video cameras and social media integration, has the technology started to reach mass adoption by Web users ( its up 600% in the last year !). For example, www.ustream.tv/user/nonprofitorgs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. My participation included: An interactive presentation on best practices for using social media for external communications. What is Social Learning or Learning in Public? Social media is a conversation engine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. as a form of self expression and identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. as a form of self expression and identification.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

We Are Media is a terrific resource for anyone looking for tips, examples, case studies and information on using social media in a nonprofit organization. Explore the organizational change management issues that social media raises and how to talk about them. The best part: any path you choose will be a good one. REGISTER HERE!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

And over the years, many other communities and states have copied the idea – for example Georgia Gives Back Day. To get there, we employed a number of strategies, but chief among them was social media. Social media has always been a key communication tool for Give to the Max Day. Social media specific webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. On the one hand, Deborah Finn is an example of “strong tie,&# a respected colleague that I’ve known for over ten years in the nonprofit technology community. Dancing on Different Sides of the Adoption Curve. Yet, there is still some resistance.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Let me also suggest that we need to stop placing a wall between offline and online giving strategies and tactics. And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving. This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads. of total sales. It’s in our org charts.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. Beth is an expert in facilitating online and offline peer learning, curriculum development based on traditional adult learning theory and other instructional approaches. Nonprofits and Gen Z.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. >> Integrating Social Media into Organizational Culture. . >>

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Adopting a networked mindset is believing in abundance rather than scarcity. This is especially important if you want to be effective using social media for your organization, but it is bigger than that. Having a networked mindset as you approach your daily work can help you get better results. These can be done offline and online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

With the debt ceiling debate raging in our nation’s capital, health care advocates have kicked into high gear and are using new social media tactics to engage elected officials in the fight to protect health care rights – Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. Twitter App Looks Up Zip Code to Tweet Your Legislator.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

We were interested in: How much and how often donor s gave How many donors were gained and lost Where donors were in the long-term donor lifecycle How donors behaved in different online venues: social networks, giving portals, and charity websites. For example, the loyalty factor for donors acquired through generic giving pages is 66.7%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2013

He was the first person to bring surfing to the Jersey Shore in the 1960′s – he was an early adopter, teaching himself how to surf and owning one of the first Greg Noll surfboard. This honed his appetite for frolicking in the hurricane swells that sweep the ocean in late summer. A Few Wonderful Stories.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Punjammies is one example of a nonprofit that is using e-commerce — specifically, a tool called Shopify — to give women a renewed sense of purpose and to operate sustainably. But this is only one example of how nonprofits can use an online store. Nonprofit art galleries. Selling indigenous crafts.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

The episode examined some of the ways technology and social media can be harnessed to support causes. Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible. The Growth in Smartphones and Social Media. A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks.

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Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. For example, they profiled a father who was fighting to get speed bumps put in his neighborhood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Take a look at the web site of any well-established nonprofit organization , and you'll probably see past invitations to these types of events or one for an upcoming event We're seeing the rise of social media to promote, organize, and in some cases hold the actual charity event itself. events morph and change. Charity Ball 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. People told them that they wanted more social capital.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline.

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