Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

She recently pinged me with this advice request: Beth, Hi, hope you're well, not sure if you remember me but. So, I'm blogging this and hoping my blog marketing guru friends with leave a comment with their best tip or advice. I had the pleasure of interviewing Alison Lowndes who works with children in Kenya last December.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Given the interest in this topic by many of my nonprofit readers, and since I'm started off this post with a story about relationships, I thought I'd share some advice about how to NOT to pitch bloggers to write about your organization, product, service, or event. Kevin Bondelli has more advice. Blogger Relations by Lee Oden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

Yesterday, I got an email from Anne Housego from Retina Australia give me an update and asked for some advice. I'm hoping these flickr mavens will leave their best advice in the comments. What advice would you offer Retina Australia? Anne notes in her email, "Research is at the stage of human trials in stem cell treatment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I’m a huge fan of Joan Garry’s blog and podcast. I consider the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, dispensing practical and brilliant advice to nonprofits with her wonderful sense of humor. She also provides advice about more common crisis such as a financial or staff layoffs and how to handle them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

What is your best advice? For now, I am a one-person shop, and several advisers have pointed out that the "blogging" me is snarky will not be taken seriously as the "executive director" (professional) me. My nonprofit grew from my blog, and not the other way around. Perhaps that is why I am protective of my blogging voice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2008

What's your advice? Has anyone closed up their group and moved to a Fan Page? What are the pros/cons of groups versus Fan Pages? What is the best way to leverage the relationships we're building for fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2008

Every now and then I get emails asking for advice. Can you share some advice? The advice for marketers looking to embark on a Web 2.0 Photo by Billerr. I received this email recently: Dear Beth: I've been receiving your blog for a couple of weeks & find it fascinating reading. t know how to begin. What is ???square

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2006

I did a screencast on this topic back in September , but I wish I had Amy Gahran's advice on the topic. She tells you how to do the search, gives you an example, and shares some pitfalls to avoid. I'm going to quote them here: Is the subject of the photo copyrighted?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

Julia has some great practical advice here: Shield personal details. Through this book, Julia offers many great examples, tips, worksheets, and very practical advice about the whole process of storytelling in a digital age. Use a different name and identifying characteristics when describing the person. Include a footnote saying that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

What advice you offer? This post by Colin Delaney called " Measuring the Effects of Social Media Marketing " may give you some additional pointers as will this how-to post from Mashable. Okay readers, I'm handing over the mic to you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Flickr Photo by Pitel. I'm honored to be on the team of live blogging (that is, blogging about an event during an event) for the NetSquared Conference. The team is being coordinated by Britt Bravo , who must be the most organized person on the planet!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Peer Assist: There are many ways to structure a peer assist where participants listen to each other’s challenges and provide advice. Next, the consultants get to ask clarifying questions for a few minutes, followed by offering advice, with the client listening, not talking. You put three people into each breakout room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2007

That's Sok Sidon, a blogger I met in Cambodia. He is trainer and you learn more about his background on his blog's about page. He wrote a post called " Learning and Teaching Methods for Self-Development " where he talks about 7 principles for reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2005

Meet Phil Anthropod from Planet Claire. He writes a blog called " Hail Sons and Daughters from Carnegie " I currently work at a medium-sized, east coast foundation. The views expressed in this blog are mine and not necessarily???or or even likely???those those of my employer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Original cartoon from Rob Cottiingham Social Signal. Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. I got some great feedback and was able to revise the quiz - thanks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2018

Over the last month, there has been much advice to nonprofits about how to adjust their digital strategy. This research further confirms this advice, especially about not putting all your social media eggs in the Facebook basket and exploring other tailored experiences on social media that align with your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2014

It is filled with lots of examples and practical advice. The tool walks you through a series of questions that will help you make effective campaign strategy decisions each step of the way. A successful campaign strategy lays down the basics and then adds more details and nuances.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2018

The advice is based on Maia’s extensive experience as a career coach and mindfulness practice. The heart of this book helps you find work that matters (and pays the bills) or what Maia calls “Liberation-Based Livelihood.” The book focuses on six principles: Become intimate with your core intention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2016

Based on expert advice and insights from a variety of respected industry experts, Nonprofit Fundraising 101 is an essential text for nonprofit professionals, volunteers, activists, and social entrepreneurs who want to leverage best practices to promote their cause. Just leave a comment in this blog post about why you want the book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2006

This vlog post was created by Eddie Codel. It's a short clip from Seth Mazow of Interplast who spoke at the February Net Tuesday. He talks about the benefits of blogging for his organization and some tips for nonprofits to get started. This fits beautifully into the panel we're doing at the NTC 2006 in Seattle on Nonprofit Blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

" So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

In April, I wrote a post about green computers for Earth Day. The good folks from Zonbu , a green computer, contacted me and asked if I was interested in beta testing. I said yes. It is marketed as a "green computer." " The mini cpu has a small footprint and loaded with OS and OS applications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

” CEO Social Media Advice from Matt Collins. Matt offers up some great advice for CEOs about being authentic and human on social media. Here’s why: “Think of social media as an enormous watercooler, with millions gathered round it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

Heather Cronk 1. Tell me about you. how and why did you get involved with PledgeBank ? What's your background? My background is in campus organizing, and in helping college students connect with others working to create social change across perspective, issue, approach, and geography.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Starting April 21, dubbed “Mobilegeddon” , Google changed the search results and will show mobile friendly sites in search results (while using your mobile phone). You can test your web site here and find out if you passed the test and if you flunked it, there is some advice on what and how to fix it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

Being able to talk, and get advice from Linda, Star, Wade, & Brian was an amazing experience. I’m definitely not a man with all the answers but the advice and time I give comes from my heart, my experience, and it is genuine. Your advice can be very action-oriented. I can’t begin to explain how inspired I am!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

I was curious about how to apply his advice to the nonprofit sector, where there are many people who are passionate about the social change work and tend to be givers and also subject to burnout. He was introduced as the person who never says “no.” Thank you Adam! Networks Philanthropy Research Studies'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Share on your blog: Have a piece of advice that is all about “being your donor”? Share on Facebook : Network for Good declares October 24th as “Be Your Donor” Day. Download the Be Your Donor checklist and join other nonprofits in pledging to be donor-centric this year. [link]. hashtag: #beyourdonor More info: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To help those who need to learn to laugh at measurement, not fear it, I commissioned Rob Cottingham to create cartoons that capture the essence of each chapter’s advice. (There were numerous times when I snorted my latte from laughing so hard!). Thank you so much!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Li has worked extensively with leadership level executives in this digital transformation and the book distill hers advice to help them develop digital skills and strategies. Her advice boils down to three steps: listen, share, and engage. There is also a science part of sharing – and that is how to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

I shifted a lot of my content and advice to focus on creating a life-work balance when you work remotely and how to create a more connected virtual team as well as digital wellness. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

Hopefully, your supervisor has lived through similar experiences and can offer advice and validation to help you. Julie Fanning is a licensed clinical social worker (MSW, LCSW), and she also gives advice to those pursuing a degree or career in social work over at MSW. You have a supervisor for a reason.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2010

You’ll find lots of advice and tips from these experts: The authors include Jeff Brooks , Sarah Durham , Jocelyn Harmon , Kivi Leroux Miller , Mark Rovner , Nancy Schwartz , Chris Forbes , Alia McKee Scott and, of course, Katya Andresen. You will get a refreshing perspective that may inspire your next ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

See any other good articles or blog post with a good analysis and advice? Disable “friends can check me into places.&#. Are you using the Facebook location feature or have you turned it off? Add it to the comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Alison Fine , my Networked Nonprofit co-author, is crowdsourcing suggestions and advice on making a Giving Season actionable. and Daniel Kaufman ( @giveonepercent ) Founder of the One Percent Foundation where they shared lots of solid practical and strategic advice for making a giving day successful. (The

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2008

Oreoluwa Somolu I've known Oreoluwa Somolu virtually for several years. I came across Ore's writing via Sokari Ekine's fantastic bridge blogging of the African blogosphere on Global Voices. I was a mentor on Ore's Blog Mentoring Project in Africa as Joitske Hulsebosch also writes about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Scoble observed this pattern and offered some advice on how to reduce the clutter. My advice has been general common sense: 1.) Jesse Stay posted this in his Facebook update: Dear friends, if you don’t want your comments appearing in my ticker, please unfriend me. Don’t accept friend requests from complete strangers.

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