Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Note From Beth: Blog Carnivals are a themed collection of blog posts. The nonprofit blog carniva l has been going for a few years, created by Kivi Leroux Miller, of the Nonprofit Marketing Guide, in 2006, and Joanne Fritz at About.com took over management of the carnival in 201o. Flickr Photo by Domen Jakus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

What tools and techniques do you use to create good conversations on your blog? What advice would you offer to Cambodian bloggers? Do you have an awesome example of a conversation on your blog or one that you've started elsewhere? Let me know in the comments below. " for the Bloggers Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Click To Play Earlier today I posted about discovering some new photo blogs, podcasts, and videos from Cambodian Bloggers. Vuthasurf left me a comment that he created a video clip, uploaded to blip.tv, but was having trouble getting the video to display in his word press blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Nancy Schwartz wrote this amazing guest post that provided some tips and advice on how to think through the messaging and branding of your Facebook Page. Trainer” which is on my business card. She shared her secret in the comments. It immediately reduced my tagline anxiety.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. Everyday Giving Blog. Roger recently shared some thoughts about why he is participating in the bloggers campaign. The donation happened due to the contributions you have made to me and my work via your blog. Bernie's Blog.

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JUNE 15, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! — where Laura Tan discusses the impact of volunteering with minors.

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JULY 20, 2013

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 10, 2007

I am often asked for advice from nonprofits that want to start a blog. Read blogs. I can’t tell you how many amazing, visionary nonprofit leaders I talk to who when I ask them if they read blogs say, “I read email.” The best person to write an organization's blog is the person who is the most excited to write it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2009

Screen capture of video blog I was an early adopter of video blogging and screencasting. For inspiration, I had to look no further than the " On the Road: Tanzania ," a video blog from the UN World Food Programme. Leave it in the comments. In the last year or so, I've gotten away from it. FLIP Camera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

A (blog) conversation strategy is how you support and nurture a conversation on your blog in the comments. It is a combination of how you will comment on other blogs, how you track the conversation, and how you respond to comments on your blog. I recently commented on Emily Williamson's blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" There are lots of twenty-something bloggers and gen-y bloggers. And, on the sidebar, there are some links to young people's blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2007

David Wilcox has an excellent post about generating conversation on blogs or for that matter other social media tools. In fact, I discovered his post via Facebook where I left a comment on his note and followed the links to his blog post. She is thinking deeply about how to encourage a blogging community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2011

So, in June, when one of our blog posts sparked a heated discussion in the comments section, we were all caught off guard. The blogger, Katie Hawkes, had written this post encouraging our audience to be optimistic about volunteering. I know you keep getting a barrage of advice and articles that say, "Social media is different!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

This seems to be the theme that is happening the comment thread over at Sean's Tactical Philanthropy blog in the comments about his Learning From Foundation Tweets post. Kivi Leroux Miller, in the comments, thinks that being human engenders trust. "If You don't just want to blog about your pets and children all the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

How can PledgeBank help me and other bloggers change the world? This pledge was initiated in Edinburgh, and created a really interesting side conversation in the comments section. If you read the comments section, you'll get a good idea of how people contributed to that project, from books to construction to money to contacts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Click here to access the full list of recipients.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2005

Successful Blog provides you with tips, tricks, techniques and proven know-how to get the best from your blog. His post on productive blogging was so successful, he is now devoting an entire blog to the topic. ( His post on productive blogging was so successful, he is now devoting an entire blog to the topic. (

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

In our latest installment of npEXPERTS – “ Cupids Arrow: Targeted Strategies to Acquire Supporters “ - you’ll find 36-pages of thoughtful advice on donor acquisition strategies, written collaboratively by a cross-section of nonprofit fundraising experts. Blog at [link] Occasional #sjubb posts. Play the Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. When it was time for 09/09/09, I didn’t have to scramble to find RTers or bloggers; they were there. 5. It gave them plenty of material to post on their blogs—or write their own stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2009

Their blog is called " Speak United ") Meghan used the materials in the WeAreMedia Wiki (and my blog ) and customized it for the United Way. . My favorite part is advice on how to respond and a story about how a negative comment was an opportunity. You don’t have to respond to every comment about United Way.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! We welcome your comments and feedback. Great advice!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

One thing on my plate will be to expand my blogging???in I'll just end with Beth Kanter's blogging advice rings true: I'll start off the advice with try to get into the habit of writing regularly. Link to other bloggers. Leave comments and connect. He has a great eye. 2008 will be a great year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2008

So, I took her advice to update the firmware. Amy Gahran wrote about my experience here , listened to the video, and offered some great advice if you are thinking about a N95 so you don't get screwed. Charlie Shick, from Nokia, left a constructive comment in that post. s blogger outreach program. Comments are welcomed.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2009

Bloggers have helped raised awareness of this important issue. Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog ,part of its innovative giving series. Or write a blog post like Chris Brogan and start retweeting it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

The Nonprofit University blog has just posted its first post! m approaching my new blog like it???s One word of advice. successful bloggers read (subscribe) and comment on other blogs. s a virtual Hyde Park Corner and I???ve ve never lacked soap boxes to climb upon. Good luck!

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

TechSoup Blog. Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit. Tell us about it in the comments! TechSoup is keeping busy this July. From NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2008

Mean Lux is a blogger in Cambodia and was one of the organizers of the Cambodia Bloggers Summer last August. I've known Mean Lux through his blog for 3 years, but we got to meet last summer. He subscribers to this blog, so if you have any suggestions or recommendations please leave them in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Every morning before I still down to blog or do other work, I'm preparing two lunch boxes filled with snacks. I asked a few colleagues on Blogher and beyond and discovered a few excellent blogs and video blogs that offer advice and recipes for parents who want to make sure their kids are eating a healthy meal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

My colleague, blogger Michele Martin has this well-researched deck with many more examples of methods for doing a process evaluation and reflective practice. Share your examples in the comments below. This can avoid repeating mistakes of the past. Does your organization encourage staff to use reflective practice?

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

That’s the advice we got this week from guest blogger Amy Eisenstein, a top fundraising consultant who has generously shared her terrific advice with our readers this week. Every time you comment, you further solidify your commitment to the challenge. Think about what they do for your organization. Thanks Amy!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2008

Wanna was one of the first Cambodian bloggers to leave a comment on my blog and we have gotten to know each other through flickr and our blogs. any advice to offer him? Meanwhile, I am so proud that he put the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge widget on his blog. Meet Wanna. Thank you Wanna.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2010

5) Networking with NGOs working on the ground in Chile (6) Relying information back and forth to people who are calling numbers in Chile and as far as way as Canada or Spain (7) Networking with social media bloggers , twitter users in Chile who have been helping him spread the message. (8)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

There are some great posts for today: First, Katya’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog has a great post with an article from Cheryl Gibson about implementing a CRM system in a nonprofit. Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0 at 1:33 pm Katyas NonProfit Marketing Blog 03.16.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

There are some great posts for today: First, Katya’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog has a great post with an article from Cheryl Gibson about implementing a CRM system in a nonprofit. Michelle Martin , over at The Bamboo Project Blog, talks about two cool web 2.0 at 1:33 pm Katyas NonProfit Marketing Blog 03.16.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Almost as a model of how to deal with negative comments to a post , Jeremiah Owyang has invited his critic, David Charback, to write a guest post. The criticism was that Owyang's advice was not sophisticated enough. There was a quote in the comments that said, "Some companies are just not quite ready for true ???transparency???,

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