Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2019

This week I interviewed long-time blog reader, Alison Lowndes who I first met via my blog as a regular commenter. We reconnected, of course, through a recent blog comment. She also offered some advice about designing chat bots, probably one of the easier and early applications of AI that nonprofit will adopt.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

OBS is an application-based program. Unlike other platforms covered here, Restream has social media features like broadcasting chats from social media into the stream, cross-platform chat, on-screen captions, and real-time comments. Open Broadcaster Software (OBS; Application-Based Program).

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Classy

JUNE 8, 2021

You do need to apply and have your application approved before you can use this feature, so it’s best to apply in good time if you’re starting to plan events for the months ahead. On the day of the event, you have the option to host directly on the platform using LinkedIn Live. There’s so much that nonprofits can do with LinkedIn.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Make the most of analytics and sharing tools. WordPress plugins are the engines that drive the features or functionality on your website: add-on features like events calendars, comment forms, and timeline graphics. Make the most of analytics and sharing tools. Research and add plugins. Research and add WordPress plugins.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. … Part 1: T… – Lithosphere Community – "Michael was voted a 2010 Influential Leader by CRM Magazine for his work on predictive social analytics and its application to Social CRM.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

First Name Last Name Job Title Email Address Organization Comments Submit The post 4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website appeared first on Forum One. During the time after launch, you will need to optimize your website, continually update content, and check the health of the site regularly. Get in touch today.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Over 180 comments for years. I know there are many other 3rd party applications that enhance reporting, some probably have a steep price tag. This functionality will be included in a new package from Salesforce called the Analytics edition. I get that the new Analytics package is awesome. This is very, very cool.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2018

Sprout Social’s smart system offers marketing analytics for you to see the best times for your nonprofit’s social media interactions. It also features an in-depth analytics tool that lets you visualize what’s working for your nonprofit and what’s not. Take to the comments below to let us know!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are both excited and proud to see that Forum One has been awarded in nine categories for our work in website, video and mobile application development and design. We conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics. AARP Livability Index.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We are both excited and proud to see that Forum One has been awarded in nine categories for our work in website, video and mobile application development and design. We conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics. AARP Livability Index.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

You can also invite Alums to share what they’re up to as part of your engagement strategy on social channels, either as a dedicated post or part of the conversation in the comments. Notice the the conversation is about the application deadline. Notice the engagement in the comments, with people tagging each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

Just read the application FAQ. The application is one of the top ten most installed applications on Facebook. According to Developer Analytics it has 5,217,180 installations with 521,718 or 10% active users. As Jon Stahl notes in the comments in the TechCrunch post, "So, 2.5MM / 20,000 nonprofits = $125 avg.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

These standards are a necessary step toward implementation, and make us, as implementers, more confident that we’ll see greater application in the next three years or so. The challenges of building these experiences have decreased as device manufacturers have provided application developers with new toolkits for developing applications.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

This means identifying the spaces, platforms, and applications where each group congregates and where you can communicate with them. Remember – Even if you’re using google alerts and google analytics, you may not really be able to look at data over time in a critical way. Step 3: Identify the tools. Metrics Tracking. >>

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Numerous applications exist, many of them free and with very simple editing capabilities, to upload smartphone videos to the Internet. Applications such as Ustream , Qik. Viddy , Twitvid , and Socialcam are useful for capturing and sharing live events in real time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

We came up with the term “Ambient” data to describe unstructured data out that is generated through social media channels – tweets, status updates, comments, etc. ” The other application for nonprofit communications is using ambient social media data to inform advocacy campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Anyone who has ever written an AJAX application will likely agree that while it makes sense from a security perspective, the "same origin policy" is the root of all evil. 3) Asynchronous Google Analytics Tracking. Years ago, Convio was an early adopter of Google Analytics, back when it was still called "Urchin". Oh, memories.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If you are using Facebook, share your blog's feed in your Facebook news feed with the Notes application. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. Moderate your comments if you are concerned about inappropriate remarks, or spam. If they are civil, allow comments that are critical of your organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Katabi, Uganda: Using Social Media Applications for Development. Paris, France: Analytics — Initiation. The link need to be like so: Africa. Morogoro, Tanzania: Role of ICT for Farm Management. Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

There are a lot of different ways to calculate your engagement rate, the tried-and-true formula I regularly use is: Engagement Rate % = Likes + Comments + Shares / Total Followers X 100 . Engaging with comments on your content. . Liking, sharing, or commenting on your followers content. . Actively using Google Analytics.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Signing up for new ones, making profiles, adding friends, adding applications, etc. at 10:26 pm { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 10.02.07 at 12:33 pm I think digital sharecropping works better as an analogy than as an actual analytical insight. Time suck: Social networks are a time suck.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

You can see what those would be for your organization using the Global Workplace Analytics Employer Workplace Savings Calculator (free registration is required to use the tool). Share your experience in the comments below. The savings to a charity can also be extensive. If Telework Is So Great, Why Isn't Everyone Doing It?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

First Step – Analytics. Take a moment to investigate the following data: Analytics : Configure and then analyze reports from your web analytics to see which page on your site is the first stop for folks referred from social networking sites. Turn on commenting to stimulate group dialog around your posts. . Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Online Communities, Conversations, and Comments The AFP Blog points us to a good resource about " How to Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community " While several years old, Commoncraft's post " What are the differences between message board and weblogs ? Jon's comments on plone comments.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Comment Notification. Subscribe to this posts comments using RSS. Leave a Comment. Comments (required). Please feel free to contribute non-profit technology tips and ideas by commenting on blog entries. Facebook Applications for Your Non-Profit Page. application. Google Analytics. Remember Me?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed in Google Analytics? Begin with measuring the top 10 - 15 metrics and grow this number as applicable for the number of tools used and the complexity of your campaigns. Sharing is caring – leave me a comment to add to the list above!

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2009

In addition, Click2Call offers advanced reporting features and Google Analytics integration, enabling organizations to track how many calls were made, from what IP addresses and regions, and how long each call lasted. Let us know in the comments below, so we can learn from your successes (or mistakes)! Receive monthly updates.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

The list is far from exhaustive – please comment to add your own! They work to help you make the best use of your website, analytics, digital content, advertising, social media , email, and more. You can create custom emails, access instant analytics, manage ticket sales, and accept donations seamlessly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

In the comments, blog readers share their experiences. The BuzzMonitor is an open source application that "listens" to what people are saying about the World Bank across blogs and other sites in order to help the organization understand and engage in social media. Want to learn how to use Google Analytics in 90 minutes?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. Kathleen, thank you for the comments, and I admit that I’ve just been going through this deck and not looking as much at the comments in the chat. Steven, are there any other comments or questions that are coming in yet? .

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JANUARY 3, 2018

Being intimately aware of the needs of nonprofits, we went through lists of top tools on the market and compiled ones applicable to you. Other nonprofits are applicable for low rates as well. Includes analytics and more options in paid version. Below we listed those that could help with top priorities of your workday.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 22, 2007

Jeremy Price offered a comment on my last blog post with a link to an excellent article by Lee Shulman on the uses and abuses of taxonomies in educational theory. A taxonomy’s rapid progression from analytic description to normative system—literally becoming a pedagogical conscience—warrants caution. Narratively, this makes sense.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2011

Note from Beth: After a brief conversation about new ways to access web-based “visitors&# in the comments section of a recent blog post on dashboards, Dan generously offer to write a post about developing an in-house dashboard as part of his work at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Flickr Photo by Brett Morrison.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Measurement tools or perhaps more accurately, social analytics tools collect that data. The qualitative comes in the forms of comments and can often the why the numbers are moving in a particular direction. Analytics Tools: Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, Twitter Tools (Socialbro, Hootsuite, Bit.ly, Twitalyzer).

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

| Main | Care2 Launches Americas Favorite Animal Shelter Contest » Monday Oct 13 2008 Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) Monday, October 13, 2008 at 01:21PM | by James OMalley Nonprofits take note: Google Analytics software application has shattered previous barriers to analyzing and optimizing websites.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

I tend to favor online or SaaS applications. I’d love to get into much more detail here, but Gary’s comments are a good summary. There are things you can do today, and there are other things you may be able to do tomorrow. QUESTION: Do you recommend a specific donor management software? Let me know if we can help.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

is a beautiful in-browser video conferencing application with no login needed. InVision and Marvel are prototyping tools in which you can have many people contribute and leave comments, like Google Docs for design. Web Analytics. You can get unlimited 1-to-1 chats, then there's a fee beyond that.

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