Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Photo by Laughing Squid. Expect to get answers both in the poll itself and in the comments, and run with both! Docs live in a designated place within your group and are therefore not as subject to the news feed, which is more timely. Conversations will naturally spring up in the comments section of your document.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed. 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. Respond to comments.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 9, 2015

Finding quotes, articles and photos to schedule out is fine, but it is ever so important to be real whenever possible. Ask for ideas on content, get suggestions on topics, wording and photos to post. Once the content is published, keep your team in the loop on how you are tracking on your numbers and analytics. That’s okay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Incurable Hippie I've been writing a lot about listening through social media channels in preparation for a live workshop for WeAreMedia next month in San Francisco. I spend a majority of my time listening and responding to questions, commenting on blogs, and tracking NWF's mentions and various programs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Comment on other blogs. Make it easy to comment. It's ok to have comment moderation, but don't make people register. Enable subscription to your rss feed with Feedburner. Install web analytics tools like SiteMeter , StatCounter and Google Analytics. Flickr photo credit: Daily Traffic uploaded by Nam Nguyen.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. How do you use a RSS feed like a rockstar? Feed digest. Fail formally - protesting Wendy’s with a photo sharing with a protest sign but only got a few people doing it, heard so much about how hard it was for people to participate, etc. this time they got 3,000 photos and 2,500 email address.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 1, 2007

I get asked about this a lot so I thought I'd share some advice that I sent to my friend Wendy, who just started a blog about homeschooling called, Playing Hooky (where this photo is from). Please feel free to add your own tips in the comments. Comment on other people's posts about your topic. Read other blogs about your topic.

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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. next to individual media like articles, photos, and videos. Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Rory Gale has a nice post called " Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause " BrandtobeDetermined posts about a UK outfit store that ripped off someone's flickr photos and the community response. Peter Dietz has an article explaining why we need group fundraising RSS feeds. is still relevant.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Forgive me if you've seen a lot of these links before, and please feel free to add more examples of blogs about writing, or by writers who publish in print, as well as online, in the comments. Writer/Writing Blog Sampler 100 Mile Diet by J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2007

That is, until he emailed the above photo to accompany this interview with him (see below). It's more personal than e-mail in many ways when someone takes the time to leave a comment for instance. So the work flow goes -- check for new comments, respond, check RSS feeds, decide whether to write about it, rinse cycle and repeat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Feeding America is an excellent example of a website with well-structured and simple navigation. First, today’s social sharing apps allow you to customize the title, blurb, and photo that will be generated when posted on social media. Embrace simplicity in navigation. 9) Prioritize website security.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" They are not just posting photos of their grandkids. Post a comment and let us know what you think.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" They are not just posting photos of their grandkids. Post a comment and let us know what you think.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

1stfans is a new kind of membership launched on January 3, 2009 that combines in-person meetups, private groups on Facebook and Flickr, and a private Twitter feed featuring work by original artists (for more background, check out Will and Shelley's blog posts and videos ). Then read on, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

You can use in-app analytics, add more information like a contact number or web address to your profile, and access Instagram’s advertising features. Digital strategy, integration and analytics. Tracking these KPIs is achieved through analytics tracking software. A mixture of photo and video content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Photo by the TruthAbout. Avoid Analytophilia Alexandra Samuel coined that phrase in a post on social media analytics and metrics about the greatest peril of social media: analytophilia. She recommends that you don't go into your analytics or stats program without composing a specific question first. Do they include tips?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They aren’t afraid to retweet relevant posts, or share photos. Go to their Twitter account and you will find some fantastic photos, not only taken by them but also those that have been shared by other relevant accounts. You don’t want your entire feed to be made up of retweets, but it helps to intersperse them with your own posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Facebook analytics programs like Insights , Edgerank Checker , and Simply Measured free reports give you tons of data points. Content Analysis of Comments on post and shares. 3. Variety of Content Adds Spice To Your Page: Want to claim a space in your fans’ News Feeds? Vary the content you post.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

A short, simple phrase like “Feed the Hungry” can help supporters understand the impact of their donation, which makes them more likely to donate. . Display recent donations and comments on your page to keep donors engaged and inspired, and to offer a space where donors can explain why your cause is important to them.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

Create short videos, post engaging photos, and design eye-catching graphics. Instagram is ideal for telling your organization’s story through photos and videos. Tag them in captions and photos. Learn about analytics so you can track your progress. There is no substitute for going where your audience already hangs out.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Examine the data on individual posts to determine which status updates and which photos have been shared the most. Also take the time to understand your organization’s Google Analytics data to get a better idea about who is visiting your site. Respond to people who comment on your posts and encourage a community dialogue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

To follow the Twitter stream or ask questions or make comments, use the #ROI hashtag. Deep into the analytics peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing. Tell me what thy wildlife name is on the twitter feed-but be sure! Who knew that there were poets on Twitter? Session Content 1. Share the findings, 'forever more.'.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Receive monthly updates 13 Comments | by Share Article in Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Photo by Andy Welsh from flickr - cc "by" license. Going on with the traffic metaphor, there was a comment that building traffic takes time, " particularly from RSS subscribers who must be convinced that the blog is worth investing the time to read and therefore subscribe." Google Analytics.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

The successful campaigns are using e-commerce, video, photos, blogging, mobile action, widgets, event management and more to augment the traditional (and extremely effective) precinct organizing model. These posts were literally "mashed up" with Current TV's election debate feeds that aired on their cable channel and web video feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Write content and secure photos for all website pages. ? Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Select a website and blog analytics service. ? Learn photo and video editing skills. ? Launch a blog inside your website. ? Social Fundraising. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

. □ Write content and secure photos for all website pages. Add social sharing and comment functionality. Select a website and blog analytics service. □ Add social sharing and comment functionality. Select a website and blog analytics service. □ Learn photo and video editing skills. Social Fundraising.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Friend Feed is another option. Comment below! Reader Comments (12) great tips!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Most products have had barcodes on them for years that feed information in to inventory databases and also collect data on consumer buying habits. also predicts that the free Facebook photo sharing service, Instagram , will become an increasingly useful tool for nonprofits and NGOs, especially on mobile devices this year.

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