Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

This post summarizes some findings from a recent research report about increasing engagement on Facebook and a couple of conversations about applying the research over on my blog Facebook page. So, I not only got more comments, but they added a lot of value. So, I not only got more comments, but they added a lot of value.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

For more tips, check out the “Ask Questions” section on Beth Kanter’s post, “ What the Research Says About Increasing Facebook Engagement ”. Unlike a magazine or newspaper article, blogs get instant reader feedback. Read comments carefully and be sure to have the author/poster/someone from your organization answer questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

Source: Facebook Blog Post. Earlier this week, Facebook added “where&# to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, “What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? Answer: Facebook).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s what some social media pros -- and our own Facebook fans -- have to say about responding to negative comments on blogs, forums and Facebook. If a comment contains information about you that is inaccurate or incorrect, play an active role in correcting it. Surprise, surprise: there’s no one right way to do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Note from Beth: Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018? This article shares insights from nonprofit marketers. . Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers – Guest Post by Rebecca Brooks, Animoto. For Facebook and Instagram, square is a great option. It should be.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. LinkedIn Pages.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

After Hours Posting Timing is important for a communications channel like Facebook. According to a recent study , posts outside of business hours and posts at the end of the week actually increase Facebook engagement. John Haydon did a pattern analysis of different Facebook Wall posts that were questions to illustrate this.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, I was curious to see which of the 160+ articles we’ve published to date this year have been the most read. Without further ado, here is the countdown of the most popular articles published on npENGAGE in 2018: . Did Facebook Just Change the Game for P2P Fundraising (Again)?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2018

In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. Videos and news articles that prompt more meaningful discussion. Posts will longer comments over posts with short comments.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] You need to cultivate it.” “I I treat an Internet presence like a garden,” she said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

For example, on the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, @NAACP_LDF tweeted a New York Times article with a powerful quote from the article: It’s also worth noting that tapping into Cause Awareness & Giving Days is a good strategy for Twitter.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

2023 analytics and year-over-year (YOY) change PLATFORM FOLLOWERS (December 2023) YOY % CHANGE 2023 AVERAGE MONTHLY ENGAGEMENT* YOY % CHANGE TOTAL VIDEO VIEWS YOY % CHANGE LinkedIn 42,509 +29% 441 +30% N/A N/A Instagram 7,615 +48% 946 +51% 95,979 +289% Facebook 67,701 +0.6% Facebook is an interesting one for us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. I don’t really feel comfortable sharing the fact that I took my kids to Chuck Cheese with all my professional colleagues who are friends with me on Facebook.” Sharing Philosophy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

It’s incredible what we can learn about our audience with Facebook Insights. However, despite how useful Facebook Insights can be, one big question remains unanswered among nonprofit community managers: What type of content should my nonprofit post on Facebook? Facebook pages with more than 100,000 fans reach 10.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Robin Good curated this article about research on future workplace skills. Let’s dissect an act of sense-making using Facebook Insights. Your Facebook Insights analytics programs is most likely going to give you some “associated metrics.” Analyze the Comments. What does that actually mean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Focus on quality, not quantity on Facebook. Any guidelines?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Facebook’s algorithm has always been tricky for marketers to figure out. And now a n ew study by Applum, the developer behind Page tool EdgeRank Checker says that using 3 rd party apps like Hootsuite to post Facebook updates decreases comments and Likes by 70%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: Facebook Groups can be used to help build communities and for deeper engagement and learning with your audience or peers. Facebook had recently revamped its Groups, and it seemed like the perfect place to take the conversation for a spin. The Facebook Group functionality has been fantastic for the Book Club.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg at Facebook invited me and Stephanie McAuliffe from the Packard Foundation to lunch at Facebook today in their new offices in Palo Alto, a former Hewlett-Packard Building. Is there an entity that publishes statistics on all money raised on Facebook? What is Facebook's burn rate? Donald Peterson).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A goodbye to Facebook and LinkedIn? August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. 2 admin 08.08.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

What is Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Content Strategy for Facebook? Recently, I noticed a trend on what major retailers were doing on their Facebook pages for the holiday season. The emerging trend was that major retailers were using their Facebook pages to release special deals and give retail discounts for the holiday season.

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NTEN

APRIL 23, 2010

We're social creatures , we humans, and we love that we can peek in and comment on so many of our friends' lives so easily. Ask my husband: he stopped reading sports and gossip web sites and spends all his surfing time on Facebook now. . For several years, what happened on Facebook stayed in Facebook.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 4, 2021

Facebook is a good bet for most organizations since it leads in popularity with 1.65 Check out this article ! Comment on posts, respond to other’s comments, retweet, and share quality posts from other organizations, causes, and users. We’d love to hear your comments. Keep in mind what platforms fit your audience.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Facebook is a leader in social media, with approximately 500 million users across various demographics. By using Facebook, nonprofits can connect with other organizations and reach supporters. Here are a few tips for getting the most out of Facebook: Create a Page, Not a Group. Don't let your Facebook page languish!

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TechImpact

JANUARY 16, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Vine and Instagram have built in features for sharing, commenting on, and liking content. Facebook is for “old people”. According to Time, Facebook has lost over 11 million young users since 2011. How has your nonprofit utilized, or planning to utilize, Instagram and Vine?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. As a result, more and more content is being produced; Facebook says on average, 1,500 stories can appear in someone's news feed when they log on. Organic reach dropped to just 6.5

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. The short version is, Facebook has the ability to make you feel good or bad, just by tweaking what shows up in your news feed.” ” Which Social Networks Are Growing Fastest Worldwide? – eMarketer -.

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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. Once someone clicks on a Facebook advert, they go straight into the instant messenger chat. Alison founded a nonprofit doing development work in Africa.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. And while it employs several methods to attract and retain volunteers, it’s found Facebook to be a good way to help meet its volunteer needs. Volunteers for that program are also recruited through Facebook.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

With 300 million active users, Facebook is a natural starting place. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. and Canada.

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

If you’re planning on running a fundraiser directly on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll also want to update your profile on Candid’s GuideStar. Learn more about Meta donations and setting them up from our Knowledge Base Article. Once your post is live, ask staff, volunteers, and friends if they are willing to like, comment, and reshare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. Google) of Facebook. Four tips to help you get started.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Back in February, I saw a great post from Mashable on how to build a landing page for Facebook and instantly thought of it as a great way to promote an upcoming fundraising event. While setting up the app in Facebook has several steps, the biggest piece of this project is to create the HTML that you want displayed.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

And there’s been no shortage of articles with tips on how to work remotely. So, just as you might comment on someone’s photo in your Facebook feed, you can comment on the status of an event registration record. You’ve probably read a lot lately about moving to a remote workforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." When I first saw the article, I thought it was the article from a year ago where they said basically the same thing.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ Wikipedia Rolling Out Article Rating System – What Do You Think? Doing Good.

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TechImpact

MARCH 25, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Visitors to your site via a specific source, be it Twitter, Facebook, or emails, tend to donate more on average, you will have a better idea of where to focus fundraising efforts. This could be from an article written about your nonprofit, from your social media accounts, or any other site.

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