Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2018

Towards the end of the day, the New York Times published a story about a big announcement from Mark Zuckerberg about a change in the algorithm and newsfeed that it would prioritize what their friends and family share and comment on while de-emphasizing content from publishers and brands. This year I had a tsunami of birthday wishes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This article in the New York Times provides some good advice. A coalition of elected officials in New York and Puerto Rico joined the Hispanic Federation, a Latino nonprofit, to launch this relief fund for Puerto Ricans affected by Maria. How do you decide which organizations to support? Local Charities.

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Non Profit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Then in July, just weeks after that last CCDH report, the organization received a letter from X Corp threatening to sue the group and accusing it of making “a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally, and its digital advertising business specifically,” as first reported by the New York Times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. Authenticity is the validation of the nonprofit’s work and legitimacy by a third party — what is sometimes referred to as “social proof.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. State of AI in 2018 Report: The AI NOW Institute , which is affiliated with New York University and is home to respected AI researchers with Google and Microsoft, released a report describing the state of AI in 2018 that highlights some worrying trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

I was so busy online working my social media and social networks that I failed to notice the article from the New York Times about the America's Giving Challenge titled "Charities Vie for Prizes in Online Giving Experiment."

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Discover what it means to become a true leader in this New York Times bestseller. Please visit this knowledge base article, How can I access Candid’s eBook collection? , Here are some of Candid’s fan favorites to listen to during long drives to the beach or walks in the park this summer: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Whole Hearts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. As I noted in the article, . in Nonprofit Pro that bears repeating in this post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2010

You might have read this New York Times article “Apple’s Ban of In-App Donations To Charities&# which outlines this nuanced issue or one of the numerous nonprofit blog posts or articles that appeared in the technology trade. That’s why I am ditching my iPhone in protest.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

An article from the New York Times warns “Precautions remain especially important as new variants of the virus emerge. Until upwards of 80% of people have either been vaccinated or contracted and recovered from COVID, any in-person events raise the risk of spreading the virus further.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories. Like breaking news, cause awareness and giving day tweets have a short news cycle in the here and now that Twitter users respond to.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last week, the New York Times ran an article exploring a segment of the nonprofit/social impact sector that the author saw as a small minority of organizations, but one I care deeply about: those that plan to go out of business. The article featured Malaria No More, and their vision of the project’s work: to end Malaria.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Last week I was in New York City and had the opportunity to meet with many interesting people (and got lots of ideas). Jed's just published a new article in Forbes.com entitled Steady Returns With Social Impact. One key connection was with Jed Emerson.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2021

Like so many in the small world of philanthropy I was saddened to learn of Vartan Gregorian’s passing today, April 16, 2021. He was so many things to so many people.

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MAY 10, 2021

When adding links to your post, be sure that the accompanying text is related to this content, and consider adding an indication of what kind of content you are linking to—whether it’s a [PHOTO], [VIDEO], [NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE], or something else. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 29, 2013

This week's New York Times Magazine will feature the article, Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead? The article explores the work of Adam Grant, a Wharton professor, and author of the forthcoming, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. According to the article, "The most successful givers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2019

January 11, 2019; New York Times. For example, a 2016 article in Inc. “ Zebras ,” Benno Hansen. In 2018, VC capital nationally raised $99.5 A number of “unicorn” companies—that is, companies with values over $1 billion—have emerged through this process. Some famous ones include Facebook, Google, and Uber. percent of VC funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This article summarizes how some corporations are doing this with AI and other automation tools. A recent article in the New York Times describes how new AI driven systems are getting better at natural language. AI Technology. AI Is Getting Better At Conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

According to a recent New York Times article , several Silicon Valley insiders, early employees at tech giants Facebook and Google, have come together to form a coalition of concerned experts called the Center for Humane Technology. But technology addiction is only the tip of the iceberg, it is part of something much bigger.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

Last week''s New York Times special section on museums featured a lead article by David Gelles on Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons. In the article, David discussed ways that several large art museums are working to attract major donors and board members in their 30s and 40s.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

Involving beneficiaries can save organizations money on projects by utilizing untapped beneficiary talent, according to an article from Public Administration and Development. Let us take a look at some of the common obstacles and see how investing in beneficiaries could change that perspective. Obstacle 1: “We have no money.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. By November 2010, Jumo noted in a New York Times article that they’ve raised $3.5 Jumo setup their offices in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. Chris Hughes brought in Kirsten Titus as Managing director of Jumo.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

A round-up of articles and posts that caught my eye recently: Environment/Green Time to Bring Back New York's Oysters by Kieran Mulvaney on Discovery News Los Angeles Adopts Meatless Mondays by Ali Berman on Ecorazzi Food My Go-To Kale Salad by Angela on Oh She Glows Do-Gooding A New Day to Build Community: Give Time on Giving Tuesday by Shari Ilsen (..)

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

According to a recent New York Times article, Relax! "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." ~ Pablo Picasso Do you think you get more done if you focus, nose-to-the-grindstone, or if you take lots of breaks?

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 3, 2009

Article - WSJ.com: "NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--For building a financial adviser's business, Twitter might not be all it's tweeted up to be.Droves of financial advisers who flocked to the micro-blogging site as a route to new clients haven't gotten the results they wanted.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2014

10/15 501 Tech Club NYC (New York City, NY): How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign 10/15 NetSquared Vancouver (Vancouver, BC): Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!) We''d love to hear from you - please share articles about your ideas, tools, best practices, case examples, and more.'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Note from Beth: Last June at the New York City book party for the Networked Nonprofit , Stephanie Strom, New York Times, moderated a discussion on the themes in the book. This post is adapted from an opinion article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , where Vince is a regular columnist.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2012

Watching this video, I can't help but think about one of the top emailed and viewed New York Times stories today, The 'Busy' Trap. For this fourth and final week, I'm sharing a video of a sea turtle swimming in Hawaii. Maybe we all need to take a lesson from the sea turtle, and slow down.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 28, 2015

The answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ which should be good news to nonprofit organizations concerned about recent news articles portraying the declining fortunes in walkathons and other popular team-building events. Can the risk to your next fundraising effort be forecast in advance through some basic data algorithms?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2014

He writes about business, sales and leadership and typically ends his articles with a moral of the story. Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive was a groundbreaking New York Times #1 best seller for 54 weeks. I''m a big fan of best-selling author Harvey Mackay. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Harvey Mackay'

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

They’re more likely to sign up for a newsletter, read an article, or purchase merchandise after engaging with your site. The Greater New York chapter of Volunteers of America used its grant to increase its monthly giving program to more than 25 donors. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use your grant to increase donations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I met with a very senior nonprofit leader last week in New York who explicitly asked us to talk more about what we're thinking. I got to meet Christine when I was part of the private rocket field in the early 80s (I recently discovered the best article about my brief rocket science period online: The Wrong Stuff ).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools. CMCE creates academic and artistic programs to help children and youth understand and overcome violent world events. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

This blog post originally appeared as an article on the Nonprofit Times’ website. Read the full article here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I so happy to sneak into last night’s 501Tech Club New York City gathering last night to hear Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum, and Naveen Selvadurai talk about Nonprofits and Foursquare. Here are some of my favorite articles on this topic: The Keys to Fundraising on Foursquare by Allyson Kapin.

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