Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. Corporations use these contests to engage potential customers. Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

I also learned that one-on-one donor solicitation techniques can also work and some of the challenges of being able to track the velocity or flow of networked donations. What is missing is some software or features that track the flow of your donations, almost like doing a social network analysis similar to Twitinfluence.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

The duration of your campaign affects which social networks you’ll rely on. Megabloggers like Tim O’Reilly , Om Malik , Austin Hill , Michael Geist , Tara Hunt , Mathew Ingram and others generated a ton of traffic and awareness. Twitter’s like speed dating: you see something, and quickly decide if you want more.

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