Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Today, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. He is using a tool called " Twibbon " that makes it easy for people to change their avatar to incorporate a visual for a particular cause.

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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. Once you have claimed or created your LinkedIn Page, the set up process is straightforward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 22, 2011

Then, once logged in, visit foursquare.com/create_page and follow the instructions to create and link your new Page with your Twitter account: Linking your new Foursquare Page with Twitter will then provide your nonprofit’s new Foursquare Page with a URL. Unsync your check-ins with Twitter! Add Five Tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

A number folks offers some insights in the comments or on Twitter, including Amanda. I invited her to share her thoughts about cause fatigue and scaling as she launches the Twestival Local. Cause fatigue is something I think about daily; particularly going into our second Twestival this September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). 2) Twitter. Create a Twitter Profile. Find your Twitter voice. Create Twitter lists. Experiment with Twitter social good apps and portals. Launch a Twitter fundraising campaign, if applicable. Download Twitter app. Create a Google account.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do. for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 8) Embrace Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

I haven’t been this hooked on a new social networking site since I first got on Twitter in June 2008, and based on recent data released by comScore and Hitwise, Pinterest traffic is soaring. If you have a Twitter account, sign up with your Twitter username and password.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. “Circling” on Google+ is equivlent to following on Twitter or liking on Facebook. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. “Circling” on Google+ is equivlent to following on Twitter or liking on Facebook. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals. CharityTuesday : This hashtag is very popular on Twitter, but people use it in different ways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly. As a starting point, all nonprofits should be investing time and resources in the “Big Three”: Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter. Of the Big Three, Twitter requires the most time to utilize.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.),

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) was the most effective, and what type of message generated the most giving. Multimedia Tells the Story.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business. While virtual events may not be considered as much fun as in-person charity events, they are still a great way to raise money for a cause and to promote a social issue. . Online audiences are looking for authenticity.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

Similar discussions surfaced last year during Iran’s Green Revolution, when many people on social media overlaid a green shade to their avatars and profile pictures to show their solidarity with the people of Iran. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

I've been on Twitter since almost the beginning and have watched charitable giving and fundraising go from the edge to mainstream. Twitter is establishing itself as a charitable giving and cause marketing channel. . We're now seeing the concept of a Twitter "Tweet-a-thon" evolve. Each tweet raises 10 cents for CARE.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2013

When you ask a Millennial, “Do you support a nonprofit or social cause?” ” You’re likely to hear answers like, I signed a petition, changed my avatar on Twitter, or liked them on Facebook. We typically see four major roles of activism: cause champion, volunteer, content creator, or financial supporter.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

You could also host a holiday fundraiser to raise awareness and money for a certain charitable cause or business. While virtual events may not be considered as much fun as in-person charity events, they are still a great way to raise money for a cause and to promote a social issue. . Online audiences are looking for authenticity.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Online : that is already happening with people who use applications like Causes in facebook, which encourages users to fundraise each year on their birthday via their Birthday Cause tool (individuals select an organization, ask their facebook friends to give donations instead of presents, and the funds get distributed to the organization).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Last night I couldn't sleep and followed the trail of links that Pistachio or rather PEAstachio left in a comment on the post about nonprofits and twitter. She also something very powerful, "Do Not Twitter Without Love." See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos.

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Care2

OCTOBER 28, 2010

. • JD Lasica (that’s me) offered a one-stop shop for resources on how nonprofits and cause organizations can use social tools : a landing page that aggregates resources on social networking tutorials, handouts, top fund-raising tools and much more. Also, download this free flyer on 12 steps to mobilize your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas. Susan continues to share her experience at her blog and through twitter. While breast cancer doesn???t

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

When an opportunity comes to show your ad in front of a visitor, the chosen platform (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) Twitter Conversion Tracking. From a branding perspective, you can set your own logo and colors, as well as create team member avatars. will look for the cookie to place it in front of the appropriate audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer. See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. What are the best practices for using a YouTube Nonprofit Channel to promote your cause?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

To top it off, I did an interview with Wendy Harman from the Red Cross about her recent experience using Twitter and other tools to spread buzz for campaign - Social Media Roadblock. We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). I posted a blog entry announcing it on Redcrosschat.org, and we used twitter to announce.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Increasingly, donors and supporters follow causes on social networks. If you make storytelling a higher priority than marketing, then over time your nonprofit’s brand becomes synonymous with the cause(s) you advocate. Visually compelling photos uploaded to Twitter double retweet rates. Engage authentically.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

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!"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . I get the question, "What's next after Twitter?" One of the benefits that connectedness offers us that we no longer a vertical monopoly on a program, cause, or fundraiswer.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com. A must-download for nonprofit Twitterers! What’s unique and useful about it is that it can be configured to integrate with your Twitter and Facebook accounts.

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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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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

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!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

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!" The only use of volunteers involved carrying avatars from Utrecht to The Hague.

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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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MAY 8, 2020

Not to be confused with James Cameron’s famously blue avatars. A play on words of the infamous emoji; these are customized avatars (see how we learn as we go along?!). Originally a phrase associated with Twitter, but each social channel has some type of private messaging. . Shameless plug for my cat’s Instagram: [link].

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