Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.  t claim to have all the answers - in fact, part of this journey is about putting my classroom knowledge to the test. Skelliwag has some awesome tips on how to fight poverty with technology.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. Based on the Summit session she's leading right now, the following blog post is written by Judi Sohn. Here are just two of the many tips I share and demo in this session: Get comfortable playing in the Sandbox. Did you know that every Common Ground instance comes with a testing environment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

I recently discovered a blogging work flow tool called Zemanta , that according to its web site. It works on a number of different blogging platforms, including the one I use, typepad. I took it out for a test drive, initially writing about Zemanta. maybe it is suggesting that I should write a post about my blogging workflow!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

This is a guest blog by Darian Rodriguez Heyman. You may not have heard about Lara Stockman's "25 Days to Make a Difference" blog, or how, after profiling different nonprofits, random acts of kindness, and community-driven efforts she mobilized an audience of 25,000 readers after just a few weeks. Representative Samples?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same. She "tweets" various tips for getting kids outside, links to new Green Hour blog posts and information on events and more. Test for What Works. Know Your Goals.

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JULY 20, 2013

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

That is where the Blue Key Champion strategy came in; to bring on board US-based bloggers who are active online, and cause-passionate, to help spread the word and, hopefully, get more keys ordered. We used Hashtracking (which was offered to me as a free trial for testing purposes) to pull data on how many tweets used the hashtag, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Presentation Slides on flickr Blog post here. Phillip Smith has a thoughtful post called " Social tech meets the Social Innovation Generation " The Nonprofit Eye blog writes about leadership challenges in the nonprofit sector. Heather at Aspiration is doing some research on blogging and professional development.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2010

No matter whether you want more people to donate to your good cause, to read your blog, or to recognize your name as an expert in your field, you have to make time for marketing. Here are five tips that I've used successfully and that you can too. Do some small test runs of your ideas and adjust accordingly. Then go do it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

The last few donations that put this campaign over the top came from Justin Kownack who paid it forward from his own group donation experiment using Twitter as a test of good deeds. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed. They used twitter to drive comments to the blog - each comment would generated 100 pound donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

For this week's bloggerview, we caught up with Michael Gilbert, who writes the Nonprofit Online News, which is not only the oldest nonprofit-oriented blog, but one of the oldest blogs altogether. Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

Carla tested my instructions and it works for her. Meanwhile, if you use blogger or wordpress, Marshall has posted some tips. And, after some back and forth with Typepad Support person named Carla, I was able to learn how to edit the advanced templates. I created some step-by-step instructions to make a screen cast.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

One of the most useful aspects of the presentation was Rick’s focus on creative and strategic tips that you can implement immediately to improve your online and integrated fundraising programs. Test a soft ask in thank you email after someone subscribers or signs a petition. Test a combined email- direct mail effort.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2011

It is still in its Beta testing phase, so its not fully released, but the amount of hype surrounding it is enormous. In addition to my looking into Google+, many bloggers in the nonprofit sector have also been checking it out and listing its advantages and disadvantages. In addition, she has a post of tips and tricks for +.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself. Check out the post for tips on how you can inspire Batkid moments at your next event. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

They both use the MySpace blog, which reminds us again to speak to the community where they are, don’t try and drag them over to your main blog. Developing custom Facebook apps may be the way to go, as already discussed on this blog. Carie opened with an intro to social media. Oxfam now has a very nice custom page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

They ask their fans their opinions, test their knowledge, pair promotions w/content, and say thank you. Here’s some examples and tips. How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Introduction. Networked Nonprofits practice deep engagement techniques on Facebook. Museums on Facebook [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Special thanks to Qui Diaz and Danielle Brigidia for giving this a real world test from the vantage point of a social media strategist in a nonprofit organization. You're testing different social media tactics and learning what works. Or, if you are considering a blog, find out who the key bloggers are in your topic area.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Facebook, LinkedIn) Blogs offer a human voice, newsworthy information and experiences, and a forum for feedback -- and empower supporters to engage with and share ideas around your stories and news. As a victim of a "twitterstorm", I have a few survival tips. Have you heard of Motrin Moms ? Amazonfail ?

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 5, 2018

How about hitting publish on what you thought was an amazing blog post, but instead it turned out to be a dud? Anytime I needed to search for a statistic I had to sort through 30 pages, blog posts, PDFs, and forums to find them. Introductions to other bloggers. Track Your Keyword Rankings. But I would often run into an issue.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

We recommend including different types of messengers such as the media (aka self-identified bloggers) who can write about your issues and “everyday” advocates who can share your message to their networks. Media (blogger) Influencer. Goal: Cultivate bloggers to write or Tweet about your campaign. VIP Influencers.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

The constant pressure to create engaging content to reach members can test even the most seasoned of professionals. Instead, it was because the article provided actionable tips while diving deep into the subject matter. Surprisingly, only a small minority of bloggers (15%) use a formal editorial process.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

What if you shared this on your website, blog or e-newsletter? What if you shared this on your website, blog or e-newsletter? website pages visited, time spent on the page, emails opened, click-throughs, articles, blog or social media posts shared, replies, comments)? Ideas include: “How To” tip worksheets or videos (e.g., “How

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