Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

The past year, Twitter has been widely criticized for its role in spreading misinformation , being a Petri dish for hate speech , and how it approaches world leaders use of the platform. You will also see some of the most viscous attacks from trolls on Twitter and they are only rarely quieted with compassion.

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MAY 25, 2023

As a government entity, you may have joined Twitter years ago, using it to provide valuable customer experiences to your constituents and communities. But what if Twitter is no longer a reliable way to interact with your “customers”? The majority of Americans who use Twitter have taken a break from the platform in the past year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2013

This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2013

This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2013

This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

This webinar covers how to successfully launch and maintain a blog for your nonprofit on WordPress.com. Click-by-click, attendees will learn how to use themes, widgets, and basic HTML to design a blog that matches your website and helps recruit new e-newsletter subscribers, online donors, and supporters on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Another topic that is of interest and can serve as a valuable launch pad for conversations and information, both for Romanian NGOs and organizations around the world, is a blog. But blogs can help your organization in a few key ways: Central Communication Hub. Think blogs are boring? How To Start a Blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Topics include how to: • Post on Facebook to maximize likes, comments, and shares. Format the perfect tweet.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I can’t wait for your feedback, comments, recommendations for further improvements, and general reaction; but first, I need to share some thank yous and some background for all those who have followed this process. I’m so excited to say that the redesign for the website is ready to be unveiled! Thanks, Matt! About the Redesign.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2010

I announced last week that I’ve partnered with Matt Chevy to do a redesign of this blog. Monday’s post focused on the content you’re after and want more of – if you missed it, you can read the post and weigh in with your feedback. Thanks to everyone that’s shared comments so far in this process!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Most nonprofits approach social media with the strategy of increasing awareness for their cause by posting and sharing content on their profiles and then when time permits, engaging their fans and followers as they respond to the content posted and shared by the nonprofits. 2) Be generous with +1′s and comments on Google+.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Last week’s posts had three topics: Content , Comments and Extras.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

Chris Brogan reminded us that he declared today as World Comment Day. Boyd goes on to describe how Twitter and other similar apps are based on the web of flow - where information of interest comes to you, not the other way around. Does this mean blogging or reading blogs is not longer relevant or useful?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

I announced last week that I’ve partnered with Matt Chevy to do a redesign of this blog. Monday’s post focused on the content; Wednesday’s post looked at fueling comments. Twitoaster – this fuels the “tweet this&# button on posts and replies via twitter in the comments. Site search.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2023

There is so much expert advice out there about how much you should post, what types of content are the best, and how to reach new audiences. Create an engaged online community: success is measured by an increase in engagement, particularly comments and re-shares. This includes what themes to hit and what type of content you’ll share.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

I’ll share what I’ve learned from the big-picture analytics, insights from my deep dive into content, and how they inform my approach to our social media plan (which you’re welcome to borrow for your nonprofit). In 2023, we experimented with different types of content like open-ended questions and graphics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. As a community organizer, Twitter makes a lot of sense. Twitter does exactly that. Robin’s 10 Twitter Rules for Non Profits. Twitter is social. Follow Back.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2022

While both Facebook and Twitter have fairly robust built-in scheduling tools, in this post we’re listing the top platforms that let you plan and schedule social media content for all your social media profiles from one place: 1. Get started with Buffer free.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

One of their newest experiments is a Twitter campaign, #150jobs. Her teams also provides guidance and support to their DC-area office and the Goodwill network around information architecture, design and content in the implementation of new technologies, campaigns and microsites. What is the objective of the Twitter campaign?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

I’m really excited to [finally] announce that I’m going to be redesigning this blog/website. This website has been a great place for me to post ideas and share lessons learned, store content from presentations, and share resources. Right now, this blog could really be categorized as a blog.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

By liking, commenting, reposting, or sharing, you and your followers can keep a conversation going across your networks. The functionality is just like Twitter, focusing on short, written exchanges and timely discourse. Follow Blackbaud on Threads The post Unraveling the Threads App for Fundraisers first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

We''re grateful for the articles, blog posts, videos, photos, and more from the 14LCS community. Relive the experience and learn what attendees absorbed during the four days at 14LCS through this content round-up. Please let us know in the comments. Did we miss anything? Also, check out the #14LCS community discussion forum.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models.

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TechImpact

APRIL 17, 2014

Facebook reach is loosely defined as the number of people who saw a piece of your content. Reach can be generated by purchasing Facebook advertisement, achieving organic reach, and having users like, comment, or share your post. The more reach you generate, the more people see your content. Hammer out your content strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

They voraciously consume nonprofit technology blogs and study the mobile and social media campaigns of other nonprofits for inspiration. Too often new media managers are bogged down by a strategy or content approval process that saps them of their creativity. Creative Thinking. Some campaigns will fail, and some will need revision.

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TechImpact

MARCH 25, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Landing pages are located on the left side bar under: Behavior –> Site Content –> Landing Pages. But traffic from your newsletter or Twitter links are driving huge donations. These pages could be anything from a blog post to your “About Us” page.

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JULY 27, 2012

Earning the right to deliver content directly to the inbox of your biggest fans is critical to your long terms success. If you have a link to your Facebook and Twitter at the top of your homepage and your listserve at the bottom, it implies that you prefer to interact with your audience on your social media sites. RSS as a Replacement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. Then there’s the whole other world of organizational content that you need to consume or create to get stuff done!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The book is not only an excellent reference for many Facebook questions, but also provides tactical recommendations for an effective Facebook content, engagement, and measurement strategy. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. .&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Not following on a 1:1 ratio on Twitter. If your nonprofit’s objective is to gain a lot of followers on Twitter, then you should follow on a 1:1 ratio.

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TechImpact

MARCH 10, 2014

Controlling your SERPs, or search engine results page, is vital to driving traffic to your nonprofit’s blog, website, and social channels. Generally getting your website and blog to rank #1 and #2 overall for your name is most desirable. That’s the obvious part. What’s not so obvious is the best way to take control of your first SERP.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2013

In my last blog post, I talked about the decline of email and fundraisin g response rates. As social media continues to grow and develop, nonprofit organizations continue to attract more Fans and Followers—Twitter Followers in particular have increased at a remarkable rate, with a whopping 264% growth over the past year.

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