Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I've been looking at the examples the folks have shared in the WeAreMedia Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style , particularly blogs and thinking about questions, strategies, and frameworks that one might think about before getting into the nitty gritty of the tool itself.  Who will write for the blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

From a blog post in my archives, June, 2005 I took that photo of myself with a sign to illustrate a post that talked about the professionalization of blogging. It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. Here's a few examples. Go over there and comment right now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

The article ignited a discussion on nonprofit blogs prompted by some astute observations by colleague Allison Fine. The article and subsequent blog posts prompted more reflections (summarized here ). He also wanted to introduce to The Causes Exchange , their new blog. Take for example this recent case study on the blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

This month’s Net2 Think Tank question asks, “How do you stay up-to-date online?&# There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. Simply visit [link] to get started. Twitter Search.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But this one resonated clearly, as I got 75 retweets and 61 comments. And here are a few suggestions from commenters. Dana Allen-Greil (@danamuses) November 13, 2019 Learning alongside your team was a suggestion that went across many comments. And set the right example by not doing it yourself, either.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

In my case, I use a Facebook update, but you could use an update on any channel with the relevant engagement options, in this case Like, Comment, and Share. Using the dots, they will indicate if they would "Like" (blue), "Share" (yellow), or "Comment" (green) on the post. Engagement. spanhidden.

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JUNE 17, 2014

QUESTION: Caity talked about calculating the ‘growth score’, then used an example of the benefit of moving that metric just 2%. ” In Caity’s example, we saw an organization where a 2 percentage point improvement in its donor retention resulted a fundraising increase of over $150,000 on a donor file of 60,000.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

Also, it’s worth pointing out and as I explain more below, that Pinterest allows users to create accounts using their Twitter accounts by default gives the green light that Pinterest Profiles can be brands, not just individuals: Next, you’ll be presented with a screen of that interests you can follow. Repin your first Pin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

I made the one above and if you scan it, it is the URL to my blog. For example, Jay Baer’s and Amber Nashlund’s new book, The Now Revolution , uses Microsoft’s version of QR codes called Tag technology , so readers can scan pages and get additional bonus materials on their phones. Nonprofit Tech2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I am here in Romania for a conference hosted by the Soros Foundation as part of their pilot advocacy through blogging program. I'm live blogging the conference sessions which are being conducted in Romanian. So all the disclaimers of live blogging apply and particularly here - with translations, jet lag, etc. Niche content.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. Harry: A Green Geek. Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

I'm giving a talk about blogging at the meeting of the Marin Branch of the California Writers Club tomorrow at the Book Passage in Corte Madera. Forgive me if you've seen a lot of these links before, and please feel free to add more examples of blogs about writing, or by writers who publish in print, as well as online, in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2010

I wasn't surprised to see this comment on JD's post from a human rights activist about one of the examples on our list: The EPA recently filed an enforcement action against Tyson Foods for violating the Clean Air Act, and they previously have plead guilty to 20 felony violations of the Clean Water Act. It's a form of marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

My result metric is the number of good ideas and saved time getting those ideas that I get for blog posts, curriculum development, and presentations. The green represents people talking about. In the example above, I discovered a turkey in the canyon. Analyze the Comments. ” 6.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change. It means we have to be nimble and responsive.”.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Within a Photo Session, you can share photos, comments, and even doodle on the images. The images here are a great example of a nonprofit using their TechSoup Flickr donation to help support their mission. NTEN's recent blog post on visual storytelling is a great reminder of just how powerful images can be. Need Inspiration?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

In the example above, you would test posting the same link with the embedded link tool and without it. It offers specific examples of what to test and mini-case studies. Here is a case study of Red versus Green. Share an example of your experiment in the comments. Here’s an article on that topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

They are in the process of building and growing a 'problem solving' network by convening thoughtful people inside and outside of EDF to review their thinking and then comment, critique, and contribute new information so they can improve their impact. For example, they have a Climate Corps program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Another pitfall is doing “drive by&# analysis. Let’s take Facebook pages as an example. When we see the green arrows pointing up and the numbers look good, we might think — “they like me, they really like me.&# But you can’t really put that data into context and learn from it. New Fans (Likes).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

And, if they aren't blogging, they're reading, take for example the AARP Pet Pals Blog and the others identified in the comments here. "Older people aren't shy of using the internet - they have a verve for life that applies online as well as offline," said Paul Green, a Saga spokesman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2006

They remembered the shoe blogging from last year's conference. Let me let you in on a little secret to increasing your blog's audience -- put pictures of shoes and write about feet. My blogher shoes and feet photos have gotten more hits than anything else on my blog! Meet Julie from MotherGooseMouse Blog. She gets lots.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

There are so many blogs, news sources, and conversations happening at the same time, every day, and the chances that you’ll be able to find them all without trying is pretty unlikely. There are hundreds of millions of blogs according to Technorati, and that’s just blogs! Simply visit [link] to get started. Twitter Search.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

I was busy starting my green communications consulting company, Aequus Green Communications , and working with clients to pay the bills and increase the portfolio. Six months later, and despite being delayed again by work, a new template for GBK, and eventually several additional green sites, is almost done.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. For example, the ASPCA features a call-to-donate and “Other Ways to Help” on the sidebar of their blog. Primary Navigation Bar: Footer: 4.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Webinars are awesome, and so are blog posts — but there's a special magic that happens when we get face to face. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways June PDH Lunch — Incorporating Green Infrastructure.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

You can discover more about the NetSquared community by reviewing the responses on the NetSquared blog. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

Today I discovered Cityzenjane's blog and her i_like_to_watch tag/delicious rss feed via a comment to one of my blog posts. At first, I thought it was comment spam promoting a porno site but far from it. I started my blog as a test bed for theories I have about blogging and it's growing impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

At barely a quarter of a century this remarkable dare I say trend setting young woman has become a role model, an example of how to connect and interact with legions of people in all walks of life. He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC. But who is she really?

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JULY 14, 2021

“ If your event has multiple remote guest speakers, have a staff member dedicated to run a green room (preparation room). Taking time to map out how your email marketing fits in with these other methods, such as blog posts or social media, makes for a more robust communications plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

Slide 7: This is an example of an NWF submission on the digg homepage. The green represents the views directly coming from dig. Slide 9: Another way I chose to experiment with this network was using our blog,& Wildlife Promise. & One of the blog postings I did talked about animal tactics for surviving the cold. &

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! I'm creating a powerpiont for the Webinar and an accompanying wikispace, but wanted to put out this blog post for any feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

An easy example is green technology. Others examples include loans to schools in India and capital for small manufacturers in Ghana. The conference itself and the comment below shows how hard everyone seems to be trying to work together in an environment where some are saying the efforts are proliferating. .

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

When David explained that each of the Holocaust Museum’s myriad comment boards, blogs, and online forums is moderated by a staff member, the audience turned a little green. It may take you only a few minutes to create a blog, but doing so means (hopefully) a commitment to frequent content posts. Start a blog.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

An example of this might be data entry, bookkeeping, transcription, and translating content from English to another language or even specific dialects like Haitian French. It is cloud-based work, which can be done anywhere where people can access the Internet. I remain somewhat skeptical that online work will save America.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Learn more about how to be "green" at work, and at home, by picking up a copy of The Green Book for $5. skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome!

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