Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Many participants were interested in using facebook as a communication platform for local campaigning and I created a session all about it. 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.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Want to show your fundraising teams some great ways to fundraise on Facebook in support of your next event? Here’s how they earned more engagement on Facebook for their peer-to-peer efforts. They created a Facebook group. They created a Facebook Group and made it public and visible to anyone searching for it.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – you can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the full post below. The good news is that the nonprofit technology community is rich in sharing, and there are lots of online tutorials about this latest wave of updates on Facebook.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So today, Julia, I wanted to get your take on the recent news that came to light, you know, about Facebook and Instagram. So I think what’s really interesting here is that way back when Facebook was created, we were really sold a bill of goods. Now that’s not to say that Facebook is not a powerful tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Shortened blurbs : The recent blog posts that appear on the home page have been shortened to no longer include the full post, but just an introduction. This switch will provide you with many more options for following conversations and will also save me a bit of time! or come across more valuable items to share.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2020

No Conversion to USD: Many accounts won’t let you cash out. Ideas for attracting crypto donations: Website Content: Having good content on your donation pag e and blog gets you found. Facebook: Crypto users are not on Facebook. Give them options. Select carefully. Where do charities find cryptocurrency donors?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2020

For the example below, we’ll be building out a sample Facebook Live co-branded series. If you’ve been watching Facebook or Instagram recently, everyone is going LIVE. . According to a New York Magazine report, conducted in partnership with Livestream, 80% of consumers would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

With many ongoing marketing initiatives, whenever you see a boost in performance, it is fair to be wondering: was it that Facebook post that did really well, or are they all coming from the petition you’re running? . Maybe they heard about you on Facebook, or they signed a petition and you sent them an email. Medium (utm_medium).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Twitter Cards allow website developers to clarify how website and blog content should appear in tweets. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 27, 2016

For many non-profit social media directors, much of their time is spent crafting stellar content, posting engaging photos, distilling compelling video and much more for the organization’s Facebook page. Why aren’t they commenting on our content and mission and becoming a part of the conversation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Over the years, I’ve attended events where a representatives from Facebook shared with nonprofits how to use the platform more effectively. During the Q/A after the presentation, one of the most frequent questions asked has been, “Will Facebook be making grants to nonprofits?” Image Source: Pando Daily.

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M+R

DECEMBER 8, 2023

These are Google ads, Facebook advertising, and Google display network. Apple’s stated reason for rolling out Link Tracking Protection is to protect the privacy of its users (but I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that it inhibits Apple’s competitors like Google and Facebook). This is the purple highlighted portion “gclid=EXAMPLE”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

Note from Beth: Facebook Groups can be used to help build communities and for deeper engagement and learning with your audience or peers. I invited Lisa to reflect on her experience and share some advice as a blog post. and started to steward the conversation around Network Nonprofit themes.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 29, 2010

"How can our nonprofit move the active conversation from our Facebook fan Page to our organization’s own blog??" Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Marketing online community Blogging Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications websites social media. Here's one way to tackle it.( read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2011

This post summarizes some findings from a recent research report about increasing engagement on Facebook and a couple of conversations about applying the research over on my blog Facebook page. Don’t Automate All Your Facebook Posts. Facebook gives less weight to posts made via third party apps.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 21, 2010

A challenging social media question came in from a very small health-related nonprofit support group, recently: How can we move the active conversation on our Facebook fan Page over to our organization’s blog? read more ).

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Whole Whale

JUNE 15, 2022

Social listening is the process of tracking online conversations in order to better understand what people are saying about a given topic. By tracking relevant conversations, you can get insights into the demographics of the people most interested in your cause as well as the topics they’re talking about. What Is Social Listening?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

This blog has a Creative Commons license. Because I want people to know that I expect them to share things they find interesting, or to help further the conversation but that in sharing, others need to keep the content free, too. Why Use Creative Commons in Facebook ? How do you get started? How do you get started?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. Social media powerhouses Facebook and YouTube have rolled out new fundraising tools for nonprofits and individuals, to make it even easier to connect with supporters and drive donations at year-end. We give to what we know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Making Facebook Groups Rock – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. Build Your Following on: Facebook. Facebook is the most popular platform, boasting nearly 1.8 You’re also able to collect donations through Facebook. billion active users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

A (blog) conversation strategy is how you support and nurture a conversation on your blog in the comments. It is a combination of how you will comment on other blogs, how you track the conversation, and how you respond to comments on your blog. I recently commented on Emily Williamson's blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Note From Beth: Here’s some quick tips on using Facebook Ads. If after reading these tips, you want to want some more case studies and indepth resources, please see this post: ” How A Small Nonprofit Used Facebook Ads Effectively “ Six Things Nonprofits Should Know About Facebook Ads – guest post by Taryn Degnan.

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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. Tags: blogging blog redesign redesign round up strategy website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Ladder of Love on Facebook. I was lucky enough to spend my last afternoon in Alaska driving to Talkeetna with Aliza Sherman who lives in Alaska who I’ve known since 1995 and with Cassandra Stalzer my host! I love the framework she created for identifying and cultivating Super Fans on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Conversation about FB Custom Tabs. This week the beginner track got underway where 20 arts organizations will design and implement action learning experiments in Facebook , Listening , or Twitter to improve their social media practice. Facebook Custom Landing Tabs + Measurement = Best Practice. Why: Custom Landing Tabs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. . Amirah, Inc. Go to Ads Manager and select + Create.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2018

In a Facebook post dated January 11th, Mark Zuckerberg shared a completely new direction for the News Feed to make sure the “time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”. So his new goal for the News Feed is to create more meaningful conversations between “friends, family and groups”. Why did Facebook make this change?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog. After Hours Posting Timing is important for a communications channel like Facebook. According to a recent study , posts outside of business hours and posts at the end of the week actually increase Facebook engagement. Have any of Beth's suggestions worked well for you?

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Since 2007 Facebook has found great success in serving ads to its users at what could be considered a shockingly specific level. CAPI or Conversions API is Meta’s server side tracking solution. This option is replacing browser side tracking, which uses a pixel to create a cookie that tracks activity and sends it back to Facebook.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this blog, we’ll dive into why social media sharing is useful on GivingTuesday and a great way to encourage generosity. For example, on Instagram , around 12% of followers typically see your content, but on Facebook and LinkedIn , it’s 4% or less. This is where social media sharing as a form of generosity comes in.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

Facebook has recently produced a guide to help nonprofits build their organization's presence on the world's top social media platform. Take Advantage of Facebook's Key Features. Use Facebook's Timeline feature to share photos and videos or ask questions. Be conversational, personal, and sincere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2015

Facebook has rolled out the “Donate Now” button for all ads and brand pages which makes it easier than for nonprofits to ask Facebook audiences to donate. When Facebook rolled out the donate button feature in 2013 for a small group of partners, the results were mixed. Facebook will no doubt iterate.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 4, 2014

It’s not the time when you submitted the tweet, blog post, or Facebook share. Twitter, and to a lesser extent Facebook, is often times unpredictable; but you can increase your chances for success by implementing a few best practices, and creating consistency with your posting technique. Only using hashtags on Twitter.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 31, 2014

This loss is real, and I''m feeling in it another sphere of my professional life: this blog. I''ve always treated blogging as a learning practice. In the past three years, the number of comments on this blog has declined significantly. Problem is, I''m only part of a tiny fraction of those conversations. Readership is up.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Sifry , the co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum, took a closer look at ROI for Facebook apps in his piece last week Facebook Haggadah: A Case Study in Viral ROI (Is This App Different From All Other Apps?) Here’s an excerpt from his post : Within a day his Facebook Haggadah was all over the web. for TechPresident.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

They answer questions, make requested lists, and, if you ask, will write a letter, blog post, or social media captions. 1) Social Media Posts If you’ve written a blog post and need to promote it on your social platforms, ChatGPT can give you an assist. They’re also very simple to use. We just like to be polite!

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