Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Those that have opened themselves up to using these tools and connecting with passionate people in their networks find abundance. Here’s one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. Blogger relations (not to be confused with blogger's relationships like I'm describing above) that is blogger outreach came up as a topic in a workshop I did on social media and the arts last year.

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS) is a a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more. We’d love to hear your feedback on the free e-book.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Kayla Matthews is a researcher, writer and blogger covering topics related to technology, smart gadgets, the future of work and personal productivity. Six of its dogs ended up adopted, and it ended up with tons of free volunteer hours. She is the owner and editor of ProductivityTheory.com and ProductivityBytes.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

This Wednesday, April 15th, you can participate in a free online event and webinar from TechSoup, Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. If this sounds familiar, you won’t want to miss TechSoup’s free online event and webinar: Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2012

I’m one of the bloggers and I will be covering a session called “Leveraging Peer Influence” with Paull Young, Charity Water and Holly Ross, NTEN. For your chance to win a free pass, leave a comment that answers the question: Why is it important to engage Millennials inside and outside your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Nonprofit Leadership Blogger Rosetta Thurman. Rosetta Thurman , who writes about nonprofits and leadership issues from a Gen Y blogger perspective , shared some thoughts about the generations, nonprofits, and social media. I’ve Found My Free Agents, Now What? Look for Free Agents who already know about your work.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2010

Seven Things Which Make a Blogger Unique. But still in this article I’m going to cover some of the important factors which according to me play a major role in making a blogger unique. Unique Viewpoint - No matter what you are writing about, you will not be the only blogger who is covering that topic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2012

You can download a PDF of My October 2012 Big Vision worksheet for free from Dropbox here. 14 (Berkeley, CA): Tea & Cupcakes with Creative Bloggers Oct. The photo is from the roof of Gaudi's La Pedrera/Casa Milà in Barcelona, one of my favorite places we visited on our trip to Spain.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 11, 2012

It's a social entrepreneurship company that partners with universities to offer courses online for free. As of this writing, they offer free, online courses from 33 universities like Berklee College of Music, Columbia University, John Hopkins University, Stanford University, University of Melbourne, and Wesleyan University.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2007

Roger Carr from the Everyday Giving Blog presented the Bloggers Who Create Community Award to Beth's Blog! She also shares an astounding amount of useful information with the community for free. Michele is an amazing blogger and a master of reflection and learning. Thank you Roger! But, it doesn't stop there.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Convio is hosting a free webinar with Emily Riley , Senior Analyst from JupiterResearch, and social media blogger Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. The free webinar - going live at 2pm EST, Wednesday, 17 December.( Want to learn more about Web 2.0 and the latest social media trends? read more )

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Blogger relations (not to be confused with blogger relationships like I'm describing above) that is blogger outreach came up as a topic in a workshop I did on social media and the arts earlier this week. Don't have your office intern hapzardly send out a canned pitches, get to know the bloggers first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2008

He talks about what motivates bloggers and how we're different from mainstream press. My favorite: Bloggers Like Free Prize Inside Experiences. m given something free to mess around with, I disclose it when talking about it, but then, my site isn???t Photo from Chris Brogan Chris Brogan does it again. Not always.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Also, on February 19 in collaboration with Nonprofit Tech for Good, she’ll be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. To do this, you will need: A Google for Nonprofits account (free). Chances are that if you are online, you’ve watched a YouTube video. A YouTube channel and ID.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Another way to work around limited organic reach on Facebook is to promote Fundraisers via your other communication channels (this approach also has the benefit of being free). 2) Cross-promote via multiple channels.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #5: WordPress January 24, 2008 It seems like a good day to talk about WordPress. Here is yet another amazing free and open source tool getting a lot of good attention.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Deliver that pitch through the channel that reporter or blogger prefers–email is often the preferred method–and only approach one reporter or media outlet at a time. Once a reporter or blogger knows about you, the first thing they hit is your website. Writers, bloggers, and reporters work on deadlines.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 25, 2007

It's just a sampler of do good bloggers (please don't be sad if I didn't include you, it's a sampler ), links to blog search engines, links to blog feed readers, and links to blog software platforms. Getcha Grub On Give and Take *A Roundup of nonprofit blogs by the Chronicle of Philanthropy (check out the blogroll in the right column).

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

The fabulous Rob Cottingham, the NTC Official Cartoon Blogger, is giving his unique take on this year's conference. You'll see them on our blog throughout the conference and at [link].

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MAY 28, 2006

It's good news for bloggers: On Friday a California Court of Appeals ruled the bloggers are entitled to the same protections as journalists in traditional media when it comes to being required to reveal confidential sources. Apple went to court demanding the bloggers reveal their sources within the firm.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 21, 2017

Whether you’re a simple weekly WordPress blogger or a seasoned webpage administrator who updates and edits every day, having a video component on your site is a stellar way to draw readers and keep them coming back again and again.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2007

To track Burmese bloggers, at home or abroad, keep your eye on Global Voices. Among other things, he points out the YouTube channel of video's from the Burmese struggle. The Mizzima News is a site specializing in information, photographs, and multimedia coming out of Burma.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

David shares why he decided to respond to the blogger outreach - a counterpoint to my advice about what not to do: I went along because an email from Svetlana was a model of how an organization can reach out to bloggers. The interview is with Sharath Jeevan and his colleagues Rachel Smith and Svetlana Gitman.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

This can include written testimonials (with full names) or, even better, videotaped testimonials; articles written by respected bloggers or appearing in traditional media outlets; and even being included in a funder’s (or other respected partner’s) own published materials, such as in an annual report.

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2017

So before you write another post or post another pic, grab an automatic backup plugin such as BackupBuddy (the most popular premium choice), UpdraftPlus (a good solid free choice) or VaultPress (which was built by one of the creators of the WordPress content management system).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’m honored to be included on this “dream team&# roster of women (and a few guys including fellow Zoetican, Geoff Livingston ) working on the forefront of social change and technological progress, among them: Mary Hodder, Technologist and Founder of of Dabble.com, Author Blogger and CEO of Zoetica Media, author Clay Shirky, Elisa Camahort (..)

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

The best WordPress bloggers, site owners and administrators know that one of the keys to having a fantastic and wildly successful web page is to integrate everything you post and promote with some sort of social media component. Of course, the problem many people run into when looking at a social media program or plugin is, which one to pick?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2006

Omer Alive , who covers the local blogosphere in Pakistan for Global s, recently launched an online campaign called " Don't Block the Blog " condemning censorship of bloggers in their country. They've launched an online campaign to support free speech of Pakistani bloggers and internet free speech in general.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 3, 2017

Is a free host the way to go? Free WordPress Hosting. There’s a saying that the best things in life are free. Often signing up with a free host—you can find lots of choices in the WordPress Forum—means that said host is making their money by slapping banner ads all over your site. What about a shared platform?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

So again, that Google is being upfront about deleting such profiles (and avoiding a spam free-for-all in the process) is smart and a clear indicator that your nonprofit is not yet missing the early adoption phase. 3) Google is retiring the Blogger and Picassa brands. 4) Google has redesigned YouTube Channels i.e., Cosmic Panda.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Here are four plugins–some free, some paid—that are designed specifically to decrease bounce rates (the ugly term for users hitting the “back button” without exploring your site); increase page views; and generally encourage your audience to stick with you day after day for every new post, video or product or service launch.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

DonorsChoose has launched a new program called BloggersChoose which allows bloggers to search through mini-grant proposals that school teachers have submitted to DonorsChoose, and ask their readers to fund them. To be deemed eligible for free lunch, a student must submit a form showing family income at or below 130% of the poverty line.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Creating a ton of great content is a wonderful thing for a blogger utilizing a WordPress-based site. This free plugin, which already enjoys a place on more than one millions websites, gives owners access to the “Top Post and Pages” widget, which is only one of its many exciting features.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The first step to getting access to YouTube Giving is to make sure you sign up for the Google for Nonprofits Program – it’s free and will give you access to a variety of helpful online tools. They are also covering the processing fees, much like Facebook does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. Here is what he learned.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

." film music | mobygratis.com – Are you looking for music to use for free in your nonprofit's video? 3 principles for reporters and bloggers in a networked era | Online Journalism Blog – I totally agree that context is just as important as content. "Dina Well, here's your source!

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