Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Click To Play Earlier today I posted about discovering some new photo blogs, podcasts, and videos from Cambodian Bloggers. Vuthasurf left me a comment that he created a video clip, uploaded to blip.tv, but was having trouble getting the video to display in his word press blog. Any other video bloggers want to offer some advice?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Monday, November 10th, in an initiative similar to Blog Action Day , thousands of bloggers will post about refugee issues to raise awareness as part of Bloggers Unite. This isn't the first Bloggers Unite campaign. This isn't the first Bloggers Unite campaign. Bloggers Unite activism refugees

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

I wasn’t convinced at all that the world needed another blogger. Nonprofit bloggers should think of themselves as reporters, and a very popular blog is always a report back on an event complete with a photo slideshow or video. Allow guest bloggers to share expertise and experience. Highlight press coverage.

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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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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 20, 2018

However, to reach those people with education, resources and services, you need external aid from the press. Here are six ways to capture the interest of the press and earn media coverage to help you impact your local community. Build relationships with the press. If you want to affect the press, get to know the press.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2007

There are a lot of answers to that question, but if you want to do outreach to bloggers about an issue you care about, here are a few tips: 1. Search for bloggers who write about topics related to your cause on Technorati , Google Blog Search and Ask.com's blog search engine. Find the name and contact information for the blogger.

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AFP Blog

MAY 20, 2010

The Art of Creating a Social Media Press Release: "Now everyone has the same technology to create, publish and distribute content. So for an organization’s “news” to stand out, it needs to: * reach 3 audiences: traditional media, online media bloggers/digital influencers, and the general public. *

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2011

Description : Pressing “send” on an email campaign isn’t as easy as it used to be. Date : May 10, 2011. Location : Nebraska. Topic : Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. These days, competition for inbox space is increasing. Meanwhile, the patience and time of email recipients is.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

Increase Aware for Your Fundraiser with a Press Release. I’ve never worked in PR, but I have written plenty of press releases in my life, all for nonprofits. I went to every major nonprofit website I could think of and based my press release on their structure. It’s thorough and you’ll save yourself a lot of time!

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Building a reputable business and maintaining a friendly relationship with the press can lead to favorable mentions in the media. James Baxter is a professional ghostwriter and editor at write my essay online and a blogger, who loves sharing his experience and knowledge with readers. However, that doesn’t happen automatically.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 15, 2008

2007 Best Podcaster: Blogger Most Dedicated to Social Change. Call Them Equal Opportunity Bloggers,” by Jessica Guynn. “The Carbon Report” by Mike Rosen-Molina. The Monthly. August 2007. East Bay Express “Women's Voices Boom in the Blogosphere,” by Rose Aguilar. Bay Area Businesswoman. Contra Costa Times. May 21, 2006.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

But working with the media is tricky, especially if you don't have a dedicated marketing or press relations person on staff. After years of being on both the press side and the PR side of the media game, here are some of my favorite tips for elevating a fundraising campaign. Connect with Neighborhood Bloggers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2008

What’s kind of funny is that I was quoted on the press release , which was out 3 weeks ago or so, but it’s taken me this long to blog it. Bad Blogger! (I I think my clients thank me for being a bad blogger.) Thanks again for the post you bad blogger. ; > 4 Alfred Nutile 07.11.08 So what’s the news?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2005

Deborah Finn was invited to be one of the bloggers who receives a press pass to the Internet Law Seminar at the Berkman Center next week. Unfortunately for her (fortunately for me), she couldn't make the third day of conference and arranged for me to be her substitute for the day. I was also.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

Here’s the most recently published blog carnival hot off the press. That’s what we’d like to discuss in this January’s blog carnival. Wondering what a blog carnival is? Here are some more examples ).

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Make it easy on your partners and collect all relevant materials for promotion, such as blog post and press release templates, logos, images, and approved quotes. Compile a blogger list. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit. Be specific.

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. The topic was similar in all cases -- specific cases of entrepreneurship and environmental action around the world.

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. The topic was similar in all cases -- specific cases of entrepreneurship and environmental action around the world.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

As the name suggests, their content asks tough questions and presses the nonprofit industry to evolve the way it approaches fundraising. With years of experience and candid, off-the-cuff writing styles, these bloggers are sure to inspire. And their content will challenge you to do the same. And just for fun….

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 20, 2020

This could include blog and website content, social media updates, press releases, email marketing, and so on. I saw something like this on a lifestyle blogger's Instagram feed and I loved the idea. Remarkables is a term from Seth Godin. Heartbeats are those communications that you do regularly, no matter what.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Briefly describe the most current, pressing need, and ask for their support. Also look for local social media bloggers and celebrities who might be happy to lend their name to your year-end giving campaign. Start with your biggest donors and work your way down the list with the goal to connect with as many as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2010

A year later, I launched my first professional blog on the software that eventually became Google’s blogger. His comment inspired me to start a personal blog on Cambodian culture and connect with other Cambodian bloggers. I wrote about nonprofits, technology, and training. I really needed a professional web/blog designer!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Readers of Care2's Frogloop blog love that our blogger in chief, Allyson Kapin always has her fingers on the pulse of the most current news, research, and best practices in nonprofit technology, online advocacy, fundraising, and social media.

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Care2

JULY 1, 2014

Early blogger Julius Ceaser, who "blogged" in a very low tech sense. On the modern printing press: "the Internet should be everyone''s printing press. Craig encouraged us look to take a look at the social media leaders in the past who were good at doing things. An example he gave? Everyone should get a break like this.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Think about it: If you receive three or four emails in a row from a nonprofit you support, a blogger you follow, or your favorite store and the content is boring or useless to you, how long before you stop opening them? We simply delete and move on to something more interesting or more pressing. That’s what I thought.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2011

You convinced the bigwigs to let you start a blog for your organization, you recruited peers to join you as staff bloggers, you’ve set clear guidelines , and shared some creative blog post ideas for your staff to draw from. Blogger List. While you’re at it you send it to your blogger contacts. Media List.

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Forum One

JUNE 1, 2009

This follows on three recent press events with newspapers, radio and bloggers on similar topics, so it will be interesting to compare the Twitter results and my experience from these different media channels. Top of my mind are these issues: I am preparing three main talking points to anchor my comments, as I do with all press events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

. <iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uK3un3Wt_Qo” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Co-Schedule is a word press plugin (and now can be used even if you don’t use a word press blog) that puts all the steps into one dashboard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Debra Askanase Blogger and trainer who share useful tips about Google + (and other platforms too!). Janet Fouts : Blogger and social media coach who is consistently blogging some excellent posts about how nonprofits can leverage google +. Also, my circle of the wise is constantly changing, but here’s a few for you to get started.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

It will be a powerful grassroots greening machine; with bloggers, writers, and volunteers all contributing to local greening efforts; and held together by the added sticky-ness of good dynamic content, great search engine optimization, and of course that Web 2.0 60) Search « Care2.com

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JULY 22, 2010

Invite guest bloggers in – clients, staff, Board, volunteers, and donors. Summarize press releases or link to current news stories. Listen to what front-line staff are talking about and write about that. Be specific with them when you ask. Ask them to write a short paragraph or two of 250 words MAX.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. And perhaps they’ll be more likely to face society’s most pressing problems head on with Rooster Cogburn’s “If you’re lookin’ for trouble, I’ll accommodate ya.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Blog Components There is also a bloggers kit and blogger outreach effort underway. The bloggers kit gives you links and content that make it easier to write a post - so much easier than someone sending you a two page press release in a word document attached to an email which gets lots in your way too full email box.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

. * On organizational blogging: "it's hard to find people who are both good bloggers *and* organizationally aligned." Interestingly enough, although blogging (that venerable Web tradition) is arguably one of the most impactful forms of social media participation (Obama took a question from a blogger at his recent press conference!),

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Connection Cafe

MAY 16, 2013

Press dedicated Millennials into service by using their enthusiasm to craft your online strategy or be guest bloggers, write handwritten thank you notes to donors, or mentor younger activists and volunteers. Think about your engagement strategy and ensure it goes beyond just opportunities to make financial contributions.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

The traditional press release has been eclipsed in the modern news cycle. For more on this, check out a blog post I loved, “The Press Release that Made Me Cry” ). (For For more on this, check out a blog post I loved, “The Press Release that Made Me Cry” ). Write your posts like a news story.

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