Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

My first step with a new platform is to create a “Circle of the Wise” consisting of people who regularly share useful tips and news about the platform. Or people whose Google + is focused on Google + tips, news, and resources. You are testing to see what works and what doesn’t. How much time are you investing?

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MAY 17, 2011

These tools are in beta-test phase and available to users like you to help us make them better and more useful to you. We invite you to let us know about any problems you encounter by emailing tools@answr.net. | Natasha Judd – Great post from Natasha with tips for getting more targeted with your blog content! "Blog

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. In my session, “ Common Ground Administration Without Tears: Tips & Tricks from the Trenches ” I show attendees some of the little things that I wish I knew when I didn’t know I needed to know it. Did you know that every Common Ground instance comes with a testing environment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

(Having 300 people and doing a participatory style of teaching gave me an opportunity to use some of my facilitation techniques for large groups that are in my tool set – and because colleagues have asked me to share tips about it, expect that in another blog post next week.). You can test it for free for two weeks here.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I've heard leading thinkers like Beth Kanter , Geoff Livingston , and Guy Kawasaki provide nonprofit execs with practical tips and tools-actionable insights nonprofits can use immediately to raise more money online, market their organizations, and affect policy. Leveraging Free and Simple Tools to Gather and Test Data.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same. She "tweets" various tips for getting kids outside, links to new Green Hour blog posts and information on events and more. Test for What Works. Know Your Goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

That is where the Blue Key Champion strategy came in; to bring on board US-based bloggers who are active online, and cause-passionate, to help spread the word and, hopefully, get more keys ordered. We used Hashtracking (which was offered to me as a free trial for testing purposes) to pull data on how many tweets used the hashtag, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.  t claim to have all the answers - in fact, part of this journey is about putting my classroom knowledge to the test. Skelliwag has some awesome tips on how to fight poverty with technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2010

Here are five tips that I've used successfully and that you can too. I use a custom page at Alltop to track the top bloggers on nonprofit marketing, fundraising and social media. Do some small test runs of your ideas and adjust accordingly. Will they hate us or think we are stupid? Do your homework on your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

artsnetCMS - Center for Arts Management and Technology free CMS via Ma.gnolia NpTech Group with a hat tip to Idealware The On-Demand Nonprofit by Sonny Cloward on NTEN Blog as Laura Quinn notes on Idealware Blog , "A great rundown from Sonny Cloward about the practical applications (and limitations) of Google Apps for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

Carla tested my instructions and it works for her. Meanwhile, if you use blogger or wordpress, Marshall has posted some tips. And, after some back and forth with Typepad Support person named Carla, I was able to learn how to edit the advanced templates. I created some step-by-step instructions to make a screen cast.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2014

She shares her marketing expertise—developed over 15+ years of guiding organizations like yours—as a strategist, speaker and blogger at Getting Attention.org. Interactive donor retention Donor Stewardship fundraising ideas fundraising tips npEXPERTS' Donor retention is an absolute priority (again) for 2014. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed. site where folks are contributing ideas and tips to help write the book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

I took it out for a test drive, initially writing about Zemanta. The call to action - asking a question at the end to generate discussion is a technique that is integrated into my writing process unless I am doing an interview - but that is a very good point to remember and a useful tip to share with new bloggers.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

One of the most useful aspects of the presentation was Rick’s focus on creative and strategic tips that you can implement immediately to improve your online and integrated fundraising programs. Test a soft ask in thank you email after someone subscribers or signs a petition. Test a combined email- direct mail effort.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2011

It is still in its Beta testing phase, so its not fully released, but the amount of hype surrounding it is enormous. In addition to my looking into Google+, many bloggers in the nonprofit sector have also been checking it out and listing its advantages and disadvantages. In addition, she has a post of tips and tricks for +.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

They ask their fans their opinions, test their knowledge, pair promotions w/content, and say thank you. Here’s some examples and tips. How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Introduction. Networked Nonprofits practice deep engagement techniques on Facebook. Museums on Facebook [link].

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger, Convio CMS) Microblogging enables real-time sharing of "bite-size" information, quick news, and update links and real-time collaboration. As a victim of a "twitterstorm", I have a few survival tips. Test Kitchen : Having low-risk experiments using metrics are very important.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

On blogging and blogger outreach : They both moderate every single comment on the blog (they recommend not to allow auto-posting), and someone responds personally to each comment. Carie and Tim say customize and personalize each message to bloggers, warm them up, and sell your story. Carie opened with an intro to social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Special thanks to Qui Diaz and Danielle Brigidia for giving this a real world test from the vantage point of a social media strategist in a nonprofit organization. You're testing different social media tactics and learning what works. Or, if you are considering a blog, find out who the key bloggers are in your topic area.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. What are some tips you can offer on a regular basis? What tips and tricks do you use to make manage Monday anxiety?”

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Check out the post for tips on how you can inspire Batkid moments at your next event. In Marc Koenig’s NPhub post, 7 Tips on Asking for Donations – It’s Intimidating, We Get It , he reminds fundraisers that asking isn’t about convincing donors to give. So get out your journals and start taking note.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 5, 2018

With this tool, I can track specific pages on my site that I want to test: Below is a heat map experiment I ran for a week to test the relevancy of my page: As you can see, the majority of people (about 60%) scroll halfway down the page. Introductions to other bloggers. To do this I use a free third party software called Hotjar.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

We recommend including different types of messengers such as the media (aka self-identified bloggers) who can write about your issues and “everyday” advocates who can share your message to their networks. Media (blogger) Influencer. Goal: Cultivate bloggers to write or Tweet about your campaign. VIP Influencers.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 13, 2017

The constant pressure to create engaging content to reach members can test even the most seasoned of professionals. Instead, it was because the article provided actionable tips while diving deep into the subject matter. Surprisingly, only a small minority of bloggers (15%) use a formal editorial process.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

Ideas include: “How To” tip worksheets or videos (e.g., “How When I worked at the San Francisco Food Bank, we noticed our audience followed food and Mommy bloggers, so we reached out to these folks for endorsements. Commit to putting some of this into a shareable format. The content should be easy to read, download and use.

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