Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Take my information overload quiz. Here's one way you might celebrate. Make Time for Reflection.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Do you use Google Analytics? You will now receive all of your information concerning your reports in real-time streaming, a feature many of us have been waiting on for years. Google Analytics reported that people have shared that they've had difficulties using traditional path analysis tools. bookmarking on Delicious & Digg.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Browse the calendar or get it for Google or Outlook. Get a glimpse at how your colleagues are using (or not using) data to inform day-to-day strategy and learn how to improve your organization's data management. The 100 Best Nonprofit Websites of 2016. The State of Data in the Nonprofit Sector. The Stacks.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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). Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps! "One

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MAY 26, 2011

Those who follow me on Twitter , or for whom I’ve helped implement NetCommunity websites, won’t be surprised to find me write about Google Analytics. Note : This post is written with regards to the current, original, version of Google Analytics. Google Analytics Dashboard. What is it? What is it? -

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

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). " Official Google Blog: Bringing tech knowledge to nonprofits through the HandsOn Tech Corps – "Community service has always been important to us.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

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). Tags: roundup bookmarks discussion facebook fundraising google gov2.0 Thus today’s announcement is a very big surprise.&#.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

You may already know you can use Google Analytics to track your Google AdWords campaigns. Makes sense: Google would integrate puppies into their products if they thought it would help. [Ed. Forget the technical details, because Google provides a tool you can and should use to create the tracking links for you.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Google Doubles Its Cartographers As Maps Continues To Go Wiki-Style - “As an online free mapping service, Google Maps is a great product. And this week, Google has added a couple important areas to the list: Mexico and Eastern Europe.&#. Tags: roundup bookmarks. Check out the great examples/case studies!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

" Google Cheat Sheet (Version 1.06) - "This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

By Grant Hensel , CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone – an agency that specializes in Google Grant management for nonprofits. Nonprofit Megaphone is Google Certified and supports over 300 nonprofit clients. What is the Google Grant? Example Use Cases: Google Grant Case Studies. A Real-Life Example.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

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). "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti. .

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

With Google's mobile operating system, Android, you can link your phone or tablet data with your personal Google account. Backing up your phone or tablet information to your Google account is a snap on phones running Android 4.1 " Be sure to specify which Google account you want to back up your data to.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

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). So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

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). Each case study includes background information about the issue and the campaign, key learnings, benchmark numbers, and outcomes. And it's fun!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

I share a lot of information online, but if it is something I really want to be personal, I take advantage of the settings in different applications and mark things as private or hidden. What’s the difference between Netvibes and Google Reader? How do you separate personal and professional contacts or content online?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

an easy way to approach this is by updating information in the group/fan page every time you send out an enewsletter or action alert). Google Alerts. Spring cleaning definitely applies to your Google Alerts! Delicious / Bookmarks. are you keeping the recent news, discussions, and links sections up to date? (an

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2005

Via Ida Takes Tea , just discovered Google - My Search History. Takes the place of looking in your browser history through a slew of google searches for that great site you forgot to bookmark. Information overload effects memory and this tool from google is ginko biloba.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information. I’ve been experimenting with Scoop.It , a bookmarking and curation tool. also lets you easily share the gems you find selectively to other social networks.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

NTC sessions on social media, Google Analytics, and video strategy opened my eyes. A whirlwind set of dates followed, and I returned to Australia in love and with immigration paperwork bookmarked in my web browser. The sessions were diverse, informative, and surprisingly entertaining. My company just couldn''t afford it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The staff received training in the basics of using NYCEAC's social media channels, as well as Google alerts, social media measurement, and blogging within either the bi-weekly calls or in-person. The social media team maintains an internal document within its shared Google Drive folder called the “NYCEAC Internal Resource List.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others. Hard Data Points: Look at the Feed Subscribers trends from Feedburner and Unique Visitors Trends from Google Analytics. What's the tone, formal or informal? Remember bookmarked items can also influence your blog traffic (positively). Are they tips?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 13, 2013

From planning a fundraising event to crowdfunding via social media, the network has the information your organization needs. If you haven't already, be sure to bookmark TechSoup Canada's excellent blog on nonprofit technology. Google Keyword: A Powerful Tool for Your Online Action Campaign. TechSoup Canada.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2015

You’re probably thinking “oh look, another blog post on responsive design with statistics and flashy words like “optimization” and “analytics”—I better bookmark this one and read it sometime…” Before you bookmark this post for “later” reading, however, I would encourage you to pause for a moment. What did Google do?

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

Additionally, with the recent departure of Google Reader you might also be looking for a worthy replacement. This visual tool also has some helpful exploring options for finding new information sources. Android, iOS, Web) is like a personal web desktop for your bookmarks and RSS feeds. Digg Reader. More Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Set up a social media dashboard with google apps for your listening, separate it from your work email and tools. For example, are you bookmarking everything you come across into del.icio.us Understand how information overload might be effecting you and take a break to assess and rethink. Make Time for Reflection.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Taking a look at the ways technology companies have informed their users about product changes is instructive for nonprofits looking to announce big changes in a thoughtful way. Google’s decision to close Reader’s sharing features to cajole people into using Google+ got me thinking about this.

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

NTEN members have a lot to share this week so be sure to bookmark these posts for reading from your lawn chair! Are you using Google Analytics for your organization's website, blog, or other online space? Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Check out the 2010 Annual Report in video !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Use Google Analytics (GA) to see things like how many unique visitors you’re getting, what content is being viewed the most, what keywords or phrases people are using to find you and where people are coming from when finding you. Check out: Google Analytics Maximized: Deeper Analysis, Higher ROI & You by Avinash Kaushik.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

These are a few gems that I've bookmarked on delicous and slightly different than those streamed on my blog. (And Usually I ask a question, and try to get people to answer in another place like a google document or wiki. And usually doesn't include the best Facebook links which are shared on my Facebook Fan Page ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2006

I've always really enjoyed research, particularly hunting for information on the web. But the fruits of my labor has gotten so much richer with the integration of social networking tools, particularly social bookmarking services. I used to just google it, but not any longer. Cider apple Originally uploaded by Mexicanwave.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2011

Dropbox sits nicely between formal, full featured project communications tools such as Basecamp (which we also use), Central Desktop , or Google Apps and Docs. Google's new Cloud Connect is not ready for prime time. It also includes related information, such as your password reminder questions, and general secure notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

There was much speculation as to whether they mover to Jaiku (with its newly minted Google money), or Pownce, BrightKite, Tumblr, plurk or FriendFeed. And for expert level knowledge, read these blog posts about FriendFeed that Louis Gray has bookmarked.). In addition, a lot of ad hoc conversation and informal resource sharing unfolded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

Reader Sharing (bookmarked items). engagement) to leave a comment or write your own blog post responding to someone else's, for example, than it does to just click on a post to read it, or click a button to bookmark it. And as readers start to respond -- commenting, tweeting, bookmarking, etc., Should also note, re.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Search on Google , Google Blog Search , Technorati , Twitter Search , and Social Mention for your cause, the name of your organization (if you have one), and the URL of your website (if you have one). Facebook , Ning ) Social bookmarking (i.e. What are people already saying about my cause, or organization?

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