Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

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. . The Instagram Donation Sticker is different from the Facebook Donate button because it is only available inside the Stories feature. Amirah, Inc.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The evening was an incredible success, and you can watch a more detailed case study of what exactly made Variety Unbound so magical below. If that’s material that interests you, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and to check out more content at www.utopiaexperience.com/blogs/.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), There absolutely is a math to social and mobile media. There is also a science to social and mobile media. Social Network Followers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Some of the opinions I express below I have had for a while and speak to them in my webinars and trainings, but some are so recent that I am still in the stage of “Seriously Facebook? That said, people love Facebook. The vast of majority of nonprofits love Facebook too. on Facebook. Alright… thanks Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2014

It is the dominant form of content we all engage with – on our desktops, our tablets and now our phones. And so it continues to surprise me that nonprofits invest far too little in video content, as if they are somehow exempt from this general trend. You can see how much video dominates YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

As you build your storytelling profile, Hatch will suggest tools, case studies and resources customized to your needs. Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll find: How to Make the Case to Invest in Story. The 40/60 Content Rule: Less Time Writing, More Time Sharing. Taming the Measurement Monster. What Makes a Story Great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

Sharing across platforms – Twitter. IAVA have made it clear from the thank you page that they are concentrating their efforts on Facebook and Twitter where they have a large community and many people and many different organizations will also be promoting Memorial Day activities. Sharing across platforms – Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

  In that post, he describes one technique - make yourself a public case study.    So, in that spirit,  I'm sharing my presentation from last week which is a case study of my blogging ROI.  Why Twitter Matters View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 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). In other words they didn’t think that their fans on Facebook cared about what their organization was doing other than fundraising."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Randi Zuckerberg at Facebook invited me and Stephanie McAuliffe from the Packard Foundation to lunch at Facebook today in their new offices in Palo Alto, a former Hewlett-Packard Building. Is there an entity that publishes statistics on all money raised on Facebook? What is Facebook's burn rate? Donald Peterson).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Note from Beth: Earlier this month, I posted shared an article mentioning a warning from Facebook to Page Admin s: Your organic reach will decline. I asked fans if they thought paid reach will become a standard part of their strategy. As Stephanie mentions in her tips , “Create Awesome Content” is at the top of the list.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The Social by Social book has How-Tos, Case studies, Jargon Buster and much more : [link]. If you want to explore Twitter chats , I suggest checking out what various hashtags mean and use this list for a directory of chats: [link]. Squarespace. For a step by step guide to setting up your listening dashboard , visit: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. Support national partner Facebook chats, blog carnivals, and other networked advocacy activities. Cultivate “super fans”.

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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. Last week’s posts had three topics: Content , Comments and Extras.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Though Facebook had gone public nine months previous, Facebook Groups were only just beginning to be used as community-building tools by nonprofits and Facebook Pages didn’t exist yet. In June 2007, I presented my first social media training to a small group of nonprofits in Lowell, MA. Flash forward four and a half years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

This story became a case study in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” to illustrate the value of crowdsourcing and how to measure the return. Facebook Organ Donor Initiative Prompts 100,000 Users To Select New Option. Contact Taryn or follow her on Twitter. Social Media is Saving Lives. How’s That for ROI?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Custom Facebook Audiences. Custom Facebook audiences are an effective way to leverage your existing email lists. They work by matching your database with Facebook, creating a custom audience. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. That’s it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The session was designed a mix of strategy with a deep dive into content, measurement, Facebook, and Twitter. Practical frameworks and guidelines for effectively developing an integrated content strategy and measurement practice. Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Marnie Webb, CEO at Caravan Studios, recently asked nonprofit tech folks via Twitter “I’m giving a talk on the next wave of technology for NGOs. When I ask them to share their case study to help others avoid the same fate, they refuse. What groups of technology would you include? Nonprofits Act on #Cybersecurity .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , I thought I'd share how I look at my Facebook page data. That statement guides how I engage and what content I share.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook. TechSoup.org. TechSoup Canada.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 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). Tags: roundup bookmarks community facebook fundraising list onlinecommunity postalicious resources reviews socialmedia usergeneratedcontent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement. Content Curation Primer. I presented an overview on content curation why important, a framework, and introduced some new curation tools – scoop.it Content Curation on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

Think about those 4th grade science experiments where huddled over your experiment you all learn together. The instruction not only included the content – all the best practices and how-tos, but also took an approach that encouraged and developed reflection. Participant-Generated Instructional Content.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While advocacy marketing, case studies, and testimonials will help the promotion of your event brand , you don’t want to put too many eggs in too many baskets. Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Prioritize one over the other.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Direct Content. Direct Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Each case study will be presented by the designers and their implementing partners. Lastly, the “Trends in Gaming” series of micro talks will focus on everything stated above from the use of mobile platforms, games involving direct action, and utilizing social networking games on Facebook to drive causes and create change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

And usually doesn't include the best Facebook links which are shared on my Facebook Fan Page ). Crowdsourcing Questions: I use this when I'm developing training materials, particularly for case studies or sometimes for demos of Twitter as a crowdsourcing tools. Also, see my Twitter Primers or WeAreMedia.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Beth Kanter who shares tips for the content creation impaired, Tinu Abayomi-Paul who discusses why Storify is great to curate social content, and YouTube who is launching Next Cause. Tips for the Content Creation Impaired. Even rock star nonprofit campaigners sometimes struggle to consistently come up with good blog content.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other online tools extend our community into virtual spaces where our members can make and share media. CCTV first got involved with social media in 2005 when we switched our website’s content management system over to Drupal. Connect to CCTV on Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and LinkedIn.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

If you're considering revamping your website to include social elements like the Facebook Like button, streaming from YouTube, or adding information from a social site through its API, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. Co-Create – Shared Content: Mapping, Mosaic, Wiki, Links, Games. Authenticate – FB Login, Twitter OAuth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Again, literally minutes later, I started to see mentions on Facebook and Twitter. But then the story just exploded on Twitter and Facebook in the early evening, and I kept waiting to see what Komen would say. Got up Wednesday morning, saw that Komen still hadn’t said anything, and started writing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. Tip: You can also get Google Analytics for your Facebook Page! Facebook Insights. These analytics are part of having a Facebook Page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

To top it off, I did an interview with Wendy Harman from the Red Cross about her recent experience using Twitter and other tools to spread buzz for campaign - Social Media Roadblock. Our key objective was to make a viral splash, to spread dynamic content, to increase donations to the ARC Disaster Relief Fund. How did you implement it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d like to try to benchmark it against other disruptive pinterest campaigns but we’re not sure there is a good comparison case study. Pinboards appear to have a longer life-span than a facebook or twitter post. Plan your content and any calls to action with this in mind. - What does it look like?

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