Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2010

Today Allison Fine and I celebrated the launch of the Networked Nonprofit at TechSoup Global in the space where Netsquared Meetups take place. Finally, people really wanted to dig in and discuss the big ideas in the book! The discussion about Networked Nonprofits was rich. Amy Jussel asked this great question.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

SocialChangeNews is now live in beta, and open to being a case study in this topic themselves! Ana at JelloBrain has a terrific post discussing the relationship between user generated content and the organizations and infastructure on which that content is posted. You can check it out for yourself at www.socialchangenews.com.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Net2 Think Tank: Online Fundraising Lessons Learned | NetSquared – "The Facebook application Causes recently announced it hit the $20 Million mark in donations. The America's Giving Challenge from Case Foundation spurred $2.1 Million in donations for charities this past winter. Which are best/worst? org campaign. "A

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MAY 10, 2009

No worries, share your expertise, or get involved in a hands-on session happening in the NetSquared Garage. Do you need real-world case studies to help inform the way you think and develop your mobile projects? Are you challenged by lecture-formats? Kick the tires. Sessions promise to cover leading theories and practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

The process around policy - that is the discussion, buy-in, and education - is so critical for effective use of social media. Netsquared is running a thinktank on this topic and you contribute your ideas here. MindMap of Social Networking Policy Discussion. Obviously, this is a just a beginning, not an end. Have some thoughts?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. NetSquared. TechSoup.org.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

This month's highlights include a review of cost-saving technologies in Rhode Island, a discussion on how technology can help build community in Los Angeles, and a case study on the importance of weaving IT in to your strategic plans in Las Vegas. Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Monthly Meetup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Ruby on Rails Case Study; ChangingThePresent.org. Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. Read a recap of TechSoup and TechSoup Romania's Tweet Chat , which explored content curation and discussed the best tools for it. NetSquared. TechSoup.org.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

A View of the Cloud from the NetSquared Community Even among technologically inclined people, there's sometimes a reluctance to move to the cloud. Shawn Michael on Dynamics CRM Online for Nonprofits In this guest blog post, Shawn Michael of NPower Oregon discusses Dynamics CRM Online. But maybe that's not a bad thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

In our session at NetSquared today, we used Social Actions as a case study in engaging online community participation, and shared two strategy tools that can help you make your nonprofit site more engaging. But it's often hard for nonprofits to figure out how they can engage people effectively online.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

So, it's due time to give shout-outs where shout-outs are due: Members converging online: Care2 , Allyson Kapin , and the National Women's Law Center , all NTEN members, offer a great case study on using Google Grants. NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. This was a great way for EAC to create a meaningful channel into the discussions and to maintain transparency. Read the full case study here. You can read the full case study here. To get started and to review more case studies, visit: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

When you are moderating a face-to-face discussion, part of the job is to keep in on track - on topic and on time - while allowing for interesting conversation to flow. Netsquared Meet up 5:00 PM. Social Media ROI Case Study Slam 1:30-3:00 Detailed Plan. Thursday, March 20 10:30-Noon So you want to be a consultant?

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

I'm tagging information related to discussion, examples, and comments about nonprofits using tagging (or not using tagging) to prep for upcoming session at netsquared.org with the tag del.icio.us/nptag. Netsquared Tagging and Bookmarking Net2Learn Center and site search using word " tagging " Also here. Emily's post ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. Let's discuss: join us! So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW! Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Let's discuss: join us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. Ivan Boothe from the Genocide Network has a case study of how his organization used Reddit to drive calls to the Hotline. The notes suggest discussion around the appropriate tools to leverage transparency and how data in the social sphere is a public good.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Carie Lewis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. Allison Fine writes an Op-Ed piece on the SF Chronicle entitled " A New Bargain: YouTube Politics."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. I hope they share a case study about all this! #3. Fear that it will take staff time, there will be little return, and the return will not be as easily measurable as, say, a direct mail piece. Especially in this economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

At first, I thought it might be about this recent issue , but it was the name of event " Hacking Philanthropy " to discuss philanthropy and technology today. There's a good case study of LinkedIn. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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