Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. In almost all cases of Web 2.0

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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]. Tags: presentation resources enterprise small business social media webinar.

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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. Peer Case Studies.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

From September 30 to October 21, TechSoup will host a free Digital Storytelling online event including expert roundtable discussions, nonprofit case studies, online discussions, live chat, and a community challenge with a final screening awards ceremony in the virtual world of Second Life. Follow the action on Twitter #tsdigs.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Have Fun • Do Good: Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us - "You cannot run a community if you're not informed. I love case studies of this kind because it puts all of the abstract ideas and recommendations into a realistic context. Tags: roundup bookmarks. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The announcement and additional information (including that educators could continue using the platform for free ) came in April and the changes took effect in July. I followed up with Laura and have her case study below. Case study: Chain Reaction. Read the blog post about the transition here. Interview.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: What are the most effective ways Nonprofits/Foundations can use Twitter #hashtags? Beth has a terrific post up for anyone who is confused by all the references to “hashtags&# on Twitter or wants to learn more about using them effectively. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

It shows a pledge counter, providing a sense of collective participation as soon as you visit the site, and asks you to take the pledge: You are then prompted to fill out some basic information. Sharing across platforms – Twitter. I think it is incredibly smart that they include the drop down menu for Veteran Status.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 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). The software helps social service organizations enhance how they collect, use, and report client information (compliance reports, outcomes reporting, and more).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

." Non-profit’s Twitter Interview Questions | twitter-interviews | interviews TechnicaVita Social Media Advice - Does your organization use Twitter? John Carnell, from BullyingUK or @johncarnell on Twitter, is helping organizations share their twitter experiences with each other in this interview series.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. That’s the question that the monthly #4Change chats (that take place on Twitter) address, this month focusing on the Climate Change movement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Given the Silicon Valley location, the audience would doubt have smart phones in hand and be likely to be posting on Facebook , Twitter , or checking into locations using Foursquare or the festival blog. Each profile has their social media presence information and what they will be covering.

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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. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 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). – Read this great case study from JustGiving about Charlie's bike ride to raise money for Haiti relief support. "Charlie

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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. Been looking for methodologies for agile prototyping for non-software development and this is something that can be informative for another project.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is great for use in your Twitter messages but also in emails or even text messages. Your interested followers may actually be checking twitter during their lunch break, or in the evening, and not when you’re at work at posting! Yes, there are a couple case studies included in the report of organizations using mGive.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The more information you can provide before you open your competition up for submissions, the better! How to Participate : this page should be written specifically for the target audience and provide as much information as possible about who should and how to participate. Tip #1: Set the stage. We’d love to hear your examples!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

.&# I recently had the opportunity to connect with Marshall to discuss the report and the insights RWW discovered through the process of aggregating and distilling so much information from experts and Web users. Like people generally do, we thought about the impact that Twitter and Facebook were making on the web. It’s amazing.

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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. The extraordinary interest in social media training has allowed us to use our mission to serve a new information need in our community. Connect to CCTV on Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and LinkedIn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. tactphil it is about information filtering, relationship building, learning and spreading ideas. One question about the Red Cross case study: What are the measure of success? Tags: scholar. The first step, of course, is education. packfound

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Social Media: Getting the Word Out in the New Information Age View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofits socialmedia ). This slide deck comes via Tim Wilson who I "met" in Twitter while he was getting information to organize this panel. He has a write up of his process and notes here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

There is certainly no shortage of buckets where nonprofit technology tagged resources are being aggregated. Just A Few Good Resources Plucked from the NpTech Tag Stream and Kikino. How To Feed Your Blog To Twitter shows you an easy way to stream a presence on twitter and if you don't know about Twitter, read the 12-Minute Guide.

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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. but pack in a tremendous amount of information. What is your real output?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

I won’t explain how or why to use twitter or facebook, unless you are trying to put a twitter stream into a Drupal page ( moving data, open source.) Tags: Nonprofit Tech nptech. Also, FYI, I blog at Idealware , and sometimes I cross-post, but most often I don’t. And, more balanced and less snarky. :-).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Why Twitter Matters | Getting Started with Twitter | Twitter 101 for Nonprofits. Meet Claire.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

When you provide your list, Facebook takes that information and compares it against their database using up to 15 identifiers. These identifiers then match your information to donor Facebook profiles. Content is still a very important factor in educating, informing, and building member/donor trust. Pinterest Tag.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

You can follow UniversalGiving or Social Actions on Twitter, follow stories on their blogs ( UG blog or SA blog ) or visit their websites to learn more: [link]. Tags: case studies socialchange impact philanthropy socialactions universalgiving. Connect & Learn more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

If you've been thinking of launching or expanding your organization in social media, Slideshare is a good starting point for information and advice. Beth Dunn’s presentation covers the basics, complete with case studies, and suggests Quick start and Advanced Quick Start tactics to launch your nonprofit into social media.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

The next set of modules, that are more tool based (with case studies) are next to be developed. A year ago, I was bear-ish on Facebook, and said I wouldn’t Twitter. Now, I tell my clients that they really have to think about a Facebook strategy, and that nonprofit staff can gain a lot from networks like Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

PreSchool California : Did an experiment using Twitter as a way to connect with journalists. They discovered that Tweets are more informal, less time consuming than email so journalists may be more likely to read. They discovered that Twitter has value as a listening channel to support their overall communications strategy.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). " I loved Marnie Webb 's thoughtful and personal take on why Twitter is different than other online social networks and why you should go for a dip, titled " A Skeptic's Guide to Twitter."

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Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. Businesses aren’t just sending households coupons anymore they are offering daily deals on sites like LivingSocial or sending out discount codes on social networks after you “like” them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

Facebook would do well to follow the lead of Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. Facebook tends to leak information that only keeps bloggers and nonprofits guessing and confused. 4) Twitter 5) LinkedIn 6) Facebook. Most of it comes from Twitter and LinkedIn. Tags: Facebook ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

One participant on my Facebook page, Maggie Leifer McGary discovered this as well about her nonprofit's fan page (check out her case study ) While it is possible to go back and download an export of daily metrics from the Facebook insights tool from the beginning, it can be a huge pain. Tagging photos. Tagging a person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If you use the hashtag #SaveMarinsCoho on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with your photo , they will add your image to the album. Providing information to educate our supporters. Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfswildfish. In this case, they targeted businesses and companies that serve anglers to participate.

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