Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

Analysis 95

Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

And if you’re offering a free webinar of interest to non-profit folks that didn’t make October’s list, please leave a comment.( read more ).

Free 121

Free Case Study Profit Newsletter 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last week, the WeAreMedia project discussed and built Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style. I put the call out for some case studies and Carie Lewis, the HSUS, Social Media Rock Star, took the time to share her story about the success and challenges of LOLseal s. Winning caption by Zelda - Westlake, OH.

Case Study 50

Case Study Studies Examples Generation 50

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Engaging your network to create deeper connections and get your message out is important, but have you thought about how you might use social networks to deliver your programs? Thoughts, ideas or case studies from your organization that you think are especially relevant and should be included?

NTEN 123

NTEN Community Goal Program 123

Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2010

Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( read more ).

Contest 102

Contest Lesson Practice Campaign 102

Wild Apricot

MAY 12, 2009

Best practices online community Social networking case studies Non-profit Communications social media. Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Web 2.0 But it can be time-consuming to search out those that are up-to-date, actionable, and appropriate to nonprofits. read more ).

Social Media 113

Social Media Profit Slideshare Case Study 113

Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here.( read more ).

Social Media 92

Social Media Profit Public Practice 92

Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

As a case study in how nonprofits can use "viral" content - to gain attention, to promote a cause, and to call for action - SpaysNotStrays.org is a winner.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking case studies Non-profit Communications websites Accessibility media social media.

Websites 60

Websites Case Study Social Network Profit 60

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. Have a great example or case study you want to share? Tags: community strategy communitybuilding online community organizing social networking. I believe that community exists everywhere, really.

Community 226

Community Build Online Social Network 226

Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" We encouraged people to re-tweet with the #firstfridayfive tag to organize the event.

Case Study 35

Case Study Local Studies Social Media 35

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

." Here’s how they describe it: The guide provide descriptions of online services including social networking sites, image and video hosting services, and services that enhance an organizations web presence. Tags: TechSoup. The guide also offers advice on where and when to use these services.

Advocacy 100

Advocacy Guide Online India 100

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

With so many new ventures founded every day, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for me to decipher what the social purposes of some initiatives are. This is a significant problem for the social enterprise movement." " Submit your Case Study to the Global Digital Activism Data Set!

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Case Study Map 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

This is their second online competition that encouraged people to leverage their social networks to raise money and awareness and recruit supporters for the causes they care about most. Tags: Philanthropy case foundation online contests. Allison and I wrote the reflection paper for the first challenge.

Reflection 94

Reflection Challenge Contest Giving 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. Which is worse, email overload or social networking fatigue. I wholeheartedly agree !

Convio 50

Convio API Nptech Summary 50

Wild Apricot

APRIL 26, 2009

Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing Social networking Facebook case studies Non-profit Communications Twitter social media. read more ).

Social Media 60

Social Media Podcast Profit Case Study 60

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

These are my links for February 11th through February 19th: Fundraising Kit from Red Nose Day - Check out this fundraising kit from Red Nose Day, complete with ideas, case studies, example forms and more! Tags: roundup bookmarks. Hat tip to Tessy Britton! " Beyonce, Bacon and Trombones = Donate Now!

Bookmarking 100

Bookmarking Australia Case Study Social Network 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. Conversations are getting more distributed and it is getting increasingly difficult to use tagging to discover, aggregate, and summarize them. t make for a good party game?

Summary 50

Summary Social Network Nptech Practice 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2008

In this case, it's debatable. Does your museum need a custom online social network? A social networking site is one in which users connect with one another. Why might a museum create its own social network? Most free social networks include advertising that may not reflect museum mission.

Museum 20

Museum Social Network Case Study Discussion 20

Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In this slideshow introduction to the “fastest-growing social media platform in the world,” Frank Barry (@franswaa) and Jeff Patrick (@commonknow) hit a strong balance between overview and detail, how to and real-world case studies. In brief, here’s what the presentation covers: What is Twitter and where did it come from?

Twitter 60

Twitter Case Study Social Media Social Network 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Case Study. Note from Beth: Please j oin me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. One of the key messages in the book is that nonprofits need to work less as isolated institutions and more as networks. Just last week we published a new case study of KaBOOM!

Network 95

Network Case Study Social Change 95

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

." 10 must-read Facebook resources for non-profits – Ross McCulloch – Ross has a great collection of resources about using Facebook, including Pages vs Groups, adding paypal, examples and case studies. " Have you found any of these to be true in your own idea sharing and development? Which are best/worst?

Web 114

Web San Francisco Bookmarking Org 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NetSquared.

Nptech 50

Nptech Summary Tag YouTube 50

Care2

DECEMBER 26, 2011

In the past 10-15 years the Internet and mobile devices have truly transformed the way we communicate with people both professionally and socially. We email them, text them, tweet them and tag them on Facebook. We don’t send people letters via postal carrier anymore. It has also changed the way we do business.

Social Media 77

Social Media Media Social Social Network 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

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. Social Networking Strategy How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius Beth Kanter breaks it down: Understand organizational change theory.

Slideshare 56

Slideshare Social Media Profit Case Study 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

Resources from Beth's Blog: Don't Moon People With Cameras or Atleast Hide Your Face While You Do It by Beth Kanter Red Cross Social Media Policy and Handbook: A Case Study by Beth Kanter The Pooch Porch Policy: Does Your Nonprofit Need A Social Media Policy by Beth Kanter. See my other posts on social media policy.

Policy 100

Policy Social Media Media Social 100

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 note : Most people will notice that I have pretty much lost my curmudgeonly approach to social media. Not only are Gen Y and Millenials engaged in these social networks, but a wider and broader range of people are.

Project 100

Project Module Open Source Case Study 100

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. We are all photographers now , Steve Bridger's excellent post about nonprofits and social web photosharing. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe.

NTC 50

NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. The Knowledge-at-Work blog writes about when learning and knowledge collide -- and the importance of collaborative learning networks.

Nptech 50

Nptech Tag South Dakota Second Life 50

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

" Here's how they describe it: The guide provide descriptions of online services including social networking sites, image and video hosting services, and services that enhance an organizations web presence. Tags: Online Activism. The guide also offers advice on where and when to use these services.

Advocacy 43

Advocacy Guide Online India 43

Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Online social networking was just being born. Here was the Philanthropy News Network announcement of the project: "TechSoup NetSquared, the project to increase nonprofit effectiveness through Web-based social tools, has added a case study section to its website. 'Net2 Social Networking Web 2.0

Netsquared 52

Netsquared Wikipedia San Francisco Iraq 52

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. Email still gets a good response - if it will best help you reach your desired output, don’t feel obligated to short change your capacity there to try to use social networking or something else. Read the full case study here.

Tools 100

Tools Tech Map Case Study 100

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."

NTEN 54

NTEN Drupal Convio Nptech 54

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Their mother might be in one of those photos. More and more, now we can.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2009

I finally got a chance to meet Manny Hernandez, author written the " Ning for Dummies Book." He is founder of The Diabetes Hands Foundation, a non profit that operates two niche social networks for people touched by diabetes: TuDiabetes (in English, with close to 8,200 members) and EsTuDiabetes. Tags: promotion.

Ning 50

Ning Case Study California Canada 50

Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

He is a frequent speaker and author on digital media, advocacy, and politics, including social networking, blogging, grassroots, and mobile advocacy strategies. Tags: Care2 Webinars Nonprofit Events. About the Presenters: Alan Rosenblatt is the Associate Director for Online Advocacy at CAPAF.

Social Media 47

Social Media Integration Strategy Media 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

There’s no doubt that social networks are allowing organizations to connect with and recruit non-traditional volunteers in new ways. In a networked nonprofit, VCs might mine their personal and professional networks for ideation, best practices, and case studies to learn how organizations are engaging volunteers effectively.

Volunteer 104

Volunteer Network Organization Help 104

Care2

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Join Care2, the largest online social networking community of cause-oriented adults, and BBMG - a values-driven branding and marketing firm - for an informative webinar on how socially responsible brands and nonprofit organizations can leverage current consumer trends to win loyalty and inspire action.

Causes 37

Causes Marketing Donor Case Study 37