Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Late last night (or early this morning), Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today. The email encouraged MySpace users of Causes to join the cause on Facebook. . Tags: facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 7, 2013

The were active on Myspace, YouTube, and creating Facebook Groups long before most of the companies that are often praised for being the pioneers of social media. They acted on instinct that social networks were going to be transformative tools for cause awareness and fundraising campaigns, and they were right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

I like Facebook. I don’t invite people to Causes. But I am a fan of my favorite nonprofits on Facebook. I have donated to nonprofits that I have seen on Facebook (on their website). I have donated to nonprofits that I have seen on Facebook (on their website). Mostly to stay in touch with close friends.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

There's been a lot of discussion over the past week about Causes leaving MySpace and becoming a Facebook-only application. The access debate aside, the removal of Causes from MySpace where there are active communities of supporters means 'equal opportunity activism' is defined by only certain communities."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories. Page Fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since the popular Facebook fundraising App Causes was built using GuideStar’s database of nonprofits in the United States and Canada, only nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada can utilize Causes’ fundraising tools. In fact, I was prompted to add a “Donate Now&# box onto my Facebook profile after giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Administrators of Causes accounts on MySpace received a notice via email stating, “Thank you for the work you’ve done on Causes on MySpace.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 26, 2009

If you missed The Chronicle of Philanthropy's June 23 online discussion Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes , the transcript is now available.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

We engaged, asked questions, held competitions, discovered advertising and had a great time teaching the world about our cause and how to keep kids safe. I’ve observed this phenomenon on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Foursquare. We worked so hard to get to 5,000 and then we took off!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2009

This is a cause dear to my heart and I would greatly appreciate you learning more about these organizations and supporting them through social media. Facebook: WildAid. MySpace: World Wildlife Fund. Twitter: The Wildlife Alliance. YouTube: International Fund for Animal Welfare. for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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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. For the last 4.5

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 23, 2009

The speakers include: Danielle Brigida , the social-media outreach coordinator at the National Wildlife Federation, in Washington, DC where she manages the organization’s voice on online networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Care2, Change.org, Digg, and StumbleUpon. read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Even when I wasn’t at home at my desk, I was on my iPhone updating Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. The good news is that I have found using Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Justly recently I deleted over 200 Facebook “Friends&# and decided that my personal profile on Facebook was going to be exactly that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/thenatureconservancy. My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. We’re using all of the main social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc. Facebook and Flickr have been two of the most useful social media sites. Blog: blog.nature.org.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

For the last week, there’s been a rich discussion about Causes and the way that it abruptly, without much notice, left MySpace (deleting all of the related content, connections, communications, etc.). (To The most important parts of the conversation around Causes do not actually focus on Causes, specifically.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Continuing on last week's discussion about Causes leaving MySpace, TechSoup's own Amy has written an interesting guest post on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog. Amy discusses the Causes fallout as well as Ideablob's sudden disappearance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Get active in Cause communities! Change.org has numerous Cause Communities and each one is guided by a blogger who is an expert in their field.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues highlighted by Causes leaving MySpace and ideablob suddenly shutting down. To review the other blog posts about these topics, visit the Causes post , ideablob post or the guest post for Tactical Philanthropy. Greenpeace International on facebook. That example?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

How do you know which of your Facebook fans/Causes members are also a donors (separate from donations through Causes)? How do you know what percentage of your donors or constituents are on social media at all (twitter, facebook, myspace, linkedin?). facebook scrm socialmedia twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

A couple of things to notice: 1) People can “Share&# your videos on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and via E-mail with one-click. All you need to do is apply to their Animoto for a Cause program. Tags: Animoto Facebook Online Video. 2) People can leave comments. 3) You can see how many people have viewed the video.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

In 2008, the WWF was on Myspace and likely utilizing a Facebook Group and YouTube Channel, but those tools had not yet become integrated into their website design. e-Newsletter :: By 2008 nonprofits were beginning to understand and harness the power of e-mail marketing for online fundraising, branding, and cause awareness.

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NetWits

APRIL 17, 2009

You’re on MySpace, you use the FaceBook Causes application, you keep constituents informed on Twitter, you show your event pictures on Flickr, you share videos on YouTube, and you know the power of blogging tools like WordPress or Blogger. So, your nonprofit is socially networked. In short, you’re well invested in Web 2.0.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Facebook: facebook.com/nationalwildlife. Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. Website: www.nwf.org. Blog: www.wildlifepromise.org. Twitter: twitter.com/nwf.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2009

If you missed The Chronicle of Philanthropy's June 23 online discussion Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes , the transcript is now available.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations and brands with a profile type akin to the options for individuals and Pages on Facebook. If they’re not, it’s OK to wait—especially if time and energy are scarce. The Price of Early Adoption.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. MySpace, back when it was cool. We’re using Facebook primarily, Twitter for feedback, dabbling in Foursquare, and starting our LinkedIn presence. We don’t use it like we use Facebook, for advocacy, fundraising, and relationship building. Re-evaluating our Facebook strategy.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report provides some incredible data on how 11K+ nonprofits are using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. Facebook is the most popular commercial social network for nonprofits. Nine out of 10 nonprofits have a presence of Facebook. Big Picture Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Facebook Pages. is a component of a new advertising service that Facebook is offering to encourage brands (or nonprofit organizations, personalities (like Ranger Rick) or causes) to promote themselves through their social networks. How is this different from Facebook Groups some nonprofits may be asking? s piece too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Most people who work in the nonprofit sector do so out of a commitment to a cause or passion bigger than themselves or their desire for material things. Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), yourname@amnesty.org.

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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.), Related Links: 12 Must-Know Stats About Social Media, Fundraising, and Cause Awareness. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 9, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Last week I noticed this flyer from Microsoft on Facebook as an add and checked out it out. More so than the average Facebooker, and more so than anyone in my organization. I've learned so much about MySpace and Facebook, and the people that use them. I had messaged our MySpace. I also messaged our Facebook.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 11:03PM | by Justin Perkins Post co-authored by James OMalley and Justin Perkins. If youve missed the launch of Facebook Apps Platform almost two months ago, youre already way behind the times.

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