Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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JULY 24, 2021

For example, some foundations or organizations don’t support faith or religion-based organizations, said Gillian Doucet Campbell, Director of Stewardship and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. Lisa also is an active volunteer, serving on the board of the AFP New Orleans chapter and the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Kathy Reich, Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, write up this summary of the session. I am looking forward to the next chapter of work which will continue to focus on networks, but how they can be used by nonprofit for learning that leads to greater impact. Stay tuned.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

You can still, for example, download field guides designed to improve grantmaking practices, find videos sharing lessons learned from peers, and discover new and emerging philanthropic practice trends from our blog. . New tools launching in 2022 .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Contrary to its title, the last four chapters of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits are dedicated to mobile technology and mobile fundraising. That said, below is an excerpt from Chapter 10: Group Text Messaging and Text-to-Give Technology. 11 Group Text Messaging Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Whether you’ve been using social media for years, months, or days or you have yet to get started, the information and strategies in this chapter can save you a lot of time and frustration.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) and answer the question “Why bother?&# The session will also address how chapters can make these sites work for them, as well as see how The Arc of the United States is making use of social networking to further our mission. This presentation will cover an overview of the top social media sites (i.e.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Marketing Strategy. Chapter 3: Digital Promotions. For example, what strategies would you use if your goal is to build your brand and grow your audience online? Ready to get started? Why Nonprofits Need A Digital Marketing Plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

” There is an entire chapter devoted to the limits on nonprofit organizations’ political activities as we know that 501c3 organizations are strictly prohibited from intervening or participating in political campaigns. Each chapter of the book ends with some focus questions and checklist for a work plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. We thought this would be an easy part of the book to write – all we’d have to do is find examples of how boards online, opening up decisionmaking to outside influences. Catching the Wave: Twitter at a Packard Foundation Board Meeting by Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I think if I were to sum up social media metrics for nonprofits, I would say that best examples of social media practice and measurement are when social media is used for engagement with a purpose. Take for example how UpWell applies the learn start up thinking to their social media campaigns , using measurement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Maximize the website and Twitter fields. Fortunately, you can change your vanity URL at a later date if necessary—if you get married and change your name, for example. Make Connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2011

Scaffolding by depth of relationship is a familiar framework for many nonprofits – whether it is donors or activists using the &# Ladder of Engagement.&# It has been applied to specific social media channels – for example Twitter Ladder or Facebook Ladder or to describes different levels of engagement across channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Also, Defenders of Wildlife is listed as an “Example of Excellence” in the book. You can view their website at defenders.org. 11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

If You Want An Answer, Ask Everyone by Jane Wales, Huffington Post, provides an overview of crowdsourcing in philanthropy and quotes from the chapter in our book on crowdsourcing. Networked Nonprofits: The Eva Longoria Case Study by Mark Drapeau, shares some examples and thoughts about Networked Nonprofits and free agent fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I started the social culture discussion with a story describing an Twitter and board meeting experiment I did back in 2008. The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. This was a board for a private girls school just beginning to discuss social media in their marketing and communications. It was dramatic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

For example, how to deal with different physical environments in a chapter called "How to Work a Tough Room.". There is a chapter called "The Little Things That Pros Do" which is about the gadgets. I've been reading Scott Berkun's Confessions of a Public Speaker which is packed with a lot of tips and wisdom about the delivery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.). I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands. On the other hand, Susan Kang Nam who is someone I first on Twitter where she is goes by the handle @pinkolivefamily.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

For example, at one organization where I worked, customer service was a full chapter in the employee handbook and people, with great pride, really took it to heart. . Twitter | LinkedIn | The post 4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Not too long ago, I submitted my chapter to BJ Fogg's Psychology of Facebook Applications. The chapter is an analysis of Facebook applications that help raise money or awareness or encourage people to take a social action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For example, Attentive.ly , which helps you analyze people on your email list, segment influencers on social media, and automate your messaging to influencers. This involves reaching out and asking them to share your content or better yet co-create an e-book, guest post, Twitter chat, or other content. Step 5: Measure Results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. These best practices will also be demonstrated live in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn. Don’t try to be clever and put your Facebook Page or Twitter Profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. For example, if your website and your logo use two colors, pick a third color that coordinates well with them for your “Donate Now” button. Add a Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Other Pitch to Your “Thank You” Landing Page.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In this blog post, I want to discuss two big themes from chapter 1 of the book. pages 5-11 of chapter 1). A Twitter trending hashtag or viral video can put a topic on the media agenda, creating a spiral of attention that spreads your message far beyond its traditional audience. pages 13-18 of chapter 1).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Click for Twitter Transcript. For example, they might search for the word “headache,” not find what they’re looking for and use a string specific terms like “sinus headache with pain between nose and ears.” Mobile health apps have grown in popularity. There is more to come.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

Community Inspiration: Emails We Love – Nonprofit Edition : This blog shares examples of the best nonprofit email examples to hit inboxes over the past few months. 10 Nonprofit Twitter Accounts Doing it Right : These accounts offer some inspiration for creative ways you can boost your own organization’s Twitter profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

” This is a question that is hard to answer in a Tweet or two, and in fact we devoted to an entire chapter to the topic in the book – “Understanding, Visualizing, and Improving Networks.” The map above is a visualization of the Community Foundation of Monterey Twitter following using TwitterMap.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Or another great example of some bright spots in all this: kids’ drive-by-birthday parties, which I actually hope become the new norm, because really–no planning? But as the world appeared crumbling, and the 45th president was taking to Twitter every 15 seconds, Obama’s voice felt grounding and wise. Ah, technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Yet, we often squander it by not being mindful. Mindful online is defined as not just going into auto pilot to update your FB status or scan your Twitter stream but to consciously think about all aspects of your digital actions. Her work was the inspiration for Rheingold’s book (the mindfulness chapter).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

In fact, we’re excited to announce that our new chapter in the the popular holiday destination of Victoria, Canada is holding their first meetup this week ! you can always follow them online on Twitter or Facebook. Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourced Haircut by Tracy the Astonishing The book I'm working on with Allison Fine includes a chapter on crowdsourcing. Take the above example of "crowdsourced" birdwatching from Craig Newmark. I'm looking for guest posts, ideas, and examples of nonprofits using crowdsourcing for their programs, fundraising, and marketing.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

However, when it comes to building communities online, often the first place an organization starts is with social networking accounts -- creating organizational Twitter and Facebook accounts. Follow Jamie on Twitter @jjmilliard Lori L. Follow Lori on Facebook or on Twitter @Ljacobwith. for " Ctrl.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Maximize the website and Twitter fields. Fortunately, you can change your vanity URL at a later date if necessary—if you get married and change your name, for example. Make Connections.

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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. among many other awesome examples & possibilities). Yesterday I wrote about social media and governance describing some ideas about how social media might be valuabe as part of the governance process. The first step, of course, is education. packfound .

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Care2

JULY 12, 2012

To be in the drawing all you need to do is write a comment on this post (a relevant one, please) and then click the button to share the post via Facebook or Twitter by July 31st. ” Fresh from CMF’s conference, David sent me the following message, which provides a taste of the wise advice contained in that chapter.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) For example, the director of Philanthropic Marketing and Communications for Children’s National Medical Center manages their organization’s Twitter and Facebook accounts both at a strategic level and on the daily implementation level. Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.

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