Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. Then there’s the whole other world of organizational content that you need to consume or create to get stuff done!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

So, becoming the go-to source for industry information is more about getting that content into the hands of your members when and how they need it. A social networking feed – so members can view and comment on relevant content. Three effective ways to become the trusted source of information in your industry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. Here’s a few tips on how to deal with it: 1. Don’t update your organization’s profiles on the weekend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Note from Beth: Recently, Networked for Good offered a free e-book about how nonprofits can development a micro-content for their social media presences filled with useful tips and best practices. Carie Lewis gives an excellent mini case study of how to leverage micro content during the holiday and get results.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Make it easy to share your content via your website with share buttons (those share numbers are an excellent and easy recommendation for your customers).

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Google+ is still very new in terms of a social network, but more and more people are moving towards the new social realm. To get started on Google+, The Social Media Hat recommends using the G+ button directly from your blog to share to your nonprofits Google+ network, that way all the +1s transfer to the blog!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

I've been doing research for an article I'm writing for TechSoup about social networking tips, tricks, and tools -- once you've made the decision that it is right for your organization, how maintain a socnet presence without it being a huge black hole? " Most nonprofit online networkers agree. It became unmanageable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Plan for any additional staff and budget needed for technology, design, content, online advertising, and other implementation costs for the year. How you will reach your target audiences?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The Internet is at a tipping point. It’s estimated that by late 2014 or early 2015 the majority of adults will get their information from social networks rather than search engines and that social networks will become the primary source of referral traffic to your website and blog.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Embedded Posts are a simple way to place public posts - by a Page or an individual on Facebook - into the content of your web site or web page. The embedded post will show any media attached to it, as well as the number of likes, shares, and comments that the post has. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0' One downside?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2014

She specializes in nonprofit strategy, and engaging communities across networks. From celebratory content to sharing fundraising tips via email, we want our members to feel connected to us. These days, the best way to do this is through social media. My top tips for kicking off your social media program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Using social media isn’t just a distraction, it amplifies and enhances the work your CEO is already doing. Since many policy makers (or their staff) may be monitoring social channels, it is another benefit. Balancing Personal and Professional: Worlds Collide. Matching Social Engagement and Sharing Content with Authenticity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

A few weeks ago, I started a thread on my blog’s Facebook Page, “What are the best tips and tools for saving time managing your nonprofit’s Facebook Page?&# I summarized the tips shared in this earlier post. What if you want to aggregate and look at all the comments and responses to threads before responding?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We asked some of our favorite nonprofit tech friends to share ideas for how organizations can use social media to build meaningful relationships with their supporters—donors, influencers and activists—and what that looks like on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. But first, what is social love and why does it matter?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2019

Often times they’ll then share it with their networks. When people who are respected in your field share your content or endorse your organization, it can have a huge impact on raising awareness and trust. Tips for effective influencer marketing. Like and comment on their posts. Macro vs. micro. Follow them.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Continuing a series of posts on tips and tricks for Microsoft Office, this month we're tackling Outlook 2010. Looking for tips and tricks on other Office 2010 products? Read through some of my favorites here, and share your own in the comments below or in this forum thread. Creating Folders.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Nonprofit marketers should realize the importance of social media for brand engagement and donor retention ? especially since social networks are naturally optimized for visual storytelling. Nonprofits can use socials to demonstrate their impact and engage their communities with this approach. . And the best part?

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Care2

AUGUST 18, 2012

The American Red Cross recently updated their Social Media and Online Communications Guide for their staff and it’s packed with some great tips that any organization can adapt. Be a Good Social / Mobile Citizen. BE ACCURATE : “Your network depends on you to tell the truth. I speak from personal experience. :).

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Here are a few tips to ensure your Facebook about section is filled out in a way that makes it useful to those who check it out…. Include links to your website and other social networks. That means you need to actively monitor what your fans are doing on your page and, when appropriate, highlight their content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Overall, the default settings are to make your profiles and content accessible to everyone, so if privacy is important to you, sure to review 21 Google+ Privacy Tips and then visit Account Settings > Profile and Privacy: 4. .” The privacy settings for Google Profiles and Google+ is multi-layered and confusing to many users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Both Edgerank Checker and Post Rocket have good posts on the details, but in a nutshell, Facebook has altered the way it displays posts in the newsfeed to prioritize posts that have the greatest number of interactions – a cumulative figure determined by the number of clicks, likes, comments and shares a post receives.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

For $9 a month, PostRank will measure how engaging your blog or web content is. Do your website visitors find your content compelling enough to comment on and share on social networks? Postrank will show you who they are on the top 20 social networks. Do you know who they are? AddThis or ShareThis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

There were 2o people in the dining party, and AppleBee’s policy is to add the 18% tip automatically to any parties over 6. The bill was divided up and Alois Bell wrote on her receipt, “I give God 10% why do you get 18%?” ” Lots of comments pros and cons. ” Lots of comments pros and cons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Let’s dive into them and offer tips to get the most out of your next video. Engage with your viewers when they post comments and encourage them to share your video to further its reach. To get the right message across to your viewers, it’s important to understand the purpose of your video message.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us and our own Social Source Commons , are a different animal.) There are some great tips in this Wired article.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

In the meantime, using Periscope to report live from your events is good practice and live streaming is different from other types of content. Below are 12 tips we gained from our first Periscope experiment: 1. While you are streaming, questions and comments will come in. Show the Periscoper.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 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!" Remember, content is still king.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I reached out to Alana Post, the Online Communications Manager at The World Affairs Council of Northern California to hear how this nonprofit uses social media to reach a global audience. Additionally, I wanted her to share how they determine which social networks to use and their most successful campaigns. AP: Data is key.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Share discussion prompts, fundraising tips, and updates on the campaign’s overall progress to drive them toward their goals! There are a few different ways that you can use Facebook Challenges in your #GivingTuesday social engagement push. Not to mention, they’ll receive fundraising tips, encouragement, and kindness along the way.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So be sure to encourage your speakers, staff, and partners to promote the event on their social networks, in their industry associations or networking groups, and through their portfolios, blogs, or websites. . Use this time to re-direct those in the comments to your live stream for an exclusive look at the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

The authors were kind enough to give me a copy to give away on this blog, so if you leave a comment you could be the lucky winner of a book! I met Mazarine Treyz 3 years ago in Portland, Oregon when I facilitated a one-day social media and nonprofit workshop for the Meyer Memorial Trust. More about the book here.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 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!" Use targeted content that directly relates to how your new activists joined your file.

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