Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. I find myself doing this on Twitter more and more. We are also learning in public when we engage in in-depth conversation whether it is offline or online, for example in the comments of a blog post or asking questions on Twitter.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

After answering this question at eight of nine sold-out conferences and earning a 92% approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders in our first conference series, Social Media for Nonprofits realized that there are a lot more community leaders out there still wrestling with this question, and we’re here to help.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2012

There are so many great conferences coming up for the nonprofit community. Ok so technically this is not a conference, but it's going to be a fantastic event for the nonprofit community. Place: FHI360, Vista Room 1825 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009. Check out our top picks below. Register now!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

After all, associations have been in the "social networking" business long before Facebook and Twitter became household names, Lehman says. Social networking can particularly enhance member engagement, especially for associations that anchor their member activities in conferences or trade shows.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Blackbaud’s conference for nonprofits is a few days away. As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. If Your local to DC, but not attending the conference.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

We’re one month out from NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC. The official hashtag, #14NTC , is starting to buzz on Twitter, and I’m getting hyped about connecting with nonprofit leaders from around the globe! Twitter was a mysterious platform I always forgot my password to.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

—– In 2011, Washington, DC, became one of the first major metropolitan regions to host a multimillion-dollar local giving day: Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. You can read it and join the conversation on the SSIR blog , or read the copy below. Just as organizations (usually!)

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Luckily, there is no shortage of conferences out there for nonprofit professionals. With conferences being held across the U.S. Here are the five nonprofit conferences you can’t miss out on next year. For more conferences, check out this list of nearly 100 opportunities for nonprofit professionals to get together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

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. Tags: Conferences Experimentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

I'm in the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon/Washington border (finally) to do my Nonprofits and Social Media Workshop at the RWJ Foundation's annual meeting for grantees. When the battery died, I amused myself using the mobile version of Twitter. My Twitter friends sent sympathetic messages about my travel delays!

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

UNTECH10 - Association Bisnow - Washington: "When ASAE's Tech Conference was snowed out last week, association techies improvised to create UnTech10, an unofficial alternative at the Renaissance Hotel. Thanks to a Twitter marketing push, nearly 100 showed up in-person and more than 400 participated through a live webcast."

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

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). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Achieve

MARCH 2, 2016

You were a national trend on Twitter on both days, 89.2 Your passion has transformed MCON from a conference into a movement. in Washington, DC? follow us on Twitter. In 2015, 20,000 of you joined us online while 300 of you attended in-person. million timeline deliveries and 78.1 million media impressions. YOUR MCON 2016.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

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). Paige spoke at a luncheon that Care2 sponsored of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW). The full report is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2010

This is a hybrid event which means you don’t have to be in Washington, DC to participate. 2) Via Twitter and #crisisdata hashtag. There will be a formal Twitter chat at 1 p.m. Tags: Conferences. You can participate remotely. This U-Stream will be archived via The Emergency Social Data blog. EDT/10 a.m.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. WHAT IF Conference. Name (a-z).

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

I follow more than 500 of them on Twitter alone. Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. Attend at least one national conference a year. Save the Date and Join Me at a Conference in 2013. Participate in one webinar a month.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

We’ve been so focused on our own platforms and tools that I think at times we’ve dismissed sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter as afterthoughts. Maddie : We can’t wait for 11NTC , NTEN’s conference in Washington DC – where we know Blackbaud will be! Maddie : Well it’s kind of a shift in thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger. My next remote apperance is at Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC as part of the keynote to be delivered live by Allison. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Talk about multi-tasking.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

Relive the conference experience and learn from many of the 2,120 attendees through this content round-up! Also, check out the #14NTC Twitter hashtag and #14NTC community discussion forum. VisionLink Nonprofit Technology Conference: NTC14 — The Best and Biggest Ever! Did we miss anything? Please let us know in the comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

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). Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., February 12, 2010, and promises to be "more than just a conference on the next generation web."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Meanwhile in down at action camp in San Antonio, Texas, I heard through Twitter that copies of the Networked Nonprofit were offered in a raffle. Networked Nonprofit at PRSA in Washington, DC. Networked Nonprofit at World Learning on November 3 at 4:00 PM in Washington, DC.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us. You can also reach out on twitter @womenwhotech or our Facebook group. Tags: community events conference event technology women wwt. Click here view the full panel descriptions and register now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

While in Boston, a video crew will be following me around to create a piece for a keynote that will be delivered by Allison Fine at the Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC. And that’s just October!

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

Based in Washington, D.C., Folks who attended our 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference might recognize Bridget because she moderated a Big Ideas panel on the power of tech in advocacy and organizing. You can follow her on Twitter at @BridgetMarie. Bridget is the Digital Training Manager at the New Organizing Institute (NOI).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. The campaign was modeled after the grand daddy of match days that happens throughout the entire state of Minnesota.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ ″ consultants." " Robin Caldwell: Black Like Me? As we inch closer to Web 3.0, "Hujambo from Tanzania!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ Conference 2009 - O’Reilly Conferences, May 19 - 21, 2009, San Jose, CA - Check out the video and presentation slides, too! "Indians

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

Washington DC, here we come! We have a special contest give-away in store at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference: a free year-long subscription of Adobe Creative Cloud. Publish your photo on Twitter or Instagram. Publish the photo on Twitter or Instagram. Publish the photo on Twitter or Instagram.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

As we prepare to launch the third series of Social Media for Nonprofits conferences with our New York City flagship conference on March 7, we thought it’d be helpful to share a few of the many practical insights and tips enjoyed by our audience of 2,500 nonprofit leaders last year.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Seattle, Washington: Mission-Driven Website Planning Workshop. Seattle, Washington: Springboard 2017 Graduation. Washington, D.C.:

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Don't miss the ICT4G one-day conference in Washington, DC, sponsored by NTEN member organization Catholic Relief Services. I stumbled on a new way of organizing the information coming through your Twitter channels. and aggregates tweets from her specified twitter network. Thanks, Rebecca, for the aggregation and example!

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

13NTC tweets during the conference: 3000 from 806 unique tweeters from over 128 locations (thanks, Chris Tuttle for these cool visual charts). What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC. Nonprofit Technology Conference Takeaways from Afar , Katy Teson. Online NTC Attendees:147.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

The Nonprofit Technology Conference is just around the corner, so we're posting 11NTC tips every day until the event starts - in one week! 60 percent of 11NTCers are new to the conference, so if you're new, don't assume you're the only one! What it's all about: The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Earlier this week, I first learned about Amit Gupta and his story from a twitter post. There is also a hashtag dialog on Twitter under the tag #iswabbedforamit. A bunch of thought leaders, technology folks, digital influencers and venture capitalists are headed to Puerta Vallarta for an invite-only conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In my spare time, a video crew was following me around to create a short piece for Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC as part of the keynote to be delivered live by Allison. (I’ll I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.).

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