Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

That song, “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, quickly also became the soundtrack to an Internet meme —that is, an idea that spreads online (“ I Can Has Cheezburger? That’s right, a widely recognized nonprofit organization has created a parody so that it can propagate a meme. Why meme at all?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If you're a seasoned digital marketer, you've probably noticed Facebook's organic reach has been declining steadily over the last four years. As a result, more and more content is being produced; Facebook says on average, 1,500 stories can appear in someone's news feed when they log on. percent in March 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Our society is marked by inequities of race, gender, ability, and more—and the content we create can either challenge these inequities or reinforce them. As well-intentioned as content may be, when done wrong it can disempower, objectify, or misrepresent those we intend to serve. The good news? Captions . Link Sharing.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

If you want to give nonprofits and other noncommercial ventures permission to republish your story, but don't want to allow a company to sell it for profit, there's a license for that. In fact, that's exactly the kind of license TechSoup uses for most of our content! Your Questions. Don't know what to ask?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

When a question about the color of a dress went viral, several nonprofits joined the conversation to help their messages spread along the viral wave. Did these nonprofits use a sophisticated communications tactic, or did they just jump on a vapid bandwagon? Meme Me Up, Scotty. Memes travel within all age groups.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Besides being an amazing charity, Gentle Carousel has a monumental Facebook presence for a completely volunteer-run operation. The Gentle Carousel Facebook page has more than 202,500 likes. What Nonprofits Can Learn from Gentle Carousel. You can also post memes that relate to your cause. Post Timely, Thematic Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

What a passionate, amazing group of people who are running these small and mid-sized nonprofits, many in remote and rural wilderness locations in the US. I learned of two terrific examples of small nonprofit leveraging social media and user created content for their campaigns. The Hold A Sign Meme.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. And what does this trend mean for nonprofits? What about Facebook? However, memes and videos should not be your only source of content.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

A huge thank you to all those who participated in the #ThanksAmy meme (on the blog , on Twitter, or on facebook), and especially to my friend and NetSquared Local organizer Ivan Boothe for starting the meme after my departure was first announced , and to Claire and Laney for taking it to the next level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Make up your own nostalgia meme. pic.twitter.com/PXdIUl0IIQ.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

In the weeks that followed the big game, Left Shark has been a hit of internet memes , t-shirts and even a This is SportsCenter commercial. Should your nonprofit try to get in on the Left Shark craze before it Jumps the Shark ? Here are a few points to keep in mind when diving into the shark-infested meme waters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! Facebook Groups are great for this!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other. So, they started a fun meme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. For the event, I used the Facebook Insights, Rowfeeder, and Storify. Approximately 85% of the donations were converted from my personal profile on Facebook. Fundraiser.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Between the hashtags, the Facebook groups, the online petitions, the blog posts, and the constant emails, there’s just an overwhelming amount of advocacy communication online today. Analytic Activism documents how nonprofits are using analytics to listen, experiment, learn, and thrive in the digital era.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. Content contributed by readers (i.e.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). However, I know there is a lot of expertise and knowledge about social media and nonprofit use out there. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

One of the things I've been wanting to do for a while is review my blog content for the year and select the "Top 10" posts or the "best of" posts. But, a top ten post would focus on the content itself - and also jump start some thinking that I need to do for a redesign of this blog. Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

By Melissa Russom , a communications strategist who helps nonprofit organizations clarify their brand and message to engage more meaningfully with the people who matter most to them. Facebook doesn’t try to hide its overwhelming favor for personal posts over branded content. We trust people more than we trust companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

It is really bizarre, but this afternoon I've been struggling with the notion about the connection between individual adoption and organizational adoption of social media tools like Facebook or others. This is the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. Shut It Down! Individuals, notably, adopt them for their own purposes.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

billion to nonprofits on Giving Tuesday in 2021. On Giving Tuesday, donors who might normally give $25 may step up to give $100 and people who have never given at all may give to two or three nonprofits in a single day. Sadly, some nonprofits don’t see the opportunity. Donors gave an astounding $2.7 Ask people to give.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. These goals serve as a North Star, helping you direct their efforts and shaping the content you create.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Chad graciously agreed to write up a guest post — and start a meme asking nonprofit and social media folks to add their favorite social media tactic in the comments below or using the hashtag #50smt and aggregated here. Do an analysis to improve or create content. Display the rules for your Facebook community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Marketing doesn''t have to be painful for nonprofit organizations with limited resources. Here are four ways nonprofit organizations can improve their marketing efforts while also spending less money and less time on the issue: Do Your Research. Also, use your website to promote your Facebook and Twitter pages.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Some platforms even allow you to set the payment address as a nonprofit’s crypto wallet address if you want sales donated directly to a nonprofit. What types of content might have value? Some well-known examples of NFTs are: . Lebron James highlight reel (sold by the NBA for $200k).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. Here are some tips for nonprofits to improve link earning within their online communities. Focus on Quality Content.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Maybe you’re setting up a Facebook campaign for the first time, or maybe you just can’t remember the difference between a meme and a GIF. Chatbot is also very prevalent on Facebook Messenger. A common metric for reporting on the number of people who viewed a piece of content and proceeded to click on an ad or link.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

In the nonprofit advocacy world, we’re used to having to fire people up. We send out action alerts, blog passionately, share petitions on Facebook and upload videos highlighting the stakes involved in our various policy fights, all intended to spark people to take action. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot?

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We all have hundreds of ideas for content to post on social media… until it’s actually time for us to post something to social media. Generative AI is great for creating content as long as you give it the right prompts and know how to treat it’s content as a first draft. Wait, why don’t I just use ChatGPT?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

At the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we -- Carie Lewis , Beth Kanter , David J. Adding fundraising to social media campaigns is another key focus area for nonprofits. ThePort, Ning) Multimedia content sharing is a powerful tool for storytelling, providing content that is easy to share and embed. Be proactive.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We know that social media is discussed at every tech conference, in every workshop, and within nonprofit organizations, but no matter how much we talk about it, the trends are always shifting, changing, and growing. Here are a few key points from the infographic that you should note: Infographics and Internet memes are still performing well.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2018

Every nonprofit relies on their supporters to take action, volunteer, and donate. Facebook and Twitter are even more powerful when they are directly connected to your digital campaigns: Add social media registration and sign in to your event forms. Encourage peer-to-peer participants to create their own Facebook fundraising campaigns.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

We learned a lot at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference — so much that one post couldn't contain it all! He showed how nonprofits can benefit from powerful, mostly free tools to communicate big ideas in simple ways. To see the whole presentation, check out our Facebook Live video.

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