Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Here at GiveMN , we’ve harnessed the power of our networks to raise record amounts of money online for nonprofits in Minnesota and engage record numbers of people in an annual, one-day giving event— Give to the Max Day. All told, Minnesota nonprofits collectively raised $10,041,021 in one incredible day. Social media strategy payoff.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

He currents works at Animal Humane Society in Minnesota's Twin Cities as the e-Communications Manager. Even the smallest nonprofits can achieve event fundraising success at little to no cost, just by using some readily available tools. Thank you page and autoresponders - Don’t overlook the importance of these powerful tools.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

He''s also a member of NTEN''s Membership Committee and gave a great presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit''s annual conference, Nonprofits in Motion , earlier this month in St. Check out: Free-to-Members webinars: Content Strategy for Nonprofits: The Content Life-Cycle (Nov.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Your Nonprofit Website: Creating Content. Minneapolis, Minnesota: NPtech Give and Take. Portland, Oregon: Low-Cost, High-Impact Technology Tools. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Maximizing Your Nonprofit AdWords. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Design for the Non-Designer | MCN Lunchtime Communications Group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I always enjoy the opportunity to present on social fundraising because while the tools come and go, the principles for success don’t change. I illustrated each principle with examples of nonprofit social fundraising campaigns that highlight a particular practice.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Not content to simply focus on "shiny tech," we'll explore what the true potential for social change is in each case, where community organizing work can be made more effective, and where it will have to push technology forward. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Working with the Media | MCN Communications Roundtable.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Diversity — how to make sure the organizing team, presenters, attendees, and content are inclusive and reflective of the community. Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Covina, California: Monetization of Content.

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JUNE 1, 2015

One noteworthy campaign he was involved in was former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s. Justin will present on the creative ways that people are using digital platforms and tools for action on June 26 at Cause for Design, an exclusive summit for top creatives in social good.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2012

The good news – at least for the more technologically savvy organizations – is creating vocal volunteers to advance your communication goals is easier than ever, thanks to the free tools available online. Which leads me to point #2 – online super users are always looking for content to share with their followers.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Gearing Up for Give to the Max Day. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: The Content Marketing Blueprint. Storytelling and Content Strategy Best Practices. Friday, September 8, 2017.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 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!" DZ: Was there any organizational resistance to Twitter (or other social media)?

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Social Capital 2018 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / $209. Fundraising& Grants. Social Capital 2018. Social Capital 2018. Feb 27 - Mar 1. Apr 9 - 11.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Second, you need to find the right tool to implement your idea. Especially when working with technology, leading with tools instead of mission-driven projects is a mistake. The Minnesota History Center team solicited visitor nominations for exhibition topics and then built an exhibition out of those contributions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

(Closest thing right now is the attention stream created for the nptech tag community - although the focus is on one slice of the nonprofit sector) There are a few adhoc decentralized nooks and crannies in the blogosphere where you can find listings of nonprofit blogs or aggregated content of interest to nonprofits. Rebecca MacKinnon???s

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

It may take you only a few minutes to create a blog, but doing so means (hopefully) a commitment to frequent content posts. activities you can initiate without requiring frequent content updates. The most time-consuming part of this is not posting content (how time-consuming can 140 characters get?) The time cost of Web 2.0

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

We’ll examine how to harness tools for nurturing positive outcomes and amplifying impact. Social Capital 2016 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Minneapolis, MN / Price TBA.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Duluth, MN / $299. Join the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for our 2016 Annual Conference. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits / Brooklyn Center, MN / Not available. State/Local.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So if you have to leave early or maybe get interrupted or you just want to review the awesome content you’re about to hear, don’t worry. Well, in 1990, I got a chance to work for the governor of Minnesota and I realized I didn’t want that job. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift. So use that chat box.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

static content delivery machines) to 2.0 dynamic content aggregation and network machines)." at the Brooklyn Museum , Tech Virtual at The Tech , and MN150 at the Minnesota History Center. (By blog has grown, I've grown increasingly uncomfortable with this site as a community-building tool. I started the Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Both of these designers presented compelling images and evidence from exhibit work and child development experts about the idea that you can make sophisticated, muted exhibits that help children slow down, focus, and enjoy themselves with interactive content. The researchers don't judge the content of the cues (i.e.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

When it comes to innovation in civil society, there is nothing that can match the speed and ingenuity of communities that come together to make a change, develop a tool, or feed a need. Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else? I want to start, first, with a story…. Why Community?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2008

This chapter is perhaps the most surprising in the book, because it focuses on tools and techniques that predate Web 2.0 All the content is provided for free, and the result is far fewer frustrated customers sitting on hold. The first is to put the museum content in a venue that does have mass participation.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Thanks to Bryan Kennedy from the Science Museum of Minnesota for providing this overview/reflection on the Museums and the Web conference that recently concluded in Montreal. Flickr's Commons project - Flickr is offering up its powerful community tools for museum photo collections. Who's sharing authority and how?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. And in each of these we will talk a bit about tools, tactics and strategies. Analog Tools. Digital Tools. A tactic is using a tool for a specific purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Our mantra has been (and will continue to be) that each page of content. We also keep hammering that content needs to be content -. not solely navigation -- just related links that are directly related to the content. Unique Blog Readers (content consumption ??? Search drives visitor behavior. needs to standalone.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Autism Society of Minnesota launched a peer-to-peer fundraiser, the Toast to AuSM , on CauseVox and raised more than $25,000. Help your team get the most of our their campaigns by: Giving Them Tools And Resources. It can supplement or take the place of an existing campaign, like a year-end fundraising appeal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

The Autism Society of Minnesota launched a peer-to-peer fundraiser, the Toast to AuSM , on CauseVox and raised more than $25,000. Help your team get the most of our their campaigns by: Giving Them Tools And Resources. It can supplement or take the place of an existing campaign, like a year-end fundraising appeal.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

The Autism Society of Minnesota launched a peer-to-peer fundraiser, the Toast to AuSM , on CauseVox and raised more than $25,000. Help your team get the most of our their campaigns by: Giving Them Tools And Resources. It can supplement or take the place of an existing campaign, like a year-end fundraising appeal.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

There's an example up there right now about Wild Music , which I posted, and there have been a lot of people involved with this project, and the designers are at the Science Museum of Minnesota, and I talked to them about it, and realized that I hadn't updated the case study to reflect everyone involved. So I keep updating it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

A Jamboree of Tools. The Digital Storytelling Tools Meet Up led by Zan McColloch-Lussier and Debra Askanase was a veritable jamboree of tools. And to tell stories by bringing together the best information out there, try your hand at curation with tools like Storify, Scoop.it, Kontribune, and Paper.li. Sounding It Out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

This infographic summarizes the features and benefits of different tools. share information and tools, earlier and more easily. The infographic also summarizes data about Giving Tuesday from Blackbaud. Some key themes: the need to focus on measurement for impact. celebrate and showcase the “de-centralized” successes in your community.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2008

For hundreds of years, we've owned the content and the message. While we may grudgingly acknowledge the fact that visitors create their own versions of the message around subsets of the content, we don't consciously empower visitors to redistribute their own substandard, non-authoritative messages. Content expertise matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

I shared this on a listserv with some nonprofit technology geeks (aka circuit riders) and one of them told me that his father worked at the same school as Doug in Minnesota. I've written a lot about how my RSS reader is an information coping tool. I modified his "Mankato Scale" into a nonprofit tech skills assessment.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2008

On Saturday, Bryan Kennedy (Science Museum of Minnesota), Jim Spadaccini (Ideum), Kevin Von Appen (Ontario Science Centre), and I will be reprising our annual Web 2.0 Our four starter questions are: How do I convince those above me that it's a good idea and what are the quick, cheap and low-risk social media tools I can use to get started?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 28, 2014

Now, NYSCI is experimenting in a new medium, with a very tough and adult content focus. I sat down with Eric Siegel, NYSCI’s Director and Chief Content Officer, to learn more about False Conviction. While the content is really compelling, the audience and format are obviously challenging. That’s not easy. You can find it here.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2019

For hundreds of years, we've owned the content and the message. While we may grudgingly acknowledge the fact that visitors create their own versions of the message around subsets of the content, we don't consciously empower visitors to redistribute their own substandard, non-authoritative messages. Content expertise matters.

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