Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media. It is a place to share resources and ask and answer questions. How do you analyze your social media data? Many nonprofit social media managers shared tips and advice. What’s your “sexy&# social media metric?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing. Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. Then we switched topics to Twitter.

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There may be an ideal place to pin this, such as within your organization’s intranet, but a simple way could be to email out a master Google Sheet to everyone. Contests bring friendly competition, especially when there are incentives that will motivate and excite participants. Company shoutout on social media pages.

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MARCH 21, 2023

I tried ChatGPT and can tell you it writes wonderful haikus, crafted a pretty decent Valentine’s Day message for my sweetheart, and correctly predicted many of the matchups in my colleagues’ Holiday Movie bracket contest. Even Microsoft has announced incorporating AI into Bing (I wish them the best) and Google quickly followed suit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

This year my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation includes training, coaching, and facilitating peer learning sessions for grantees on using social media effectively, becoming a Networked Nonprofit. It has been incredible laboratory to put the big ideas in the book in practice. Ten Cool Status Update Tricks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Engagement Strategie s. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout? Social networking burnout? Will this lead to niche social networks that are more relevant to people's interests? What are the engagement strategies - how to move from monologue to dialogue?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

m a self-proclaimed social networking junkie. Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest??? important with higher-engagement leveled UGC campaigns PROCESS - marketing Email Website Social networks Web badges Blogger outreach OUTCOMES Both tangible & intangible Increase list members (we don??? High engagement contest ???

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

Once you’ve created a fundraiser that you think will be effective, the best thing you can do is provide strategies and details to your chapter members. It’s a resource that has all of the information, tools, and strategies your fundraisers need. Think about how you can gain attention on campus and then use that in your favor.

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And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Listen Learn Adapt: The Secret To Nonprofit Social Media Success View more presentations from kanter. These is a rough cut where I've riffed on some of the ideas in David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " and extended them to nonprofits and social media. Listening is an important piece of the strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The newswires were filled with stories about Google/YouTube Marriage yesterday. I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector.

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This is because this strategy involves recruiting passionate supporters to fundraise on your nonprofit organization’s behalf. Using a mix of social media and email communications, more than 9.4 Social fundraisers. For instance, you can host a give-it-up challenge to give up sweets, social media, or another vice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Google has been celebrating holidays by changing its logo to a holiday theme since 1999. And a quick look around the social web last Halloween and there were so many companies putting Halloween costumes on their logos, that there was even a contest for the best ones !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Use the list to augment or inform your own strategy. Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. On your social media pages, “pin” or prioritize messages from donors.

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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. Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Between the internet strategy teleseminar for the San Francisco Writing Conference I did on Monday, the blogging presentation I did for the Oakland branch of Ladies Who Launch on Tuesday, and the consults I had with individual bloggers on Wednesday and Thursday, I've been asked several times this week: "How do I increase my blog traffic?"

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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. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

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See3

JANUARY 17, 2008

Become a Online Marketing Specialist At See3 , we have been adding clients for social media marketing services for the past year. Humane Society, for example, is a leader in using social networking to spread their message. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

The individual will be responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communication goals and objectives. Experience working effectively with persons from diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds.

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MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Houston, Texas: Running a Successful Social Venture: Comp-U-Dopt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The People Speak also demonstrates the UN Foundation’s dedication to online video, featuring video throughout the web site, running video contests , and inviting supporters to capture and submit their own stories. Video is not a strategy unto itself. More: [link] 21 Dec 2007 Andrew Cohen Hear hear1 Video is indeed not a strategy.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

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!" Dont fall into the trap of counting only the first donation.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

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!" Dont fall into the trap of counting only the first donation.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Our friend Alia McKee from Sea Change Strategies wrote a blog post about nonprofits using video and gave some great examples. They watched more than 9 billion videos, 27% of them on Google sites (mostly YouTube). Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? minutes. *

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

The first session I attended was specifically about social networking and led by Brian Reich of Echo Ditto, author of Media Rules! This is something we have been working on at See3 – methods to build a network of influencers in the social networks who will carry your torch. I suggest another one to explore, Rethos.

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See3

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

Sign up for a free one-on-one storytelling strategy session. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

On the IdeaDrivenMarketing.com blog there is a post about a social networking/content sites for Baby Boomers called Eons.com. What went wrong with their strategy? Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? They might not see themselves that way.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Here’s the details from TechCrunch : In case there was still any doubt that Google wants to use YouTube to host all the video on the Web, it’s announcement earlier today to broaden its APIs makes it clear that is its goal. The videos will also be available on YouTube, where Google will make money from any associated ads.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in networks, social media and data. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek’s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth was Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation 2009-2013. Beth Kanter.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

This highly tailored experience provides one-on-one expert feedback and strategies designed to help take your organization to the next level. Google Stop by for a Google for Nonprofits tote bag! Here’s a great opportunity to participate in SmartOnline’s ‘Invent Your Mobile App’ Contest, and explore these possibilities!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Attended by more than 2,000 nonprofit professionals and volunteers, the webinar featured one best practice from each of the book’s sixteen chapters and provided the basis for writing and implementing a comprehensive mobile and social fundraising strategy. All online communications are now mobile and social. Chapter 3: Websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. young people???

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

It has the petition right on the home page, a URL that’s easy to remember and fits the content, the video as the center of attention right next to the form, only a few links on the page, clear and concise content, a push to get bloggers like me to host the video to get more views, and a coordinated strategy with multiple organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. How odd is it then to teach Google Analytics to nonprofit techies but then say that site statistics had nothing to do with a nonprofit’s mission?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . So, getting your story in the news is still a worthwhile strategy, particularly if your nonprofit is young and needs a bigger audience. Post the link to your social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. Google Blog Search. Photo from Cambodia4kids. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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