Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The summaries are more focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Which one worked best? possibly related classroom projects???

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Nptech Social Fundraising Plugin 50

See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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Social Media Somalia Myspace Marketing 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last week, the WeAreMedia project discussed and built Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style. I put the call out for some case studies and Carie Lewis, the HSUS, Social Media Rock Star, took the time to share her story about the success and challenges of LOLseal s. What was the LOLseals Photo Caption Contest ?

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Case Study Studies Examples Generation 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

As many of you know, I get REALLY excited about social networking. That's because when I started at the HSUS, I was obsessed with MySpace on a personal level, and I was challenge with the task of figuring out how the org could use it for their benefit of advocacy and fundraising. I had messaged our MySpace. My job is fun.

Facebook 50

Facebook Challenge Myspace Grant 50

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Connect with readers on social networks There are a lot of social networks out there where you can meet with present and potential readers. Here is an example of author Kim Keltner's page on Gather.com, a social network oriented for folks over 30. Twitter is a social networking and microblogging tool where news travels fast.

Contest 40

Contest Blogher Technorati Online 40

Care2

MARCH 4, 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!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

YouTube 41

YouTube Social Media Generation Video 41

Care2

MARCH 3, 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!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time.

YouTube 41

YouTube Generation Video Social Media 41

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.

Case Study 50

Case Study Social Network Philippines Advice 50

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Peter Deitz, Social Actions. Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Get accustomed to using social media to communicate with all of your potential donors. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own.

Money 53

Money Raise Contest Social Media 53

AFP Blog

JULY 28, 2008

eJewish Philanthropy: "Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore. Nonprofits are joining social network sites to connect with people, strengthen cause awareness and hopefully cultivate donors." From ejewishphilanthropy.comWho Needs So Many “Friends”?

Philanthropy 20

Philanthropy Myspace Contest Social Network 20

See3

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

You can see the first video, “Free&# , below: On the website, there are interactive ways for new activists to get involved with NARAL Pro-Choice America’s work, including taking action on a choice-related issue, learning about state-by-state legislation, or entering (and later voting in) a $1,000 t-shirt design contest. (We

America 45

America Myspace Artist Video 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2008

So they have contests. Ask for a show of hands, who has heard of Myspace? Show them social media = ROI, with who, when, and why. Is it so the CMO can point to it and say, ???Look! re part of Web 2.0, And then there???s s the numbers game. These companies want 10,000 people in the first week. Gimmicks out the wazoo.

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Module Wiki Portland Offline 56

AFP Blog

JULY 9, 2008

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Social Networking Is More Than Tapping A KegSocial networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore.

Public 20

Public Business Management Myspace 20

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

I hope you all had a chance to join us yesterday for our webinar called Social Media for Social Good. I gave a presentation about Healthcare, Nonprofits, and Social Media. Q: What books do you recommend to help us get acquainted and use social media? If you missed it, you can register to receive the recording at [link].

Social Media 20

Social Media Social Media Blogger 20

Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Bookmark your posts in del.icio.us, and other social bookmarking services. Participate in social networks like Facebook and MySpace, as well as niche social networks related to the theme of your blog. Run a contest. Ten Ways to Frost a Cake). Try writing shorter posts (200-300 words). Use bold subtitles.

San Francisco 41

San Francisco Bookmarking Technorati Meme 41

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.

NTEN 45

NTEN Web Case Study Stumbleupon 45

See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Tensions remain between making a profit and alienating Facebook’s users, who the company says total about 64 million worldwide (MySpace has an estimated 110 million monthly active users). Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Facebook FAQ Myspace Yahoo 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

apps (skype, myspace, flickr, etc) without knowing it's web 2.0. Making me think of March Dimes Flickr Contest ) Epilepsy Action in MySpace 1. So here goes: As far as the UK non-profit sector goes, most people probably don't know what web 2.0 is and why it matters to their organization. tools and business applications for it.

Hype 50

Hype Nptech Wiki Slides 50

See3

JULY 12, 2007

All hell broke loose when their new calculation showed that AOL was on top — above MySpace and Yahoo and Google and MSN. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? So Nielson/NetRatings did a new calculation where they added time spent as a factor. Guess what happened?

Site 40

Site Question Alexa Video 40

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that blogs, that engages in social networking sites, that tries experiments, and reports about all of it honestly. They just finished a YouTube video contest. We started slowly with the MySpace page , and we started in earnest with Flickr. MySpace is, but Facebook isn’t. to support programs and exhibits.

Museum 27

Museum Interview Flickr YouTube 27

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. "Laura is not creating media, as the Social Source blog suggests one ought, to lure you into her site. The media here IS the service. And some background reading.

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Netsquared Nptech Summary Project 50

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

Influence 52

Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Is Facebook and MySpace a trend? Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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Proposal Philanthropy Kiva Video 40

Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

create and manage a Facebook group or page, or a MySpace page. experiments in social networks like those performed by the Brooklyn Museum via their Facebook applications and video contests or by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in their Google Earth work and myriad comment boards. This pretty much requires dedicated staff.

Web 44

Web Time Museum Audio 44

See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Carie opened with an intro to social media. She says social networks are “not just a bunch of lonely teenage boys.” She notes that people really rely on social networks for influence on decision-making. Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.

America 40

America Social Media Myspace Second Life 40

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2007

No one would contest the idea that most museum exhibitions, art shows, films, books, in short, most content experiences, have value both for the new and return user. And while layering in, like leveling up in a game, can offer visitors new ways to engage, the returner engagement becomes more personal than social. Why not museums?

Experiment 20

Experiment Create Museum Amazon 20

See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

The title of the session was “Politics 2.0 – How social networks and new media are changing politics.&# Her subject was, what makes for effective social networks. Strong Social Ties a. Meet people where they are, don’t make MySpace people come to Facebook or try to create groups that cross network platforms.

Social Network 40

Social Network Network Myspace Social 40

See3

MAY 25, 2007

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. And their pages aren’t nearly as ugly as MySpace pages. So widget makers have put things like video and photos on MySpace for a while. MySpace don’t play that! See Fox — owner of MySpace — nasty coverage here.

Facebook 40

Facebook Open Platform Myspace 40

Care2

OCTOBER 22, 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!" 60) Search « See3 Releases Their Guide to Online Video.as

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Analytics Google Track Social Media 38

See3

MARCH 4, 2008

One key thing you recognize from everything from MySpace to the blogosphere is that people want to have a voice. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? .&# Which is about the buyer. She talks about “experience from day one.&# That’s about the seller.

Case Study 40

Case Study Campaign Interview Web 40