Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

It wasn't in my wiki and so I just added. So, here's my plea for examples and pointers. If you have an example or any insights, please leave a comment. Blogs, wikis, photo-sharing and other forms of online dialogue (unless posted by authorized Easter Seals personnel) are individual interactions, not corporate communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2008

kiva.org, prime example, mercycorps.org, another) (make printouts or use a projector). Show them concrete examples of what is currently happening at your org (a monologue) and show them what is possible (a dialogue). Ask them, "Would you rather have someone talk at you, or have a conversation?" So congrats to Mazarine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

We went to a pub with some David Wilcox and Nick Booth, ordered up a few rounds of drinks, and had a fantastic conversation about social media and nonprofits. The type of conversation you have with your peers about your work that you can only have face-to-face. A definition of screencasting, with real examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2011

Conversation about FB Custom Tabs. They are “ learning in public &# on the wiki , paving the way for networked conversations with others. Here’s a best practice about Facebook that surfaced from the discussions. On my Facebook page, I asked nonprofit people to show examples of customized landing pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

on the wiki. This week we've had a lively discussion about Module 2: Participate in the Conversation. How do you find conversations on Twitter that you want to join? It has been exciting to watch the network grow and to see how the conversation has expanded. What is the benefit of having a conversation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Attendees will explore concrete examples and tools that grantmakers can use to tap the power of networks and increase peer-to-peer learning among grantmakers who are experimenting with networks. Here’s a number of ways that you join the conversation about philanthropy and networks. Want to take a deeper dive? Working Wikily.

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MARCH 16, 2009

Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Examples: WorldChanging: knowledge prodution and sharing. BrightGreenLiving wiki: crowdsourced knowledge. What is social media? -

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. It was one of the first examples I've seen of customer service for an arts organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources across the web ever day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. nitions and examples for ten trends that we believe are shaping the use of social media in the public interest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Niels' Blog has a post called " Wanted - A President Candidate That Blogs " wondering if presidential candidates understand what it means to have a conversation online and a related post called " How Not To Blog." A Couple of Really Good Wikis. A WikiTation is a presentation delivered in a wiki. " Web 2.0,

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 17th).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

Key Questions: The session was designed to be a conversation – with an avid note taker (me). I came with a list of questions that I used to steer the conversation to ensure not only were we focused, but also that each question pushed us closer to our goal of identifying opportunities for community-focused programs or services.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

A great example of this is when we talk about working with our communities. Many public media organizations are looking to use social media as a way to have conversations directly with community members. Google Analytics for your Wiki. How does the community see their impact and influence on your station? Using Social Media.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2012

Our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and NetSquared challenges are just a few examples of how we get our community members engaged at multiple levels. Nic will share examples of the great results Spiceworks has had with contests, including the choice of its mascot, SpiceRex. How to Participate.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. Note: the @names provide links to the Twitter users who made specific comments, just in case you want to connect and continue the conversation!*.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. If you’re here in Austin, do join us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Then the project first launched, we invited the community to help us build the curriculum on a wiki. A Two-Day Face-to-Face Intensive Workshop that looked at strategy and tactics and co-taught by contributors to the wiki. What are the best emerging examples and early lessons learned? November 1-15th).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere. Couldn't resist this one, Screencast-O-Matic (with some wikis thrown in) from Bamboo Project. Here's an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2009

The Smithsonian is an excellent example. Over the past few months, you could view the development of the strategy on their wiki , most of the work was done on a wiki that was open for anyone to read. . Shouldn't these types of conversations take place behind the firewall, shrouded in mystery?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. It was one of the first examples I've seen of customer service for an arts organization.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

TechSoup's Senior Online Community Manager, Lewis Haidt, introduced me to Vendor Relationship Management (more commonly shortened to VRM), which is sort of the converse to Customer Relationship Management. For example, I use Facebook at TechSoup to share new blogs or articles. VRM: A Quick Explainer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2008

Earlier this week, the WeAreMedia project we had an amazing phone call with some of the really smart people who are contributing the wiki (Michelle Murrain, Jocelyn Harmon, John Kenyon, Ben Sheldon, Ruby Sinreich, Amy Sample Ward, Sheetal Singh, and Katya Andersen). More information is here. Prizes will offered too!)

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. Action can be thought of as creating conversation. One participant said, "A good tweet is something that elicits action offline, for example, a laugh or a conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

It is also a Twitter term that describes a keyword, prefixed by that symbol, that helps people track conversations on Twitter. According to the Twitter Fan Wiki , hashtags were popularized during the San Diego forest fires in 2007 when Nate Ritter used the hashtag "#sandiegofire" to identify his updates related to the disaster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

They can, for example, provide executive directors with leadership training, organizations with skills and tools to develop strategic plans, and networks with training on the latest technologies to scale their work across the globe. She manages to make everyone feel like they have wisdom to bring to the table (or the wiki).

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Would love to see your other examples of annual reports that break the mold! Have you made a video like this?

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Six questions guided the conversation so we've posted the questions and responses below: 1. What practices work best for nonprofits on Facebook?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

mostly about the process and mechanics of blog conversations. Are blog conversations as satisfying, rich, or stimulating as other methods? The question about nonprofit adoption of these tools for conversation. Amy Gahran wrote two thoughtful posts about cross-blog conversation - " I wish blog comments were easier to follow!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Please join us for a spirited conversation that includes Bradford Smith , president of the Foundation Center, Phil Buchanan , president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, as well as a panel of foundation leaders including Christy Pichel , president of the Stuart Foundation, and Emmett D. Where do you draw the line?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Examples from Haiti. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

But I do love to share my ideas and experience with others and hope this is an opportunity to start many new conversations both with readers here and participants at the seminar. where are they online already and how do they want to interact with you online (is it in the same spaces or different ones, is it conversations or promotion, etc.)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

In addition, we will be using a wiki to showcase learning and a private Facebook group for daily contact and “just in time” support. However, it is important to have a mix – examples from other fields and countries. If participants can see themselves in the case studies and examples, there is less resistance.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2010

You've heard the maxims of social media before: "Join the conversation," "Engage your audience," "Be authentic!" — but what does all of that really mean? is dynamic — blogs, wikis, and social networks that connect people in your community; Web 3.0 Heather began her presentation by differentiating between the different types of "web."

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

For example, for every short-haul round trip on an airplane (for example, New York to Chicago or Frankfurt to London) you don't take, you'll save the environment around one half of a metric ton of CO2. More conversations in our Virtual Community Forum. The most famous wiki is of course Wikipedia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I've done a number of presentations and workshops for arts organizations over the years and have even created a wiki " Social Media for Arts People " with stories, links, and other resources, but haven't spoken to arts organizations recently. It was one of the first examples I've seen of customer service for an arts organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I didn’t get a chance to attend many sessions because I was in Atlanta a short-term, but I am grateful for the wiki journal report by Kathy Reich from the Packard Foundation her key takeaways. Interesting to discover a line from the book, “Social Media is a contact sport, not a spectator sport&# was a conversation driver.

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