Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Provide Organizational Updates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

For example, Greenpeace’s Making Waves Blog was recently redesigned to feature their “Subscribe to our e-newsletter&# pitch over the ability to subscribe to their blog via RSS. For example, Oceana has set a Default Landing Tab on their Facebook Page that urges people to take action – which then builds their e-mail list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. see for example the post about blogging policy ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2012

Flickr Photo by Carissa Marie. This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! And that means creating content – blog posts, tweets, Facebook updates, YouTube Videos – that is valuable and high quality. This is definitely not a chicken and egg question!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The definition of engagement that most resonates with us is Jeremiah Owyang ’s definition: “the level of authentic involvement, intensity, contribution, and ownership.”. For example, questions on Twitter can be added to the FAQs your website. What is "online engagement"? New media is a fantastic listening tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

The youtube video is from Star Bucks Campaign. There was also a flickr component that I learned about this from the wonderful Heather Gardner-Madras , who like me, is a flickr fan. She posted a pointer on the NTEN Nonprofit Flickr Affinity Group list today. it takes advantage of the established Flickr community???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

The definition of links or how you’re connected is defined however you want in social network analysis. Some examples: A follower on Twitter or someone you’re following. The above visual is a social network. Each dot represents a person or in network jargon, a node. A connection between people is called link.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

My Listening Ears, Flickr Photo by niclindh. Learning how to listen using a couple of social media tools and the active task of listening is something that can be easily learned in a few hours and if an organization invests 1-5 hours per week in this task it will definitely return value to strategy development. Why listening?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The examples would show how engaging with people changed them from complainers to fans. Here's but one example from a blogger: “I took an American Red Cross class I thought was less than satisfactory. […] Someone found my blog post and told the local chapter director. Listening leads to engagement. Pick the right ones! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The second reason is a clear definition of what social media is, even within the social media community. However, very few people use these terms precisely and almost nobody agrees on the exact definition of these terms. Wikis are a perfect example of co-creation. Used precisely, these terms can mean very different things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

My initial remix thought (wrong) was to look for examples that were related to agriculture, but the extension is so much more. looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. An example?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Kaushik's thinking is based on " Occam's Razor Principle " (which boils down to a poetic way of saying " KISS ") The screencast will show some practical examples of how at least one nonprofit organization's web site, the Idealist , is using the software in practice. To understand the definition web analytics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

An interesting point about using MySpace: "It can definitely be used for recruitment and as a mass communications tool, particularly for younger voters who tend to use email less. " These are examples of vlog or blog raising - raising money from people via your blog. Its part of the " Have Money Will Vlog."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter. Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and others are coming soon!

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. In this way, Click is a powerful example of the "venue as content platform" definition of 2.0. What is Click?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

There is much more data in this comprehensive research report and is definitely one for data nerds, but a terrific resource for a wildly diverse class of grad students who will be doing social media internships with a range of international organizations. Benchmark Studies and Examples. Global Conversations. sigma significance.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Zeen is a new product soon-to-be launched by YouTube’s co-founders that will allow users to “discover and create beautiful magazines.” To see a live example, view the Wibbitz Demo. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. For example, see this recent Present.me

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

For example, Yahoo bought del.icio.us – it didn’t have social bookmarking. Like Google buying YouTube , or Yahoo buying flickr. There are definitely instances where companies buy up competitors to simply shut them down but I am not convinced that this is such a case. So what are all the others doing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Creative Commons on Flickr :: flickr.com/creativecommons. For example, see Plan Asia’s Flavors Page at flavors.me/planasia. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Seriously, I try to live life without any regrets, but I definitely have a long list of mistakes I made and things I wish I had been able to do more effectively. For example: Mobile devices? For example, in France, the government plays a much bigger role in education and healthcare. How much time do we have? Cause marketing?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Seriously, I try to live life without any regrets, but I definitely have a long list of mistakes I made and things I wish I had been able to do more effectively. For example: Mobile devices? For example, in France, the government plays a much bigger role in education and healthcare. How much time do we have? Cause marketing?

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

I'm not pretending that this is a comprehensive list, and I definitely have more examples from those advocating for reform since that is the focus of my daily work. For example, here is how they suggest people respond to a widely-circulated "Sobering Statistics" email. Video Storytelling. Photo Pools.

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