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MARCH 17, 2009

Here is a great story from CIO.com that details how to launch your presence on Twitter. It includes a definitive reading list, examples of how others have done it. Tags: Marketing and Awareness Tools twitter CIO twitip business.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/womenforwomen. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Notes from the Field WordPress blog. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter: twitter.com/taprootfound. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Twitter and Facebook have been crucial in recruiting new pro bono consultants and connecting with nonprofits that could benefit from our Service Grant projects. Website: www.taprootfoundation.org.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 24, 2011

It’s going to talk about one particular, interesting example of how to move social media data into a real live CRM -the one you might even be using now – Salesforce. This example uses an app from the Salesforce AppExchange, called “ Salesforce for Facebook and Twitter.&# I’m not sure why this is, exactly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t. Sure, why not.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

And, typically today, for marketers to reach the broader American audience, they also need to speak in these blurbs – which makes the new Twitter layout such a welcome update. Twitter Gets a New Do. Best Tweets – In Twitter’s defense, THIS is definitely an original idea… And a good one. Pinning things… What a novel idea.

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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. The HashTags site, a centralized directory of hashtags on Twitter, also offers a good definition: Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Twitter has a mobile website ( m.twitter.com ) and its own official Twitter App for iPhone, iPhone Touch and iPad. Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time. For example, here’s my first message: trottr.com/74qcww. 12Seconds.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If used correctly, #hashtags can be very useful to nonprofits on Twitter. The problem is that there so many hashtags floating around on Twitter, that’s it tough to keep track of which hashtags work best and reach the most individuals. Hashtags and their usefulness are definitely open to interpretation. That said: 1.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? The definition of engagement that most resonates with us is Jeremiah Owyang ’s definition: “the level of authentic involvement, intensity, contribution, and ownership.”. Plan ahead. Make it known.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2009

This is one book that I'm definitely taking with me on the big move, but I'm also giving away a copy too. (I Anyway, this small book about Twitter is packed with simple, practical advice for getting you up to speed quickly. The text is almost haiku like, illustrated with example tweets. Twitter for Business.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People are often surprised when I say that if given the choice, I would choose 10,000 e-Newsletter subscribers over 10,000 Followers on Twitter, 10,000 Fans on Facebook, or 10,000 Friends on Foursquare… combined. 3) Ask your Twitter Followers to Subscribe. Twitter has taught me a valuable lesson about social media ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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NetWits

JUNE 8, 2012

We can’t help you with the effort and persistence, but we can definitely give you a little web design know-how. It’s not enough to have a Facebook page or a Twitter account. Use the Facebook and twitter widgets to pull social posts to your website for fresh content and relevant, engaging activity. Tweet, blog and post.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

For example, when I travel to a new neighborhood or city, I open the app as I walk down the street to explore photos and stories of my exact location across history. There are terrific examples I’ve seen, like Epic Change’s Tweetsgiving campaign video , and you can previous more examples on the Animoto website.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 3, 2010

The January #4Change Twitter Chat will focus on the use of Twitter and other social media tools in campaigning. Share your ideas now: You can share your ideas about the topic as well as any resources, case studies, examples, research etc. Jump in to the conversation by adding #4Change to your Twitter message.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2021

According to Dan Cable (@DanCable1 on Twitter) of the London Business School , “As leaders, it falls to us to build a sense of collective purpose. If the brand promises to ‘go the extra mile’ for customers, for example, and leadership doesn’t do the same for employees, it’s unlikely that customers will get the brand value.

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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. So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. see for example the post about blogging policy ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 27, 2011

The vast majority of online donations come from a click in an e-newsletter, as do most new Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers, and text alert subscribers. Nonprofits that do not publish e-newsletters are definitely at a disadvantage. That said, I am big believer in the upper right-hand corner ( see four examples ): 5.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2010

They move with you to The Next Big Thing i.e., from MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to Foursquare. While it is definitely true these sites could be here today, and gone tomorrow, your supporters will indeed migrate with you on to The Next Big Thing. Then in June 2008 I launched the @ NonprofitOrgs profile on Twitter.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

For example, supporters may contribute to pay for school supplies or to maintain a public sports field. For example, in the face of a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d want to check in on them to show that you care for their well-being. Ensure your donors know where their money went, and how you used it to make an impact.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Some examples of fundraising and marketing assets you may use in your campaign include: direct emailing , radio ads, bus ads, mail drop, etc. Here’s an example of the chart that I created: Tasks Start Date Completion Date Who is Responsible? In brief, to ask more than once and in different places.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I have definitely noticed that I’ve been migrating a lot of functionality of things that I do to web-based apps of one type or another, and this is one example of that. I use Google Reader for RSS feeds, and TweetDeck , or, more recently, HootSuite for Twitter (I really like the tabbed interface of HootSuite.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For example, if your entire demographic is on the social media platform Instagram, then your marketing budget should start with that, and then branch out to other avenues or pipelines depending on costs. Or, take to Twitter and allow select attendees or presenters to do a Twitter takeover and live-tweet a session!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2010

FourSquare is definitely starting to catch on with enterprising techie folks that love to be early adopters. Add their address, phone and Twitter ID (search their website and Google to see what their Twitter ID is). That’s a good a sign. Make sure you spell out the name of the nonprofit. Don’t use acronyms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Some of this applies to twitter as well. If your pitch also has a request to retweet, include a copy of cut and paste examples. Saying thank you Twitter is easy with a retweet. Definitive Guide to Social Media Releases by Brian Solis. I'm simply amazed that people don't do that. Best way is to leave a comment in the post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Ideally, it should match your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Foursquare URLs. For example, www.ustream.tv/user/nonprofitorgs. Unlike Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and Foursquare, this image should be rectangular, not square. For example, “Red Cross Live!&# See example: www.ustream.tv/channel/nonprofit-tech-2-0-live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In addition, during a roundtable on social media at the conference, I was fortunate to meet social media experts in India ( @ nirav @ amnigos @ pranavbhasin @ paritoshsharma and @ avinashraghava ) who shared some examples. There are definitely some benefits to having your executive director or CEO being present on social media channels.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. Note on platform : During last week’s Twitter chat, not unlike previous chats, we dealt with some major issues around lag and load time. real time, and 2. co-created. From @neddotom: recap 1. overall goal 4. action oriented 5.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

It’s not immediately intuitive and the complete tool set is not yet live, but it definitely looks to have some potential for nonprofits. For example, I Tweet @nonprofitorgs. Just like on Twitter, I’ll be functioning as a portal to nonprofits on Google Wave. Now, I am still figuring out how Google Wave works.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 29, 2010

So while I’ve been off twitter, I’ve had time to research social CRM (funny, that.) You should definitely read the report I mentioned in my earlier post. Example – in Jeremiah Owyang’s report, of the 18 use cases for Social CRM he uses, 7 or 8 of them are really use cases for metrics.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Some examples include technology upgrades and person hours or large items donated for our live auction which make us thousands of dollars in the auction for each item. But definitely list them! See some examples here ). Twitter | LinkedIn | The post [ASK AN EXPERT] How to be Appropriately Kind to In-Kind Donors?

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2014

For example, tell them how their $5 went to purchase vaccines or a pizza pie for 5 volunteers who were canvassing around a campaign in your neighborhood. For example, do you have donors who have donated $25 to your organization every month for the last five years? Connect their donation (even if it’s $5) to measurable impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. Definitely integrate your blog posts with your e-newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2009

I threw the urls into a google spreadsheet and started to browse the Twitter streams to get a better understanding of the content shared. (It In an earlier post , I found the following types of patterns related to content shared on Twitter. . The next step was look at the Twitter profiles. Example: CS Mott Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. The definition of Inbound Marketing is marketing focused on getting found by customers. You can read a more detailed definition here. x (Total Retweets).

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

It was interesting seeing which platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, face-to-face, etc.) While my email list included some of the social media friends I was already reaching via other channels, it contained mostly relatives, parent’s friends, and classmates who typically do not see my Twitter and Facebook activity.

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