Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Quora has been around for a year and provides an independent question platform from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is similar to Yahoo! It does heavily rely on Twitter and Facebook for promotion, adding it to the increasing amount of social middleware platforms that are being developed. What do you think?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 5, 2018

TED Twitter polls. TED , a nonprofit that spreads ideas through short, motivational talks, has been using Twitter polls to their advantage this year by asking their audience which topics and speakers they’d like to hear from next. They even provided their older audience with a detailed guide on how to use the app.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. I didn’t start receiving them until yesterday [the first Monday after being authenticated] and I am the Admin for 17 different Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

Twitter: There are two different apps to integrate Twitter. Twitter App automatically re-posts your tweets in your Facebook Page status. Selective Tweets allows to you to selectively post a status update on your Facebook Page from Twitter simply by adding the hashtag “#fb”.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

A little while ago, we got a question from a client about Twitter. It’s a good question, and it got me thinking about the kind of content nonprofits might want to share on Twitter on a day-to-day basis, and how an organization can get the most out of microblogging. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A giving portfolio app is definitely an app whose time has come and interestingly enough while writing this post, a new app called Givolio appeared in my Twitter feed that plans to launch this fall. Two of the 32 nonprofits (6%) included a poll on their “Thank You” landing page asking what inspired the donor to give.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. Through what different channels do donors hear from you? . Also note that different people process information differently. Twitter | LinkedIn | The post Top 2021 Fundraising Strategies: Mastering Online Appeals and Messaging appeared first on Bloomerang.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

Hosting your event on a social media platform like Facebook or Twitter, or a video streaming platform like Youtube might make this more difficult, especially if you use those leads for an email marketing campaign. . For example, if the goal of your next event is to get more leads , you would need to implement a lead capture strategy.

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AccelEvents

JULY 21, 2021

Polls, Q&As, and live chats. Airmeet is a little different from platforms like Accelevents or Eventcube in that it allows for more integrations to customize how you interact with the product. Keynote speaker session. Breakout sessions. Virtual and hybrid exhibitor booths and trade show halls. Downloadable materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Twitter for me is mostly a listening tool. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not. This past month, for the first time, Twitter is now the #2 referral of visits to my blog, but only 1/3 of those referrals are from my own tweets. The rest are coming from other twitter users. Maybe he'll get on Twitter.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

To get a better grasp on this, let’s look at the different types of analytics and what they measure. For example, don’t worry too much about the number of Twitter followers you have if this metric doesn’t lead to an increase in fundraising revenue. . The road to digital analytics maturity. Ask yourself: What are your goals?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

These sorts of asks are a little different from what virtual events typically ask of the event team and the audience. . Most virtual events focus on the presenter, the exhibitors, available sessions, and networking opportunities to create engagement in the virtual chat or to direct attendees to answer poll questions. .

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A great tool to see how different companies make their product the hero is by looking through swipe files curated by sites like [link]. For nonprofits, this means rigorously testing different emotional appeals, stories, and calls-to-action and then reusing what proves most effective. Use time-limited offers to create urgency.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

While every event is different, there are some distinct ways that you can market your event on a budget. Find a platform that offers live chat tools, Q&A and live polls, one-on-one and speed dating style networking, virtual venue spaces, and unique sponsorship branding opportunities. . Your event marketing strategy.

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Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

The cost per dollar raised for a fundraising campaign, and its evolution throughout one campaign and across different campaigns—this will give you hints about what works the best in your campaigns. Polls on Facebook and Twitter—this will show you what parts of your work resonate on social media.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2019

Your posts will have different impacts based on when they are posted. With some platforms, like Twitter , you can post a bit more?usually Simple things like polls and surveys or Q&A sessions can go a long way to increase social media engagement with your brand. Post frequency. during the weekdays (keep timezones in mind!).

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Candid

AUGUST 4, 2022

There’s a fair amount of debate among social media managers about how much you post on different platforms. While we have a fairly large audience on Twitter (around 145K followers), we only see an average of 1,000 engagements per month. Hypothesis: posting around 20 times per day will lead to greater Twitter engagement. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. For this webinar, I incorporate some instant polls so we could get a quick reading on who was on the call. In addition, I wanted to explore TwitChimp, a tool for making Twitter lists, that Robin Good dubbed, “ the ultimate Twitter list curation tool.”

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

If you have a great post or a great story, you can share it lots of different ways. Do a survey, do a poll, do a Facebook Live, call people on the phone, do a focus group. If you’re on Twitter, same thing. Since each social media platform is different, those four processes have to be applied to each individual channel you use!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

While a younger demographic may want different products than an older one, consider other factors, as well. For example, while many of your supporters may use Twitter, the platform is noticeably less friendly to merchandise marketing than a site like Instagram, which provides greater control over how your images are displayed. .

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Care2

JUNE 25, 2014

We at Rad Campaign along with Lincoln Park Strategies and Craig Newmark of craigconnects recently conducted a national online poll about the rise of online harassment. Creating and sustaining a culture where people respect women and people of different faiths, political beliefs, gender identities, and sexual orientations, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. Here’s a summary of the highlights of the conversation: Before I dive into the content, I had the pleasure of experimenting with a text polling app to find out the composition of the audience and their experience with the panel topic. I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

These sorts of asks are a little different from what virtual events typically ask of the event team and the audience. . Most virtual events focus on the presenter, the exhibitors, available sessions, and networking opportunities to create engagement in the virtual chat or to direct attendees to answer poll questions. .

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

We tested a few different platforms such as wordpress, webs, social go etc. is that there is a wiki and polls feature that isn’t available on ning. I messaged Laura on twitter and her response (read from the bottom up): So the platform that touted itself as the free alternative to Ning is now no longer free either!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

Participants did some hands-on exercises, analyzing their content engagement and consumption on Twitter and Facebook. We did a poll on the level of energy in the room after about 30 minutes of sitting. Then, I had them demonstrate different dance movements from their country - where one person would demonstrate and every would copy.

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

There are many different types of virtual event platforms available, and each can offer their own unique benefits. Being able to network and communicate with other participants is one of the key reasons for attending an event and a virtual one is no different. Live polling for recording engagement.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Twitter had a pretty big month in October. Twitter is already used as one of the leading sources of current news, and Moments is Twitter’s attempt to make it even more predominant. My favorite feature that Twitter has finally released to all of its users is the Twitter Polls.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. The poll revealed that revealed 40% were beginners/novices and 60% intermediate or experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

I got through my presentation and look at the Twitter transcript to see what lines or ideas were re-tweeted the most. For example, for the above exercise, I had the online audience take an online poll. I think there is a different approach to presenting online versus in person so it doesnt always work well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

During the Webinar, I polled the group’s general approach. Bruce Lesley said his organization takes a moderate approach with new platforms as an organization. Bruce notes, “I was one of those people who said, not too long ago, that we’d never be on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

This caused an angry uproar on nonprofit blogs and Twitter from nonprofits saying there were plenty examples of nonprofits using social media effectively! Rekha, shared this essay about the generational differences in public media organizations when it comes to innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

They may have very different ideas on this topic. You can’t use this tactic in China, for example, where Facebook (and Twitter, among other social media channels) is blocked. You could simply ask one question each month in a poll widget in your monthly email newsletter. ” Facebook Ads as Filters. Survey Your Tribe.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can find her work at www.initlive.com or on Linkedin and Twitter. You can incorporate fun polls and surveys to engage potential participants and appeal to your advocates. Once you have a clear strategy, your volunteers will be empowered to help you make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

m now adding a section suggesting that the moderator first poll his community using some of these tools, and to also monitor the back channel in real time, while not all conferences will embrace a back channel, it???s There are different methods of incorporating audience feedback depending on the format of the panel or session.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

That's why, at the start of any workshop, after the first poll of the room or the webinar attendees, I offer my definition of virtual volunteering: Volunteers completing tasks, in whole or in part, off-site from the organization being assisted, using any Internet-connected device (computer, smart phone, etc.). Is it Facebook?

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