Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2014

Helen Clark has embraced the power of online networks and integrated social media to drive news and engagement around these important goals. Use of social media to discuss the world’s most pressing problems has move from under the table, onto the wall, and now with yesterday’s online event engaged many new voices.

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EveryAction

MAY 30, 2023

Before your event, use an email series to give supporters a refresher on the policy issues you’re working on and how they’re impacting the community. Social media Social media platforms, with their ability to swiftly spread communication across networks of supporters, can help generate grassroots momentum for your cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 17, 2012

Topic : Philanthropy and Social Media. Description : To launch the whitepaper, Philanthropy and Social Media, presented by The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust, this panel discussed the impact of social media on philanthropy and giving from various perspectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. The teachable moments discussion was rich. Certainly,this can be easily referred to in a social media policy. Summer learning-workshop-2. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year. One —Acknowledge Your Environment + Lead with Your Mission Yes, the presidential election is important and will be commanding the attention of the media and masses alike.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

At the end of the Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits is a nine-page “Nonprofit Tech Checklist” which I have copied and pasted below. Each item on the list is discussed in the book and some items won’t make sense unless you have read the book, but most will. Friend local media and supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Lots of discussion threads that come out of Reddit such as “I can’t believe that someone who is a minister acted this way.” Ultimately, Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Last week, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating the ultimate social media practitioner panel at the Social Media on Purpose Conference hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review. James Nickerson , Social Media Strategist, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Matt Fitzgerald , Attention Lab Director, Upwell.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Regardless of the issues that your organization works on, or your c3/c4 status, you know nonprofits play a key role in defining the issues that elections focus on, along with the policies beyond each election cycle. It was riveting! And, so full of actionable advice and insights that we want to share it with all of you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

“You have to show not just tell your CEO about social media”- @carolynsave “Create a tweetorial” – @kanter #afpshift pic.twitter.com/zKggoMllYB. Here’s another example about a nonprofit CEO (Helen Clark of UNDP) using Twitter to engage audiences about policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, I had the honor of doing a mini workshop at the annual BoardSource Conference called “Governing the Networked Nonprofit in An Age of Social Media &# where I had an opportunity to share some ideas on social media culture, transparency, and simplicity from the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2013

One of the basic tenets of my first book with Alison Fine, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” was that everyone in the organization participates in social media from the executive director on down – not just the “social media person.” The general tone should be one of trust and empowerment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Did you experience resistance from higher ups in the organization initially utilizing about social media, or were they supportive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2008

This week we have been discussing and building Module 3: The Social Media Ready Nonprofit Organization: Dealing with Resistance as part of NTEN's We Are Media : Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits project. For today, we're talking about the question - What are appropriate social media policies and how to create them?

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

First, not even the former marketing director of Facebook knows how the privacy policies at Facebook work. It leads me to point out that even if you don’t post information to social media – others will on your behalf. What do you expect from social media in 2013? She thought only her friends could see it.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Learn Adele and Chip’s secrets for igniting potential and captivating the market with impactful products that leave competitors behind, and keep the media in the forefront. We’ve invited a panel of executives to discuss how they are using AI to advance their associations while minimizing the possibility of risk.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies. Guarding Your Privacy on Social Media. Ross began the discussion by covering the personal side of social media use. Guarding Your Organization on Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a half-day “Digital Strategies&# seminar with Vince Ford, Director of Digital Media from the New York Philharmonic and leading a peer session for major orchestra marketing staff and youth orchestra executive directors with Makala Johnson who does Social Media for the Mayo Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). Bots are also not limited to social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. The conversation has shifted from blog comments to social media. Embed calls-to-action within your blog content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Doing so requires a significant time investment, but it can and should be done: Step 1: Create an email lists of chapter mobile and social media campaigners. It will help melt resistance.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Three things happen every spring: March Madness, spring cleaning, and social media plans need a refresh. As the application continues to gain popularity, it now seems like the right time to ask: is Clubhouse the right application for mission-driven social media plans? More: Clubhouse’s full privacy policy. Time sensitivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

Living Case Studies: Social Media and Sustainable Agriculture. As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips. Use Cases We discussed different use cases beyond productivity for writing tasks and processing email. We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

or on a larger scale, ”What if our organization finds itself in the center of a social media backlash ?” ” It requires more than having a social media policy in place, although that is the first step no doubt. It involves discussions and buy-in from stakeholders. Image from Steve Heye.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. Beth: Do you have a social media policy at your foundation?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2014

It’s been well over a year since Yahoo’s controversial non-telecommuting policy, which created a firestorm of reaction. The Media Frenzy. The reaction in the mainstream and tech media was huge and it reverberated for weeks afterward. Telework Policies. I remember it well. Audio and Video Conferencing Toolkit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It also connects the social media technical assistance to results. We started with key results and worked backwards to technical assistance goals: Kids get health care coverage Policies are adopted More attention from policymakers. Organizations’ communications strategies have more impact individually and collectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. I thought it would useful to have a more in-depth conversation in the Zoetica Salon with Dan so we could delve into KPIs for social media. Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel.

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Media Cause

MARCH 18, 2022

Although laparoscopic surgical methods have improved, and the stigma of discussing menstruation continues to be reduced, many who seek answers for life-disrupting period pain are often told to focus on diet, exercise, and stress management. . The post I am 1 in 10: Endometriosis Awareness Month appeared first on Media Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. There were questions about social media policies as well as content and engagement strategies and handling mistakes.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2021

As the world becomes increasingly technologically advanced, it is not enough to have an up-to-date website and social media presence. According to a 2018 NTEN Study , 80 percent of nonprofits lack a policy to address cyberattacks. Want to learn more? Register for the webinar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco. For this group, I felt it was important to ask about personal comfort/experience and whether or not they felt social media had any value for their agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. The question. How to analyze a moving target? What we learned: a snapshot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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