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. Spectragram.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Panelists: Wendy Harmon: social media manager, philosophy is to use social media to execute mission. Discussion: How/why does listening provide value?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Here are the myths we discussed. Here’s a transcript of our discussion captured in a Twitter Moment. Myth 5: #GivingTuesday is such a crowded time for fundraising so my org shouldn’t participate. Myth 7: If my org doesn’t have a big online following, #GivingTuesday won’t be successful for us.

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Care2

AUGUST 2, 2010

The challenge was seeded years ago, as soon as social media began to take the nonprofit world by storm. I treasured (and still do) the vitality and vibrancy of blogging to generate succinct, timely content and discussions. org blog to complement our long-form e-news articles. It’s incredibly seductive.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

On April 14, TechSoup presented a webinar on using social media tools to support, involve, and recruit volunteers. University of Oregon's campus group AHA was mentioned in #techsoup 's webinar on social media for volunteer managing. Social media managers adding their name to a nonprofits page they manage?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The events don't always have a set topic, but are open discussions for questions, sharing, and learning from your peers. Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing. During the call we discussed how to manage a Facebook page & Twitter account. No, not trapper keeper.)

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

And, because your org is discussed on infinite communications channels, it's more important than ever to brand your organization, programs, and campaigns. Here are seven keys to effective branding in a social media world: 1. This must be real, or it will undermine everything your org is trying to do.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Yesterday, I attended — and live tweeted (#baruchnp) — an interesting panel discussion at Baruch College here in New York, “ Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know.” Deanna Zandt , Media Technologist, Consultant, and Author of the forthcoming book: Share This! You can read all the details here. ].

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

Featured in this issue: " Measuring Your Social Media Success ," from Idealware's Andrea Berry, which provides guidance for measuring what matters when it comes to social media for your nonprofit. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits are measuring their social media efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Yesterday I did one of the Chronicle's Live Chat Discussions that was billed as "How Can Charities Figure out How Much Time and Money To Invest in Social Media." The transcript is here. This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Thank you Kevin!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

It was a really rich discussion – thank you to all those who joined in, shared, asked questions, and contributed! Some of the examples and recommendations from this month’s chat included: UN Food&Ag Org (FAO) has done a great job with their Share Fairs – sharing the discussions and training on and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

One of the questions that came up during a discussion of concerns at the beginning of the day, was "We have 5,000 friends on Facebook, now what? Deepen relationship through custom apps that improve on org activites (event fundraising, petitions). Escalate relationship w/periodic updates through Facebook messaging with higher asks.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

To get the scoop on running a successful peer-to-peer fundraiser, we sat down with Krista Mortensen, a seasoned fundraiser and the development manager at Invest in Kids to discuss fundraising tips that helped her raise a ton of money during their 2022 Jane-A-Thon event. Find what works for your org and work to refine and sharpen that edge.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Starting off 2010, the monthly #4change Twitter chat focused on the topic of campaigning with social media. Question 1: How do we define campaigning in the context of social media? annanten : social media is here to help you empower your followers with a story to create powerful activists for your cause.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Your team can discuss your messaging and design , communication cadence, and even assign responsibilities. How to get the most of your social media marketing. Social media is a great way to get your Giving Tuesday campaign noticed quickly. Assemble your marketing team and assign responsibilities. Get The Templates.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

But, despite these numbers, for most organizations and causes raising money via social media is still a hard thing to do. org: giving new meaning to “new organizing&# | Working Wikily – This is a great case study about community organizing from the 350.org org campaign. "A Which are best/worst?

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Technological expertise and an understanding with social media others don't know. Wendy : I think traditional org structures are going to change and aren't the best. Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

This is an important discussion to be having right now as nonprofits struggle to raise money and find alternative revenue streams in our recovering economy. Social Media. Majora will discuss her journey and vision to revitalize communities, like the South Bronx. The Nonprofit 2.0 Grassroots Organizing. Fundraising.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc On Wednesday, the kind folks at Russ Reid allowed me to invade a little think thank they held with some clients about social media and its applications in the nonprofit organization. We spent the last part of the day talking about the hard part of social media: the organizational challenges and obstacles.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

My experience since I started working in the social media field is that the failures are where you learn the most as a community manager, a social media manger, a change manger, a professional and as a person. I think that the previous blog post by Tom is a great lead into this month’s discussion and #4CHANGE chat topic.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

All advocacy campaigns, social media links, and other engagement opportunities should be relevant and available for your audience to get involved with directly on your website. Use this logo on your website, letterheads, email, social media, and other marketing materials. Engagement opportunities. Typography.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

Lebkowsky started off the discussion by looking at some practices that organizations can take to help the planet and their bottom line. Rounding out the discussion, Henn of 350.org org spoke of the organization’s founding and how it lives its mission through sustainable business practices. org proves true.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. And, and thank you also, I picked up on, you know, your digital media specialist and I need to evolve my vocabulary.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Write a follow-up email based on my meeting Prompt: Based on this transcript write a friendly-follow meeting noting the next-steps as written by {job title/org}. Writing emails to staff, contacts, board members Prompt: Draft an email to {staff member/contact/board member’s name} discussing {specific topic}.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2011

We recommend following a simple and logical process: Start with discussing the stories you want to tell, and then outline those stories. Planning the story you want to make will save you time later. Do not instruct your staff to simply take their Flip camera and shoot video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being. Encourage more dialogue and discussion at staff meetings, team retreats. Paid volunteer team at another org. Professional development plans/funds.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Watch our Nonprofit Leader Panel discussion: Trust me, learning best practices from real fundraisers who have run successful #GivingTuesday campaigns will pay off in the long run. Discuss your goals and brainstorm ways they can support your further. Every day, _. Then one day, _. Because of that, Because of that, _.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

I often talk about individuals when I’m discussing the way social media can be used to support organizations. Because social media may be about networks, communities, and collaboration; but it is only possible because of the dynamic and powerful tools individuals are using. Case Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2010

I, of course, raffled it off in exchange for people filling out index cards with their planned first steps into social media. Book Party and Discussion with authors. The Networked Nonprofit: Beth Kanter And Allison Fine Tell Orgs How To Use Technology To Their Advantage Huffington Post, Jonathan Harris. Brown Bag Lunch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

This conversation came about after Seth's provoking post " The Problem with Non " took a swing at nonprofits for lack of adoption of social media, saying it was all due to fear. This caused an angry uproar on nonprofit blogs and Twitter from nonprofits saying there were plenty examples of nonprofits using social media effectively!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

2) Curated Blog Posts and Resources that provide context to the discussion or resources mentioned. 3) Social Network Analysis of the #GPF13 tag during the discussion created by Marc Smith. Notes from Session. IssueLabs is a great start. Annette Prentice (@liannetic) April 16, 2013.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2010

We discussed the importance of a strategic plan and solicited some free consulting ourselves regarding how NTEN should brand the NTC (all on its own or in connection with our org). Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. You can already check out our first Member Q & A with Big Duck ’s Sarah Durham.

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

Nonprofit Leaders discussing out-of-control tech projects. There are also articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. "Show Me the World," from See3 Communications' Michael Hoffman and Danny Alpert, which provides both inspiration and tips to get started with video for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I started Upwell from the premise that it might be possible to do really big listening with social media. We primarily use Radian6, an enterprise-level social media platform most often used to monitor brands and products. I invited Rachel to share a guest post about “Big Listening” and how they do it.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

I'll try to synthesize all the great discussion on the topics and themes we'll be looking to include in each of our 5 conference tracks: Leadership, Fundraising, Communications, IT Staff and Consultants and Program. More in-depth, financial metric focused ROI, perhaps in a Roundtable discussion format. Change Management. Fundraising.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

On the most surface and performative level (thanks, social media influencers), it’s all about massages and candles. Look how well that other org is doing, we need to catch up.). Appreciation, and its cousin, gratitude, rank right up there with self-care as rampantly overused social media buzzword fodder.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Debra Askanase wrote a thoughtful post addressing the issue of effective staffing of social media roles at your org. Debra focuses on the qualities and current landscape of social media and argues that you need an "Experimenter in Chief" not a "Social Media Expert" on board.

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