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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? With that in mind, the AIDS.gov team compiled some advice about what it takes to use Twitter effectively to engage with our audiences. Be timely and relevant. Plan ahead. Make it known.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

One early example of the potential fundraising power of Clubhouse came in February, when an unprecedented winter storm shut down much of Texas’ infrastructure. Clubhouse Loves Texas is just another example of reimagining traditional initiatives — in this case telethons — to reach a new, influential, and engaged audience. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

Do you or your organization have formal guidelines for “ spotting the awesome ” like Upwell (see below) or is it more of ”we know it when we see it?” ” UpWell Content Curation Guidelines - The Mobilisation Lab. Content curation is not about spewing out links on Twitter or Facebook as you find them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

They understand the brand’s mission and value and they know your issues better than anyone else. Your CEO already understands your brand guidelines and will most likely operate within it. It takes more time, savvy, and online comfort. Rich Huddleston Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, is an example.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

Whether it’s “Call Me Maybe,” “Sh*t People Say,” or any other meme that comes along, here are three guidelines you can use to decide when and how to get your nonprofit involved in an Internet meme. 3 Guidelines for Nonprofits. Why meme at all? Above all else, don’t compromise your values and mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Whether you’ve been using social media for years, months, or days or you have yet to get started, the information and strategies in this chapter can save you a lot of time and frustration. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

So, here's my plea for examples and pointers. If you have an example or any insights, please leave a comment. Updates from Twitter: Ckreutz points to his del.icio.us Guidelines for Easter Seals Bloggers. Remember that what you write will be public for a long time ??? Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Meticulous donor stewardship allows you to turn one-time donors into ongoing, sometimes lifetime, supporters of your mission. Donor stewardship helps you boost your donor retention rate , helping you earn much more over time. Your fundraising plan should include an event calendar so that you have ample time to prepare for each event.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

While there is an increasing number of youth-facing nonprofits that employ organizational Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, the usage of separate, professional, Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts can be a more meaningful way to engage young people. This is the 90% that can be valuable when considering working with youth.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Here''s a screen shot from that post: Screen grab from Amy''s blog And three years after that, you can still find the #CommBuild chat taking place on Twitter every Tuesday at 10am PST, usually attracting a mix of “usual suspects” and at least a couple of curious newcomers. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

There are some basic guidelines to follow when you are launching and managing your group text campaigns; in the beginning, however, your number one objective should be to begin building your mobile list. As a result, it takes time to build a list, so the sooner you start, the better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." There are examples (see below). Laying down guidelines makes everyone think they have more control and it helped everyone to feel better.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Here''s a screen shot from that post: Screen grab from Amy''s blog And three years after that, you can still find the #CommBuild chat taking place on Twitter every Tuesday at 10am PST, usually attracting a mix of “usual suspects” and at least a couple of curious newcomers. Ways to plug in Intrigued?

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, the pandemic and its resulting social distancing guidelines led nonprofits to experiment with virtual events (many of them for the first time). For example, it’s more difficult to experience catering and an attractive venue digitally. Social media. Text-to-give support.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2013

For example, Ivan Boothe and Johanna Bates, the moderators of the Drupal CoP, host a monthly Q&A phone call about all things Drupal for practitioners at all skill levels. And those are just two examples. The 12 different CoPs are made up of people who meet here on our site to discuss shared interests all year round. Intrigued?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

It made me hopeful that we’ll soon have clarity on what we can and should be measuring from all our time on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and the like. Essentially, these new standards and guidelines will move us from counting to assessing the value of our social media efforts. Well Katie equated those to a Match.com date.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources?” So why would anyone on a “social” platform like Facebook or Twitter want to read boring tweets or updates? Engaging Content is King. Probably not.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Twitter and WordPress Feeds. Develop a Social Media Guideline for Your Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of giving a presentation for the Packard Foundation board of directors to provide a brief report on how I spent my time as Visiting Scholar and share some insights about social media and the nonprofit sector. So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. packfound .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. Social proof is particularly powerful when famous people are setting the example. followers on Twitter and nearly 10k followers on Instagram. We want our donors to be advocates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I've heard that phrase "learning in public" a few times this week and I'm also seeing how social media accelerates this - especially at conferences and other places where we have typically gone for our professional development and opportunities for adult learning. . I find myself doing this on Twitter more and more. Deployment Packet.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Be sure to find him on Twitter. _. It read (queries) one word at a time, trying to understand what each word meant. Much like Hummingbird, Pigeon is not designed to penalize websites for violating guidelines. Nonprofits are not the only busy bodies in 2014. It is designed to use intent > keywords. Pigeon = Panda = Penguin?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

For example, one of the promises the Obama administration has come through on is making as much government information publicly available -- thus, transparency. Many times it is after the fact that an org calls in a professional to repair the intrusion. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? Cookie Monster.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2016

The tides have changed and people have embraced Snapchat into the same category of social media powerhouses as Facebook and Twitter. To put it into perspective, that would mean the (relatively) new app has passed Twitter’s daily users, which is estimated to have just under 140 million. ” Guess what? Don’t discount the potential.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Here are some of the reasons nonprofit organizations pass up the opportunity to share about their work with fundraising videos: “We don’t have the time or expertise to create, edit, and share videos.” The best way to get quality videos is to spend time in the medium and learn what you can do with the time and expertise you have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

Using Twitter To Research The Audience Before, During, and After. The conference had fast and reliable wifi and many had their laptops opened and were tweeting before the conference started – so I encouraged using Twitter as a back channel. deependzen : RT @saramcmillen : Don’t spend more time measuring SM than doing it!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

This a terrific example of in working in networked way. Add to this the formal trainings, social media policy guidelines, and the ability for local united ways to cross pollinate, remix, and implement their local campaigns - and you have a networked approach to a social media strategy. Here's an example.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Examples of niche social networks include: . Read their community purpose and guidelines if they have them. Usually that includes Facebook and sometimes Twitter but little else. If you don’t have the capacity to actively engage elsewhere, then don’t – its takes time and some effort to get results.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Creating Technologies with Visually Impaired People. Naples, Florida: Social Media Surgery: Twitter, Facebook, Google+. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Empowering People with Technology. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES. HTML EXAMPLE. September 25. September 30.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

The webinar, hosted by Jayne Cravens and Erin Barnhart , focused on four tools to use with volunteers — Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs — with an emphasis that the recommendations could be adapted for any social networking tool, including those that may replace these four as most popular in the future. Why Twitter?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Here are some highlights we'd like to share by using Silk projects as examples. Online Guidelines and Handbook. Your target audience can then skim through the material you provide and always refer back to it in times of need. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 25, 2010

You can read her blog and learn more about her work at amysampleward.org , and you can follow her on Twitter at @amyrsward Amy Sample Ward, Community Builder and Nptechie: How I Have Fun and Do Good For me, there are lots of ways of having fun and doing good. I like to find ways either in real-time, or after a project, to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week, I wrote about Twestival , the most recent example of fundraising on Twitter and a networked fundraiser of a scale we haven't seen before. I titled the post " Look Out Here Comes Everybody To Raise Money for charity:water on Twitter " with a wink to Clay Shirky's work. Says Ben, "We knew each other on Twitter."

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