Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Crisis Camp DC participants work hard to develop applications and tools for relief workers in Haiti. Earlier this week, I introduced a series of blog posts discussing the Good News Story in Haiti. A Crisis Wiki to serve as "yellow pages" for folks supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. After the 7.0-magnitude

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NCE Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter have proven to be a way for people to communicate during a crisis. It is how some of the major charities providing relief and news outlets are broadcasting their stories and information. Can you contact staff and consumers all at once? How would you provide services?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

By Wendy Harman, Social Media Director, American Red Cross. On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. social tools + people = lives saved. .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

It provides the donor with the relevant information and touches the donor’s heart. People who receive services often send texts or Facebook messages expressing appreciation and you can capture their essence to show donors how their support is changing lives. A perfect thank-you letter does both. Invite questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Rosetta Thurman , who writes about nonprofits and leadership issues from a Gen Y blogger perspective , shared some thoughts about the generations, nonprofits, and social media. She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. They had social content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. They also Tweet and post on Facebook: Text SEIU to 787753 for mobile updates! DoSomething.org :: Subscribe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

I blurbed this book with, “If you are looking for a recipe book for tips and tactics to integrate mobile and social media to round out your nonprofit’s marketing plan, look no further than this book.” Click to see larger version. Give staff space and time for creativity and to think. Develop shared language.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

You can always count on Philip King from Artez Interactive , to bring you some great information in his podcast series. You should also check out the article Philip wrote for us this month, " Effective Uses of Social Media for Fundraising " Speaking of ourselves, remember that post back in February from Alan Cooke of Convio ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Every year I do a fundraising campaign using social media. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. The charity has raised $15,000 dollars to date and is a great example of personal fundraising that leverages the power of social media. Leverage social networks.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2010

You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. We made strides in figuring out how to use -- and meaure our use of -- social media.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2010

You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. We made strides in figuring out how to use -- and meaure our use of -- social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. Don’t think of social media as a quick fix to raise funds.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

launched a contest on Facebook. Having real-time information is very important to the organizations. Friendship Circle, has a web contest landing page that provides instructions on how to vote and a direct link to the Facebook app page. . (Screen capture of Leaderboard as of Monday, Jan. For example.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Whether you're a social media maven, an online fundraising guru, or a wireless networking champ, you can lend a hand. Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. New Models of Social Change. It is critical to engage in this change and lead where possible.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. New Models of Social Change. It is critical to engage in this change and lead where possible.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly. What will the on-going value of direct mail be versus online and emerging fundraising channels such as social media and mobile? I’ve put a lot of "duh moments" into these posts lately.)

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

Of course, I probably wondered why anyone would use Facebook and Twitter at some point and now I use them regularly. What will the on-going value of direct mail be versus online and emerging fundraising channels such as social media and mobile? I’ve put a lot of "duh moments" into these posts lately.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media, whether it be Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, thrives due to its ability to cultivate connections and promote interactions in real time, regardless of users’ location. Accessibility and connectivity are joint rulers of this digital world, transforming how we perceive and consume information.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

." Emergency Social Data Survey Results – americanredcross's posterous – Check out the slides and data from the American Red Cross's survey on Emergency Social Data! It is a form of monitoring because it occurs throughout the program cycle and provides information to help people manage the program.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new green IT developments like how nonprofit solar electricity is thriving in Haiti. Green IT: Glad Tidings from Haiti. We’re used to hearing nothing but bad news from Haiti since it was hit by a succession of catastrophic events since 2010. Sanebox starts at $2 per month per user.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

Working primarily as a Facebook app, Causes automatically publishes any user’s interaction on their friends’ newsfeed, spreading awareness with each "like," "share," donation, or petition signature, or if they’ve joined the cause. countries, Causes.com is perhaps the most recognized and widely used.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I felt starved for information like I’ve NEVER felt since. I remember the chair I was sitting in when I first scrolled through my Twitter feed and learned of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Suddenly, it was odd to see a single update that wasn’t related to Haiti. Another full day of being cut-off and numb.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

He blogs about his choices, twitters his journeys, and shares stories with his Facebook fans. For more information about Carlo and his mission, check out his blog. For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. Whats your giving strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I’m a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi , an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Social Media Nedra Weinreich's tip jar , tipped me off to newly published study from Nora Barnes and Eric Mattson from U Mass Dartmouth about nonprofit adoption of social media tools. This article summarizes new research from Forrester detailing "The Seven Tenets of the Information Workplace."

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