Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

James Nickerson, who has worked with the SFGMC and was a participant in a peer group learning exchange that I designed and facilitated for two years had the opportunity to share some lessons learned about social media with peer chorus organizations. Here’s his reflection. The critical path quickly became clear.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It’s also the fastest growing social media channel and extremely popular for people aged 14-45. Facebook photo posts get 53% more likes, 104% more comments, and 84% more click-throughs on links than text-based posts (Source: Facebook 2018 stats). If it’s a captioned/narrated video, the background music is very important.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. organizations. professionals.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

It’s an online-fundraising-friendly environment out there, with everything from donate buttons for your Facebook page to crowdfunding sites that leverage the power of relationships. Keep a few open blocks in your social media schedule to include some real-time updates. Post the results of what was raised on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

We are hours away from Facebook’s anticipated announcement of platform changes (integrated music, video, e-commerce?), Facebook has made some changes in the brand pages as well – such as removing the ability to automate content because they want you to interact.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Explain to them how the process works, provide basic fundraising tips, and give them tools to use like email templates and social media graphics. Using any holiday colors that fit with your branding in social media graphics and on your campaign page. As you create marketing content, use storytelling strategies.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Her university highlighted the ways she could connect with other commuter students and even alums via social media, in-person events, and university eNewsletters. She received social media messages informing her about new resources or if anything fun was happening on campus.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. A good quote is certain to garner your nonprofit Retweets and thumbs up on Facebook any day of the week. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Thank-you video campaign: Recording personalized thank-you videos for donors and sharing them on social media and via email fosters a sense of appreciation and gratitude. Supporters can join from anywhere, dance to the music, and make a difference by donating to your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today was the big announcement at the F8 Conference about the new dramatic, life altering changes in the Facebook Platform. The big change will be how Facebook profiles are becoming fuller “timelines” of a one’s life. The average Facebook user has 150 friends, any of whom could be your next top supporter!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.) Those of us active in the nonprofit arts community know that our organizations are a critical part of building the kind of society that can deal more effectively with intransigent problems like economic disparities, poverty and other social inequalities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 news, so I’m just now blogging about last week’s news that Facebook launched a new ad platform.

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APRIL 9, 2023

Or a Facebook fundraiser that raised so little it was embarrassing. Having the right message means that your emails, social media posts, and in-person requests must have some thought behind them. Using a prospect’s name is like music to their ears. Your message must be strategic to be effective. Their name.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media. Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. We know that very soon, social media will no longer be optional. Why did we do this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

" which was a strategic social media for arts organizations workshop. I'll be leading this workshop in Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Cultural Alliance in about two weeks) As part of my research process (using social media, of course), I looked at what arts organizations were doing on social networking sites like Facebook.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

As you get more comfortable with sharing videos on your website and social media channels, you will see how effective nonprofit fundraising videos are at bringing in donations. You compile photos and videos of your organization’s work and set the montage to music. There are many sites with free and low-cost images and music.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 23, 2009

This Tuesday The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host another free online discussion about how nonprofits can use social media. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

" film music | mobygratis.com – Are you looking for music to use for free in your nonprofit's video? " Zero Strategist – Holistic Social Media, Web Strategy & Innovative Design – Todd has an excellent post about Blog Strategy with insights, examples, and best of all: strategy recommendations! "This

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been doing incredible work for over 100 years and, while content marketing isn’t news to them, they’re using content along with social media to make sure the online world knows about their work. So far they’ve covered six matches between Bigs and Littles. every 40 minutes.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 26, 2009

If you missed The Chronicle of Philanthropy's June 23 online discussion Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes , the transcript is now available. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Now it's time to address the social site with the biggest stage right now: Facebook. Forum One's Facebook Page. Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." You can't dive in just because Facebook is what all the kids are doing these days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. Everyone is a Curator.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Your marketing specialists get the word out about your gala to your supporters through email, social media, direct mail, and any other communication channels your nonprofit uses. Social media. Live music. Set up a live stream to allow guests to tune in to music throughout your gala. Marketing specialists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Remember last September when Facebook announced all those changes to individual profiles, including the timeline? One of the changes was that your friends and fans can do more than “Like” or “Comment” on Facebook. ” You can read more about how it works from the Facebook developer notes.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Top feature: Adobe users have access to a robust asset library of over 195 million royalty-free Adobe Stock collection photos, videos, and music. This tool enables users to build forms in just minutes, collaborate with team members to add questions, and share the forms on a website or social media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For example, if you're looking for music, artwork, or other content that you can freely remix, republish, and reuse as part of your digital story, there's a Creative Commons license for that, too. All you need to do is go to our Facebook page and post a question, or Tweet your question with the hashtag #Storymakers2014.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Donors can donate to individuals or teams via email or social media. . Promote the silent auction items early on social media, like in a Facebook group, and via email. . Participants must register to sign up.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

on social media platforms like Facebook each day. That said, it is best to assume that your community isn’t hip to every trick you’ve found for Facebook, Twitter, and any other site you may use. There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

To celebrate all of the good going on around us, they’ve created a huge, global image gallery of people, organizations and businesses doing good this holiday on their Facebook page – because they believe that #GoodSpotting is everywhere, and something everyone can do. The call to action?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

1) Know that the effectiveness of social media is often overrated. The nonprofit sector needs to have an honest conversation about the effectiveness of social media. First, organic reach is at an all-time low and the value and effectiveness of social media advertising is questionable : Facebook: 2.9

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 6, 2011

Social Networking Sites Move Into Charity World – NYTimes.com – "Crowdrise, Jumo, Causecast, Causes on Facebook and others try to use social networking and crowdsourcing to build interest in charities and causes, and to help them attract donations. " Free music. Does your organization have a blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

On November 19th 2009, at The Paley Center for Media’s International Council Event, ThinkSocial will be recognizing three outstanding examples of innovation, featuring – an individual, an initiative and a collaboration between institutions, which together represent powerful models for how social media can be used to address global problems.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2010

In just a few weeks, I'm heading to Colorado to chat with a group of nonprofits about using social media in their work -- but not in Denver. Jen Newmeyer, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina I had a few assumptions I decided to test by talking to some organizations that work locally using social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

One of things immediately struck me – the crowd was filled with younger people – teens, college students, and millennials who want to use the technology and do social change on their own terms. I loved hearing Isadora Faber, a pre-teen girl who lives in Florianópolis and creator of page Daily Class on Facebook.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Nonprofit tech experts team up to help others master ‘social tools for social change’. Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change.

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