Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

But to be effective, nonprofit leaders also must excel at using their personal brands and voices in service of their organizations’ missions and strategies on Instagram and other social media channels. Aside from having a personal branding strategy, what exactly makes an effective personal brand for a nonprofit leader?

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

Micro-moments are those times when we turn, almost reflexively, to our mobile device (typically a smartphone) to search, read, and communicate when we have spare instants throughout the day. At this point, a person is ready to make a purchase and seeking validation on what or how to buy. Request a personalized demo.

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Forum One

JULY 11, 2023

The app’s current features include a home feed with algorithm-recommended content, a search functionality that allows users to find other accounts, an activity feed for users to see information on engagements with their posts and followers, and a profile for each user.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Feed it some seed data relevant to your nonprofit and prompt it to turn it into a trivia quiz. For example, you can input a list of high-earning nonprofit executives and have the AI generate quiz questions around guessing each person’s compensation. Open the template and click on Bulk Create. Upload the AI-generated spreadsheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

To begin, and this is important, your nonprofit should conduct a search on LinkedIn to see if a page already exists for your organization. Conduct a search of LinkedIn Groups based on your professional interests and join few groups. Every action you take in LinkedIn Groups reflects your personal brand and the brand of your nonprofit.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

As the night wears on, business conversation slowly turns into personal conversation. " 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.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Our personal and professional personas have started blurring from the first time someone Tweeted and logged into LinkedIn. The line between personal and professional seems to overlap the higher up the person is in the company ending up at the CEO. LinkedIn Analytics with Shield AI tool for a personal profile.

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Whole Whale

MAY 12, 2020

Personal LinkedIn. Each person sends hundreds of emails a week to people in your company’s immediate network. Searching on Podcasts.Apple.com and Podcasts.google.com and Spotify can help you create a contact list of potential list of podcasts (quick hack: most podcasts list the <itunes:owner> email in their feed).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

That said, I do not cover personal LinkedIn Profiles in my upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn , but LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages are covered in detail in both the webinar and in the book. LinkedIn Profiles rank very high in search results, so make sure yours is filled to 100 percent completeness.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Personal And Organizational Productivity AI excels in structuring documents where the content is noncontroversial and exists all over the Internet. Key to maximizing AI’s personal productivity benefit is stepwise prompting. Do you need a product manager job description? AI can assist. Push further by requesting editorial feedback.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”). Constantly be on the lookout for personal and professional connections who may want to learn more about the organization. Cultivation. This works.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

But what if you’re the ONLY person on the team and there’s really no one else to help? They have a personal success plan for themselves and they work it. Take an overnight or weekend retreat by yourself or with your favorite person. There are COUNTLESS tasks that you are probably doing that don’t require your personal touch.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Twitter search is your best friend for finding out what’s going on in the real time conversation world of microblogging. Have a Google Blog Search and Technorati Blog Search running at all times to see what the Blogosphere has to say. FriendFeed Search is probably one of the most powerful searches you’ll find out there.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Yes, this means a prompt, personal, powerful thank you. But, individual identity and values aside, there’s one thing most human beings have in common: People are searching for meaning, purpose and a sense of belonging. But what really brings the meaning home, and makes it personal, is when it’s shared with others.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

If any of your past staff, interns, or volunteers have a personal profile on LinkedIn and they have added their position at your nonprofit to their work “Experience,&# then your nonprofit does indeed have a LinkedIn Company Page. Initially, all you could do was upload a logo, add a company description and website, and insert a RSS/News Feed.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. Because board members can be hesitant with personal solicitation, only a few options involve directly asking for money. The irony is that the people your board members know are the MOST likely to donate.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Instead of personal updates and other news, LinkedIn is for professional content and connections. When people search for your organization on LinkedIn, the first thing they’ll see is your company page, so it’s important that your page is as informative as possible. Create your company page. Help your network update their profiles.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nonprofit leadership across the country should be chomping at the bit to attract motivated, purpose-driven candidates among the millions searching to hit the reset button on their careers in search of a more meaningful path.”. Plus, you can sign up for the weekly nonprofit job newsletter to stay on top of your search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2019

” He is reminding of us of shiny object syndrome and to be skeptical of technology in search of solutions. 4) Story Mapping Personal Stories: Nonprofits have the potential to use AI to analyze personal stories of key stakeholders to better design pathways to using those programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2014

News discovery tools select and aggregate content based on keyword searches, but give a higher signal to noise ratio than general keywords searches or general news sites. Searches: When you spot the awesome, spend time looking for more content and context to add to it. Take Crowdtangle as an example.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Hosting fundraising events, whether online or in person, can yield great rewards for nonprofit organizations. Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) Google dominates in search engine ads.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

What we heard was a story of rising to the challenge, making adjustments, welcoming new volunteers and partners, and feeding more people in need than ever before. Food Finder,” which allows people to locate food resources nearby saw record numbers of searches during the pandemic. Ultimately, a story of hope.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. When a person clicks Like, it (1) publishes a story to their friends with a link back to your site, (2) adds the article to the reader’s profile, and (3) makes the article discoverable through search on Facebook. Peeks my curiosity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

That said, I do not cover personal LinkedIn Profiles in my upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and LinkedIn , but LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages are covered in detail in both the webinar and in the book. LinkedIn Profiles rank very high in search results, so make sure yours is filled to 100 percent completeness.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Here’s a map of search data in list form. We celebrate that a nonprofit campaign — the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the #5 most-searched phrase on the Google Trends Searches Top Chart — made the list. don’t like to be sent shovels and shovels full of emails that just feed the email monster. Is this a new trend?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. When a person clicks Like, it (1) publishes a story to their friends with a link back to your site, (2) adds the article to the reader’s profile, and (3) makes the article discoverable through search on Facebook. Peeks my curiosity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You do need a personal Facebook account to sign up. Once signed up, a message is sent to your Facebook News Feed letting all your friends know that you signed up for Jumo. The site is fully integrated into Facebook which makes it much more likely to grow quickly than most other start-ups.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Also, remember that search engines thrive on good titles with the proper keywords—pull those keywords from the body text and make sure they’re interesting. Once you’ve got an audience interested in your posts, feed them content on a regular schedule so they know when to check back for new posts. Consistency is key. Write like you talk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2007

Since I am a supporter of the Cambodian Bloggers Summit, one of the organizers, Virak , emailed me with a question, "We need a copy of your personal branding. Don't establish a personal brand that you can't be true to. Feed your ego with RSS by Life Hacker. I went searching online to find it, but was not successful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Help Me Feed Hungry Kids! Creating a descriptive title can lead more people to click on your fundraiser URL, and it also makes it easier for people to find your fundraiser in a search. Keep in mind that you can always raise or lower the fundraiser goal at any time. 3) Create a catchy fundraiser title. 6) Reach out to your network.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as an annual reminder of the importance of early detection and preventative care for breast cancer, as well as an acknowledgement of breast cancer patients, survivors, and researchers who do important work searching for a cure for the disease. Participate in a fundraiser. The Susan G. Final thoughts.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. Create an in-person event: This may seem counterintuitive, but it works. Ask a local partner or business if you can have an in-person event at their place to coincide with your online campaign. A strong visual will help motivate people to give.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

LinkedIn shows up at the top of Google searches: When someone googles you, your LinkedIn profile will likely show up on the first-page result. People search for you on all social media networks before meeting you for the first time, or when choosing whether to respond to your email or after reading an article that you were featured in.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 27, 2009

I’m not quite forking my content, but I’m going to be classifying posts into just two categories: personal and geek/tech. I’ll use tagging more often than I did in the past to help in searches. I set up two new RSS feeds, so for folks who want the geekie stuff, you can get just those posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Your first step is to create a Google Account and then set up your personal Google Profile (which also becomes your Google+ Profile). Keep in mind that your Google+ Profile is primarily meant to build and compliment your personal online brand, not that of your nonprofit. You can add me as your first contact to begin, if necessary.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

To ensure that your money is going to the right places, use tools like Charity Navigator , Candid (formerly GuideStar) ,and TEOS (tax-exempt organization search) to evaluate the legitimacy and impact of the organizations you’re donating to before you give. Support their relief efforts here. Donate here to provide support.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

For example, you can search "nonprofit technology" to find related blogs, or you can peruse Feedly's curated "Technology Hub. For example, you can search "nonprofit technology" to find related blogs, or you can peruse Feedly's curated "Technology Hub." More Resources.

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