Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

Here’s a story about the CEO of the ACLU of New Jersey and how he uses Twitter to reach out to the press and policy makers and the questions he and his staff answered. Here’s another example about a nonprofit CEO (Helen Clark of UNDP) using Twitter to engage audiences about policy.

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Here are even more blog posts, articles, and event recaps to get you started: Facebook uses an algorithm called EdgeRank to determine the makeup of each user's news feed. A good social media policy provides clear guidelines on what staff should do when posting and interacting with constituents, volunteers, and donors.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2012

Amber and Emily gave us Five Tips and then Five More Tips for election year planning efforts. On TV, in the mail, on the phones, in the inbox, not to mention in your Facebook and Twitter feeds. 501(c)4 - Advocate to Congress, legislative bodies and members to influence decisions on policy issues and bills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

The image above is deck of cards and there are 52 cards in a deck. This gives me the opportunity to brainstorm 52 different tips, one to write about in more depth for each week of 2009. The tips below are for you. . That's what the tips below will help you do. Do you have a friending policy ? Do you need to prune?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Use these filtering tips to make your social bookmarking and RSS reader more efficient. Use tools like PostRank to filter your feeds so you can easily pick out the best content. Do you have a friending policy ? Get the most out of your RSS Reader so you can scan more in less time and get new ideas. Do you need to prune?

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

Yet many organizations don’t pay enough attention to the care and feeding of their databases. Without policies, procedures, training, management, and ongoing attention, databases will become filled with inconsistent, unusable data, and data will be scattered hither and yon in spreadsheets, shadow databases, and desk drawers.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business." These are some of the common refrains I hear from nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So here’s some advice to help any organization get off to a great start in the quest to find the best GMS: Pro Tip #1: Forget technology for a moment. Pro Tip #2: Don’t look for the perfect technology, look for the right technology. Pro Tip #3: Plan for the long haul. Start with people.

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Care2

AUGUST 17, 2011

Well your website homepage already features a feed of the most recent posts on the blog, right? Her post is relevant to a policy discussion unfolding on the national scene since the approval board will release its decision about a major construction project in the protected wetlands this week. Your Homepage. Your Email Newsletter.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tokenism: According to Merriam-Webster, tokenism is “The policy or practice of making only a symbolic effort.” 14 Tips for Nonprofit Storytelling In a study by researchers Dan and Chip Heath, only 5% of people could recall statistics from a presentation they’d just heard. These tips will help you do it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

I had some privacy concerns and also it felt like it would require feeding another channel – why bother when I already had a brand page. I’ve changed my mind. A few days ago, Mari Smith posted this update : The News Feed is *clearly* favoring posts and activity from friends and subscriptions (vs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

But informal knowledge is the information we learn when we create that formal knowledge and is not always captured. This idea and practice is further described in a paper and MIT study that asks “ Are You Feeding or Starving Organizational Memory? ”. Accountability Buddies. Would be easy to also add learning to this as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. What to do?

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

We focused on the science and policy. Tip #1: Don't skimp on the research. Tip #2: Make sure there's at least 2 on staff who are invested in seeing it through. Tip #3: Be open to anything. Tip #4: Make lists and practice in advance. No, we weren't "Katie's group." We're human.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 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!" Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 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!" On Monday, Madeline and Jen will share their best tips for converting these new recruits into donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2010

Networked Nonprofits spell this out in their organization’s social media strategy handbook and policy guidelines and encourage personal exploration and learning. It’s one thing to have it written in a social media policy. Three Tips for Getting Started. It’s quite another to put it into practice.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2019

To nurture the trust that can be so quickly dissolved by the bad deeds of a few individuals, organizations must institute strong internal controls and fraud policies coupled with proper training for employees as well as technology systems that support these prevention efforts. What are the organization’s fraud policies?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2018

If you use Facebook, you probably have noticed how the news feed presents political or issue-related ads. foreign policy. Follow the tips I’ve outlined here, and you’ll be set up for success! What’s up with Facebook Political Ads? civil rights. environment. government reform. immigration. infrastructure. social security.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

We post content ( safety tips , flu tips , event information , etc.) Does your hospital have a social media policy? However, we were already mindful of HIPPA laws and have existing protocols and policies - so we just made sure we followed those in our social media use. Yes, we do.

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Care2

APRIL 14, 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!" RSS feeds are your friends. Do you have other tips in handling crisis communications?

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Care2

MAY 1, 2008

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!" All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. I hope to see you there. All rights reserved.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They follow best practices by including links to all of their presences including their Twitter feed. Comment Policy: This tab makes it clear what users should expect. Tags: Influence Government Internet Strategy Social Media Tips & Trends. For instance: Info: Standard page. government.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

Hat tip to Tyson Foods Hunger Relief 's post Hunger Twitterers ). For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

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!" All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Be sure to check it out. All rights reserved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Having a structured way to collect and analyze qualitative insights can not only help with designing a social media engagement policy, but also harvest insights. With such a clear policy for response, it is obvious that the blog generates valuable information to shape and improve a marketing strategy. This drove traffic.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

These days, individuals receive a LOT of email and see a LOT of posts on their social media feeds. While WWF’s climate change work is ongoing and touches many policy areas, this blog post shares specific examples from a three-week campaign window in 2015. Want more tips on engaging your supporter base? First, some background.

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See3

OCTOBER 7, 2007

RSS feeds and blogs, article comments, social networks… it’s all increasingly important. Thanks to OnPhilanthropy and Marc Andreessen for tip. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us technologies to see about rates of adoption. 8 Oct 2007 Mike Wow!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Amy Jussel of Shaping Youth Blog shared a story of how she and her daughter played the Freerice game, a quiz-style vocabulary builder that rewards correct answers with ten grains per bowl to feed hungry children, distributed by the U.N.'s Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1. s World Food Programme.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 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!" All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 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!" Custom RSS feeds let you get quick updates on blogs that mention your organizations name.

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Care2

JANUARY 25, 2009

is intended for all women interested in better policies for women, families and society. Gain valuable tips at the next Progressive Communicators of DC panel on January 28th. Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloop's RSS feed. The conference aims to harness the power of women on the Internet to promote women’s issues.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 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!" 1 Comment | by Share Article in Online Fundraising Reader Comments (1) Interesting tips, Allyson.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

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!" Reference Sheet: Keep the benchmark rates at your finger tips with this handy reference sheet!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

It takes your RSS feed and applies engagement metrics, analyzing the types and frequency of an audience's interaction with your content. You can actually go back and review your entire feed. Nonprofit Blogging Policies. Tips for Using Your Social Networking Presence for Professional Networking. Giving Good Poke.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 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!" Here are some quick and easy tips to start building up your online lists. All rights reserved.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Work with the Public Affairs team to identify, develop, and execute communication tactics via the organization’s website, including video streaming, blogging, RSS feeds, subscription systems, social networking media, and other forms of electronic communication and convening.

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