Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2012

Many government leaders in Rwanda have embraced Twitter, both in the “official’ capacity, tweeting from their Ministry’s profile for formal communication or often from a personally branded profile. There are many women in leadership government positions in Rwanda, and many are on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Dan is the Digital Marketing Manager for Feeding America where he oversees the execution of their external digital strategy which includes social media. Michel reports that those increased during the month of September at a faster rate.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2024

You can also find online communities on Twitter (X), Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. Community Brands research found members who have used an online community report higher loyalty metrics. Members also report a strong sense of community (52%) versus those who don’t (20%).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. Gmail, Yahoo, etc. For example: 1. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The Real-Time Web and Its Future , a new report from ReadWriteWeb , focused on the changing ecosystem of the Web, one that runs in real-time. “For the following report, we interviewed 50 companies, developers and executives building or leveraging real-time Web technology. First, what does the “real-time Web&# really mean?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

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). The short version is, Facebook has the ability to make you feel good or bad, just by tweaking what shows up in your news feed.”

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2014

The nonprofit social media platform was pretty much dominated by Facebook and Twitter until Instagram came along. Twitter pics gets an upgrade. Perhaps because of the roaring arrival of Instagram to the main scene, Twitter responded with an image upgrade of its own. Pinterest renaissance.

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2014

But implementing a robust and effective content marketing strategy that utilizes these social feeds is going to take an investment. Whether you’re posting your nonprofit’s content on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn or Instagram, each platform will require a unique posting style and voice. It’s completely free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

As far as I can guess, on average only about 6-9% of my fans now get my status updates posted to their News Feed which is about half the 16% that Facebook announced in March. 2) Facebook Status Updates are no longer being sent to Twitter. Facebook is a free service and as most us have learned, you get what you pay for.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. . A reported 2 million advertisers are purchasing ads to insert into Stories in 2019. . In terms of posting cadence – how much should you post?

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TechImpact

JUNE 18, 2014

But as we’ve detailed in previous blogs , with all the increased competition online, getting noticed through the typical social media feeds and through your website is becoming increasingly difficult. Social media feeds are powerful tools that are just waiting to be effectively utilized. Attract volunteers steadily. Make it easy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

Download a Twitter app. Most mobile photo-sharing tools are integrated into Twitter, so your first step should be getting familiar with tweeting on the go. You can share (and customize/edit/color) your photos to Twitter, Flickr, and your personal Facebook profile, but only if you have an iPhone. On location!&#

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 1, 2016

Twitter has been in the spotlight quite a bit lately. The new feed brought up content by interest and interaction and not by chronological order. Not long after the new feed rolled out, #DeathofTwitter started trending—you guessed it—on Twitter; articles started popping up everywhere about how to turn Twitter’s new timeline off.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. DonorPerfect will scan your donors’ email addresses and pull links to their pages into their record and even allow you to interact with them on Twitter while you use DonorPerfect.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 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). – Pew Research Center – "Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. Who Tweets?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Along with the new brand are new Twitter (@ childfund ), Facebook , blogging and YouTube efforts. To celebrate, ChildFund International is giving gifts of agricultural love and hope from the organization’s gift catalog for every 200 Twitter followers @childfund. Mango trees in Kenya. Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2008

She also mentioned how they were beginning to experiment with Twitter. They are setting up twitter accounts linked to programmatic areas and affinity groups. She reports to the general manager of the station and says that she did not me with any resistance as he understood the importance. It's a talk show!"

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

In this post, we'll discuss the current glamour child of social media, Twitter. Twitter is impossible to ignore. In response to Twitter's influence, we have launched five company Twitter feeds, @ForumOne , @OCReport , @DataMasher , @Legistalker , and @ProjectSpaces (a combined feed is here ).

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NTEN

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. For example, questions on Twitter can be added to the FAQs your website.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

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). New Report: 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study | NTEN – "A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Would love to hear your thoughts!

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 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). " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? " Why Do You Participate in Twitter Chats? on Twitter and Facebook.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

News outlets will now look more at how a CEO Tweets vs what is reported in a quarterly earnings report. The line between personal and professional seems to overlap the higher up the person is in the company ending up at the CEO.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. Small nonprofits can barely invest the time it takes to manage a Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. Not all, but most small nonprofits should have a Twitter Profile and should be tweeting or retweeting a minimum of once a day. Twitter $Cashtags.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Killing Twitter: Why Algorithmic Timeline Spells The End Of The Revolution Word came today that Twitter may be seeking to destroy Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. I am happy to report that Facebook has authenticated the Nonprofit Organizations Page and the Page is now officially “Official&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Source: State of the Twittersphere Report. One topic that I regularly track are research reports, including demographic, technographics, and overall numbers for social media sites. State of the Twittersphere HubSpot has just shared the State of the Twittersphere report for Q4 2008. It is sort of like Technorati for Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

Says Stram, “Without that openness, I don’t believe he would be having nearly as much fun with Twitter as he is now.” He is also publicly debating civil liberties issues with reporters, lawyers and followers. ” Udi is just one example of nonprofit CEOs and leaders who use Twitter and other social media platforms.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

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). fact that I can often be found laying in bed at 6am and digging through client web reports. The site also posted losses in Canada, the U.K.,

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

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). Feeding America has utilized numerous Call2Action Sparks.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Very few speakers or attendees reported using these tools for fundraising, though. Very few speakers or attendees reported using these tools for fundraising, though. UC Berkeley talked about a badge that donors can post to their Facebook pages after making a gift ("I Feed The Bears").

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

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). " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. What does it mean for community change?"

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

adults have reported fundraising for or giving to a peer-to-peer campaign during the pandemic. And that’s just on one channel; think about Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and more. Even for those supporters who don’t give, your brand will appear on their social media feeds, creating an impression and sharing your impact.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

If you don’t have a media list of broadcast reporters and editors and print and blogging sites in your area, have a board member find that list from coalition partners or build it themselves. Board members should join, observe, engage, ask questions, and then report back to the board and staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2009

My colleague Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/Write Web gave me a sneak peak at their Guide to Online Community Management Report and Aggregator. The Twitter accounts from a small group of gurus/practitioners in online community management. The Twitter accounts from a small group of gurus/practitioners in online community management.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

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). The more than 260,000 people who follow the American Red Cross’s Twitter account were promptly informed of the discovery.

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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). " Twitter tactics – Louder.org.uk Please add any experiences or thoughts of your own."

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