Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Presented By: Heather Mansfield. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. How to Register: Sign up !

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MARCH 24, 2011

Causes and associations provide status updates on the networks, post links, publish content via tools like Facebook Notes, groups on Linked In and Facebook, and ask questions on all of the services. Yet, while the social networks hold tremendous benefit for nonprofits that successfully engage their stakeholders, there are also dangers.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy.

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MAY 13, 2008

As you read this, I'm on my way to Palm Springs to do a presentation at the PBS Showcase Conference. I'm doing a presentation on a panel called "Let's Get Social." I put together a wiki for this presentation which includes a set of conversations questions. | View | Upload your own. of Wired Blog).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Networked Nonprofit in Vegas.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Flickr Photo by lyzadanger. I added this link to my nonprofit content curation list and discovered some conversation from other curators, including this one from presentation from Steve Rubel from June. Rubel talks about the issue of &# content decay&# or the amount time content has to get attention from our networks.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Flickr Photo by John K. Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote about SoSomeThing.Org as an example of a nonprofit with a “data-driven culture.&# What initially caught my eye was the above presentation from George Weiner. prezi I presented in August. Social media is not free, there is a true cost of operation because of the time spent managing it.

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MARCH 23, 2007

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. What do you think?

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MARCH 6, 2008

My Flickr Photos. My Flickr Photos. I'm preparing for a couple of presentations this month for different audiences. But, the week before I'm speaking to a group of funders about Social Networks and Social Media. Sonny Cloward let me know about Lee LeFevere's latest video.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Adding tags to content, whether blog post; video; photo; and so on, helps content creators organize content and, more importantly, helps your intended audience find it on the Internet. Tags can also be used to find resources such as photos, slide presentations, and articles to reference for use on your site. The campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Whether we like it or not, information overload is a part of our culture now, and the design and tone of your nonprofit’s website need to take this shift in communication seriously and present your website accordingly. Your supporters also now expect a more social experience from your website. Include Social Media Icons or Graphics.

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JULY 14, 2011

For example, I joined Google + on Monday and spent almost all of my social networking/marketing budget for the week in one day! I'm more present with each activity because I've established that it's important, and budgeted the time to do it. Flickr photo Time Flies.* Check out my call for submissions for details.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. I was most curious about is how an organizational leader encourages learning and experimentation and decides to implement that first social network experiment? The first step she took was to make a presentation to staff about what she had learned.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roberto Ferrari - Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved. Note from Beth: Social media is not a waste a time, but there are ways to waste your time. On Saturday, I had the honor of presenting at Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp and one of the burning questions was about efficiency.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

Time Chart - See Flickr Discussion on Version 1 Wanna Remix it? Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 Download it here. In A Museum?

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Tomorrow, October 18th, Eric Leland of Leland Design , and I will be presenting about, "Internet Strategy on the Cheap" at the San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Boot Camp. Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths. This is by no means a comprehensive list, so please add your suggestions in the comments!

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. View more presentations from YMCA of Metro Chicago. How To Use Measurement To Improve Your Social Media Practice. We launched the Zoetica Salon this week. One thing we’re trying to do is model abundant behavior. Ymca of Metro Chicago Facebook Case Study.

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JULY 14, 2010

Swedish-Lesson - (Photo: International Federation of Red Cross/Hakan Flank/VolunteerMatch). Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. In a networked nonprofit, VCs could partner new volunteers with experienced volunteers to save time in orientation.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. I will be co-presenting with Emily Riley , a senior analyst from Jupiter Research. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ).

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MARCH 4, 2008

In yesterday's keynote, Charlene Li's key point was in the future, 'social networks will be like air.' In other words, it won't get in your way as you navigate across the web and it will feel inadequate (like you can't breathe) if your friends or social network or "social graph" isn't part of your everyday web experience.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

We have systems in place to help keep us on track, such as an internal summary blog/Twitter/social network updates. We always try to anticipate what's coming in the week ahead, on our blog, Twitter, and our other social networks. and,what we have planned for the week ahead -- which brings us to. Plan ahead.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Some interesting and helpful data emerged, including some specific information about how each generation approaches social networks. Gen X: Second most active social network users.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

Last week for WeAreMedia project, I put a call on Twitter for case studies, best practices, and links about nonprofits using social networking sites, including Ning. social website apps, Ning seems to be the most flexible, the most affordable, and easy to use. A Ning site was developed in order to answer this specific need.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Photo by Stitch. I've been reflecting on the ideas shared at a panel called " Why Corporate Social Media Marketing Fails and How To Fix It " presented at the Web2.0 The discussion was organized around four points of social media failure: How can I get my culture to adapt? Flickr Photo by MR+G. THE TOWER. .

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MARCH 4, 2013

Flickr Photo by Kevlar. Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

The question came from a diversity consultant while we were discussing how young people today are being brought up on social networks AND some statistics about age and email/social network use. The consultant also pointed out that flickr photo I used seemed to indicate that the percentage are low.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. 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. But consider the following: Networking. Going about the effort alone is much tougher.

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

Networking for Change. I think a lot of activists know that there are all kinds of social web tools available to them, but they aren't sure how to find them, or use them, and are intimidated by the technology. JOIN: Join a social network, or two, or three! is also called the "social web" because, well, it's social!

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

The Social Opportunity. You Need Social Networks. One of the messages that came through from this group of experts is that social media can give you a lot of return for your investment.    And, as Geoff points out social media does take time and it can take away from core operations - if you let it.  

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JUNE 27, 2008

It recently launched a ning site - a branded social network for its community of nonprofits. Tell me a little about your organization's social media strategy for its ning (branded social network) site? social website apps, Ning seems to be the most flexible, the most affordable (regarding ROI), and easy to use.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Connect with readers on social networks There are a lot of social networks out there where you can meet with present and potential readers. Here is an example of author Kim Keltner's page on Gather.com, a social network oriented for folks over 30. Flickr photo contest.

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MAY 13, 2008

Don't present it as tools only. It is also important not to present social media as "tools" but get upper management to understand the cultural shift that needs to happen to be successful. Think about how you present advises Marnie Webb. The metaphor of the dripping faucet. You can't give up.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. Holy smokes!

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JUNE 12, 2009

Flickr photo by Vidiot : Person Dressed Up Like ATM Machine Maddie Grant from Social Fish sent me a link to their training ' Buzz2009 Social Media for Associations " on July 9th in Washington, DC featuring presenters Guy Kawasaki and Andy Sernovitz. Social Relationship Development.

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APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective.

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APRIL 11, 2008

The photo above is an American Alligator that I stared down from an air boat on the St. using social media tools. Jeremiah Owyang posted this case study about how they used YouTube and Flickr to share their media and encouraged the community to create content. Getting others to tell your story, social media style.

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