Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The Foundation Center released a report that documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from 73 members of the Center’s Grantmaker Leadership Panel. in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two “power users&# in the field.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. Her clients have included The Ford Foundation, The Daily Beast/Newsweek , and Jim Hightower's Hightower Lowdown.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The African Wildlife Foundation’s Annual Safari Sweepstakes promotion is as close as it gets to perfect. The design and branding is modern and mobile-optimized , visuals and call-to-action graphics are prioritized over text, and social media is integrated throughout the entire process of entering the sweepstakes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Organization: Taproot Foundation. Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Organization Size: 40 Employees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is the premier Latino fund in California. Foundation with 4 core staff members. Masha Chernyak.

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APRIL 4, 2023

Share and interact with funders’ social content Most people appreciate receiving a “like” on content they post on social media. Consider leaving positive comments or resharing funders’ content with your social network to increase your visibility—and theirs.

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JULY 15, 2010

What I've seen thus far on the social networking scene has been interesting, and hopefully as this week progresses, we’ll see more initiatives cropping up: @ UNAIDS says: If you're tweeting from #AIDS2010 join this Google group for tweeps at the conference: [link]. Follow the conference on Twitter and on Flickr.

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MAY 24, 2010

“Facebook is really good at handling stuff like this-- they've gone through a privacy coup before,&# said Clay Johnson, Director of Sunlight Labs for the Sunlight Foundation. Also what impact does Facebook’s new privacy policies have on nonprofits and their constituents?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. He agreed to write a four-part primer on a visual diagnostics, mapping, and social networking analysis primer and how nonprofits might use these tools for social change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. Ensure that you have a prominently featured donate button, e-newsletter subscribe option, and social network icons on both pages.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Toronto Foundation and the Environics Institute, along with 15 partners, have released the Toronto Social Capital Study 2022. The recent report provides an overview of Torontonians’ well-being based on their social networks, social trust, civic engagement and neighbourhood support.? Download the report.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For those social impact professionals who haven’t lived both lives, the empathy divide is real and must be overcome. When I was a grant writer, my favorite people to connect with inside foundations were those staff who had previously worked in nonprofit organizations. How do they function? Who will find them at fault?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. View: All M&R Reseach Labs Reports. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

Of note, I wanted to let you know that the reflection paper about America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation has been published ( Allison Fine and I were the co-authors.) When the Case Foundation team launched their Giving Challenge. I attended Craigslist Nonprofit Bootcamp on Saturday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks. Their website, e-newsletter, and blog all include links to their social networks. They have found the right balance of what kind of content to post on their social networks and how often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

With 51% of Facebook’s referral traffic now coming from mobile and more than two-third’s of Twitter users being mobile, many nonprofits are finally starting to come to the realization that their social media campaigns are doomed unless they embrace a mobile-first approach to online communications and fundraising. glaad.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 5, 2012

For the mobile social media manager, Instagram is a must-download photo-sharing smartphone app – and with more than 80 million users who to date have shared over four billion photos – its quickly becoming a community that early adopter nonprofits have added to their regular list of must-do’s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 19, 2011

While writing Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , I visited over 500 nonprofit homepages looking primarily for links to their social networking communities. National Parks Foundation :: nationalparks.org. National Peace Corps Association :: peacecorpsconnect.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. View: All M&R Reseach Labs Reports. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Your nonprofit may also want to experiment with creating your own giving awareness day in November or December, such as Valley Gives Day ( #ValleyGives ) created by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. This page should also prominently feature a donate button, an e-newsletter, mobile alert opt-in forms, and social network icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. View: All Blackbaud Reports. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. Published by Blackbaud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The foundation of a successful online communications and fundraising campaign is built upon a well-designed, well-written website and e-newsletter. The webinar will pay particular attention to how to effectively create visual media and blog content to distribute on social networks. Cost: Free. Duration: 90 minutes.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

Last week, my new colleague, Amanda, introduced the Daum Foundation , a Korean-based foundation helping Korean nonprofits use digital media more effectively for their causes. We're excited to be kicking off this new relationship with the Daum Foundation , especially in the light of these two considerations! Sound familiar?)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports. All the reports currently listed are based on U.S. Thank you. Published by NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Today I attended an informative lunchtime presentation by Chad Nelsen who is the Environmental Director at the Surfrider Foundation where he has worked since 1998. This is a community of practice that is most likely using social media/networks to accomplish this. He's currently getting his Ph.D in surf economics!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

While generation Z is not yet influential on your fundraising campaigns, nonprofits that work in education, child services, and youth empowerment should be laying a foundation now for future outreach. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

One thing I always enjoy about Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp is getting to know very small organizations. Tags: Marketing Online Activism Online Fundraising Online Recruitment Running Your Organization Social Networking Staff Using the Web and Internet Volunteers Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Africa Wildlife Foundation. Ten of the 32 nonprofits (31%) included a call-to-share the donation on social networks on their “Thank You” landing page. Zero featured a visually compelling call-to-follow on social networks. Alley Cat Allies. Greenpeace.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2010

As you may have noticed, Daniel Ben-Horin (one of TechSoup's CEOs) @DBenHorin and thirteen of the TechSoup crew were in Brussles from May 31 until June 4 for Foundation Week and posted a lot of great info from the sessions to this blog as well as other social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The consistent use of a square avatar is necessary for successful online branding on social networking sites. AIDS Health Care Foundation :: facebook.com/AIDShealth. The question is, will these profile pics function similarly when the new Facebook Pages go live? We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Instagram’s priority is to be a mobile social network. New Instagram Profile for Desktop :: Surfrider Foundation. Be sure to update your print materials, e-signatures, websites, and blogs, if applicable. 3) The tool set of the desktop version of Instagram is limited, likely on purpose.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. The foundation upon which all successful social and mobile campaigns are built is a well-designed, mobile compatible website. Social Network Followers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2009

Craigslist Foundation's 2009 Nonprofit Boot Camp is happening on June 20 in Berkeley, CA, and TechSoup Global is a community partner. The networking opportunities alone are well worth the price of admission, not to mention the excellent speakers and panels ( Arianna Huffington is this year's keynote speaker ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

Published by the Giving USA Foundation. View: All Giving USA Foundation Reports. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. View: All Blackbaud Reports. 5) 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video :: Download. Published by See3 Communications. 7) 2012 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download.

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