Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2006

Via the On Social Marketing and Social Change Blog summarizing an article in the NYTimes. Designing the innovations of using wikis and blogs to be quickly and broadly adopted by a critical mass of workers (early adopters and early majority) and not just a few fashion-setters or geeks. social software,???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Arts and Social Media View more presentations from kanter. This morning I gave a presentation for a group of senior marketing people from performing arts centers around the country on social media. Last week, I sent a tweet asking folks to add their best examples into the wiki which helped me create the presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

It never ceases to amaze how the set up of the room influences how we learn and how important that is to consider it in your design. The two discussion questions were: What are your expectations for the project as a social media trainer? Fluency in social media skills. Integrating the training and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It also connects the social media technical assistance to results. Grantees get better at communication, proactive planning, partner engagement, message discipline and social media integration and measurement. Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2011

How do you find the influencers? Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below. Pacific time as we co-host a live tweet chat with our partner TechSoup Romania on the up-and-coming topic of curation. Some questions we'll be discussing: What is content curation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2008

We invite you to join the conversation each week as roll out a new theme related to social media and nonprofits. The module will examine why nonprofits should consider incorporating social media as part of their strategic communications and make the shift from passive consumers of web information to content creators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Technology and Its Emerging Impact on Foundation Communications " is a new report that describes how philanthropy communications professionals are using social media. tools, a couple of good mini-case studies, (the one about the Nitrogen Wiki ) and a focused list of references from the philanthropy world. An Exploration of Web 2.0

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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

MARCH 14, 2012

And in this networked world where social change and social movements can be seeded overnight with a viral video on YouTube, such public collaboration on complex social issues can have multiple benefits. But our world changing- it is more networked and more transparent, and the social change we wish to influence is more complex.

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Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

Ning , the leading free social media platform provider has recently lost not only its CEO, but also about 40 percent of its workforce. A customizable social network with a wide variety of fun and sophisticated add ons. Additions: Photos, wikis, video, search, email notifications, and chat. Go forth, and socialize!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. Crowdsourcing for Social Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Without a strong and diverse personal network, a leader will lack the ability to influence decisions, be unable to bring expertise into the organization as needed, and may not have the emotional resources required to thrive in a complex environment. Social media in its many forms – blogs, Twitter, social networking sites, wikis, etc. –

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2010

Organizations are using social media to raise more money faster than ever before. Wikis, social networks, and Twitter feeds are letting stakeholders and actors talk virtually to coordinate their response. Social media has made that all possible, and just a few years ago, none of this was happening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2008

The NTEN WeAreMedia project has been hard at work over the last few months building the house so to speak -- focusing on how nonprofits can use social media effectively. This list isn't comprehensive, it does NOT include every possible social media tool or category known to mankind - there are literally hundreds, if not thousands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

Six lucky wiki contributors to Module 5 between now and August 3rd will have an opportunity to get a free copy of either Media Rules and Mobilizing Generation 2.0.). Wiki participants have been very busy bees! Here's some tips and warnings from Wiki participants: 1. Alex Berger. Alex Berger. Kevin Martone.

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Forum One

MARCH 27, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The network was a new way of learning and interacting with our Knight community foundation partners, and it worked well; the seven participating foundations with 2013 campaigns surpassed their goals, and participants said the sessions had a big influence on their work.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. The BuddyPress plug-in takes it further and provides many of the common social networking features. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

The phrase "Working Wikily" was coined by Lucy Bernholz (I don't know how many phrases she's originated in the nonprofit, social media, and philanthropy - but this one is a gem). It is heavily influenced by the writings of Clay Shirky ( Here Comes Everybody ). The paper provides concepts and specific examples.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

It offers a very nice blend of social networking and web content management functionality, and is very customizable. The BuddyPress plug-in takes it further and provides many of the common social networking features. It approximates the “out of the box” functionality of Jive, and integrates a significant suite of tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

I just discovered that one of my blog colleagues in Australia, Seb Chan, is writing about a topic of mutual interest - social media metrics (my blog ramblings here and my wiki/presentations here ). It Technorati the best measurement tool for measuring ripples or "influence"? Ripples of Influence. Is it here ?

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

I explained how technology and social media are playing a leading role in innovation in the aid sector and helping to bring relief to earthquake victims in Haiti. A Crisis Wiki to serve as "yellow pages" for folks supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. Photos tagged in Flickr with Crisis Camp. Photo above by Leslie Jenkins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2007

She has also shared her slides and wiki here. I'm a big fan of the "wikitation" and think that a wiki coupled with slide share is a great way to do it. For those colleagues who deeply influenced my thinking, I give them a credit with screencapture or photo at the front of my presentation, include the blog url.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I also need to streamline the many wiki portfolios and resource collections that I've put together over the years. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

I met Lina Srivastava at SXSW last month and I found her clarifying commentary on the " What is the distinction between social media for charity and social good/systemic change? Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. very insightful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . The first time open-ended, playful like being on a social network. What was our learning? We knew what was coming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. My goal for this presentation was to synthesize the traditional ROI process with the best thinking about social media and ROI from the gurus like David Armano and KD Paine. Return on Investment is what many executive directors may be thinking when social media strategy comes up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Campaign Wiki (includes links to people who blogged about the campaign ). Round Up of Social Birthday Greetings. Social Fundraising. Social Fundraising Is International and Needs Paypal. Cultural Influences of Online Giving: Dr. Mani's Thoughts. Special thanks to Michele Martin! My America's Giving Challenge Dairy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy. What does this have to do with nonprofits and social media? Wiki users are often collaborators. I've purchase a two copies, one for me and one to give away.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

I came across two more excellent resources on this evolving topic of social media metrics and wanted to quickly summarize before I add to the link list in the wiki. The New Metrics of Scholarly Authority by Michael Jensen published in the Chronicle in June, 2007 describes how scholarly authority is being influenced by Web 2.0.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. " What do you think about measuring social media? Which is worse, email overload or social networking fatigue. WSJ article " Will Social Features Make Email Sexy Again?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Netsquared featured project WiserEarth In Ode Magazine Social Media Resources. John Bell of the 360 Digital Influence Blog says " It's Time for Measurement of Social Media " which looks at the ROI and identifies some success metrics. Mashing and burning feeds ? What's Wiffiti ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Social Change Behind the Firewall. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).

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Care2

MAY 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!" Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

First of all, while there are many choices for collaboration tools, a few simple filters will get one 90% of the way there (if you want to control the content but get some feedback, use a blog tool; if you need to develop a written product, use a wiki or Google Docs; if you want group discussions and networking, use a social network tool; etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

More specifically, I help non-profit, small business and academic groups and individuals learn how to use web applications and services like RSS, blogs, wikis, search, social bookmarking, podcasting and more. Can you tell me more about your work with wikis and nonprofits? How have nonprofits you're working with used wikis?

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