Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Well, I decided to give it my best shot, starting with social media. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Social Media. I have to admit that I was a bit surprised to receive a friend request from my mother-in-law, especially since she doesn’t even own a computer. Social media is a part of their everyday life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

Contrary to its title, the last four chapters of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits are dedicated to mobile technology and mobile fundraising. If your nonprofit has the ability to create custom backgrounds for your Twitter profile, it’s smart to add a text-to-subscribe keyword and short code pitch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

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. Organized crime, Mr. Carlin, says is selling our information and making some very serious money. And for good reason.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

Good places to find this information include press releases, corporate giving web pages, local news, and social media profiles. Check if you have to acknowledge in-kind gifts based on state laws, audit status, requirements from lenders, and value. Stay up-to-date with new regulations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2009

Each account is in the person's name, but they are clearly identified with the organization both in a customized Twitter profile image and in the 160 character bio. One thing is missing from these Twitter profiles, however. If you share a lot of information from other sources via Twitter, this tool is a big time saver.

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

Much of the report draws on information from the recent McKinsey study " And the Winner Is.: There are countless issues which lend themselves well to this format, and the combination of high-profile challenges, enthusiastic citizen participation, and meaningful rewards and outcomes all bode well for very innovative activities.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. With over 275 sessions over three days, opportunities for learning were plentiful.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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!" How about Digg ? he wanted to get paid for linking to us). com , Inc.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Europe’s highest court in a ruling against Google has decided that search engines should allow online users to be “forgotten” after a certain time by erasing links to web pages unless there are particular reasons not to erase that information. The social media hashtag for this effort is #poplave.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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!" How about Digg ? he wanted to get paid for linking to us). com , Inc.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

what is most useful to them), what you hope they do online during the event, and what their relative technical expertise is are critical pieces to this puzzle and all should ultimately inform your event web strategy. Use media to your advantage. Murphy's Law: technology will inherently fail you when you least expect it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I saw there mesmerized watching the animation and reading the other names of the petition signers (not all 47,000 of them, though) and was offered a badge to put on my social networking profile or blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. " If your organization is using social media, perhaps you've been wondering how to measure or whether if you can even measure "embeds" (that cut and paste script for videos, badges, widgets, and the like). I've added a wiki to my Facebook profile.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2021

While an astounding 69 percent of American adults say they use Facebook , a study found that more than two-thirds say email, not Facebook, is the electronic media they check first in the morning. You can segment your list, ensuring supporters receive only information that is relevant to them. Email can be personalized.

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Neon CRM

JULY 27, 2023

Here’s how to approach the goal of boosting engagement in a SMART way: Specific : Increase donor engagement with fundraising activities Measurable: Increase fundraising email open rates and social media followers by 20%. Increase email click through rates by 5% and social media engagement from comments, shares and likes by 10%.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 7, 2010

If you watch Mark Zuckerberg’s latest 60 Minute s interview about the new profile changes on Facebook, then a bigger picture emerges around where the website is going. There will be an inevitable collision between search and social recommendation. There’s no law that says people must overshare.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, students didn’t wait for professional advocates to step in: they began talking to reporters immediately (one courageous student covered the shooting as he hid in a school closet ) and were soon planning media appearances about changing gun laws.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. Use print to provide detailed information.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Or, perhaps youve heard a vendor use them, particularly if your company is expanding its social media play. Use print to provide detailed information. Here are 20 of those words that recently made it into dictionaries -- many of which youve likely heard your younger employees using.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Do I encourage people to share information? The law of candor. Use print to provide detailed information. Open Leadership author Charlene Li reminds leaders to periodically ask themselves these "open leadership skills assessment" questions: Do I seek out and listen to different points of view? Do I update people regularly?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Thats because you can use the reasons a departing employee provides to gather information about processes, people and departments that might need some redirection to correct situations that may have contributed to the employees reasons for leaving. Use print to provide detailed information.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2010

Li explains in her new book what it means to be an open leader and why having those skills and behaviors are vital for effectively communicating with customers and employees in todays social media landscape. Use print to provide detailed information. My complete book review is on my Kansas City Leadership Examiner.com page.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Heres some information about the research supporting the link between sports and leadership, along with some first-hand testimonials. Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible. Keep it relevant to the reader. Answer your customers’ questions or address their pain points. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

Without these actions and in the absence of communication from management, Branham says employees create their own information, which is often worse than the reality. Use print to provide detailed information. big and small improvements, new ideas and suggestions for innovation.)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rating everyone high, to make you look good Theres other great information in this 250-page book that is valuable for any manager, and especially good for managers who are new in their leadership position. Use print to provide detailed information. Rating someone based on a grudge you are holding 7.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Use print to provide detailed information. Youll learn as a manager how to build a strong team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

•How will you integrate into your plan your web site, Social Media, Twitter and customer care phone lines? •How (and who) will communicate with the media, and your customers, employees, volunteers, donors and sponsors? Use print to provide detailed information. •Who will do what? And, how often?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

When it’s good, it informs; when it’s great, it engages employees and moves them to action. Use print to provide detailed information. Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better." I really found this book useful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Hi Great information in this post and I think these questions are designed to allow your customers to share their perspectives and opinions openly, not rate performance on a numerical scale. Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

To prioritize the organization’s actions based on objective results – rather than relying on subjective information or your best guesses. Use print to provide detailed information. You will learn what motivates employees and what is important to them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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