Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2009

He was telling me about the organization's various forays into social media. He told me that a few months ago, they'd set up a social networking hub on Ning for friends and constituents of the organization to connect with each other. I was recently talking about communications with someone from a small nonprofit.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2011

The Internet can serve as a gateway to online and offline civic and political engagement, including volunteerism, community problem-solving, and protest activity.&#. Youth engagement in interest-driven online communities was associated with increased volunteer and charity work and in increased work with others on community issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. Over the past three years, Planned Parenthood has built an impressive Internet presence and social media strategy. Cecile Richards, president, paved the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

There are significant benefits to both the organization and the leaders themselves by building a thought leadership profile on social. This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels. Balancing Personal and Professional: Worlds Collide.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

This event focuses on Causes , an application for supporting and fundraising for organizations by individuals, groups and even the organizations themselves. Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

A recent study finds that 73 percent of Internet users in Europe use social networks. In the United States, 66 percent of Internet users are on social networks. Harness Technology and Social Media to Raise Money. according to the Pew Research Center. Harnessing Technology to Create Good.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

For the past 60 or so years, and especially since the advent of the internet, social capital —interpersonal relationships and networks—has become increasingly crucial. Once you’ve physically established yourself in the community, you need to choose the best way for your organization to exist online. Empower your network.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2010

An initiative of TechSoup Global, NetSquared is a global community of organizations and individuals leading the way in social change through technology. NetSquared works online and offline to connect the global community at the intersection of technology and social change. Offline, we take things local!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Baker presented an engaging and dynamic presentation which emphasized the symbiotic relationship of both online and offline engagement, the power of both to create community, encourage activism, develop branding, and unify those with common goals, both locally and globally. The key concepts behind this are activism and self-organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

At Monitor Institute we are interested in “emerging practices” in the social sector—including new more networked ways of working. called “ Breaking New Ground: Using the Internet to Scale ,” by myself and Katherine Fulton. is one of the first non-profit organizations to take this approach online. We think that KaBOOM!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

A database built for managing major gifts can streamline and organize this process, allowing alumni fundraisers to save time and effectively target and maximize the asks made of alumni. Simple, clear, fast, and easy-to-use online donation forms can greatly increase the amount that you are able to raise. Data-driven direct marketing campaigns.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

A database built for managing major gifts can streamline and organize this process, allowing alumni fundraisers to save time and effectively target and maximize the asks made of alumni. Simple, clear, fast, and easy-to-use online donation forms can greatly increase the amount that you are able to raise. Data-driven direct marketing campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field. Most of all, sensing requires discipline, a routine, systems, and being organized.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

Say good bye to "online fundraising" and "offline fundraising," there is only fundraising. Leads acquired online are often best nurtured through social networks and converted in the mail, or over the phone if you're after monthly donors. Direct mail donors give more if they are hearing from you via email and social networks.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Using the Internet to Raise Funds and Build Donor Relationships: Tools, Tips and Techniques for Boosting Donations , a new handbook from Convio, will help your organization see the big picture and create effective strategies for long-term success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

1: Social media must be integrated with internet communications or program strategy. Organizations must begin with listening, but an integrated listening channel that includes social media and traditional marketing channels. 4: Identify influencers on social media spaces and cultivate them. Example: Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

At that time the Facebook Causes was only two months old and in their conclusion they pointed out that fundraising on social networks was not a silver bullet and that it takes time. . Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 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!" Internet users, or 72.5% of our population, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

This year I took off a full two weeks during the holiday, spending time with family on the Big Island on a coffee farm and mostly offline. Networked Leadership and Learning Skills: Okay, that isn’t one word, but I couldn’t capture this idea in one word. I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. For many people who find you online, your website is the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Maura Thomas , a speaker and trainer on productivity for nonprofits and author of Personal Productivity Secrets , explains personal productivity is not time management, a 20th century idea that has outlived its usefulness in a world of email and social networks. It is all about managing your attention. Mindfulness'

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” As the community has grown, it became ever more important to generate revenue to ensure the capability and resources necessary to serve its members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

It was organized by Ed Schipul. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

An organization devoted to helping others deserves aid as well. Most tasks can be completed via the internet on a computer or. Sparked also utilizes your pre-existing social network by. offline volunteerism - HON mobilizes people through 250 Volunteer. This, in addition to. are indeed overworked. smartphone.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 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!" Panelist: Dan Willis, Consultant for Sapient 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. An Internet Lesson in Rural Cambodia. Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. If your organization Tweets, will they donate? Graphing Social Patterns: My Slides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

It was organized by Ed Schipul. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . So, let's get out the nonprofit vote for panels at SXSW!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2009

You did see that I billed myself as the 'slightly insane internet marketer' right? I think about social marketing a lot, it keeps me up at night. It's my job as a social marketer to use the stats to figure out what is working and what is not. How did you organization let you do that? How do keep sane? What's your secret?

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NetWits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

If you’ve been in the nonprofit industry for a while, you’ve likely heard that “direct mail is dead” or that offline fundraising is on the decline. Because Internet usage continues to skyrocket. Smartphones are in everyone’s hands and social networking online has become an everyday activity for millions of people.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 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!" John Breyault and Kevin Reid from Issue Dynamics Inc. Whos on Second Life?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 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!" But how nonprofit organizations can take advantage of Twitter should be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

" I did manage to get Internet access on my nokia N95 and couldn't resist Twittering his quip. How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? What if we demanded if everyone politician had a social web presence so we could poke them? What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it?

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