Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. On the card, write a short (preferably one sentence) social media update. More on Social Media. Content Creation. About the Author.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online. The safest way to have interns participate in social media is to have them analyze the data and then come up with sample posts for the platform. Visit Campus 15.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

From the newest member of the #4Change team, ChristinasWorld : In the wake of South by Southwest in Austin, and in anticipation of some exciting social media and social change gatherings coming up on the 2010 events calendar, we thought it could be useful to explore How Social Media Can Enhance Events as the topic for the March #4change chat.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar for the National Center for Media Engagement , focused on community-driven engagement, and present a session at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference , talking about building a social media strategy. Using Social Media. Defining Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

What this created was a chance for people who use Twitter to come together offline to create community. This month’s Net2 Think Tank asks: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns? Space : This is both online and offline. What worked?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

You may be surprised to learn that multichannel donors contribute four times as often as online-only or offline-only donors. They follow you on social media, rally their friends through crowdfunding, and participate in your events. Related Resources: Social Media best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Why Social Media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Staff the organization’s social media account inboxes and repeat the above. Be Informed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. This post summarizes the results and a few insights about social media fundraising and network strategies as a way to share back what I learned and to help bring some closure.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Question 2 : asked how to build a loop between on and offline engagement. Most agreed that it is harder to move from online to offline, where engagement may be strong because of the access or timing that can’t be accomplished with the physical world. Chat : Launch the chat here (not live until the chat starts).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. The configuration of the physical space definitely enhances learning. I said yes.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Today’s Community Builder chat focused on examples and best practices for connecting on and offline community activities, events, and organizing. The Community Organizers Handbook available as a public resource, you can certainly refer there for information/feedback/best practices on offline organizing: [link]. Recap: October.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a meeting organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called “ Advancing Social Media Measurement for Foundations.” It was also quite useful to hear and try to t ranslate different evaluation frameworks and methodologies to social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors Guest Post By Geri Stengel, Ventureneer. Note from Beth: We know that social media can bring in the small dollar donors, but what about larger gifts? Many nonprofits already use social media, including mobile, to raise money among individual donors.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

You need to ensure that funders can find you online and learn about your work. Next, use your social media channels to make stronger connections with current and potential funders. Share details about your work and interact with funders’ social media posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

It’s hard to deny that social media has forever created a fundamental shift in the way we engage with each other. That’s why when nonprofits encourage the act of social fundraising, they not only empower supporters to share their love of the cause, but they also leverage their vast personal networks to grow in so many ways.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. Read the post below or visit the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog to comment. Lesson #1: Voice. Lesson #2: Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. It also connects the social media technical assistance to results. This was designed as a peer learning activity – so it was the participants who were mostly the presenters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Effective Social Media. Example: Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes? They are asked to visualize the relationships – and who players are both online and offline. Since the goal is for participants to learn and adopt these practices, they are given “recipes” to do the mapping and then share with colleagues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Social Media Master Class. Program outcomes: Guidance on developing an effective integrated social media strategy to support your mission. Best practices for effective use of common social media tools: Facebook and Twitter. Aligns social media with their communications strategy and objectives.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

Learn how to let the data-driven insights guide you in your planning. Integrating Online and Offline Channels Diversify your approach by combining online and offline fundraising channels. Utilize social media, email campaigns, and traditional marketing to create a multi-faceted promotional strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Panelists: Wendy Harmon: social media manager, philosophy is to use social media to execute mission. Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. There were questions about social media policies as well as content and engagement strategies and handling mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2010

To help her celebrate, I invited to write a post with some steps and tips for integrating web content, email, and social media. Now you’ve added social media. Make sure that you have social media icons connecting to your various profiles in your website template. Give yourself some link love!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

As an example, see the primary donation page for the Humane Society of the United States : However, to effectively promote your monthly giving campaign in print, in email, and on social media, you need an additional donation page with a unique URL where monthly giving is the only option. 10) Include a phone number and mailing address.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2020

Marketing , is a must-read book for you to learn how to stand out from the crowd and attract, engage, and win more customers and clients. Using example proven strategies and tactics, checklists, tools and action steps, you’ll learn how to how to effectively use social media, blogs, video, online and offline marketing, your website and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network. It is also important to be mindful of how different generations use online social networking and the trends. It is also about reconnecting with those who have already graduated. Social media is an important channel for both these groups.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. A few examples of these are: Social media ads. When launching a peer-to-peer campaign , consider how you can leverage your nonprofit’s social media presence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

He touched on how they are using social networks/media in this effort. Some takeaways related to network effectiveness and use of social media and technology: The most important metric they use for network effectiveness is " Coast Victories." Learning across the network, particularly across chapters is important.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

Social media. Reach out to supporters with a large social media following and ask them to act as ambassadors for your cause. By taking advantage of more traditional methods as well as leveraging social media and peer-to-peer fundraising best practices, you’ll be on your way to hosting a winning event!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The stories are told in the best way for the platform or what we called “optimized” and the narrative is aligned. It is also important to learn how to experiment telling your story in new and emerging channels. ” Harness the power of staff/board personal brands and social media champions.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

I have a new post up on the Standford Social Innovation Review Opinion blog and hope you’ll check it out! Because we’ve learned that by creating these kinds of spaces, we can get our work done together. We want to create a social learning space or a social media space. Why is this our pattern?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. While the effort to recruit offline volunteers is never easy, the timing for such a campaign has never been better. How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support. Let’s get started with some general tips.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. You may learn some interesting things about your participants and your event.

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