Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2010

I learned so much and quickly wanted to share a few insights. As he shared the story, I had some questions about weaving offline/online collaboration within networks. As he shared the story, I had some questions about weaving offline/online collaboration within networks. I learned so much and quickly wanted to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Learning across the network, particularly across chapters is important. There is constant churn of activists and a deep learning curve. He talked about the balance between "atom-based" work -- staffing, offline activities, showing up at hearings, etc and "bit-based work" their work online - Facebook pages, etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2009

We all know from offline life experience that you don’t just schedule a meeting, but you have to show up and contribute for the meeting to be successful; you probably also have action items that come out of the meeting that people work on individually and that also draw them back together for another meeting. Why is this our pattern?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Half-Day Session : Social Media Strategy Game which included small group work for participants to come up with a strategy for both external communications and an internal learning network to share best practices. But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Tags: Online Advocacy Online Organizing Technology. It should be clear how these smaller goals and milestones add up to the bigger vision, but the lessons from these smaller tests may increase your chances of successfully arriving at the ultimate destination.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

As I started to collect my thoughts, though, I realized that my impressions and recommendations were really applicable to any tweetup or offline gathering of online networks. NFPTweetups and other events where online networks come together offline are unique opportunities and hear from practioners and colleagues and get the “real story.&#

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

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. With that said, it is difficult to make time for learning when you have a big, hairy to do list breathing facing you or in this case when grief is involved.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Or are you looking to move from online community to offline event coordination? These monthly chats part of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. This month’s chat is for you!

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

More than a dozen features have been added or significantly enhanced in the new version, including improvements to the way photos are managed, the ability to copy sites, and transaction management capabilities that go even further in serving donors by intuitively blurring the lines between online and offline giving.

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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

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. tools and tactics that build a loop between offline and online activities. Tags: community events 4change chats community building community management.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. Tags: community events 4change community building community organizing netsquared social by social twitter. New to #4Change?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

Not only is this a topic that I personally want to learn more about, but it’s going to be my first time as part of the #4change collective to co-host a chat, together with Tom Dawkins (@tomjd). Most of us would probably agree that social media indeed can enhance offline events, but does it always? I’m excited! Date: March, 18th 2010.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Our #GivingTuesday Fundraising Bootcamp can get you started learning about GivingTuesday fast, help you set up your first GivingTuesday fundraiser, and boost your revenue this year even more over previous years. Hashtags are used on many social media platforms to “tag” posts for specific topics. But what’s that hashtag all about?

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Set up Google Tag Manager to centralize tracking codes across platforms to enable faster and easier updates. Communicate the impact of a donor’s gift — and give them the opportunity to learn more about your organization — with this content. . And if you’re expanding your ads program and adding more platforms?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The inspiration was part The Lab Theater a place where you try out contemporary or experimental works before you bring them to the main stage and part peer learning program. Participants design and launch a social media experiment that helps them improve their practice and share learning with one another. Social Learning: Face-to-Face.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

If your organization participates in OpenAIR, it gets more than a new website; your organization becomes a more welcoming organization online — and maybe offline as well. Register for webinar to learn more. Join Our TechSoup Webinar to Learn More. Register for webinar to learn more. About the Author. spanhidden.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Tags: Social Media #nptech Non-Profit Social Media Strategy. Or, if you are a non-profit, check out the non-profit resource center. How would YOU go about executing on each of these? Strengthen your core. Build a network.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As I announced in August , Bonnie Koenig and I are cultivating a learning space at [link]. Global Scale Purpose: Bonnie and I were inspired by conversations with each other on and offline but knew there were many more people who should be involved in discussing, sharing and learning. Why Global Scale. Global Scale Wiki.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

The most effective way to increase the number of touches you have is to share your invitation in a wide variety of channels , both online and offline. Make things more personal by using merge tags in your emails or letters to automatically pull each individual’s name into your copy. Fundraising Event Invitation Example.

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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." . I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. .

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline in cities around the world at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. Learn about Net Tuesdays and get local! Tags: community events net tuesday net2. If you’re in the area, check it out!

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

Then, people can explore other content on your website to learn more about your nonprofit’s mission, helping them form an emotional connection with your cause and feel more passionate about supporting your fundraiser. Be sure to tag guests and sponsors to further boost engagement and reach! Optimize your fundraising website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2005

Tag Poetry. Yesterday, Nancy White suggested that we add having the students create poetry from their tags. When I got back from on-site work (reflections on that follow) and finished my mommy shift, I discovered that Nancy wrote a poem with her tags. " What if you linked your tag words to something?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

NTEN’s gathered some of the top nonprofit social media experts to help your organization devise a solid strategy as well as learn the secrets of using a variety of social media tools. The Learning Objectives. Tags: digital learning events elearning nten wearemedia webinar. REGISTER HERE! The Format. REGISTER HERE!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

On Sunday, September 4th, his network is hoping people will participate in this offline tribute: Bake some cookies and then brighten a stranger’s day by giving them away. You can share the experience, either by taking a picture of cookies or telling the story or just sending a tweet, instagram, etc using tag #cookielove.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

Want to connect with other women in technology – learn and share, network and build friendships? How have you connected with other women in technology or science to learn or collaborate or build community? Tags: events networking adalovelaceday technology women womenwhotech. Want to join in? My Ada Lovelace Day Story.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

This year, the Tweetsgiving campaign also asked people to gather in person, offline and have gratitude parties, where people could also donate in person to the project. Tags: challenge events case studies competition computer contest giveaway social change technology. Looking at all of you readers, hint hint!).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. List, Learn, Adapt - concept from David Armano: “Insight must before investment when implementing a social media project.&#. Learning: evaluating what is being said and what information is needed. Beth’s learning process: document on the fly.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

This is one of the best opportunities each year to meet others from the nonprofit technology sector, learn what other organizations are up to, what's new and what's next! more memorable than other ways of learning? They want to see what could happen if we serious commit to working together, on an offline. "It's

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

and several social-media experts—including Beth Kanter—we identified seven key lessons for nonprofits that want to use the Internet to evangelize their program model and increase their offline impact: 1. Keep it simple and concrete. is developing systems to recognize and reward those who are having the most impact both online and offline.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

We can see (and learn a valuable lesson about) the way current ecosystem of social media works in regards to transparency, data, and community. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. Well, it means a lot.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Compare that with a recent downward trend in donor acquisition using offline channels like direct mail. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. Every time you host an event, convene a conversation, design a workshop, or anything else, invite those who weren’t on the email list, or at the last event, or part of your local community’s “social media club&# to come participate, contribute, and learn.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

The piece is reposted below: Have we replicated our offline social dynamics and barriers online? If we truly are reproducing our offline social divides online, then it’s further proof that the central part of your social media strategy needs to be focused on your audience. What lessons have you learned?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. The principles cover strategy, learning, capacity, and organizational culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

As Sue tells it, “Inspired, I began to reach out to my personal network on Twitter and Facebook and offline through word of mouth. ” Says Sue, “Our hope is to develop a model that can be replicated in other communities.” The project freely shares its lessons learned with other groups that want to run similar drives.

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