Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is an adaptation of the article “ Nine Valuable Marketing Lessons From a Nonprofit – Charitywater.org ” written for the KISSmetrics blog by Chloe Gray. With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. followers on Twitter and nearly 10k followers on Instagram.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A giving portfolio app is definitely an app whose time has come and interestingly enough while writing this post, a new app called Givolio appeared in my Twitter feed that plans to launch this fall. Yes, I could have used an online giving portal, but like most people, my smartphone is becoming central to my personal economics.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Data from Comscore Nonprofit marketers should evaluate Twitter once again. At the same time, the recent announcement by Apple that it was integrating Twitter into its next generation operating system for iPhones and iPads has reinvigorated the microblogging network's prospects. Twitter does work for some nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

“ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. Rather than dismissing these campaigns as too risky, foundations and nonprofits should take lessons from this fiasco, look at groups that ended up doing well, invest more wisely in technology, and plan more effectively for the unexpected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

(Ironically, it is also the same day as my birthday). She did her first Twitter fundraiser in September on 9-9-09. Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon by Diana Scimone. We didn’t come close to raising that amount, but learned a lot about using social media tools like Twitter to promote and raise money for a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Let’s look at the ones that allow you to see the current relationships and potential ways to weave them on social media and social networks like Twitter. There are many tools to visualize your Twitter network. This has been the most important lesson for me in shifting the way I work to a more networked approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2010

I was reflecting on that and how Twitter can really facilitate network weaving. My cc: to June Holley, was a little tongue and cheek or sort wink and node to the master that I was applying one of her lessons. She covered some techniques of network weaving, sharing her check list of network weaving. So, decided to write this post!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The entire social sector learned a valuable lesson in 2020: even the most rigorous planning can’t insulate us from the need to be flexible and adapt to the changing world around us. One key lesson we learned in 2020 is that we’re truly stronger when we work together. The future is what we make it. Onward and upward!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. Two donors were former colleagues who also have Twitter accounts. In the Assessment and Reflection Report, the authors bring other good lessons and note that “Some like Atlas Corps recruited 150 ‘Campaign Captains’ before the contest started. Definitely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2013

As Dennis Perkins , an expert on thriving under daunting conditions, shows in his book, Into The Storm , it''s also a feat rich in lessons for anyone tasked with maintaining smooth, effective teamwork -- and delivering winning results -- in the unpredictable, turbulent waters of today''s business environment. Follow Dennis on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I've seen first hand how you can leverage your Twitter network to raise money for a good cause really fast. It's time update the history of fundraising on Twitter post I wrote that last month after the Tweetsgiving campaign raised $10,000 in 48 hours. The goal is to raised $10,000 on Twitter. Tags: twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Using Social Media to Leverage Family Stories: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned. Lessons Learned: 1) The lines between social media and traditional media are permeable. MomsRising has many journalists reading the blog and following us on Twitter, so blogs can easily become fodder for traditional media stories.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 23, 2011

This year, I was an active participant in the Twitter conversation going on during the conference. If you were at the conference too and have lessons to add, I’d love for you to share them! I’ve been to this event many times and I love it. I love all the great speakers and all the cool people I get to hang out with.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? With that in mind, the AIDS.gov team compiled some advice about what it takes to use Twitter effectively to engage with our audiences. Many of the lessons apply across new media tools. Plan ahead. Make it known.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

As we continue to use this tool, we are eager to hear from our colleagues about what lessons you have learned about how to plan and execute a blog carnival or similar effort. To inspire parents to inform their communities about health reform through their blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter and one-on-one communication. Key Strategies.

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NTEN

JULY 21, 2009

If you use a Twitter, go online, or have ears, you've probably heard all about the Twitter hack a week or so ago. He registered the account, re-requested the password recovery feature at Gmail and within a few moments had access to the personal Gmail account of a Twitter employee. No, this was a simple game of hack the password.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

It is also a Twitter term that describes a keyword, prefixed by that symbol, that helps people track conversations on Twitter. The HashTags site, a centralized directory of hashtags on Twitter, also offers a good definition: Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 2, 2010

Tags: General non-profit interest nptech Social networking Facebook Twitter research social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2014

So the title of the luncheon “Lessons in Capital Campaign Leadership” probably could have been changed to “Lessons in Nonprofit Leadership.”. Connect with Willie at williematis.com or on Twitter @Willie_Matis. The panelists yesterday were among the most quotable of the entire year.

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Care2

MAY 23, 2011

We’d like to share a few of our major aims and reflect a bit on some lessons learned that we hope will guide our approach in the future and prove helpful to others designing competitions, challenges, and prize giveaways online – in particular those focused on social benefit and public service.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

Lessons learned . To learn more about Partnership With Native Americans, follow us on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram, and LinkedIn. . . Plus, the partner used this opportunity to integrate First Tech robotic equipment into student activities to engage them in new technology and build STEM skills.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Some lessons from the “enterprise&# October 11, 2007 One of the areas of technology I watch is the world of “enterprise&# IT. Think big companies, lots of bucks, lots of boxes.

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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. That’s the question that the monthly #4Change chats (that take place on Twitter) address, this month focusing on the Climate Change movement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Micro-blogging website Twitter has seen an upsurge in traffic from Hispanic and African-American audiences. The rise and fall of Myspace taught nonprofit communicators that were paying attention a very important lesson that we should learn from and never forget. Facebook war propagated by tech blogs and the media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. Lesson #1: Design an action and invitation that’s doable and interesting – while focused on your goal. Lesson #3: Create compositions that allow for variations on a theme.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

for nonprofits and discusses how to lay a foundation for future success on the Social Web, and then quickly moves into discussing the top five social media best practices for nonprofits with a particular focus on Facebook and Twitter. Related Link: Social Media for Social Good: Lessons Learned from Nonprofits in Southeast Asia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the most important lessons that all nonprofit social media managers need to learn is that social media is constantly in flux. 2) Facebook Status Updates are no longer being sent to Twitter. Once you get accustomed to a tool, it changes in an attempt to reinvent itself. And this is a good thing!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

Lesson: Listen! Lesson: Ask! Lesson: Socialize! Lesson: Participate! Tags: events community nfptweetup offline tips tweetup twitter. .&# There’s time and space to sit down and learn more about how others are doing what they do: the success stories and the not-so-successful stories. Tip #2: Ask Hard Questions.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2009

A total of nearly 2 million dollars raised from nearly 75,000 people means there were a few lessons learned. In fact, the most successful tactic for raising money in the Challenge was not Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media outlet. Many align nicely with some of the principles of We Are Media. The Big Guys Don't Always Win.

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Last April, 1Sky decided to invest a significant amount of time, energy, and resources into Twitter. We actually recognized Twitter’s potential for live blogging events, commenting on relevant issues surrounding climate legislation, and creating conversations with like-minded supporters to build a groundswell of support for our issues.

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Last April, 1Sky decided to invest a significant amount of time, energy, and resources into Twitter. We actually recognized Twitter’s potential for live blogging events, commenting on relevant issues surrounding climate legislation, and creating conversations with like-minded supporters to build a groundswell of support for our issues.

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Care2

JUNE 22, 2012

When the fire alarm went off in my building this week, I couldn’t help thinking that the experience was a lesson in how organizations can effectively handle crisis. Well, first I thought “Let’s get out of here!” ” but once safely outside, I considered the learning opportunity. “When can we go back inside?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

To rescue other would-be brilliant posts from virtual oblivion, we thought we would share with you some of the lessons we have learned along the way. Here are seven lessons we have learned along the way: Lesson #1: Publish compelling content that will appeal to your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

The title of this post is a play on a book I read The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith in 1998 when I was working with arts educators on integrating technology into their lesson plans. I'm not sure what Smith's book has to do with twittering and tagging , but there is a connection. How can the two impulses be combined?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. I hope you’ll share your lessons, too! That said, it is best to assume that your community isn’t hip to every trick you’ve found for Facebook, Twitter, and any other site you may use.

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