NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. The increasing popularity of social networking, blogs and social media on the web validates this point nicely – People are talking about you, but is your nonprofit listening to them?

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NetWits

MARCH 31, 2011

Help ) while also becoming COO for a technology startup that helps non-profits raise money through social media ( HelpAttack )! and how the future of online fundraising is heavily tied to peoples social networks. So new that we’re seeing many social media for social good platforms surfacing on a regular basis.

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NetWits

APRIL 1, 2011

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. While at SXSW 2011 I had a got a few minutes to catch up with Mark. with Frank Barry.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

First, use the Google AdWords keyword research tool to do some analysis for words and phrases you’d like to rank highly for in search results. This tool will crawl and evaluate your website for a lot of the key elements you should be monitoring. Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts?

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NetWits

MAY 13, 2009

Recently we’ve been talking a lot about how social media can be used effectively in the nonprofit space and how social media tools can be leveraged to improve your web site so we thought to ourselves – what better way to help you see the value of social media for nonprofits than to give you the stage here at NetWits Think Tank.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2009

Are you struggling with how to use social media? Maybe you don’t even know what social media is yet? Or are you just beginning to explore how this new channel can help your nonprofit organization? We can help you.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Godin says that nonprofits are resistant to change and slow to adopt social media as well as the free online tools available to them. The reason is simple really; I want to call your attention to a conversation going on in the online world based on a post by Godin ( The problem with non ). I’d love to hear from you.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Guest post by Darian Rodriguez Heyman , creator of the nationwide Social Media for Nonprofits conference series and former Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation. . But what does that mean, anyway, and what’s the key to unleashing the immense word-of-mouth power that is the allure of social media? .

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Online, offline, in social media, at the event, after the event and everywhere else – tell your heartfelt stories and explain how donations would/could be used. Encourage the use of social media. It’s incredible to see the power of combining social media and peer-to-peer fundraising. Simple as that.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They’re doing a virtual book tour exploring concepts from Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. to the lack of organizational support and the unwieldy processes for monitoring and managing social media, and that’s just the beginning. We’d love to chat!).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Implement social plugins , beginning with the Like button. Those who click on the Activity Feed plug-in in particular generate 4x as many page views as the average media site viewer. 3 Starter Tips. Place it above the fold on your home page and at the bottom of each article for maximum engagement.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

With the social age of the web so large, sending press releases and news announcements to media outlets simply isn’t enough. Social Fundraising. We’ve seen a growing number of organizations looking for ways to raise funds using social media with varying success. Press Releases.

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NetWits

MAY 8, 2012

Nor could I see how the nonprofits I work with would have time for yet another social network to their already hard enough social media struggle. AND the new social network is projected to account for 40% of all social media purchases. I just couldn’t see the business application. Pin a thank you page.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Encourage them to use their social network. As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%. Offer tips for approaching the media. When approaching the media, though, they may need help.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the social network works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the social network.

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

With over 900 Million users Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. The other 12 are in the slides - Social Media for Schools: 22+ Ways to Stay Connected with Your Alumni on Facebook - located at the very bottom of this post. Pro Tip: Check out these EdgeRank tools - [link] and [link].

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Implement social plugins , beginning with the Like button. Those who click on the Activity Feed plug-in in particular generate 4x as many page views as the average media site viewer. Here’s a few thoughts from friends around the web: Why I Like the Like Button: Spreading Nonprofit Messages by [Debra Askanase]. 3 Starter Tips.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As you explore, start looking at ways to make the tool work for you and check out how others (non-profits and for-profits) are getting creative with the capabilities Facebook gives them. I’ve been doing just that. As I was looking for an example to share with you I ran across Ford Motorcars.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

But we want to give nonprofits with limited resources access to quality tools and training that will allow them to build a house social network even if they don’t have a big budget or a social networking guru on staff. What would you like to see in a 12-month DIY curriculum for building a house social network?

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

It should be a great conversation between (check out the panelists below) social networking providers and their non-profit users. Title: Social Media for Social Good: How Digital Charity is Changing our World. Here’s the detail … ?Title: Date/Time : 9:30 AM Monday, March 14. Follow Frank on Twitter.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As the conference nears I’m getting ready for an exciting session focused on the use of social media in the non-profit sector, but I need YOUR help. After each of the speakers present’s I’ll be moderating a discussion with them focused on helping nonprofits understand how they can use social media for social good.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Giving them the tools they need to be successful fundraisers is important, but beyond that there’s so much more that can be done. Utilize discussions boards, polls, blogs, surveys and social media to actively engage participants throughout the fundraising campaign. 4) Activate.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Efficiently Manage Administrative Activities by Mastering the Tools. In this session, The Arthritis Foundation’s Meghan Beasy will share how she tones up her events by using some infrequently used tools in Friends Asking Friends. Watch the session recording | Download the session slides. Download recording | Download session slides.

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NetWits

JANUARY 31, 2011

Make it easy for your constituents to share your message and what their passionate about with friends and family by giving them simple tools to share and asking them to do so in your acknowledgement emails. Think forward to a friend, social media sharing, etc.

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NetWits

JUNE 26, 2012

Next came Social Media where platforms like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way we engage with our supporters. They do a great job of providing a fundraiser tool kit to help them get started and provide several great resources to help their fundraisers be most effective: Personal Events.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you’re not familiar with the process The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event. Let the voting begin … Making Social Media Measurement Sexy. The session will strip away the mystery of measuring engagement, donor conversions, and on the ground social change.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

What ever set of tools you use remember the point – doing this helps each of us remember what we’re grateful for. And their using social media in very creative ways to pull it all off. There are a lot of great social media lessons to be learned. Write it out by hand with pencil and paper. Use an iPad.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2011

They key to their success lies in the ability to empower passionate supporters with simple online fundraising tools that turn those supporters into fundraising super stars. 3) Engage Through Social Media. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (and even Google+) are growing like crazy.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

She rocks online fundraising, social media and digital communications at Greenville Hospital System. Give them what they need to be successful – or, in other words, if you’ve got the web tool, flaunt it. This is a guest post by Jenn Parker. She’s an all around great person. In short?

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NetWits

JANUARY 6, 2011

In YouTube videos, you can create links with the annotation tool, which you’ve probably seen before (they look like thought bubbles or text boxes.). While thought bubbles are fun, with a little graphic design moxie you can use the annotation tool to create gorgeous graphical buttons. Check out the StillerStrong video below.

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NetWits

MARCH 26, 2013

In working for years with nonprofits, I’m consistently amazed at the considerable time, energy, and smarts that organizations throw into their online marketing – via their websites, email marketing, social outreach, and online communities – without having an integrated view of the whole landscape in which their messages are moving.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

I just returned from speaking at the MyCharityConnects Conference, a social media and online fundraising conference hosted by CanadaHelps in Toronto. The fact is email is an important tool that requires considerable planning, resources and expertise to be successful. Social media alerts on new followers, retweets or friends.

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NetWits

AUGUST 26, 2009

I’ve got another interesting tool for your social media listening toolkit, but before we go into the specifics, let’s remind ourselves of a few things. Its step zero in the process of setting up a social media strategy – without it, understanding how to make social media work for you is going to be a difficult task.

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

For a sector often looking for creative ways to communicate our message, QR codes are a great tool for things like advocacy and scavenger hunts. They recently ran a successful QR code-based campaign, and Allison Nassour, their Social Media Manager, was kind enough to speak with me about how the campaign went.

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NetWits

JULY 18, 2011

What’s great about task-based contests is that you’re encouraging participants to use online tools. Encourage participants to engage their social network by updating your Facebook status 3 times in the next week. We know that participants who use Friends Asking Friends raise six times more than non-users. Encourage a timely action.

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NetWits

MAY 7, 2009

It’s been an exciting endeavor and given us a lot of insight into using social media for nonprofits and fundraising! Our main goal is to help you learn how to leverage our technology and the tools that make up social media. We recently launched a new blog here at Blackbaud Internet Solutions.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

Remember, no one is strictly using one communication tool and we as fundraisers must make a point of being wherever the donor is with the information they need. Social Media: If you don’t have time for Facebook and Twitter… you need an intern! Web: An up-to-date website that provides information about your organization is vital.

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