Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

You’ll want to create a Twitter hashtag for the event and make sure it isn’t already being used. She uses IFTTT and sets it up to collect photos with the event hashtag into a google document and then add captions and curate the sharing. Also set up a system in advance so you can track the hashtag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

With this year’s GivingTuesday less than a month away , there’s lots of tips and best practices on how to leverage social media during the giving season both online and offline. Leaving the dinner, I checked my Twitter feed and started seeing tweets like this one from my colleague, Tal Frankfurt. Mocked your hat).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

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. That may mean it is a quick text-based response, a photo, a very short video, or a good sized video, respectively. Photo credit: aflier Flickr ].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Flickr Photo by Toddy. They build up an online and offline community, create great projects, and then ask the community to fund them through donations. How do you think offline or online crowdfunding will affect your favorite causes in 2013? Check him out on Twitter @daveiam. Add your comments below.

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You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign. If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. You can post milestones like “we’ve just reached $1,000!” A link to donate!

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We are all so excited that Julia Smith has found a new opportunity to advance her career that allows her to work offline, in a real office, with other humans in Chicago. Photo Credit: freddiefraggles via Compfight cc We are glad to have had the chance to call Julia a teammate even if it was over the air waves from Chicago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Photo by Beth Kanter. I’m just back from a few days mostly offline in the Point Reyes National Seashore area to walk along the beach and appreciate the beautiful views and nature. Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It

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APRIL 7, 2011

That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Within 30 minutes, I registered a domain name, launched a fundraising site on CauseVox , and seeded it with key influencers on Twitter to help build momentum. What factors contributed to the success?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofit social media managers have to deal with weird, random mean people on Twitter. Twitter is making a concerted effort to cut down on Twitter trolls , but nonprofit social media managers who spend their days (and some nights) tweeting their hearts for the greater good are sometimes targeted by nonsensical, ranting weirdos.

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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. Your invitation on Twitter will look different from a direct mail postcard. . What To Include In A Fundraising Event Invitation?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result). Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups. Are there ways of catching offline datapoints? but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. Listening based on location?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

"I'm taking FB/twitter hiatus for August as part of deepening my practice and my ability to listen and be present for this next year." - Facebook update by Marianne Manilov, Engage Network Maybe it's because it's summer, but lately I've been hearing more and more people talking about spending less time online. Photo by me (: Tweet Share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr. Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 to college using my blog and later Twitter. I reached out to my network to ask for support, but using stories about her – not dry organizational stats. Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0

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AUGUST 21, 2023

X, formally Twitter, has also had a lot of changes that may affect your strategy for the platform. A simple photo or video challenge also provides your supporters who aren’t able to donate with a way to help your organization by spreading awareness while also making the holiday more engaging for your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

I decided to go offline and take a break from blogging, pinning, Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest. ” Others offered some good practical advice: Post an unusual (but relevant) photo. Post some inspiring New Year messages and photos to let people know we’re back after holidays.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. Ironically, one of my Twitter followers suggested asking them nicely and giving them schwag. SheilaS @ kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Photo by Justin Benttinen. I find myself doing this on Twitter more and more. We are also learning in public when we engage in in-depth conversation whether it is offline or online, for example in the comments of a blog post or asking questions on Twitter. Offline/Online Interaction. Agenda with Twitter IDs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

Users can also download stories for offline reading. Access videos, blog updates, twitter posts and more. Get the latest news about the ICRC’s activities around the world plus a selection of photos, videos and publications on current humanitarian concerns. Humane Society of the United States :: Download.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

Flickr Photo by Canolais. Yup, you can target and build these important relationships by engaging with them through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. The relationship starts online, but the “ask” happens offline, perhaps on the phone, but most likely face-to-face. Find out how one successful nonprofit leader does it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.). Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 18, 2011

Can you take photos that inspire you throughout the week with your cell phone? Build relationships online and offline. Share your posts, but not only your posts, on Twitter. Can you say what you need to say in 100-200 words? Use images. Invite guest posts. Who would you love to write a post for your blog? Write guest posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. She leads social innovation, philanthropy, and causes at Twitter and Blogs at Claire.us.com. Looking to get more out of Twitter? Why Twitter Matters | Getting Started with Twitter | Twitter 101 for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

NPtech Colleagues: @zanarama Zan McColloch Lussier @ericamills Erica Mills @seattledrury Peter Drury photo by Akhtar. Seattle Symphony created flashmob and promoted it with Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter effectively. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship. Twitter Advocates. It directly increased ticket sales.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

We're doing this by setting up a social network for attendees, by blogging and twittering about the event, and by aggregating news and video and photo feeds from the event. Suzanne Rainey wrote about this in another blog post on Getting More Out of Online & Offline Events ). Watch video of actual conference sessions.

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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. 8% of donors were “weak ties” or people that I know online only who may read my blog, follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Only a small percentage 2% had met my Dad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

Creative Commons Licensed Photo from Flickr by United Nations Photo. Describe the Twitter Charts: What are you showing? How do you know that Twitter caused the increase in Web site traffic? Any advice about setting up systems to track Twitter. What tool did you use? ET that day, in shifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. We also "checked in" using FourSquare and Gowalla everywhere.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. Julie has some good photos from the session in her post, And My Water Didn't Break at All. Photo of Gwen Bell by Joel Longtine. My 5 takeaways were: Checking email, Twitter and Facebook constantly can be "insecurity work.". I held one little dachshund, Paprika, till my arms hurt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. Offline/Online Mix This is not your mother's or grandmother's black tie dinner dance charity event! events morph and change. Charity Ball 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

If members ask a question on Twitter, respond on Twitter, and so on. Has your organization run a competition online or offline? Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. Here are a few ways to do this, for example: Respond to questions and comments publicly whenever possible. —– What do you think?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

As Twestival founder Amanda Rose told us, $264,000 wasn't raised in one day by them on Twitter. Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events. Use social media to mobilise and engage, not just take money.

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APRIL 20, 2012

These things allow for more sustainable dialogue, contribute to long-term engagement, and add channels to network offline and opportunities for further community building. AMOLED screen is a beauty for sure, and lends itself quite nicely for video and photo capture. Capturing Moments in Mobile. The Venue Pro’s 4.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Nutmeg66. Over time, I've changed these areas, refined the key words and phrases that I listen for, and pulled in new sources as they've surfaced, like Twitter and LexMonitor. Listening also gives me the opportunity to observe and participate in conversations that don't, and won't, happen in my offline life.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

The NetSquared community consists of Local groups in 80+ cities worldwide that hold offline events for those interested in technology and social impact. NetSquared also sponsors a variety of other offline events like camps and challenges that enable participants to share ideas, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2008

Photo by Leah Jones. She announced on her blog, " I use Twitter to fight Cancer " and without any formal blogger relations campaign, well-known and influential bloggers blogged about her situation and changed their avatars to include peas. Susan continues to share her experience at her blog and through twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org’s key results are: Footprint: The reach of their activities, both online and offline. Says Erika, “We hatched an idea to host Twitter chats about this using a hashtag #climatehawk and point people over to their content. If they aren’t successful, the consequences are dire. Or as Giller says, “The planet will get it.”.

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