Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment). Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized! Define Your Metrics and Create a Social Media ROI Spreadsheet.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It is a networking and development organization that connects executives with education, research, ideas, and people. Kimberly will explore these complex and evolving ethical and legal issues and the importance of developing policies and regulations that address this changing landscape.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

AI tools are already being used by many organizations to brainstorm ideas, find efficiencies, and explore new ways of working. Successful organizations are leveraging the power of AI and social media to create more meaningful connections and foster community engagement. But if you’re just starting out, you’re not behind!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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Forum One

APRIL 25, 2023

The past three years have taught us that positive employee experience (EX) is a strategic area for organizations to drive value, contributing to employee engagement and growth, increased productivity, and ultimately increased revenues for businesses. Let’s chat! Have more questions about how to take a CX approach to employee engagement?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do you have an idea for an organization that will bring good to the world and serve a charitable purpose? million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Click to see larger image I'm very tempted to start using Results On Insights for ROI thanks to Barb Chamberlain's comment in yesterday's post " What Are The Best I-Words For Nonprofits To Think About Social Media and ROI? " But what does that really mean? And you shared them! Here's what I learned. Observations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

foundationConnect enabled us to work better together — from funders and applicants to program staff and grantees, stronger connections were built within our organization. The good news is your organization has options to consider for replacing foundationConnect with another grantmaking solution.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

That’s why the latest report from Gartner, The Digital Future of Finance: 10 CFO Opportunities to Accelerate Digital Transformation, offers compelling insights for nonprofit organizations. Gartner’s research focuses on how technology can help restore and strengthen an organization’s financial health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

The typical corporate desktop computer is restricted by group policies and filtering software. In fact, without standardization, automation, group policies that control what can and can’t be done on a PC, and some protection from malicious web sites, any company with 15 to 20 desktops or more is really unmanageable.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

PFLAG is the first and largest national chapter-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. We found a system and an organization with the kind of innovation and detail that matched what we were looking for. Learn more about Nonprofit Cloud.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

These plans provide a starting point that participants can put into action immediately and build upon for larger projects and plans in the organization. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Topic : Social Media ROI. Topic : Strong Connections: Linking Strategy, Goals and Metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering for Arts Organizations , Guest Post by Mary Trudel and Rory MacPherson. Just over a year ago, we asked ourselves a question: How are arts organizations using digital and social media, and what sorts of results are they getting? Arts organizations are not alone in this.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization: Women for Women International. Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Please summarize your ROI.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

While many may be tempted to deny this occurrence, nonprofit leaders can use this as an opportunity to champion the charge against inequality and lead by example within their own organizations. That doesn’t mean that a high ROI is a bad thing, or that these fundraising practices should be retired. Wanting it isn’t enough.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. A whopping 48% of Americans don’t trust nonprofits Interestingly, people trust local organizations far more than large institutions. Your job is to figure out how to navigate policies for its responsible use, both for internal and for external communications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 20, 2013

Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. This will for sure help our organization! This webinar demonstrates how nonprofits can implement a successful social media strategy in eleven steps. Girls, Inc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

For decades, the perception of executive pay at nonprofit organizations has been the image of a grossly underpaid executive director OR a scandalously overpaid CEO. For the modern executive, this looks like a generous PTO policy, the option to work from home or enjoy a flexible work schedule. Heart work has value. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Earlier this month, the Ad Council hosted a webinar on the topic of social media ROI with three great social media minds to help us navigate these and other thorny online issues. According to David Almacy, the best five tools to measure social media ROI right now are: TweetDeck. Then share them with your organization’s leadership.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 20, 2023

While financial contributions are crucial for the success of any nonprofit organization, it’s important not to overlook the value of in-kind donations. However, with the right tools and strategies for tracking in-kind donations for nonprofits, your organization can benefit from them while avoiding potential pitfalls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

And, if you’re thinking your organization can’t afford to send you to the conference, there are scholarships available for nonprofits folks. The following year, I organized an Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam where panelists delivered their presentations as poems. In 2010, did a crowdsourced session on crowdsourcing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Salesforce’s technology donation program that provides 10 free licenses to eligible organizations, as well as other free and discounted products ? has been reimagined with a focus on helping nonprofit organizations and educational institutions start fundraising quickly. The Power of Us Program ? Customers outside of the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

That said, my Pinterest Profile for “Nonprofit Organizations” ( pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ) will only follow nonprofits. Be sure to add a description with a link to increase your return on investment (ROI)/traffic from using Pinterest. It’s a simple oversight that dramatically reduces ROI. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

s largest and most powerful animal protection organization. to quantify ROI Page views from our stats program & Video view count from youtube ??? KEY TAKEAWAYS ABOUT ROI, MEASUREMENT, and METRICS for nonprofits using social media If you or your boss are stuck on time spent ROI, track as you go. Our mission is ???celebrating

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

The high ROI of planned gifts and their accessibility to wider groups of donors has always made them a smart investment of your time and development resources. A donor can name your nonprofit as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. billion in new gift commitments for thousands of nonprofit organizations.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ROI (Return on Investment) in its simplest form has has a very specific mathematical definition.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" DZ: Is there more than one person that tweets for your organization?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Getting Started: Organization and Planning. Subscribe to, like, and follow large organizations with a mission that is similar to yours. Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Create and organize photos into collections and sets.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

And when it comes to creating a nonprofit business plan for your organization, that’s a task that generally falls to the board—a situation that can create a big disconnect between what you need and what you actually get. The input you send back will be well-received if you can connect it to the organization’s mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

What's important is a social media policy. Laura Lee Dooley shared this example (bookmarked posts of people talking about her organization fed into Wordle). They have an extensive social media participation policy that has helped spur adoption internally. Tags: cute dog theory ROI listening 2ndwave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The challenge is explaining to your board the benefits of having the organization use social media tools, but also wondering how you are going to get a fan base when your members aren’t connected. Your upcoming events, networking opportunities, advocacy issues, member resources, another organization's website? Or all of the above?

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