Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. 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).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Science and technology – 0%. Social media – 25%. 17) Of those inspired to give by social media, GivingTuesday donors find the following the most inspiring: Facebook – 52%. Twitter – 11%.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Three things happen every spring: March Madness, spring cleaning, and social media plans need a refresh. This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. More: Clubhouse’s full privacy policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. Doing so requires a significant time investment, but it can and should be done: Step 1: Create an email lists of chapter mobile and social media campaigners.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

The iceberg analogy can be a particularly powerful analogy when we think about how we might use social media to truly engage youth. In our experience, effective engagement and monitoring of social media in this way can help reveal the “hidden” 90%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, I had the honor of doing a mini workshop at the annual BoardSource Conference called “Governing the Networked Nonprofit in An Age of Social Media &# where I had an opportunity to share some ideas on social media culture, transparency, and simplicity from the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Social media can be a useful (though often overlooked) tool for frontline workers in social service agencies to engage with youth, according to Jason Shim, a Program Facilitator at the Canadian nonprofit, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services. For Pathways to Education, social media turned out to be the right tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. Effective Social Media.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

This spring, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (the Center) began its journey from a traditional, “non-social” organization to one that uses and embraces social media in both its communications and internal processes. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? who is the Law & Technology Director at Fenwick & West LLP (F&W), a Silicon-Valley-based law firm. What might be needed is a set of social media usage guidelines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco. For this group, I felt it was important to ask about personal comfort/experience and whether or not they felt social media had any value for their agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). Bots are also not limited to social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sponsored by the Public Interest Registry and researched by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. 2) The rise in online giving is directly correlated to the rise in social media. 15% say Twitter. 10% say Instagram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of giving a presentation for the Packard Foundation board of directors to provide a brief report on how I spent my time as Visiting Scholar and share some insights about social media and the nonprofit sector. So, part of the presentation included a live demonstration on Twitter. packfound .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Orchestras and Social Media Survey View more documents from Marc van Bree. How much are nonprofit organizations spending on social media? I mentioned this on Twitter. I undertook this research to understand some questions about social media and orchestras. Find him on Twitter @mcmvanbree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. B0nus Insight: Linking Social Media Results to Job Performance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Now its fourth edition, the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report has over 1,000 useful statistics for NGOs, NPOs, and charities worldwide. In addition to social media stats, the report also provides data for how organizations use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, productivity software, and emerging technology trends.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. What kind of content should they be sharing over Twitter and Facebook? ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources?

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Forum One

MARCH 18, 2010

Aimee Roundtree, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown, where she teaches courses in medical and science writing, hypermedia and technology, web publishing and accessibility, visual design, and technical communication. This enabled them to use Twitter ( @swhealthcare ) to push out announcements during the crisis.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. Green Technology. Social Media. is another one I’m watching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. At WITNESS, we’ve been wrestling with the promise and peril of new communications technologies.

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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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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Actions that support environmental sustainability include setting new environmental regulations, developing technology through renewable energy, and leaning into eco-friendly living. Twitter: @Energy_Leaders. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @calparks and @REI . Connect with SF Parks Alliance on social media: .

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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!" Deanna Zandt (DZ): How long have you been on Twitter? What inspired you to join?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the absence of social media compliance and regulatory standards, social networking technologies face increased scrutiny in both the government and commercial sectors. While many government leaders and corporate executives recognize the ability for social media to enable organizations to ?tap

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 15, 2015

Social Media is an aspect of technology that has been more enticing, faster-moving, more powerful, and more fickle than any other mode of communication—an almost daily topic here on npENGAGE, and one that nonprofit grassroots activists are constantly trying to harness. What actually works in terms of influencing public policy?

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

Earlier this week, I addressed the topic of social media in the military and government on a panel at The Army and The Navy Club in Washington, DC. From my perspective, the central theme of the panel was that social media is a permanent fixture of government communications. technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2009

Matt Sharp , Director of Operations and Technology, Packard Foundation Last week, when I started as Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation, I sat down to use the computer in my office to write a blog post. I learned from Matt more about how IT department's policies and challenges. We're up to six!)

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

It is also a good idea to make sure that all parts of the venue are set up to enable social distancing and consider implementing a mask policy. Think about putting on a series of small meetings or gatherings in other locations and connecting them via technology. Leveraging Social Media. Connecting Local Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. Avoiding Technology and Presentation Fail.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

However, when it comes to building communities online, often the first place an organization starts is with social networking accounts -- creating organizational Twitter and Facebook accounts. Check out this link for a comprehensive list of social media policies. Follow Jamie on Twitter @jjmilliard Lori L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. More at TechCrunch and Technology in the Arts Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

The digital tools we have at our disposal are limitless — allowing great stories to reach more and more people, and providing new opportunities for recruiting advocates, changing policy, public education, and creating real change on the ground.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Read More » Online Approaches for Inviting and Collecting Public Input Joe Pringle in Influence 4 Jun 2010 I was invited to present last week at the University of Marylands Human Computer Interaction Labs workshop on Government and Social Media. We also saw some. In this case.

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