Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. If you are using social media correctly, then your numbers should rise from month-to-month. Blogging was the missing piece in my social media strategy.

Social Media 249

Social Media Metrics Track Myspace 249

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Use Social Media to Create an Online Community The average internet user spends roughly 151 minutes (that’s over two and a half hours) online every day. Thanks to social media, spending quality time with your members doesn’t always have to happen face to face. A simple interest poll can provide a considerable boost in attendees.

Strategy 98

Strategy Measure Social Media Metrics 98

NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s modernized world, social media branding has become a no-brainer. With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? billion social media users worldwide. Things to consider before diving into social media.

Social Media 74

Social Media Media Social Contest 74

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. Once you get accustomed to a tool, it changes in an attempt to reinvent itself. Rather than lamenting this new reality, a good social media manager will adapt quickly.

Facebook 278

Facebook Social Media ROI Gift 278

AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

The audience was then asked to vote on their favorite one, with the winner announced the following day on Twitter. . If you make it clear that winners will be announced on social media, you will not only get engagement during the event but will benefit from attendees checking your social channels regularly. . Polls and Q&As.

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Virtual Ideas Online Movie 98

NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2019

By changing how you approach your social media presence, you can create ways to ramp up your social media engagement. With some platforms, like Twitter , you can post a bit more?usually Simple things like polls and surveys or Q&A sessions can go a long way to increase social media engagement with your brand.

Social Media 58

Social Media Guide Media Social 58

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 7, 2011

At the beginning of my webinar on Twitter and LinkedIn I always poll attendees on whether they have found and claimed their nonprofit’s Company Page on LinkedIn. And no doubt, their slow but strategic roll out of Company Pages over the last 18 months has resulted in a smart, well-built new tool for nonprofits to tap into.

Linkedin 192

Linkedin Companies United States Feeds 192

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Ag Grantees Twitter Webinar. This blog post summarizes some of the knowledge shared about effective social media strategy, tactics, and practices. ” I created a list of grantee’s Twitter Profiles and shared back the analysis of most tweeted words and hashtags. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

Social Media 100

Social Media Integration Media Case Study 100

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools?

Social Network 64

Social Network Social Media International Network 64

Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

Part of this month's Net2 Think Tank focused on tools and best practices. Below are some tools to help your organization monitor and learn from online feedback. The following tools may help you listen, monitor, measure, and ask. interest to you and your cause on the web: Social Media Monitoring Tools.

Netsquared 56

Netsquared Tools Poll Online 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

The use of mobile and social media enhanced the experience beyond having the standard back channel via a hashtag on Twitter, but the substance of his comments resonated. What terrific advice for social media strategies too. Mobile Technology and Social Media and Real Time Learning. Carson , Ph.D.,

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Social Media Mobile Professional Conference 101

AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

No matter what this year brings, event marketing is an effective marketing tool for brands to have in their arsenal. Especially in the increasingly digital world, live events and in-person events offer networking, grow social connections, and fuel community. . Brands are finding innovative ways to reach their target audiences.

Marketing 119

Marketing Strategy Guide Sponsor 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

I've been thinking about Twitter behavior and how people are using it. I want to do a quick poll. So, to test the question, I posted it on Twitter last night: "I'm curious about your twitter behavior. How are you using Twitter? " The responses are here. So, I revised the above survey.

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Twitter Research Tools Poll 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 5) Does your nonprofit poll your online donors about what communication tool inspired them most to donate on your Website? [ [link] ]. 1% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Warning: Poll has been spammed: [link] ].

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Results Communication Strategy Myspace 193

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. Two grantees that work on Children’s Healthcare at the national level and have experience using social media as part of an integrated campaign were co-presenters. During the Webinar, I polled the group’s general approach.

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Google Change Social Adopt 116

Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2010

Twitter has claimed its place on the short list of communications tools for nonprofits and libraries to consider when designing online strategies. This webinar will survey the Twitter landscape, explaining core concepts, enumerating best practices, and describing the tools and tactics that exist to leverage Twitter's strengths.

Twitter 43

Twitter Free Poll Social Network 43

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For example, if your entire demographic is on the social media platform Instagram, then your marketing budget should start with that, and then branch out to other avenues or pipelines depending on costs. Avenues for word-of-mouth marketing, free marketing, or social media strategy. Developing Your Event Marketing Plan.

Marketing 105

Marketing Virtual Sponsor Social Media 105

AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Social distancing, gathering restrictions, and even lockdown orders have put an end to in-person events for the foreseeable future. For best results, look for a virtual events platform that includes live streaming options and production tools. With a virtual event, this simple social interaction becomes more complicated.

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Virtual Stream Poll Audience 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Text Poll App from MobileCause. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

Integration 97

Integration Mobile Conference Strategy 97

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. Provide them with a place they can give feedback, such as a survey or poll.

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email Template Poll Social Media 220

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

Twitter: There are two different apps to integrate Twitter. Twitter App automatically re-posts your tweets in your Facebook Page status. Selective Tweets allows to you to selectively post a status update on your Facebook Page from Twitter simply by adding the hashtag “#fb”. Additional Reading About Apps.

Facebook 101

Facebook Marketing Poll YouTube 101

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Your website serves as the central hub for your digital strategy, followed closely by the ways you drive folks to your website, including email, blog posts, newsletters, social media, text messaging, QR codes in print media, and advertising. Is it easy to share your website and other links via social media or email? .

Strategy 142

Strategy Online Fundraising Plugin 142

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations.

Social Media 94

Social Media Reflection Learning Social 94

AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

Social distancing, gathering restrictions, and even lockdown orders have put an end to in-person events for the foreseeable future. For best results, look for a virtual events platform that includes live streaming options and production tools. With a virtual event, this simple social interaction becomes more complicated.

Virtual 52

Virtual Stream Poll Audience 52

AccelEvents

JULY 21, 2021

With the increased popularity of virtual and in-person events alongside a growing number of available event software tools, choosing the right platform for your next event can be a real challenge. Polls, Q&As, and live chats. Social media integrations, like LinkedIn. Keynote speaker session. Breakout sessions.

Platform 93

Platform Virtual Stream Hosting 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

But I must confess that I sometimes think that Facebook is overrated as a communications and community-building tool. Compared to Twitter and MySpace, it’s been a much more difficult community to grow and engage. I get little to no website or blog traffic from Facebook (most comes from Twitter and LinkedIn).

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ROI Facebook Story Stats 217

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Social media has a constantly changing landscape and it can be hard to stay current with all of the rapid updates. That’s why Nonprofit Hub is rolling out a brand new monthly series where we’ll review the most important changes to the top social media platforms that occurred each month. Twitter had a pretty big month in October.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media Social NPO 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I usually do this in a room with a quick poll, but I wanted to push myself to create the content based on their questions. Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? " It does take more time in the beginning if you're just acquiring the skill with a particular tool.

Social Media 101

Social Media Time Media Remix 101

Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Recently, TechSoup hosted a webinar discussing how to use social media to acquire and support volunteers. The webinar explained how each social media tool can be used effectively, how to use the right medium to reach your target audience, and how to manage social media policy for your organization.

Social Media 44

Social Media Volunteer Media Management 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2008

Yesterday, Marnie Webb asked an interesting question about choice of tools - specifically the choice the question of "Twitter or Blog?" It would be hard to answer this as a comment of a blog post too or if someone was doing a quick poll. Twitter is easy to use because of its simplicity. " Great question.

Twitter 56

Twitter Question Minneapolis Aggregator 56

Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

You can use Atomic Training to help your organization maximize its tech tools and software products. Build your social media presence with training on Twitter and Facebook. Social Entrepreneurship. Check out guides to available online tools for training staff. Train on Over 150 Products with Atomic Training.

Training 54

Training Train Education Tools 54

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Using weekly social media posts focused on your mission’s impact.

Lesson 59

Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

The good news is this is completely avoidable in the Age of Social Media. Over the last six years since our founding, MomsRising has worked with hundreds of bloggers and has learned how to strategically use social media to ensure that key audiences don’t miss compelling posts.

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Blogger Lesson Childhood Poll 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter. It was almost five years ago to the day, that I did a webinar for NTEN on the topic and have been integrating social media into teaching and learning experiences ever since. Not unlike where you start for a communications or social media strategy, eh?

Social Media 93

Social Media Share Media Instruction 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Twitter for me is mostly a listening tool. A place to quickly get a range of responses to questions, rapid research for blog posts, and social presence. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not. The rest are coming from other twitter users. So, do visitors from Twitter simply click and then flit away?

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Twitter Ratio Google Artist 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

What keeps me excited about social media is the ability to connect with people who you have never met and have a conversation about ideas you care about. What are some techniques and tools for interactive presenting? During the NTC social media ROI Case Study Slam I asked the audience to @kanter me with questions.

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Tools Poll Channel Blended 50

NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. Channels such as social media can really help with this.

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Communication email Marketing Reflection 94