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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The numbers illustrate how far the field has come in adopting social media, although not 100% adoption. The video reminded me of the classic video, “ The Machine is US/ing Us.” ” I often used the video at social media workshops back then to generate discussion about how our world is changing.

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Which Social Networking Analysis Term Best Describes Virgin America?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Social Learning Isn't Just for Kids: Learning in Public at Conferences and Workshops

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This past week was a busy one for leading workshops. I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. My participation included: An interactive presentation on best practices for using social media for external communications. Social media is a conversation engine.

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? The workshop was an all day workshop , with an opening presentation followed by small group exercise. The report out was amazing. What worked? What didn't? Observations.

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Slides and Notes from Meyer Memorial Trust Nonprofits and Social Networks KeyNote

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The rest of the day was a small group exercise where folks were given a nonprofit scenario and asked to work on a social networking strategy, outcomes, and discuss metrics. The report out at the end of the day was amazing. Thanks to Mazarine Treyz! for taking great notes ! and I'll some reflections shortly.

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Schools using social media but not for fundraising

Robert Weiner

Very few speakers or attendees reported using these tools for fundraising, though. UC Berkeley talked about a badge that donors can post to their Facebook pages after making a gift ("I Feed The Bears").

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Here's 28 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Switch to EveryAction

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The platform features tools like click-to-call advocacy, email message delivery, and social advocacy , empowering nonprofit supporters to take action on issues they care about. #5. Pull detailed, customizable reports. Custom reports offer a real-time picture of your supporters across all channels. Get support when you need it.