Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 25, 2014
Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. Only 32 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia-Pacific, do not have any Twitter presence. Pope Francis ( @Pontifex ) is the most influential world leader on Twitter.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 16, 2012
There were a handful who were using LinkedIn and Twitter as professional networking tools. We spent most of our time looking at the importance of setting up a professional profile on Twitter. They were very excited to see the Minister of Health in Rwanda on Twitter. Everyone was using Facebook.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 1, 2012
Yup, you can target and build these important relationships by engaging with them through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Effective social media outreach takes at least 25 hours of staff time per week, according to the Ditch Digital Dabbling research report. Cultivating a prospect is not a one-time event.
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. Charity:Water used it for its Rwanda Campaign. Says Paull Young from charity:water, “ You can set it up in minutes, but it is one-time deal. Also set up a system in advance so you can track the hashtag.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 12, 2010
So, being able do some real time network weaving while the birthday campaign was unfolding was highly satsifying. I met Spencer Brodsky last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda. He helped me with reaching my influencers on Twitter. But it is late, and time for bed!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 25, 2012
We made people go up and down the stairs three times before settling in after lunch. On Day 3, we covered the best practices of using listening, Twitter, and Facebook, with ample time to practice. It Isn’t Enough To Tell People About Best Practices: Hands-On, Brains-On. I wrote about the practice of Team Tweeting here.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 23, 2013
At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies. Harrison has over 61.5k
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