NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

Fret not, however, as the number of nonprofits using Twitter continues to grow. However, many are confused about how Twitter can help advance their organization’s goals. Consider how you can use Twitter to network with other professionals in your line of work. Location Based Services. Timely Actions.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up on the opinion blog – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or read the full post below. Here are a few reasons why using multiple social networking platforms doesn’t just mean you repeat your effort. Community First.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2010

The second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, a joint project of Common Knowledge, thePort, and NTEN, has hard data and insights on the trends surrounding social networking technology as part of nonprofit organizations' marketing, communications, fundraising, and program services.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Okay, yes, Twitter did ask its beta testers not to tweet about the new Lists feature just yet. but who really expects to keep a secret on Twitter? The news is already widespread online - so let's go ahead and take a look at Twitter Lists, how they work, and what they can do for you.( read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

That’s part of the key to success when using Twitter for a Global conversation. Using Twitter search or other tools, you can watch news and updates about the election in Iran by using #IranElection; or, find interesting people to follow and connect with using #FollowFriday to peruse the recommendations that pile up on Fridays.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

“Social networks will be like air.&#. The people who “own&# those relationships need to start working together to integrate the platforms. 3 things need to make social networks like air: Identity - who are you? pick your friends once - social networking fatigue. Contacts - who you know?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here. The above visual is a social network. Each dot represents a person or in network jargon, a node. Someone on your mailing list or rolodex.

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NetWits

AUGUST 19, 2009

The Social Networking tool Twitter has become a mainstay in my daily routine. In my line of work (nonprofit consulting) it’s important for me to stay up on industry news, trends, technology and people. Twitter helps me do this. Twitter gives me access to these people.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

By Geoff Livingston, Principal & Co-Founder, Zoetica Facebook and to a lesser extent Twitter and LinkedIn have become the interstates of the social web. Nonprofits that want to connect with their constituents are almost obliged to participate on these networks. Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities states, ".you

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

” In 2012, while I still encounter a few skeptics, there is more often curiosity and questions about “How can we use a networked approach with more impact.” ” Does this signal that working in networks been become normal in the nonprofit sector? Networks are proving their value to program outcomes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

2) Move beyond social posting to targeted social advertising. In this age of Google Ad Grants and inexpensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter targeted advertising, one can drive traffic from what is a primary relationship-building platform to an organization’s website or to a lead or landing page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. The reality is that mobile and social media require time to use effectively.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. I have been having curmudgeonly thoughts about social networks in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even though I was “offline,&# I couldn’t completely escape reminders of how social networks have become a part of our lives. Melissa admits that she clicks through on links from her friends on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere, but finds reading RSS her main way of keeping informed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Social media best practices are constantly in flux as tool sets change and algorithms are modified. Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. on a regular basis you may not realize that the best practices that worked six months ago have evolved and some simply don’t work anymore at all. Google, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. I first discovered Dave’s work through colleague, Eugene Eric Kim, who recently shared this great story about Dave and his work. Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . The workshop was organized by colleague, Tatyana Kanzavelli. Who liked each other, who didn't.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 11, 2012

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. You can learn more about her work at www.deannazandt.com and follow her on Twitter at @randomdeanna. Deanna Zandt, author, Share This!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t. Sure, why not.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2010

She said only 11% of teens email daily and that they are using SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communications. Interestingly, despite all the protests against Facebook’s privacy policy she also said that people entrust their personal info with social networks. Furthermore, in August 2009, 276.9

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. As a community organizer, Twitter makes a lot of sense. Twitter does exactly that. Robin’s 10 Twitter Rules for Non Profits. Twitter is social. Follow Back.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. Photo and Video Editing Ability. Multitasking. It’s rare that any web-based activity lasts longer than 30 minutes.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

For me, this week, it’s Twitter 101 for Nonprofits. In this slideshow introduction to the “fastest-growing social media platform in the world,” Frank Barry (@franswaa) and Jeff Patrick (@commonknow) hit a strong balance between overview and detail, how to and real-world case studies. How does Twitter work? read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I’m twittering December 7, 2007 Yes, it’s hard to believe. I have said many times that I wouldn’t Twitter. I’ve critiqued Twitter and social networks in general.

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Care2

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Are niche social networks the best way to mobilize people and channel their energy into supporting nonprofits? In the past couple of years there has been a surge in socially responsible startups such as Crowdrise , Razoo , and Causecast wanting to help to change the world by raising money online for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small (and medium-sized) nonprofits have a different experience on social media than large nonprofits. Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Social media is in a weird transition right now.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2010

In just a few weeks, I'm heading to Colorado to chat with a group of nonprofits about using social media in their work -- but not in Denver. Jen Newmeyer, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina I had a few assumptions I decided to test by talking to some organizations that work locally using social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Today, Pete Cashmore had a piece on CNN " Next Year's Twitter? FourSquare is a is location-based social network service overlays your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. FourSquare is a location-based social network to help you connect with friends using GPS via your mobile device.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 9, 2010

Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you want it. The same goes for social media. Things stop working. Twitterers aren't banging down doors trying to follow you. Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Social networking Non-profit Communications social media. Blogs dry up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

They’ve been able to hire some of the most well-trained and experienced staff, consultants, and designers that work in the nonprofit sector. How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns. Hint, hint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

Networked Nonprofits are not only experts in using social media, but they know how to streamline their work flow often based on an understanding of applying network theory to their practice. It isn’t about following thousands and thousands of friends on Twitter. This works best if you have small network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

I read an interesting post in the Conversation Starter called " Why I'm Dropping You As A Facebook Friend " where Paul Michelman reports on his lack of success using his Facebook (and Twitter) profile as a personal/professional networking tool and has decided to keep it totally personal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

When we apply a network mindset to the way we work – whether as an individual or as part of a network strategy, we believe that value is created through our connections, interactions and building relationships. That’s social capital and it does have value. E-Mediat Twitter Network.

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