Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by RedRaspu Convio invited me to share my number one New Year's resolution as part of its "Now is the Time" campaign. But, maybe you've done some of that thinking and implemented a few focused social media experiments in 2008 and have gleaned some insights. Do you have a friending policy ? Good for you! Great work.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

“Your outreach should not be limited to social networks created especially for Boomers, sites like Eons or Grandparents.com ," Reece says. Another 2008 market research study conducted by NPD Group showed that 61 percent of Boomer Internet users had visited sites that offer streaming or downloadable video (e.g.,

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2009

Here’s a list of 10 best practices you can follow when working on your site content. A good site gives users the information that they need quickly and efficiently. 6) Be Consistent: Use the same terminology and nomenclature throughout your site. Remember, content is still king. Reader Comments (12) Great list, Allyson.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

“Your outreach should not be limited to social networks created especially for Boomers, sites like Eons or Grandparents.com ," Reece says. Another 2008 market research study conducted by NPD Group showed that 61 percent of Boomer Internet users had visited sites that offer streaming or downloadable video (e.g.,

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JUNE 13, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 01:28PM | by Allyson Kapin Facebook is the 5th most trafficked site in the United States. Marlow looked at how often people clicked on their friends news or photos, how often they communicated, etc. June 30, 2009 | Andi Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Guess what the results were? All rights reserved.

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MAY 7, 2007

Also promoting on the website seems to have picked up the number of friends requests we received, since there was so much traffic to our protectseals site and that is what you saw when you went to our homepage during the hunt. Did you experience any increased site traffic to HSUS as a result of your MySpace presence?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site. One of our key challenges was the fact that many of our key donors are older and less likely to even know about social networking sites like Facebook. The photos application came just last week.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site. One of our key challenges was the fact that many of our key donors are older and less likely to even know about social networking sites like Facebook. The photos application came just last week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

More Flickr Photos here. welcomed everyone "The people on the end of your web site will be informed than the CEO. Free software, but expensive in terms of your time -Set out with minimal (achievable) goals and guidelines (policy) They differed in the audience building strategy and definition. Need time and patience.

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APRIL 26, 2007

Strategies mentioned today included ring tones with an ear-friendly message (and/or downloadable in exchange for an email address), interactive incentive programs, photo messaging and direct action campaigns. Mobile campaigns might be great for building email lists, launching a new idea, or drawing viewers to your Web site.

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

If you've clicked on a link to the site from this post, congratulations--you are a ScratchR spectator. I've joined the site, but I haven't yet uploaded anything or commented on anything. Here is the user profile by age circa July 2008 (per this report ). Let's take a look at the safety of each aspect of the site.

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JULY 2, 2009

Do you want to track how many people are signing your petitions after visiting your site? Think of it like eye-witness reports of breaking news, photos and videos from big events, and links to the hottest memes of the day. KnewEm ( [link] - a quick place to see if your brand name is registered on hundreds of social media sites.

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MAY 27, 2010

In 2008, I helped start the Frozen Pea Fund against breast cancer. All this inspired by a single woman who had a breast cancer diagnosis and took one photo of herself holding a package of frozen peas on her chest. Post your commenting policy on your Fan Page's info tab. If someone's abusing your policy, use blocking features.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This blogger writes with a personal flair, highlighting photos, statistics, government documents to comment on social and economic conditions there. Lawrence of Cyberia frequently reveals "hidden" stories of Palestinian and Israeli history that counters misinformation and myths in US major media and government policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Photo by Leppre. One of the questions: How to address concerns about privacy, security, and avoiding spam overload that comes with social media and social network sites? One of the questions: How to address concerns about privacy, security, and avoiding spam overload that comes with social media and social network sites?

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MAY 4, 2009

Facebook As the fifth-most trafficked site in the United States, Facebook is a great social network for nonprofits to build a community and brand their campaigns. Freshen Up Profiles Update user profiles every couple of days with new stories, interesting facts, new videos, blog entries, photos, etc.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Health care reformers very much wish to put a face on the problem, and dozens of groups have set up sites for people to read and publish their health care horror stories. During the Summer of 2008, C.U. It's sort of like urban legend site snopes.com meets health reform. Photo Pools. The technology can be simple too.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

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