Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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MAY 8, 2009

May 7, 2009 | Kimberley Le Sueur I run the OpenTravel Allliance (www.opentravel.org),and as a not-for-profit trade association serving the travel industry, it doesnt make sense for us to be on Facebook. May 11, 2009 | Caitlin Jennings Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks for this post. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Main | Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team » Wednesday Jan 14 2009 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:40AM | by Allyson Kapin Let’s face it: People have a love hate relationship with their email. January 15, 2009 | Samer Excellent suggestions!

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MARCH 4, 2009

” Provide links to resources, fact sheets, and important articles so users can easily click to read more. February 26, 2009 | Gayle Thorsen Allyson, Great overview of web content best practices. John February 26, 2009 | John Haydon I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.

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JUNE 4, 2009

» Tuesday Jun 02 2009 Social Media Webinar on June 10th Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 09:14PM | by Allyson Kapin Mark your calendars for one of the best webinars on integrating social media into your campaigns. Bob Winstead Founder, Generous Community June 4, 2009 | Bob Winstead Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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JUNE 30, 2009

Main | Advocacy Online Unveils Social Networking Platform in Toronto » Thursday Jun 11 2009 Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:58AM | by Allyson Kapin Your nonprofit spends time and money growing your online list. June 11, 2009 | Tara Great list of tips! Although I would add one other.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

World » Sunday Feb 08 2009 Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:08AM | by Allyson Kapin I will be watching Twitter like a hawk later this this week. Best of Life, @nakeva February 8, 2009 | Nakeva Thanks for your response Nakeva. Great post. Reminded me to go post my own!

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JANUARY 19, 2009

» Thursday Jan 15 2009 Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 05:01PM | by Justin Perkins As more and more nonprofits go online, and more and more donors give online, the leading nonprofits are finding that email is the most powerful option for online fundraising.

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JUNE 5, 2009

According to the just released 2009 eBenchmarks study by M&R Strategic Services and NTEN, most of the 32 groups featured in the study saw their online fundraising increase between 2007 and 2008. June 5, 2009 | Steven Yes Kapin, right question specially for non-profit organisations. Who wants to do fund rising programs.

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JUNE 16, 2009

» Monday Jun 15 2009 Converting New Activists into Donors Monday, June 15, 2009 at 05:05PM | by Allyson Kapin Last week Frogloop talked with Madeline Stanionis and Jenn Smith of Watershed about their top 5 tips for engaging new activists who recently signed up for a nonprofit’s email list. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

60) Search « Care2 Adds Two Experts to Nonprofit Services Team | Main | Year-End Fundraising » Tuesday Jan 06 2009 Defining a Nonprofit Websites Google Analytics KPIs (Part 2) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 12:43PM | by James OMalley In part 1 of this series, we discussed how to correctly install your Google Analytics.

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APRIL 22, 2009

We try to keep it light, informal, and funny -- providing helpful resources and interesting links, and being responsive to our followers, while also using it as a way to crowdsource and get buy-in and guidance on new projects. www.MHPonline.org April 22, 2009 | Rick Bernardo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

60) Search « Twestival: To Meet, Tweet And Raise $500K For Charity | Main | The Joys of Google Grants, Part 2 » Wednesday Feb 04 2009 Why Every Nonprofit Should Embrace the Web 2.0 It’s where people go to gather news, resources and discuss issues. February 6, 2009 | Ryan Lewis I think were entering not just Web 2.0,

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JUNE 13, 2009

60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook? 60) Search « Converting New Activists into Donors | Main | Five Tips to Engaging New Online Activists » Thursday Jun 11 2009 How Sticky is Facebook?

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MAY 22, 2009

60) Search « The ROI of Social Media | Main | Advocacy Online Launches in the US » Thursday May 21 2009 Earned Media: How to Stay Relevant and Track It Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 01:20PM | by Allyson Kapin “If you dont brand yourself, Google will brand you,” says branding expert Sherry Beck Paprocki.

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MARCH 23, 2009

March 23, 2009 | Hatef Yamini Excellent list! March 23, 2009 | Copywriter Steff EXACTLY what I need! May 19, 2010 | Brenda Johnson Copyright © 2008, Care2.com This weeks tips are a little more advanced, but still pretty easy to do and can have a big impact on your SEO. Basic, but specific enough to implement. com , Inc.

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MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year? Whitehouse.gov 2.0: Great post.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

While many agencies in Washington expect their budgets to be cut, the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy is looking for an extra $36 million in 2009, according to new administration budget documents. I Got a Crush. That would boost the office’s budget above $400 million. (It’s

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JUNE 10, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. This is great news.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Case Study Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:32AM | by Adrienne Royer After hearing about Twestival , I was intrigued.

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MARCH 26, 2009

60) Search « SXSW Panels Offer Key Advice to Nonprofits | Main | GuideStar Study Says Nonprofits Need to be Transparent » Wednesday Mar 25 2009 Convio Releases Nonprofit Online Marketing Benchmarks Study Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 10:02PM | by Allyson Kapin Allyson Kapin, Editor-In-Chief ‘Tis the season for benchmark studies.

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JUNE 17, 2009

60) Search « Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks | Main | Punching Up Your Action Alerts and Online Fundraising Appeals » Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:22PM | by Clinton OBrien 1.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

” Visitors who clicked on the ads were encouraged to complete the voter registration form on our site, sign our Pledge to Vote form, and check out our educational resources on women and voting. jon February 5, 2009 | jon This and the earlier companion piece are great articles. They might even make a donation or two.

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MAY 29, 2009

Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? Friday, May 29, 2009 at 09:41AM | by Allyson Kapin In the next five years, money spent annually on direct mail will decline by as much as 40%, from $49.7 Its a waste of natural and financial resources. billion in 2008 to $29.8

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MARCH 25, 2011

Since we started this undertaking in 2009, weve heard each year that demand is on the rise, and that remains the expectation for 2011. To meet this growing demand—which comes on top of each previous years increases—nonprofit managers continue to be resourceful in their efforts to balance mission, capacity, and capital.

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APRIL 14, 2009

April 14, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Jen Excellent counsel. April 14, 2009 | Martin Smith Not to beat a dead horse, but how we would look at Amazon differently if they had picked up right away that folks were using the #amazonFAIL hashtag and responded. April 15, 2009 | suzi w. Well, maybe longer, it was Easter Sunday.)

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JULY 17, 2008

And as long as we solve the earned income side of our project, we should have resources on hand to continue improving/building apps listed on the wiki. May 18, 2009 | last minute Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks again for the post. All the best, Peter July 16, 2008 | Peter Deitz Hi Hatef. I will check, thank you for post.

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JULY 16, 2008

And as long as we solve the earned income side of our project, we should have resources on hand to continue improving/building apps listed on the wiki. May 18, 2009 | last minute Copyright © 2008, Care2.com Thanks again for the post. All the best, Peter July 16, 2008 | Peter Deitz Hi Hatef. I will check, thank you for post.

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MARCH 15, 2009

March 13, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Excellent tips! March 15, 2009 | Copywriter Steff Copyright © 2008, Care2.com While many strategists throw around SEO terms that can make your head spin, dont worry, its not really rocket science. So, if your site is about dog food dont wait until half way down to use the words dog food.

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MARCH 3, 2009

60) Search « 3rd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards | Main | 10 Best Web Content Practices » Friday Feb 27 2009 Tweet Locally, Reach Broadly Friday, February 27, 2009 at 06:43PM | by Daniel Bennett Daniel Bennett To Tweet or not to Tweet is not the question. March 3, 2009 | Anne Dougherty Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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MARCH 27, 2009

March 27, 2009 | Dave Steadman So nicely put, Ill have to pass along to client. March 30, 2009 | rabia Copyright © 2008, Care2.com The interactive conference was a unique opportunity for cross-industry learning among 11,000 web geeks from every area of the web. Here, here to relationship building and lasting engagement.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

The winner will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 NTC to be held in San Francisco. Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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MAY 4, 2009

April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1. April 27 , 2009 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 3. April 27 , 2009 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 5. April 28 , 2009 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 10. With so many great panels to choose from it was a challenge to come up with my top 10 panels to check out. Without further ado here are my favorites.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2007

July 6, 2009 | Anwalt Copyright © 2008, Care2.com I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. All rights reserved. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

As you can no doubt gather, you might not need to invest valuable time and resources into all four, because a lot of the audience is redundant. Response: Trackback at Trackback on May 1, 2009 Trackback Reader Comments (2) This is total kismet. So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign? All rights reserved.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

As you can no doubt gather, you might not need to invest valuable time and resources into all four, because a lot of the audience is redundant. Response: Trackback at Trackback on May 1, 2009 Trackback Reader Comments (2) This is total kismet. So, which one social network should you consider for your next campaign? All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

60) Search « Friday Webinar: Best Practices for Email List-growth and Fundraising | Main | 10 Fast Tips to Boost E-newsletter Performance » Thursday Jan 15 2009 What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? January 15, 2009 | Kevin B. Just my two cents. But it still begs the question of what made it that way in the first place.

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