Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. This is their second online competition that encouraged people to leverage their social networks to raise money and awareness and recruit supporters for the causes they care about most.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Here, by topic, are the top stories voted up by Association Jam readers for December 2009.( Tags: Associations Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing Volunteers Google Social networking Non-profit Communications membership websites event managment Membership management social media Association Jam.

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Associations Social Network Profit Nptech 79

Wild Apricot

AUGUST 12, 2009

If you’re headed for the American Society of Association Executives & The Centre for Association Leadership Annual General Meeting & Expo in Toronto this week — or following ASAE 2009 online — the way to keep up with what’s happening is the Annual Meeting Hub , heartbeat of the event. Here’s a quick sample of the great.( read more ).

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Associations Online Sample Social Network 79

Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Here are the Top 10 association stories voted up by Association Jam readers in November 2009 — one for each of the topic categories, and one bonus link that came in a close second, just for fun! read more ).

Associations 60

Associations Social Network Profit Nptech 60

Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? " Tags: TechSoup.

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Social Media Volunteer Media Social 100

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Change the Web Challenge from Social Actions is now officially open! Change the Web Challenge is about building innovative tools to help people find and share opportunities to take action on the Web sites, blogs, and social networks that we all visit every day. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. How To Participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Social Network Network Law Social 96

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Flickr Photo: Luc Legay You use social networks at work, right? In fact, we want you to tell us all about it in a survey about social network use by nonprofits that we're running with Common Knowledge and ThePort. > We'll release the results at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco.

Social Network 44

Social Network San Francisco Network Org 44

Judi Sohn

JULY 3, 2011

I left Web Worker Daily in 2009 in no small part because I was bored out of my mind with the content I was producing/editing. I couldn’t stomach looking at even one more new social networking/collaboration site that no one would care about in 6 minutes, much less 6 months. I might segment my content by category or tag.

Google 165

Google Learning Social Network Nonprofit 165

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2009

This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The contest runs through November 6, 2009. Tags: Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools Web 2.0

America 43

America Challenge Giving Social Network 43

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Why Social Media? Citizen-Powered Response.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Care2

JULY 22, 2010

One of the biggest questions nonprofits have been asking for the past couple of years, is what benchmarks should they be using for social media? Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Data You Need to Know. According to 1200 nonprofits surveyed: Facebook is the number one used commercial social network by nonprofits.

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Benchmark Social Media Media Social 62

Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2010

Results of a detailed evaluation of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge competition have been released in the “must-read” 2009 AGC Assessment and Reflection Report. Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( The best part? read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. in 2009 reminds me of Web 1.0 many organizations are initially focusing on using social media as a communication and awareness tool.

Social Network 50

Social Network Network Create Strategy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Two weeks ago, I wrote up my prediction for fundraising trends for 2009. My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away.

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Offline Maldives Action Web 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 26, 2010

Traffic has definitely sloooowed, but the site still has 57 million monthly visitors in the United States ( as of December 2009 ). Age, class, race, and location play a huge role in who uses what social networking sites. I am definitely not a fan of automation on social networks.

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Myspace Twitter Avatar United States 187

Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2009

In June 2009, Nielsen reported nearly 21 million unique visitors to Twitter.com. How can a small nonprofit organization, with limited time and resources for social media, find the right people to connect with in that microblogging crowd? Social networking Twitter maps application search social media. Try your TPS.(

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Map Twitter People Local 100

Wild Apricot

JUNE 7, 2010

Facebook and Twitter took over as social media centers in 2009, while MySpace faded fast - but don't count MySpace down and out yet! Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Marketing online community Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications social media MySpace. read more ).

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Myspace Social Media Social Network Profit 84

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The results of two new surveys paint a bleak picture of the effectiveness of social media for fundraising and volunteer recruitment. The first from Philanthropy Action , has the depressing title, " Social Networking and Mid-Size Nonprofits: What's the Use? " Tools Web 2.0

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Social Media Volunteer Social Media 60

NTEN

APRIL 22, 2009

This is the very last of my 2009 NTC Preview podcasts. Vince is leading the 2009 NTC session, " Fundster: How Philanthropy is Adapting Social Network Practice " You may remember America's Giving Challenge. Tags: 09NTC NPTech philanthropy vince_stehle.

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NTC Philanthropy Social Media Media 36

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Download the December 2009 version of this list here.

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Wikispaces Wiki Web Unconference 111

Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

The event will reveal the results of the 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , which: Provides updated industry-wide metrics to analyze your online program. Tags: Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Seminar Social Networking Tech Planning Using the Web and Internet Web Building. Starts now!

Benchmark 43

Benchmark Results Studies DC 43

Care2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Use an array of social media channels -- including Twitter , Facebook and crowd-sourcing to turn our small group of tech savvy supporters into a powerful fundraising force. Tags: Crowdsourcing Online Fundraising Social Networking. The answer was clear. What We Did.

Social Media 64

Social Media Challenge Global Media 64

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

In 2008, many of the friends of the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace migrated over to Facebook, then in 2009 and 2010 a good number of the new fans came from @NonprofitOrgs on Twitter. Social networking communities are migrant communities, but that’s another blog post. Tags: Facebook.

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Facebook Poll Myspace Offline 207

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. I have this fantastic but large network. I'm just one person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Social Impact Nonprofit Social Media Survey View more presentations from Weber Shandwick Social Impact. The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. Invest in social media capacity as a means of achieving brand building, advocacy and fundraising goals.

Social Media 95

Social Media Adopt Survey Media 95

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

– "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow. " The Report | Think Social – "This is a ?rst nitions and examples for ten trends that we believe are shaping the use of social media in the public interest.

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Web Bookmarking Philanthropy Open Source 105

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

iE Boston Marketing and TiE Boston Social Entrepreneurs present: The 140-Character Mission: How Social Media Revolutionizes Social Entrepreneurship. Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Time: Networking and dinner begins at 6:00pm. Location: MIT room 3-270 (click for map). 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139.

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Boston Massachusetts Social Media Broadcast 100

Care2

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Email grew 21% between 2008-2009. In August 2009, 276.9 Social Network demographics can be skewed. What percentage are really “active users&# and communicate via social networks all day? Between 2008 and 2009 the number of users on social-networking and other community sites jumped 31% to 301.5

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email Social Network Journal Stats 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

During 2009 I created and promoted 34 TwtPolls to help better understand the needs of nonprofits. 5% A social networking site (like Facebook). Which social networking sites does your organization have an “official&# presence/profile on? Related Posts: Tags: ROI (Return on Investment). 25% Facebook.

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Results Communication Strategy Myspace 193

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits. I think I can write something up.

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Project Module Open Source Case Study 100

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. million raised by 2009 America’s Giving Challenge participants. Social networks are still for engagement, not money.

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Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

" The Forrester Blog For Interactive Marketing Professionals - Forrester "found that technologies trigger changes in consumer adoption, and brands will follow, resulting in five distinct waves…" You can check out the 5 eras of the social web along with recommendations for "brands" preparing for the future.

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Web Open Source Bookmarking Student 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

Reboot Britain - David Wilcox, Andy Gibson and I are going to faciliate another round of the Social by Social Game at Reboot Britain - I'm really looking forward to the innovative ideas groups come up with! " onion network - "The onion network is an international mixture of socially aware freelancers and companies.

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Bookmarking Web Delicious Profile 100

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Today's Blog Action Day 2009 ! Here's a few highlights: Social Media and Climate Change : #4Change, the Twitter-based chat, recently tweet-chatted about social media in the climate movement. The annual event's focus this year is Climate Change, an the issue that will impact all of our lives.

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Action Change Technology Sample 36

NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Develop a Social Media Guideline for Your Organization. Know the Risks.

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Social Media Professional Personal Practice 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

Change the Web Challenge: Finalists Announced - I'm really excited about the 24 Finalists in the Change the Web Challenge - this Challenge called for new applications that use Social Actions' API which aggregates and surfaces all kinds of actionable opportunities from around the web. " Does social media help you find a job?

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