Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Social Media Week is happening in DC this week. The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Category: Social & Environmental Change. In social media, this event generated over 8,000 tweets using the #give2max hashtag and daylong trending in the Washington region.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been doing incredible work for over 100 years and, while content marketing isn’t news to them, they’re using content along with social media to make sure the online world knows about their work. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. At SXSW, there…. I’ve been….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 Social media strategy payoff. 14 guest blog post, “ 24 hours, millions of dollars, thousands of nonprofits—What gives in Minnesota? ,” I talked about how relationships were key to this collaborative social fundraising effort. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised $13.4M

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. She was able to go to her boss and get some more resources in the budget for social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. While they had a relatively smaller number of followers on Twitter or Facebook, they had focused on engaging their community online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. Jeff Achen gives us the inside view.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

We've all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics "going viral" online before our eyes - the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW. Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The report is often an important piece of research designed to show leadership on an issue and attract the attention of the press and governments to affect social change. Feeding America has a national hunger study. researchers suggest Apple could sell 25 million units in 2011 — or even their smart phone. The PDF is.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The app was a finalist in Microsoft's 2011 Imagine Cup, a student technology competition. Our Time (Facebook) is a nonprofit dedicated to youth empowerment through the voting process. Microsoft partnered with Facebook and Washington State to develop the MyVote Facebook app. School and Job Preparedness. iStudiez Pro.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

While I was attending the Direct Marketing Association of Washington’s Social Media Day a few months ago, I decided to strike up a conversation with one ofthe presenters. In addition, we are building the National Law Enforcement Museum, to tell the story of law enforcement in America. or the derivation of their message T.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Social Networking Links: links to Facebook, Twitter, etc. The summer 2011 program included 115 participants who also exceeded goals, raising a total of $125,000! Instead, each participant chooses a destination from eight different locations, including Africa, India, the Middle East, and South America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Therefore, my new question in presentations about social media has been to ask: Is this new? Social media accelerates the crowdsourcing process – it can happen faster. And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2011

Last week, I read Jocelyn Harmon’s post about Nonprofit Facebook Fail and in the comments, Petri Darby refers to the dramatic increase of visits to his nonprofit’s Make-A-Wish Foundation Web site. The first Make-A-Wish mobile optimized website launched in early April 2011. Content Curation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Last month it was Facebook’s Internet.org initiative to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones for people in developing countries. So far this big initiative is not attracting the 'self serving' criticism that Facebook's Internet.org has been enduring. It has been in use in Europe since 2011.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The answer is simple: create a microsite that allows you to focus on a particular topic, present specific calls to action and, with the help of social media, reach large numbers of people much more quickly than a traditional website. But don't take my word for it, here are some examples of wonderful and highly effective, microsites: 1.

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