Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot. I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. What has changed?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

If you would like to suggest a report be added to the list, please post the name and a link to the report in a comment below. 2011 Nonprofit e-Business in Australia Report :: Download. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Most of the reports listed are based on U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages. Drop any questions or things to add to the resource list in the comments here for others to check out!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/JointheFight. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Averaging 3,100 Facebook page views per week. Organization Size: Medium.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This month’s chat had so many great examples shared and here are just a few: Laura Kimball: In regards to internal motivation – I try to recognize someone’s success — like share a screen shot of a comment they left that drove positive engagement, results, etc — to show what other people have done, their success, etc.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. It seems like a logical assumption that Facebook should also be a good way to attract volunteers—but is that true? You need to cultivate it.” “I I treat an Internet presence like a garden,” she said.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Let us know in the comment section below. Vine and Instagram have built in features for sharing, commenting on, and liking content. Facebook is for “old people”. According to Time, Facebook has lost over 11 million young users since 2011. How has your nonprofit utilized, or planning to utilize, Instagram and Vine?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/womenforwomen. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the Notes from the Field WordPress blog. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

Written for the June 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine , where I am writing a quarterly column throughout 2011. For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Craziness!

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2012

Last summer, we pulled together data from some of the country’s leading nonprofits to bring you the 2011 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook report, laying out basic benchmarks for nonprofit pages on Facebook. To download the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook, simply “like” M+R's page on Facebook. Hope to see you then!

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NetWits

APRIL 26, 2011

SXSW 2011: Danielle Brigida Talks Fortresses, Free Agents and Social Media with Frank Barry. Make sure to check out what NWF is doing on the social web: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Flickr. She’s pretty social so I’m sure she’d be happy to stop by and answer them in the comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

So, let’s get out the nonprofit vote for the nonprofit panels at SXSW 2011 ! Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands. Turning Facebook Followers Into Change Agents 100,000 followers, and you still want more. They want to connect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. Chris then spends about 8 hours per week responding to comments an building relationships with our viewers. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Through tools like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, you can post information, encourage comments and get feedback. Simply putting up a Facebook page or sharing a video on YouTube isn’t likely to do much good. Remember the social aspect of social media, however. Different tools have different audiences.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Why You Should Embrace the New Facebook Modern Messaging System – "Just because the newly unveiled Facebook Messages is tackling the world of email doesn't mean it's inherently bad.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. And while it employs several methods to attract and retain volunteers, it’s found Facebook to be a good way to help meet its volunteer needs. Volunteers for that program are also recruited through Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. The latest changes came February 10, when the non-fiction Facebook staff deployed a range of changes to Facebook Pages, including substantial changes to the Pages layout. Two notes before we dive in.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Facebook aka Meta, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok have become integrated into how people communicate with one another and access culture. This figure represents a massive adoption of this connective tech with only 5% of American adults using social media in 2005 and 50% in 2011. [1].

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Facebook has 901 million active users; 500 million people use Twitter; 8 years worth of content is uploaded to YouTube every day; Pinterest has 4 million unique views daily. Bok Tower Gardens have almost 15,000 likes on Facebook and over 9000 Foursquare check ins. They have 1500 Twitter followers and tweet daily.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 15, 2015

If you would like to suggest a report be added to the list, please post the name and a link to the report in a comment below. 2011 Nonprofit e-Business in Australia Report :: Download. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' Most of the reports listed are based on U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 16, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. "As of May 13, 2011, we are releasing the code for our community software platform, the Zanby Enterprise Group Family System, under a GPLv3 license.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

For example, you could collect number of fans or the post to like or commenting ratio – without having to survey other organizations. If you wanted to gather information that isn’t publically available, you could collect useful data points in a survey using a free tool like Google Forms. Benchmarking Study by Devon Smith.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/humanesociety. We’re using Facebook primarily, Twitter for feedback, dabbling in Foursquare, and starting our LinkedIn presence. We don’t use it like we use Facebook, for advocacy, fundraising, and relationship building. Organization: The Humane Society of the United States. Name: Carie Lewis.

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton. Let me know how in the comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. HOW TO: Create Custom iFrame Tabs on Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page – "In March 2011 Facebook disabled the popular Static FMBL App that many nonprofits had used to create custom tabs on their Facebook Pages.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 18th).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The best ever resource and template for an editorial calendar comes from my colleague, Holly Minch at LightBox Collaborative who has been sharing her template in a google document since 2011. A must for any organization of any size.” – Erin Fogg, 2011. The 2014 version – new and improved has arrived! Great idea!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month – Culture – GOOD – "I told you last month why I thought everyone should get off Facebook, and it turns out people listened.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Conversation is the New Attention – "This article is adapted from their SXSW 2011 talk, Toss the Projector: Redefining the Speaker/Audience Dynamic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In December, we launched the The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 8,000 nonprofit folks have been engaging in informal learning about nonprofits and social media. I used it analyze the Facebook page.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." The full report is here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Debbie Laskey: In the CORNER OFFICE section of The New York Times , there was a memorable interview on January 29, 2011, entitled, " Hey, Rock Stars: Take Your Show SomeplaceElse ," conducted by Adam Bryant of Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO of Big Spaceship, a digital marketing and communications agency. Do you agree with this approach?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The cute animal theory has not gone unnoticed by nonprofits, even those that are not animal welfare organizations, zoos or aquariums are sharing content featuring cute animals on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Michelle’s project was focused on measuring engagement through multiple channels, but especially Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information – WSJ.com – "Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc.

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