Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. This post is a roundup of the videos, photos, and tweets from the day. Since Mark works solo, this is a useful tool. My role was to document the event and collect stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Presentation.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. In the video below, he explains the concept of how they want every volunteer to understand their impact and give them feedback in person and on the social web. Here's an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

That’s right, the session selection process is open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! The system is the same as last year, with a few refinements, including more social media sharing options. Community Driven Social Impact. Vote today! I’m not gonna lie: this is not a quick & easy task.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of what makes the NTC unique is how they involve the community in every aspect of conference planning. I proposed two panels You Can’t Recycle Wasted Time on Social Networks and I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Network for Good has everything nonprofits need to be their donors for the day: · A checklist to review the donor experience. · Year-end fundraising guides. · Online fundraising tools. Nonprofits can participate by visiting the Be Your Donor Day site ( [link] ) and spreading the word to other organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Social and Mobile Staff. Encourage brainstorming.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted, you can visit the SSIR blog to read it there or read the full text below. It is a test group, essentially, but with the kinds of people who may help make the tool better and/or use it in their work. Temporary versus Permanent Networks.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

Farra Trompeter wrote up an amazing article about Foursquare+Nonprofits (and other location-based social network tools). It's a helpful compilation about online tools for. We're looking forward to many more events in DC in the fall, and leading up to the 2011 NTC ! Who's your Mayor? he thinks are worth reading.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

All in all, a packed day before the official start of the 2011 NTC. I think there is a lot of opportunity for nonprofits to share their practices around creating campaigns. More about the launch from Rohit Bhargava and Mashable. I’ll be shadowing them to learn pearls of wisdom about how to capture video stories.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. Demo participants are eligible to receive up to 4 free iPads® if their organization purchases ClientTrack by July 31, 2011. The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

If used effectively -- and not just as a one-way messaging platform with passive audiences -- mobile use can be an ideal tool to create and strengthen relationships with supporters new and old to your organization. I’m excited about the potential it holds and to hear about some of the successes (and challenges) at NTC 2011!

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

If used effectively -- and not just as a one-way messaging platform with passive audiences -- mobile use can be an ideal tool to create and strengthen relationships with supporters new and old to your organization. I’m excited about the potential it holds and to hear about some of the successes (and challenges) at NTC 2011!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2012

At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. How can a non-profit today use mobile technology, social and web in a way that increases participation, ensures success and provides easier management campaign and their resulting data points. Learn about the tools available that bring mobile, web and social together.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. How can online tools help a project succeed? Dynamic information.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Now day’s every conference you go to has a HUGE social media focus. Just like direct mail, email isn’t going away just because some new thing called social media came along. adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. 1) Email is Hot.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Let''s be honest, social media is progressing and changing every single day and most people don''t have the time to keep up with the most effective way to do social media. We''ll also walk you through crucial crisis management tips to keep on hand and how to overcome common social media obstacles as well as learn from your mistakes.

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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. Crowdsourcing 101.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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