Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Spitfire’s useful SMART chart planning tool has been used by many nonprofits and was adapted for social media for nonprofits by NTEN’s WeAreMedia project several years ago. Finally, allocating time for a reflection about what worked, what didn’t based on an analysis of the data is critical.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The State of Nonprofit Data report was released this week (hat tip to Ted Fickes ). Idealware and NTEN prepared the report based on a survey in April 2012 with nearly 400 nonprofit organizations about how they manage and use data. The report found that nonprofits are either doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

" Check out the 12 Trends, from Personalized Video Thanking to Ebooks to Digital Fundraising Staffing! ." " Check out the 12 Trends, from Personalized Video Thanking to Ebooks to Digital Fundraising Staffing! The Academy gets at the very heart of what NTEN does.

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Web Storytelling Bookmarking Analysis 120

NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Blackbaud just released the "Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2012". Nonprofit Quarterly looks at three key takeaways from Nielsen’s 2012 Social Media Report and points you to where you should consider spending your social media efforts. We love data! Anything we missed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

Key Finding: Online nonprofit fundraising is on the rise, with explosive growth in sustaining gifts and a larger audience of supporters reached through social media networks like Facebook! RESEARCH STUDIES. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. billion email messages sent to 45 million list subscribers, 7.3 Retweet Lab. This tool is fun.

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Studies Research Attention Data 112

NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Instead of awareness, list-building, advocacy or fundraising campaigns, we run attention campaigns. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

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Org Share Data Conservancy 59

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Here is the 2015 edition of my annual review of year-end nonprofit fundraising email subject lines. (Be Subject Line Analysis. Emails by Hour.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Starting with the new(ish) generation of interactive websites and blogs, we can observe how mainstream and alternative organizations serve up news, critical analysis, community building and civic engagement. 2012 may be the year that Second Life emerges as a major player in a national election. Tools you can Use. Washington Post.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Forecasts for 2012. I guess a good place to start is looking back at forecasts from January 2012. Andrew Cohen of Forum One did one called 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. Mobile Computing.

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