Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The discussion about the recent changes on Facebook has focused mostly around what it means for individuals, particularly the tension between openness and privacy. Many people are wondering what it means for nonprofit brands using Facebook as one of their marketing channels. Focus on Engagement That Leads To Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

There is “Bayanihan’ Spirit” or the Flippino word for community which includes lots grassroots fundraising through smaller nonprofits (offline and online ) and the church. Small actions can make a difference.” What small action will you take to help people in the Philippines?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

He’s one of many four-legged and fine feathered fans of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” I decided to go offline and take a break from blogging, pinning, Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest. ” Others offered some good practical advice: Post an unusual (but relevant) photo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. The campaign provides advice on how to self-examine and help detect signs and symptoms. This was my third visit to the country. Engagement with a purpose and knowing your audience.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Through the Google Ad Grants program , nonprofits everywhere can leverage pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for free. Google gives eligible nonprofits $10,000 monthly to spend on its paid advertising platform. That’s why a lot of nonprofits turn to expert Google Grants managers for help. Do Google Ad Grants work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Note From Beth: I’m a huge fan of Giving Days because they raise the awareness, engagement, and donations to nonprofits and being generous. Last week, we watched as a national day of giving and awareness campaign for “Giving Tuesday” unfold and spur spikes in donations. Social media specific webinars.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Adelaide, Australia: Mixing online with offline - building communities that take action. Raldolph, VT: Social Media Surgery for Nonprofits in Randolph. Montpelier, VT: Social Media Surgery for Nonprofits. Vancouver, Canada: Social Media Surgery: Hands on social media advice & help. Tuesday, September 17.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. Activism: the word itself denotes action. Action takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

“ For example, during Hunger Action Month in September, Feeding America created a tab on their Facebook page where people could share a different action every day. The theme was “ 30 Ways for 30 Days “ Dan says, “We measured that through each action and each was track-able.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. In 2008, I had my first opportunity to speak on a panel at SXSW called " Pimp My Nonprofit " with Ed Schipul as the moderator. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

This month''s theme is building community, on and offline - a perfect time to interview Bethany about her inspiration for working in nonprofit technology and more! If you had to name one piece of advice for nonprofits about managing their online communities, what would you suggest? Always go for the personal touch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. Peter Deitz of Social Actions has a slideshow that walks organizations through the definition and pros/cons of working with a Wired Fundraiser. Peter identified the pros/cons as: Pros. Year round.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

92% of donors were “strong ties” people I knew and had a relationship with online/offline – most were professional colleagues and some friends from high school — all Facebook friends. One also has to look at a continuum of influence as you think about diversifying your calls to action.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Founded in 1998, Care2, a B-corporation that works with over 700 nonprofits and has more than 15 million members, defines itself as a social action network. Care2 provides visitors to their site green-living advice and the opportunity to act on behalf of the causes they care most about.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. As part of my preparation, it seems like a good time to update my 2006 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Us Blogs , and my 2007 post, 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. Talk to other organizations and ask for their advice on executing a successful event. Offer both online and offline ways for people to purchase a ticket or two. Otherwise, Canva is your friend!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

”— the fundraiser and strategist in me can't help but think how this kind of behavior and interaction applies to ways nonprofits are trying to engage with their constituents. Advice abounds about tricks and tips for engaging the social sphere. You should use certain key words. Post your comments in the form of a question.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2014

We began supporting an organization, International Justice Mission (IJM), a nonprofit that is holistically advancing this mission by rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors, and strengthening justice systems. I’ll leave you with a word of advice from author and social media expert, Jay Baer, who reminds us.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2014

We began supporting an organization, International Justice Mission (IJM), a nonprofit that is holistically advancing this mission by rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors, and strengthening justice systems. I’ll leave you with a word of advice from author and social media expert, Jay Baer, who reminds us.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. Rather than saving the questions for private consultations, Brock and I have decided to share our advice with all of you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

I will also be teaching this workshop for nonprofits in a number of other locations in the coming months. Getting Your Nonprofit Ready To Listen. You need to begin with sharing some stories about how other nonprofits are getting value from listening. Beth Kanter, Getting Your Nonprofit Ready To Listen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach. Nonprofit Blogging Policies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I also believe that it's more inspiring for an individual to feel moved enough by a cause and take action independently of the nonprofit. Advice to other nonprofits about doing this? That said, I had tears of joy at the outpouring of support by the end of the day on Friday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

So, it is important to define what you need to know, what actions you'll take once you have the information before you rush out generate diagrams of your network. What decisions can you make or actions can you take? Christine Egger from Social Actions left a thoughtful comment on my Facebook profile about process: .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan says: Granted, web site stats will not tell me anything about how many hungry people a nonprofit feeds. And, I actually hope that doesn’t change.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Why is it important for nonprofits? They are in one or many channels and your job as a nonprofit marketer is to deliver the right message to them at the right time—ultimately convincing them to spend their attention, time, and money with you. We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful!

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Based on these returns, it is no wonder so many nonprofits implement similar programs.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Thankfully for nonprofit fundraisers, most donors aren’t yet in the holiday giving mindset.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Thankfully for nonprofit fundraisers, most donors aren’t yet in the holiday giving mindset.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Based on these returns, it is no wonder so many nonprofits implement similar programs.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Fine is a senior fellow at Demos , a network of action and ideas based in New York City.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And if you have not heard, I have a podcast, “Let’s Take This Offline,” and you can go ahead and binge listen while you do your running, or your walking, or you’re sitting lakeside this summer, kind of decompressing from a really hellish year. .” What’s your best advice for managing up? Absolutely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

" I wonder what advice or what you need to communicate so you don't encounter resistance to experimentation. I need more experiential case studies of this from nonprofits. (My Some strategies for offline/online engagement were discussed. What lies beneath this? The report out was amazing. Observations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Alyssa and I talk about the creation of My Colorado Project often and my perception was that she took it kind of personally as a young person and as a nonprofit professional that she and her peers weren’t on the radar screens of their favorite organizations. Every Nonprofit Pro reading this is going to laugh at my feeble attempt at pity!

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