Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. I don’t really feel comfortable sharing the fact that I took my kids to Chuck Cheese with all my professional colleagues who are friends with me on Facebook.” Sharing Philosophy.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To help you cover as many bases as possible, we’ve chosen the top five social media platforms by audience size: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. Facebook is the largest and most popular social media platform of our day, so where better to start? When posting on Facebook, it’s vital to avoid lengthy posts.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To help you cover as many bases as possible, we’ve chosen the top five social media platforms by audience size: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. Facebook is the largest and most popular social media platform of our day, so where better to start? When posting on Facebook, it’s vital to avoid lengthy posts.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009, is LIVE STRONG Day. As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. It’s also designed to generate awareness and foster support so the world can be freed from cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

More nonprofits will adopt workplace policies around flex-place, flex-time, four-day work weeks, and minimum vacation time: The traditional work week format of all employees coming into the office from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday is changing. Some companies are offering cold hard cash incentives to quit your mobile phone.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

"Engaging Baby Boomers & Seniors through Social Media" -- Friday, September 28 at 1PM ET. Join Immersion Active and AARP in this Care2 Expert Webinar that focuses on new ways of showing some love to the influential seniors segment through social media tactics that engage and cultivate supporters and potential donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. Source: Mary Joyce, Digital Activism Workshop - E-Mediat Project. I found it overwhelming!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. You might also consider setting up a Facebook Group just for alumni and encourage them to share this information. How about Flash Back Friday ? 5. Images, Questions, and Comments Inspire Facebook Engagement.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2014

Update: Due to overwhelming demand on the FCC's website, causing intermittent outages, they have extended the deadline for comments through midnight on Friday, July 18 , so there is still time to put your opinion in. Keep them coming!

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday where nonprofits run fundraising campaigns to increase holiday donations. Today, 78 percent of employees want to be active in CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiatives, which is driving businesses to get more involved in philanthropy and social impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

Im lucky to live and work in downtown Chandler , a community with an active merchants association and a city that is very interested in creating a sense of place. Nonprofits can also reach out to online communities through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs (like this one). Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

While this Peer Exchange starts off with best practices on Facebook, it is a means to a higher end: how to apply and integrate those principles into the organization’s broader children’s health communications strategies. Can Google + be a good platform for social change activists? Short answer: too early to tell.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

I was pleased to see that the responses I gave on the webinar were echoed at the PMDMC conference by the Friday keynote presentation from American Public Media’s Jon McTaggart. Google Analytics for Facebook Pages. The questions he raised include: ??is is our community directly informing the services we provide?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Donating to a friend’s Facebook Birthday Fundraiser ? Whether it was a Facebook Fundraiser, peer-to-peer crowdfunding page on our website, food drive, celebrity-endorsed fundraiser, lemonade stands, or various other DIY fundraisers, the support came in from across the globe to help our community. Peer-to-peer fundraiser.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017. Friday, February 10, 2017. Friday, February 24, 2017. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact. Friday, March 3, 2017. Los Angeles, California: Using Technology in Local Activism. Friday, March 10, 2017.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Have a Plan: What types of fundraising activities are you planning to use? This year is going to be a bit different from usual because fewer people will be gathering with their families, Black Friday won’t be as packed, and none of us are quite sure how the holidays will feel with social distancing.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can create everything you need for your campaign with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform , which empowers you to create your own branded fundraising pages, communicate with participants via email, and integrate with Facebook fundraisers. Make sure you actively encourage viewers to make donations.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good. billion was donated to US based nonprofits, a 25% increase from 2019. Be specific.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. As can be noted, many are on multiple sites: Facebook – 92%. posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When I shared this article on my Facebook Page , it resonated with a lot of people. Gabriela says her organization has organized activities that facilitate a sense of community in her workplace. Says Gabriela, “We need to actively remember we are all humans who need care and compassion. It should not be a taboo topic.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Others give impulsively when they see something on Facebook that moves them. They give for every Five-Dollar Friday, every email appeal, Giving Tuesday, and pretty much every other time you ask. You could give an online shout-out to these wonderful volunteers with a Facebook and Instagram graphic. That would be me!).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? Manager of Knowledge Resources ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday! And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 25, 2008

After I posted the list of Changebloggers on Friday, Tim Zimmermann of Change/Wire wrote and suggested, "What about creating a Facebook Changeblogger group which would be open to Changebloggers? changeblogger blog blogger activism It could be a place where we could share info, links, news and tips."

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

Facebook Pages Manager. iOS: This app from Facebook is designed to help Facebook Page admins manage their pages on the go and get notifications about Page activity. If you regularly manage your organization’s Facebook Page this could be helpful. Facebook’s mobile app has always gotten mixed reviews.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2009

For the past three months, Mashable has been using its power of “Social Influence&# via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blogs and other online media to help spread the word about the initiative and encourage social media users to donate money to help support nonprofits. They have raised close to $30K to date. Receive monthly updates.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

bSafe - iTunes App Store Facebook Pages Manager iOS: This app from Facebook is designed to help Facebook Page admins manage their pages on the go and get notifications about Page activity. If you regularly manage your organization’s Facebook Page this could be helpful. Checkon.me

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2008

The key is understanding your audience and their online social activities. During the meeting, she shared some insights from a recently published research study she conducted on the social activities and technographics of people in Australia. We asked simple questions about their online activities. Tell me about your research?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Chattarati had contemplated doing something to help the community, and we worked out a plan for First Friday Five. I followed with a post to our blog , Facebook pages, Twitter and an email blast. girlsincchatt ) and I ( @adrienneroyer ) are active on Twitter so we sent regular tweets about it. on Friday Feb.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The following data points confirm this trend: $300 million has been raised on Facebook via “Donate Your Birthday”. Facebook is number 1). Examples of project-based fundraising include: Casual Fridays. Just Giving is the second most visited website in the U.K Giving Days. Virtual Food Banks. Affinity Groups. Virtual Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2009

The tools are only useful, engaging, and successful when used as part of a community (how fun is it to use Facebook without any friends?). A volunteer who comes to the office every Friday to help with general operating support is something most organizaitons can understand and have probably experienced. What’s the Next Step?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. Until then, please “LIKE” us on Facebook below to stay connected and show your support of free residential care for the terminally-ill. The story was not only shared at the event, but also via Facebook. “ But – that’s a story for tomorrow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Via Facebook updates, I learned from Tharum that Preetaim Rai, the Southeast Asia Editor for Global Voices, posts a roundup of protests and prayer vigils in neighboring countries. Mean Lux points to an excellent post that summarizes the all the online support in addition to the Facebook activity.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

We actively seek participation and develop structured opportunities for visitors to collaborate with us. A local engineer, Greg McPheeters, brought his tandem-bike powered recycled couch to our Trash to Treasure festival last Friday night. To that end, our exhibitions are full of participatory elements. Evergreen Cemetery Board Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? And, don't just support Breast Cancer Research on special holidays, every Friday is PeaFund Friday. Why not send some geek love from NTEN ?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We invited them to set up the day after we met them and they’ve been Friday regulars ever since. For our Art That Moves event, our Membership and Development Director suggested the incredibly popular Tarp Surfing activity. Share your resources and connections that can help make their activity/collaboration stronger.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

60) Search « Nuts and Bolts of Online Advertising | Main | Webinar: How Online Marketing Can Be Your Nonprofits Fundraising Stimulus Plan » Friday Feb 20 2009 Tapping Small and Local Donors on Twitter: A Girls Inc. Case Study Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:32AM | by Adrienne Royer After hearing about Twestival , I was intrigued.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

If Friday the 13th was your lucky day, and you won the lottery, what organizations and causes would you support? In the spirit of the 25 Random Things About Me meme/online chain letter going around Facebook right now, below is a list of 13 causes that are close to my heart. Urban Sprouts blog is also their website.

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