Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Some questions I don't know the answers to: What are the best examples of nonprofits using social media to crowdsource advice, program evaluation, ideas, or other uses? Please leave me a comment or if you're interested in contributing a post, please fill out this form. What are the best practices or techniques for crowdsourcing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

I celebrated my 20th anniversary in Flickr and with this video (darn the gown doesn't fit this year!) The original photo is on Flickr and caught the eye of an editor from Esquire Magazine who was looking for photos to illustrate a piece about wedding photos. It was a number of thoughtful comments on some blog posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Flickr - to host photos from events we have attended and hosted. For people who have hosted/attended screenings to share their experiences by uploading their photos Here's a couple of tips/observations - but hoping the readers will jump in with comments and suggestions. What advice you offer? You've got a lot going on here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Flickr Photo by Domen Jakus. The Nonprofit Blog Carnival is a collection of the best advice and resources that consultants, support organizations, and nonprofits themselves are offering to the nonprofit community through their blogs. If you have a dream, or comments on these, please share it here.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions. Keep in mind that a user on Flickr consumes and engages with media differently than the audience that engages on Instagram simply because of how the platforms of engagement are set up. Simply Measured touts.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 24, 2014

That’s just one of the great pieces of advice we got from this week’s terrific guest blogger Anthony Pisapia of Philadelphia nonprofit Tech Impact. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, etc.) Not all social media channels are created equal. Read on for more about what every board member needs to know about social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Share and Comment on Breaking News. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. When you are considering launching a new campaign or starting a new online community, go to the blogosphere for advice.

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MARCH 27, 2009

These messages of value add were echoed by Mario Anima of Current TV (From Flickr and Beyond: Lessons in Community Management) who talked about the role of community managers to develop new tools to continue dialogue not just deliver information. Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali. I especially connect with #4.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: rakka I love public speaking. My husband would swear it's because I love the sound of my own voice, but really, I like it best when I get to hear the questions and comments from the crowd. The funny thing about telling people what they should be doing is how often you notice you aren't following your own best advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I did some live demonstrations including Twitter and Flickr. I posted a photo of them on Flickr and asked people on Twitter to share why they thought it was a valuable. We got 100 comments 5 minutes from nonprofit and other professionals sharing why they thought it was valuable. It was dramatic. It was dramatic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share and Comment on Breaking News. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. When you are considering launching a new campaign or starting a new online community, go to the blogosphere for advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2007

Via Cogdog Flickr Stream. cogdog you need to use the flickr fdtoys and add something [ on the flickr photo ]. see flickr photo ]. Andrew Stewart 's longish commentary, to which I've added a comment clarifying part of my argument. But wait it gets better. I left a tweet (or was a it a treat) for CogDog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2008

Flickr Photo. One of his new projects will be a IT & Youth program for Youth Council of Cambodia and he is seeking advice about laptops for the rural provinces. He subscribers to this blog, so if you have any suggestions or recommendations please leave them in the comments. It looks like both of us lots to celebrate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Vuthasurf left me a comment that he created a video clip, uploaded to blip.tv, but was having trouble getting the video to display in his word press blog. I also suggest to Vutha that he do the following: Post the video (use the word press setting - see flickr). Any other video bloggers want to offer some advice? Where is it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

I've been following Eugene's photos on flickr for about two years now. I'll just end with Beth Kanter's blogging advice rings true: I'll start off the advice with try to get into the habit of writing regularly. Leave comments and connect. He's one of the best nptech photographers. He has a great eye. Thank you Eugene!

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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Flickr Photo: RXAPhoto Last week, I received a nice email from Wes Trochlil at Effective Database Management. I like getting email from Wes because he usually has great practical advice. . What's your advice to NTEN members? All commenters will receive a fun prize pack from NTEN! Who is responsible for your data backup?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lululemon. Gloria Huang from Red Cross said in a comment , “These changes are an opportunity to use our org’s Facebook presence to inspire actual action, rather than just “liking” posts. This advice still holds true. And, that is how they measure success.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

flickr: valleygirl_tka A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation, a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. Tell us in the comments. What about you?

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

With that in mind, the AIDS.gov team compiled some advice about what it takes to use Twitter effectively to engage with our audiences. These email updates share information on new followers, blog subscribers, comments, retweets, video views, etc., Many of the lessons apply across new media tools. Plan ahead. Make it personal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2006

In an earlier post " Finding Time To Experiment ," a (probably I think jet-lagged) Nancy White leaves me a comment: Beth, our tool crack dealer. Right now there 35 folks from nonprofits who are interested in sharing information about how their nonprofit uses flickr or are seeking advice as prelude to using flickr.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Flickr: StrudelMonkey You know the MTV show, " Pimp My Ride ", where hip hop star Xzibit knocks on the door of one lucky lemon owner and takes their car to the shop for a team of tattooed men to gussy up? It feels great to finally have the resources and staff we need to take our own advice!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

There were some fantastics reflections and comments in the post, " Social Change Behind the Firewall " and you all are so smart that I wanted to summarize the thread and share it with folks who many not have trolled through all the comments. Jay Dedman and Michael Hoffman offered some excellent advice.).

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Receive low effort / watching: LinkedIn, Facebook, Scribd, Flickr, YouTube, Paid channels. We'd also love to hear any of your advice on this topic in the comments below. We currently manage 14 digital media channels at Forum One: Web sites (five). Blogs (five). Newsletters (two). Twitter (six accounts). LinkedIn page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2007

Photo in Flickr. I'm glad I put my first draft thoughts out there because I got some helpful clarifying comments. I'm primarily writing this post and including links to them in the hopes that I might get some answers to these questions in the comments: What is the biggest benefit that writing a blog brought you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Flickr Photo from Wokka. Almost as a model of how to deal with negative comments to a post , Jeremiah Owyang has invited his critic, David Charback, to write a guest post. The criticism was that Owyang's advice was not sophisticated enough. The student group thread and petition did not have a lot of signatures or comments yet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Flickr Photo by Lab2114. Chris Brogan started a wonderful "open thread" that ignited quite a few comments and discussion. As of Friday evening, there 77 comments on this post. Beth Dunn , who was getting up at 4:00 am, stayed up late to respond her blog. Impressive. What does that mean exactly?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

A (blog) conversation strategy is how you support and nurture a conversation on your blog in the comments. It is a combination of how you will comment on other blogs, how you track the conversation, and how you respond to comments on your blog. So, what's your replying to comments technique or strategy? Respond quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2008

Wanna was one of the first Cambodian bloggers to leave a comment on my blog and we have gotten to know each other through flickr and our blogs. any advice to offer him? Meet Wanna. Wanna Kahn is a Cambodian college student studying engineering in Vietnam. I've know Wanna virtually for over three years. I didn't even ask him.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Flickr Photo by Iain. There is lots of advice out there about how to design and facilitate meetings. You need to wait for other people to finish their thoughts – there will be plenty of time to make your comments. One of the modules is on meetings. Have Patience: Set aside impulses to interrupt or jump into a conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Two days ago, The Tech Chronicles Blog published a post about Marc Canter's "Ahem Society" that used one of my flickr photos. So I complained in flickr , my blog and left a comment on the Tech Chronicles Blog. (I who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! (I I also asked this guy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2007

In fact, I discovered his post via Facebook where I left a comment on his note and followed the links to his blog post. David points over to colleague Michele Martin's post " How to Facilitate Conversation Between Comments on Our Blogs? She ends her post with: So, how do you encourage interactions with commenters on your blog?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

And by all means, when people comment on your Page's posts, respond! If you already have good content on other social services such as YouTube or Flickr, you can publish that content onto your Facebook Page through the use of Facebook Apps. But Michaela's favorite Flickr app is Flickr Tab. Dress Your Stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Beth Kanter's photo of Marc Canter in flickr - please read comments for attribution. That's a photo I took of Marc Canter at the first Blogher Conference in July, 2005 I put it in flickr with an "All Rights Reserved" license which is the flickr default. Heck, that a lot of exposure beyond flickr.

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NTEN

JULY 21, 2009

Flickr Photo by Trainer62 One of the reasons you're part of NTEN is because we help you stay connected to your nptech colleagues. Because we try to be nimble and evolve to serve you better, we've been reading comments from the NTEN Community Survey and thinking about things you've told us at other times.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

As Tech Impact grew, I transitioned into Director of Technology Services where I now provide technology advice and solution development to nonprofits around the globe. Linda Widdop : Colleagues and clients rely on me to provide technology planning advice. Linda Widdop : Obviously, I refer EVERYBODY to TechSoup for advice and product!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Graphic in Flickr Source: Tara Hunt's post " Cross the Chasm " Chris Brogan sent me a link to the new NpowerNY/Squido Handout on Seth's Blog. " I've added some advice in italics which Npower is free to remix since my blog is cc: by license. It's call org.2.0! in nonprofit land. Or maybe not. Just need the attribution).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. Although this was before Twitter, the advice about what makes an effective tagging community still resonates and are applicable to effective Twitter hashtags. You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol: #hashtag.

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