Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

Blogher Lisa Stone interviews Ethan Zukerman and Rebecca MacKinnon, Global s Founders. Are you an alternative world news agency? The call is tommorrow, but you can always listen to the audio file. The topics: * What does it mean to be a "conversation community"? A stage for global activism? Feedback?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." They are falling behind in the race for relevance. Rigorously define the member market.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Gamification is extremely engaging and can keep your online audience more attentive to the screen, especially considering that most people will be sitting glued to their computer screen more often than they are used to. . You’ll definitely want to consider gamification with whatever event you decide to put on.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Gamification is extremely engaging and can keep your online audience more attentive to the screen, especially considering that most people will be sitting glued to their computer screen more often than they are used to. . You’ll definitely want to consider gamification with whatever event you decide to put on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Get to know the alternative and “emerging” news outlets and most influential bloggers (known as “influencers”) in your area. A reporter for a regional print newspaper, The Daily Herald, called for an interview shortly after the Trib Local piece was published. The calls and requests for interviews started pouring in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

These blogs were compelling and personal, like Latina blogger, Nicole Presley, who shared her experience of providing an alternative to junk food to neighborhood kids in her native community of East L.A. The goal was to draw attention both online and on the ground to expected USDA standards for school snack foods.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Drawing national attention to an important issue (and a good bit of recognition for your organization the process). Along the way Boaz met with inventors, entrepreneurs and government leaders and told the story of alternative, sustainable transportation in an interesting way. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Getting Attention – Google Grants. Getting Attention: Top Nonprofit Consulting Firm for Google Grants. Getting Attention is a nonprofit consulting firm that specializes in Google Grant acquisition and management. EXPLORE Getting Attention. Panel discussion and interview facilitation. EXPLORE ASTRON SOLUTIONS.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If you don’t have it in your budget to hire a professional to shoot your video for you, think of alternatives to get your message across, use animations, a slideshow, illustrations, or edit in other pre-recorded footage. When filming, pay attention to lighting and sound quality to ensure that your video is engaging and professional.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Interview Constituents. If you realize your communication strategy (which is a key component of any successful Giving Tuesday campaign) is what needs attention, the Nonprofit Communications Professionals Facebook group might help provide some insight and ideas. Interview Constituents. Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteer Grants.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Additionally, pay attention to your use of color when incorporating hover effects (i.e. To ensure these visitors can gain value from your multimedia content, include the following formatting elements on your website: Alternative text for images. Transcripts of audio-only content.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If your content strategy is overly tied to a single platform or a single approach, it’s smart to have alternatives in place when adjustments are needed. Use an interview instead of a story. Put the same call to action on LinkedIn and Facebook and pay close attention: not just to raw numbers, but quality. Even one year ago?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

Giving supporters multiple reasons to check your nonprofit’s website will also increase your traffic and improve the chances that your content will be linked elsewhere, driving even further attention to your cause. However, a few accessibility design best practices you might miss are: Alternative text and transcripts. Color contrast.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2009

I work at an art museum and one of my long term desires is to know what works a visitor finds interesting without having to deliberately make them punch a button or use some piece of technology that interferes with a visitor's rapt attention with our artworks. Simply, the whole interaction is described in one sentence: "X marks the spot."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

You can download the summary and full report here or read this interview with Center for Media Justice ED Malkia Cyril in Forbes Magazine that shares the social media secrets of top movement leaders. Some more alternatives and discussion from nonprofit folks here. Even if the rumor is not true, I’m switching to this tool.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Conduct Surveys and Interviews: Deepen your understanding by engaging directly with your donors through surveys, interviews, or focus groups. Incorporate content tailored to these dates into your calendar to capitalize on the increased attention and engagement during these periods.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. Photos get a higher EdgeRank score and better grab the attention of your fans in an increasingly cluttered Facebook News Feed. and Web 3.0.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

You may also want to listen to a 30-minute radio interview I did about the book on May 17 which also discusses how social and mobile media has changed since the release of the book. Photos get a higher EdgeRank score and better grab the attention of your fans in an increasingly cluttered Facebook News Feed. and Web 3.0.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. You essentially can come in whenever there is a renter here who has opened up the space.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2008

I interviewed Christina for the Big Vision Podcast last month. We work primarily in the Washington, DC area and in Southeast Asia to promote programs that are addressing the root causes of human trafficking, and to provide sustainable alternatives to trafficking. I think a lot more attention could be put on that.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They get people’s attention, not through scaremongering or telling even more lies—they are direct and honest, appealing to just about anyone who will listen. For 15 minutes the nonprofit conducted interviews with first responders and medical staff while providing live updates. per video, Promo may seem pricey.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We had surveyed an alternative high school and half the kids had said, “There’s no adult that I can talk to but I need to talk to somebody.” In the survey and interviews process, that is the primary way to reach everyone. That was one really fun example. . They’d have a burner. I think, yes, this is my slide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

Something that got a lot of attention (we did have it set up on a large plasma screen in the registration area) was the display of our nmc2009 conference tweets using VisibleTweets one of the best visualizer tools I’ve seen- here is the embedded version (well the cheat way of embedding with an iframe). Participant Generated Conference Video.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

They’re for all of you, but you should definitely pay attention if you are in these issue areas. So it’s like, why not paying attention to it? Like that seems like the ideal alternative. And so the next couple of slides, they’re there for you, especially. Gen Z wants to see the proof in the pudding.

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