Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. For nonprofit leaders who are paying attention, the crowdfunding trend is hard to miss. Add your comments below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

Our increasing connectedness should be celebrated as an effective method of achieving change, not as the change itself. Similarly, the focus on rape as a weapon of war, Autesserre argues, has caused some armed groups to engage in mass rape as a technique to gain attention and a seat at the negotiating table.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Let’s be honest, nonprofits face many struggles in getting additional financing, attracting new donors and bringing attention to their causes. Measurable Outcome. Remember, campaigns that raise funds for regular expenses and general needs usually don’t work on crowdfunding platforms, because people don’t see a measurable outcome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. FF acknowleges your hard working free agents, and you can use it to show influencers that you are courting, you know they are tweeting and you are paying attention.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events. So capture people's attention, show them how they can contribute and then show them, through video and photos, how their contributions have helped. Don't measure success of mobile Apps just by the £s raised.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In 2015, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act, yet voter participation rates in the U.S. Instead of being an exuberant celebration of civil rights, the experience of voting is often frustrating , bureaucratic and dreary. Define Success and Then Measure, Measure, Measure! The result?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2019

Set SMART(Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely) goals to make the tracking of your success easier. For example, if you want to target younger demographics more creatively, you could try out Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok if you want to be more engaging with your message to grab their attention. 7) Celebrate milestones.

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