Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

They couldn’t solve the humanitarian crisis, but they could build a tool that could shine a light on human rights violations, bringing much-needed attention and support to developing emergencies. The tool was Ushahidi. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite. Stories need to be compelling, immersive, human, funny, or provocative to capture attention. Marcelo talked about how humor can capture attention. Global trust in government, media, business and NGOs has fallen to its lowest levels ever. Content is king.

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MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . Thankfully, they changed the name to Google. BackRubbing doesn’t work.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As you explore the different apps, pay attention to the highlighted features and consider how each could make a difference in how you fundraise. Easier interactions with the government. The federal government isn’t known for its quick response time, but the direct link from Grants.gov makes it easy to immediately apply for grants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Flickr Photo by Flatbush Gardner. Find a creative way to catch attention, relay the topic of your session and keep people reading about your session. Pay attention to instructions or tips on different segments of the proposal form. You just lump a bunch of speakers together and hobble together some content. Use a catchy title.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. The geek in me feels what has not gotten sufficient attention in these stories is the underlying technical architecture – some built, some being upgraded – that enables stories and information to circumnavigate the world. The Internet is getting physical and charitable.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

In addition to getting the attention of the Finnish public, we were also requested to encourage people to send email appeals to the Government, urging them to prioritize Dalit rights in Finnish-Nepali development cooperation. And all of this on a shoestring budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Photo by Beth Kanter. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In this role, and through opportunities to spur innovation and collaboration in local communities, with government groups, and with other nonprofits, I’ve learned a lot – and am excited to share 5 tips I’ve found to be valuable in creating successful competitions. Tip #2: Pay attention. Tip #1: Set the stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Flickr Photo by Banana Custard. In recent years, funders, practitioners and academics have been paying more and more attention to the role of social networks in addressing issues of public concern. Collective impact, funder-supported grantee networks, and cross-sector collaborations are all part of this trend.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Pulling together the facts, figures and stories that tell us where progress is being made and where it is lagging, we believe we will be better able to inspire real change and firm commitments from governments to really change the laws and policies and budget decisions that hold girls and women back. . Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Pulling together the facts, figures and stories that tell us where progress is being made and where it is lagging, we believe we will be better able to inspire real change and firm commitments from governments to really change the laws and policies and budget decisions that hold girls and women back. . Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Can we post their photos on Facebook or our Web Site? It is an thorough guide for the most common legal, governance, and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. Her writing style is less lawyerly, and well, human. What do we need to understand about copyrighted material and our content strategy?

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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. One great photo with a small amount of copy can say a lot. Storytelling.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2018

I’ve transitioned administrations, which could mean apples became oranges seemingly overnight – typically communicated through a long all-employee email (hidden under the guise of “Memo”) with a 10MB photo attachment of the new cabinet secretary that crashed the WO (government speak: Washington Office) server for 48 hours.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

"One person can take a photo. Using new media allowed Eliott and others to get people food, water, and critical medical attention after the earthquake. One of the many challenges this presents is the ability of first responders and governments to monitor this information and act on it in a timely manner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Photos by Jamie Stobie and used with permission from the photographer. These are best of breed young hackers doing what comes naturally, incited and incented by blazing connections, motivated collaborators, cash reward challenges and future employers’ avid attention. He has seen it all. Campus Party is cheap.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. Yes we have an accessible and attention span limited world thanks in great deal to the internet. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

By late March, Honolulu Civil Beat ’s Maui Fires Money Tracker had tallied more than $450 million in private donations and nearly $2 billion when including government assistance. Is the increase in disaster philanthropy due merely to the outsized impact these disasters had and the amount of media attention each received?

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

But online communities are just one of millions of destinations competing for your community members' attention. Message 2 : One week after joining: "Add a photo to your profile.". Govloop, an online community for government, sends the following "Daily Awesome" message every weekday. That's so 1995. Just look at Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. It has to be governed by Web2.0 - kids will be making media. Dr. Mizuko mentioned some research they were doing on continuous partial attention of young people's media and mobile phone use. It seems more like rapid attention shifting.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Flickr Photo: Fayster Now that the stimulus package -- or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, if you're keeping score at home -- has been signed into law , the work of making it all happen begins. No matter what you think of the law itself, everyone in our sector needs to pay very close attention to Recovery.gov.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

But if your organization is conducting mostly virtual experiences, such as online fundraising opportunities or campaigns, it can be tricky to retain supporters’ attention. Keep supporters in the loop with detailed blog posts that include photos, videos and quotes from key staff members, volunteers or community members. .

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Generate blog posts with photos, videos and quotes from key staff members, volunteers or community members to help keep your donors informed, and enable comments on these posts so your supporters can take part in the conversation. From learning about your current projects to your fundraising plans , your audience wants to be kept in the loop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Photo Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog. And, they can be incredibly useful for helping leaders to focus attention on critical mission matters. Many of us have a love and hate relationship with nonprofit dashboards. We know the power of numbers that tell us where we are headed or how well we are doing.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. This past year, U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

From Flickr User Philswin2003 The above flickr photo is from the Nonprofit Software Development Summit and some flipchart notes illustrating what's going on right now: inspiration, matchmaking, and practical methods! " Michele Martin talks about the barriers to adoption of google tools in government agencies and nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tip : Administration may want to make a cumulative gift so that no one physician receives more attention than another from this group and so that the donations go to the overall mission. Take a series of iPhone photos capturing any physician in an “act of kindness” and send thank you notes with the picture. Don’t forget all approvals!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Define something small and tangible - whether it be a flickr photo contest or exploring the content related to your organization's issue and identifying 10 friends or contacts. I rely on photos sent to me by the filmmakers and some journalists on the field. Set up a small experiment: It doesn't have to an exhaustive experiment.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

But if your organization is conducting mostly virtual experiences, such as online fundraising opportunities or campaigns, it can be tricky to retain supporters’ attention. Keep supporters in the loop with detailed blog posts that include photos, videos and quotes from key staff members, volunteers or community members.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, board members often have high-level connections in business, education, or even local and state government. Try sharing blog posts about a recent volunteer opportunity, sharing photos of your volunteers, or giving star volunteers a social media shout out. Do so frequently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

More Flickr Photos here. He urged everyone to pay attention to this closely. What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? What is the balance of government, private, and earned income? Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I wonder if in 2020, whether nonprofit boards/governance will be totally transparent? Most of the stunning visuals are shot by Scott himself (he says if anyone shoots 1,000 photos, at least one will be a powerful image). Note that MAJOR impact is not to be confused with activities that get attention or build lists.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve never heard people say they don''t care about visitors, but I''ve seen it in how they pay attention to visitors'' needs and contributions. In Taiwan, I noted that many more visitors and staff members were enthusiastic about taking and sharing photos than they were writing on a talkback board. The animal keepers run their blog.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2007

Whether on Flickr with photos, on del.icio.us We don’t pay attention to them, and yet, they account for a high percentage of our web traffic. Are you having fun yet? Tagging,” or assigning descriptors to pictures, websites, and other content on the internet, is a huge trend in 2.0. With good reason.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've never heard people say they don't care about visitors, but I've seen it in how they pay attention to visitors' needs and contributions. In Taiwan, I noted that many more visitors and staff members were enthusiastic about taking and sharing photos than they were writing on a talkback board. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. Next week's Carnival will be hosted over at Getting Attention Blog and it's on the topic of professional development. NetEquality provides resources for nonprofits government agencies, communities, housing authorities, and CDCs to install their wireless networks. Engagement Strategie s.

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