Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

There are certainly some wonderful possibilities - like putting out volunteer requests and for organizations where they want their audience or stakeholders to explore the physical space. When I left SXSW, I used Foursquare to check into the Austin Airport. Allyson Kapin has an excellent post " Foursquare: Novelty or Buzz Worthy ?"

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

Audience participation is appreciated as we ask great questions of our invited guests! Jim Lebkowsky , founder of WorldChanging and a nonprofit web strategist from Austin, Texas will round out the show with a look at greener IT, CMS, and collaboration practices for healthy organizations. TechSoup GreenTech Survey. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

Audience participation is appreciated as we ask great questions of our invited guests! Jim Lebkowsky , founder of WorldChanging and a nonprofit web strategist from Austin, Texas will round out the show with a look at greener IT, CMS, and collaboration practices for healthy organizations. Jamie Henn at 350.org Pacific time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. This leads me to a question, “Why don’t more people who work for nonprofits embrace this “learning from failure” or growth mindset – especially when using technology? Was it anticipated?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Be mindful to pick the best methods to reach your audiences. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at hello@causevox.com or visit us at www.causevox.com. His work has been recognized by the Mayor of Austin and featured in the NYTimes, CNN, Forbes, and NPR. Keep up the human connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The early adopters tend to come from large national organizations, those with larger budgets/capacity in regions, small agile/activist nonprofits, and probably more concentrated in metro areas where there is an active social media/tech community - San Francisco, Austin, Boston, etc. Does your current/potential audience use social media?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Kimbia, an Austin, Tex.-based The organizations that fared the best were the ones that used social-media and digital-media channels to provide regular updates about what was happening, what was being done about it, and how the intended audience (whether it was donors, the media, or sponsors) could help. Share and learn.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

For example, here in Austin, the news stations have shown great interest in how Austin Zoo is dealing with the heat and keeping animals cool. ” is often an appreciated question from a reporter. Recent news coverage has resulted in increased donations from around the community. It has changed since I started my career.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Nonprofit staffers will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for those who aren't experienced with technology, and many chances to ask questions of tech-experienced nonprofits and experts. Austin, Texas: Forbes Contributor Devin Thorpe: Together We Can Change the World. Find your closest group or apply to start a new group.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It was interesting to see the response from the audience as everyone seemed to be able to relate to one of these issues. Be able to answer the question “Why should I be a member at your organization?”. Rosita Bradham lives in Austin, Texas and has over 10 years’ experience working with or at arts and cultural organizations.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At every talk I give about The Art of Relevance , no matter the audience, there's one question I always hear. Then Cookie Ruiz, CEO of Ballet Austin, taught me the phrase "bless and release." If you are reading this via email and would like to share a comment or question, you can join the conversation here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. In some organizations, it’s all about impact to customer loyalty, it some organizations, this value is growing an audience (member registrations).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The audience will have ample opportunity to ask questions and respond. The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process with staff and advisory board feedback.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Participate: Once you know what the audience is saying, the next step is to engage in a conversation with them. The nonprofit story I'm using is from the Capital Area Foodbank in Austin, Texas. It is used to take photographs so they have more visual interest and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2012

2- Ask Questions. Simply put, if your tweet or Facebook post ends in a question mark vs. a period, you can expect about five times the amount of likes/comments/shares, retweets, etc. So instead of just making a statement, ask a question and invite your audience into a conversation!

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This information can help give you a sense of how best to approach your ideal audience. Austin Angels – Monthly Sponsor Campaign. Donors will have someone they can specifically address should they have questions and a name for the person with whom they are building a relationship. Through what channel?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

The Austin Game Developers Conference is finishing up, and from it comes Gamasutra's intriguing account of the session on Engaging and Empowering Community Influencers. When the designers make changes based on their learnings, they have a readymade audience of influencers who will test, support, and distribute information about the changes.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

National Arts Marketing Project / Austin, TX / $575. With continuous shifting trends in the landscape of arts marketing and audience engagement, arts organizations must go beyond “embracing” change. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $125. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. Nonprofit Management. Jan 11 - 13.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2012

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. You'll learn how to tell your story in a way that touches your audience and. EFF-Austin.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Of course you should experiment with your unique audience and see what works, plus bear in mind what time zone(s) they’re in, trying out weekends and weekdays. Ask Questions. So instead of just making a statement, ask a question and invite your audience into a conversation! after the kids go to sleep.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So send in your questions and comments along the way. If you use the Q&A box, it might be a little bit easier, a little higher chance that we get to that question as insider tip for you, but we won’t discriminate. Pretty please with sugar on top, any questions that you have, just pop them in that Q&A box.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. and discover how to reach your audiences more directly through social and digital media, while still landing placements through the national press or your local newspapers and broadcast stations. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Jan 13 - 15.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

To follow the Twitter stream or ask questions or make comments, use the #ROI hashtag. NWF's Twitter presence has grown because while I want NWF to still serve as the roll-up account for all of the programs, I wanted to give a chance to some of the program managers to create friendships with Twitter users from their specific audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. The community is, inevitably, larger than your staff, your target audience, etc. You have to go beyond that and listen for action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

And although we had some people tweeting from sessions, to me it seemed like we were missing an opportunity but not having a perhaps more organized approach to having our conference audience help “cover” or document the conference. We will definitely do this again. I am not sure we need the scribe (e.g.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

There was a question from the audience on blogger outreach, from someone who got no traffic from buying an ad on a relevant blog, and got no love from the blogger either. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Once we learned all flights were grounded, we quickly arrived at the decision to abandon our plans and drive back to Austin at once. I was also surprised that El Paso, TX is only the half-way point between LA and Austin. Would you have earned & cultivated an audience that could pass along your message?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

This meant we could watch the activity online and amplify it or respond to questions. Megabloggers like Tim O’Reilly , Om Malik , Austin Hill , Michael Geist , Tara Hunt , Mathew Ingram and others generated a ton of traffic and awareness. We were able to direct people here if they had questions. Vary the message. The results.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

As young professionals who have served both as members and staff managers of these groups, Sarah Willey and Corinne Austin will lead you through the research on Next Gen supporters, challenges to anticipate, and steps your organization can take to start a new young friends board from scratch OR to maximize the potential of your existing group.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

This year, #15NTC brings the party to Austin, TX. Can''t make it to Austin? There are a ton of great sessions available live and moderators are great at taking questions from the online audience. See you in Austin! The Nonprofit Technology Conference holds a special place in my heart and my calendar. Online NTC.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

So they'll each tell you a little about that, and we'll have time for questions and answers at the end. But it's a much broader audience than just your family. it doesn't have to be completely narrow, but you're going to get more of an audience if it's about a particular issue, rather than just everything. That was really me.

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