Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Last night I couldn't sleep and followed the trail of links that Pistachio or rather PEAstachio left in a comment on the post about nonprofits and twitter. See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. Photo by Pistachio. She also something very powerful, "Do Not Twitter Without Love." Read Susan Reynold 's statement.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Visit the SSIR blog to comment, or leave your thoughts below! I have a new post up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog and I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2007

Make A Wish Donation Box in Second Life On the Web, you can become a messenger for your cause by adding a charity badge or fundraising widget to your blog or web site. In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. I had a tip jar in my avatar???s

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Over 180 comments for years. No show me everyone who has opened a case and made a donation. And they’ve added YouTube and Klout: Still rather useless for finding someone with a common name since you can’t see anything other than name and avatar: What have I missed? 9 other ideas merged into this one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

After a supporter follows your nonprofit, your avatar is how they will mentally and visually connect your brand to your Instagram posts. In most cases, your avatar should not include text as it would be too small to read in the Instagram feed on a smartphone. Add “Donate” stickers to your stories. Instagram Stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Tough economic times mean fewer donations. The $500 you make in donations may cost you $12,000. Should you have a dress and behavior code for staff and others who become "friends", including their avatars? Are employers liable for hurtful or discriminatory comments posted from office computers?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. The organization is asking supporters to change their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook avatars at 1:10 on Friday, March 6th to the "oneten" avatar. For others, it is a day of political significance to raise awareness around women's rights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

A number folks offers some insights in the comments or on Twitter, including Amanda. Causes should recognize specific skills of volunteers as a valuable commodity, the same way it does with cash donations. I don’t have a Livestrong band on my Twitter avatar because it is the cool thing to do. social media twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

See the flickr pool of pea avatar photos. Leave a comment and I'll summarize in the next NpTech Summary. Marc's findings: Traffic increase, little donation follow through. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In fact, I'll be arriving in a Jetson like transportation and my avatar will probably look a lot like Jane Jetson. . So, leave a comment and you might one of the passes. So this post, is my first pass at that and hopefully you'll suggest lots of ideas in the comments. The whole way nonprofits operate will change in 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

A few comments over at Kikono too. why does someone spend so much time in a game world customising their avatar???? " Some commenters suggest that bells and whistles are mostly for early adopters who can build a lot of buzz and help a site reach critical mass, although clever functionality is not a replacement for good content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Network for Good now offers mobile-optimized donate pages and donation “Share” functionality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The only exception is in crisis situations where urgent calls to action require mobilizing your social networking communities to donate, volunteer, or participate in advocacy campaigns. They often advocate that brands prioritize chatting and thanking their followers and that brands respond to every single mention or comment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: Chapter 1 :: The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. However, defining Web 1.0 Add Google Wallet to the list. Chapter 2 :: Experiment with Social Media Dashboards. Upload more photos.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Not to be confused with James Cameron’s famously blue avatars. A play on words of the infamous emoji; these are customized avatars (see how we learn as we go along?!). This is your reminder to read the comments users leave on your posts! e.g. email signup, donation, event registration. Conversion .

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! While most donations are still received offline, online fundraising is an important tool, especially when trying to attract new donors. Her first tip: Use your nonprofit’s avatar as your profile picture! Share your links in the comments! Have more news to share?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Each Friday in December, we asked people to donate the cost of a package of frozen peas to help fight breast cancer. When people logged in on Fridays, they saw hundreds of frozen pea avatars from people who were fighting breast cancer. Post your commenting policy on your Fan Page's info tab. Be transparent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Jonathon Coleman's Twitter Avatar. This means that we see a lot of value in commenting, linking, tagging, and the like; sometimes more so than just an empty visit to our site. s an example of a comment that I feel really illustrates this point. His team includes writers, designers, and web producers. I feel that someone who???s

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

But most importantly, feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. And since my retirement, I’ve started my nonprofit consulting where I help small nonprofit staff and board, build relationships that convert into more donations, and that’s why I do actually love Bloomerang. That’s awesome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I knew many of the people in the room face-to-face, some for many years, or I knew them from online, having exchanged tweets or blog comments with them. Adam Zand who I first met at Boston Social Media Breakfast event last holiday season where we helped leverage a donation for the local Food Bank. This is just a sampling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Worldometers :: worldometers.info.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

In the end, the campaign raised just over $1,000 in two days; donations will help open government data to citizens and promote transparency in public offices. A week before Canada Day (July 1) we built and tested a simple site that encouraged donors to “buy their country a beer” — basically making a donation. How it worked.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Responsively designed for both desktop and mobile devices, customers can buy, share, like, comment and checkout all from your nonprofit’s Facebook Page. Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com.

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Care2

APRIL 17, 2008

When asked what types of information they would prefer to receive through social media, "Donation/Information Requests" ranked last, preferred by only 22% of donors. 6 Comments | by Share Article in Marketing Research , Online Fundraising , Social Networking , Trends Reader Comments (6) Very interesting indeed.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

When asked what types of information they would prefer to receive through social media, "Donation/Information Requests" ranked last, preferred by only 22% of donors. 6 Comments | by Share Article in Marketing Research , Online Fundraising , Social Networking , Trends Reader Comments (6) Very interesting indeed.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Or, more recently, how the native population in Avatar are connected to one another through a planetary-wide nervous system. The line to donate blood. I picture Yoda stumbling as he experiences “a disturbance in the force” when an entire, populated planet is destroyed by the Death Star. The candlelight services.

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