Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Note From Beth: The cartoon above is from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” and was alluding to what I call the “ Cute Animal Theory ” that content performs better when you have a cute animal, a dog, a cat, or even a squirrel. Please share in the comments below. Refurb the Cat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

” Chelsea took a photo with her Smartphone and posted it on the Reddit, a community aggregation site where content is ranked and rated. Lots of discussion threads that come out of Reddit such as “I can’t believe that someone who is a minister acted this way.” ” Lots of comments pros and cons.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2017

Obtrusive observation of people’s behavior—behavior that is deliberately prompted—means that the subject knows they are being studied and measured. We know from past research that awareness of being a subject can bias the results of our research. They know their actions are being monitored. Your Audience’s Content is King.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

Facebook groups and websites such as Quora, Buzzsumo and Reddit can provide some good content ideas around any topic. Consumption will be invisible if not tracked, so you’ll want to use your analytics software, such as Google Analytics, to measure the following: The amount of time spent on the site and the page. Social Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

Set up Reddit, Digg, and other social news aggregators. 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 could have build a dashboard for statistics (donations, reddit ranking, retweet count, page views, etc.) The results.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

So, in the spirit of learning from the past, and fully aware that is this Monday-morning quarterbacking, here are a few politically neutral “lessons learned” from the launch that will hopefully help with your next nonprofit technology project. Measurement. As always, comments are welcome and appreciated!

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