Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. She did a fantastic job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. In your status updates, use the news feed to raise awareness. See example of EQCA No on Prop8 [link].

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

Nonprofits and Mobile Technology. More nonprofits and libraries are using mobile technologies to educate, activate, and engage audiences and constituencies of all shapes and sizes. Mobile-friendly campaigns are raising awareness for issues that certain populations may not have access to otherwise, such as youth or minority groups.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

NetSquared supports the community at the intersection of technology and social impact in a few ways, including open innovation competitions. Has your organization run a competition online or offline? Photo Credit: Flickr tableatny ]. —– What do you think? What tips would you share from your experience?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. Technology. This also tells us something about telling stories and increasing awareness of your issue or organization in general. Technology and ease of process is very important. Even after I created an incentive to use the hash tag (a ¢5 donation for each mention), it did not pick back up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I was presenting a strategic technology workshop at one of their conferences. NPtech Colleagues: @zanarama Zan McColloch Lussier @ericamills Erica Mills @seattledrury Peter Drury photo by Akhtar. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic. Allison suggests that we're looking at the wrong metric - we should be measuring success using awareness not dollars. And organizations need to shift their view on how to use technology/the internet to accomplish things (and especially do more than just raise money).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

They used "tagging" on Facebook to make people aware of the note. Photo by Nelson Layag. I've evolved this to engage/listen, social content, spreading buzz, movement building, and offline impact and more fluidity in choice of tools, also adding new ones. Tags: scholar technology training training materials.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Today’s online communities go beyond posting photos or finding dates—they are building social capital, increasing awareness and raising millions of charitable dollars. As the latest technology allows people to “engage” from their computers/phones rather than getting their hands dirty IRL, will this impact the future of volunteerism?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

This month's Net2 Think Tank question is: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns ? We need offline events to meet each other, bond eye-to-eye, and forge the collaborations that will make our social networks stronger, better connected, and ultimately transformative. Courtesy of Joe Solomon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

More Flickr Photos here. Doug concluded his welcoming remarks with posing some important questions for the future for participants to reflect over the next few days: How do we keep a balance between the emerging and traditional technology so we keep in touch with digital natives and those who have limited connectivity?

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Care2

JULY 11, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) How can offline and online approaches coexist?

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

But with so many elements to modern fundraising—both online and offline—it can be tough to keep up. Donor Data is a Top Priority Track Performance Using KPIs Prioritize Donor Stewardship Use Technology to Automate Processes Set S.M.A.R.T. Many nonprofits start out by tracking donors in an Excel spreadsheet. Check it out!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 16, 2018

You also need to share real stories about your nonprofit’s efforts that will help you raise awareness. Share their stories and if possible accompany the stories with their photos. Do you just want to raise awareness or increase the donation amount? This will motivate others to support your cause. Be Transparent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

I was honored to speak at the Summer of Social Good conference hosted by Mashable , a popular social media and technology blog and a big geek favorite. The morning included a speech by Kari Dunn Saratovsky who talked offline/online connections as well as some of the challenges that charities face such as cause fatigue and slacktivism. .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2014

Photos and portfolio. Build compelling visuals and let them do their work, it’s not in vain that people say a photo speaks more than a thousand words. Let your photos tell your story. Laura works closely with several nonprofits on matters of online and offline communications. Social media widget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. It provides engagement data about your photos, likes, follower growth, as well as when is the best and worst time to post.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

As technology has advanced, so have the variety of choices and channels available to us. And one of the best ways to do that is through integrated, consistent messaging across all channels – online and offline. Photos and videos are ideal for this, but text-only posts work as well. Of course, you are – it’s why you’re here!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Flickr Photo by Ghbrett. You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Built for nonprofits, Lightful is a social media management platform that enables organizations to schedule social media posts ahead of time and provides analytics to help organizations raise more awareness and funds. SnapWidget allows you to display your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram photos in collage format on your website or blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Specifically for nonprofits, Lightful is a social media management platform that enables organizations to schedule social media posts ahead of time and provides analytics to help organizations raise more awareness and funds. MeetUp is service that focuses on helping people meet up offline and in-person. Loomly :: loomly.com.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 24, 2021

Set your nonprofit’s logo, incorporate your color scheme, and upload evocative photos for a cohesive brand experience. You can even combine your Classy data with other online and offline data sources to create a more complete picture of your donors. Pricing Get started with Mailchimp for free for up to 2,000 contacts.

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