Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. Why did your organization integrate these social media tools - how did you choose specific tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month, we did a Networked Nonprofit session at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Recently I got my first full-on blast of the Networked Nonprofit at a session the authors presented at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. He offered to write a guest post. Opportunity Design.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2021

Offering an online community is a great way to elevate and encourage networking among your association’s members. It can also make your association a part of your members’ daily social networking habits. Use online badges to acknowledge and reward active and engaged members. You're going to need this guide. Download now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2012

It also includes a number of features that go beyond what is currently available in other free first aid apps—particularly the ability to earn and share badges with your social network. The Red Cross is releasing the app this morning and it’s the first in a series of Red Cross preparedness apps that will be unveiled this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

An easy action involves blogging, signing petitions, protesting and/or wearing a badge/shirt/wristband. In my levels of engagement chart, a simple action involves befriending (e.g. MySpace), subscribing, forwarding and/or learning.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. What it Means to Communities.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. What it Means to Communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

I'm in the process of an article about tips for nonprofits on social networking sites for TechSoup. On one of my posts trying to digest the research , someone asked a question about strategies for doing outreach on social networking sites. It's also the very definition of "social networking."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

I've been preparing for a Leadership Conference with TCG (Theatre Communications Group, the service organizations for theatre companies) on strategic social media. So, I've been looking at a lot of different examples of how theatres are using social media.  Foursquare is a location-based social network. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2010

I am putting the finishing touches on another social media lab designed for arts organizations. Incorporating the use of a location-based social networks seems a natural for museums, given the move towards more participatory institutions and how museums have embraced mobile. So, have been updating arts 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2010

Put a Facebook Badge on your website or blog. [ Done - even though I think it looks messy! ]. There is also the Nonprofit Organizations MySpace , the Nonprofit Organizations Twitter profile , the Nonprofit Organizations YouTube Channel , and the Social Media for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. management company or PR firm).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

At this year's SXSW the hot new technology tool was location-based social network tools such as Gowalla and FourSquare. A location-based social network is a social networking platform that is built around the idea of " where you are " and you use it on your mobile phone.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). Increase Event Fundraising with Social Media.

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Care2

MARCH 29, 2010

So, when FourSquare (a location based social network app that tracks your locations and shares it with friends when you “check-in&# to places) emerged as the “next big thing&# at SXSWi , I questioned whether FourSquare could really li ve up to its buzz. Over 1,000,000 badges have been awarded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

I got a warm welcome and in turn I donated a copy of The Networked Nonprofit for a raffle. And, of course, if you haven’t yet purchased Sarah’s Brandraising Book go get it along with a copy of the Networked Nonprofit. What do your check-ins, tips, to-dos, badges, etc. Thanks Fara. say about you?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . This socially-sourced crowd spends upwards of 15 minutes per day, every day , on social media sites, 3 to 7 times more than on any other major web property. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Last month I made a prediction that we might see fundraisers with FourSquare or some other location-based mobile social network with gaming element. And, of course, you get badges for various activities. Looks like my observation of fundraising 2.0 trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Part social networking site, part smartphone App, and part social experiment, FourSquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. You will not accrue “Badges&# if you do not have a photo, nor will you become a “Mayor&#. And as of last week, FourSquare has gone global.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2014

“We utilize social media, letting our families know about the campaigns. The only thing you do is design the shirt and promote it through social media networks and Teespring takes care of everything else. Launch a custom campaign through your social network. What makes ACCO so successful?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 8, 2010

Badge shows the message, making it easy to delete/archive messages without going to full Gmail interface. Chromed Bird and Facebook : Great for quick sneak peeks to the social networks. Google Apps friendly. I don't have to keep an email tab open all the time anymore!

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

The new structure will cut down on noise and allow for more interactive networking and socializing. They will be social networking sessions with like-minded people, with no formal agenda or takeaways. New to the NTC Ideas Partner new attendees with veteran attendees Should we identify new attendees on their name badges?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Via Network for Good and ChipIn You can remember and honor the victims of the tragic events by making a donation to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. Got fundraising ideas ? The fund was established by the university to aid in the healing process and generate financial support.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Our organizers hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in the connection of technology and social impact. Not sure what a Social Media Surgery is? Baltimore, MD: May Tech & Social Change Meetup: Website Redesigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

m a self-proclaimed social networking junkie. important with higher-engagement leveled UGC campaigns PROCESS - marketing Email Website Social networks Web badges Blogger outreach OUTCOMES Both tangible & intangible Increase list members (we don???t I run the org???s and online advertising campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

I happened to pop out of reader today and cruise through Marnie Webb's sidebar links from Ma.gnolia to land on an interesting article from Monday's SF Chronicle called " Social Sites Becoming Too Much of A good Thing." from Michigan State who is doing research on how younger people are using social networks.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

Be sure to bring your member reception ticket (on your name badge) and join us for some food, friends, and fun! How you can make the most of it: Bring your name badge, not just because it has your ticket, but because this may be the first chance you have to see all those email addresses and twitter names in real life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2007

Scott McLeod created some badges and over at the site there's more discussion going on about what message should be on the badge. Over on the Stop Cyberbullying Social Network Site, David Weinberg suggested a no bullies pledge , a sort of creative commons licensing for acceptable conduct. more here ).

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How did you go about building up the friends network?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Based Charity, you'll be asked to register to build a Network for Good digital charity badge. Once you choose a project, you will build a Global Giving Badge. The eight individuals whose charity badges attract the most unique donors, through the America’s Giving Challenge, will get $50,000 for their cause. or Abroad.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" If it does, how much money has been raised and which widget are they using?

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" " "End Global Warming!," " or "Fight Hate."

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" " "End Global Warming!," " or "Fight Hate."

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" If it does, how much money has been raised and which widget are they using?

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Distributed ledgers are essentially a record of monetary transactions that is constantly copied across every computer in a peer-to-peer network. There are other projects underway to solve it, including the MedBiquitous Activity Report standard and (in a sense) the Mozilla Open Badges project. We are all for it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 25, 2009

Email your email lists, listservs and social networks directing people to register and search for projects on Serve.gov Link to Serve.gov on your blog or website ( Digital badges are available here ) Think creatively about how to collaborate with other organizations, businesses, foundations, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2007

Using the ChipIn Fundraising Badge for a Personal Fundraising Campaign How I raised over $800 for a Cambodian Ophran's College Education in A Couple Weeks The lessons learned from my action learning experiment. So, if you're interested, you can learn more. It's a narrative "wikitation" and you can find it here.

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