Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

While I curate a lot of information online , I also still appreciate the printed word – either on paper or as an e-book. It is always good to have a place to start to read up on a topic before searching online. John’s book takes you through the technical and practical aspects of marketing on Facebook, particularly brand pages.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Your website serves as the central hub for your digital strategy, followed closely by the ways you drive folks to your website, including email, blog posts, newsletters, social media, text messaging, QR codes in print media, and advertising. if your organization ceased to exist, would people care ?)? . If so, how?

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Media Cause

JANUARY 10, 2023

This blog is a guest post by the team at Bonfire. To learn more about your audience’s preferences, consider asking them through surveys and online polls. Often, shoppers make purchases based on recommendations from people they know personally, rather than just from ads alone. Implement SEO best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

A place to quickly get a range of responses to questions, rapid research for blog posts, and social presence. A side benefit is that brings people over to my blog. This past month, for the first time, Twitter is now the #2 referral of visits to my blog, but only 1/3 of those referrals are from my own tweets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yesterday, I presented a workshop called " A Crash Course in Social Media for Arts People " hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Crash Course: Social Media for Arts People View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. In between sections, I asked people to do a standing poll. tags: arts ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

Rumor has it that David Krumlauf was taking great notes, so I'm hoping he'll blog them or fill in some gaps here. . There is a day or two lag for it shows up in search. When you make updates to the Page, it appears in the streams of your fans or people who have joined your page. Doesn't control the search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. Through my blog I see what???s

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Twitter as Trigger. Seattle startup Evri uses data from Twitter in a very interesting way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Whether the debate surrounds a keyword, organization or issue, understanding the dialogue can help you engage the people driving the conversation. Your People Are Talking. To fully build out and optimize your list of search terms will take time. In our blog, “How Nonprofits Can Show Love on Social Media” (https://attentive.ly/social-love/),

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

It means getting organic, word-of-mouth buzz about products from people who others listen to. Every nonprofit needs to sign new people up for the email list, and entice new people to join the community. Every nonprofit needs to sign new people up for the email list, and entice new people to join the community.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

How many people of color participate? The question came from a diversity consultant while we were discussing how young people today are being brought up on social networks AND some statistics about age and email/social network use. Blog is Beautiful Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander-American, and black bloggers.

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See3

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Polls consistently show that Americans want the U.S. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Global Development Matters — Clocks and Watches Blog [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Like you, I believe that the United States can be a powerful force for good in the world.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

The days of "reaching out" via a static website and hoping people come to you are over. Once you have that research, you can begin engaging people online. Make sure you're providing timely, valuable information, and using tried and true tools like newsletters and e-mail to remind people of the value you provide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Create Free Polls. I am working on a screencast about nonprofit blogs and widgets. I tried one for audience polls and one for messages. I asked people to participate via my blog and I also IM/emailed a few folks. I asked people to participate via my blog and I also IM/emailed a few folks.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

After Google.com (search traffic), we’re betting Facebook.com, Twitter.com, LinkedIn and other social sites are up there in the Top 10 Referring Sites list. Don’t confuse visitors by linking to your homepage, for example, and then letting them search around for that article you told them about. advocacy action or donation)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I've been thinking about how to best incorporate the back channel or in this case Twitter. Two recent blogs, " How To Present While People Are Twittering " and " Trends in Leadership Conferences " are the most recent blog posts packed with advice. It is being used less for remote participation and more for people in the room.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” Organizations are always looking to attract more people to their cause and want their website and social media presence to support that goal. The idea is to get people to take simple actions that will hopefully lead them to bigger, more impactful actions. How far people are scrolling on the page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” Nonprofits can use answer sites such as Quora.com or Vark.com that use variations of crowdsourcing principles to tap into many people for input. The Types of Crowdsourcing.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For example, you might: Share blog post links and teasers on your social media pages. Make your online content more interactive and engaging using these content ideas: Blog posts with comments sections. Social media polls. To maximize your multichannel strategy, use your platforms in tandem with one another.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2015

You can learn more about your supporters by tracking specific keywords, search terms, and content via social media channels. You can: Use Feedly and Google News Alerts to get updates on blogs and articles that relate to a specific keyword you set, perfect for keeping up with the most updated information to pass on to supporters.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to a recent poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, two-thirds of nonprofits are using social media, and 39% of respondents said they feel these tools are important for reaching the greatest number of donors. An internal community is also a great way to increase Web traffic and search engine optimization (SEO).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Claire Rice, from Theatre Bay Area, was live blogging the whole day and captured their opening remarks. In workshops, it is important to have a full group discussion about people's concerns about social media and a discussion about organizational readiness. But for some people, it can actually enhance their learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

s now a felony in all 50 states But this case brought dogfighting into the spotlight and raised awareness to people that may have never heard of it before. Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. trackable Raise awareness ???

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? 60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? Do their answers match up to what people are clicking on in the e-newsletter? ” [Did you notice the title of this blog post, by the way? Get Interactive: Ask people to take a poll or share a story.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Your nonprofit’s blog is your voice to the public. If your nonprofit posts to its blog regularly, you have undoubtedly gone through dozens of iterations of content, and editorial calendars. If we’re not constantly innovating and searching for ways to improve our blog, we’ll quickly fall out of favor with our readers.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Monday rolls around, and you find yourself posting yet another press release to your nonprofit website’s blog. You scroll through your blog roll and see post after post with long text blocks and little else. Captivating blog content is a prime opportunity to engage supporters and get them more invested in your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Perhaps improved storytelling (text, images, videos, polls, stickers, etc.) Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2006

Create Free Polls. I'm working on a piece about widgets and nonprofit blogs (some context here and here ). If you haven't had a chance to take the poll, please click through your reader and vote now! I've also found another example from the Nonprofit Tech Blog launched yesterday. off-blog??? s readership.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Since this brought dogfighting into the spotlight and put it on the minds of many Americans, we figured it was a good time to reach out to people. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Of course, we had no budget for this. Increased traffic?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Writes all the time for lots of different people, not just Bloomerang. Although you can find some exclusive advice from her on our blog as well, which we’ll link to if you’re interested in learning that. So the poll is just sticking up here. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your content is why people visit your site! Review your website’s blog posts, educational guides, and other resources to determine what’s worth keeping and what should be eliminated or adapted. . For instance, one of your personas may prefer watching videos, while others might like to see blog posts with photo essays. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

A few important questions to ask before your consider adding a widget to your blog or web site. Does your web site or blog publish excellent content on a regular basis? Do you write blog posts that inspire lots of comments? Can help you extend or enhance the conversation on your blog. Act 3: A Few Good Examples.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

We had also blogged earlier on the topic vis-a-vis the changing fundraising paradigm we are experiencing across the third sector. We opened the event with a short audience poll about fundraising technology. QUESTION: How long should we keep “old” records of people who haven’t given in a while? GARY: Ditto.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

And I wonder if you just say that to keep people away because it’s so beautiful. And Steven, I forgot to check in with you about the poll. But are you able to launch the poll at this point? You want to close the poll? . Oh, people are voting right now. But that’s okay. Steven: Yes, here we go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

With over 600 people registered for the Webinar, it was hard to answer all the questions as the chat stream just flew by and the 90 minutes was up before we knew it. I promised folks that I would share a summary blog post with links, questions, and resources. Harold blogged about that here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With the exception of mobile pages created specifically for group text messaging and QR code campaigns (donate, petitions, polls, and so on), most people will browse through only the fresh content on your mobile website. So, make sure you feature your fresh content first (your blog feed) and calls to action after that.

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