Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line?

Blogher 107

Blogher ROI Slideshare Free 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

I'm pulling together all my notes and will post reflections about all the campaign shortly! Keun Fast , another Cambodian blogger. Tharum, who I had the pleasure of meeting via my work with Global s, has linked to the Campaign. We are very grateful to everyone for their contributions, links, and advice. Ricardo Carreon.

Widget 50

Widget Campaign Cambodia Blogher 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2007

I ran into her at BlogHer and immediately noticed her t-shirt because I have the same one. With my compressed schedule for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit Campaign , I shouldn't be promoting the t-shirt option, let alone making a donation to something else but I really want a Creative Commons t-shirt for the suitcase campaign.

Cambodia 50

Cambodia Blogher Blogger Contest 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Jen Lemen is a writer, illustrator, blogger and immigrant advocate living in Silver Spring, Maryland. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. Jen, can you share how you ran this campaign?

Rwanda 50

Rwanda Project Raise San Francisco 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

Deb Roby a BlogHer Blogger. I facilitated a session on working in the nonprofit sector, with colleague Liz Perry , who is a sketch blogger and works an instructional technology specialist in a nonprofit school. Two of my favorite bloghers who have worked in the nonprofit sector were also in the room, Liz Henry and her sister.

Blogher 50

Blogher Learning Unconference Yahoo 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. The program is lead by blogger, environmental activist, and TED Fellow Andriankoto Ratozamanana. You can support the effort here ) Cross posted at BlogHer.

Madagascar 50

Madagascar Ideas Raise Blogher 50

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. Last year the campaign raised $62,925.12.

Offline 40

Offline Darfur Impact Online 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2007

My Logo, Cambodian Style by Virak Now that I finished the campaign to raise the money to get myself to Cambodia to attend the Cambodia Bloggers Summit, I've been very busy preparing instructional materials. I can't wait to share what I learn with the Blogher Community). I'm very excited to be teaching Web2.0

Personal 50

Personal Cambodia Blogher Blogger 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious at BlogHer this summer. At the time, I was raising money to support the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. Cambodia4kids Flickr Photos.

Cambodia 51

Cambodia Blogher Children America 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

I was really happy because I immediately thought this would be terrific personal fundraising campaign to get a couple of laptops for the Sharing Foundation college students (like Leng Sopharath) and for the computer school. So, it makes very difficult to get motivated to do a fundraising campaign for some unknown recipient.

Laptop 50

Laptop Cambodia Giving Virginia 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. is Vice President of Operations of C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and was one of the first nonprofit technology bloggers. Who are your favorite bloggers who write about nonprofits technology? Michelle Murrain. Jordan Viator. Deborah Finn.

Technology 75

Technology Companies Netsquared Social Media 75

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Provide a link to a page with bios for bloggers. If your blogging platform doesn't allow you to do that, have bloggers include a one-line bio at the end of their posts. Link to other bloggers Use Google Blog Search , Alltop and Technorati to find blogs that write about similar topics to yours. Don't be afraid of white space.

Effective 41

Effective Blogher Technorati Blogger 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Britt is an amazing person - the most efficient woman on earth, an fantastic blogger, and all-around fun to be with! She her day job is to blog and she does a terrific job at NetSquared and BlogHer. Contribute to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college.

Donor 50

Donor Cambodia Blogher Netsquared 50

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I've been thinking about how bloggers can use their blogs during the holiday season to support organizations that they care about, like Chez Pim has done for UNICEF with the Menu for Hope. My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn.

Kintera 40

Kintera Cambodia Blogher NGO 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

I am a social marketing believer, blogger, researcher, practitioner and enthusiast in the concept of Social marketing for good. You're a digital native (I am guessing.:-) What are you seeing in various campaigns launched by nonprofits that use social media strategies, what are they doing right? Tell me a little about you.

Causes 50

Causes Social Arkansas Missouri 50

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

During the BlogHer Conference session, How to Turn Your Blog into a GOtV (Get Out the Vote) Machine, the incredibly inspiring Zephyr Teachout (former Director of Internet Organizing and Outreach for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) talked about the importance of three things when organizing: * Have an online petition tool.

Community 40

Community Organization New Mexico Mexico 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

is coming " Bloggers go to the SF Symphony! Here's a roundup of all the live blog posts from the recent BlogHer conference neatly organized by session. FrogLoop has a ROI calculator for social networking sites in a campaign. Some New (to me) NpTech Bloggers - Welcome! AFP Blog picks up on some Web2.0 Starfish Circle.

Nptech 50

Nptech Language Summary Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Seo campaigns - 90 days in advance of your busiest season. Millie Garfield (who I've had the pleasure of meeting at BlogHer) and I had a great talk about our "virtual blogging" friends. Elizabeth Dunn works for the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, but she is also a nonprofit technology blogger. Here's the slides.

Boston 50

Boston Reflection People Social Media 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of other bloggers writing specifically about social marketing. After that, I found myself reading things and thinking ???This

Marketing 50

Marketing Social Second Life Darfur 50

Care2

MARCH 27, 2009

The interesting thing about this effort is that it’s not campaign-based, or a spurt of activity for a defined period of time, but actually an ongoing relationship that can continue to build over the long term, again defined by what is valuable to their supporters. Reader Comments (2) Great post Ali.

Social Media 31

Social Media Advice Advocacy Media 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

BlogHers Act is a year-long initiative in which members of BlogHer , both on BlogHer???s BlogHers Act will take a two-pronged approach to improving Global Health: 1. BlogHers Act will take a two-pronged approach to improving Global Health: 1. signatures, votes, donations, letters, live births, etc.).

Blogher 50

Blogher Poll Global Offline 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

I interviewed Tuesday Gutierrez from SaveGuimaras over at blogher. Because the international community and media have failed to respond to this environmental disaster, they are bringing the campaign to the Social Web. In addition, have a conversation with the three people who joined you - what did you learn? The Case Study.

Case Study 50

Case Study Social Network Philippines Advice 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" The question. " was raised. I left room inspired to compile a living list.

Blogger 50

Blogger Profile Change Social 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

I am sitting here amazed that we were able to meet the campaign goal for the Cambodia Bloggers Summit in about week's time. The good folks at ChipIn , the personal fundraising widget that I used for this campaign, put forth a challenge. This not only gave me courage to launch this campaign, but helped leverage contributions.

Cambodia 50

Cambodia Social Network Campaign Learning 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

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. more like the Berkman Center Thursday evening blogger meetups I used to attend from 2005-2007. This is just a sampling.

Community 91

Community Blogher Boston Conference 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Looks other nptech bloggers and social networks are supporting this effort too! Hats off to Lisa, Jory, and Elisa (as well as to my fellow BlogHer CE editors) for posting such brilliant thoughts about this topic. Andy's post yesterday describes how he is experimenting incorporating the use of Twitter into this campaign.

Blogher 50

Blogher Classroom Podcast Blogger 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Last week, there was a useful exchange on the NTEN Affinity group for Nonprofit Bloggers around the question "What metrics do you use to measure success for your blog?" "A blogger's influence should not be measured by in-bound links (like technorati), but out-bound links. " What about out-bound and in-bound links?

Metrics 50

Metrics Web Tools Technorati 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I understand that you just completed a highly successful personal fundraising campaign - what were you raising money for and why? In February, I was asked to go to Uganda with 15 other bloggers through Compassion International. What advice would you give to other bloggers who want to use their. Cross posted at BlogHer.

Fundraising 50

Fundraising Nashville Uganda Haiti 50

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2006

To atone, here's a set of links for this week, all from female bloggers. Nikki gives us a list of ten clear directives for improving our website SEO, including great advice about link exchanges: It's simple; a good linking campaign is like great sex. Open API's. Jumping on anyone and everyone is rarely satisfactory.

API 40

API Blogher Interview Blogger 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

Wells, Blogger and Community Organizer "We need to treat many of our social tools like door knocking, if someone comments on our site, we should take that as a hello, and use it to open a door to a potential relationship with a new leader, member, or supporter." Cross-posted at BlogHer " Nicola M.

Social Media 50

Social Media Campaign Media Online 50

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

The speakers were Alli Chagi-Starr, who is the Co-Founder of Art in Action ; Ilyse Hogue, the Campaign Director for MoveOn.org ; Melinda Kramer, the Founder and Director of Women's Earth Alliance ; and Reem Rahim, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for Numi Tea. I am the Campaign Director at MoveOn.org. We are a 3.5

Podcast 40

Podcast Arts Oakland St. Louis 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 18, 2007

With just nine days until the BlogHer Conference in Chicago, where I'll be moderating the panel, "Getting It On(line) for a Cause: Raising Money," I thought I'd search around for nonprofit and activist women bloggers in the Chicago area. Christine Cupaiuolo is a Chicago-based blogger who created MsMusings.net , Ms.

Chicago 40

Chicago Blogger Syria Lebanon 40