Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. from Esquire Magazine's Awkward Wedding Photos . So, here's some advice on how to not to pitch a blogger. Don't overwhelm the blogger with requests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Tip: Nonprofits may consider specifically tailoring their Pinterest content to the female segment of their donors and supporters. They created a pin board with expert advice on how to “Green Your Home” that is filled with beautiful visuals and helpful content. You can directly pin your videos from YouTube and your photos from Flickr.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2012

A couple weekends ago I facilitated a 3-hour Tea, Cupcakes and Creative Bloggers workshop at Teahouse Studio. The range of topics and activities was great, the professional content with the informal approach made it easy for people to ask Qs, and the way you kept it all to time was terrific!" Thanks again for the class yesterday.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Give them retweetable content ! If you are not getting retweeted, you are not giving your followers the content they want. Google has been slowly merging Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, Wallet, Photos, Location, Mobile, Videos, etc. And of course, only post visually compelling content. into Google+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

I taught a section on developing and implementing an effective content strategy after some exercises to help participants identify target audiences, create personas, measurable objectives, and channels. It struck me that an effective nonprofit content strategy is a process of continuous improvement.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Nonprofits Live: User-Generated Content Thursday, November 17, 10 a.m. Are you considering a photo or video campaign for your organization? RSVP now to join us for the next episode of Nonprofits Live on user-generated content and explore the process of creating media opportunities with your community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your nonprofit could have a wide variety of excellent blog content , but if your blog’s design doesn’t make a positive first impression, then few will read it – much less share it with their followers on social networks. First, the body text column is wide enough to feature photos and large font. but not today.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 21, 2017

Whether you’re a simple weekly WordPress blogger or a seasoned webpage administrator who updates and edits every day, having a video component on your site is a stellar way to draw readers and keep them coming back again and again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2009

One of the most important decisions you'll be making is selecting a photo to use. Nick O'Neill, blogger at AllFacebook, has a post that dissects the different styles of photos you commonly see on people's Facebook profiles. It's called " The 30 Standard Facebook Profile Photos." What's your photo style?

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2017

So before you write another post or post another pic, grab an automatic backup plugin such as BackupBuddy (the most popular premium choice), UpdraftPlus (a good solid free choice) or VaultPress (which was built by one of the creators of the WordPress content management system).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

This can include written testimonials (with full names) or, even better, videotaped testimonials; articles written by respected bloggers or appearing in traditional media outlets; and even being included in a funder’s (or other respected partner’s) own published materials, such as in an annual report. 2) Information Hub.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use your About page as a jumping-off point and go more in depth, using engaging historical photos, maps, and documents as much as you can. Adding high-quality images can also help your SEO, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase your nonprofit’s photos. Another great topic is the history of your organization. Mind blank of ideas?

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

After all, running a site—a successful site—takes a lot of time: there’s a constant need to make updates, post new content, respond to user comments and more, and our present go-go climate doesn’t allow for as much static and dedicated “office” time as it did in the past.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 22, 2010

Have you started a blog for your nonprofit organization and then got stuck trying to come up with content? Here are some ideas for content: Tell stories about people you are helping. Invite guest bloggers in – clients, staff, Board, volunteers, and donors. Post summaries of events or activities with photos.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Of course there are some absolute must-do rules to follow, such as offering new and consistently great content o,r for e-tail sites, giving your customers some sort of take-away value that will have them coming back for more. But what else can a site owner or administrator do to convert the chance user to a loyal reader?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

The estimates below allow for the time required to research and create content for your social media campaigns, the actual time spent engaging and participating in your nonprofit’s online communities, and the time necessary to monitor and report ROI. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Creating Video Content : 15 Hours Weekly.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 11, 2017

It’s amazing to think that, when it was first launched, WordPress was a fairly simple and intuitive content management system designed to help the beginning blogger get their feet wet in the virtual world. It also has sections where you can insert a portfolio, staff biographies and photo galleries for your products and services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Photo by Mythicaldude. The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. Details Are Sketchy is an anonymous blogger who writes about life in Cambodia. I think he might be the first ex-pat Cambodian blogger. Preetam Rai is not technically an ex-pat Cambodian blogger.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The best new media managers, online community builders, bloggers, and activists will be connected and communicating with their supporters from anywhere, at any time when the need arises. There’s a good chance that much of this content will be viewed and read on “TV&# sets. 12Seconds.tv. 12Seconds.tv

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Deliver that pitch through the channel that reporter or blogger prefers–email is often the preferred method–and only approach one reporter or media outlet at a time. Once a reporter or blogger knows about you, the first thing they hit is your website. Writers, bloggers, and reporters work on deadlines.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 13, 2017

As wonderful as the WordPress content management system is, by its very nature—capable of supporting hundreds of different themes, thousands of plugins and so much more—it can be quite slow at times. dynamic street in modern city,dusk traffic in shanghai. Think about image optimization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

While the photos and videos within each Story are never out of order, the accounts that get the most interaction and views on their Stories rise to the top of the pile. . Think of it like exercise – using social media with intention and purpose daily will get you better results than haphazardly throwing up some content once per week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

To be successful on the Social Web, nonprofits need to have a presence on mutliple social networks and should be consistently creating content that can be shared on the Social Web, such as blog posts, photos, and videos. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

The five new views provide fresh and interesting ways to explore your favorite Blogger blogs. Sidebar, Timeslide and Snapshot round off the new views, with each one obviously targeted at different types of content, from photo blogs, to text-only philosophy blogs, and everything in between."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. People can add and embellish your content and if you have access to the remix, it can give you new ideas. My photos and blog posts have traveled around the world! It provides a huge return on investment. I've used this license.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Post quality content to the Google+ Stream. However, in the beginning I want you to ask yourself before each and every post to the stream: Will this content be interesting to our followers? Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2008

Flickr Photo by Veesees Elise Bauer , a food blogger who writes Simple Recipes. She looks at traffic building in three elements: content, community, and technology that you use to support. She looks at traffic building in three elements: content, community, and technology that you use to support. Why do you want traffic?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Post quality content to the Google+ Stream. However, in the beginning I want you to ask yourself before each and every post to the stream: Will this content be interesting to our followers? Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When you post on social media, you don’t know how many people actually see your content. Think about it: If you receive three or four emails in a row from a nonprofit you support, a blogger you follow, or your favorite store and the content is boring or useless to you, how long before you stop opening them? Right after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Flickr Photo by Vox Photo. Our website’s blog – which now has over 280 bloggers who publish up to 25 posts per week – has been a powerful tool in our work to create cultural and political change on a range of topics related to family-friendly policies, flexible work and parenting. To grow our membership. Key Strategies.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Craft a strong appeal by sourcing your content early. Engaging individual board members will help you to expand your potential reach by leveraging their personal and professional networks, and it could also provide you with some new content and stories. One great photo with a small amount of copy can say a lot. Campaign Page.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What kind of content do you already have that you could reuse (videos or interviews from events, data or research, etc.) What kind of content do you already have that you could reuse (videos or interviews from events, data or research, etc.) Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Test Drive It. MoveableType. Just let me know!).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

. • Sandy Rees of Get Fully Funded Blog posted 12 ideas to get you thinking about blog content including: r eport back from events , invite guest bloggers to post, and ask your readers questions. Include a photo in the post if at all possible. Flickr photo credit: Juicy! Nonprofit 2.0 It's about our supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

Photo by Notemily. As KD Paine and I wrote in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. Wondering what a blog carnival is? Here’s the most recently published blog carnival hot off the press.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Used fewer cards and focused on the content of the half-hour web2.0 I tried very hard to use Cambodian photos and images in the curriculum, but was not able to find something that represented tagging. Baskets labeled with future projects for the Cambodian bloggers to do as a community were set out. Photos from Thomas Wanhaff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Blogger and LinkedIn both launched in 2003. and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. Good luck. 2) Ask for a social media budget. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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