Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Therefore, we need to recognize and respect this dynamic as we lead and support our teams. We may not fully relate to someone’s specific loss, but we can still act empathetically and provide support. They are embedding mental health support into leaders’ performance reviews, based on anonymous feedback from their teams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

She has the experience of being a nonprofit executive director, but now works with nonprofits, assisting with crisis management, executive coaching and the building of strong management teams to support the work of the CEO. This summer I was lucky enough to be a guest to talk about the Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book on her podcast.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

If your audience and supporters include women (especially those in their mid-thirties to mid-forties) you definitely want to explore a presence on Pinterest. Tip: Nonprofits may consider specifically tailoring their Pinterest content to the female segment of their donors and supporters. YouTube videos will play inside the platform.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Very inspired by the bloggers and @ mashable @ 92y & @ unfoundation at #SGSGlobal. The Mashable audience truly wants to do good in the world and they were inspired to hear and see many different examples and opportunities to support. Getting from Collective Conversation to Impact. Remember to watch today at 2:45pm!

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Beyond the measurable performance impacts determined by testing, organizations must determine their own risk to employ ethical storytelling as a principle (because you believe it’s the right thing to do, regardless of impact) compared with using traditional response drivers that may maximize the revenue for your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

goes live frequently to answer questions from supporters and to make announcements about new projects and initiatives: View Story. Mobilizing your individual supporters to leverage their Instagram networks to raise money is a great way to reach new donors. Amirah, Inc. 4) Get individuals to use the sticker on their Instagram Stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2008

I was thrilled to discover it because I had just started my " Cambodia For Kids " blog and thought it might help me connect with bloggers from Cambodia. In 2005, I also discovered the Berkman Center Thursday evening bloggers meetings and started attending and even did a session on nonprofits and blogging.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. During last year’s challenge , more than 165 bloggers participated, including Fred Wilson , TechCrunch , Kara Swisher , Ars Technica , and Julia Allison. About DonorsChoose.org.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. Is it best to create a monetary goal or one based on impact metrics? Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? How has COVID impacted your organization? Is there income you need to make up?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

John was reaching out to bloggers, asking us if we would write about the launch of the fourth annual CTK Foundation Heart and Soul Grant Award to nonprofit organizations. The study will offer support for elected officials who run on open government platforms or who work for more transparency. Accidentally, of course.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Stacey Monk and I exchanged messages last week, brainstorming the idea of pulling bloggers together to support Beth’s birthday campaign. Thank you so much for your help, support and participation! We also smashed our goal of recruiting 53 bloggers, with 66 signed up and many more participating in other ways.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Please support the SocialBrite team (or any other blogger) in the Social Media Challenge! And October is once again the month when bloggers step up to the plate for the Social Media Challenge , now in its third year. Last year, bloggers big and small raised $270,000 to provide 65,000 students with the resources needed to learn.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 22, 2020

’ Besides their impact through purpose, nonprofits usually need the same tools to function that any for-profit business does, including: a team that works on promoting the cause. What is the reason that prompted you to support this cause? What will you do to support this mission? Researching your impact on the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2008

and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" The next logical step, of course, is to start to get to know some of these bloggers by doing interviews. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist. Give us room for leadership development.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

« Company K Media – Kerri has an excellent round up of some of the most popular hashtags on Twitter related to the nonprofit and social impact sectors, as well as hashtags to follow to join in regular Twitter chats. "We are so excited to announce the winners of the “Women Bloggers Deliver&# competition!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Author: Guest Blogger. The following post is an excerpt from Constant Contact's "The Business Impact of Twitter: It’s Come a Long Way [New Data]" by Josh Mendelsohn , originally posted October 20, 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Over the last six years since our founding, MomsRising has worked with hundreds of bloggers and has learned how to strategically use social media to ensure that key audiences don’t miss compelling posts. We started by proactively reaching out to bloggers of color to participate in the blog carnival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Session topics include: Supporting Effectiveness sessions explore how grantmakers can improve practices to build grantee capacity and better support nonprofit sustainability. Scaling Impact sessions offer strategies and knowledge about how we can help nonprofits achieve better and more results.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 23, 2011

If you haven't, John Haydon will tell you how: "From what I’ve seen, most nonprofits have no idea that you can add to your list — that precious database of your supporters, donors or newsletter subscribers — by strategically using a customized Facebook Welcome Page or custom tab. " Google+ vs. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place recently in Seattle. But two sessions at the GEO conference clearly showed how smart funders are combining the two for maximum impact. Are we turning a corner in philanthropy? I sure hope so.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

With technology, you can do incredible things, but with a galvanized community of supporters who work together toward a greater good, we can do anything. Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We.

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JULY 12, 2011

While organizations experiencing a positive impact from Facebook spent more time on the platform, any time spent over four hours per week, the results leveled-off. She is also the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2’s Frogloop blog. Nonprofits Spend 2.6 Hours a Week on Facebook. hours per week on the social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. There have been a lot of conversations about what funders can do to support nonprofits to scale impact. Flickr Photo Jakob Montrasio. Less restrictive funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. For me, this ‘how to’ approach put some practical meat on the bones of the conversation around scaling impact that resonated through halls the at the GEO conference this week.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

As hand-held mobile devises connected to the internet spread to cities, villages, remote communities around the world, we need to continue finding ways to use these tools to make a positive impact. This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

After all, every dollar your organization takes in goes to support your mission! That’s why it’s important to promote your event to not only your existing supporters, but also to new folks. You’re asking people who already support your mission to invite their friends and family to come along! Ways to Promote a Fundraiser.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

To figure out how you can make an impact, try this exercise based on a similar one from Carol Lloyd's book Creating a Life Worth Living : 1. In today's post, Join the Carnival of Change We Can Believe In (Booth 11) she suggests supporting Obama's presidency by: 1. Karama of So What Can I Do? serving jury duty (willingly), 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It is not too early to start thinking about your nonprofit’s social media strategy for 2018, including how you want to capitalize on social media trends that will have maximum impact in 2018. According to Lee Odom , influencer marketing is one of those trends. Read Blackbaud’s white paper on how to engage with them. … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

Marketing Pilgrim adds: Facebook is steadily refusing to participate in OpenSocial or the foundation, choosing instead to support Facebook developers. s also a Blogger blog for OpenSocial. There are multiple standards that must be supported to launch your application on MySpace and other social networks so far. s benefit only.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. There are so many examples we could include. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2016

As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it. We’ve come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Most attention to scaling social impact has tended to focus on replicating programs to extend service delivery. How can funders be most helpful in supporting these efforts?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2019

There are people within different interest groups who have amassed a loyal following on platforms like Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, or are influential bloggers. When people who are respected in your field share your content or endorse your organization, it can have a huge impact on raising awareness and trust.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

.” That’s what guest blogger Hayley Samuelson of Catchafire reminds us in this week’s post, perfectly timed given Thanksgiving this week. . With Thanksgiving right around the corner, don’t forget to share some gratitude with everyone who helped you make an impact this year! Focus on the long term from the get go.

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