Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and networks. The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. s the same thing when it comes to social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?"

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Care2

AUGUST 31, 2012

There has been so much good content by some of our favorite bloggers this week that we had to share these gems with you. Shelly Kramer admits that Google+ may not be the most popular social network everyone thought it would be, but the growing social network has some fantastic benefits, one biggie being SEO.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network in the world and is becoming increasingly integrated into the Social Web with every passing second. Flickr is the largest photo-sharing social networking community on the Web and should be your starting point for your online photo-sharing campaigns. writing does not permit.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

However, the tech is secondary, not nearly as important as repairing some current issues with trust and curation." " 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter « Nonprofit Tech 2.0 - I'm so honored to be part of this list! The list below is the result of that “Tweet Out&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Whether you’re the IT professional for an established non-profit or huge multinational, a budding blogger or a mom-and-pop etail startup, your website is the face you put forth to the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Six months ago I came pretty close to complete social media burnout. I was running over 20 social networking profiles, logging in seven days a week, and at minimum pulling 60-hour work weeks. If you are managing numerous social networking profiles Monday-Friday, then you need some down time on Saturday and Sunday.

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Care2

MARCH 18, 2012

It’s been close to two weeks since Invisible Children released it’s "Kony 2012" video, which quickly spread across social networks, blogs, and made headlines across major news networks and newspapers like the NYT and the Washington Post. The issue is complex. Is that responsible social change?

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. You bet so as long as there is some connection to the issues you are working on. In December traffic dipped about 21% to 68M unique visits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

A lot of nonprofit blogs have come on the scene in the year between these events and I feel like it is time to revise and update my "10 Ways" post to include not only ways that nonprofits can use blogs, but also engage bloggers to support their cause. Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. How have social networking tools helped spread the word about your cause?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

While some may think there are not a lot of high quality women who can speak on technology issues or are starting tech companies, it simply isn’t true. Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Target Audiences: People who you want to reach and have a stake in the issue. Use Multi-Channel Marketing: Online - web, email, social networks, banner ads and acquisition. Use Multi-Channel Marketing: Online - web, email, social networks, banner ads and acquisition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile. I personally take issue with that, not because I am taking sides in a Google+ Vs. Facebook or Twitter or LinkedIn war, but because I think it’s dangerous to give one company that much control over nonprofits, and the Internet in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

They used sticky notes to visualize the network. He asked each staff person to add a sticky note with the name of a “go to person&# for this issue for their group and location. Networks are more than random gatherings of people and organizations online. Social networks have specific structures and patterns to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

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. I referenced Liza Sabater's Brown Bloggers meetups, but could not point to any studies or stats. Twitter Poll - ???Which

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

The New York Times reported on the use of social media and protests suggesting that Egypt’s government was afraid of the power of social networking tools. There are a few issues with trying to follow the issue directly via the hashtag. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps. How to contextualize it?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2010

You've probably found your way here from a shout out Have Fun, Do Good got in the article, How to Start Your Own Charity by Sally Stich in the July 2010 issue of Woman's Day : "5. Thin k social networking. 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause 5 Tips to Start a Nonprofit Blog Got a website?

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Social media is just one of several channels that you should be using to connect with constituents, build community, and mobilize people to work toward your goals. You need concrete social media data to determine your impact through social media. The data you should look at is: Are people taking action on your issues?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Guest blogger Carrie-Jaffe Pickett ( @carriewriter ) is an award-winning writer and editor specializing in e-newsletters, public relations, website copy, and editorial solutions for clients. She blogs about social media and communications at carriewriterblog.com , and her portfolio and other links can be viewed at carriefreelance.com.

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Care2

AUGUST 31, 2010

Apps are central to mobile and, mobile web use is exploding, according to Allyson Kapin of Blogger-In-Chief for Care2's Frogloop and Partner at Rad Campaign. Guides actions and informs about overfishing and health issues. Does your organization have a mobile and app strategy? Check out these 7 Mission Centered Nonprofit Apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations. Here’s the article from today’s New York Times.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” The Care2 News Network allows users to submit news stories and vote for content that should be featured more prominently.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2008

I met Ian Kennedy who is the product manager at MyBlogLog, a blogger social network. " An activity stream is a feed of recent activities by your blog friends on various social networks - blog posts, new photos, bookmarks on Delicious, Facebook updates, Twitter updates, etc. Just some more to ponder.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 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!" 60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. It is very difficult to talk in social networks with people who think the opposite of you.” It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet. ” Widad E.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Starting Tuesday, September 15th, the Case Foundation will offer online tools and live streamed seminars aimed at helping nonprofit staff understand how to best leverage social media to create awareness for causes, raise funds, and engage with new constituents. using social media for fundraising and friend-raising. Effective Blogging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Nonprofit Leadership Blogger Rosetta Thurman. We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). The best part is when the audience joins the conversation. Scan Social Networks for Free Agents.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Learn why social listening is important and how to find and use the influencers among prospective and existing students, alumni, and parents. Social Listening – Tune into Your Audience. By listening to what your prospective students are saying on social media, you can better understand which issues resonate and why.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

That's a lot of competition for all you nonprofit campaigners and bloggers. Be Compelling – Use staggering stats that illustrate your key points or share pertinent statistics about the key issue or campaign you are working on. Fresh and Relevant Content - Follow the news related to the issues you work on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

But, there's the whole issue of being efficient - and if you have super human getting things dones with social media skills , then it will take you less time. You can also participate vicariously through bloggers by encouraging them to write about your organization. (10 Tools to help you participate are Twitter and Co-Comment.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2009

One of the metrics that bloggers track is "Authority" or the number of blogs linking to a blog within the last six months. Most bloggers use the Technorati index to benchmark authority ranking. As the social Web and new services continue the migration and permeation into everything we do online, attention is not scalable.

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