Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. I’d like to thank the bloggers who posted such wonderful posts all week long!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Nonprofit Organizations. Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. Nonprofit Quarterly. Farra Trompter. Worthwhile Films | Nonprofit Media. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Google+ and Google Products. HOW TO: Create a Google+ Page for Your Nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Make sure you are tracking your “unique visitors&# to your organization’s website from month-to-month. I was a reluctant blogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2009

created by four Seattle-based travel bloggers, returns for a second. I caught up with Pam Mandel , one of the organizers , to learn more about their fundraiser, their strategy, and the charity. I started blogging as expat and honestly, expat bloggers saved my life. through American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC). Why: Why not?

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Are you an writer and blogger with social media experience, and a background working with associations or non-profits? Wild Apricot is web-based membership software for small associations and non-profits, and thousands of customers use our software to help further the goals of their organizations.( read more ). read more ).

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Donorbox

MAY 6, 2021

In recent years, organizations around the world have been using “influencers” — fitness gurus, beauty bloggers, fashionistas and others — to supercharge your fundraising.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Your organization is starting a blog and you have all your ducks in a row. You're happy with the new blog design, you understand the platform you've chosen, you've gotten sign-off from above to move forward, and you've signed a surprising number of your staff up to serve as regular bloggers. Fill your bloggers in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

The first blogging platform, Blogger , launched in 1999 and it signaled the birth of the Social Web. Blogs were most often written in first-person, more than 1,000 words, and many nonprofit blogs of the past embraced the concept that a blog post had to be published daily for the blogger to be taken seriously.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2012

And while I know the same approach won’t work in every organization, I’d like to share five tactics that I think work well for us. The Blogger Alias. We have a blogger alias set up in Outlook that allows me to easily communicate with team members. This is the tactic I have received the most positive feedback on.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2010

Nancy Schwartz, president of Nancy Schwartz & Company and blogger at Getting Attention , has just finished analyzing data from a nonprofit marketing survey of more than 900 nonprofit leaders, revealing that they are doing a poor job connecting with their audience and community.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Think of all the places your organization’s name, staff, projects, programs or focus area could come up in the news, in campaigns, or in online conversations. To stay on top of it all, I suggest you create a listening dashboard for your organization - and here’s how to do it! Getting Started. Twitter Search.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Another topic that is of interest and can serve as a valuable launch pad for conversations and information, both for Romanian NGOs and organizations around the world, is a blog. But blogs can help your organization in a few key ways: Central Communication Hub. And here’s how to start! Create Community Dialogue. MoveableType.

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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. It was from a nonprofit organization, a communications manager, who sent me the link out of the blue, without even a "Dear Beth," and really not saying much about why I would be interested.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Gretchen Jennings convened a group of bloggers and colleagues online to develop a statement about museums'' responsibilities and opportunities in response to the events in Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island. Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge. Can we be as brave and direct as these young women?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

I think that is an important insight for small organizations who don’t have a team of people doing the social media and trying to do it with limited hours in the day. Those decisions are implemented across the organization’s web properties and social channels.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Monday, November 10th, in an initiative similar to Blog Action Day , thousands of bloggers will post about refugee issues to raise awareness as part of Bloggers Unite. This isn't the first Bloggers Unite campaign. This isn't the first Bloggers Unite campaign. Bloggers Unite activism refugees

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

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Donorbox

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Many freelancers, bloggers, and YouTube influencers make a significant part of their revenue from these sources. Nonprofit organizations as well as individuals can join this trend and collect perks like gift cards, cash, or discounts from many online donation companies. If you’re […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

Cambodian young people are joining the global conversation in the blogosphere and sharing their perspectives through different forms of grassroots citizen's media thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Cambodian bloggers. Learn about and document how the blogging team is doing outreach and encouraging new bloggers and share on my blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The one thing I really admire about Joan is that she gives straight up great advice to nonprofit CEOs to improve the effectiveness of their organizations. She also has a great sense of humor and grace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

It is hard for me to find posts because I have too many categories (over 200) and an idiosyncratic way of organizing them. No wonder I get emails and DM's from folks telling me they can't find a particular blog post. I need get rid of clutter, revise, and re-organize. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Maria Rainier , Freelance Writer & Blogger. Social media is a powerful marketing tool for businesses of all types, and it is especially useful for nonprofit organizations, which typically struggle more to reach a large audience on a tighter budget. Organizations can't create a profile on Facebook — only a page or a group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2018

For the first time, Nonprofit Tech for Good is seeking sponsorships from companies or organizations that serve the nonprofit sector. I’ll continue to post on occasion, but the majority of posts will be written by individual guest bloggers or sponsors. 2019 Sponsorship Opportunities. 1) Sponsored Posts .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

Last Thursday, I attended at the Berkman Center Bloggers Thursday night meeting and shared some learnings about personal fundraising and facilitated a discussion. The internet allows some organizations to embrace long-distance involvement. | View | Upload your own. See Birthday Challenge ( pt.1

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Blogger relations (not to be confused with blogger relationships like I'm describing above) that is blogger outreach came up as a topic in a workshop I did on social media and the arts earlier this week. Don't have your office intern hapzardly send out a canned pitches, get to know the bloggers first.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Are you a bread baking blogger who wants to make the world a better place? Sign on up for Breadline Africa's Blogger Bakeoff , a year-long campaign (October 15, 2008-October 15, 2009) to raise 1 million dollars for Breadline Africa's projects by, "baking bread and giving dough." Tag/invite five other bloggers to join the campaign.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Almost all media now feature feel-good stories about people and organizations that do good. CNN Heroes does not feature organizations, but individuals who are doing something extraordinary. That person has usually founded an organization, but it is the personal angle that often grabs media interest. Tell a riveting story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Blog Day August 31st A day for bloggers to recommend 5 new blogs to their readers,"preferably blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude." OneWebDay September 22nd A day to celebrate what the Web means to us as individuals, organizations, and communities. Lots of do-good bloggy "Days" coming up!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 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. And the development of systems is a challenge, since learning, even when objectives are well-defined, is an organic process.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 1, 2011 How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Make the Leap posted by Robert Duea , Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center and Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center So, youre thinking about starting a nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm?

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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. Ideal Digital Storytelling Ecosystem.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Who better to ask than this week’s guest blogger, Ellen Simon, the former head of Union Settlement Association, one of Harlem’s largest nonprofits for over 100 years. Seven Ways a Board Member Can Support Their Executive Director and Organization. When people feel connected, they give their best to the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

On Friday, I co-presented the video blogging presentation at the Cambodian Bloggers Summit with Virak , Cambodia's first Cambodian video blogger (I think). Since Virak was also one of the organizers and I was also doing too many other things, we didn't have the luxury of indepth planning and we had never worked together!

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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. How do you get other people in your organization on board with social media?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Links are allowed, so long as the accompanying anchor text is relevant and organic to the article at large. Bloomerang provides a full author profile and Google Authorship to guest bloggers. The desired minimum length is 600-850 words, but please do not feel limited by those parameters. is no problem.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 14, 2007

There are a lot of answers to that question, but if you want to do outreach to bloggers about an issue you care about, here are a few tips: 1. Search for bloggers who write about topics related to your cause on Technorati , Google Blog Search and Ask.com's blog search engine. Find the name and contact information for the blogger.

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