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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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

iE Boston Marketing and TiE Boston Social Entrepreneurs present: The 140-Character Mission: How Social Media Revolutionizes Social Entrepreneurship. Time: Networking and dinner begins at 6:00pm. Followers become funders, messages become movements, and social networks beget social change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML. Bloggers and #NPTech folks sometimes use language that is a little too technical for nonprofit staff who have no formal training in computer technology. Learn basic HTML.

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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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APRIL 9, 2010

This session with Beth Kanter and Allison Fine will be presented as a webinar and recorded as part of 10NTC Live. Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. Social Culture.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’ll be presenting on a panel “Social Media ROI&# with Lauren Vargas from Radian 6, with Cheryl Contee as the moderator on Sept. Social Media ROI. Johnson of the Advertising Research Foundation and Tara Hunt, author of the Whuffie Factor. Here’s the list of panels. I have two comp tickets to give away.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Use Multi-Channel Marketing: Online - web, email, social networks, banner ads and acquisition. Be sure and also check out our full presentation below. If you're a nonprofit working with a limited budget there are some good strategies that you can still utilize to market your campaigns. As a nonprofit you want to connect with me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

View more presentations from Social Media for Nonprofits. Debra Askanase Blogger and trainer who share useful tips about Google + (and other platforms too!). Janet Fouts : Blogger and social media coach who is consistently blogging some excellent posts about how nonprofits can leverage google +.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

Twitterers and bloggers are live - blogging left and right. Some sessions are being broadcast live or presented via webinar through NTEN's site so even if you're not able to attend in person, you can still garner some useful info. The time has come. The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) has begun. Designed by Susan Tenby.

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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2010

Beth Kanter, nonprofit social media blogger and CEO of Zoetica , and Allison Fine, a senior fellow at Demos and co-author of Rebooting America with Micah Sifry and others and The Networked Nonprofit (co-written with Beth Kanter), presented for the Personal Democracy Forum's morning session yesterday.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

It was a one-day event packed full of panels and breakout sessions with leaders from prominent women’s organizations such as Feminist Majority , NOW and NARAL as well as feminist bloggers, artists and activists. Tags: social media see3 new media conference social networking Nonprofits Video nptech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

My system supports my learning goals: One is about product and the other is process. Product-driven learning usually has a predefined specific topic that I need to research with the end goal of creating a presentation, training materials, or writing an article, report, book chapter or book. What role does social media play in it?

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DECEMBER 31, 2010

Network for Good’s landmark Online Giving Study examined nearly $400M in donations to 66,470 different nonprofits to identify trends in online giving across nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. She is also a recognized blogger and speaker on online marketing for social change.

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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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Care2

JANUARY 25, 2010

Take Frogloop’s Editor, Allyson Kapin, as your muse and build a community of bloggers. Consider building a Social Media Release (SMR) in which you consolidate photos, embedded video and presentations. Tags: Online Marketing Social Networking Trends. Start with your nonrprofit's team.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Blogger and social media trainer, Beth Kanter says "It depends.". There are definitely some benefits to having your Executive Director or CEO being present on social media channels. Tags: Mobile Online Fundraising Social Networking. I get asked this question a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. We were honored to do a luncheon discussion at the Berkman Center on the Networked Nonprofit. David Weinberger also lived blogged the presentation and q/a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. That means I’ll continue to build my personal networks and content sources in these areas. Sense: Sensing is making sense of the information.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Think Strategically About Your Social Media Presence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Thinking Strategically About Social Media. Social Change Behind the Firewall. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Bloggers Who Create Community Award.

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Care2

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. Social Networking with Facebook. Effective Blogging.

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Care2

JUNE 2, 2010

What you’ll learn: • How to understand social networks through social network analysis; • How to create a social culture at your nonprofit; • How and why you must value relationships as well as transactions; • How to embrace experimentation, and work with crowds; and • How to break out of those troublesome silos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Ask bloggers to review/write about your book You can find a list of the Top 100 Blogs on Technorati as a place to start, but all of their audiences may not be appropriate for your topic. Before you draft your blogger outreach email, check out my 10 Tips for Asking Bloggers to Write About Your Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2009

View more presentations from lnorvig. Laura Norvig gave me a sneak peak at her ingite presentation for NTC Ignite called the Many Uses of FriendFeed. It is intended as a rapid and engaging way to present information. I've used a little social network theory to design my FriendFeed friending strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Source: Karl Kapp presentation. Do you think that people on social networking and media are just teens and college students? And there are a number of bloggers in their 80's, but perhaps the best and most well-known is Millie Garfield.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 You can also participate vicariously through bloggers by encouraging them to write about your organization. (10

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

About the Presenters: Alan Rosenblatt is the Associate Director for Online Advocacy at CAPAF. He is a frequent speaker and author on digital media, advocacy, and politics, including social networking, blogging, grassroots, and mobile advocacy strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. Are you suffering from Social Networking Web Sites overload syndrome ? Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? Trebor Scholz wonders about Social Networks - Public, Private, or Social?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better? Which is worse, email overload or social networking fatigue. WSJ article " Will Social Features Make Email Sexy Again? WSJ article " Will Social Features Make Email Sexy Again? Convio or Causes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2011

I got to introduce myself and my role in the project, but the most valuable part of the meeting was briefing on social media and activism. View more presentations from Mary Joyce. Social Media in the Arab World. View more presentations from SMEXbeirut. The 4 Ways Tech Can Change Politics. Not to ghettoize the Arab world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Between the internet strategy teleseminar for the San Francisco Writing Conference I did on Monday, the blogging presentation I did for the Oakland branch of Ladies Who Launch on Tuesday, and the consults I had with individual bloggers on Wednesday and Thursday, I've been asked several times this week: "How do I increase my blog traffic?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2007

I'm hoping that we'll end the discussion with a kick-a** tip sheet for video bloggers who want to get started promoting their blogs and shows. Using social media tools and other methods to help people find your videos. t going to be a lecture or presentation. post to any social networking profiles and ping your friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Listening Literacy View more presentations from kanter. Listening to Bloggers You'll want to identify and follow key bloggers in your nonprofit space, especially if you are planning to blog or doing any blogger relations program. Find Bridge bloggers alltop.com. Social networks. Define Your Niche.

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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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