Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

I'm tagging information related to discussion, examples, and comments about nonprofits using tagging (or not using tagging) to prep for upcoming session at netsquared.org with the tag del.icio.us/nptag. What would this visual look like if it was translated into a graphic of nonprofit tagging use? Emily's post ).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). – "Despite the enormous popularity of peer-to-peer social networking, the adoption cycle for branded online communities has been relatively slow.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Managers find social media important and organizations are generally enthusiastic. However, the efforts are far from organized and strategic.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 5, 2009

Have Fun • Do Good: Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us - "You cannot run a community if you're not informed. Full Circle Associates » How I use social media - Here is a great post from Nancy White discussing how she uses social media. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "When most businesses and non-profits start using social media, they start with “small talk&# with their communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). Much to the chagrin of traditional media, the new leaders of the nonprofit sector will function much like reporters. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). There are some important social media strategies for transforming those one-click “slacktivists&# into fully engaged activists. And, how do you do it?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). 3 principles for reporters and bloggers in a networked era | Online Journalism Blog – I totally agree that context is just as important as content. "Dina

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). A study for non-profits | Think Social – "Two weeks ago, Mashable posted a how-to for non-profit organizations trying to use Google Buzz.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Women’s eNews - Report: Women’s Philanthropy Outpaces the Pack - "Charitable giving by funds focused on girls and women rose faster between 2004 and 2006 than overall foundation support, finds a study released this week by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network." Learn more at [link]. " Join in!

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

You’ve got social media covered. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. But this is a social media platform designed to be all about you. houses all of your social media accounts and links in one place. houses all of your social media accounts and links in one place.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 8, 2009

We like to report on innovative technologies through blogs, video, podcasts and social networks." " Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools - frogloop Home~Care2’s blog for nonprofits - frogloop - Allyson Kapin has a great post that lists 8 tools for tracking your social media impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 23, 2009

Exploring Social Media for Social Good #FindingTheGood - Have you been following Mashable's Summer of Social Good? This week they are rounding up and highlighting examples of social media use by WWF, The Humane Society, Livestrong and Oxfam America - plus, you can add your organization to the list! What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 8, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). government howto list onlineservices postalicious publicservice report resources service socialmedia storytelling transparency webinar whitepaper.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 9, 2009

" Report: Getting the message across: practical strategies to help charities change the way stakeholders see them - Free report from nfpSynergy: Getting the message across: practical strategies to help charities change the way stakeholders see them. "The Tags: roundup bookmarks. You tell us, we add to the map."

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 17, 2009

Silos Culture Inside the Walls of Nonprofits Prevent Effective Social Media Use - Beth Kanter's post about internal silos in nonprofits reminds me of a post and the ensuing conversation that happened in the comments on my blog about a month ago. Tags: roundup bookmarks. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The Need for the 4Cs Social Media Framework. Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. I have found that first-timer find social media confusing because of two reasons.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

There’s More to a Millennial than Updating Your Profile « - Here is a great response to a recent PRSA blog post that, in my opinion, took the premise that Millennial staffers are great as tools for social media but, gasp, heaven forbit they represent your organization! " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

If you don't have time to read all the reports, at least read this. Tags: roundup bookmarks. Here's an interview with Danielle on NWF's use of Twitter. 5 Ways to Collaborate on Documents Online in Real Time - London Net Tuesday's upcoming event on 3 March focuses on online collaboration tools and strategies.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A tiny, inexpensive gift, such as a bookmark, sticker, or magnet. Recent print collateral, such as a newsletter or annual report. They also engage with every (or nearly every) social media post. Be sure to tag them all! For example, corporations love social media shout-outs! These donors just give and give.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 19, 2009

Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Profit in Nonprofit … - Here is a great (long!) Fifty-seven percent reported activity in blogging. … Barnes stressed that social media use by nonprofits is eclipsing any other business’s use of the relatively new media category."

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

" Non-profit’s Twitter Interview Questions | twitter-interviews | interviews TechnicaVita Social Media Advice - Does your organization use Twitter? " Here's a case study from Jared Schwartz about how Critical Exposure used social media to fundraise and campaign. Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

" Forrester Wave Report: The Leaders in Community Platforms for Marketer - Community Platforms reviewed on the Forrester Research blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Could This Be Your All-in-One Social Network? DiSO is the idea that a dashboard could serve as your all-in-one social media management space.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

." The Forrester Blog For Interactive Marketing Professionals - Forrester "found that technologies trigger changes in consumer adoption, and brands will follow, resulting in five distinct waves…" You can check out the 5 eras of the social web along with recommendations for "brands" preparing for the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

The 21 Featured Projects will have the benefit and challenge of being reviewed by experts in technology, economic sustainability, and social impact. Social Media I'm hearing some complaints about the distract-ability of social media. Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

A great example of organizing on the social web. "we20 Nominations open for 2009 Social Innovation Fellowships | The Pop!Tech Tech Social Innovation Fellows program. Twitter is perfectly suited to translate historical narratives into the realm of social real-time presence." " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 12, 2009

Case Study: World Vision’s ‘Week For Children’ | Bright One - Check out this case study of World Vision's "Week for Children" - World Vision is a UK charity, and this case study discusses the use of various social media tools (include Facebook, Flickr, Yoube, Twitter, and Blogs) for the Week for Children campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media: A Guide | Social Media Strategery – Here's an interesting post from Steve Radick about 10 ways to be a good government consultant using social media. "As " Tags: roundup bookmarks. These are some links I wanted to share from October 28th.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media: A Guide | Social Media Strategery - Here's an interesting post from Steve Radick about 10 ways to be a good government consultant using social media. "As " Tags: roundup bookmarks. ″ consultants." " Robin Caldwell: Black Like Me?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

I came across a great white paper about the use of social media by marketers. You can download the whole report for free. One of the most common things I hear from nonprofit staff is something along the lines of, "I'm just learning about social media. The top 3 questions Social Media Marketers have: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

I had to do it for Connected Futures: New Social Strategies and Tools for Communities of Practice workshop. I'm remembering some tagging ice breakers I've used both online and offline that incorporate the concept of social bookmarking and tagging that I've used. That's a screenshot of my desktop. It starts today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

For Next Week's NpTech Tag Summary. Another interesting post about going from blogging for professional development to Social Networking as professional development. Or more specifically, the limitations of using tagging in managing large collections of photographs in institutions. Update your bookmarks: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Share Links w/Brief Comment : This comes from my daily scanning of resources about social media, nonprofits, and philanthropy and picking out five good links and passing them along with a 140 character annotation. These are a few gems that I've bookmarked on delicous and slightly different than those streamed on my blog. (And

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Robb Cottingham tells us about a brew-haha brewing in the nonprofit social change space in Canada. It is called " The Art of Social Web " Coolcat Teacher blog gives a wonderful post about how blogging is a work in progress - she concludes blogging is more like football than a once in a lifetime performance at Carnegie Hall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Source: State of the Twittersphere Report. I spend a lot of time listening on the social web using a radar that I've put together with a combination of free tools and the Stradivarius Violin of listening tools, Radian 6. State of the Twittersphere HubSpot has just shared the State of the Twittersphere report for Q4 2008.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

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!" Word of mouth, etc. Word of mouth, etc. Brand Your Issue. Be Everywhere.

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Care2

MAY 21, 2009

Earned media is media you don't “buy&# but earn the old-fashioned way - by taking the time to properly engage reporters, bloggers, and influentials about your issue. Tagging on social bookmarking sites like delicious, Digg, etc. Earned media is comprised of coverage on: Blogs. Media outlets both online and offline.

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