Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

Today, I have the honor of doing a session at The Allstate Foundation ‘s 60th Anniversary Executive Summit (hashtag #60summit ) where I’ll be talking about leading nonprofits with a network mindset. Nonprofits make that transformation when their leaders embrace a network mindset. Social Media: Getting Leadership Buy-In.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 9, 2011

They also do not sync with Facebook and understand that Facebook requires its own voice – distinct from twittering – and has an ebb and flow completely different from that of Twitter. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network :: @ PanCAN. Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Facebook Voice. Tate :: @ Tate.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

It’s an easy, free way to mobilize current supporters to spread the word about your cause and encourage their networks to donate on a day dedicated specifically to giving. Go Live Most social media platforms (such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok) offer the ability to do a live broadcast.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Print, broadcast and digital media outlets have embraced Twitter, but I’ve yet to see a nonprofit press release that includes a Twitter username in the contact section of a press release. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based. and be available to answer questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Making Facebook Groups Rock – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From hosting Facebook fundraisers to automating your efforts, here are the strategies we’ll cover: Host quick, time-bound challenges to rally supporters. Focus on building one-on-one relationships, rather than simply broadcasting information. Facebook Challenges are quick, time-bound fundraising experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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AccelEvents

JULY 21, 2021

With the surge of virtual meeting platforms, and various custom meeting options, businesses are now relying on such innovative meeting solutions to amplify networking, work-from-home options, staying connected, and increasing operational efficiency in the new meeting and business landscape. What are Online or Virtual Meeting Platforms?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Web 1.0 :: The Broadcast Web. Add social networking icons. Add e-newsletter subscribe functionality to your social networking communities. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Additionally, I wanted her to share how they determine which social networks to use and their most successful campaigns. TS: Which social networks are you currently most active on? AP: We're most active on Twitter and Facebook. Social Networking social media NetSquared tssocialmedia World Affairs Council'

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

From automated email marketing to hosting live broadcasts, an event platform is necessary if you aim to put on a professional, high-level virtual event. Live broadcast capabilities. Being able to network and communicate with other participants is one of the key reasons for attending an event and a virtual one is no different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Apps allow citizens to use their zip codes to look up their elected officials and voice their concerns or support on a policy issue are not unique to Twitter as I learned from posting about the App on Google+. Voice for America’s Children has a similar app on Facebook. The broadcast part will come when Sparks kicks in big time.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. Get the organization approved on Facebook and other platforms 501(c)(3) nonprofits are raising billions on Facebook using birthday fundraisers or personal fundraisers or simply adding a donate button to posts.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

With a new concept called Social Scoring, we now have a way to indentify and categorize the social media constituents in our databases by their reach or influence across their networks. They belong to the major social networks—Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn—and are the few that deliver messages to the many.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2011

Is it a Facebook killer? One difference is apparent to me: On Facebook, your posts are shared as widely as possible by default and you can take an extra step to exclude people. When I go to Facebook, I typically skim back in my feed to see what I missed since my last visit. There are lots of organized networking opportunities.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. Facebook’s live streaming platform is empowering nonprofits to quickly engage supporters around the causes that matter most to them.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From hosting Facebook fundraisers to automating your efforts, here are the strategies we’ll cover: Host quick, time-bound challenges to rally supporters. Focus on building one-on-one relationships, rather than simply broadcasting information. Facebook Challenges are quick, time-bound fundraising experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

I do not believe in using HootSuite to broadcast the same message to multiple social networking sites with one click (worst practice alert!), @ AmnistiaEspana translated from Spanish: To English: 3) Schedule Tweets using HootSuite.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Facebook Requirements. It seems that you have to have an organizational presence on facebook in order for the project page on Jumo to work/look right – I put in my facebook ID, thinking it was verifying my association as the admin on the organizational account, but instead it put my photo and info as the organization’s!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. Millions of nonprofits worldwide have been asking supporters and donors to “Follow Us on Facebook!” ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our sector has provided billions of dollars of free advertising for Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Location : San Antonio, TX. Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Many of your supporters are becoming overwhelmed with tweets, status updates, emails, texts, and print and broadcast media and because of that it’s getting more difficult for your “Thank You” message to stand out from all the noise. Since I have returned from Asia I have cut my consumption of broadcast news by 95%.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

About the event: Already Twitter, Facebook, and the rest are revolutionizing the business and marketing of social impact. Followers become funders, messages become movements, and social networks beget social change. They can even help elect a new president.). You can be part of the conversation! Attend in person.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

How To Create Digital Supporter Communities on Facebook. Before we dive into how you can use social media to create digital communities and fundraise at the same time ( we’re looking at you, Facebook fundraisers ), let’s cover the importance of community on social media. Facebook Challenges give you both. The best part?

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media gives your nonprofit the opportunity to broadcast your mission far beyond your local community. Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute. Engagement. Fundraising. Social media is a powerful fundraising tool!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2011

They were on Myspace and organizing via Facebook Groups years before corporate brands, higher education, and broadcast and print media. You can share (and customize/edit/color) your photos to Twitter, Flickr, and your personal Facebook profile, but only if you have an iPhone. Nonprofits pioneered social media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

In short, it is a buzzword that refers to software and services that can be accessed via the internet that do not require software to be installed on your local computer or network. There are a multitude of configurations with many vendors offering services that can be considered “cloud-based.”

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

From automated email marketing to hosting live broadcasts, an event platform is necessary if you aim to put on a professional, high-level virtual event. Live broadcast capabilities. Being able to network and communicate with other participants is one of the key reasons for attending an event and a virtual one is no different.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Do to the lack of activity on MySpace, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on the Causes Application on Facebook.&# (To read the full message, click here.) Different communities have aligned and adopted different social networks, social media tools, communications platforms, etc. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Through an impact-producing grant from the Polk Bros Foundation, we’re helping these local organizations raise awareness of their work and mature their online networks. While their skills, networks and social media maturity ranged widely, everyone could participate and collaboration would be the rising tide that lifts all boats.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Online networks were used to help organize the national day of action but the action was not about "likes" or fans or messages. While the online networks may have taken off in terms of size and activity, is that where the power of this day of action was rooted? It's not about the "network". Many are connected only randomly.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Niche networks are smaller, more specific networks that can provide you with targeted, passionate audiences ready and waiting to hear what you have to say. The trick is to balance working with larger networks and some of the more specific networks to create a very useful and strategic approach to community building.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

Yes, 80% of social sharing happens on Facebook and Twitter. But that doesn’t mean you should not be including social sharing options to the other social media networks. Pinterest, tumblr, Google+, and while not a social media network, an email share button can, too, see a lot of interaction. Social sharing.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

The numbers will need to be adjusted to match what is allowed in each jurisdiction but it is possible to host an event with a small number of physical attendees/participants and broadcast the happenings online to a much wider audience. Leveraging Social Media.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Time: Networking and dinner begins at 6:00pm. The question is: Are the two disciplines of “Social Media&# and “Social Entrepreneurship&# friends on Facebook? Already Twitter, Facebook, and the rest are revolutionizing the business and marketing of social impact. Location: MIT room 3-270 (click for map). Register now.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, or something else, you don’t have to be satisfied with a feeling: use your organization’s strategic plan to identify real goals and then track the data to show your impact. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Topic : Social Media ROI.

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