Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

One way to get organized and more strategic is to use an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar provides you with a broad overview of your whole content marketing plan and outlines exactly what needs to be completed when. Here are six steps to getting your editorial calendar started. Make your calendar shareable.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

I decided to try out the Sunrise calendar app for iOS to see if it can help me stay in check. This free app synchronizes event information from your various social media and calendar accounts into one sleek display. For example, you can't load in events from your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Setting Up Sunrise. Using Sunrise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. As a community organizer, Twitter makes a lot of sense. Twitter does exactly that. Robin’s 10 Twitter Rules for Non Profits. Twitter is social. Follow Back.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 23, 2009

I know more and more people are using calendars on their computers and cell phones, but I like paper calendars. If you haven't purchased your 2010 calendar yet (or are looking for a last minute holiday gift), lots of nonprofits publish calendars. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Social Snap – add simple social share buttons to your pages and posts that are customizable: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Mix, and Instagram; display amount of total shares and likes. Events, Fundraising and Donations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The trick is to build a sense of anticipation among your fans and followers and an essential first step is to select and add to your nonprofit’s editorial calendar the cause awareness days of 2014 and their corresponding hashtag(s) for which your nonprofit will launch a fundraising and awareness campaign. 20: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Develop a 5-day editorial calendar for the three days leading up to your giving day, the day of your giving day, and the 24 hours following your giving day. You could also use Storify to archive your giving day and/or create a Twitter Moment. Nonprofit Tech for Good: 2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar. org, WWD2018.org,

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EveryAction

JANUARY 27, 2015

It''s almost hard to imagine what life at a nonprofit was like before we could blast out fundraising emails, share stories over Facebook, or issue a call-to-action via Twitter. Luckily, the 2015 Nonprofit Conferences Calendar features ample opportunities throughout the year to hear all the latest nonprofit tech developments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Throughout 2015, add to your calendar the time necessary to write one or two LinkedIn Recommendations each month. Add causes awareness days to your calendar. The rise of Twitter has resulted in a new campaign awareness strategy and online event known as a tweet chat. Write LinkedIn Recommendations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

NASA is using Twitter to quickly get updates to the public. They have gotten over 18,000 Twitter users to follow their MarsPhoenix account in just a matter of weeks and have sent 200 messages. Now, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to learn how to use Twitter, particularly if you can hear from the experts.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

An editorial calendar— so you can keep track of and plan for big moments in advance, like oral argument and amicus brief deadlines. A calendar also will help you identify quieter moments where you’ll want to create some tactics that can keep the conversation going (rallies in communities across the country, a reporter roundtable, etc.).

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TechImpact

AUGUST 14, 2014

You can integrate your nonprofit’s CRM with a calendar, storing important person events like birthdays, anniversaries, etc. If you think being able to integrate your CRM with a calendar is helpful, how about being able to integrate your CRM with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other major social media networks?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

In addition to analytics, Loomly offers an interactions hub where you can see and reply to engagement on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Sprout includes content approval tools, social media analytics, and a shared content calendar view. Download our free Nonprofit Editorial Calendar to get started! No problem!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Mark your calendars for the first LinkedIn Board Connect webinar occurring on October 10 at 10am PDT. LinkedIn for Good on Twitter: @LinkedIn4Good. I know many nonprofits worldwide are often frustrated that the United States gets top priority when such programs are launched (by LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, etc.), Your day will come.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Another thing I recommend: look at your calendar for the year.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Among the notable dates on the philanthropic calendar, GivingTuesday stands out as a global movement that harnesses the power of community and generosity. Use relevant hashtags, share impactful stories, and engage with your audience on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As the year unfolds, so does the season of giving.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re unsure if you have the time to manage a TikTok account for your nonprofit, create a draft content calendar. Label each day on the content calendar with the names of the platforms you’ll be posting on, what you plan on posting about, and any photo or video you’ll need created for the post.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Try hosting a Twitter (now known as X) Q&A relevant to your mission or service or a livestream on Twitch, Instagram, and Facebook. Build anticipation: Plan some email reminders leading to the event, so everyone has a chance to mark their calendars. A simple interest poll can provide a considerable boost in attendees.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

Direct fundraising asks are part of a well-rounded digital calendar. It generated the most in-platform engagement of any content Pathfinder has shared on Twitter to-date – and was a top driver of shares on Instagram. Used as a strategic element of your digital calendar, advocacy checks each of these boxes. . Email Cadence.

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NetWits

JANUARY 3, 2011

Google Calendar. Set up a Google Calendar and allow your colleagues to see which activities are happening at various times without having to sort through multiple spreadsheets. If you haven’t already, set up a desktop Twitter client such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck to tweet from multiple accounts including Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’ Begin to plan to clean up your database so you’re ready for calendar year-end fundraising. Don’t count on them remembering.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 18, 2022

Instagram IGTV and Facebook Watch Parties are also staying put in the 2021 calendar year. Twitter Fleets and LinkedIn Stories fell flat in comparison to users’ expectations. Don’t expect to see any top social sites investing big development budgets into this now digitally archaic content style. 24HR Social Stories.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

From the newest member of the #4Change team, ChristinasWorld : In the wake of South by Southwest in Austin, and in anticipation of some exciting social media and social change gatherings coming up on the 2010 events calendar, we thought it could be useful to explore How Social Media Can Enhance Events as the topic for the March #4change chat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2013

But your content pipeline needs more than an editorial calendar. Next, you are ready to organize your content onto your editorial calendar. List of ideas that didn’t make onto the editorial calendar. List of best sources that provide content around topics (blogs, Twitter lists, FB pages). What goes in an Idea Dashboard?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. The app then allows you to share your photos on a photo-by-photo basis on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 31, 2021

DonorPerfect experts designed the 2022 Fundraising Calendar to help you improve your organization’s key metrics. Your 2022 Fundraising Calendar. You can follow DonorPerfect on social media for more tips: Facebook , LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter. Inside, you’ll have access to strategy suggestions and free monthly resources!

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

Gantt and/or clear calendar view that includes milestones and multi-day phases - bonus if it syncs with Google Calendar. For teams that are tracking a year-long editorial and strategy calendar for fundraising campaigns? I've been whining about this in Twitter a bit. We already schedule meetings in Google Calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. Use of editorial calendar. Buddy Media: Twitter Optimization. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Zero Divide is hosting a series of TweetChats on mobile for social impact this month, so mark your calendar and join in the Twitter discussion. Feeling overwhelmed already by a busy fall calendar? Are you using mobile apps for social change? MomsRising has 6 ways to help you stress less and simplify.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 17, 2010

Gantt and/or clear calendar view that includes milestones and multi-day phases - bonus if it syncs with Google Calendar. For teams that are tracking a year-long editorial and strategy calendar for fundraising campaigns? I've been whining about this in Twitter a bit. We already schedule meetings in Google Calendar.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whole Whale Content Calendar to organize out a year in themes Read this before starting a nonprofit podcast. Before reading further, be clear, none of this will really work if your executive employees refuse to be public and let others support in the sheer volume of work necessary for creating active profiles. Social Media Tools.

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NetWits

JANUARY 31, 2011

4) Connect with Social Media: Ask your constituents to follow you on your social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Consider a template that uses your site’s primary navigation, but at least give them easy links back to important pages on your website like your homepage, events calendar, and donation page.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Create a broad annual online marketing calendar, which lays out the major marketing initiatives, campaigns, and priorities for the entire year. Review the upcoming month in the annual online marketing calendar. Review the content calendar for the next couple of days and draft, edit, and post content to the appropriate online channels.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I use it for to do lists, stuff like blogging calendars, and also the Chrome Evernote extension allows for clipping of whole web pages, which I love (there is a Firefox extension as well.). I use Google Reader for RSS feeds, and TweetDeck , or, more recently, HootSuite for Twitter (I really like the tabbed interface of HootSuite.

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

So many things go into running a great event year after year (training your staff, refreshing the website, promoting the event, securing sponsorship, and thanking supporters, just to name a few) that it makes sense to have an annual calendar to make sure each critical activity achieves its full impact and leads into the success of the next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Your organization’s branded social channels will most likely have a formal and structured editorial calendar linked to your policy agenda and other communications objectives. Having your CEO use social in a separate channel gives you more flexibility, especially with breaking news.

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