TechImpact

JULY 18, 2014

Whether it be through well written content, deeply researched infographics presented in a visually stimulating way, a video, social media, or even a meme. If your nonprofit is not already generating some form of video content, consider this infographic and maybe you’ll change your mind. Image courtesy of SocialFish.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

That song, “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, quickly also became the soundtrack to an Internet meme —that is, an idea that spreads online (“ I Can Has Cheezburger? That’s right, a widely recognized nonprofit organization has created a parody so that it can propagate a meme. Why meme at all?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! But, what still really stands out for me, is the addition of the cause-advocacy appeal once the meme hit the English translation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I created a Changeblogger Facebook group (thanks to a suggestion by Tim Zimmermann of Change/Wire ), and recently established the Changeblogger Network on Ning. I've become increasingly interested in the role of spirituality/inner work informing outer social change work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I was invited by Matt of the Empathy blog to participate in a Book Meme earlier this month and am just getting around to it: Total number of books I own: About 350. Last book I read: Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton. I never counted my books before.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2008

Alex Steed will be there as a stop on his Millennials Changing America: The Next Generation of Organizing tour (which you can donate to, like Beth Kanter did). Brazen Careerist bloggers will be there as well.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2007

A couple weeks ago Tara Hunt of HorsePigCow tagged me to be a part of the media consumption meme that has been flying around. This year I've read Momentum by Allison Fine, WorldChanging by Alex Steffen, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood, and am finishing up The Spiritual Activist by Claudia Horwitz. media meme

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The most recent changes to Facebook’s Edgerank has decreased the percentage to 6-9% on the Nonprofit Organizations Facebook Page. Personally, I am not surprised or annoyed much by the changes. I am a firm believer that Era of Free!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

A huge thank you to all those who participated in the #ThanksAmy meme (on the blog , on Twitter, or on facebook), and especially to my friend and NetSquared Local organizer Ivan Boothe for starting the meme after my departure was first announced , and to Claire and Laney for taking it to the next level. A huge thank you goes to Billy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. For end users, nothing has changed apart from the e-mail address used to contact us for support. I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups. Thankfully there???s s been little to alter in my existing work flow, with much of work done through the e-mail interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

This is a fun meme for user=generated content -- Take a photo of yourself with sign or message related to our campaign or cause. I'm reminded of the March of Dimes - flickr contest - that asked people to photograph where they kept their change because a handful of change is what preemie weighs at birth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

” But do selfies have benefits, especially for social change causes? I wondered whether selfies can be used as part of your social content strategy to help support a social good cause? Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Share the link in the comments. Photography Visual'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2012

Hulk (fill in the blank) Twitter accounts are popping up all over Twitter, the latest Twitter meme. The HULK meme has many variations and spotted easily on many social media channels like pinterest and YouTube to name a few. . That’s the tweet that showed up in my Twitter stream last week it caught my attention. HULK STRATEGIC.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Memes are a fun, easy way to create engaging content, especially for social media. How can we use memes while still respecting copyright and making sure content creators get appropriate credit? If something has a "no derivatives" Creative Commons license, are any changes permitted? Here are some examples.

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TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Where it was as simple as pressing publish, and you were guaranteed to reach over 100 people, Facebook has since changed their algorithm , making achieving a high reach increasingly difficult. While both posts might be meant inspire, you might have used a meme for one post, but used a news article for another. Export Facebook insights.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Upworthy, a site that focuses on curating social cause related videos and content has been receiving a lot of media attention for changing how bloggers write headlines. Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2008

Video by Tony Hirst Full context from Stephen Downes, who I hope, continues to report on the EduPunk meme. The following works best on full screen view and with the volume turned up LOUD!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We still use Twitter a bit to talk about our programs, we participate and create our own memes like “ #felinefriday ”, but we focus on listening and responding to what people are already talking about. But as Facebook changes and allows more content into the newsfeed, people are getting bombarded with branded messaging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Hold A Sign Meme. The “Hold A Sign” meme has been around for almost ten years. Many activist nonprofits have used it to inspire people to raise awareness, change behavior, or other action. The awareness and subsequent behavior change is that most people take their fish out of the water for a photo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

In light of the pandemic, I’ve been using different questions that allow people to reflect how things have changed and focus on coping techniques. What is the most humorous COVID meme you saw in the last week that made you laugh? It allows people to express how they are feeling during a change and to know they are not alone.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 11, 2022

It can be as quick as sending a text to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them, sharing your daily Wordle score, or sending a funny meme to your coworkers. How can you foster social connection, especially when navigating a digital world? At Salesforce.org, we’re passionate about giving back — and we know our community is too.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Through this, we are all able to be more effective in our work to make positive change in the world. Just because my technology muscles are, well, not so strong, and I didn''t know what a meme was a year and a half ago, I know that I still belong here and there are fellow nptechies out there who are happy to help me out when I need it.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

When she’s not helping build content strategy for world-changing clients, you can find her in the garden—scrolling memes and growing veggies. Rachel is a Social Media Account Executive in M+R’s Oakland office. Reach out at rjones@mrss.com. . Abby is a Social Media Account Executive here at M+R.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2017

He has done a lot of work recently in innovation processes , especially to solve big social change issues. He reminds us of the value of failure: It leads to change when we can remove the stigma and understand how to improve something. So, I was excited to dig into his most recent book and thinking.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

For example, there was a change in leadership in your nonprofit or a regular donor’s income has changed due to their retirement. Create an integrated storyline through written messages, images, video, and memes to stay in front of your donors and keep them updated on the happenings of your nonprofit. Ask—then ask again.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

It is also odd given that he cites David Bornstein’s seminal book, How to Change the World, to make an unrelated point and omits the full title: How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas. Conclusion Social change in the real world is difficult, and magic bullets are few and far between.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You all volunteer your time and energy to lead webinars, run Tech Clubs, write guest blog posts, share what you learn on Twitter, show up to the NTC and organize a dinner, or send us your favorite kitten meme to be feature in the e-newsletter. NTEN, as an organization, would not be possible without you.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

With a couple friends at Green Memes, we're trying to create a new resource for the #nptech community - a free guide for the next generation of online organizers. We see a bit of a challenge out there: there are still thousands of people campaigning for change who are still a bit befuddled by how to rock the social web.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. " A pithy quote from Jeff Jarvis in the side bar answers, " Starters and spreaders of memes are the most influential people. In Edelman???s someone like me???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” In 2013, I am focused on changing that. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century. Even if it is only a small raise, this is the year that all nonprofit social media managers (female and male) should ask for a raise. ” we all know that is not the case.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are filled with some of the most passionate leaders who are fighting for social change yet 92 percent of national nonprofits headquartered in Washington, DC are led by white Executive Directors. Diversity is also good for business; it increases innovation and competition which feeds creativity and ultimately success.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Changes to Facebook's newsfeed algorithm have affected "organic reach," meaning how many people see a post that isn't sponsored through paid advertising. You can also post memes that relate to your cause. You don't necessarily need to post your own original images. Post Timely, Thematic Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2007

My draft which will change drastically can be found here. Meanwhile, I'm finally doing the ten-second blogme meme: I'm going to have to use my BlogHer 2005 T-shirt slogan again -- "Enough about me, let's talk about my blog" a big hat tip to Alexandra Samuels.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 10, 2008

I don’t mind changing colors, but not in the middle of the row. Related posts: Five Things Tagged by Anne, it’s my turn at the meme. Eric says I’m a better person to live with when I’m knitting. Less time at a keyboard is a good thing, too. My favorite knitting is anything with cables, lace or texture.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

If your community is into cat fashion shows , or any number of silly memes , you're golden. Regular readers of this space will know there's a growing consensus that technology is physically changing the ways our brains work. Adina Levin thinks Facebook's not the best place for community organizers -- but it may depend on the community.

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