Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This month’s theme was measurement – here’s a summary of the month’s learnings: Measurement Approaches. How do you measure the your organization’s influence in social channels ? Here’s the summary and it is filled with useful tips and practice. Many feel the same as Craig Newmark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering for Arts Organizations , Guest Post by Mary Trudel and Rory MacPherson. Just over a year ago, we asked ourselves a question: How are arts organizations using digital and social media, and what sorts of results are they getting? The question. How to analyze a moving target?

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Make sure that it’s visually appealing and provides a summary of your nonprofit’s mission. If you have low web traffic, then you may need to consider optimizing your site for search engines or promoting it more actively through your other communication channels. Traffic sources. Bounce rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Dan is the Digital Marketing Manager for Feeding America where he oversees the execution of their external digital strategy which includes social media. As Michel notes, The bill passed and our advocacy folks are taking a well-deserved break.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Simultaneously, I was struggling with burnout related to work-life imbalance and feeling overwhelmed by all the digital technology in my personal life and professional work.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

This can be used to quickly aggregate relevant news in the sector and show a summary to the CEO for quick reactions. Remember, any ZOOM call can be recorded for audio in two channels, that file can then be sent to this service and translated in minutes. Rev.com or Otter.ai

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Your foundation’s website is the entry point for the majority of your audiences, and so ensuring that all parts of your digital strategy and digital ecosystem are connected to it is of utmost importance. Today’s best digital experiences are not one-size-fits-all solutions; they are customized experiences for your key target audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). It is also a good technique to easily capture the digital artifacts from the event to prepare the after story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. The summaries will be briefer, focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. As Geoff points out: What???s s the secret sauce?

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Social media, digital advertisements, websites, and email have improved nonprofit audience outreach and fundraising. Why are so many nonprofits utilizing email in their overall digital strategies ? First, you’ll want this email to be shorter than direct mail fundraising letters as the digital attention span is shorter.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 6, 2023

To help nonprofits understand the tools available to them and how they can be incorporated into their digital strategies , this guide will explore three uses of modern nonprofit technology. Simply copy and paste the given text into the AI chatbot and request a summary. Measure affinity in real-time.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These buttons serve as a gateway to the valuable content that your organization shares through its social media channels. In today’s digital age, where an increasing number of users access websites through their smartphones and tablets, having a mobile-responsive site is no longer just a nice-to-have but a necessity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Edutopia , a project of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an online web site that creates and curates content that is distributed through mobile, social media, video, and offline channels. They also have a robust online community. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of education.

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Media Cause

JUNE 7, 2023

AI is already changing content and SEO as we know it—and your digital marketing strategy will be impacted. When it comes to social media, you may be cranking out copy for multiple posts across multiple channels every day. Pulling out key facts or summaries. Below you’ll find guidance on how to use —and not use—these tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences.

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

Many continue to use the same tactics for in-person fundraising and events, neglecting new opportunities to drive more value with the digital assets and data captured in the virtual setting. Given the impact of a simple thank you on retention rates, you shouldn’t stay limited to just one channel. Show your love across social media.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Looking for digital donor acquisition ideas? Email Ideas Website Ideas Social Media Ideas Online Marketing Ideas Community Activity Ideas Digital Donor Acquisition Ideas Using Email If you’re looking to connect with online donors, email is going to be a powerful tool. will make the digital donor acquisition process easier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

This post includes my slides and summary of the main points I will be making as well as links to resources. They have also been described as the first tribe of digital natives, screenagers, and digital integrators. Gen Z Uses Digital Tools for Social Good, Not Social Currency. Gen Z By The Numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. A total of 3,094 Tweets, Facebook Status Updates, or other social channel used the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl from 6/23-7/15. These were collected using storify.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 24, 2023

How to use it : If you are looking to justify experiments in new social channels or digital advertising, this is where to begin. This well-respected digital services agency has a fantastic array of experiments to draw inspiration from, ranging from donation form optimization to email subject line copywriting.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Don't miss the first installment, covering how Student Activities offices are using digital tactics to increase engagement on campus ! Digital communication that stands out. If your digital program is still struggling to boost engagement, ask alumni what they want to hear about from you!

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Don't miss the first installment, covering how Student Activities offices are using digital tactics to increase engagement on campus ! Digital communication that stands out. If your digital program is still struggling to boost engagement, ask alumni what they want to hear about from you!

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 16, 2022

When you use a multi-channel approach to marketing, you probably point your audience back to specific landing pages on your website. Your organization’s logo is the visual summary of your organization’s brand. Your nonprofit’s website is the center of your communication and marketing strategy. Your website isn’t mobile-responsive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects. An analysis of the back channel from Michael Gilbert. Through TechSoup's Netsquared project, blogger Beth Kanter, was commissioned to write a weekly summary. You can find the columns here : The summaries are released on cc 2.5

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This time I’ll review some new developments in privacy and security, social media, cloud computing, digital inclusion, gaming for good, and the new tech blog, Re/code. The ACLU website has a good summary of the USA Freedom Act. The Microsoft @Safer Online channel is hosting an all-day tweet chat for sharing online safety tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Our friends at Fast Horse posted a nice summary here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

posted by Melanie Nathan Digital Marketing Entrepreneur. It allows for small businesses to find a marketing avenue that is much more affordable than traditional channels. Melanie Nathan is a 14-year digital marketing entrepreneur and expert SEO. They mostly get their goals achieved through fundraising events and word of mouth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. This is a summary: Make the Time, But Get Started With Small Steps. Don’t say you have notimetotweet. Model the Model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Social media listening (or social media monitoring) is the practice of paying close attention to digital channels when conversations relevant to your cause are being discussed. In our guide, you will find a straightforward summary of what to listen for, as well as tips on engaging the users who mention them.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If you were unable to attend the conference, we hope you can use the summary below to inspire thoughtful conversations at your institution and help in your planning for the new year. . . Mastering change management to usher in digital transformation . private and public 2-year and 4-year institutions. .

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Get Connected Galaxy Digital offers an easy-to-use volunteer management system called Get Connected. Access an automated list of top volunteers and donors to ensure that you don’t forget to show appreciation to them. This product makes it simple for volunteers to find and select the opportunities they are passionate about.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you have a longer story you want to tell, give a summary on the home page and then provide a link to an interior page with the full story and additional photos. Always be capturing new stories for your website, newsletters, and social channels. Yet too often we treat our website like a flat, digital brochure.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I realize that I may have just lost my credibility after that first bullet point, but trust me, after double-digit years in the nonprofit consulting business, the main reason our struggling clients are not raising the funds they want to raise is because they are simply not asking.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Fundraising plan summary. Examples include goals for implementing new fundraising channels or techniques, top prospects you hope to engage, check-in points along your timeline, and any limitations that could keep you from adjusting the plan as necessary to account for challenges that arise. Looking for more resources? Check these out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The summaries are more focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable ?

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