Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2011

And if you'd like to take it offline, and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, come by one of our monthly San Francisco Online Community Meetup events. In addition to the numerous technology products and how-tos we make available, we've created digital content designed to help you and your organization. SlideShare. Del.icio.us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

There are significant benefits to both the organization and the leaders themselves by building a thought leadership profile on social. This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels. Balancing Personal and Professional: Worlds Collide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. Each of the panelists shared a brief overview of the current social networking projects.

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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. Other channels included TV news, radio, newspapers, websites, phone calls, and through friends or family.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Title (s): Manager, External Affairs and Associate, Social Media & Recruitment. Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Jumo: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

Take for example the SFSPCA Facebook Page, a stellar example of engaging fans that David discovered for me. Use an excel spreadsheet to look at events, fundraisers, programs, web site content, performances, and other activities to socialize. 4: Identify influencers on social media spaces and cultivate them. Example: Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. It is also important to be mindful of how different generations use online social networking and the trends. Networked Nonprofit and Social Media Maturity of Practice.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

In a study released earlier this year, Target Analytics found they have lower retention rates than offline donors. And when they do give again -- which roughly a quarter do, according to the study -- it may not be online but often offline. Is it sent back via Facebook or email, or will there be a snail-mail letter on the way?

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Care2

AUGUST 21, 2012

Who are you friends with on Facebook? In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms. In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Mark is an e-activist who interviews homeless men and women, and shares their stories across every digital medium he can find — YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, you name it. Watch to see her, social media influencers, and Mark’s friend network talk about how Twitter and Facebook are changing the game for do-gooders across all issues.

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Care2

OCTOBER 28, 2010

16 “Mobilizing your social network&# panel with this all-star lineup: Andres Glusman of Meetup.com , Justin Perkins of Care2 , George Weiner of DoSomething and Giselle Diaz Campagna of Free Speech TV. Tags: Nonprofit Events Online Marketing Online Organizing Social Networking. Such is the case with the Oct.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.). Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. A couple of takeaways from the interview: Leaders Lead Culture Change. Social media is described in terms of the mission, not the tools. We help guide it."

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Apply real pressure on decision makers through social media. Liberate your data from Facebook (i.e. Social Change Anytime Everywhere Book Launch Party, Thursday, February 21st. Join our panel of experts to hear how you can make advocacy more powerful than ever and take your campaign to the next level! names and emails).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” ” The following are Paynter’s steps for growing an engaged online community: Create Critical Mass : Organizations can create critical mass with viral services and content.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Social Change Anytime Everywhere: Best Practices to Build a Multichannel Campaign Plan From your website to social media, email to mobile messages, online to offline, multichannel strategies require coordination and creative thinking across teams and departments, and a focus on the core of your work beyond any one specific call to action.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. Causes has recently expanded their Facebook offerings to allow fundraising via custom tabs for pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social networks. But consider the following: Networking. All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I call it slow social media. Twitter Photo by Jennifer Barr @rjenbarr.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Email is a critical channel. Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. Email still gets a good response - if it will best help you reach your desired output, don’t feel obligated to short change your capacity there to try to use social networking or something else. More than 3.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Northwest Harvest Food Bank used its social media channels to mobilize supporters to give food donations that ended up breaking a Guinness Book of World Records. She was able to go to her boss and get some more resources in the budget for social media. The survey asked participants to share their great social media challenges.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 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!" Maximize email signup opportunities across your websites and social media channels.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

a brand via online channels, social media communications and website content. This month's event included a candidate for public office, sharing his experience on how to use social media to engage voters. In the David Chiu world, it refers to a continuous feedback loop that includes both online and offline channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I wrote a reflection on an article in CNET called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0 " based on an interview with Toby Daniels of Think Social and Scott Harrison of charity:water. I work at Acumen Fund and I manage the organization's social media work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In order to do this, they need to work with free agents, hyper-connected individuals who are passionate about social change, but don’t work within institutional walls. Free agents use social-media channels like Facebook and Twitter and can create social movements in the palms of their hands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Social Networking: Part of Your Job or Just for Fun?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Recently both LinkedIn and Facebook dropped their integration with Twitter indicative of a trend – a maturing of the Social Web, if you will – where automated tweets or updates are generally frowned upon as they tend to be formatted poorly, lack authenticity, and clutter News Feeds on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. This was a fun opportunity to pull together some of my Facebook action learning curriculum and summarize much of the wisdom being shared over on at my Facebook Page. And, of course, to revisit my Cute Dog Theory and see how it applies to Networked Nonprofits. Introduction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

I've also summarized the story of a how one social media guru, David Armano, leveraged his large network to help a family a need and has stepped into the role of donor steward and even service delivery. I hope Facebook Causes makes the ask a little bit more flexible. Of course, there are scaling issues.

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Care2

MAY 15, 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!" Email is a critical channel. Everything revolves around the audience.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Social media is a part of their everyday life. It’s clearly one of the best channels that a nonprofit can use to reach this demographic. They live, eat, and breathe social media in its various forms – from Facebook and MySpace to Twitter and YouTube. Life is different in the world of social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Based in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook Smart.ly. My Facebook page is a focus group or channel for research. This post summarizes the knowledge shared by many nonprofit folks on how to use Facebook effectively. 1: Create a Facebook culture inside your organization. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

My co-author, Allison Fine and I found many great examples of successful activism using these tools as part of multi-channel campaigns in our book The Networked Nonprofit. He also makes a false distinction between online/offline or as Allison and I have called it “online and onland&# activism.

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2011

Articles on TechCrunch and AllFacebook revieiwng this data seem to focus on Facebook ‘s stronghold on the clickthroughs of shared links, at 38% of all links shared by social means. Here are some quick takeaways to consider: 1) The Ease of Social Sharing is Important. 3) Facebook Is Not The Only Social Network.

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