Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I am in Brasil to keynote the Social Good Brasil Conference (had to vote early), but I can still watch democracy unfold in real-time through my friends updates on Twitter, Facebook, and other social channels. I love seeing these photos of polling places where my friends are voting. Features include: Easier reporting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can create a back channel or other social media tools that can engage people in the room, but also around the world with an interest in the topic?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

Leveraging the networks and personal brands of your staff as champions can help your organization’s communications strategy have more impact. With a few guidelines and a little training, employees can use social channels effectively in service of your organization’s mission AND their own learning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username. 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. and be available to answer questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

For the past few years, I’ve been teaching a workshop called “ Leading on Social Channels ” for nonprofits that want to leverage the personal brands of their leaders. There are many nonprofit leaders using social channels — take a glance at the list of lists of nonprofit CEO on social media. Demonstrate impact.

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2021

Audiences grew across all digital channels. Email list sizes were up by 3%, Twitter followers increased by 25%, and mobile audiences by 26%. We will also be reporting the key findings and answering the biggest questions on a special Benchmarks release webinar on April 28 from 1:00–2:30PT/4:00–5:30ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!". It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2008

Yesterday, Marnie Webb asked an interesting question about choice of tools - specifically the choice the question of "Twitter or Blog?" " Great question. I don't think it is a black of white question, a question of voting on one tool versus other. What questions would you ask?

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. So, if someone was looking to put together a monthly calendar for their social media channels, what are the types of posts they should look to include in that plan?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

We are delighted to have connected with so many of you in our network via our social channels. You can't break bread on Twitter. Questions or comments for the community team? But at the same time there are many of you that we haven't connected with online and we'd like to change that. LinkedIn Group. TechSoup Blog.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

TechSoup continued its Social Media Mondays in May with a discussion on Twitter to expand on the resources offered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The second installment of the weekly TweetChat series offered some useful advice on nonprofit Twitter use, a tool that can be difficult to understand for many nonprofit leaders.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s worth it to invest in digital analytics tools. . Some pages, channels, and topics convert at much higher rates than others.

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M+R

APRIL 29, 2021

Others prefer a sense of community and the chance to ask questions, and a few hundred of them joined us for a Benchmarks webinar yesterday. . Audiences grew across all digital channels. Email list sizes were up by 3%, Twitter followers increased by 25%, and mobile audiences by 26%.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

There is a lot of hype around new digital channels, but little evidence is published to back this up. Here is the evidence from one global campaign in 2010 to demonstrate how different digital channels compared. I hear the questions every week: "Should we start with Facebook or email?" Should we use Twitter and Mobile?" "Is

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. I think it’s so hilarious that this is a question! Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? . Speaker: Brenna Holmes, Adams Hussey Associates.

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MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration. I think it’s so hilarious that this is a question! Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? . Speaker: Brenna Holmes, Adams Hussey Associates.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Organic social is considered free, non-paid content created, uploaded, and shared within social platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. X (Formerly known as Twitter) Opt for a username that is easy to find through search + select a username and display name that are clear and descriptive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Twitter App Looks Up Zip Code to Tweet Your Legislator. They are integrating social media tactics to their online advocacy tool box with this Twitter tool. You just type in your zip code , and their Twitter handles are displayed with buttons that allow you to easily Tweet them about not cutting Medicaid.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Concepts, practices, and tools from the social media sphere starting to invade direct mail, gala fundraising, and "old school" channels. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? Speaker: Ehren Foss, Prelude Ineractive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2009

Twitter has been used during the G20 protests , election monitoring and crowd-sourcing the location of a torch when it was passing through San Francisco. Once this is in place, it is important to understand how the tool can or can't be use to reach that goal, what the limitations are, and how to take a "multi-channel" approach.

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TechImpact

JUNE 11, 2014

Between your nonprofit’s website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube channel, Instagram account, and whatever else your nonprofit uses to advertise online, it can be hard to keep up. Ask questions and never be satisfied with answers. Whether asking questions to your marketing team, your donors, or your board.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Then ask yourself these questions: Is your mission clear and compelling (i.e., Here are some questions to ask: . Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. And there’s nothing more inconvenient than having to look up a contact if you need a question answered. . Commit to responding to questions personally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

This post covers the benefits and provides some ways to effectively cultivate thought leadership through social channels. Since many policy makers (or their staff) may be monitoring social channels, it is another benefit. If other leaders in your field are using social channels, your CEO can easily connect for leadership conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. They found that: “Personal solicitations to pre-existing networks of donors and friends through multiple channels were rated as the most effective methods for fundraising. Two donors were former colleagues who also have Twitter accounts. The positives.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Examples of how to capitalize and maintain momentum across multiple channels. I love this question because I loved the Muppets growing up. Twitter: @ahadirect.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. How to make the most of a crisis situation with cross channel integration. Examples of how to capitalize and maintain momentum across multiple channels. I love this question because I loved the Muppets growing up. Twitter: @ahadirect.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

Let’s break down the elements of a great fundraising event invitation and show it in practice with some top examples: Use A Multi Channel Approach. The most effective way to increase the number of touches you have is to share your invitation in a wide variety of channels , both online and offline. Power-Up Your Events With CauseVox.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

At AIDS.gov , our mission is to provide access to Federal HIV and AIDS information through a variety of new media channels, and to support the use of new media tools by Federal and community partners. Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? Plan ahead.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2021

About The Instructor: Recently named one of the 25 most influential nonprofit thought leaders and one of the seven nonprofit thought leaders to follow on Twitter during the coronavirus crisis , Julia Campbell is on a mission to make the digital world a better place. I have questions. Who is this intensive class for? How do I sign up?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

Have a conversation with your social media team and ask these questions: What do you spend time doing now that you could do better via social? What are your strengths and preferences and what is the best match in terms of social channels? How will social improve things you already KNOW and value?

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

By far the most effective channel was paid search marketing, which 90% of respondents put in their top three biggest sources of acquisition.&#. So, the question remains, Facebook is a great platform for many things, but is it useful for fundraising? Social Networking Adoption by Non-profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2008

I've seen first hand how you can leverage your Twitter network to raise money for a good cause really fast. It's time update the history of fundraising on Twitter post I wrote that last month after the Tweetsgiving campaign raised $10,000 in 48 hours. I asked some questions and Avi Kaplan and Stacey Monk shared their reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2009

to learn more about the methodology) of your twitter friends with search. Marshall's post will shows the top five people I'm having conversations with on Twitter and who respond to me: 1. Here's a mosaic: Get your twitter mosaic here. Tags: socialmediametrics socialnetworking socialcapital twitter. How would you use it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Join us as we talk about the latest social good initiatives underway at Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and YouTube while also seeing how non-profit organizers are using these tools to change the world. Follow Frank on Twitter. Her second book, exploring how causes can excel using Twitter, comes out in the summer of 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Then I build out the content and discussion questions. In reviewing the data and themes from the audience input, some terrific questions about engagement popped out: How can we become better at using social media so that our channels experience more engagement and convert people to get involved?

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