Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color. Many of the blog posts included pictures of food, school children and the bloggers interacting with sources they interviewed – making the blogs even more compelling to read!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

First, let’s settle on an example we can use to walk through all 5 steps: you work for a small nonprofit that focuses on early childhood education, so you have lots of services for parents and partnerships with hospitals, child care facilities, and doctors offices. So now, finally, we get to the metrics.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I kept sneaking glances at his screen, watching it fill with words like “Web 2.0,” “virtual worlds,” and pictures of kids tuning out teachers and tuning in their cellphones. But the more I learned, the more I wondered where the real threat is, and why children's museums have been so resistant to change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

She was an example for me throughout my childhood, bringing me along as she volunteered at soup kitchens, with the LDS cannery, and in the Scouts. I hope to teach my own children, someday, all that I’ve learned about service and citizenship. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need.

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Teach Causes Philanthropy Giving 50

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. The common museum knowledge on this issue is that adults are timid, that we have lost some of the wonder, impulsiveness, and active creativity of childhood days. But I don't think that theory holds up.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of the easiest ways to make this happen is to get your supporters involved: Ask your donors to tell #MyGivingStory, but be sure to ask them to tag your nonprofit in the post Create your own hashtag storytelling challenge or picture sharing challenge on social media (ie. Peer-to-peer is a primary driver of new donor acquisition.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. For example, let’s say you want to write a blurb in your annual report about how your ski program enriched the lives of local children with disabili­ties during the past season. We suffer writer’s block.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

According to their website, “Through integrated special education and mental health services, Positive Education Program (PEP) is able to provide individualized care to children and youth experiencing emotional disturbances and demonstrating severe and challenging behaviors.” The Village Network.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

They are attempting to get a big picture view of the impact of interventions children receive not only in school but through all programs: afterschool, college preparation, etc. The number is used diagnostically, as an important part of the big picture. Data is not a separate department; it is part of everybody’s job.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

Influencers Play Critical Role in Giving Day Campaign: The No Kid Hungry Social Council and Bloggers are a collection of diverse individuals committed to the fight to end childhood hunger and are the driving force behind their campaigns. Children Like Jesse Need Relief: Will you share his story on Facebook? Share our FB Live Kick Off.

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