Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2015

These potential donors are teens (and pre-teens) with a passion for social change and who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or be connected to Facebook. Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

At the Minnesota Nonprofits and Technology Conference , someone from the audience asked me about good resources for parents (and teens) about Web2.0 safety issues and what parents should know about their children's media use. What are some strategies for talking or creating media together with your kids?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Common Sense Media offers online safety assessments for educators. Learning Resources for Children and Families. also has a section especially for children and families. Common Sense Media , a nonprofit focused on reviewing media for children and families, has a videos and articles targeted at parents.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community. Contact media outlets and suggest a story about your new nonprofit.

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JUNE 1, 2021

This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. While teens may not have a ton of their own disposable income, they can ask family in their social circle to give in support of your church. Cross-promoting the challenge on social media is also a great way to get more people involved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

Most of the nonprofits are using it as a form of clever newsjacking — discovering that the nonprofit’s office or program location is a Pokemon stop and have snapped a photo for social media posting. Safety concerns for younger children , especially unsupervised have reported in the media. A Few Concerns.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Can a child or teen volunteer with their parent’s permission? Is there a media release? Media: If there is any possibility that volunteers will be photographed by a news outlet or by someone on your staff for use in marketing materials, have volunteers sign a media release that covers video and photos.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

The winner will then get a special prize or a shoutout on social media! This determines if you need a tech team, a cameraperson to record the event or livestream it, or a social media coordinator to live tweet and post real-time updates. Announce your peer-to-peer campaign on social media to your congregation and any other followers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Note from Beth: Next week, I’ll be keynoting the “ Future of Social Media Conference ” in London hosted by Social Misfits in partnership with Facebook, JustGiving, the Hospital Club Foundation, and the Guardian Voluntary Sector Network. Helping Your Teen Give Back. “That’s why I need help from you!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

I just received my copy of Henry Jenkin's Convergence Culture which has been on my list ever since I heard him speak at the launch of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Learning and Media Initiative. I'm hoping to get a chance to finish during some much needed down time.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites. It serves an estimated 84,000 children and teens, so we hoped that this lab would be a serious test of a MultiPoint Server lab's resilience. It is one of 200 program sites in this very large and active YMCA. 10 users=15 hours/per week).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

The one exception is if they include children or youth under 18. Teen Retreat. " IBME gets both the teen's and parent's signature. For instance, social media is a great place to post photos and videos, but the rules on it are unique. However, the photographs should only be posted for a limited amount of time.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Many teens love to perform for each other. First, teens often have incredibly tight social spheres. Second, teens today are incredibly aware of "stranger danger." More so than teens in the past, teens today have grown up in a culture of fear around engagement with strangers. They like to do and touch and make.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning global. The Future of Apps in the Hands of Today's Teens. Organizations are helping to facilitate these conversations and learnings globally. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab.

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

And one group of people that inspires others to give is children. For older kids and teens that benefit from your youth organization, a video game tournament is a great opportunity for them to show off their skills while raising funds for your organization. They’re giving to people in order to make a difference.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

You may decide to ask one team member to post to social media every day to engage your online audience. For example, if you used to send out the monthly newsletter manually, or personally manage every social media post, consider investing in new marketing software as part of your strategic plan.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This next idea is great if your church has a great youth group with teens old enough to fundraise. While teens may not have a ton of their own disposable income, they can ask family in their social circle to give in support of your church. Cross-promoting the challenge on social media is also a great way to get more people involved.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

She is my favorite go-to, social media expert. Not only does she understand social media very well and stays on top of all the changes, but she also has a very deep background in nonprofit work. And, and thank you also, I picked up on, you know, your digital media specialist and I need to evolve my vocabulary. So thank you.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

million people through national media outreach, including an appearance on "Good Morning America." Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2008

Kids Against Hunger packages and ships highly nutritious, life-saving meals to starving and malnourished children in developing countries and the United States. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals. The result was the creation of the nutrition food pictured above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The last two weeks of the contest, Amy and 10 others worked 8-10 hours a day blogging, emailing supporters, making phone calls, and recruiting teens and college students to help them towards gathering donations for the Cause. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it? And now to the interview.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

The last two weeks of the contest, Amy and 10 others worked 8-10 hours a day blogging, emailing supporters, making phone calls, and recruiting teens and college students to help them towards gathering donations for the Cause. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it? And now to the interview.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

They're all free and chalk full of expert storytellers and digital media pros. a Skokie Public Library program that provides specialized services, programs, and resources for children with special needs. Get started on telling your story with tools from the TechSoup catalog. 3D printing at your local library?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to generate 15-second videos and host live streams. The social media network is now a prime opportunity for nonprofits to connect with a younger audience more personally and immediately. TikTok has the highest social media engagement rate per post. What is TikTok?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. Eventually, the age gap will disappear as native users grow older and raise children who are native users. One obvious reason for the generational digital divide is timing. But there is still the issue of income.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Trying to engaged the teen-to-twenty-something who normally may not use the research library. For years we have been producing digital media to fulfill our mission of educating the public about science and history. My focus is on how children learn science. Learning Science by Design. . Questions and Discussion.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2009

On Thursday afternoon, our workshop fractured as curators, educators, media producers, and marketing staff scrambled to talk to press and put together spur-of-the-moment exhibits and tribute programs. It is apropos that the EMPSFM workshop was focused on how the museum can deepen relationships with teen audiences. Probably not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century." Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc). Circulations - shaping the flow of media (e.g. vlogging, and podcasting).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. With $300 million in annual revenues, CustomInk is eager to extend its reach into the charity apparel space.

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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. s World Food Programme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Invisible Children had a dramatic lead in the last two days, but was over taken by Twloha which as of this writing had a lead of 10,000 votes or approximately 37,000 votes or roughly 10% of its Facebook fans. There is also the importance of offline/online connection that can't be ignored.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Here are some more examples of effective messages for fundraising that are a little longer and would be ideal for social media posts, newsletters, thank-you letters, and even appeals: Example 1: . Because of that community support, we are able to provide 125 families each month with the food they need to feed themselves and their children. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

Understandably, this issue has become quite controversial in reports throughout the media, including the blogosphere. In contrast, the data suggests that young men, particularly teens 15 to 19 were at the greatest risk for forced recruitment as combatants. Liberian children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I keep hearing from nonprofits that one of the reasons they want to incorporate a social networking or media strategy is to reach a younger audience. Pulse and Signal covers the intersection between healthcare and social media and is written by Andre Blackman who is totally awesome. Media Awaken. Why did I go? She's awesome.

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