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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

NetWits

Giving Day’s) like those held in Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Ohio and Texas have raised tens of millions of dollars and generated significant publicity for their nonprofit communities. Using Social Media to Generate Buzz and Measureable Results. Social media has been all the rage for some time now.

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Social Media and Grantmaking Session at Council on Foundation’s Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I participated on a panel called Face, Tweet, Link – Socia Media, Grantmaking & A True Social ROI. I started with an overview of the state of social media measurement and ROI in the nonprofit field, outlining some of the challenges and the needs: * Social media measurement goes hand in hand with good practice.

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If You’re Going To Use Social Media, Do It Right

Care2

Last week Amy Sample Ward and I held a webinar with Care2 on Social Media: You’re Probably Doing it Wrong. We had a terrific conversation about some of the themes we discuss in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere such as how to manage an online crisis and avoid alienating your community.

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Recognition and the Power of Connecting

VQ Strategies

Earlier this month, I left the office to attend an in-person “Network and Share” event hosted by DOVIA Colorado. CREATIVE GRATITUDE MESSAGES Social media posts Kudos cards (i.e., The topic was Recognition, wisely timed to inspire new ideas in advance of the upcoming spring National Volunteer Week.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat: Twitter

Tech Soup

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 Social Media how-to continues with next week's tweet chat on using video for nonprofits. We are Media: Twitter. Bites of Wisdom.

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See You at #23NTC in Denver!

Forum One

The Forum One team is excited to be back in person at the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) , which is taking place this year at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. We’d love to connect with you while we’re there.

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NetSquared Events to Cure Your Social Media Ailments

Tech Soup

However, our organizers are currently very keen on social media surgeries. A social media surgery is an informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign, or collaborate. Whatever your social media problem, we'll have a cure for what ails you this June.