Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. Share the link in the comments. Family is Familia.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. That high-profile celebrity 35% or influential leader endorsement? My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

Leaked screenshots indicate Facebook’s experimenting with profile or status QR code generation on fan pages, according to TechCrunch. The announcement prompted some discussion in the comments about the use of electronics during concerts. Nonprofit Tech2.0 blog offers a laundry list of possible ways to use this new technology.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Not only do your supporters likely already know how to navigate the platform, but they already have profiles. Whether a conference, a gala, or a trivia contest, you can live stream the event directly on Facebook. Respond to comments on fundraisers. That removes a massive administrative burden from your team!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Usaservice.org has a Faceboook Cause that you can join, share with friends, and feature on your profile. Enter the YouTube Contest Usaservice.org is also sponsoring a YouTube contest. Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Spotlight/Profile, Interview. What are the short-term and long-term goals and objectives? Who are the target audiences? What is your core message for the initiative? What actions do you want people to take? How you will reach your target audiences?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

" We took folks through the steps required to raise the profile of an organization using Facebook Pages. Hold contests. And by all means, when people comment on your Page's posts, respond! These apps can place a new tab on the top of your profile with your custom content. And share your own experiences in a comment.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

not that this necessarily applies to Oxfam) but its super low budget by using existing infrastructure and orgs of any size could really raise their profile and provide an intense interactive opportunity for supporters this way. Consumer-solicited media (CSM): "Participatory media" -- that's what the flickr contests above are!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Knowing what you do now, what tips do you have for any nonprofit interested in holding a similar contest? The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. Increased traffic?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Knowing what you do now, what tips do you have for any nonprofit interested in holding a similar contest? The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. Increased traffic?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

On the subject of retweets, it is advisable to strive for brevity as it allows others to retweet in full or add a comment with a retweet. Genuinely connecting with an influencer, by directing questions or responses to them in addition to retweeting their content, can help raise your organizations profile on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

The best part is that high-profile individuals or celebrities are more likely to participate in these sorts of charity events if they don’t have to travel, and you’ll save money on their accommodations and transportation. 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. Did you find that people who had been to the exhibition were commenting on the Flickr page? They would comment on the photos we'd taken and add notes with links to their own profiles. But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. It depends.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I've joined the site, but I haven't yet uploaded anything or commented on anything. For any project, you can "love it" (which is like giving it a thumbs-up), "add it to your favorites" (which is a private collecting function), "flag it as inappropriate," and write comments about it. And here is the creator profile by participation.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

At that time, most of NetSquared’s content came from the community blog, where anyone working at the intersection of technology and social impact could create a profile and contribute to the blog with stories, case studies, and more. I’ll select a comment at random to win the book and we can all win by learning from each other.

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MARCH 12, 2008

Other Articles worth reading include: Self-Made Philanthropists This is a profile of Herb and Marion Sandler How Many Billionaires Does It Take To Fix A School System? Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment » Why do people give charity? Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. My email signature (which I use when posting personal questions and comments on autism-related Yahoo groups) includes all of these channels as well.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

Some video I shot with my Flip : Intro to Facebook and their application builder: Why Convio’s Facebook app builder is better than Causes Share and Enjoy: 9 Comments comment A View from Home » Convio Summit. With the Convio toolkit, to the person adding the application to their profile, it has nothing to with Convio.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The realization that another organization was using a tool, seeing another group’s profile on any given platform, or hearing a colleague at another organization mention something we hadn’t heard before were all causes enough to compel us to register, download, or log in. We even forgot about our own website at times. That was a silly time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

Over the past year, large corporate brands have embraced Facebook apps from companies like Wildfire (purchased by Google), Buddy Media , (now part of Salesforce) and WooBox, for things like coupons, sweepstakes, and contests. All of the standard Facebook content engagement metrics such as likes, shares and comments.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

84% of people comment, 82% message others, and 39% create content. But 36% discovered them through a friend’s profile. HSUS ran a video contest during the outcry over the Michael Vick story that received 22 submissions, over 43,000 views of the contest intro video (featuring Hulk Hogan) , and garnered 2,000 new list members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

s taken us a long time to build up credible, authoritative profiles and groups on sites like Care2 , Digg , Facebook , Flickr , and StumbleUpon. ??? This means that we see a lot of value in commenting, linking, tagging, and the like; sometimes more so than just an empty visit to our site. Our Flickr photo contest. but wouldn???t

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

After all, maintaining your nonprofit’s public profile is a lot of work—and it can often take awhile before you start seeing results. But even if you don’t have the resources to hire a dedicated staffer or an outside PR firm, there is still plenty that your nonprofit can do to raise your organization’s profile.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. In addition, moderated sites continue to use the original user name even when a user changes his/her profile with first and last name. Vote for this Idea].

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Comment below! Receive monthly updates 4 Comments | by Share Article in Online Fundraising Reader Comments (4) Great post. The ability to create contests and pass out kudos enables the non profit to help the members to change their shopping and benefit the charity. Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloops RSS feed.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

So, Amazon says, OK, we will create an application that allows people to publish book reviews right on their own Facebook profiles, fully integrated into Facebook, but also back into Amazon. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » An Open API is the New Black [.]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Experiment with online contests to build your email list. ? Offer contests that reward fundraisers who raise the most funds during the campaign. ? Integrate mobile and social media into online contests. ? Select a website and blog analytics service. ? Online Fundraising. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Add social sharing and comment functionality. Experiment with online contests to build your email list. Offer contests that reward fundraisers who raise the most funds during the campaign. Integrate mobile and social media into online contests. Ensure that all staff members have maximized their LinkedIn profiles.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Nonprofits can start a Facebook Group, Cause Page to raise a bit of money, or Fan Page to post recent news, videos, photos, events, launch contests, and talk to your members via discussion boards. Respond to their comments so they know someone is reading their posts. Comment below! Reader Comments (12) great tips!

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Forum One

AUGUST 26, 2009

I'm very excited that our Datamasher web site is one of the three finalists in the Sunlight Foundation's " Apps for America 2 " Contest! Not only can visitors create their own indicators - they can comments on others indicators, share indicators on various social media sites, and "rate" their favorite indicators! by September 7th.

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