Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2011

How to Back Up Your Facebook Profile Data from Emily Garman on Vimeo. Many nonprofits have set up individual profiles instead of pages by accident. I posted this link on my Facebook page and it generated a lot of comments, so I thought I’d cross post it here.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

In my last session as part of the Schools out for Summer Series I took a deep dive into how Schools can get the most out of Facebook. — We already know that Facebook is crushing it and that schools have an incredible opportunity to use the platform to deepen relationships with families, students and alumni. But there is hope!!!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. In fact, as long as you follow the tips outlined here, you’ll probably want to add your LinkedIn Profile vanity URL to your résumé.

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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. Imagine extending SEO principles to social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Now what exactly does it mean when we talk about social SEO?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But, we’re here to present one solution that can tackle all of the above: Facebook fundraising. As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re surely aware that Facebook fundraising is quite different from the digital efforts you conduct on other platforms. Educate supporters about the basics of Facebook fundraising.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Yes, once in a while, we promote Candid nonprofit profiles or an upcoming webinar, but the bulk of our social media content is designed to help you do more good. You may get some blurry photos and ideas that don’t pan out, but tell them how to make it better next time and encourage their enthusiasm. Change the content type.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Last week, Facebook rolled out the Facebook Timeline to all users. While the timeline has the potential to embarrass some users who might have inappropriate photos buried along their timeline, the cover image is a great opportunity for nonprofits to engage their champions to help spread the word about the organization.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

However, just because your nonprofit has an active Facebook doesn’t mean you can automatically utilize Twitter or LinkedIn effectively. Build Your Following on: Facebook. Facebook is the most popular platform, boasting nearly 1.8 You’re also able to collect donations through Facebook. billion active users.

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NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2012

First, not even the former marketing director of Facebook knows how the privacy policies at Facebook work. Randi Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg found out the hard way. On Christmas Day Randi posted a family photo on Facebook. Shortly after posting someone posted the photo to Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

“ If Facebook does decide to flip a switch faster than expected and your nonprofit isn’t the first, will that spell disaster instead of success? But, don’t go into denial either, these resources, that I found through Mari Smith’s Facebook Page will help you and your team come up with a plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Facebook Changes: A Complete Guide – by Mari Smith. Also, a few insights about the what the changes mean for Facebook pages. I don’t really feel comfortable sharing the fact that I took my kids to Chuck Cheese with all my professional colleagues who are friends with me on Facebook.” Sharing Philosophy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Photo by Laughing Squid. Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. The power of pictures. Group chat.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. Now, your sharing and connecting settings apply to much more of the web than just your social networking profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Now that Google+ is open to everyone, all nonprofit staff can start experimenting and familiarizing themselves with Google+ before the brand pages, also known as Google+ Business Profiles , are launched later this month. A Google Account is different from a Google Profile. Create a Google Profile. Set up your Google Profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2012

How To Create A Terrific Facebook Cover Image If You Don’t Have Resources To Hire A Designer by Guest Post Ash Shepherd. How To Create A Terrific Facebook Cover Image If You Don’t Have Resources To Hire A Designer by Guest Post Ash Shepherd. In fact he literally wrote the book on Facebook. Cover Photo Template.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). Commenting on the posts in other aligned partner’s Facebook pages. Engaging photos, especially of local places and animals work well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today was the big announcement at the F8 Conference about the new dramatic, life altering changes in the Facebook Platform. The big change will be how Facebook profiles are becoming fuller “timelines” of a one’s life. The average Facebook user has 150 friends, any of whom could be your next top supporter!

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Sure, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all have millions of users as well, but LinkedIn is the perfect place to connect with businesses and network with professionals who would be interested in supporting your organization’s work and are looking for work or volunteer opportunities. Optimize your photos. Create interesting content.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

—– If you’ve been on facebook at all in December this year, you may have seen something happening to all your friends – their pictures changing to their favorite cartoon characters! The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Create connections between your site and social profiles. Create connections between your site and social profiles. Photo galleries. Photos and videos. You can engage with donors just by sharing photos from events or new. Use social media for quick updates and fun content. Encourage plenty of interaction.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

So, just as you might comment on someone’s photo in your Facebook feed, you can comment on the status of an event registration record. On the flip side, members can engage with your organization – doing things like paying dues and updating their member profile from their mobile devices.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So folks at the Department of Health and Human Services also recently spruced up their presence on Facebook. Given that over 100 million Americans have Facebook accounts and half of those log in daily, this is a smart move. A blue gradient extends below the profile picture to make it feel integrated into the page. government.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Animoto is a service that allows you to create videos about your nonprofit using a selection of your organization’s best photos. Then click “Create Video&# and upload 15 photos for a 30-second video. Animoto automatically then creates a slideshow of your photos synchronized to the tempo of the music you have chosen.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

This is the generation that invented Facebook. They have multiple social media profiles and check their phones frequently. An active presence on Facebook will also build your credibility with millennials. While the newest users on the platform skew older, 41% still use Facebook every day.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

So far, trying to navigate the site to browse or set up a profile has about a 50/50 chance of hitting either a 504 or 500 error page. Facebook Requirements. I’m not sure that organizations will want to maintain, or create, a profile on facebook just as a ticket to using Jumo. Functionality. Persistence.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

In my most recent session of the School's Out for Summer series, I took a deep dive into how schools can get the most out of Facebook. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Are you using Facebook to its full potential? But there is hope!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2012

That said, my Pinterest Profile for “Nonprofit Organizations” ( pinterest.com/nonprofitorgs ) will only follow nonprofits. Sign up for a Pinterest Account and set up your Pinterest Profile. Surely Pinterest learned from the mistakes of Google+ and Foursquare which launched without brand profiles/pages.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

One thing that did ring true is that Facebook is constantly changing, and not every change is award-winning. The latest changes came February 10, when the non-fiction Facebook staff deployed a range of changes to Facebook Pages, including substantial changes to the Pages layout. Two notes before we dive in. I tend to agree.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

When looking for the best platform with multi-level engagement, I find that Facebook still has the advantage over other social platforms. Here are some observations from one Gen Why-er on how to strengthen Millennial volunteer engagement and funding through Facebook: Have an active presence. Extend your reach. Ask for support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

But lately, I've noticed an interesting trend: I post something on Facebook that I think is fascinating, hilarious, or some deep revelation into the mysterious world of Miriam Kagan, and my social sphere reacts in.dead silence. Post your comments in the form of a question. Post photos—people like pretty things. Pin things.

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NCE Social Media

MAY 4, 2010

Facebook recently added a feature to their open graph framework that allows you to put a Facebook “like button&# on your own website. When you place the like button on your site, a visitor, who has a Facebook profile, can click on it to show their friends on Facebook that they liked your site or specific web page.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2018

We’re going to teach you how and when to boost your posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter so your organization can start taking advantage of this awesome feature, if it hasn’t already! In fact, Facebook doesn’t even allow you to promote text-heavy posts, since it knows they won’t perform well. Boost your posts on Facebook.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

You've taken the time to create a Facebook page. You've meticulously crafted engaging content to feed the page, making sure to present a good mix of media — probably favoring photos. Facebook uses an algorithm, which it calls EdgeRank , to determine the makeup of each user's news feed. Guess what?

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Build up your presence on social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Instead, be strategic: Profile your ideal donor and then determine their preferred social networks. Use social media. Don’t overwhelm yourself with having to manage and pay attention to too many networks at a time.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

From the ubiquitous Facebook "Like" button to Google’s new +1, it’s never been easier to share what you’ve found exploring. In the end, the site cataloged and accepted YouTube videos, plus allowed users to share and comment. It wasn’t known how many of these children survived, and many photos were missing identifiers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

He shared some thoughts about an organisational presence on Facebook in the comments on a post I wrote last week on Facebook pages/ads and wanted to elevate it from comments so we might reflect a bit further. He goes to describe how this is hard to do with a Facebook group. It auto posts to my Facebook profile.

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