Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Focus on quality, not quantity on Facebook. Any guidelines?

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2011

All-volunteer run until 1984, with the addition of full-time staff, the organization also broadened the range of services it offered to include professional counseling to victims and survivors of hate violence, and services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and HIV-related violence. First, what’s the ask for our community?

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Well, I wish more of our constituents did the last time we sent an email appeal! Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Organizations just getting a their start on Facebook can find themselves unsure of what type of account to set up and why.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. I’m sure I’ll miss some, so please add more in comments.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 23, 2016

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been close to 10 years since Facebook first introduced the News Feed. And since then, Facebook has implemented over 30 major algorithm changes to determine what is prioritized on your Facebook News Feed. Please share in the comments section below! This 2-step instruction is the easy part.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Don’t spam your followers with posts that don’t have a purpose. Going overboard on hashtags can restrict your reach on social media platforms because algorithms may read the excess of hashtags as spam content. Answer comments from your followers to show your nonprofit is more than just a logo and a name asking for money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Last year, one thing that annoyed me about Causes, that it was time consuming to welcome new members and thank them personally once they joined or donated to the Cause. It's an important principle of building online community - greeting new members. So, presumably this helps spread the word about your Cause virally on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. Millions of nonprofits worldwide have been asking supporters and donors to “Follow Us on Facebook!” ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our sector has provided billions of dollars of free advertising for Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ If she can’t answer it she’ll find an expert who can!"

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. The following is real — or should I say, sotto voce, the following events occur in real time. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. Please share in the comments, below. Suddenly you're a spammer.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This type of sponsorship provides the time and space to present a well-rounded narrative as to what benefits your event will have for that audience. Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Sponsorship of another conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed. What no coffee?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

Spam email from a stranger. Facebook update from someone you haven’t seen in ten years. New review in the Times of a restaurant you happen to be going to tonight. Comment on a blog post you wrote three days ago. Phone call from your mom. File on the intranet you’re supposed to read before the end of the week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But a good CMS can also facilitate constituent relationships in a number of other ways, including facilitating comments, blogs and social media. A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Maybe you’ve also taken the next step of strengthening your stakeholder community by engaging in back and forth dialog online – whether in existing social spaces like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, or in a custom built online community. Are you ready to take your community to the next level of maturity? Some are successful, but messy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Networks and Digital Sharecropping October 1, 2007 I was reading Deborah Finn’s curmugeonly post about Facebook. Time suck: Social networks are a time suck. goodiness. at 9:53 am lol!

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This type of sponsorship provides the time and space to present a well-rounded narrative as to what benefits your event will have for that audience. Social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are getting far more use now that many of us are stuck at home. Sponsorship of another conference.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Once you’ve figured out who you want to get on board, it’s time to reach out to them. Comment on articles, share your knowledge, and you will naturally attract people to want to know more about you. Attracting and Serving New Groups. How do you do that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Since the game launched, more than 9,000 people have been asked to play via e-mail, twitter and Facebook and more than 2,700 have made commitments and tagged others. For the first few days, you could tag 20 Facebook friends at a time by posting a Tag challenge to their Wall. About 23% of those tagged are joining the game.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Patience pants. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?"

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The time you spend mastering LinkedIn benefits both your long-term career and your current nonprofit employer. Though it may take four to five hours, you should make the effort and invest the time necessary to complete your LinkedIn Profile in order to maximize its full potential. The more you engage them, the worse it gets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

In addition, Andy Amsler, a volunteer for another organization in the bottom 30% of the leaderboard as of this writing, left this comment on a blog post about the value of the contest for their organization. Emailing my list of over 4,000 friends took me a few hours and I helped 40-50 friends through this process, quite time consuming.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

We are working with our clients to engage constituents on sites like YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. The amount of junk e-mail has skyrocketed despite a 2004 US CAN-SPAM Act that placed restrictions on sending unwanted messages and sanctioned penalties for “spammers,&# according to California-based Barracuda Networks Inc.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 26, 2010

Like I needed to be spending the time I should be relaxing in bed and enjoying time with my online friends instead resetting my Facebook password and cleaning up every single authorized application? They all look like typical "so and so commented on your/someone's status" alerts. Leave a comment »

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. It’s worth noting that you must be an admin of your Facebook Page to take this action. 3) Post 3-7 times weekly to your Instagram and respond to your followers. Post Content That Inspires Engagement.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Sign up for Facebook and search for your organization's name there, too. You can also find people you know on Facebook simply by importing your email list from Outlook. Facebook doesn't automatically spam your email contacts. New keywords include timely industry issues. Provide timely information?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

It is a challenging and exciting at the same time." Using Facebook and Linked but in the basic stages Gave an overview of some statistics of Internet usage/access of the world's population. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. Need time and patience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The time you spend mastering LinkedIn benefits both your long-term career and your current nonprofit employer. Though it may take four to five hours, you should make the effort and invest the time necessary to complete your LinkedIn Profile in order to maximize its full potential. The more you engage them, the worse it gets.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 26, 2010

Like I needed to be spending the time I should be relaxing in bed and enjoying time with my online friends instead resetting my Facebook password and cleaning up every single authorized application? They all look like typical "so and so commented on your/someone's status" alerts. Leave a comment »

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

We need to make the time to blog after hours. Doing a blog involves additional time and energy and some of us won't have this time available. Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. Talked about the problem of wiki spam and how easy it is to administrator. They replaced the organization. Niche content.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! The reality is, we're all bombarded with digital messages and shares and likes and spam. " That is a really great way to put it.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They even created a Facebook application. And it was so clear at the time. 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. Spam, obscenity--they just aren't an issue at all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

At the time the book was written, mobile wallets hadn’t been launched yet. In fact, a study released in the fall of 2011 revealed that auto-posting to Facebook decreases likes and comments by up to 70% which can have a detrimental impact on a nonprofit’s EdgeRank score on Facebook. However, defining Web 1.0

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

Is Facebook and MySpace a trend? Share and Enjoy: 3 Comments comment Shai Gluskin Wow, that Beery piece was long. This is a strategic threat, an existential threat, one we as a People are facing for the first time in a very long time. How do you think the web and technology change will impact identity?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time. Contact him at mhowes@mediamatters.org.

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