Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2016

Note from Beth: In the decade or so that I’ve been doing social media, I’ve always been an advocate of the “Listen, Learn, Adapt” approach to doing social and a decade later, it is still very important for success. New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening Guest Post By Roz Lemieux.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

The good news is this is completely avoidable in the Age of Social Media. Over the last six years since our founding, MomsRising has worked with hundreds of bloggers and has learned how to strategically use social media to ensure that key audiences don’t miss compelling posts. This proved to be fruitful.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The polls close at midnight on Halloween. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . This socially-sourced crowd spends upwards of 15 minutes per day, every day , on social media sites, 3 to 7 times more than on any other major web property. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2007

I’m not going to embark on the 31 days to a better blog challenge , it’s a bit too much for me to plunge into, but I will be doing bits and pieces of it over time, as well as delving deeply into search engine optimization (SEO), which is a topic that I have pretty much only watched from a distance for far too long.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

m a self-proclaimed social networking junkie. WHY THIS CAMPAIGN People were buzzing about the issue online and obviously outraged by their comments. We could tell by all the comments and images floating around. to quantify exposure Time spent on page & Vote count from poll program ??? I run the org???s

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" To create a new comment, use the form below. For more details, check out the full survey.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

” Organizations are always looking to attract more people to their cause and want their website and social media presence to support that goal. Social Engagement. Use social widgets to allow easy interactions such as like, share, comment, etc. Use polls to ask a question. Polls are a win-win concept.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I thought I would leave my first comment. Nice blog.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « What Makes A Campaign Go Viral? by age, interest, activism level).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Consider setting up a weekly yes-or-no poll question that you send out every Thursday, or leave it open-ended and invite followers to message you with their replies. I’ve thrown out some ideas below—feel free to add others in the comments. Please share in the comments. Retweet others. Learn more or sign up”. How To Retweet.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Resolution Two: "I resolve to use social and participatory media to expand my reach and brand."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For example, you might: Share blog post links and teasers on your social media pages. Embed social media posts into your email newsletter and incorporate buttons that take supporters directly to your social media pages. Social media polls. Multichannel marketing can also help you better reach different audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In terms of “Action,” nonprofits can deploy crowdsourcing initiatives that encourage many people to contribute to a cause such as through crowdfunding on platforms like Causes or Crowdrise or any of the other numerous social online fundraising platforms. Is different better? Only you can determine that one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

so I go search for some music for the soundtrack.). Are widgets useless foo foo or can they be used strategically to generate comments/discussion or attract new readers? For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic. The definition: "A small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, esp. Benefits and Considerations.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" They promoted the campaign through social media sites and raised $300k online within two months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Photo by Marcopolos I'm a few weeks away from SXSW where I'll be leading a session called " Nonprofit Social Media ROI Poetry Slam " which will incorporate a lot of audience interaction. Kristiansen captured the drama on this video clip of Mena Trott's Keynote calling for more civility in blog commenting. One of the reflections.

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MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. How many videos were submitted?

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MARCH 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. How many videos were submitted?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Comment Notification. Subscribe to this posts comments using RSS. Leave a Comment. Comments (required). RSS feed: We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations. and Social Media trends. Reader Polls. Social networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Create Free Polls. I tried one for audience polls and one for messages. However, 85% of the really small sample of folks (10 people) who took the poll think that widgets could be useful to building community if used strategically. Click through to hear or read their comments. I put them into posts, not the sidebar.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The Data How was it collected? Is the blog used and updated?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The Data How was it collected? Is the blog used and updated?

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OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Post a Comment | by Share Article Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry.

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See3

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Polls consistently show that Americans want the U.S. Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Global Development Matters — Clocks and Watches Blog [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? to become more effective in helping to end global poverty.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

When you pursue a multichannel strategy, you can share email content on your social media pages, social media posts within your weekly email newsletters and multimedia content across all platforms. . Younger generations prefer interacting via digital platforms like social media, while older demographics tend to use email. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. What is your sense of how these social networking tools, tagging, blogs and the like ??? search this blog??? Technology.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Thought about different ways to increase social sharing, increase conversions, traffic, comments, and anything that has to do optimization. If we’re not constantly innovating and searching for ways to improve our blog, we’ll quickly fall out of favor with our readers. Social logins. What does this mean for your blog?

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

When you pursue a multichannel strategy, you can share email content on your social media pages, social media posts within your weekly email newsletters and multimedia content across all platforms. Younger generations prefer interacting via digital platforms like social media, while older demographics tend to use email.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2019

Social media has come a long way in an unbelievably short amount of time, partly because our favorite apps are constantly experimenting with new features that keep us on our toes. Staying up to date on all these new social media features can be overwhelming. Hashtags (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter). Live Video (Instagram, Facebook).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2006

Create Free Polls. If you haven't had a chance to take the poll, please click through your reader and vote now! The poll is being used to gather feedback from audience about how they read the blog (RSS vs Browser) and frequency. On-blog measurements include site traffic logs as well as commenting. off-blog???

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

We opened the event with a short audience poll about fundraising technology. 2 – How many different types of technology systems are you using today (CRM, email, online, social, payment, events, etc.)? I’d love to get into much more detail here, but Gary’s comments are a good summary. Easier = 8%. 3-5 = 47%.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We have multiple polls. If you’re using social media, please use the hashtag #NPTechLeaders, and some of our team will be on social media with you as well. But for now, let us go into a poll, and our Nonprofit Quarterly friends are launching that right now. And we have another poll here to start this out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Do you write blog posts that inspire lots of comments? Do you employ a social networking or online outreach strategy that engages your regular readers and enables new readers to discover you? For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic. One of the most used widgets by nonprofits are the audience poll widgets.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

But first what I want to do is just ask Steven to launch a poll to gauge where you are right now with regard to feelings about promoting legacy giving in your nonprofit. So the poll is just sticking up here. Well, then they maybe go online searching for charitable beneficiaries. Steven: The answers are coming in now, Claire.

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APRIL 17, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" In fact, only 6% of donors reported using social media to track organizations.

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