Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network. Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy. Content Strategy: The Wisdom of the Network, guest post by Miriam Brousseau. and, of course, Beth Kanter.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

You should be armed with the knowledge of what worked and what didn’t work this year, and be forward-thinking in your approach to create an attainable, yet ambitious plan. With this knowledge, you can begin creating a plan for the future. Think of your fundraising plan as both a communications calendar and a strategic plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. Effective communication â??

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Sarah Granger: advise nonprofits on using social media for advocating and communicating. listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. Feed digest.

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Socialbrite

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Y ou may have heard about about the tactic of sending cold emails , but you’ve written it off as a marketing strategy for your organization. Your communication or marketing team knows it’s essential to get the word out. Use this knowledge to your advantage. Head over to Wiza.co Post by Stephen Hakami. Short answer: yes.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! A: EdgeRank is Facebook’s algorithm for what items populate a user’s news feed. EdgeRank gives these higher value for news feeds. Q: I missed the webinar.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Better donor engagement and fundraising: Data warehouses enable nonprofits to segment their donor base and tailor their communication and fundraising strategies accordingly. To succeed, you’ll need time, knowledge, and a proper technology infrastructure on your side. Is Data Warehousing Right for Your Nonprofit?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Feeding America. Designs and launches new initiatives, drives organizational strategy, and helps chart the future of Feeding America. Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. Data and Knowledge Centers.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. Jon Lebkowsky - Social Web Strategies. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Examples: WorldChanging: knowledge prodution and sharing. How are the two related? -

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

The long(er) answer : You’ll need a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to create and publicize successful virtual fundraising events. Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) Text-to-give.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Fifty percent of nonprofits receive the majority of their annual donations between October and December, so follow these tips to use that knowledge to your advantage and know your year-end giving out of the park! Once you’ve acquired a solid marketing strategy, come up with a concrete goal you’d like to reach before the season ends.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Event management? How about fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for peer knowledge sharing, but we hope to distinguish it from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

We also identify a monthly theme to discuss in more in depth. We want to distinguish the salon from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls by offering a regular synthesis of the stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom shared in real time in the salon. Measurement Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Aside from having a personal branding strategy, what exactly makes an effective personal brand for a nonprofit leader? His stream is focused on the theme of sharing his knowledge about the art and more specifically the experience of the Met. It’s about authenticity which breaks down as follows. Specialization.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Photo-printing company Persnickety Prints knows its target customer inside and out, and that knowledge comes through in how it addresses its audience: 2. Who Am I Talking To? About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2010

They know how to use social media to engage people inside and outside the organization to improve programs, services, or reach communications goals. Everyone in the organization understands that social media is more than an external communications tool, and they use it adroitly for their professional learning and even their personal lives.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

We really need to have a better Facebook strategy for our own organization." And while it maybe true that your organization needs a better Facebook strategy, it’s also important that you dig a little deeper into social media stats. As you read that stat, you’re probably saying to yourself "wow, that’s impressive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

What lies beneath a request for technology capacity or skill building or the rush to adopt the newest social or mobile tool? Are there other more pressing organizational issues that should be addressed first such as poor program quality or lack of a overall communications strategy or leadership issues. Guest post by Paul Connolly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

You have to be thoughtful, strategic and knowledgeable. Pages Have Access to Users’ Feeds - When Facebook users become a “fan” of your nonprofit page, they will be notified of your status updates every time you make one! Communicate with your fans regularly just to stay in touch or with special news, offers and information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

If you haven't done the listening, don't bother with a social networking strategy. Marc contributed some knowledge to the ROI section and also contributed some reflections about why he participated. (I Not just because of my own curiosity, but because I knew there might others there that could benefit from Marc's knowledge.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2016

The concept of inbound marketing takes all of that knowledge and incorporates it into a real-life framework for nonprofits and businesses to use when engaging their audiences. You can’t develop a sustainable relationship without being able to communicate. Also, never rule out the power of a productive email strategy.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2009

NTEN, Common Knowledge and ThePort have teamed up to take a snapshot of how our non-profit community uses social networks. Click here to take the survey and to contribute to nonprofit tech community knowledge. Integrated Online Communications Strategy Workshop. Nonprofit Social Network Survey.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! With this app, you can learn the basics of first aid and quiz yourself on your new knowledge. As more people begin using the app, the community has more leverage to attract further sponsorship. First Aid by American Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Their time is spent on three areas: (1) monitoring and analyzing online conversations, (2) leading data-driven attention campaigns, and (3) sharing knowledge with the sector. 1 Big Listening is the Future of Issue Communications. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! With this app, you can learn the basics of first aid and quiz yourself on your new knowledge. As more people begin using the app, the community has more leverage to attract further sponsorship.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. Communications flows. My definition is that your knowledge lives in the clouds. At that moment, I realized the limitation of knowledge in the clouds.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Manager of Knowledge Resources ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday! Although it may seem counter-intuitive to ask donors to get more involved, it is not only a proven strategy, it is what many donors actually want. The more our communications become technology driven, the greater impact in-person contact can have.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2011

Before you take that first step though, remember that your Web efforts, no matter how big or small, should advance your comprehensive marketing and business strategy. Base your plans on sound knowledge about who and where your users are, and what they're doing online. Diversify Your Content.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2016

A solid strategy, ongoing staff involvement, and continuous promotion to current and potential supporters is essential. Double down on strategy. In their haste to create a campaign and get a website live, many organizations neglect to actually think through the campaign’s overarching strategy. Here’s some inspiration!

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 12, 2022

Several architects and technical leaders from Cloud for Good attended the conference to expand their knowledge and learn what’s next for Salesforce. On the integrations front, Mule continues to invest in better user experience, more declarative power, better knowledge bases, and learning experiences. Integration.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve read articles about up-and-coming communications channels and whether you should incorporate them into your nonprofit outreach strategy. But, the fact of the matter is, the channels you employ will have little impact on your outreach strategy if the messages you send through those channels are subpar. Check it out here.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why Community? So, why community? Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

And in each of these we will talk a bit about tools, tactics and strategies. For example, knowing that a certain message or call to action, or even type of service, worked for one organization in one community translated to other organizations as a packaged up and ready to repeat solution. Analog Strategies. Digital Strategies.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

In a world where billions of people spend hours each day scrolling through their news feeds, social media is ripe for cultivating generosity. About the Presenter Maria Bryan is a nonprofit marketing and messaging strategist with more than fifteen years in the communications and marketing sector.

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