Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2008

Britt Bravo wrote a post several months back defining the term: people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. I guess I'm a change blogger too. This fall, DC will be one of 35 cities visited by NetSquared???s

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

They share products that are sold on their website, memes, and influencer blogs/videos. While Business Pages are essentially profile pages maintained and updated by the administrators, Facebook Groups are maintained by the community. It’s a great example of how groups can be used when there’s a lot of community knowledge.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

All that has happened in the last two and half years has truly been a community-driven effort and I’m so thankful to have had the opportunity to be part of the team helping this community achieve so much! I am so thankful for the opportunity to have dreamed together and collaborated on community-driven projects around the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2008

In early May, I wrote a post asking all of you for suggestions for "changebloggers," people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, to build community, and/or to facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place. Brazen Careerist bloggers will be there as well.

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TechImpact

JUNE 24, 2014

Inform the community? While both posts might be meant inspire, you might have used a meme for one post, but used a news article for another. This will easily visualize and understand what content is engaging and growing your Facebook community. List your nonprofit’s content themes. Do you want to educate donors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc. I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! In the last 24 hours, I have seen countless blog posts, discussions, and news articles all mocking this current meme for doing nothing to actually prevent child abuse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. I love the Flickr Hold A Sign Meme - but so far haven't found a great application in Facebook that allows for easy cross posting. The flickr pool of photos is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

advocacy and leveraging the social community there: Starbucks Campaign. it takes advantage of the established Flickr community???s This is a fun meme for user=generated content -- Take a photo of yourself with sign or message related to our campaign or cause. She points out why she likes the campaign: 1 ???

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2013

Online Communications Manager. Social Media is an important tool for engaging with your community -- but what are the risks and rewards of working with volunteers to implement your social media strategies? It’s not a fancy new tool or a fun new hashtag sweeping the meme-sphere. Shari Ilsen. VolunteerMatch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Supporters are encouraged to share photos of themselves wearing a hat with the hashtag and say why the campaign is important. This campaign combines the popular selfie with the time honored hold a sign meme. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Share the link in the comments.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 11, 2022

It can be as quick as sending a text to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them, sharing your daily Wordle score, or sending a funny meme to your coworkers. At Salesforce.org, we’re passionate about giving back — and we know our community is too.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

the lead up to an event or the conclusion of a major project, for example—but choosing to only be in contact with your donor community during those special moments may be undercutting your efforts to deepen relationships with contributors who might be willing to offer more. What is a culture of fundraising? The Solicitation Phase.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

All that said, a lot of nonprofits are upset by the recent changes and responding by asking their fans to add their nonprofit to an Interest Lists with the meme floating around that if you add a Facebook Page to an Interest List all their Facebook Posts will be seen in both the main News Feed and the Interest List Feed, but that’s not true.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We still use Twitter a bit to talk about our programs, we participate and create our own memes like “ #felinefriday ”, but we focus on listening and responding to what people are already talking about. Get on the networks and become a contributing part of the community. Who maintains your social media campaigns?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. These strategies are helping community foundations experiment, iterate and implement best practices when it comes to hosting Giving Days as well as document and spread those practices to others in the Network.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

Indeed, I've been looking for some research that confirms that the lurker to participant ratio in online communities (see Nielsen ) holds true for some web2.0 online communities, like tagging communities, digg communities, and others. However, as Stephen notes, the data is very useful. Guardian Online July 20, 2006.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

There’s always room for improvement, and we’d encourage you to do your own research, engage with local disability advocates, and create an open discussion with your online communities to find out what’s working and what could be done better. . ———. Rachel is a Social Media Account Executive in M+R’s Oakland office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Hold A Sign Meme. The “Hold A Sign” meme has been around for almost ten years. Catie Clune asked me to participate in a “hold a sign meme” campaign her organization is running to Save Marin’s Coho. Creating interactions between supporters and staff to build community.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

We not only have running water and power, but a generous, intelligent, and growing community of nonprofit tech professionals who support what we do. NTEN would not be possible without our community. All month long, use the tag #NTENThanks to share your appreciation for your fellow nonprofit technology community members.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2014

I feel like there is a lot of donor fatigue happening right now in the nonprofit community. If you have too many donors to thanks on social media, make a fun meme and tag them on different social media channels. Our donors are being solicited on every channel from numerous organizations multiple times a day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Deep engagement in one community is better than being spread too thin across many communities. But, through trial and error I've found the communities that really are important to my goals and where "my people are. Connie Benson's advice on networking will continue to stick with me. I can't be on every social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2017

The book gives us an introduction to imagination and the important role is plays in all aspects of our lives – personally, professionally and as a community. Above all, imagination is about big NEW ideas. Brian talks about how popularity of “failing” has faded from our conversations over the past few years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

How did a friend and tend to someone in my neighborhood, family, or community? What is the most humorous COVID meme you saw in the last week that made you laugh? How am I getting outside today? What desk stretch am I doing today? You can also ask the person to demonstrate it). What beauty am I creating or cultivating or inviting in?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. I am firm believer in the math of the social media – as your communities grow, so does your ROI. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century. ” we all know that is not the case.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Having a way to communicate with them regularly is essential, both leading up to the Giving Day and especially during the day itself. Take Advantage of Creative Generosity: This is good community management practice. Let your champions and supporters roll with adapting and remixing your content or jumping onto fun memes.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

From the TechSoup Community. Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. Get practical advice on live-streaming an activist event and making an all-star meme for your nonprofit. Here's a roundup of what we've been doing. TechSoup Blog. From NetSquared.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

This example shows how a nonprofit can be a fun partner to meme NFT and benefit from the sale. One interesting use of NFTs is to incentivize community building and participation. Token holders can be granted exclusive perks, given additional airdrops, and rewarded for using NFTs. source: Opensea screenshot NFdoge.com, 3/10/2021).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. " A pithy quote from Jeff Jarvis in the side bar answers, " Starters and spreaders of memes are the most influential people. In Edelman???s someone like me???

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

I remembered that it was becoming a mom that inspired me to pursue a life and career that aimed to help better my community, and help shape an even better one for my daughter. aka Collaboration) As Public Allies and as many of us who work to make our communities better know, we can go much further when we come together.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Adina Levin thinks Facebook's not the best place for community organizers -- but it may depend on the community. If your community is into cat fashion shows , or any number of silly memes , you're golden. Somebody find him a spokespinner job, quick! A friend posted that yo-yo link to Facebook.

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Care2

APRIL 11, 2010

In the panel’s context, diversity is not about whether or not an organization serves different communities, but rather whether or not the makeup of the staff is truly diverse and whether or not diverse opinions are the norm in the organization - in short, diversity is about both process and people.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

What about organizations that don't have naturally engaging content or a community network to tap into? We decided to intersperse tech-related memes, comics, and other jokes within our educational content. Humor/funny memes. What If I Don't Have Naturally Engaging Content? What have you done to find success on Facebook?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

Evaluate Different Kinds of Fundraisers If you start looking around, you’ll see lots of different fundraisers happening in your community. For example, if your community is already into cornhole, then a Cornhole Tournament might make sense. A meme got my attention recently on Facebook. A Scholastic Book Fair for grownups.”

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Whatever you do, don’t go dark or you’ll lose momentum or even worse, inadvertently cause your community to revolt against you. Whether it’s creating a meme or a hashtag-centered campaign, engagement thrives on fun. Respond quickly to both positive and negative comments. Have fun doing it. Measure, measure, measure.

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