Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. I mentioned a link from IBM via Elsua (Luis Suarez).

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MAY 6, 2021

Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D. Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2011

Beyond that, only add information and photos that you’re comfortable sharing with others. Add links to your website, blog, and social networking communities to your Google Profile. Google.com is already the number one visited site around the world and they dominate search results.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The company has received quite a bit of press surrounding its rejection of a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook and regarding the rivalries among its founders. Snapchat then searches your address book to find the Snapchat usernames of your friends. Snapchat has undoubtedly been one of this year's most intriguing apps.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Encourage them to use their social network. As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%. You probably already receive support from many local companies. Offer tips for approaching the media.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy. Get the Social Media Fire Hose (using Yahoo Pipes). 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Flickr Photo by John K. Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. Here’s some good tips when your network is global. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno.

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Forum One

APRIL 22, 2010

A customizable social network with a wide variety of fun and sophisticated add ons. Additions: Photos, wikis, video, search, email notifications, and chat. A social networking tool similar to an intranet, specializing in online collaboration. Profiles: Dual profiles for both professional and social uses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Include links or photos with your status updates to help your posts stand out in the Newsfeed and draw more attention to your Page. Tell me more about how a nonprofit can best optimize their content for both FB and Search Engines? All these steps will help you rank in natural search as well as Facebook.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

If you're not familiar with Snapchat, this is how it works: You can send vanishing photo and video messages (also known as Snaps) to contacts you either add manually or via your phone's contacts. The NFL shares photos and videos shot from the sidelines, for example. Tapping a camera button takes you into picture-taking mode.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

” It turns out that Facebook news feeds are moving away from being a social network to allow a stream of business advertisers to have precedence. The feature would let you erase your contacts, photos, e-mail and other information, and lock the phone so it can't be used without a password. costing consumers nearly $2.6

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Facebook is the catch-all of every social media channel. You can share photos and videos, interact with your audience and expand your network of supporters. The motion will be more eye-catching than a still photo. If it’s hard for you to find time in the day for social media, this can take a load off your shoulders.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

So when someone in your addressbook posts a new photo to Picasa, or tweets, you’ll know about it. Or that a certain nonprofit Executive Director Dugg a post about starting a video game company? I did set a pretty high bar a while back for the next social network I’d join. What have I learned in all of this?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Encourage them to use their social network. According to the Global NGO Online Technology Report , Millennials are most inspired to give by social media. It’s crucial that you encourage your supporters to use social media to raise awareness for their fundraising efforts. Your photo may inspire others to donate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. The company also donates $1 to the partner nonprofit for each download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Upload more photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Upload more photos.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The service is by the credit card reader company, Square. If fraud is suspected, the company will reverse the fund transfer. This is an astonishing technology for good in which large numbers of ordinary people analyze photos of cells cultures to identify irregular shaped cancer cell cores. You have to trust Square. All Things D.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Use search and social media to get better ideas for engagement. I've seen a bunch of presentations and survey research in the last couple of there's been a lot of talk about social listening and search optimization in the NPO space for the last few years. Our Current (Limited) View of Search and Social.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Upload more photos.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or just an ordinary Tuesday, here are tips to show your audience that you care: Start making a list of the individuals, organizations, and companies you appreciate the most … just off the top of your head … and find their Twitter handles. I suggest choosing an image of a heart that ties into your work.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 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!"

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Care2

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!" Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

That social network thingy? Applications • More than 850 million photos uploaded to the site each month • More than 5 million videos uploaded each month • More than 24 million pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) To find them, try this search.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

It’s a much richer, more thought-out experience than anything I’ve seen for nonprofits on social networks. [.] I would much rather have my advocacy asks, my content, my photos, my organizational stuff than the paragraph I get from Causes. Everyone has been drinking the social networking Kool Aid.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Recently, some museums have launched initiatives to rebrand as community spaces, acknowledging and attempting to harness the positive social energy around visitation. Notably, the Brooklyn Museum's heavy involvment with social networking sites like MySpace has extended the idea that museums are sites for discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

cc licensed flickr photo shared by alumroot. Last year at Princeton, we added a Google Map for people to geotag their home location , an invitation to share photos of the number “15? (it Pathable- A Conference Social Network Site. cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog. Previously, On NMC….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. The company also donates $1 to the partner nonprofit for each download.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 14, 2016

The company is infamous for not using Twitter. But if you search for @apple , you’ll find that username has been locked down since 2011 but never tweeted. Assuming it’s not owned by a third party, Apple recognizes that Twitter doesn’t make sense as part of their social strategy. Take Apple as an example. Coincidence?

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Strengths of the Causes Network. Ability to utilize social networks to drive a message. Weaknesses of the Causes Network. All of a sudden, this woman who lives 1,000 miles away is a volunteer for a company here in San Francisco." A: I wish our search was better. Search is hard.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 7, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What Facebook Knows Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on December 7th, 2010 Think about all the things people post on Facebook or any other social networking website. That can be a good thing and sometimes that can be a bad thing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Accessible Social is a free resource hub for digital marketers to discover how to make social media content accessible. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening. Social Print Studio :: socialprintstudio.com. Graphic Design & Photo Editing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. The company also donates $1 to the partner nonprofit for each download.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Flickr combines the power of visual storytelling with the very nature of a social network - engagement and conversation. In particular, the ballet company offers its enthusiasts (and all Flickr browsers) visual insights into the organization’s activities and administration. The Houston Ballet: Giving Fans a “Backstage Pass”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Social Media. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening. NameCheckr easily allows social media manager to search nearly 50 of the most popular social media sites to see whether their first choice of usernames are still available.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. Facebook is still independent — they haven’t been bought by any big company yet. So widget makers have put things like video and photos on MySpace for a while. First a little background. They are growing like crazy. You know all about that.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 29, 2008

For example, most social networks are walled gardens. What I post on my Facebook page is only available to other people in the Facebook network. When I write posts on this blog or share photos on Flickr, they are searchable in Google. But anything I write on Facebook is only visible within that network.

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