Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I’m now on the prowl for examples from the nonprofit world of “Little Bets” and was excited to read about how Unicef created a fictional profile for a 13-year-old girl named Ami Musa, from the poor, war torn African country of Sierra Leone. Please tell us if you know of one!

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Sierra Leone Case Study Benchmark Comparison 126

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In comparison, “colorblind” or “difference-blind” ideologies—encouraging equality but de-emphasizing and downplaying individual differences—has been shown to increase bias and decrease accountability around discrimination. I am a firm believer in collecting demographic data. Of course, it is possible for both things to be true.

Data 131

Data Demographics Foundation Conversation 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In January, 2009, the Pew and American Life project released a report on Adults and Social Networking Use mentioning that more older adults have set up profiles on social networking sites, but that younger people more likely to be using social networking sites regularly. If it were a question of age, then folks like me would be using it.

Social Media 53

Social Media Media Social Social Network 53

Candid

APRIL 17, 2024

Nearly a fifth of nonprofits, mostly small, are co-led Nonprofits sharing demographic information with Candid can select up to two individuals as their organizational leaders. By contrast, among organizations with single leaders that have shared demographic data, 22% had budgets below $50,000 and 9% had budgets above $10 million.

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Leadership Comparison Model Analysis 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

We’re listening for those conversations, and trying to meet those people where they are, rather than going out and saying, ‘This is the exact demographic profile of the person who we want to reach.’”. The core value of big listening is that it is important listen to each other at scale, and as individuals.

Conservancy 112

Conservancy Measure Conversation Nonprofit 112

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The true mystery lies in how we tap into this power and harness the vast WWW for our personal needs, whether they be to engage constituents, make money for a business, tap into a new demographic for a cause – the list could go on forever - and how to take what seem like highly successful anomalies and turn them into models to follow.

Companies 20

Companies Team Demographics Myspace 20

Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

I found out more about him, looking at his Twitter profile, than any other database social media profile, white papers. And because he has all of the other stuff I’m mentioning, I learned more about his sort of profile. and you can go to my LinkedIn profile. So my profile lends to me reaching out to people.

Virtual 117

Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 117

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

I can actually track the clients we serve and get profiles on them and say, “How many dependents do you have in your house? Was there anything helpful about that comparison between service engagement and impact? How many people are impacted by,” you know, “your job or your education?” Does that make sense?

Report 81

Report Measure Impact Process 81