Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Yesterday, I facilitated a hot topic workshop at the Healthy Communities Annual Conference hosted by the Search Institute in Minneapolis. In the policy section, I included the issue of cyberbullying and privacy issues. This week I put that into practice. The discussion was fantastic.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Well, theoretically, if you believe MySpace is a place for donors , your presence there also reaches 64% of Facebook users, 65% of Bebo , and 69% of Hi5. I was just reading your myspace piece - excellent - because Im writing an article about strategy considerations when choosing a social networking site. How is this valuable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

I'm live blogging this panel from the Making Media Connections Conference. You already know Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn et al???now User policies - a standard policy of user/community conduct is useful. Here's the summary of people using twitter for this conference. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation. This one is from the UK and from a conference called " Take Back the Web." Zaadz : MySpace for the Do-Gooder Set. It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos.

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Care2

JULY 15, 2008

Nonprofits who work primarily with policy still should document themselves because they have access to experts on their topic. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Presenters included filmmakers and producers, who shared advice on best practices for video for nonprofits. Be sure to check it out. All rights reserved.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Within MySpace, we searched the names of 383 of the largest, most well-known nonprofits to see if they had created profiles. And is it even worth it ?

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

60) Search « Care2 Stats for December 2006 | Main | New Studies Reveal Important Trends Facing NPOs » Thursday Dec 28 2006 Mobile Social Networks Get a Boost Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:33PM | by Hatef Yamini In the world of social networks, the end of 2006 represented a major milestone: MySpace went mobile!

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Well, theoretically, if you believe MySpace is a place for donors , your presence there also reaches 64% of Facebook users, 65% of Bebo , and 69% of Hi5. I was just reading your myspace piece - excellent - because Im writing an article about strategy considerations when choosing a social networking site. How is this valuable?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. Will there be conferences for Orkut experts to exchange best practices?

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Care2

OCTOBER 18, 2007

The campaign employed widgets and leveraged Care2, and CI’s page on MySpace, as well as blogs, to spread the word about their campaign. The campaign attracted 96,000 participants, and Starbucks did eventually change their policy, thereby benefiting poor farmers in Ethiopia. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

From Ruby Sinreich at Lotus Media comes a pointer to the Findhabeas.com campaign on myspace and possibly other places. Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference. Where's the conference tag? " Findhabeas. And here's a Web2.0

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Care2

MAY 16, 2007

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Post a Comment | by Share Article in Cause Marketing Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

60) Search « Sunny the Seal Melts Hearts on MySpace | Main | Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! 60) Search « Sunny the Seal Melts Hearts on MySpace | Main | Join Care2 for Another Internet Advocacy Roundtable! All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Forum One

APRIL 9, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

see for example the post about blogging policy ). Finally, Rebecca Krause Hardie has some notes from a blogging workshop given at the Museums and the Web Conference earlier this month. While I focused on Facebook for social networking examples, there are examples on MySpace. Perhaps due to their MySpace presence?

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2009

Websites like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube are among the top 10 most trafficked sites in the US. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. In 2006, 627 million people globally made a purchase online, and this number rose by 40% in only two years -- to 875 million. Tens of millions of people are doing business online.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0 Conference to discuss the importance of incorporating Web 2.0 conference, many people asked: “How do you measure the return on investment (ROI) for social networking campaigns.” All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, online video, and text messaging to accomplish their own goals. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0 Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0 All rights reserved.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, online video, and text messaging to accomplish their own goals. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0 Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0 All rights reserved.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball! Great campaigning! March 4, 2008 | Carol Rados Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. March 4, 2008 | Carie This girl is on the ball! Great campaigning! March 4, 2008 | Carol Rados Copyright © 2008, Care2.com All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

Running ads that link with a co-registration campaign, like those offered by Care2 , are fantastic ways to boost your lists Social networks, like Care2, Facebook , and MySpace help people attach the issue with themselves and become more personally invested in it. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+. All rights reserved.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Participants will also be trained to make an impact in their blogs and on other Web sites such as Youtube, Myspace, Digg. That being said, you need to determine some sort of policy on what type of content will be allowed on your blog. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Well report back in a few days.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

May 2007 : A grassroots Obama MySpace page hits 100,000 fans. Rather than call a press conference or use a media opportunity to respond to these constituents, he responds in the space where they spend their time and in the informal format they prefer, a blog post. Organizations should take heed of this new model.

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Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

sessions at NTEN, Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans last week. Another point Brian made was that perhaps Facebook and Myspace are not for your organization. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us I went to several Web 2.0 I attended two of them.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

I remember hearing a presentation at a recent PBS Conference where the PBS engaged bloggers talked about this and how concerned they were about negative comments - but that community corrected those. You should decide internally how you want to handle potentially negative comments and what your policy will be about moderating comments or not.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace). All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

If you have profiles on social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook , make sure icons that link to those are on your home page. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Make the first words they read the ones with the most impact and importance. Use the "Google Universe "to your advantage.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

YouTube , Google Maps , DIGG , TypePad , MySpace , Facebook , Plaxo, or Salesforce , then youve likely run across an API. In fact, ASPCA and Conservation International received recognition during Convios Summit, in part for their successful use of widgets on social networks such as MySpace. If youve ever used My Yahoo!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

They have heavily promoted Facebook on their websites and blogs, at events and conferences. Facebook would do well to follow the lead of Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. Their response: “While it may be considered distasteful and objectionable to some, the Facebook page in question does not violate our policies. on Facebook.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide) More than 20 million users update their statuses at least once each day More than 4 million users become fans of Pages each day A couple of examples: GreenPeace didnt have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile. All rights reserved.

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

You can use this tool to calculate an estimate of cost and return on investment for the recruitment and fundraising efforts of your staff in social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

You can use this tool to calculate an estimate of cost and return on investment for the recruitment and fundraising efforts of your staff in social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Need some metrics guidelines?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can use this tool to calculate an estimate of cost and return on investment for the recruitment and fundraising efforts of your staff in social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. It works sort of like an online mortgage calculator. Need some metrics guidelines?

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