Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

So, this is the very important information that the Seafood Watch Program provides people like me, someone who loves to each seafood, but wants to do it in a responsible way. Before we relied heavily on our cell phones, the program offers small paper guides. Your organization was one of the early adopters of mobile phone apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2009

This comment struck me as well aligned with some made by Vikki Spruill from the Ocean Conservancy. She got me started thinking along this line at a networks meeting where she was encouraging the branding of issues, instead of specific organizations. The site is in English, Español , Français and Arabic. Check it out, [link]. . . .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2013

Whether or not you did an internal or externally-procured predictive analytics endeavor, the same issue comes up time and again: How can I utilize this to upgrade donors and increase my annual giving program? Let’s say you just starting looking at the results of an analytics project. Maybe look at 200 or so records.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. They mention DonorsChoose , SharingTV , the Salvation Army's use of mobile phones for its " text a kettle campaign." Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. Innovative Giving: The Open Architecture Network.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Have you ever wanted to connect with an IT expert who understands nonprofit needs and issues? When not working, I am an obsessed bird watcher and volunteer to conserve shorebird habitat for endangered species. A fairly new area of discussion is about phone solutions. This usually results in unexpected costs to resolve an issue.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

Let’s start with some examples (many of which were also presented at AAM): The Monterey Bay Aquarium maintains an Ocean Action group that visitors can join to get involved in advocacy for marine life and conservation. The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

So, what better way to love the earth than contributing to a charity that works on environmental issues. An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. Check out Train for Humanity that weaves together getting fit, social media, and raising funds for charity.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address. Frame the issue as urgent. Conservation organization to plant 112 trees, one for every year since city’s incorporation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2016

We want to leapfrog the current unjust equilibrium (blind people are read to, but mostly not) to a new place where the widespread availability of cheap mobile phones and MP3 players can be harnessed. Using the best practices in science and activism, Miradi brought business-like project management tools to conservation.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Perhaps we’re having a technical issue with that, so bear with us. ” And Lynn Grant, a great fundraiser working with Nature Conservancy in Canada, was going into a corporate office a number of years ago, they were going to ask for a quarter of a million dollars. Should I call you on the phone periodically?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Tree Planting Initiatives Tree planting initiatives promote environmental conservation and beautification. These events ignite thought-provoking discussions and promote personal growth while shedding light on pressing issues. Panel Discussions and Forums Panel discussions and forums bring experts together to address complex issues.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. Great to have a lapel mic and ear phones (to monitor how the recording sounds). The Nature Conservancy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And in terms of the nonprofit sector, again, there was a report that was issued last year, excuse me, about how the nonprofit sector is being prepared and how sort of the outlook. Is it phone, e-mail? If they have a phone number, I would call. You could be more conservative or you have a little bit more risk.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

CharityRadio is a live weekly radio program that you listen to over your mobile phone. Listeners opt-in to receive a phone call at show time and no dial-in is required. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. CharityRadio :: charityradioshow.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

based nonprofits and nonprofit staff that regularly participate in e-advocacy should monitor what issues/petitions are most important to U.S. For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. Powered by OpenSecrets.org , nonprofits that work on issues related to corporate accountability and democracy could use this app as part of their mobile strategy to build awareness about campaign finance reform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

This helps explain the fiscal conservativeness that guides state spending priorities, despite the. conversation and make headway on the policy front when everyone is approaching the issue with the same negative messaging frame. I encouraged participants to take out their smart phones and like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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EveryAction

APRIL 13, 2023

Volunteers self-selecting into text banking, phone banking, social media, community mobilization, and/or storytelling. She has experience working with labor unions, nonprofits, and think tanks across issue areas. Each team has a weekly team call with multiple opportunities for volunteers to step up to be coaches for newer team members.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In particular, high-net-worth philanthropists appear to be drawn to single issue news sites. Facebook, Twitter, and Google have faced attacks from American conservatives due to claims of censorship and bias, even leading to an accusatory tweet from President Donald Trump implying the possibility of regulation.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

At the same time, I had been writing a lot on new communication technologies such as satellites, digital media, cell phones, and so on. New media of course isnt; freshmen at my university have never known a world without the Internet, e-mail or cell phones. This is a large, complicated issue. No real interactivity.

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Care2

AUGUST 29, 2008

At the same time, I had been writing a lot on new communication technologies such as satellites, digital media, cell phones, and so on. New media of course isnt; freshmen at my university have never known a world without the Internet, e-mail or cell phones. This is a large, complicated issue. No real interactivity.

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Media Cause

JUNE 20, 2023

In a world where many of the biggest issues seem insurmountable, it could be easy for this new generation to feel overwhelmed and powerless. Somehow conservative extremists being outwitted by teenagers makes the victories more headline worthy – garnering them even more resources and support. “Calling all Gen Z activists!“

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

The audience was also more male than female (60%, according to one estimate), certainly more liberal than conservative (at one point someone asked how many Republicans were in the audience and only 10 people raised their hands, out of 1000+!), and disconcertingly white. Facebook now has 200M users, the majority of whom are outside of the US.

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