Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

My first step with a new platform is to create a “Circle of the Wise” consisting of people who regularly share useful tips and news about the platform. Or people whose Google + is focused on Google + tips, news, and resources. What content do you find resonating? How are you measuring that?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 3, 2020

While this year has definitely been different, it might spell good news for nonprofits. Make sure to provide links to the donation portal in every piece of content you put out! Think of when you were truly tested. But it marks a new beginning, and hope for the future. if you haven’t already. personally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The Lean method advocates for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), testing it in small ways and building on what was learned to create something that really addresses audience needs and minimizes wasted effort and resources. One example Christie gave was describing the origins of Louder.

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Care2

JANUARY 20, 2015

Let''s flashback to 2013 when Facebook announced in a blog post that they''d start autoplaying videos: Since September, we’ ve been testing a way to make videos more engaging on Facebook , and as a result we’ ve seen views, likes, shares and comments increase more than 10 percent. It''s increased 3.6x year-over-year.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

What sort of content are the learners expecting? Outside of these answers, there is one more thing that you will definitely need to know. Always check the technical specifications available for a new LMS and its ability to address the goals of your learner needs. Will a majority of the content be viewed via mobile?

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

This often leads to social media efforts being an afterthought, which turns into a cycle of posting reactive content vs. proactive content. . Once you’ve ironed out your timeline and key goals, it’s much easier to plan strategic campaigns and upcoming content calendars. . Is our social content “on brand”?

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Care2

JANUARY 7, 2015

Email is definitely not dead and in fact it raises a heck of a lot more money than any social media platform. It''s no secret that Facebook manipulates its algorithm to favor the content users see, but Facebook has changed its algorithm so much that Facebook pages now only reach 2% of their followers. So it''s now 2015 and guess what?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

You can definitely find a VA to do those. If you have a volunteer handbook or other documents with general information, provide them to your new VA. Identify a test project you can assign your VA, just to make sure they are a good fit for what you need. They may be able to lay out your content using Canva. Start small.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

10/10 organizations in our little test made it clear why they exist on their websites. Just look at streaming services like Netflix and Spotify, news subscriptions, and curated product boxes. We even encourage most organizations to test higher amounts! Sharing Our Whys. This one’s exciting. Not Enough Nudging.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

After you’ve acquired some experience using ChatGPT, or one of its competitors, you’ll find that AI-generated content is fairly easy to recognize based on a standardized style. If you have sensitive or proprietary business content, it’s always best to exercise caution and avoid sharing it in a public or unsecure environment.” “I’d

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. Definition of Data Analytics for Nonprofits. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many nonprofits begin planning for Giving Tuesday in the summer, but even if you’re new to Giving Tuesday and only have a few weeks to prepare, you can still set yourself up for success. Explore this definitive guide to learn more about Giving Tuesday, get great campaign ideas, and soak up some best practices. Team up with local news.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. In my opinion|Personally|In my view}, if all {webmasters|site owners|website owners|web owners} and bloggers made good content as you did, the {internet|net|web} will be {much more|a lot more} useful than ever before.|

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

” Chelsea took a photo with her Smartphone and posted it on the Reddit, a community aggregation site where content is ranked and rated. He described two types of online behaviors – content creators and curators. ” He went into details about how people consume or share content via mobile phones vs tablets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

If an email displays poorly on a mobile device, no matter how good the content is, it’s likely to be deleted in under three seconds and as many as 15% of users will even unsubscribe , instead of delete. The good news is that modern design trends for mobile email are also compatible with desktop email. When to send your email campaigns?

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Blogs, social media, and the mainstream press are on fire with the breaking news. Education—Tailor personalized learning journeys, create course outlines, and aid in the development of test questions and learning materials for certification programs. AI AI is graduating from phenomenon to mainstream quickly. First, pay attention.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building year-end content strategies. In between the sends, our strategic advice is to send a holiday greeting and an e-news. You also want to share mission stories and organizational news before constituents receive a fall or EOY solicitation piece. How do you deal with new-to-file donors after EOY? Danielle .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I know a lot of the free site tools, wikis like wetpaint.com, keep trying to move to become more social, and let the audience/membership interact more – that is definitely related. It’s definitely been a lot of work for both the developers and us as a client, but we’re pretty happy with the result so far.

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Media Cause

APRIL 13, 2023

TikTok has been in the news a lot lately—for a variety of reasons. Video content will continue to be popular, regardless of which platform it lives on. Most people, on a daily basis, consume content across multiple social channels, so it’s likely that if TikTok goes away, users will simply spend more time on another platform.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit. Their parents, teachers, and the nightly news remind them that strangers are stalkers, perverts, and kidnappers.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

In the end, when “viralness” happens -- whether its a video, a petition or just a text piece that everyone keeps forwarding to friends and families -- we often arent sure exactly why this particular piece of content went viral. – Jessica Kutch, SEIU @Katrinskaya : Viral content = Stuff that gets forwarded.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cristi Hegranes: My name is Cristi Hegranes and I am the President and Founder of The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World which is an international nonprofit organization that was founded in order to train women in developing countries to become investigative reporters to report their own news. That is pretty much what we go on.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Point readers back to your website: Definitely provide a link, but also provide a reason. Talk about your content, or your archives. After testing this over a number of months, she said the two most important factors to a high performing welcome message was that its sent as soon as possible and that its an action. com , Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

Gavin's post does a great job explaining the definitions and the advantages of a taxonomy over a folksonomy. Alf Gracombe (a relatively new in the nptech blogosphere and whose blog looks promising) suggests that the debate reflects the shifting paradigm away from the more traditional content taxonomies to the emerging folksonomies on today???s

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

But in the first 6 months of 2007, I was experimenting with social networking and bookmarking tools on Green Brooklyn, including and especially the Care2 News Network , and saw such a great result that I decided that I needed to redesign everything ASAP. spheres -- driving your organizations content deep into the blogosphere.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

But one way that you can help your message get heard above the din is by appearing in local news. However, since donors have to leave their email and visit your website to submit a donation, convincing them to give over email definitely takes a bit of strategy. You won’t know until you test! The same holds true for time of day.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Conduct beta testing. The main goal of beta testing is to get real-world experience and insights into how well your app will perform with actual users after it’s launched. Beta testing is extremely important, so don’t neglect this crucial step. Create promotional content. Develop a marketing plan. Leverage social media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

was a 2008 Knight News Challenge Winner. While working toward his master’s degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Cohn worked as an Editor at newassignment.net , which focused on citizen journalism and ways news organizations could explore the social web. If life is a chessboard, content is still king.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Test all Software Beforehand. Of the emails, 17 of them were for new supporters while 23 were for those who had contributed before. As you can see, many of these emails had some good qualities while many others had some definite opportunities for improvement. Define Giving Tuesday in the message content.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

In general our past testing has shown that day of week doesn’t impact performance much when it comes to email message performance — but the trends from a few years of weekend 12/31 timing beg to differ. Email revenue decreased by an average of 11.9% The number of donations driven by email decreased 11.2% The median nonprofit reported 17.7%

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

I’ve tested it. Test, test, test. Test everything in your email. Test every link in your donation form. Test every link on your path to your donation form on your website. You’re going to start writing everything and testing it and scheduling it in October. . So humor me.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

This is our earth month edition of nonprofit technology news. There’s lots of intriguing green NPTech news this month. Mashable has kindly published a list of major web services that definitely require password changes here. You can check any particular site with the Heartbleed test to see if they're vulnerable.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2016

One tried-and-true design element that has stood the test of time on the Internet is pairing a striking_or even shocking, depending on your organization’s mission—visual image with a direct call to action. So what can you do to be sure your group is on the leading edge of website design?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Seriously, if you haven’t tested your own Donate Now button lately, do it! You can send email appeals anytime, but definitely plan to send an email appeal on December 26. Pitch a story to your local news. Vary your content on social media so it’s not Ask, Ask, Ask. This helps tie things together in the donor’s mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. The new time allotment and updated tool list is as follows: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube: 15 Hours Weekly.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

In the case of MySpace profiles, there is a very definite tipping point in terms of the amount of content that should be included in your profile. Same as with your main website, the best place for your box is above the "fold" - the point where users have to scroll down to view more content. How much is too much?

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