Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

As the chief listener for the organization, Wendy honed her listening literacy skills using free tools like google alerts, technorati, RSS reader, and delicious. It could be as simple as opening up a google document and dropping in a few bullet points or cutting and pasting a comment. The next iteration of a photo contest, LOL Seals.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Sarah - use google alerts and a page that we update with mentions. NWF - 363 employees, budget is around 90 million, one hour every morning and then throughout the day (google alerts and rss every morning, then if there is something that happens throughout the day). but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2012

Whether you have an ode to Google+, a haiku about Twitter, or a sonnet for Pinterest, we want to hear it! Photo credit (Flickr: [link] ). We love technology so much that every now and then we're moved to write a poem or song lyrics. But, we don't think we're alone. NTEN is hosting the Nonprofit Technology Poetry Slam at SXSW.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Have a Contest Everybody loves to win, and contests move quickly over the web. Here are a few ideas: • A video book trailer, or video book review contest. Flickr photo contest. The author of Social Software in Libraries hosted an Alternative Book Cover contest. The winner gets a Flip Video camera.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. Tags: contest NPTech nonprofit technology community buzz NTEN nten member.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. Joan has been an important contributor to these roundups, providing amazing coverage at her blog, The Purple Heart.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Tell Google you have a blog. Install web analytics tools like SiteMeter , StatCounter and Google Analytics. Run a contest. Flickr photo credit: Daily Traffic uploaded by Nam Nguyen. Enable subscription by email with Feedblitz. Include images or graphics with every post to catch the reader's eye. Blogs are a visual medium.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

They even show up in Google searches! Hold contests. If you already have good content on other social services such as YouTube or Flickr, you can publish that content onto your Facebook Page through the use of Facebook Apps. But Michaela's favorite Flickr app is Flickr Tab. Grow Your Fans. Ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. From Flickr User EJK. The power of Web2.0 How to find them? milllion blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. The Google Powered Nonprofit Office Here's a few how-to articles about how to use google applications for your domain or how to become the on demand nonprofit. Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! Engagement Strategie s. A Few NpTech Conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Here’s the release: Somerville, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 — Firstgiving, a leader in providing Web-based fundraising services for individuals and charities, today announced the ability for its users to add YouTube™ video and Flickr photos to their personal Web pages. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

They have also built connections to Flickr, a Plaxo tool for importing contacts and Salesforce. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? . “We don’t think that’s good for the environment.&# blogging from the convio summit [.] blogging from the convio summit [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

While there are some obvious easy tools to get started with first, like Flickr, for example, you have to be ready to invest a little bit of time in some thoughtful experimentation. I'm only discoveriing about Flickr. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools. Look at your data for answers.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

Go to Technorati or Google Blog Search and put the name of your museum (or exhibit, or program, or.) Look for photos of you on Flickr and videos about you on Youtube. post images from museum events on Flickr, upload videos from events on YouTube. Check yourself out in the blogosphere. in quotation marks and hit search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. Google Blog Search. Here's all my blog posts pointing to session notes and I used the excuse the videoblogging week to create 18 videos while at the conference. More pointers to NTC posts here. And if you want everything, look in these spots: Technorati.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? A: No, email acquisition costs vary greatly and are measured in numerous ways.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

60) Search « Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmarks Released | Main | LOLseals: Flickr API Contest Gets HSUS Over 3,000 Entries » Tuesday Mar 25 2008 Whats an Email Address Worth? A: No, email acquisition costs vary greatly and are measured in numerous ways.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Both HSUS and Oxfam’s primary efforts are on what Carie calls “the big four”: MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. HSUS ran a video contest during the outcry over the Michael Vick story that received 22 submissions, over 43,000 views of the contest intro video (featuring Hulk Hogan) , and garnered 2,000 new list members.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

Embedding a YouTube video is a widget, as are fundraising widgets , Flickr photostream, Photobucket, Slide and many others. My Google home page has a weather widget, clock widget and of course RSS feed widget. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? This feels big.

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See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

I’ve posted it on Flickr, and am also working on a more substantial blog post about our session on “Politics 2.0&# at yKos. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Rex’s Guide to Life. [.] Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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