Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). What are the change issues for traditional nonprofits that want to become “networked nonprofits?&#.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. The free Instagram and Vine mobile apps let you record, post, view, and comment on short videos from your mobile device. Fundraising videos.

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OCTOBER 30, 2010

Check them out and feel free to share your own picks of the week. Punk Social Media. “People are losing faith in the follower counts, popularity contests, influence determinations (often based on bad formulas), and control your message dictates. Tags: Online Marketing Social Networking Trends.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

BookTour.com is a free directory created by Kevin Smokler, Chris Anderson and Adam Goldstein that makes it easy for book lovers to find out what authors will be coming to their town. Connect with readers on social networks There are a lot of social networks out there where you can meet with present and potential readers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks. Which one worked best?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Feel free to add any other examples or resources in the comments. EXTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVISTS USING SOCIAL WEB TOOLS Beth Kanter raises $800 for the Sharing Foundation using the ChipIn widget plus her blog , social networks, Flickr and video in 26 days. As of January 2006, more than 200 blogs had joined the challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Over the last two months Nonprofit Tech for Good presented a free webinar based on the newly released book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Write a Mobile and Social Fundraising Strategic Plan : - Overview (Stats, the rise of mobile, etc.). Track and report success in a Social Media ROI spreadsheet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. This was interesting to me -- that people joined the Facebook social networking site specifically because I (Lend4Health) was there.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

These are arguably the most time-consuming of the "cheap" time options, but if you have staff members who are already using these social networks, you can quickly broadcast out to a large group of people (like Twitter) at infrequent points, and provide a place for that group to meet and interact with each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

They have codified a social culture and make it easy for other departments to have a presence and to empower all stakeholders to spread the organization’s mission on social networks. They also understand how to leverage and work with free agents or groups that may create “unofficial pages.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Or, if I had to say it in a haiku: GETTING A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA LIBRARY [title] If you share with me, I will listen, learn, adapt, AND reciprocate! When I announced the contest, I thought there was one important book missing, Shel Israel's Twitterville. As you know, it takes more than access to create a successful social media network.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

This means that we see a lot of value in commenting, linking, tagging, and the like; sometimes more so than just an empty visit to our site. Our Flickr photo contest. is a good example of this philosophy in action; we could have held the contest behind closed doors and made people sign up in order to submit and view photos.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Within each tip, there is a prompt to respond with a zip code to find a nearby free or low-cost clinic. " She recommends nonprofits interested in mobile think outside the box in terms of creative message content and new ways, like contests or video, of reaching an audience. Herpes and HIV stay w/u 4ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

We also used free services like Google Groups and Clicky. The duration of your campaign affects which social networks you’ll rely on. We have some great ideas for how to use the money, including the forthcoming Code for Canada contest and an initiative to get computer science students to develop transparency applications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Molson reaches out to the community to find ways to spread the responsible drinking message, including supporting the TaxiGuy program and covering the cost of free public transit on New Year's eve. Contests/Challenges: Directly involve stakeholders in social change project or program. Take for example contests.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" All great questions!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Some feel that "nice social media" isn't effective and that we should be focusing on real social change. "Do Gooders," "Feel Good Marketing", and "Nicey Nicey Social Networks" irk social change activists using social media. Social media strategies are part of multi-channel campaigns.

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