Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2006

There is so much happening in Second Life with nonprofits, educational institutions, museums, and libraries that it is hard to keep up. I also wanted to flag this podcast from the Rabble Network by Wayne MacPhail with Evonne Heyning, otherwise known as In Kenzo from the nonprofit Amoration Studio.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

On Friday, I was on a "Darfur Activist" conference call produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND and the Save Darfur Coalition. Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. million nonprofits in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. If a decent percentage of people who view a nonprofit video actually give, then we have a revolution on our hands. What we don’t know yet is whether it will work.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. If a decent percentage of people who view a nonprofit video actually give, then we have a revolution on our hands. What we don’t know yet is whether it will work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

That's my metaphor for embracing a topic that grabs my attention and is related to my work (nonprofits and technology) but I have no prior knowledge or experience. A few organizations in the nonprofit sector are exploring the power of the this type of gaming medium for social justice - take Camp Darfur for example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Call us social entrepreneurs, changemakers, social innovators, nonprofiteers, the delta sector, np techies, community benefit professionals, pick your poison, there’s a growing number of places we hang out - with one another. Just yesterday I read a tweet that called the #nonprofit twitter tag a “cavernous echo chamber.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

She writes about a nonprofit portal in Myspace called Nonprofit Organizations MySpace. It looks like a good place to start if you want to find examples of nonprofits with a presence in MySpace and get ideas. Here's a list of Nonprofit Myspaces that I visited quickly. Save Darfur. Her recent blog post, called web2.0

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MARCH 17, 2009

M+R Strategic Services released a new study this week showing promising fundraising results for four nonprofits (Easter Seals, Human Rights Campaign, the Save Darfur Coalition, and The Wilderness Society) that tested premium offers to prospective donors.

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JUNE 15, 2007

After Clinton spoke we heard from Ann Curry from NBC news who was honored for her coverage of Darfur. Unlike 99% of her news colleagues, Ann has actually gone to Darfur, and more than once. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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APRIL 29, 2008

Want to blog on an issue you are passionate about for an audience of hundreds of thousands of activists and nonprofit leaders? To apply, go to [link]. I've pasted the blurb below: Hiring Bloggers for Change.org! Want to create the premier online space for your issue and become a leading voice for social action? blogging job activism

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Ivan is one of a small number of nonprofit early adopters in social media and social networks - he has a couple of years of experience under his belt - so his wisdom is priceless. For instance, when we first started organizing on Facebook in 2005, we found many existing groups on campuses working to end the genocide in Darfur.

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JUNE 20, 2007

Like in January when Mia Farrow spoke in Second Life about Darfur at a virtual event sponsored by the U.S. Plus, Tech Soup (who I work for) is spearheading a Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, "a virtual community of practice for nonprofits to explore the opportunities and benefits of Second Life." Second Life nonprofit npsl

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JUNE 28, 2006

That's an excerpt from a speech given by Muadi Mukenge the Global Fund for Women's Program Officer for Africa, at the Darfur Day of Conscience. It was turned into a post for the Global Fund for Women's blog. The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation that supports women's human right's organizations all over the world.

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MARCH 21, 2008

That's the question the Nonprofit Technology Conference session, "The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach," tried to answer. It's easy for nonprofits to forget who is on the receiving end of their messages. nonprofit marketing communication 08ntc

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2006

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. It is part of emerging trend: harnessing the power of the gaming medium for more "serious purposes," that many nonprofits address. It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem.

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach. Vote for All These Awesome Nonprofit Panels At SXSW. Nonprofit Blogging Policies.

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JULY 14, 2008

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!" frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission?

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AUGUST 16, 2008

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!" frogloop: what advice do you have for nonprofits using YouTube to effectively advance their mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

They are still building out the content on the site and there is a growing list of nonprofit recipients. Stop the genocide in Darfur, that???d " Changing the Present has a clever section on their site called The Stupid Gifts Hall of Shame where you can vote or share a picture of a stupid gift you've received. Big or small.it

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JULY 4, 2007

She also won the 2005 National Magazine Award for Reporting for her article, " Dying in Darfur ," in The New Yorker. The nonprofit, Fahumu: Networks for Social Justice, produced Writing for Change: An Interactive Guide to Effective Writing, Writing for Science and Writing for Advocacy in 2000. Engage in the world. That whole bit.

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

Last week, at NetSquared's San Francisco Net Tuesday Meetup, Steve Miller, Product Manager, Google Earth Outreach spoke to a room of 50+ social changemakers and web innovators about how nonprofits can use Google Earth Outreach for their work. Google Earth Outreach nonprofit mapping nptech net2 activism

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS. As Jeska Linden, Community Manager, for Linden Labs, said in her recent interview with me, "This isn't for all nonprofits."

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

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MARCH 12, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. She works with nonprofits and government agencies to bring about health and social change using social marketing. t spend much time online beyond checking their e-mail.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur. We are nearing completion of our assessment of Darfur-related NGOs and their qualitative documentation on human rights abuses.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Below are some recent examples I found of proceeds from songs, or CDs benefiting a cause or nonprofit. raises money for Amnesty's Darfur work. Putamayo World Music donates to a range of nonprofits. In 2004, Band Aid 20 re-recorded, "Do They Know It's Christmas," to fund famine relief in Darfur. Volume 8 CD. Addition* 9.

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APRIL 22, 2009

That’s what nonprofits are asking of Facebook Causes pages. The Washington Post did a great article today that reinforces the value of nonprofits' using email as a core fundraising strategy rather then social networks. In only 10 days, Save Darfur raised more than $415,000 through an email series. "Show me the money."

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Like any company or nonprofit investing $3M in a 30 second TV spot, Groupon wanted to make a splash. Comments flooded in – “I guess Groupon decided to do a funny commercial about Tibet because Darfur would be in bad taste? Then the social media world moved on until Sunday’s Super Bowl ads.

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MAY 3, 2011

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give! There's just one problem.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. PT started using Salesforce.com in 2008, taking advantage of its free licenses for nonprofits. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Called “Web 2.0 – New Outreach and Fundraising Techniques,” the topic of this workshop is something every nonprofit marketing manager and online communications professional wants to talk about. I agree based on sheer traffic volume, the first 3 are no-brainers for any nonprofit to start. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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MAY 25, 2007

For us nonprofit types, we have heard that Change.org is going to be developing for the platform as did Project Agape , the temporary name for “a new startup that is applying viral principles to altruism and social causes.&# Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Amy Sample Ward, Robert Machen, Tom Matthews. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and help good take over. Measuring Outcomes: Hal Williams, Andrew Wolk.

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MAY 13, 2009

Yesterday marked the second annual Women Who Tech telesummit , filled with experts and thought leaders working in technology, advocacy and nonprofits. The panelists each described a handful of tools to help with online communication, specifically for nonprofit causes and social activism. billion minutes spent on FB each day. >

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Check out this splashcast channel with a nonprofit theme created by Netsquared Blogger, Britt Bravo. Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: The most recent is a roundup of posts addressing the question of how nonprofit communicators can cut through the clutter to engage overloaded audiences. Check it out.

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