Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

The question came from a diversity consultant while we were discussing how young people today are being brought up on social networks AND some statistics about age and email/social network use. No real hard data in them though, more trend/zeitgeist-type analysis. Twitter Poll - ???Which

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . the big share box with tons of social sites or individual icons for FB, Twitter, etc.) Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge. advocacy action or donation)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! " Lucy Bernholz offers some commentary here and is taking a poll on the topic here. Danah Boyd analyzes the recent Pew data on Social Network Site use. Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

For example, it could be a source of entertainment by making them laugh; or a source of education by being informative or useful. When the data starts flowing and moving in the right direction, you can give yourself a pat on the back. Use social widgets to allow easy interactions such as like, share, comment, etc.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

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!" Its basically about storing and retrieving information.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Whether the movement of information is one-way (knowledge transfer) or a two-way flow (knowledge exchange), an organizations ability to pursue its core mission can depend in large part on effective communication. and give them the information that is most useful to them, then follow up to ensure that your message wont be forgotten.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 4, 2023

Social media fundraising is a highly engaging opportunity to boost donations. Fifty-five percent of individuals who engage with an organization on social media wind up taking action, whether it’s by donating, seeking more information, or volunteering. Just about all nonprofits This platform focuses on video sharing.

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Care2

APRIL 17, 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!" In fact, only 6% of donors reported using social media to track organizations.

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Care2

APRIL 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!" In fact, only 6% of donors reported using social media to track organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

Open Data in Africa. The African Development Bank has developed an Open Data for Africa online platform that is now available across the entire continent. The intent of this project is help researchers, NGOs, and policymakers with data driven decision making and also for tracking performance toward the UN Millennium Development Goals.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Since you don’t own the data, you wouldn’t be able to salvage it. You can do this via petitions, fundraising appeals, polls, etc. 2) Not place all of our eggs in one basket or in this case one popular social network. The difference would be that we'd still own our own microblogging data.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. No Internet of Things (IoT) or big data. " The technology allows a single message to be shared en masse so that it rises above the noise of social networks. What they said may surprise you. Just unconnect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

The NpTech Community has been early adopters of social media and social networks like Twitter. In a social environment and it is mysterious why one thing works or does not. Social network platforms are an example. Poll your members where are they? Handling information is a fundamental fact of life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Here's his definition: A Widget is a piece of code that enables a non-technical website publisher to pull in data and a display for that data from another website, so they can have, say, news ticker headlines or a personal horoscope, or local weather or an RSS feed. For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

data from edison research from 2008 on podcasting listenership. Maybe you just target your board members to keep them informed, etc.; Poll your constituency to see what they are already listening to to find themes that are appealing etc. Social networking - use it to promote. Chad: baudcast. Who is your audience?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download. Wufoo :: wufoo.com. Worldometers :: worldometers.info.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It’s no surprise attention spans have been decreasing over the past decade with the increase in external stimulation – social media, mobile phones, and the flood of online information. That means we must practice mindful consumption and sharing of information. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It’s no surprise attention spans have been decreasing over the past decade with the increase in external stimulation – social media, mobile phones, and the flood of online information. That means we must practice mindful consumption and sharing of information. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With the rise of peer-to-peer fundraising and donation drives hosted on social networking apps, coupled with Instagram’s staggering 1 billion monthly active user base, there is no doubt that nonprofits need to sign-up for an account ASAP. . Stories also allow you to ask questions and start polls. Make Yourself Discoverable.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

But The Harris Poll that was conducted between late March and early May found that between 46% and 51% of U.S. adults were using social media more since the outbreak began. So we used to go on social media to connect with friends and family. Where do they get their information? Maybe it will change this summer.

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Care2

JULY 31, 2014

If you knew that your donors and activists were very concerned about their privacy online, what would you do to better protect their personal data that you have stored in your databases? Today, a new national poll was released that showed almost three-fourths of Americans worry about how much personal information is available online.

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