Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Late last night (or early this morning), Amy Sample Ward reported that Causes notified 184,725 users that its MySpace app will be removed from MySpace as of today. The email encouraged MySpace users of Causes to join the cause on Facebook. . One wonders what the motivation was ?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 23, 2012

In the past 2 days I've received spams in the form of confirmations from MySpace, Habbo, Tagged, and Foursquare. Here they are: 1) Subject: Please confirm your Myspace account cancellation. Sender: Myspace (noreply@message.sease.com). See you around, Your friends at Myspace. (I Text: You're… leaving us?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Designed in Dreamweaver and updated weekly, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 The design is intentionally very simple so it’s easy to read on smartphones and mobile phones. Tags: Mobile Technology Facebook Flickr LinkedIn MySpace Twitter YouTube. has launched a mobile Website for those who like to read Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Currently, 4.1

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

The “Nonprofit Organizations” brand was launched in February 2005 on Myspace. I worry that if I change my avatar and all the graphic design associated with it (like the banner on this blog), I would be hurting my brand recognition on the Social Web.

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See3

MARCH 14, 2008

Heather will be demonstrating the new MySpace Apps in a webinar in April. Anyone else out there experimenting? You can learn more about her webinars here. Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. For the last 4.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

The new business accounts do not change the design or functionality of your nonprofit’s Pinterest profile, but it will give you access to new tools and case studies for brands as they become available. It also allows you to stop having to use a personal profile as a brand (i.e., first name Amnesty , last name International ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Call your designer and get a square version of your logo designed (350 pixels by 350 pixels). In some cases all your designer will need to do is increase the canvas size of your logo to create an avatar, or simply crop out a graphic within your logo that can be used as your avatar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

There are thousands of useful Gadgets you can explore and utilize, but nonprofits can also easily create and custom design their own Gadgets and Themes to share with the iGoogle community. Second, while logged into your new account, add the Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , MySpace , Flickr , etc. iGoogle Home > MySpace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

MySpace estimates that 50% of its Website traffic will be mobile within 24 months. If you are going to design your own mobile Website, make sure you check out the article Mobile Web Design Trends For 2009. Tags: Facebook Flickr LinkedIn Mobile Technology MySpace Twitter YouTube. 1 trillion of those were sent by U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Ideally, it should match your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Foursquare URLs. Unlike Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and Foursquare, this image should be rectangular, not square. Unlike Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and Foursquare, this image should be rectangular, not square. Finally, design your show page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

4096 Color Wheel : A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, etc. IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. oneforty : A gallery of over 2,500 (and counting) Twitter Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I use them on my website, Facebook Pages, MySpace, and most importantly, on the right side of this blog. My graphic design skills are very limited, but I did create an interim Google Buzz icon for those early adopters out there. IconsPedia.com is my source for free social media and mobile technology icons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 8, 2011

For the past six years I have spent 50 to 60 hours a week utilizing Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Foursquare to promote nonprofits. Finally, if strategically designed, your blog will grow your e-newsletter list and communities on social-networking sites faster than any other tool available today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

At the time, nonprofits were primarily only using Myspace and YouTube. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even. Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011.

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 29, 2009

4) Link to your profiles on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. If you want to have your branding appear on your nonprofit’s header, just email us the design you’d like to use and we’ll upload it. Tags: Facebook Marketing and Awareness Microblog Tools Video blog twitter facebook myspace change linkedin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

On top of that nonprofit’s need to invest in good graphic design. Blogger, LinkedIn and Myspace launched in 2003, and yet nine years into the Social Web the vast majority of nonprofits have not invested any financial resources at all into graphic design for their social media campaigns. You need a good avatar.

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See3

MAY 9, 2007

How do we take advantage of user-generated content and user-controlled forums such as MySpace and YouTube without totally losing control of our brand? The Obama MySpace page was originally created by a volunteer, and originally didn’t say “official site&#. and losing control of content. and losing control of content.

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See3

JULY 17, 2006

Facebook is the second big social networking site behind MySpace. And their pages aren’t nearly as ugly as MySpace pages. [.] One reason is that it’s ugly. Take a look. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Facebook Platform – Opening Up [.]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. I would say MySpace has dropped off the most for us. We’re launching a new content management system, site design, and web analytics tool – all at the same time! YouTube: youtube.com/natureconservancy. Flickr: flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2009

If you know html and have a good graphic designer, then you can use the Static FBML App to create and completely customize Tabs on Facebook Pages. Ironcially, in 2010 your going to see MySpace on that list. They are fully integrating Facebook Connect into their website which is great news for those nonprofits utilizing MySpace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Nonprofits can easily design their profile on change.org to match their website and other social networking sites. That said, promote your “Start A Fundraising Page&# link [ View Example ] on your website, in your email newsletter, on your MySpace profile, your Facebook Page, and your blog. Now on to the best practices: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

They were also one of the first nonprofits to utilize Myspace back in 2005 and Facebook Groups in 2006. They know the importance of being an early adopter. That said, the link in the text, when tapped, opened this mobile-optimized web page: Inside of their new mobile website ( m.humanesociety.org ): Why is this so important?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005. 3) Launch a Tribute Giving Program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s a strategy that I have been using, testing, and adapting since @NonprofitOrgs first launched on Myspace in 2006 and now there’s an ever-increasing flow of data being released that proves that social and mobile media are, in fact, powerful fundraising tools. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Mobile websites must be designed to be easily read on mobile devices. will organize the masses in ways never seen before through geolocation , group texting and mobile websites, and much of it will be done via Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and FourSquare smartphone Apps. It’s the Internet on the go fueled by mobile phones and tablets.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Just as Facebook experienced users putting an organizational profile into the system designed for individuals , Google+ attempted to swiftly moderate nonindividual profiles and publicized an application form for first-round brand profiles once the functionality was available. Apples and Oranges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. That said, there are some resources and tools that I continually refer to and use again and again, and others that I am still experimenting with that may (or may not) become integral to my communications routine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. The design is slick, the functionality is cutting-edge, and the reviewers are raving. Based in the U.K., 2d Code is a must read for the early adopters. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

The Federal Hurricane Response widget is a web tool designed to help share information during a major emergency with links to authoritative federal government sites on how to get help; finding friends and family; health and safety information; how to donate and volunteer; and a summary of what the government is doing.

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NetWits

MAY 21, 2008

At Blackbaud, we have turned to sites such as LinkedIn ®, MySpace ®, Facebook ™, and Spoke to build social networks designed to attract candidates that may not be actively looking for a job.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. We’re now 10 years into the Social Web. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2016

Similar to the early days of Myspace and its users mastering HTML hacks and widgets, Snapchat has an equally dedicated user base of young people that pride themselves on becoming skilled at Lenses, Filters, Stickers, and other Snapchat tips, tricks, and hacks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The LAF goes beyond a mere presence on social networks, it has taken a maven approach, engaging deeply with supporters with a regularly updated blog , MySpace , Facebook , YouTube , and Twitter presences. An early adopter of social media, the Lance Armstrong Foundation leverages social media to engage, connect, and celebrate its community.

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