Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? Tips for Using Your Social Networking Presence for Professional Networking. Then I spent another hour going back through the 1,000 plus blog posts and pulling out those that scored in the "best range" which was 8, 9, or 10. Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. It's key goal is to pair pro bono professional services with nonprofit organizations who need them. The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation. Which one worked best?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

They don't just keep bookmarks, they Digg things and save them to del.icio.us. professional development. Why waste your time learning how to use something that will be out the door tomorrow? The people who keep on top of Web 2.0 literally speak a different language from the rest of us. We can start making things happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Next week's Carnival will be hosted over at Getting Attention Blog and it's on the topic of professional development. Building on Each Others Ideas Heather over at the Aspiration Blog hosted this week 's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants which includes a good roundup of advice. You can submit something here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

Let's take a look at the "Official Definition" from the Web Analytics Association , an association of web analytic professionals. Stats are better for long term trends or very short events (like measuring a "digg effect" or getting Tech Crunched).

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

We used this technique for DIGG, forums, Twitter, Bing, and Google and then set up various searches along with monitoring of certain Twitter feeds. Find someone who is thick-skinned to listen to the negativity and respond in a professional manner. Then, grab the search RSS feed and add it to your iGoogle.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2008

One of the primary fears museum professionals (and all professionals) have about entering new relationships with audiences is the fear of losing control. In most museums, the professional experience of the staff--to preserve objects, to design exhibits, to deliver programs--is not based on content control. Me: "Sort of."

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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. However, neither Carie nor Tim discussed social bookmarking or social news strategies in any depth, and Digg, Stumble Upon, and del.icio.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

Set up Reddit, Digg, and other social news aggregators. We put badges on the Beers For Canada website encouraging people to Digg us and promote us on other social news aggregators. This campaign was promoted almost entirely on Twitter and using our personal and professional networks to spread the word.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

The IdeaExchange and related programs use a Digg -like interface to allow users to promote preferred suggestions. Half of the new features [in rollouts] now come from suggestions in IdeaExchange. Instead of holding big meetings to wrangle over features, developers can move forward knowing what people want.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2019

This week, I've had multiple conversations with colleagues in the arts, symphonies, and urban planning about the fear professionals have about "losing control" when opening up new opportunities for people to participate. Their questions made me think about a blog post I wrote in 2008, The Future of Authority. Me: "Sort of."

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