Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

Flickr Photo by Sam Livingston. The best, and most logical, times to take breaks are after fundraising events. You went to every corner of the earth to recruit donors, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, attendees, etc. Note from Beth: This week I’ve been in Finland at the invitation of the US Embassy to do trainings.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Flickr: hellojenuine Member Appreciation Month, or MAM, as we affectionately refer to it around NTEN HQ, got off to a strong start last week with some great free for Members events, lots of #NTENThanks sharing, and of course, prizes! MAM week one winners will each receive a $50 Network For Good gift card from our sponsor, Event360 !

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

The intent of the event is to speed up efforts to address the African e-waste problem in a manner that protects the environment and workers' health, and also creates economic opportunity. The event is sponsored by Microsoft and organized by TechSoup Global , WorldLoop , and Mico E-Waste Solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. Even just a decade ago, a typical nonprofit charity black tie event would have a committee of dedicated volunteers who would plan and promote the event.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Flickr: Scott Beale Biking to work last week was like riding through that town in the Andromeda Strain: t here were no other commuters, no car exhaust to cough on while waiting at lights. Does your organization struggle with long lines at their events? Until October 31st, sign up to receive 15 months of service for just $120!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Encourage your community's creativity and creative expression We use the our blog to share stories about "out of the box" LIVESTRONG Day events and ideas. Build partnerships with corporate sponsors Buca Di Beppo signed on to host LIVESTRONG Day events. Take for example, this post about celebrating " Livestrong Day at Work.".

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

Flickr: cambodia4kidsorg (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. co-sponsored by some NTEN-familiar folks ( Blackbaud , Event360 , and. include special events and campaigns. Members are in bold. Sean Powell , of PMGDirect , wrote up a great how-to , with United.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Planning a digital story, he proposes, is like event planning. And like event planning, involves elements such as deciding who will be involved, how much time is expected of them, and what tools or other elements are needed. Like your organization, Vázquez suggests that your digital story have a stated goal or mission statement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

While the giants (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr and Youtube) are great for outreach and relationship-building, we’ve had surprising successes with StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Plancast and other sites. And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media. Book Tour Sponsors.

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2011

Tip(s): Twitter campaigns are a great way to drive donations around a specific event or campaign. Tip: Possible touch points include website, eNewsletter, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Flickr. Don’t forget to thank your community, partners, sponsors and donors. Define your target audience. Expand touch points. Give props.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2012

Flickr Photo by Nielio. As one of Minnesota’s eight volunteer centers, Community Thread connects people with volunteer opportunities, provides volunteer support to other nonprofits and sponsors large scale opportunities to volunteer. A staff member began experimenting with using Facebook to reach out about events and opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Thanks to the generous sponsors FirstGiving and MarketWire , the event is free and it comes with a generous breakfast spread. So as part of the event we're running a Food Drive to support The Greater Boston Food Bank , asking attendees to bring canned goods and non-perishable foods to the event. Share ‘em.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2010

Flickr Photo: Paraflyer. You can enter up to four (4) separate taglines, one for each of the award program's categories: your organization's tagline; a tagline for any program operated by your organization; a tagline for a fundraising campaign; and a tagline for any special event your organization produces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. What is the average amount that we have raised in a campaign or event? An example of impact-driven fundraising gifts are hand-sewn scarves from a family who started a local business as a result of your donor’s micro-finance loan or a personal letter from a child who you sponsored for her education.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Victoria Walker, an 11-year-old from California, designed Rode Dog (coming to Android, iOs, and Windows Phone soon) at an AT&T-sponsored hackathon to stop texting and driving. TechSoup is hosting a Hackathon for Good series of events as part of the Transforming Communities project. Image: App Inventor Workshop ( Flickr ).

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC. They shared updates on the tour blog , Flickr , and YouTube. They shared updates on the tour blog , Flickr , and YouTube. This meant that press from the road trip also contributed to the buzz around the larger event.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. Are you going?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Meanwhile, that grant needs to get written, that trade show with potential sponsors is next week and you’ve got to craft your pitch, and your big event is coming up in two months and there’s still so much to do! BOTTOM LINE: Solicitations Calendar + Surveys + Event Calendar + E-News Calendar = Donor Retention Calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Blog : A resource which talks about publishing, reading, literacy, kidlit, learning, non-profits, events and more. Facebook : Updating information from the blog and infromation about the events we do and communicating with the community. Channels used : Scribd, Blog, Flickr. See this blog post from Creative Commons ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

When can I create a FB event from a remote system? So, some allow creating events, but others don't. More of my photos and videos on Flickr. In May, I had a chance to listen to a webinar by Randi sponsored by NTEN and shared some notes on tips and best practices for setting up a Facebook Fan Page. James Young).

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

AUGUST 25, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

JUNE 24, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Inspired by the film, Rachel of Vampituity is asking people to create a Pie That Evokes Your Dreams for February's food blogging event, Sugar High Friday , and to help support the dreams of the nonprofit, Pie Ranch , in the process. Pie Ranch is fiscally sponsored by the Rudolph Steiner Foundation."

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Forum One

JUNE 4, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2008

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Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Forum One

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

JANUARY 11, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2008

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Forum One

AUGUST 18, 2008

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2009

Now that the dust has settled from the event, Carie Lewis, Director of Emerging Media at the HSUS has written a follow-up post, dissecting the elements of using social media before, during and after the conference to create a fully "socially enabled conference". Link to the Facebook event 5. Link to downloadable conference banners 6.

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