Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. More >> Types. Organization. Information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. Deborah Finn has written a SEO primer called " Search Engine Optimization for Nervous Nonprofit Novices " and she is seeking feedback from SEO mavens. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. NpTech Slide Decks SlideShare is like YouTube for powerpoint presentations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

The NpTech Tag discussion continues. There were a few more comments that I want to capture here: Kevin (don't know who he is, but we have very similar interests and I'm so glad that I found his blog via the NpTech tag - I don't think this tag is useless? I'm being quite serious here. Can you point me to a working model."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2007

It is another excellent example of "pivot" browsing, similar to del.icio.us If would be great to have more Slide Shows by nptech folks in the collection. (I If you have a powerpoint presentation related to a NpTech topic that you want to share with others, Slide Share is a great place to do it. Bottom-Up Tagging.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Few search only Twitter, though - there are only about 3 million links shared on Twitter each day.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Hashtags are words or phrases prefixed with the hash symbol (#), #justinbeiber for example. Hashtags have two major benefits – they help your tweets get found (by people who are searching for your subject), and they help you find good content. In fact, follow a big hashtag like #nptech to find niche hashtags such as #sm4sg.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

When Twitter first launched it did not have a search function, so to be able to have conversations via Tweets beyond Replies, hashtags were necessary. Example Tweet: Nice use of Animoto by United Cerebral Palsy: [link] || #nonprofit. Example Tweet: Nonprofit Raises $8,550 With In-game Text Messaging Campaign: [link] || #fundraising.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

That got me thinking more about how we, in the non-profit space, should look to learn from examples, trends and best practices found outside of our sector. Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. So here’s another great bit of learning for us.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

For example, when I travel to a new neighborhood or city, I open the app as I walk down the street to explore photos and stories of my exact location across history. There are terrific examples I’ve seen, like Epic Change’s Tweetsgiving campaign video , and you can previous more examples on the Animoto website.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 2, 2009

Wolfram|Alpha – a geeks dream computational search engine. Best practices and examples for nonprofit web design from Smashing Magazine. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Web/Tech nptech opensource. It includes info about MariaDB , a fork of MySQL from one of the founders.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 2, 2009

Wolfram|Alpha - a geeks dream computational search engine. Best practices and examples for nonprofit web design from Smashing Magazine. Tags: Nonprofit Tech Web/Tech nptech opensource. It includes info about MariaDB , a fork of MySQL from one of the founders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations? " I'm sure we could find a few examples in America and elsewhere. Here's an example.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 13, 2009

When you want to find a way to volunteer, the first step is to search for volunteer positions using services that aggregate volunteer listings, or to search on nonprofits' sites for listings, but what if you could create your own listing of services that you'd like to give to nonprofits, and they could search for you ?

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. When a person clicks Like, it (1) publishes a story to their friends with a link back to your site, (2) adds the article to the reader’s profile, and (3) makes the article discoverable through search on Facebook. Peeks my curiosity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It will search hashtags or keywords and dump the data in a google spreadsheet. For example, here’s the spreadsheet from the workshop I facilitated that was hosted by Compasspoint. It allows you to search beyond the Twitter history in search which is only a few days. Want something free or very low cost?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Nonprofit advantage for future of Twitter and Search. Please add your favorite blog posts or examples to the list, too! And here are slides from a previous presentation: Twitter.Org: Twitter for Nonprofit Organizations. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Twitter Resources. 100,000 in 3 Days: Interview about #TeamAutism.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

YouTube is the second most used search engine in the world. For example: If you’re a nonprofit that focuses on disaster-relief efforts in places like New Zealand, then you may want to connect with the Red Cross and begin building a relationship with it. Here are 13 simple twitter search examples to get you started.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

In the above two examples (screen shots images) I saw the name of someone I knew personally. When a person clicks Like, it (1) publishes a story to their friends with a link back to your site, (2) adds the article to the reader’s profile, and (3) makes the article discoverable through search on Facebook. Peeks my curiosity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The are many projects are out campaigning for votes -- for example - here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here ,and here. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. Google Blog Search. Just A Few Good Resources Plucked from the NpTech Tag Stream and Kikino. More pointers to NTC posts here. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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NetWits

MARCH 1, 2011

and this example of a clean URL: [link]. As a result of years of people caring about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), this camp has the highest number of sleeping bags, and for good reason. There are still many who feel this is a crucial element (even though not required by the search engines any longer) but the reasons are varied.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. The Wild Apricot Blog has published a nice list of ten examples of how nonprofits can use Facebook. Michael Hoffman from See3 points us to the 1 Second Film , a collaborative art project, micro video blogging example, and micro fundraising campaign. What reading level is your blog?

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

There''s a lot of resources, but it''s hard to find them, as the navigation drop-down menus aren''t very intuitive, and the search function doesn''t work well. Good Website Examples Suggested by Respondents: New York Public Library uses an appealing block layout Tu.org ''s personalized user experience on their homepage.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Supporters react to hearing and seeing real people talking about issues or an organization’s mission coming to life with visual examples. If your video lives on Youtube, for example, shorten that link and share it on Facebook and Twitter, then encourage supporters to continue to grow the conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Occasionally, I would egosurf , or search for my name on the Web. I could search and quickly add that search to my reader. are not going to show up at my house and talk nptech. Just follow these steps: Go to Google's Blog Search. Search for your name or your organization's name. Do you listen online?

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NetWits

MARCH 9, 2011

Diabetes Research Institute ’s email sign-up page below is a good example of including both descriptions and links to samples. As a bonus, it adds new, search engine-friendly content to your website on a regular basis. This gets the relationship off to a good start by being very transparent about the type of content you send.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For example, if information comes to you in pamphlet vs. flyer form, you can make assumptions about the immediacy, specificity and privacy of the information. On top of this, when someone arrives on a webpage, especially if from a search, there may be limited context with which to help in processing the information. Write your piece.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Provide tips, ideas and lots of examples from successful teams. For example, if early-bird registration is closing, email team captains a sample message they can forward that alerts team members of a fee increase and encourages them to find new team members. For those job-searching, teams may provide new networking opportunities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Blogs can increase the search ranking of your website. Search engines like sites that update their content regularly and have lots of incoming links; consequently, they like blogs! blog nonprofit net2 nptech. Tags: nptech. Blogs can give you the press you seek. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Care2

JANUARY 14, 2013

This list of 133 blog p osts about nonprofit marketing by Avi Kaplan of Rad Campaign (the web agency I run) is a terrific recap by the nptech blogger community. Avi breaks the post down into important categories such as fundraising, staffing, and metrics.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 16, 2010

This provides a clearer message for readers AND it improves search engine optimization of your web site. Descriptive hyperlink text helps ensure search engines understand the site content. In the second example, the bullets each start with an inline subhead that’s also a noun. Pet Stores. “Free to a Good Home&# Ads.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! See if there's a group close to you by searching our map. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. NPTech Social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

And let's say that your social media radar includes using "persistent search" (plugging in some key words into technorati search or blog search engine and subscribing to it via RSS). Here's an example of a Yahoo pipe that Marnie Webb put together that tracks nonprofit technology resources.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. org / blog /2007/03/20/ nptech - tagging - community.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2010

She asked for some help in identifying interactive e-book resources that she could then use to create an annual report, referencing the 2009 annual report from VolunteerMatch as an example of what she was looking for. Luckily, the group was quick to respond with resources, reviews, and examples.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Successful niche networks, like WiserEarth.org , a network built around sustainability and solutions for the world, and TuDiabetes , a network that gathered together around living with Diabetes, are great examples of networks that could provide value to your organization. Tags: Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In other words, people are now relying on their friends to recommend them content more often than searching for it themselves. This is really great news for nonprofits and organizations searching for new ways to engage new and existing supporters. Tags: Leadership NPTech NTEN Social Media. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. For example, if a family is looking for their missing mother, they can use the search engine to find images that volunteers have tagged with “adult” and “female.” More and more, now we can.

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