Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Last week I noticed this flyer from Microsoft on Facebook as an add and checked out it out. More so than the average Facebooker, and more so than anyone in my organization. My job is fun. I've learned so much about MySpace and Facebook, and the people that use them. I had messaged our MySpace.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Some of the results include: Facebook is by far the most popular social networking site amongst young people - used by over 7 in 10 (72%) of all 11-25 year olds; rising to 80% of 17-25 year olds, those of college/university age – and to 83% of those who are currently at, or who have already been to, university. Secrets, secrets are no fun!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Getting involved in a social network, whether it be something like Facebook or Myspace, or a content-connected social network like flickr or delicious (I’m starting to get used to writing that without the dots,) is pretty easy. I’m not bothering with MySpace, Orkut, etc.

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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. Do not make snap judgments about Snapchat. Do not be lame on Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/taprootfoundation. Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. Megan: We currently have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Jumo, YouTube and Vimeo. Website: www.taprootfoundation.org. Blog: taprootfoundation.org/blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A fun thing to do is to go to the Internet Archive’s “ Way Back Machine &# which has 85 billion web pages archived from 1996. In today’s NY Times is an article about Facebook and the difficulty of getting your data removed. One thing I have learned about the Internet is the persistence of information.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

You can join in the fun by watching the stream and sharing your thoughts and commentary with the bloggers. . And, in a long-standing tradition dating back at least last year, we've made a new NTC Sprout widget you can install on your Facebook profile, MySpace page, blog, or whathaveyou. You can find it on our NTC Live page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

We provided the photos and an easy way to caption them - so it didn't take a lot of time to participate and it was fun. We have a significant presence built up over the last 18-24 months on major sites like Facebook and Myspace. We also spread the word via social networks and blogger outreach. What were some of the challenges?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. Creepy part: do I really want to know what’s on my ex-girlfriend’s MySpace page? Although I do have to admit its fun to know what a very old friend is listening to on Pandora.)

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. We deferred since it violates Diggs terms of service, but our opponents might not be so ethical.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Another more fun way to do this. Unless your job responsibility is as a 'online community manager' you don't need spend your entire work day on MySpace." Those who work on multiple networking sites may designate a particular day to particular sites, "Wednesday is MySpace day."

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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

APRIL 23, 2008

So, thought I'd take an opportunity to query my network via Twitter and Facebook and see what's new. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. How much fun did you have striking the set over the weekend? Everyone is a Curator. re all dying to know! What brought them here?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

The organization is asking supporters to change their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook avatars at 1:10 on Friday, March 6th to the "oneten" avatar. Check out Salbi's blog posts on the Huffington Post , and get more info about the chat on the imow Facebook page. Host your own event.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2015

Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest… Is Myspace still a thing? You want to raise awareness, but you also need to get people excited to click so they actually take the time to double their donations. Learn more: Discover the top ten employers that empower your donors to give more through corporate giving programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. Tools Here's yet another post declaring the death of email due to Facebook and Myspace. Marnie Webb is on a road trip.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2009

You see all of these other orgs using Twitter, Facebook, Digg, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn, Blogger and the list goes on… How do you make sure you are using the latest and greatest in new media that will effectively contribute to your movement? I recently had a friend tell me she was thinking about getting off of Facebook.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

With the rise of MySpace and Facebook , it will only be a matter of time before there are Facebook consultants who can develop and implement a comprehensive Facebook strategy for organizations and campaigns. We deferred since it violates Diggs terms of service, but our opponents might not be so ethical.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 23, 2007

With all the hoopla around MySpace, Facebook and social networking these days, it seems like everybody wants to start their own "community." Are they looking for a place to learn new things, to meet people with shared interests, to organize around an issue, to collaborate, to share resources, or to just have fun?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2010

A lot of people love them; they're really cute, they're fun, but the whole cupcake fad has exploded so much over the last few years that they're also sort of passe. I really like them because they're like fun, little individual units, and you get to decorate each one, and make it look just how you want.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Participate in social networks like Facebook and MySpace, as well as niche social networks related to the theme of your blog. Look at what kinds of posts get the most traffic. Write more of those! Highlight your most popular posts in your sidebar. Create a MyBlogLog community. Participate in online forums and communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

[link] Opuzz [link] FreeAudioClips.com [link] FlashKit [link] Creative Commons’ OWL Music Search [link] Photo Sharing Flickr [link] Flickr for Good [link] Video Sharing Platforms YouTube [link] YouTube Nonprofit Program [link] DoGooderTV [link] Google Video [link] blip.tv [link] Video Camera Flip [link] $130-180 Social Networks Facebook [link] MySpace (..)

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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Facebook and MySpace are of course the biggies, but you might want to consider creating a presence on a do-good social network like Change.org , Care2 , Just Cause , Razoo , WiserEarth or World of Good too.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Another point Brian made was that perhaps Facebook and Myspace are not for your organization. They tried the Causes challenge – seeking donors on Facebook – and her biggest takeaway was that influencers are more valuable than donors. In other words, to formalize that relationship is a great idea. I attended two of them.

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How to make it work: Popular, Easy, Rewarding, Fun, Cultivate, Tangible. Using Facebook and Linked but in the basic stages Gave an overview of some statistics of Internet usage/access of the world's population. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

This can take place in a variety ways, including brown bag lunches "Facebook Friday," presenting examples from other organizations experiences, sharing market research data about consumer trends and social media. Especially in this economy. The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

60) Search « The Long, Long Tail of Facebook Causes | Main | Innovative Uses of SMS: SMS for Lunch Campaign » Tuesday Jul 24 2007 Is It Worth It? An ROI Calculator for Social Network Campaigns Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 09:10AM | by Justin Perkins Wonder if you should spend your time campaigning in social networks?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. Why should the staff have all the fun in this way? The irritating design? What makes Web 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Nonprofit Tech for Good began as a “Nonprofit Organizations” Myspace Page in 2005. In the 10 years since the “Nonprofit Organizations” brand has expanded to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Storify, Flipboard, Periscope, and most recently Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A directory of quotes by famous people, this websites list thousands of inspirational quotes useful for Tweeting and Facebook Status Updates. This site provides an incredibly useful breakdown of Facebook users by age, gender, and location.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology More on Facebook July 17, 2007 Michelle Martin has a great post this week on Facebook. They have a roundup of what they are calling the 10 best Facebook apps for work.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

As researcher Danah Boyd has pointed out, teens spend time on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks because that's where their friends are. In the end, we've developed a program that uses phones in such a simple way that the client is now talking excitedly about how much fun seniors are going to have playing the game.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

There were lots of beautifully themed exhibit spaces and fun interactives, but the thing that stuck with me most was something I saw in their employee break room. MySpace, LiveJournal, and Facebook all provide ways for you to seamlessly view and click through friends and friends of friends. In 2005, I visited COSI Columbus.

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