Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Dear Beth: I want to compile a report for my Executive Director about the impact of our online organizing strategies. MySpace - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters. Facebook - to stay connected / reach out to potential supporters. I get lots of email requests like this and can't answer all them or blog either.

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MAY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

While the definition is its own debate topic, most agree that it is the act of doing something that requires very little effort and has only the perceived effect of impact. So do “click actions” like signing a petition and becoming a Facebook fan actually make a difference? Does busy mean the same thing as impact?’ – Allison Fine.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Analytics tools. how to integrate tools without reinventing the wheel. use monitoring tools. Listening tools: Netvibes. over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal. So, I’m going to trouble shoot and just take some live notes here and post them as soon as possible. Feed digest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

" It does take more time in the beginning if you're just acquiring the skill with a particular tool. It has nothing to do with the tools, have you avoided getting distracted from your to do list or work flow or too much multi-tasking-- social media can be ADD producing. Also, the categories have overlap in terms of tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Readers understand that one era compliments and empowers the previous one and that the set of tools associated with each era are not meant to be replaced by the tools indicative of the the era that follows. Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. The Mobile Web.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

You have early adopters, a big scary chasm, and then more mainstreamed adoption of the tools. This pattern is the same no matter the tools. It is used to take photographs so they have more visual interest and impact. There are many different tools to support this - from leaving comments on blogs or using twitter.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+.

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JULY 26, 2007

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JULY 17, 2007

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" “ According to a recent study, the fastest growing demographic on Facebook is people aged 55+.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

He believes that: "Inspiration + Know how + tools = you can change the world" The tools are just tools, but you need to add your network. CRAM = Connect, Reward, Action, Memorable - mentions Technorati as a tool to find your potential audience who have interest in your cause or programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

The Idealist.org has a long history of using the web for delivering it services/programs, what do you think the opportunities are for the idealist to extend its impact embracing new web tools (e.g Mari Velasco: We have made some recent changes to expand our use of new web tools, but there's always more we could do!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

From Ruby Sinreich at Lotus Media comes a pointer to the Findhabeas.com campaign on myspace and possibly other places. shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! Trish Perkins offers up a list "cool free tech tools." And, Rob gives us a second example of nonprofit organization on Facebook.

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Care2

OCTOBER 20, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Other providers, such as Blackbaud may follow their lead. If youve ever used My Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

It's part of my job to investigate the best tools for engaging potential activists and members. Slide 4: After attending last year's NTEN, two tools stuck out for me that I really wanted to try- Digg and Stumbleupon. Slide 11: This chart further explains digg's impact. You can see the bump in the graph???our

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On the day that I submitted the final manuscript of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits to McGraw-Hill, Facebook launched Timeline for Pages. and its tools – websites, e-newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons – are much better summarized as the Web 1.0: The Static Web, Web 2.0:

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

They are thinking about the future and wanted to look seriously into how changes in technology will impact their activities in the future. How do you think the web and technology change will impact identity? Is Facebook and MySpace a trend? I had a conversation today with a major Jewish Federation about technology change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The Digital Diner has an excellent post on photo management tools and the limits of consumer projects in an enterprise setting. It may be the basics not social networking tools.) " The Giving Carnival: Edition 5 was about how to measure social impact. Tools and How They're Used. Philthanthropy. Goodness2.0 ?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Social networking sites such as MySpace and Palo Alto's Facebook have exploded in popularity, drawing new users into the fold each day. Empower your constituents -- let them design your t-shirts, give them tools and assignments to help advance your organization's work. sorry Steve) and skill sets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2007

I really like the idea of using online organizing tools to bridge the gap that many in politics and media tell us are unable to be bridged, and to provide a way for folks to "meet" one another virtually in a way that reduces anxiety and amplifies commonality. At its most basic, PledgeBank is a positive peer pressure tool.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Make the first words they read the ones with the most impact and importance.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2008

Some of the most popular are LinkedIn (a professional network), Facebook (social and professional), and MySpace (anything goes). The exhibition uses the stories of three remarkable children in history as a launching point for a platform on which kids and families can make “promises” for how they will impact or change the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new low-cost or free resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Facebook Cheat Sheet :: dreamgrow.com/facebook-cheat-sheet-sizes-and-dimensions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

MySpace and Facebook display the number of friends you have. The actionable goal of the tool is to get users to check-in online when they visit various locations and to store related user and GPS data that help to showcase locations and connect people to them. Social networks have built on this system significantly.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Recently, Shabbir Imber Safdar , author of the TruthyPR blog and Shayna Englin of Englin Consulting LLC published an eBook entitled "Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? Studying real-world examples of Facebook pages and campaigns, Shabbir and Shayna found many interesting nuggets of guidance to share with the nonprofit community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, to be alerted of new resources and tools available for nonprofits, please subscribe to the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

A common mistake is to assume that because a person is “young&# and has been using Facebook for years to stay in touch with friends and family, then they must be good at using social media for branding an organization. Most nonprofits are experimenting with social media, but few can or are measuring its impact. 81% answered no.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

The first full session I was able to catch was “Tools Galore in Online Communications” moderated by Netsquared’s Amy Sample Ward with speakers Natalie Foster , Director of New Media for the Democratic National Committee , Rebecca Moore, Google Earth Outreach and Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

I went to learn from thought-leaders focused on social media and its impact on politics, in the hopes that many of the lessons would be relevant for nonprofits, foundations, grassroots activists, and for our emerging networks practice at the Monitor Institute. Facebook now has 200M users, the majority of whom are outside of the US.

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