Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

1) Know that the effectiveness of social media is often overrated. The nonprofit sector needs to have an honest conversation about the effectiveness of social media. First, organic reach is at an all-time low and the value and effectiveness of social media advertising is questionable : Facebook: 2.9

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

These days, individuals receive a LOT of email and see a LOT of posts on their social media feeds. It’s not uncommon to hear a friend say that they are going to take a “detox break” from Twitter or Facebook, or that they are going to declare email bankruptcy. Congress makes laws.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

However, if you’re posting on social media or sending out a newsletter, small talk should just be warm and fuzzy talk, plain and simple. It’s time to begin steering the conversation to the organization and the point of your “meeting” even if it’s happening on social media or in a letter. Lobbying for a law to change?).

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

This was a time of increased social activism and political reform. During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. This gave them greater voice in the government. By utilizing social media, you can get the word out about your nonprofit’s mission. Go big, or go home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Barely a week goes by that I don’t see at least one status update or tweet from a nonprofit colleague lamenting a hacked personal account, including email, Twitter and Facebook. While the overwhelming consensus was that such behavior isn’t right, there are few laws on the books to address these scenarios.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

This Tuesday The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host another free online discussion about how nonprofits can use social media. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2009

If you missed The Chronicle of Philanthropy's June 23 online discussion Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes , the transcript is now available. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On October 6, 2015, join TechSoup, CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, FHI 360, and +SocialGood for a deeper dive into the threats that civil society faces. Lewis Haidt , senior online community and social media manager; @lewisha. Facebook : TechSoup , CIVICUS , PlusSocialGood , FHI360. spanhidden

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. " -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. Is Facebook becoming the default front end for nonprofits? and color schemes for your blog.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

law that covers this is called the right of publicity. The right of publicity prevents the unauthorized commercial use of an individual's name, likeness, or other recognizable aspects of the individual's persona, including the person's voice. The area of U.S.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson. I hope you will join us with your own words and actions. Things must change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It’s a truism confirmed by the Arab Spring that Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are among the key new public spaces of activism. What are legitimate constraints on free speech under international human rights law? At WITNESS, we’ve been wrestling with the promise and peril of new communications technologies. Sam Gregory.

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Media Cause

APRIL 13, 2023

TikTok is just the latest social media platform to be under scrutiny. Your social media strategy should be connected to a larger user journey —you should never run your social media efforts in isolation. But what does this all really mean for the platform, and how does it affect your marketing plans?

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Think of it as TiVo ® for Social Media on the Internet: People can get precisely what content they want, whenever they want it. Assume podcast listeners are also receiving updates from you via other channels, like eNewsletters, print, blogs, and other social media such as Facebook messages from your org’s group page.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 6, 2023

With a well written blog, you have the components necessary for newsletters, social media posts, paid advertising, and more! Let’s use an example of a local animal shelter who wants to drum up support for a proposed law to ban puppy mills. Social media provides another avenue. She was one of the lucky ones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sites includes Wikipedia , Reddit , BoingBoing , and Global Voices are “going dark” and will black out the Global Voices Advocacy site for 12 hours on January 18 beginning at 8 am. Global Voices has issued a statement explaining why they are supporting this Internet strike. Our content is free to use, and free to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Designing a Future for AI & Automation That We Can Live With: Amber Case is another technology voice that I have been following for about ten years. The medical field is also subject to strict health and privacy laws for safeguarding patient data. She is a tech design advocate, speaker, tech founder, and research fellow.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But it’s also important that your organization communicates with a clear credible and compelling voice, that you communicate with consistently at all points of contact. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. You have owned media, earned media, and paid media.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

You can reiterate that when you are actively recruiting people, when you are posting about it on social media, asking for folks to sign up to raise money for you, when you’re sending out email appeals, looking for participants to sign up. If it’s okay with your participants, celebrate their involvement on social media.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

And my Mom says she’ll never forget that her first knowledge of the events of the day came through my voice, whole and well, telling her to turn on the television. Maybe to a Baby Boomer, it’d be like asking what it would have been like if they’d had Facebook when JFK was shot. Tell them where you are.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Talk in your normal voice. Post your blog on Facebook. Keep each blog posting under 500 words. End each post with a question that encourages dialogue with your readers. Post regularly. Shoot for at least three times each week. Use real language. Don’t talk over people’s heads. Promote your blog URL on your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Photo by Becky J McCray At SXSW, I participated in the " Social Media for Social Good BBQ " co-hosted by Jeff Pulver and Porter Novelli. We each spoke for five minutes and answered the question, "What surprised you about social media for social good?" The panel format was conversational.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

For instance, we know Twitter is a great forum to share ideas and consume new content, while Facebook has become the most popular platform for B2C consumers. You might have a digital marketing process to curate content, schedule posts, and engage with your audience as part of your social media strategy. The Value Proposition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2011

Tonight she tagged me in her Facebook post about how support Egyptians march tomorrow online and offline. Here’s the list: ONLINE activism: Tweet with the hashtag #Egypt to the top of the trends. Post images on Twitter, Facebook, your blogs. Post signs (obey rules & laws). Blog your hearts out!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

So I saw social media. And only 31% want to serve as social media ambassadors, and yet that’s probably the thing we get asked to do the most, at least it certainly has been in my experience as a volunteer. You guys are so quick at this. I already see stuff rolling in. I see engagement. I see fun. Sarah: Yeah.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

When transcoding audio of voices, the worker knows they are putting into writing the words of a speaker with an Irish accent. But unlike Mechanical Turk, which operates solely for Amazon’s interest, Playment shares this data with third parties, one of which is Facebook. But there is no sense of what this recording actually is (e.g.,

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Global Giving

OCTOBER 8, 2020

” This was apparently in response to a Facebook deletion of his post comparing COVID-19 to the flu and Twitter adding a misinformation warning to it. A brief flurry of social media activity followed, with some offering the view that repealing this law would likely have the effect of turning social media giants into political censors.

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