Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. 11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits. The rise of social media and mobile technology has changed the way people process information. Include Social Media Icons or Graphics.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Share what you do and ask for enewsletter subscriptions on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc). Social media is no longer seen as a fad or waste of time or thing that young people do. Think about what social networking sites are right for your organization and go create an account.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Facebook has launched some great new features and analytics that are impacting nonprofits. To help nonprofits navigate these opportunities on Facebook, Care2 held a terrific webinar this week entitled Keeping up with Facebook’s Changes (and “Liking” it!) You can also check out the slides below.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

In my most recent session of the School's Out for Summer series, I took a deep dive into how schools can get the most out of Facebook. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Is your school (or nonprofit) getting the most out of the platform?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

The first group was a group of 32 professionals who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations through the Foundation Center located at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The second group was a group of 18 graduate students in a Nonprofit Communications course at Point Park University. Is Facebook the right platform?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

92% of global NGOs have a Facebook Page. Other social networks used by global NGOs are YouTube (55%), LinkedIn (51%), Google+ (28%), and WhatsApp (16%). 52% have used social media to report live. Of those, the top three live reporting tools are Facebook (79%), Twitter (56%), and YouTube (23%). View on SlideShare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

TechSoup has just published the second article on a three-part series on Social Networks and Nonprofits. The first article, Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Signs that a social networking site might work ??? " It is written for nonprofits newbies. or not work ???

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Our focus was Facebook. With more than 900 million users, Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. It's the place to be for most nonprofits. That said, simply creating a Facebook page isn't enough. The other 12 are in the slides. Especially those in the education sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

Content Curation for Nonprofits. Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? ” that I will be presenting at the Social Media for Nonprofits. Benefits for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

Today’s article dives into a vital topic for nonprofits – letting your supporters know how much they’ve impacted your cause and how much you appreciate them. Without constituents, your nonprofit organization wouldn’t be able to positively impact your community and drive your mission forward. On social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

nfpSynergy, a leading nonprofit sector think-tank and research consultancy in the UK, “tracks a representative sample of over 1000 11-25 year olds throughout mainland Britain twice-yearly, gaining insights into their views and habits, both social and charity-related” in its Youth Engagement Monitor. The Research. What It Means.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Last month, I presented at the NCVO Foresight seminar: Changing ICT – what does it mean for your charity with a focus on the future of online revenue generation for nonprofit organizations. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. So, how do you respond?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Initially a reluctant blogger, I launched Nonprofit Tech 2.0 in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2012

I got to hear Scott Dunlap who is VP, Emerging Opportunities/New Ventures at PayPal deliver a great talk that offers some persona for different actors in your nonprofits network and how they influence, activate, or raise awareness for your cause through social channels. The slides are here. Charlie the Artist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. These ideas are illustrated in the slides below.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Learn more about Greg on LinkedIn. Happy People Give More and Giving People Are Happier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2010

I had a lot of fun doing a panel with colleagues Jordan Viator, Carie Lewis, and David Neff called " The Real Housewives of Social Media." Our task was to present practical and tactical information about social media using metaphors that related to housewives. You can see the full slide deck here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. As my colleague Geoff Livingston points out, nonprofits have limited time.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2012

This morning I have the good fortune to be presenting to a sold-out crowd at the Social Media for Nonprofits Conference in NYC. As what I hope is the next best thing, I’m sharing the content from a few of my slides for today and a some notes on them. Social Media for Nonprofits Excerpt on Prezi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many nonprofits considering starting a blog should look at a team approach so the onus isn't on one person to blog. I've also added the pink ribbon to my Facebook profile. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. and color schemes for your blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. They are passionate about your organization and social change, and will talk about it to anyone who will listen. Nonprofit staff members, volunteers, and board members are some of your best champions. Nonprofit Examples.

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Care2

MAY 26, 2010

Did you know that the tech and media profile of a baby boomer is: 29% are regular Facebook users. The social media profile of a Gen Xer is: 56% regularly use Facebook. Click here to listen the webinar or you can view the slides below. Tags: Online Fundraising Social Networking. 17% Texters.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Not to worry, here are some tips that Avi Kaplan and I of Rad Campaign compiled to help nonprofits rock your online presence. Do Online Advertising: Test 10-15 new Google AdWords: Test ad and landing page copy, targeting, keywords, and other ad settings using your nonprofit’s Google Grant. Publish 1-2 blog posts each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

Join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. Last week, I was in NYC to deliver a keynote with Allison Fine about our book, The Networked Nonprofit. My slides are above and my reflections are below. An Impressive Week-Long Learning and Networking Event for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

Technology for nonprofit development and fundraising is quickly changing. In the TechSoup premiere our new #NPLive interactive series of video events, join us to discuss The Future of Fundraising online in the social media matrix on Tuesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. Jen Burton, Community Director of Causes Fundraising Focus: Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

On a related note, see Allison Fine's Social Citizen's Report commissioned by the Case Foundation. What's the nonprofit chatter that is happening right now on Twitter? Could a local social change site knock off Facebook for the social networking webby? A Practical Guide to Using Web 2.0 Who has installed it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

" So, I have been immersed in boiling down 50 days of socially-networked fundraising strategies and stories into a succinct and engaging presentation about the America's Giving Challenge. and use the same slides?" " If you look at my slideshare collection, I have like 50 different slide shows. Thanks Amy!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2008

In yesterday's keynote, Charlene Li's key point was in the future, 'social networks will be like air.' In other words, it won't get in your way as you navigate across the web and it will feel inadequate (like you can't breathe) if your friends or social network or "social graph" isn't part of your everyday web experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

Slide 9 & 10 from " What's Next In Media ?" This week we've been working on the " Strategic Social Media " module for the WeMedia project. In other words, how can your organization's social media strategy co-exist, support, enhance, or dovetail with your Internet marketing communications plan?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

I think this was the point that Peter Deitz was making in his slide show " I am not an ATM Machine: Your Charity from the Donor Perspective." This slide shows the different type of relationships and shift in thinking. The culture change in nonprofit organizations to embrace this is significant. Person to person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

If you've been thinking of launching or expanding your organization in social media, Slideshare is a good starting point for information and advice. But it can be time-consuming to pick through a wide range of slideshows to find those that are up-to-date, actionable, and appropriate to nonprofits. Listen first.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Elliot will be talking with participants about technology planning for nonprofits, and Evonne and Susan will be talking about interactive online events and social media tools. ReadyTalk — This standard for webinar production offers integrated slides, screensharing, live moderated chat, and high-quality recorded audio.

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