Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Growing up, my kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

Snapcha t is a mobile app that lets users exchange text messages, photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours. Instagram is for jealousy-inducing photos. Does your nonprofit need to be on an emerging social media channel beyond Facebook and Twitter? This is called disposable media. Taylor Swift released a new video…again.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

I was out hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains this weekend, sans wifi, so I was not paying attention to it until I got home and saw mentions of it in my Facebook feed from technology observers like Jeremiah Owyang and Robert Scoble. It has brought augmented reality to a mainstream audience , with millions downloading the app and playing.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Invite your supporters to share their cutest feline photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Photo by WhiteAfrican. When Common Sense Media was founded, Facebook was a dorm-room diversion, and most tweens didn’t have their own cell phones. So how do we teach kids and teens, who often can’t plan past lunch, how to think about their digital footprints and abstract concepts like ethics? Location sharing?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it? And now to the interview.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2014

billion users on Facebook each month. Take a look at how Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte puts this practice into place with their photo of a young teen purchasing baby supplies in anticipation of the birth of his daughter, who inspired him to graduate high school and pursue a college degree. There are 1.23

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. How did they do it? And now to the interview.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

If you somehow missed #TheDress, here's the scoop: One day, someone posted a photo of a dress to Tumblr and asked if people thought it was white and gold or blue and black. And, if you're thinking that only teens like memes, look at the range of people who drenched themselves for the Ice Bucket Challenge. What Dress?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

Photo UgoTrade Blog. Meanwhile over in the teen grid of Second Life, there was a listening party where teen were gathered to listen to the event and invited to send questions. The flickr stream - photos tagged with macfoundsl and snapzilla stream. Second Life 101 - some great photos. and offered an analysis here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube. But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube. But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

Examples * Teen Health Talk engages youth to talk about health issues rather than lectures at them. National Resource Defense Council asked supporters to upload their photo and post about why they care about the environment. * An Ocean Conservancy member created a Facebook Cause for the organization without telling them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You can follow Traveling Postcards at travelingpostcards.org , on Facebook , and on Twitter ( @TravelingPost ). I was frustrated by the exclusivity of the gallery world, and I had not seen the success that some photo journalists have by taking a singular image that could change the world! How does Traveling Postcards work?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Too often, interns are given menial tasks like photo-copying and filling out Excel documents. Today, it's becoming standard practice to communicate with supporters using tools like Flickr, MySpace , Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Four years ago, web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

And even Silent Generation internet users are competitive when it comes to email (although teens might point out that this is proof that email is for old people). This age group is increasingly on Facebook , MySpace and Twitter -- more ’mainstream’ social networks.“ They are not just posting photos of their grandkids.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 26, 2017

It’s no surprise that flocks of young people are leaving Facebook , and it isn’t particularly surprising why they’re leaving, either. With almost every parent in America (and around the world, for that matter) on Facebook, young people don’t want to give Mom and Dad another way to cramp their style. The current state of Facebook.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Flickr's Commons project - Flickr is offering up its powerful community tools for museum photo collections. The Walker Art Center is turning its teen website over to the teens. It was refreshing to see a wide array of projects and presentations that put sharing authority at the center of the visitor experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This can go hand in hand with a countdown on social media, both in the newsfeed as well as utilizing the story features on Facebook and Instagram. your connection to soccer, teens, nonprofits, Classy, etc.). You’ll get the latest news, photos, and video from the field. Lean on your team captains. Sincerely, Thomas S.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Stock up on photos and stories of the lives you are changing. Get the right photo or illustration to go with the story. Have them sign a release form giving you permission to use their story and their photo. Every Kitten Deserves a Chance. Create short videos when possible.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Instagram is a social media platform owned by Facebook. It’s the 4 th most popular social media site in the UK, after Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp, with 14,000,000 UK users. Nearly 70% of users are under 35 , and 72% of teens use Instagram. A mixture of photo and video content. What’s Instagram all about?

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Let’s explore the ways that Mustard Seed promotes its mission throughout every inch of the site: Photo gallery. Their well-organized photo gallery page makes great use of space and showcases a variety of their efforts. Even better, they have a real-time Facebook feed widget on every page. Why This Nonprofit Website Stands Out.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

The museum started with content they wanted to share, a fixed cost they were willing to assume (the cost of posting one photo plus text per week, plus some community engagement), and an audience they wanted to target (Flickr plant lovers). You can see the museum's plants here and the aggregate community submissions here.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2014

So this is where that leaves us : fewer people (at least teens) are reading for pleasure, and we can assume (like adults) that they are seeking information and stimulus elsewhere, probably through a mobile device. What about text-only e-mails no longer than those of a typical tweet or Facebook post? Writing for Mobile.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

If someone donates through your Facebook link, thank the person publicly if possible. If you have photos or videos of Mr. Fuddles and his human that’s even better! Which teen is more likely to be more invested in taking care of the car? Letting people know when someone donates! Recognition can be important to social givers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

Now, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report found that 25% of donors said that social media is a communication tool that inspires them to give and that 32% of them donated through Facebook fundraising tools. What I found interesting is that of those people that donated 89% said they’re likely to give through Facebook again.

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