Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Here are some statistics that show just how important Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were to our success. Here is the breakdown of where our unique visits came from: We earned 202 new likes on our Facebook page on November 16, 2011 and increased our fans by 1,263 since Give to the Max Day 2010. Average time on site was over 9 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

Pokemon Go , the latest installment in the best-selling Pokémon video game series, launched as a smartphone app using augmented reality. As a parent of two teens, I was curious if there were any potential safety issues to discuss with them or if they had downloaded or wanted to play. Museums , gardens, and parks have jumped on it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

They designed and created all of the amazing pages and tools on GiveMN. From the looks of our post-event survey data and Google traffic reports, social media played a big part, particularly Facebook. Facebook = 21,865. Our technology partners, Razoo.com, focus on improving the platform and tools. Twitter = 827.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

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? Teaching them to use creative tools responsibly?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

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!" Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. How did they do it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). What if I assigned you to make a video of your ideas about justice? But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

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!" Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. How did they do it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to generate 15-second videos and host live streams. At first, the ability for users to quickly gain fame through their videos is what made the app so appealing to teenagers, but for-profit companies caught wind of the speed at which content could go viral and wanted to get in on the action.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2013

For a while now, social media’s no longer seen as simply a fad of teens and college students. We shouldn’t see the same post each day on our Facebook timeline or Twitter feed. It is important to have a visual focus when it comes to marketing your event, especially on Facebook. Avoid Monotony. Keep It Visual. Stop Shouting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptor: Facebook. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor? More than 1.5

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

Forrester created the “social technographics” profile tool to help businesses understand the way different audiences engage with social media (and you can read more of my thoughts on it here ). What if I assigned you to make a video of your ideas about justice? But the teens heard, “Do whatever you want—we don’t really care what it is.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

I told the story about posting a video interview with my dad (who was 86 at the time) on YouTube about his first blog post and how I discovered a community of "older" people using YouTube. Boomers are still not involved heavily in writing blog articles or creating videos and posting them online. I answered no.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Now, onto the links: If you have a great idea for a participatory learning project that uses digital tools, the MacArthur Foundation wants to give you money. There's a new Pew Research report on teens and gaming showing that 97% of American teens play some kind of video games (console, online, mobile, etc).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

Andresen noted, "No one here said, 'I gave or volunteered because of a tool,' like email or Twitter. Examples * Teen Health Talk engages youth to talk about health issues rather than lectures at them. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The main goals are to make sure your constituents are ready to fundraise, understand the impact they will have, and have the tools needed to be successful. 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. Lean on your team captains.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 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!" and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Video of your work in action? Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream. Create short videos when possible. The best story has a photo or video of a program participant talking about how the organization positively impacted their life. What types of opportunities do they respond to? Campaign collateral.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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!" and social networking experts emerge and offer their services as these new tools gain prominence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2013

” from Bundlepost (a social media productivity tool ). What are our best ads on Facebook? Should we invest in many social media platforms, or concentrate on Facebook? Next week, for my org…How much time should I spend on Facebook? What is a conversion? How much web traffic do we get from Social Media?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! Inspiration.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Its focus on exciting and compelling imagery and video that supporters love has seen it used by millions of brands around the world – and it works for nonprofits too. You can also learn the key features of a successful Instagram account and posts, as well as how to leverage Instagram advertising and bulk scheduling tools.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If you think a web overhaul might make sense for your organization, make sure you have the right tools on hand to start making improvements yourself—namely, a strong website builder and nonprofit-specific web development support. They also take advantage of multimedia through their short video with a volunteer. SEEP Network.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We’ll talk about shiny new tools, and we’ll talk about all the fun things, and there’s going to be mentions of TikTok, and Twitch, and live streaming. What I found interesting is that of those people that donated 89% said they’re likely to give through Facebook again. Where do I need to go to start the race?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

These themes of race and class were not lost on ethnographer danah boyd , who gave one of the most provocative presentations of the conference – quoting both Habermas and inner-city teens! She talked about how online social networks mirror off-line social dynamics, and described the phenomenon of “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook.

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