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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media is powerful because it leverages social influence – people trust information from those within their networks. This is also why campaigns that involve tagging friends and encouraging them to pass on the message are effective. This gives supporters an idea of what is important to the group.

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Great reads from around the web on April 28th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Beth has a great post discussing some of the changes and how they impact your organization on facebook.

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Great reads from around the web on October 9th

Amy Sample Ward

"Of all the areas of life that computer and communications technology seems to be impacting the most is its influence on relationships. " Third sector infrastructure organisations Social Media Map - RSS Feed - TALK Project - TALK - This is SO cool! " And, you can subscribe to the RSS feed of submissions!

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Update: Nonprofits - Power and Influence in our lives

Connection Cafe

Author: In my previous post, I started a little experiment on the "power and influence" of nonprofits on our lives. Sunday, I decided not to add them to the total – I did not count churches, but did count faith-based organizations, like the Mobile Loaves and Fishes truck feeding the homeless near a downtown park. to 5:00 p.m.

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The Good News Story in Haiti

Forum One

It's also helping all of us who feel helpless, nestled in our homes in the developed world, contribute to the cause and see immediate impact. Micro-volunteerism is allowing all of us to "tag" photos of people and help identify missing persons. What impact have you seen via social media, what gives you hope?

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Great reads from around the web on December 2nd

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). The blog post is also sprinkled with my own words of folksy wisdom as to how you should use the channel for maximum impact."

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SXSW: Using Social Media to Accelerate Sustainability

Amy Sample Ward

Reduced operating costs, increased productivity, use less energy and water; improved health due to improved air quality; reduced environmental impact. “Social media is just PR with new tools. Social Media Influencers: as an individual you can join forces, share ideas, communicate. Green or Sustainability? John McElhenney.