Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2005

I missed the post about flickr use by MoveOn on netsquared when I was in London earlier this month. MoveOn Ever Spent: Flickr via Jon Stahl. The article describes how MoveOn is experimenting with flickr, believed to be the first political campaign to make use of flickr. MoveOn's flickr home page and flickr tags page.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. I hope you’ll share your lessons, too! Well, those are my five; but I have no doubt there are many more lessons and assumptions out there. Photo credit: aflier Flickr ].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2006

This is the lesson that personal value precedes network value: that selfish use comes before shared use. seeing it more and more everyday in services like Del.icio.us, Flickr, and is an interesting aspect of networked applications. via Alex Barnett Blog. "From now on I???m m going to call this idea the ???Del.icio.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

I wonder what lessons or techniques can be learned from her practice that can be applied with the next generation of tools? I was really excited to find her photo contributed to one of my flickr groups! These projects were done nearly ten years ago, but they presage what the social web, participatory media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Zeega is a content curation tool that lets you collect video clips, sound bites, and images from sites with public media (like Flickr, YouTube, Dropbox, and so on). Jesse Shapins, the other panelist, is the co-founder of Zeega , an open-source web application.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 8, 2012

Next, the webinar highlights the need to create a video and digital photography library and demonstrates how to use Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Movie Maker to create videos and slideshows for YouTube and Flickr. Related Link: Social Media for Social Good: Lessons Learned from Nonprofits in Southeast Asia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Today I visited both Harry's and Sara's schools and did a lesson on the Lunar/Chinese New Year which ends this weekend. If I were to do this lesson again, I'd put the song at the end before the snack. I told them Nick could answer the questions they had about the flickr photo set he put together. The crafts were a big hit.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own. Lessons for Listening: Don’t be afraid! Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Multi-channel conversations.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2011

I was skeptical at first, but I’m now firmly on By Flickr user supertobor the side of sharing. Stay tuned for the next post, which will be about my requests for the firms and contractors who respond. Share your budget range. This causes more angst than any other aspect of issuing RFPs.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Bonnie and I saw a need for a shared space to pool questions, ideas, lessons learned and examples from the work of many organizations, campaigns, and even community groups were doing to try to scale success, especially across geographic boarders, to help create a better world. Photo credit: Flickr: ToastyKen ). What gets you thinking?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: rakka I love public speaking. My husband would swear it's because I love the sound of my own voice, but really, I like it best when I get to hear the questions and comments from the crowd. Truth is, I'm no expert. I learn as much as I share at any speaking opportunity.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Lessons and Opportunities for Supporting Technology Innovation. Image credit: Flickr opensourceway. To compliment, I shared some of the core beliefs I’ve developed in my experiences working in technology, innovation and community engagement. In the innovation marketplace, adoption is the only currency that matters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Twitter has taught me a valuable lesson about social media ROI. Flickr Sets can be customized using HTML to add “Subscribe!&# For example, Oceana has set a Default Landing Tab on their Facebook Page that urges people to take action – which then builds their e-mail list. 3) Ask your Twitter Followers to Subscribe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

Flickr Photo by alshepmcr. To rescue other would-be brilliant posts from virtual oblivion, we thought we would share with you some of the lessons we have learned along the way. Here are seven lessons we have learned along the way: Lesson #1: Publish compelling content that will appeal to your target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

Flickr Image from Carlos ZGZ. I just read a fun piece on Next Avenue called “5 Sesame Street Lessons We Need Again As Adults” by Bryce Kirchoff. Here are Kirchoff’s five big Sesame Street lessons with a little Giving Challenge commentary added. Click here if you need some Sesame Street video time.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. One of the biggest lessons it learned was the need to set sharp and clear goals at the start. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Have the highest increase in engagement through photo streaming sites: 41% on Instagram and 22% on Flickr. Here are some highlights: Gen Y: Gen Y is the most active on social networks. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. Twitter use increased by 20% from our 2010 study to 59%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut. In Morocco, the team has been sharing case studies about how NGOs have put the lessons in the workshop into practice. The bootcamps will be an opportunity for the ngos they trained to meet and share knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Guest Post: Interview with Georgina Goodlander: Fill the Gap Flickr Campaign by Debra Askanase, publisher of Community Organizer 2.0 The Luce Foundation Center created a Flickr campaign to literally “ Fill the Gap ” in the gallery case. When there is a need to fill a gap, the Luce Center posts a photo on its Flickr site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

Flickr Photo BirkgetKing. Looking back, its amazing how little has changed, how relevant these lessons are today and how important it is to do things the right way. We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Robin covered three community case studies from her experience at Yahoo: 1) Yahoo Merchant Summit, 2) Yahoo Developer Network Events, and 3) the Flickr community. I suspect Robyn's slide content might be available somewhere, so I'll focus on what I captured as the lessons learned. #1 1 Take it local and f2f.

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Flickr photo: ibarir I know only the biggest nerds have favorite white papers, but we've already established my nerd street cred, right? The lesson? Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! As usual, it's not simple or pretty. We need to work in both channels to make the ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Helokee. The lesson: create environments where un-alike people can interact, sometimes at purposeful meetings, sometimes in the bathroom. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

We facilitated over 200 nonprofit techies ( editoral advisory group , subject matter experts , and wiki members ) who contributed ideas, writing, copy-editing, lesson plans, presentations , and knowledge to build an impressive social media knowledge resource for the community. What are the best emerging examples and early lessons learned?

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

And, here are all the photos on Flickr tagged "11NTC" ! Don't fear, you can find all of his conference sketches pulled together on the Social Signal site.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Many of the lessons apply across new media tools. We also ask people to share personal messages though initiatives like Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day (December 1), where people can submit photos to a Flickr group that say why they are facing AIDS. New media is a fantastic listening tool. Make it known.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Flickr Photo: Mez Love You may have heard by now that we're raising money for scholarships to the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference.Last year was the first time we ran the campaign, and while we met our goal, it was a stretch, and we almost burnt ourselves out. Lesson Two: Relationships are a Two-Way Street. That's maddening.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by Pierre-Alain Dorange. This blog post shares some lessons learned for others that might consider doing something similar. Crowdsourcing is the process of organizing many people to participate in a joint project, often in small ways. The results are greater than an individual or organization could accomplish alone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

In her post on eJewish Philanthropy , How to Write a Powerful Fundraising Appeal: A Lesson from Keshet , Gail Hyman posts a long list of tips including: Tip 3: Use a personalized greeting (i.e. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com Flickr photo credit: Money, Money, Money uploaded by borman818 philanthropy fundraising nonprofit appeal letter advice

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall. Beth adapted her lesson that month so we could focus on how the changes would affect our reporting process. It was a fantastic laboratory to explore the power of peer learning and the right mix. Those are now included with our traditional media reports.Everything is an experiment, and flexibility is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Andy Beal. This could also potentially open the conversation with grantees about how they are sharing their findings/lessons learned with others. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. Spend time extracting lessons learned and design principles at the end. The organization is a Packard Foundation grantee. Incorporate 'rinse and repeat" of experiments over time.

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Care2

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What important lessons have you learned? The lessons? Photo courtesy Flickr user Mattastic! In this interview, Alpine Access co-founder and current managing partner Jim Ball shares some insights from the company’s twelve years’ experience of working with a distributed workforce. Related content from GigaOM Pro (sub.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

Flickr: Chad Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. their nptech awesome. Members are in bold. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . See what they had to say here.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 9, 2008

The Cloud Flickr for the Cultural & Heritage Sectors Raving about a Mexican on Ada Lovelace Day Felices Fiestas! Post a Comment The Magic of Giving › about steve More about Steve Bridger RSS All posts All comments My blogging journey After Wilma Mexicanwave nfp 2.0

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Steve Bridger

OCTOBER 21, 2008

The Cloud Flickr for the Cultural & Heritage Sectors Raving about a Mexican on Ada Lovelace Day Felices Fiestas! Post a Comment ‹ Today something good happened Don José › about steve More about Steve Bridger RSS All posts All comments My blogging journey After Wilma Mexicanwave nfp 2.0

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