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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Vox Photo. Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. To build capacity for social media in policy partners.

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Taking Baby Steps with Social Media Measurement: Defining a Small Pilot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. What social media measurement pilot can best help move your practice forward?

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Create a Flickr account. Upgrade to Flickr Pro. Set up Flickr Profile. Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Create galleries.

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement.

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. Along with measuring against impact results, it is important to look at how much time has been invested. What are the right tools to help measure success? Measure program success, not just analytics. Simply Measured. Are we actually making a difference? Sprout Social.

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Why Funders Need to Get Out of the Kitchen and Let the Nonprofits Cook More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by S. Advocating for particular policies, likewise, can lead to positive systemic change. Nonprofits that scale up tend to employ this sort of “R & D” approach to concoct successful program recipes and establish success measures.

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Online Community Organizing: Start small, think big!

Amy Sample Ward

With campaigning tools readily available, and the economy of the web centered on content and adoption, if passionate individuals work together to create compelling content, achievable and measurable goals, and clear calls to action, they can make an impact – from fundraising to policy change – without an organization being involved.

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