Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

Before that, we’d heard stories of people carrying dog-eared copies of an old – outdated – paper pocket guide. The Seafood Watch app has been downloaded by more than 480,000 people. You’ve just launched a new version of Seafood Watch. In the first month almost 500 people made over 2,500 reports in 270 cities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2016

It's not so much that I've been a writer on green technology at TechSoup over the years. Lots of people notice and it's something of a joke around our office. com search to find out where to recycle nearly everything close by in your locale. I'm OK with that. So here's the actual tip. Go to the Earth911.com

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

Our journey and work toward becoming B Corp Certified solidified Classy’s accountability to put our people first. For those who are newer to meditation, Headspace takes away the abstract intimidation that can come from a new practice. Finding a therapist can be a taxing search. In the U.S., Ginger: On-demand mental healthcare.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Besides being a launch pad for shiny new gadgets, MWC has also been a forum for green technology news, digital inclusion efforts, low-cost smartphones, and other mobile for good innovations. As my colleague Jim Lynch noted in his January NPTech News column, wearable technology is hot this year. the Open C and the Open II.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. Of course people use Twitter to do 140-character (or less) messages called tweets to people who follow them.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. People think that real time is just Twitter and sure enough, some of the search engines put Twitter search front and center. Twitter as Trigger. Seattle startup Evri uses data from Twitter in a very interesting way.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Example: The Environmental Defense Fund's blog, Climate 411 , "is the voice of the experts at Environmental Defense Fund, providing plain-English explanations of climate change science, technology, policy, and news." Take it a step further and share their news story links on your blog. Who are the top people you'd want to meet?"

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. People with disabilities are one of the largest minorities in the U.S. and certainly the largest one in the world, numbering one billion people.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

To be able to telework, people usually need five things: a computer or tablet, broadband Internet, access to work email, access to work documents, and a phone. As a writer, I spend a bunch of my time just trying to get a hold of people. The opportunity to hire people anywhere the world. And never the twain shall meet.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The organization and challenge: After years of traditional fund-raising events, Catholic Charities CYO (CC) in San Francisco decided its approach was getting stale and that it needed to broaden its audience to include opportunities for young people. Red House@Your House offered an opportunity for young people to get involved.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com 60) Search « Care2.com I was busy starting my green communications consulting company, Aequus Green Communications , and working with clients to pay the bills and increase the portfolio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Tools and Strategy Google Earth for Green Activism. Here's a set of best practices for Green Activism with Google Earth. Convio or Causes? Social Bookmarking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

CONSUME: Writers read, artists go to galleries, reporters watch the news. Even if you never go beyond this step, at least you'll have a list of new media to send event announcements to. Blogs You can find blogs by searching on Google Blog Search and Technorati. and OurMedia. PARTICIPATE: "Web 2.0"

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Birdie's blogs and stories have been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Positive Thinking Magazine , and the Wall Street Journal as well as many other news outlets. Corante , and other topics for The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Worthwhile , and The New York Times. Don’t know if they will do it in 2007.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2005

You can read announcements of the acquisition on the Yahoo search blog here , and on Joshua's del.icio.us Together we'll continue to improve how people discover, remember and share on the Internet, with a big emphasis on the power of community. Search team - they definitely get social systems and their potential to change the web.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

We are glad people enjoyed the training. 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities -- and launching GreenNonprofits.org , to help nonprofit organizations “green” themselves.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

We are glad people enjoyed the training. 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Since leaving the foundation last year, Ted has been a whirling dervish, starting a consulting firm , authoring a new book -- People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities -- and launching GreenNonprofits.org , to help nonprofit organizations “green” themselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

looking at the ten steps and overlaying these themes in search of examples! Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. Social Interaction - People can have conversations and create content together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

It didn't take too long before we dogs (a lab no less) has appeared on a nonprofit app called Managing News. I'm not sure if Christine obsesses about her technorati rating, but she sure does care about blog search widgets and has found something even better than the technorati widget. Green Technology. I really need a vacation.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

30% have built one or more in-house social networks, with 86% hosting communities of 10,000 people. People think that by creating their own social media site that everyone will just flock to them. By joining already established groups you can target a lot more people fairly quickly. Reader Comments (3) I definitely agree.

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively! It’s a great opportunity for summer camps, homeless shelters, halfway houses, etc. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry. With all the fancy stuff out there now, its always good to remind people about the basics -- like using email effectively! It’s a great opportunity for summer camps, homeless shelters, halfway houses, etc. May 9, 2008 | Kaya Matteo Thanks for sharing.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

60) Search « Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks | Main | Punching Up Your Action Alerts and Online Fundraising Appeals » Tuesday Apr 21 2009 Congratulations to Nonprofit Campaigners on Three Recent Victories Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:22PM | by Clinton OBrien 1.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

For those new to Change the Web , it's a contest launching on Feb 16th to encourage a new wave of web applications that help you find, share, and take actions on the websites, blogs, and social networks that we visit online everyday. tags: change green ).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 11, 2009

What we want is for all people to have some delicious, amazing, banging food!" It has certain connotations that often push people away who don't embrace a plant-based diet. I think when most people talk about African-American cuisine, they talk about it very narrowly. What was the inspiration for the cookbook?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. If revenue is down, or if youve lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. Dont keep your team in the dark.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

This session will explore how to write compelling, memorable stories that get people to take action and keep them engaged. You’ve heard why you should use social media and you’ve seen what people have done. You make them think, feel and care. Now find out what it really takes and learn from their experiences.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

You simply must be adding new donors each year just to maintain your numbers. You’ll always have people moving away, passing away, and going away. The simplest place to start the search for new donors is with those closest to your organization – Board, staff, volunteers, friends, and users of your organization’s program or services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

The first is to get people off the mouse and onto the keyboard. which is a good segue into another principle strategy of ours: connecting with people where they are rather than making find us. Rather than force people to come to our site and remember another username and password, we??? What metrics? But nowadays, we???ve

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 26, 2017

The truth is if you don’t show up on the first page of search results, then are you’re missing out on a lot of views to your website. Promotion strategies take a multi-channeled approach to distributing content, news, and offers. Because 47% of all traffic to the top nonprofit websites come from organic search.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Massive number of people. Massive number of people. You can post general updates to the Cause page, post to the Facebook news stream, send email, or do all three. The Open Graph integration creates a Facebook Fan Page for all new causes, and integrates analytics. Strengths of the Causes Network. Singularity of focus.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Before you start to search for your mentor for 2011, take some time to learn more about mentoring — how mentoring programs work most effectively and what to expect from a mentoring relationship. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Use print to provide detailed information.

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