Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. As part of her job as Internet Marketing Manager in the Online Communications and Media department at the HSUS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

I've been doing research for an article I'm writing for TechSoup about social networking tips, tricks, and tools -- once you've made the decision that it is right for your organization, how maintain a socnet presence without it being a huge black hole? " Most nonprofit online networkers agree. " But be Flexible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. Is that MySpace friend an activist? If you do a good job, then the fundraising will follow. Social networking matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

I've received LinkedIn alerts from contacts in the nonprofit space who are distributing a job description or recruiting. While the plugin makes it easy to expand your network, you have to think about your contact acquisition behavior. Just like you would in flickr or other social networking tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Back in 2006 when I joined the organization we had a MySpace page with 25 friends. I join as many social media sites as I can and try to spend time learning each community so I can offer advice to others on how to engage with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? I just finished the Women for Women International social media strategy for 2011 today, actually.

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JULY 17, 2007

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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AUGUST 12, 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!" ” Whereas Web 1.0 had a PC centric approach, Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. How have social networking tools helped spread the word about your cause?

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JULY 26, 2007

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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MAY 7, 2007

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. Activists are sharing their personal stories in their own words, images, and videos across social networks with little prodding from the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s commendable, but after four years of recession and the likelihood that you generously added social media to your already packed job description without compensation, it’s not sustainable and being overworked and underpaid will only lead to burnout and resentment. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

As many of you know, I get REALLY excited about social networking. That's because when I started at the HSUS, I was obsessed with MySpace on a personal level, and I was challenge with the task of figuring out how the org could use it for their benefit of advocacy and fundraising. My job is fun. I had messaged our MySpace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

We've been seeing the end of the era of free social media applications over the past few months. Last November, Causes, a popular and free social networking fundraising application, ditched its Myspace widgets and Ideablob closed its doors. So, if era of free 2.0 So, if era of free 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

and we're going to let it fly for a whlie on our LLS myspace profile. Each site is different - LinkedIn has a different vibe than Myspace - and very different users. At LLS, our success with myspace does mean some staff time - so we've divided up the responsibilities but have given those folks ownership to experiment and "play."

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2009

As a SEO and Social Media Manager, I have learned the ins and outs of traffic building, lead generation, website user conversion and community building. Tell me about your job My job is pretty amazing. I get to use sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace for a living! Not all social marketing campaigns take off.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? Megan: MySpace was probably our first introduction to social media, but not sure the year we created the account. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? YouTube: youtube.com/thetaprootfoundation. LinkedIn: taproot-foundation.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2007

They're visually muddled, and even when you do get the information, job titles are often confusing at best; at my museum, the woman who maintains the artifacts is called the "Collections Manager." They are the basis for a social network of professionals. They are the basis for a social network of professionals.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

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!" YouTube and TV networks), while 41 percent had visited social networks (e.g.,

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JUNE 5, 2009

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? Get your job done. In summary, your organization does need a policy around social media. Source: www.facetime.com/survey08/summary/. Brownstone, Esq. Write in the first person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

They were all on Facebook (turned their noses up at Myspace), watch YouTube videos, and use IM applications, with more 20 people on their IM lists. One of the main reasons people embrace social media ??? t the right tool for that job,??? No surprise there. But, none used RSS readers or knew what they were. Maybe Twitter isn???t

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 6, 2015

You likely have an email signature that shares your name, job title and basic contact information. Social Media. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest… Is Myspace still a thing? Social media is everywhere, and it can be a powerful tool for getting people engaged with your organization. Email signatures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Write about why you ditched that banker job to see if you could make it selling art. The Shooting Script Colonizing Social Spaces , looked more broadly at the benefits and drawbacks of museums utilzing social networking sites. While I focused on Facebook for social networking examples, there are examples on MySpace.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

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MAY 16, 2007

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MAY 7, 2007

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Robb Cottingham tells us about a brew-haha brewing in the nonprofit social change space in Canada. Today I Cried blog announces that he will quit his job ! Zaadz : MySpace for the Do-Gooder Set. Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0 blog shares an interview with entitled " Camera Rwanda: Storytelling using Flickr."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Thus, please be careful when using any tool that automates posts from one social network to another. As I said in the book and many times since, there are no cutting corners on the Social Web. Peer-t0-Peer Fundraising Networks (Razoo, Crowdrise, KickStarter, FirstGiving, GlobalGiving): 5 Hours Weely. Upload more photos.

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