Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve. Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. This week at the Packard Foundation, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

Smith and his talk "Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL." " Marc is with the Connected Action Group , which uses social methodology to gain insights into patterns of communities. What is social network analysis?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building. In October, I had the opportunity to meet Steve Waddell whose research focuses on Global Action Networks. There are a couple of tools that can help you out. .

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Care2

AUGUST 3, 2012

As political campaigns and nonprofits gear up for the election cycle, I thought I would share this infographic that attempts to map the politics of social media properties like Facebook and websites like Wikipedia. Predictive modeling was then used to map the politics of the social web.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

What is a niche social network? . A niche social network is an online community drawn together by a shared location, demographic, or interest -- or combination of the three. Examples of niche social networks include: . Kabissa (location-based – African NGOs, 3,200+ members).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Ari Sahagun , a consultant who works with social justice groups on network visualizations, called for a group to discuss Network Mapping and Visualization. We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

Note from Beth: In 2014, digital marketers predicted the rise of ” niche social networks ,” as it becomes increasingly harder to reach your audiences on general social networks like Facebook, these highly targeted online social networks are going to become more valuable. million divers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2007

The Map does not aim to index all kinds of web filtering, but rather to provide an overview of online censorship efforts related to the social web and major web 2.0 The Access Denied Map will try to contextualize and situate that battle by focusing on two areas: 1. The Access Denied Map does not pretend to be exhaustive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2013

For nonprofit admins that do not have the time to regularly research social media trends, it can be a battle to stay ahead of the learning curve. In addition to the time required to create content for social media and manage social networks, new media managers need at least two hours weekly to research social media trends and best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

He gave a presentation about how Surfrider Foundation is striving to make its grassroots network more effective. He touched on how they are using social networks/media in this effort. The above map that Chad explains gets at it. Learning across the network, particularly across chapters is important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2013

Google+ can now lay claim to 359 million active monthly users and the title of being the world’s second largest social network. If your nonprofit uses Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps, etc., Google’s strategy of making Google+ the thread that links all Google Products together is working.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 8, 2017

Still others allow back and forth dialogues between your site’s users and frequent visitors and those who follow you on various social networking sites. But before you run out and grab a social media plugin, first check out BuddyPress, a sister program to WordPress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Once this is established, along with goals – the methodology to measure your network relies on having a baseline methodology and using Social Network Analysis. The latter can be a very geeky topic, requiring expertise in statistics, understanding social network analysis terminology, and hard to master software.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2006

I just had to get that out before I connect to social networking. We were in such a rush to leave, that I forgot the google map for the location. In addition, we did some social networking with some local Cambodian folks who came from Lowell, Cranston, and Revere to attend the performance. That must be it!"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. Danielle connected me to Daniel Chu, Vice President, Affiliate and Regional Strategies and resident network weaving enthusiast. Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

The 2010 Social Networking Map / Flowtown (@flowtown) – I love maps and I work in social media; so I always love the maps of social media! Here is an updated version of XKCD's Map of Online Communities; with updated numbers and networks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. Contrary to popular belief, social networks and social network analysis (SNA) both existed long before Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2014

Like everyone else on the planet, you probably use your phone to go online, make reservations , listen to music, take pictures, refer to maps, access social networks, text, and occasionally even make a phone call. Your mobile phone is probably within arms reach right now. And its probably on.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

Mapping Trends in Philanthropy « NathanielJames.org – "Philanthropy is changing, and I want to contribute to creating the best of all possible worlds for the social sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2011

Additionally, 24timezones.com features a world map with current times plotted and displayed worldwide. I do not believe in using HootSuite to broadcast the same message to multiple social networking sites with one click (worst practice alert!), 2) Download Google Chrome for easy translation.

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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? Carie Lewis Avoiding distraction is SO hard with social networking sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

I wanted to do a TedX talk because I knew that I would have to go through a creative process of mapping out my talk, practicing it, and deliver it in a huge auditorium to a large audience. While like many other speakers who have done this, I was nervous right before but once I get out there is an amazing experience.

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Care2

AUGUST 25, 2013

Even though social media has been around for several years, many organizations have not adapted a formal social media strategy. Having a social media strategy is important to measuring its impact on your organization and the community you serve. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away. It's real time and location based social networks are also impacting advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

Exploring what it means to work with a network mindset. I learned a lot about the network approaches and was particularly interested learning a bit more about social network analysis and mapping processes. During the session, I live tweeted the notes using the hashtag #packnet.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and 81 percent on Twitter in 2011. Clearly, Bok Tower Gardens makes the most of their social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Indeed, that was my theme for the day given that I facilitated a couple of morning conversations on that topic and then in the afternoon heard Ify Mora from the Barr Foundation ( [link] ) talk about how they use social network mapping to capture the relationships that have been built through their innovative Fellows Program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Of course, everything doesn’t have to be public, but not everything needs to be closed. One small step towards transparency is letting go of information (that isn’t confidential). Don’t wait for people to ask – share it through social networks. Mapping Your LinkedIn Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2009

View MacBookPro Travelogue in a larger map This map show the route that a new MacBook Pro made from a factory in China to Arizona. Colleague Alan Levine customized a google map. What's even better is that the software, google maps is free. Tags: maps nptech nptech tools visual thinking. What's out that?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Indirect Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2010

For example, one of the concepts in the book is understanding social networks, social networking mapping, and network weaving. Deborah Finn has a terrific blog post sharing her experience mapping a network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006.

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AccelEvents

JULY 6, 2021

Virtual event platforms come with additional features like an event app, integrations with social networks, and built-in event registration, making organization and planning far easier. . Mapping Your Event Promotion Plan. Lead Capturing and Retrieval. Integrations and automation can maximize events as lead generation tools.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. The livestream – whether it’s video, audio, or just text – can be embedded in your online homebase and shared across social networks. “The revolution will not be televised.” Personalize It.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2011

That said, on your mobile “Contact Us&# page be sure to link to a Google Map. Social networking icons that link to your mobile profiles and pages. Many people will use their smartphones when in proximity of your nonprofit to find your location.

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