Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2008

It's about why a blog behind the firewall makes sense -- part ROI business case, part introductory training. Ben and I also follow each other on Twitter (he's @minorjive ) and that's where I heard him mention this presentation. He kindly gave me permission to share it with all of you. We did a quick chat interview: What was the purpose?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2011

Some reflections from colleagues who have snagged an invite: Wendy Harman, Red Cross: “I have a pretty organic approach to this stuff and just try to make the stakeholders and potential stakeholders happy by providing the same value and utility the org offers in the real world marketplace. Dan Michel. Michele Murrain.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Starting off 2010, the monthly #4change Twitter chat focused on the topic of campaigning with social media. Question 1: How do we define campaigning in the context of social media? annanten : social media is here to help you empower your followers with a story to create powerful activists for your cause. realize_ink : Q1.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc On Wednesday, the kind folks at Russ Reid allowed me to invade a little think thank they held with some clients about social media and its applications in the nonprofit organization. We spent the last part of the day talking about the hard part of social media: the organizational challenges and obstacles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

Right before I gave my keynote, My Charity Connects shared this video about why it is important for nonprofits to embrace online fundraising (and social media). Since Networked Nonprofits are experts using social media, what does this look like in practice. Connecting with Canadian Social Media Folks. ncwk #mycharityconnects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Yesterday I did one of the Chronicle's Live Chat Discussions that was billed as "How Can Charities Figure out How Much Time and Money To Invest in Social Media." The transcript is here. This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Thank you Kevin!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

I've been thinking a lot about Wendy Harmon's advice about ROI and Social Media: A project that won???t t take much time and relates to org goals. I'm working a "rubric" of different types of social media projects, from the easiest lowest risk to the more complicated and resource intensive. Rinse, repeat.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Yes, your org will get a handful of dollars for doing basically nothing. These events can be quite powerful if they are advertised on social media since connections from all over the world can donate. Tupperware parties, garage sales, and candle fundraisers will not sustain your budget. Probably not!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

That was my favorite line from the panel I moderated at SXSW last March called the "Nonprofit Social Media Poetry Slam" (notes here ). KD Paine , the Queen of Social Media Measurement, said it. Some of my favorite tweets: What are the biggest hurdles in effective social media use by nonprofits? Here's the transcript.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

More in-depth, financial metric focused ROI, perhaps in a Roundtable discussion format. Communications strategy from a leadership perspective - don't leap frog strategy when it comes to social media, Strategy on Steroids! Staffing-related sessions around social media policies. Back office technologies and management. Sharepoint.

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Care2

JUNE 10, 2010

“We have such a strong core track of speakers at Gov & Org 2.0 Social Media ROI. NW, Washington DC 20001 Time : 3:30PM to 4:30PM About : Many organizations struggle with how much they should invest in social media outreach and management as well as how to set goals and measure success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I started Upwell from the premise that it might be possible to do really big listening with social media. We primarily use Radian6, an enterprise-level social media platform most often used to monitor brands and products. 5 Big Listening Helps You Identify Which Angle of Your Issue Has the Best ROI.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Kellogg Foundation is currently looking for a New Media Manager. The individual will be responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communication goals and objectives. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. This is a newly created position.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

Or, for those of you who can't be bothered to open another link -- that's how I roll, so I feel you -- here are some highlights from this year's report: Social Media is hot, but email is where it's really at. Nonprofits in the study segmented in some pretty interesting ways, increasing their ROI along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

Daily coordination with volunteers could be done through social media to bolster membership in the online communities and encourage interactions. For those orgs, Beth and Allison advise individuals at nonprofits to go small, try simple stuff , not focus on ROI, be willing to fail, and leverage small successes.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2011

More than 50% of the $20M+ orgs are only considered Juniors (in the participant categories), just beginning their journey with integrated marketing. Percentages of funds raised online are all over the board in terms of org size. The process of proving ROI is complex. Size doesn’t really matter. Time to get current!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

69% of all adults are using 1+ social media platform. That is 7 out of 10 adults that are on at least 1 social media platform. Since 2005, social media adoption has grown from 5% to 70%. These program range from small local orgs to national multi-affiliated orgs. Source: Everydayhero , March 2017]. There are 1.8M

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2008

Show them social media = ROI, with who, when, and why. Show them concrete examples of what is currently happening at your org (a monologue) and show them what is possible (a dialogue). Who has heard of Facebook? You'll get some people who know.). Ask them, "Would you rather have someone talk at you, or have a conversation?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 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!" Thanks for sharing your 10 Best.

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Care2

MAY 29, 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!" Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. SXSW Poetry Slam Slides View more presentations from kanter.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 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!" And if you have a case study, or some interesting results or insights, post em here in the comments.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 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!" Its a message every org should know I just wish I could tell it to more!! Great article!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 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!" Its a message every org should know I just wish I could tell it to more!! Great article!

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Care2

JULY 24, 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!" And if you have a case study, or some interesting results or insights, post em here in the comments.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

The goal of the contest is to highlight the work of nonprofit organizations and to spread the word about the creative ways they employ media to bring about social change. See3 Communications creates compelling visual media and internet marketing initiatives that enable nonprofits to maximize exposure, deepen connections and produce results.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Where and how should we focus our energies to get the most ROI from our video production resources? And bravo to the UN Foundation and orgs like it who create terrific pieces that keep web site users engaged and inform supporters of your activities. Now that we have all this footage, what do we do with it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I am just back from Legal Services Corporation and a keynote on ROI and Nonprofits. awesome person, mother to adopted children from Cambodia and board member for her org, The Sharing Foundation ???could Stephen Downes pointed to a post by Jay Cross called " The Income Statement It Isn't " Jay Cross is exactly right.

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Care2

MAY 31, 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!" She can be reached at 202-465-3777 x9107 or karen@earth.care2.com.

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Care2

MAY 29, 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!" She can be reached at 202-465-3777 x9107 or karen@earth.care2.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Getting the internal buy in might be hard for orgs that are still uncertain of ROI and how much time they want to spend on Facebook, but by splitting up the responsibility they can reach more people and use time effectively. Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE for Social Change and NGOS, writes Beth's Blog.

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Care2

MAY 27, 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!" The metrics for measuring ROI can be extremely varied. Here are a few examples.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

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!" What goals does the org. Lastly, you can shamelessly plug LWB. Any links youd like to share?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

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!" What goals does the org. Lastly, you can shamelessly plug LWB. Any links youd like to share?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. UPDATE: The presentation slides and wikispace is here.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Their in-person fundraiser had a 212% ROI, while their virtual fundraiser had a 1617% ROI – that’s 8x higher with the help of online peer-to-peer fundraising. 56% of social media users who donate said that a compelling story is what made them donate. Here are more tips to help you recruit peer-to-peer fundraisers.

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