Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This GivingTuesday, you may want to try something a little different as part of your social media strategy : Consider social media sharing and engagement as a form of generosity. It also helps cultivate the support of a younger generation that’s also highly active on social media, potentially turning them into future donors.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Social media is one of the most powerful tools for activating people to take action. Amidst the constant stream of news updates, social media advocacy campaigns offer people a relevant way to make a difference on the issues they care about. Tag the campaign target—and influencers, journalists, and partner orgs.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Having a strategic social media communications plan in place is a must for nonprofits. billion social media users in 2021 – an increase of five percent from a year ago – it’s a valuable communication channel that should be part of your mix. Your donors and supporters are on social media and you need to be too!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Every year, Animoto surveys over 1,000 consumers to understand how evolving trends on social media are impacting purchase decisions. Unsurprisingly, other networks followed suit.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Social Media Platforms for Nonprofits. It’s hard to be an expert in any one social media platform, yet legitimate businesses and nonprofits are expected to maintain several different accounts. Constituents may tag you in a tweet with praise or concerns, which you can promptly address.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 5, 2015

5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. Media Contact: Ray Thompson Aaron Titus 303.402.0170x2 solutions@visionlink.org More information about VisionLink can be found at [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 24, 2010

The title of this blog post may be a bit of mouthful, but Facebook Tagging is very simple. Without fail, every time I demonstrate Facebook Tagging in a social media training there is always a resounding “Wait… hold up! Tags: Facebook. That said, many nonprofits still don’t know how to do it.

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Media Cause

JUNE 10, 2021

In the social media world, platforms are always changing. For nonprofits, using social media to your advantage is important as it gives you a creative way to accomplish your organization’s mission and purpose. Get ready for a shift toward audio format across social media platforms! Tiffany Rivers, Director of Social Media.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

So, you have a social media plan…right? Hopefully your nonprofit is pretty far down the social media strategy rabbit hole at this point. That’s why it’s important to begin your foray into social media with a strong strategy. Below you’ll find 100 social media tactics for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. Finally, prioritize your LinkedIn Page in your overall social media strategy and commit to posting regularly. Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Social media can be an extremely effective way to reach new audiences for your nonprofit and secure more donations for your cause. Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? Use social media for quick updates and fun content. Just like.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

For nonprofits, LinkedIn can be a valuable tool to add to your social media toolbox. Your header should also include a short tag line. If you don’t have a tag line already established, think about how you would explain your nonprofit’s core mission in a short, catchy phrase. What is the best way to use LinkedIn for a nonprofit?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2010

The focus included both a look at what social media tools are being used to do in organizations now, how funders are using technology, and what opportunities exist for funders to support or lead on. Social Media & Philanthropy. Tags: presentation foundations philanthropy social by social social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2010

As social media tools like Twitter and Facebook become core components of nonprofit communication strategies, there is a corresponding need to assess how well programmatic messaging and organizational identity are propagating in those channels: “We Tweet; is anybody listening? Leave a comment!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Nonprofits with online shops can tap into these trends on social media to reach mindful shoppers and raise revenue in support of their mission. Here are some techniques to promote it on social media. Tag your products in Stories and Posts. If Shopify isn’t your cup of tea, there are many alternatives. Already have a shop?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2022

LinkedIn and Twitter have unique roles in your nonprofit’s social media strategy. Best practices for tweeting, retweeting, mentioning, replying, and tagging on Twitter. In this two-hour webinar , nonprofits will learn best practices for using LinkedIn and Twitter. How to use LinkedIn to empower your staff as thought leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2010

I am writing a book about social media for nonprofits. The book will be a very comprehensive social media how-to guide that will be based on the lessons I have learned from spending over 10,000 hours utilizing social media for social good over the last five years. Tags: Social Media The Book. THANKS very much!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

To follow up on Monday’s post about why nonprofits should consider hiring a social media manger , below is an excerpt from Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits that helps further explore the time commitment necessary to create and sustain a comprehensive social media stategy for your nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Chris Poole is our full time Videographer and Media Producer. Tags: Social Media The Book. Posterous: BigCatRescue.posterous.com.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 19, 2014

Here are a few of the hashtags I''ve seen applied to photographs of museum objects on Instagram lately: #heytherebigfella #biggysmallistheillest #forbrightfuture #myfavorite #instagood #bestday #withmyhomies #whatever #learnedfromthebest #revolutionary #nowicandie These tags all do a great job capturing the magic of exploring a museum.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

A few months ago I wrote about a presentation I gave on social media and privacy. Tags: Education and Training social media privacy webex. I now have a link to the recorded presentation. You’ll want make sure to click on the little video box (on the toolbar click view and then video) to see me as I present the materials.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In addition to being a great way to engage your constituency, social media is a great internal tool, especially when you want to communicate both internally and externally. This video from TEDxNOLA demonstrates how you can use social media in your efforts to get information out quickly when something unexpected happens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. If you are using social media correctly, then your numbers should rise from month-to-month. Blogging was the missing piece in my social media strategy.

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NCE Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Erik Qualman is a thought leader in the use of social media in business. His website, Socialnomics , has a video about the return on investment (ROI) of social media. You’ve seen a previous video from him on our blog on the use of social media in the world and one of him describing the future of social media.

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NCE Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2010

Recently I gave a presentation on privacy and social media for ACHIEVA’s free webinar series. Posting private information on social media sites takes that to a whole new level. Tags: Education and Training Facebook Microblog Research social media twitter facebook privacy.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

My presentation includes some brief highlights from research done in the US and the UK around social media use by nonprofit organizations (including the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey and the eCampaigning Report ). Social Media, Nonprofits, and the Role of Individuals. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I was fortunate enough to serve on a committee of AFP International that brought together some social media gurus to hash out guidelines that nonprofit organizations can use to craft their own social media policies. With the release of these guidelines I wanted to share 7 reasons why you should have a social media policy.

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

When speaking about social media, often I am asked ‘aren’t young people the only ones using social media?’ ’ I’ve come across a great blog entry from Pingdom.com that answers this question in great detail for people in the US who use social media. Tags: Research Tools chart pingdom stats.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2010

My session today focuses on the topic of “Unlocking the True Value of Social Media.&#. Unlocking the True Value of Social Media. Tags: presentation socialmedia webtools. I have the fun opportunity to be a presenter at the 2010 Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits! View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Helpful Links.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. Social media is going mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2007

When I saw that I had been tagged on Nancy White's blog, I left a crabby comment. This meme is on media consumption. This meme was started by Jeremiah Owyang , calling it "media consumption diet." Now who to tag. leave a comment and you're tagged! Heck, it's the weekend, so I thought I'd respond.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2019

By changing how you approach your social media presence, you can create ways to ramp up your social media engagement. Simple things like polls and surveys or Q&A sessions can go a long way to increase social media engagement with your brand. You post online, but not many people are interacting and responding to it.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2010

Those social media tools, along with dozens of others, have been used to help family and friends locate one another , to direct food, clothing and medical support to specific locations, and to help direct rescue workers to individuals alive and trapped under rubble. So, we invite you to share your social media for social good story.

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NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Mashable recently posted that YouTube is the top social media innovation in the past decade. Being able to embed content in other media, such as this blog post was a great way to spread information via social networks. Tags: Tools Video journalism viral YouTube. Here’s Susan!

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