Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Photo by SpacePotato. " He uses the ten things in ten minutes meme and writes the Ten Web 2.0 Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. rethink, reinvent. So, I'm remixed this memo into Ten Web2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Photo and Bio. Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? These can be formatted as zoom backgrounds, sharable tiles/images/memes online, a Facebook cover image, or something small they can place in their electronic signature. Inclusion in the annual report along with a list of other donors.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Blog posts or photos from volunteers and other “boots on the ground” staff who want to share their experiences Video with your religious leader or a board member explaining your organization’s impact. Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Photos and video will help your passion will come through. Our friends at Epic Outreach do a GREAT job of telling their story on Facebook using photos and video. Memes, stories, photos – anything that causes a laugh or a smile. Facebook offers a flexibility in content so that you can tell a story and add photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

You can also share the impact of your organization's programs through podcasts, sharing photos on Flickr, or videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites. But don't ignore the other two areas. I think NTEN is a terrific example of the rule of thirds.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

YOUR photo of a dog in your care is way more compelling than the blue and red Giving Tuesday stock image that dozens of nonprofits are using. You can use the Giving Tuesday logo if you want, but stick with your own photos. Use smart design – sharp photos, not too many words, etc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Examine the data on individual posts to determine which status updates and which photos have been shared the most. Show them off by regularly uploading photos to your social media accounts as they engage in work that your supporters really care about. Put a face to your cause. Use Facebook Efficiently. Keep it simple.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Ask the audience Crowdsource your content: Have users post their own photos to Instagram using a hashtag you create, and repost the best submissions. Make everyone on your team a photographer Equip your team to take photos and videos at on-the-ground events whenever possible. Host your Youtube videos on Facebook to gain more views.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

All this inspired by a single woman who had a breast cancer diagnosis and took one photo of herself holding a package of frozen peas on her chest. Follow, participate, and create hashtags and memes. You see something like that and ask "Hey! What's this all about"? BAM, time to tell the story. Be proactive.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

For individual advocates, I think the answer is almost always “yes” Facebook can be a powerful tool for peer-to-peer advocacy: when a friend shares a story, a meme or even an action alert, we’re more likely to notice it and take it seriously than if it came directly from a nonprofit or campaign. Experiment with targeting.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2012

When I share photos of my partner and I and a far-flung friend “likes” those posts, her entire network of friends now knows that she knows (and apparently likes) someone who is gay. YouTube is often underutilized by nonprofits and is frequently viewed solely as a repository for videos about the organization.

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