Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. Want to Raise Money Online? Your Donors Don’t Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications? Pitman , author of the Ask Without Fear!

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APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study A visual version of the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. This will help you raise more money and deal with list churn, which according to the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services can be almost 17% per year for nonprofits. Here are some key findings. No surprise here.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Participants who used Twitter raised more money and reached more donors than non-Twitter users, tripled their personal fundraising goals, and raised nearly 10 times more online.

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APRIL 1, 2013

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. Want to Raise Money Online? Your Donors Don't Live Only Online or Only Offline, So Why Do Your Communications? Pitman , author of the Ask Without Fear! by Roger M.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2009

Raise more money. Raise more money – Write posts that will guide and encourage people to give. Make it easy for people to give online and offline while also showing people how you are using their money. Raise more money – Use a tool that makes it simple for people to give online. Build loyalty.

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JUNE 19, 2014

I was especially intrigued about this part of the event because, with the help of our friends at LimeRed Studios, NTEN is planning its own Idea Accelerator at the Leading Change Summit this September.) Here''s a postcard of sorts from one piece of the program: the Be Fearless! Pitch-It competition. (I

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Learn more about why nonprofits are choosing Office 365 , how it's saving them money, and how to successfully implement it. Elijah van der Giessen, TechSoup's NetSquared community organizer, will be meeting with fellow community organizers to discuss the challenges and rewards of growing both online and offline communities.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

material, and always try things out before investing time and money. Use both online and offline. Tags: Kevin Lo managing technology NPTech NTEN techsoup. As a frugal, belt-watching nonprofit professional, it's not too hard to be skeptical. of the latest ads and buzzwords. Be judicious when reading marketing. Take advantage.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

With a parent's help, kids can download a kit on how to host a garage sale to raise donation money or write a letter to congress. Use Offline Channels to Drive Online Action. Both online and offline campaigns should flow together seamlessly, inspiring constituents to adopt your cause as their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

More specifically we discussed grass roots fundraising and the rapid growth of online platforms that allow people to raise money for the causes they support. Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Social Media: Paint by the Numbers with Holly Ross of NTEN.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

With limited marketing resources, organizations need to spend their time and money as efficiently and effectively as possible. Tags: NPTech marketing NTEN Newsletter integrated communications tad druart. Yet for most organizations the nirvana of integrated marketing is still an illusion.

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JUNE 5, 2009

But today’s “older” donors are gradually being replaced by the newer, younger donors of tomorrow – people who have grown up managing most of their lives online – and this includes getting involved with their favorite charities and donating money to the causes they believe in, online.

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JUNE 22, 2010

We do this by helping organizations and campaigns we believe in develop smart and effective strategies, hone their messages, mobilize their members, build grassroots support, raise money, and communicate effectively with the media, the public and decision-makers, both online and offline. www.mrss.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! How do you balance online action with offline engagement?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Amy Kinkaid, of Fundraising Breakthroughs , has some great advice about asking for money without shame. Getting Attention talks about boosting blog coverage – it can have good offline benefits for your organization. A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has a nice post about what Project Managers do all day, anyway.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. So, let's take a quick look at the most highly rated items this week - which are about money, content, software, jobs, and some geek humor. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! How do you balance online action with offline engagement?

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

After all, we know that offline donors who are on our email list have a higher average gift. We didn't know we would be making money there, but we knew it was important to have a presence where people might be looking for us. This will provide us and them with a different platform on which to interact.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Definitely.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week I'll be teaching a session about blogging during a nonprofit social media webinar, We Are Media, presented by NTEN. Share the story behind your brand Whether you are a large, established organization, or a small grassroots project, you are constantly asking your supporters to trust that you will use their money and time to do good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. She notes, "It doesn't specifically talk about open content, but discusses online and offline content income models in depth, with numbers." on the interplay of newspapers and internet content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. What is my responsibility to my organization - money, unique knowledge, ? 1-5% are uber activists who raise the money. There are offline ways to do it. What happens with the money - that's tough one to nail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

In my comment to Mark Pemberton, I continued: Although nonprofits need to make money to operate, they are not here for profits. Beth Kanter writes about return on investment on the NTEN blog and hits the nail on its head: If you approach ROI as a financial analysis only, you’re missing the point. And that’s a goal or objective too.

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2011

It would be a colossal waste of money and would never fly. Effective social media integration is time consuming, and unless your org is powered by volunteers, paying your employees costs money. You wouldn't invest in mailing a new acquisition package without detailed test panels and list selection criteria, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

This was the culmination of the summer long initiative to help raise money for four charities, Humane Society of the United States , World Wildlife Fund , Oxfam , and LIVESTRONG. I've heard Randi speak a couple of times, including this informative webinar hosted by NTEN. She also included some practical advice. Was it all hype? .

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Today's challenging economic times mean a lot of nonprofits are looking for new ways to raise money. Myth #1: Online fundraising isn't as effective as offline techniques. One widely held belief is that donors choose to give offline because of security and privacy concerns. Thon Morse, Kimbia. have shopped online.

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MARCH 15, 2011

The Blackbaud indices include organizations that raised money specifically for Haiti relief in the year-over-year analysis. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2013

The 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , conducted by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN , examines data from 55 nonprofits in sectors ranging from rights to environmental issues. The research looks at how social media engagement produces significant offline involvement. This year’s study – the seventh Benchmarks report – analyzes 1.6

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer who I've meet before face-to-face through attending NTEN NTC conferences, although we first encountered each other via leaving comments on each other's blogs. This made think of whether trust is only built from knowing someone offline or not. George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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APRIL 21, 2008

60) Search « M+R and NTEN CMS, Email, Fundraising Benchmarks Study | Main | 51% of Donors Not At All Interested in Social Networks » Monday Apr 21 2008 EENs Avatars Campaign Brings Online Marketing to Life Monday, April 21, 2008 at 02:56PM | by Caitlin Ochs Imagine having the ability to translate virtual reality into actual reality.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

From periodic candidate updates and requests for time, money, and votes to virtual phone banks , national and local campaigns are finding new ways to mobilize a growing percentage the US's 277 million mobile users. There are many great sources on this topic -- many of whom present with and blog for NTEN and TechSoup.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

2) No one knows with any degree of precision how much money is raised each year via direct mail. But I don’t labor under the illusion that my clients are going to raise money through these or other social networking sites. And the most recent numbers suggest that that growth rate dropped precipitously during the last year. (2)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

These principles will no doubt be copied, refined, remixed, and extended as nonprofits experiment with social media-powered fundraising techniques: Weaving Together Online/Offline Into Real Time Web Fundraising Events. A Platform for Self-Organizing. Social Media Fundraising As Part of A Multi-Channel Strategy.

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