Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Generate Buzz: Your raising your organizations profile and spreading awareness of your organization's programs or campaigns. But first, you have to build trust, credibility and -- most importantly -- a relationship with those who might interact with your posted content. 10-15 hours per week - also includes some listening tasks).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

You need to do some listening first - after setting up an individual profile, the search feature is your best friend or you may consider paid research services. That is if you've built relationships and identified influencers). Are there groups, Causes, or Fan Pages where people are talking about your organization your issue?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Within MySpace, we searched the names of 383 of the largest, most well-known nonprofits to see if they had created profiles. And is it even worth it ?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

With estimates up to 200 million members globally and 12% of all internet traffic, MySpace certainly earns the title of the "top dog" of social networks. Within MySpace, we searched the names of 383 of the largest, most well-known nonprofits to see if they had created profiles. And is it even worth it ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2009

I get to use sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace for a living! If you have established relationships online whether through blogs, forums or Twitter, meeting those people in real life brings a new depth to the connection. Your profiles have so much personality - love it. Tell me about your job My job is pretty amazing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

I discovered this when I clicked on Skeeboo Tammas's profile while chatting with him in Second Life. His profile said. Skeebo Tammas Skeeboo Tammas (or Joe Alamo in real life), a volunteer who also runs KivaFriends.org, Kiva's MySpace page , their Change.org profile and created the kiva.org browser bar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

ve already partnered with 50 non-profits, like Care2 , Greenpeace , and Amnesty International The question it raises for nonprofits is, join an existing network like Facebook or MySpace or build your own social network or combination? And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

From the article: Aside from a new place to post your profile, myBLOC.net is set up to host self-selecting groups, create alumni circles to provide long-term connection between participants at a training or conference and individually tailor learning circles to strategize on particular issues or campaigns on your block, or globally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

where your mini-application can extend to: MySpace, Bebo, SixApart, Orkut, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Ning, Hi5, Plaxo, Friendster, Viadeo and Oracle. It will run on MySpace. Don't sit set up the profile and abandon it - it isn't a billboard. Write down what works to grow your presence and profile on these sites. Marketer???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? I did some additional research on Facebook to look at how different nonprofit people fill out their individual profiles. Disclose your relationship. Brownstone, Esq. Be respectful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

In January, 2009, the Pew and American Life project released a report on Adults and Social Networking Use mentioning that more older adults have set up profiles on social networking sites, but that younger people more likely to be using social networking sites regularly. They are not just posting photos of their grandkids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

I had already been working for NWF on facebook and myspace but I wanted to test out more social bookmarking and networking sites. You have to build up your relationships like anything else and that's where the investment comes in. I also made really great friendships and built relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Social networking requires commitment -- you can't set up a MySpace profile and then walk away. You have to approve new friend requests, respond to messages, post your latest action alerts, send out bulletins, keep your profile up-to-date, and more. each of various qualities. More here ). * The mindshift to be successful.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. The irritating design? The bizarre obsession with "adding" friends? Or is it the stalkers? What makes Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

Volunteers can also see which of their LinkedIn connections have similar volunteer interests and further build relationships. Why not add the social mgrs name to orgs profile? Blogs allow volunteers to further build community and tap their creative talents by posting and sharing photos. ikomatic. @kg. amoration. =

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

One wall was plastered with staff "profiles"--but they comprised more than just a name, title, and phone extension. And now that social networking tools and software are advanced enough to express complex relationships between people, projects, and ideas, we should be integrating these technologies into our workplaces.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 21, 2008

Josh and Charlene introduce Fred Reichheld's research into the relationship between percentage of energized customers and business growth. The traditional way is via membership and donor relationships. But this traditional model is private, building relationships between individuals and the museum rather than individuals and the world.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2007

s focus on networks and immediate connectivity erodes any hope for flow and deep relationships. Here are some visitor experience-focused applications I can imagine: Create a twitter profile for the museum and broadcast information about programs, events, and exhibits there. Is this good for anything?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 29, 2008

I can’t access MySpace or LinkedIn users via Facebook, or vice versa. This makes good sense from a privacy standpoint but it’s lousy for me if my goal is to build relationships. I need a profile on each separate platform, and I have to keep up with each to cumulatively manage my friendships. This is the brilliance of YouTube.

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