Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2013

” This book would not have been possible with going through a wonderful collaboration for my first book, “The Networked Nonprofit” with Alison Fine. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon, who we met this summer in Cambodia.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

What : An important part of your social media strategy should be listening for people and organizations who are talking about the issues you want to discuss.How do you know which networks will be most effective to reach your goals? sponsors and donors. Listen first and discover where the conversations are! Where are the conversations?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 21, 2023

Promote the event through social media, local press, and your nonprofit’s network. Charge an entry fee or sell tiered tasting packages , and offer attendees the opportunity to sample a variety of beverages. Above all, this event idea not only generates funds but also provides a unique networking opportunity for your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2019

When individual supporters set up personal fundraisers and share them with their network of friends and family, this creates more awareness and brings in new funds from groups that your nonprofit wouldn’t be able to reach on your own. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Best Practices. Make it as easy as possible for your supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

One way to accomplish this is to ensure you have a diverse set of organizers - you will tap into networks that do, eventually, overlap, but the influencers you target will push a great diversity of participants towards the event. Moving from an online network of Twitter users to an offline community was a big step!

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Make it easy for them by providing samples of everything they’ll need. Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Include a sample script of what to say to team members. Providing Resources. And I mean everything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey. … Read More

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. The first was a free general admission ticket that included access to all live keynotes, sessions, workshops, and networking events.

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

Here’s an example of how one peer-to-peer fundraiser shared Summit Assistance Dog’s story with their networks on their page: 3. Here is a sample of what your recruitment email calendar might look like for a peer-to-peer fundraising event: Your list of targeted emails will vary based on your campaign or event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Recommend by LG Davitian : See Sample Policies in Appendix.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

AAPI Cuisines Around the World – Highlight the diversity of AAPI food cultures with cooking demos, food samples, or restaurant partnerships. Sponsorships – Reach out to businesses and organizations to sponsor elements of your event in exchange for recognition. They can help spread the word through their own networks.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Thanks to our sponsor, VolunteerMatch, you can get started as either an individual looking for volunteer work in the Austin area, or an organization based in Austin that''s looking to volunteer, check out our Days of Service page for more information.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Recent research findings by Christopher Einolf and Susan Chambre (2011) provided empirical evidence of the strong influence of both formal and informal social networks on volunteering. Previously, the positive impact of religious congregations and social networks on volunteering was found by Park and Smith (2000).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

Because social media may be about networks, communities, and collaboration; but it is only possible because of the dynamic and powerful tools individuals are using. Social networks are built from all the content individuals share. The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

They signed all their previous sponsors except for one, and the sponsor dollars are 100 percent profit. Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members. If you have your signature event coming up in the spring, can you put down deposits before sponsor revenue comes in?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2008

When Change.org started less than two years ago, its main focus was to be a social network where nonprofits and their supporters could connect and take action. In early October, the network re-launched as a social action blog network. Like other social networks, Change.org members can also "friend" and email each other.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

You can use each social network for unique purposes. For example, given LinkedIn’s emphasis on business and professional networking, it may be most appropriate to highlight corporate sponsors, board members, or companies who offer employee matching on that platform. Don’t forget about your institutional funders!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

If your organization has a fiscal sponsor, you are not eligible for Facebook Payments, which is necessary to receive your donations as a direct deposit. Those donations will come via a third party, most likely Network for Good. The success of Facebook fundraising, like any crowdfunding campaign, depends on the strength of your network.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Allow your participants to register a fitness goal with your organization and gather support from their personal networks to motivate them. This spring fundraising idea provides a great chance to empower the women in your community and help them network with other women. Irish potluck for St. Patrick’s Day.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Outline your campaign plan, and ask them to mark their calendars and spread the word in their networks. And if you're not, create a "family and friends" list of select past partners, sponsors, peer organizations, and champions to call or email in advance of the campaign launch, asking them to share with their networks.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director. Hold interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

(Expect more blog posts and thoughts about how to design and facilitate these types of projects in the future – for starters I’ll be moderating and presenting on a breakout session at the Communications Network Conference in October with colleagues Farra Trompeter, Eva Penar, and Michael Hoffman). How much staff time is involved?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Show the work, don’t just tell.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The app encourages users to pledge to vote and to share that pledge across their social network. app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. Ever hear a political ad and wonder what that mysterious organization sponsoring it is all about? organization that sponsored it. The VoterHub.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2009

The Human Rights Center is sponsoring a challenge to encourage innovations for applying mobile technologies for human rights investigations and advocacy. NetSquared and our Challenge Sponsors invite submissions of innovations in mobile technologies for use by civil society. UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

" OpenMRS - OpenMRS - Such a great group doing great work. | Radical Tech | Fast Company - Allyson Kapin has a great article about women on the web on the Fast Company blog: "Pew studies show that women now outnumber men on the internet–including major social networks like Twitter and Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

. • Transparency and Government 2.0. • Video Activism. • Launching Your Own Startup. • Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling. • Tech Marketing in a Recession. • Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. • Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. • What Shirky Didn’t Tell Us. • Feminine Mystique.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The contest is presented by YouTube and See3 Communications and generously sponsored by Cisco and us, NTEN. An additional gift of up $3,500 (US) worth of Cisco products to help each winning org harness the power of human and technology networks to multiply their impact on the people and communities they serve.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Personal Fundraising – In order to extend our reach and to leverage personal networks, we encouraged people to create fundraising pages. Partnerships – We partnered with as many groups and sponsors as we could. The site was hosted on [link] , which used a URL and design that supported a strong sense of community around the campaign.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

NetSquared is proud to be a sponsor of this kickstarter project. And indeed there are: there's the great We are Media project , the SocialBrite blog , the NOI toolbox , the Social by Social Handbook , and an array of rich and super helpful books by folks like Beth Kanter and Amy Sample Ward and Allyson Kapin.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Building networks, communities, connections, campaigns, and our work. Grassroots, hyper-local, nonprofit, and educational communities cannot be expected to operate in the same way as commercial or sponsored communities, online or off. When I start thinking about this, I come back to three main issues with the current way we build: 1.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Note , this was adapted from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere by Amy Sample Ward and I. Test 3-4 new Facebook Ads: Test different ad types (promoted post, sponsored story, etc.), Nonprofit Online Advertising Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Marketing Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Sponsored by Dell, the Center uses customized software produced by Radian 6 to monitor and analyze social media in real-time.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. Network for Good : $29.95/month

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Qgiv

APRIL 14, 2022

To begin with, there are two different types of corporate sponsors you can pursue. Organization sponsors provide year-round support for your nonprofit. Event sponsors provide support for a specific event your organization is hosting. There are four different ways your sponsors can provide support. Try local businesses.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Paige spoke at a luncheon that Care2 sponsored of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW). I will define the terms below and discuss mixing and matching below." The full report is here. Target's data this year was drawn from 80 different nonprofit organizations, 38 million donors, 79 million gifts and $2.5

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Classy

MARCH 26, 2021

Then, turn on the progress metrics for your hard launch to your wider network. If your organization has corporate or major sponsors that are interested in donating a matching gift for a certain time period and/or up to a certain dollar value, it’s easy to add this in on Classy’s backend. They are powerful to use year-round.

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