Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Earlier this month, when Instagram announced its user community had grown to more than 400 million, it reminded me that I needed to update my curated collection of Instagram for Nonprofit resources. Nonprofit Examples and Getting Started or Rebooting A Strategic Approach. Ten Inspiring Nonprofits (2012) on Instagram by Mashable.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with efficiency and productivity. Nonprofits pay a 2.5% How it works for nonprofits: This makes your content gathering easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Photo by Jon Bauer Over the weekend at Podcamp Boston 4 (which sadly I was unable attend because I moved from Boston), I caught a tweet from colleague Chris Abraham coining a term called " Reputation Dysmorphic Disorder." We posed for this photo after the session. Susan is much taller than I am, you can't really see it in the photo.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

And if you’re a nonprofit trying social networks out to figure out how to leverage your modest resources for maximal impact, it’s really important to know where your constituents are. Flickr : I also don’t use the social network capacity of flickr much, except to keep track of the photos of a few real friends and family.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2008

I was invited to give a keynote at a gathering of 300 IT leaders and managers who work for a large healthcare nonprofit. BTW, the photo that graces the cover of this slide show was taken by Patricia). Also thanks to the many people in my Twitter, Linked, Facebook, and Slideshare networks who pointed me to good examples.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

Is your school (or nonprofit) getting the most out of the platform? Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. When choosing your Facebook cover photo, make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission, and values. Include your students.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. million software, hardware, and online services to 160,000 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs worldwide.

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

If you did not attend the conference, visit the SlideShare event to review presentations. Session Materials If you attended the conference, visit myNTC for individual session pages, links, notes, and more. Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. SlideShare. Whether you are a donor partner, nonprofit, library or NGO, or just someone who is interested in TechSoup, we would be delighted to hear from you. Photo: kopp0041. Please be sure to connect with us in the following venues: Facebook. LinkedIn Group. TechSoup Blog. Del.icio.us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. Here's the description: Join Beth Kanter who has been teaching nonprofit technology workshops for over 15 years, both offline and online. The Topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

So not every nonprofit or social cause can employ humor in its tool box, but that is not the point here. Here are five best practices from BuzzFeed and ten tips from Upworthy about how to craft engaging and “viral” content that can be applied to your nonprofit’s social media content. verena_fidelia) April 4, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lee Haywood. Some nonprofit colleagues, like my friend Manny Hernandez , are checking it out – as is Geoff Livingston. So, how might Quora be useful to nonprofit professionals? Note from Beth: Geoff Livingston contributed to this post. Thanks Geoff! ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Using Social Networks for Social Change: Facebook, MySpace and More View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Ivan is one of a small number of nonprofit early adopters in social media and social networks - he has a couple of years of experience under his belt - so his wisdom is priceless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). However, I know there is a lot of expertise and knowledge about social media and nonprofit use out there. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ? Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

I put it on SlideShare a few days ago and it already has 1400 views - so I thought I'd share it here. This got me thinking about the adoption challenges faced by nonprofits in embracing these new tools. Many nonprofits are just beginning to use them as part of the Internet advocacy and organizing strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

A Womans Investment - invitation to contribute View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.   (You can see an example of a slideshare (and some early contributions) here.)    (You can see an example of a slideshare (and some early contributions) here.)  tags: wonderwebby quotes ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2008

Screencapture of photo by Brian Westbrook. I started with a story about how Ponzi and Chris helped me demonstrate the networked effect with flickr and twitter for a nonprofit training, then told my story about the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine's America's Giving Challenge , and then I set up a real time fundraising challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2007

" which is an introduction to social media concepts and tools for nonprofit use. " I'm trying to walk the walk and talk the talk of Remixing Content for nonprofits. It also incorporates cc licensed materials from others, including videos and flickr photos. site that has photos, etc.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Photo by Smitty42. World Resources Institute - two of the savvy and smart nonprofit social media practitioners who are also metrics geeks.  Our session is on the social media metrics track and one of a few that are geared for nonprofit folks.    What a combination! tags: blogging nptech ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2007

For those colleagues who deeply influenced my thinking, I give them a credit with screencapture or photo at the front of my presentation, include the blog url. For attribution for flickr photos, I include the url either on the photo itself or at the end. I also include their blog urls in the accompanying wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2009

Winner of the Creative Commons 2006 Photo Schwag Contest I believe in setting my content free. My photos and blog posts have traveled around the world! I still sometimes see rather blank expressions when I ask about turning to CC licensed resources to find photos. It provides a huge return on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

My marching orders were: pull out a crystal ball and gaze five, ten or even twenty years into the future to answer these questions: What role will social media play in the future for the nonprofit, social change sector? What will be different about nonprofits? What do non-profits need to do to thrive? It was funny at the time).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Photo by SpacePotato. Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be A Better Nonprofit. Go to the nonprofit twitter pack find and follow ten people who may learn something from. Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. to be a better nonprofit professional?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2008

  The advice is geared for small businesses, not nonprofits, but a lot of it relevant and translatable.     Then again, time is one of the most valuable resources a nonprofit has. via my social network I stumbled upon colleague  Stephen Blyth musing about allocating money on a nonprofit web's strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roberto Ferrari - Creative Commons License Some Rights Reserved. A few weeks ago, I started a thread on my blog’s Facebook Page, “What are the best tips and tools for saving time managing your nonprofit’s Facebook Page?&# I summarized the tips shared in this earlier post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

For nonprofits to succeed on social media, they have to be good at social media and that requires a clear understanding of how, when, and why individuals engage with nonprofits on social media. To register for future free webinars, please see the Nonprofit Tech for Good Webinar Schedule. Embrace social media fundraising.

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Forum One

AUGUST 29, 2008

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Flickr Photo from Lanier67. " ( cross posted on Facebook as a note ) Two ideas sparked this question: Priscilla Brice-Weller's thoughts on the Levels of Engagement and a slideshare show by Michael Weiksner, BJ Fogg, and Xing Xin Lui from a class at Stanford called " Creating Engaging Applications on Facebook.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 7, 2007

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Second Wave Adoption Check out Nancy White's Second Wave Adoption thats creating waves in the educational technology and nonprofit technology blogosphere. tools and nonprofits, be sure to tag 'em with 2ndwave (And, if you're wondering how Nancy embedded her powerpoint, she did it with SlideShare (more here ). by Simon Pavitt.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the free or low-cost tools and resources listed below to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 19, 2015

Chogger lets you create one-of-a-kind comic strips in a short-story format filled with your own photos that are easy to customize. It also integrates seamlessly with Slideshare and Evernote, creating a powerful online resource that works across all of your non-profit’s social media platforms as well as donor management software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

List compiled by Heather Mansfield , Editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good and creator of the 101 Digital Marketing and Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits blog and webinar series. Nonprofits can use it to study past versions of their website and to monitor their progress in web design over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2008

Guy Kawasaki wearing my pimp hat Guy Kawasaki moderated a panel called " True Stories from Social Media Sites " with six awesome panelists including Slideshare's Rashimi Sinha, Erica O'Grady, @pistachio - and four others.& Be yourself on Twitter I had to get a fan photo with Guy Kawasaki.& & Thanks Steve!

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