NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the social network works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the social network.

Facebook 250

Facebook Time Social Network Advocacy 250

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

Note from Beth: In 2014, digital marketers predicted the rise of ” niche social networks ,” as it becomes increasingly harder to reach your audiences on general social networks like Facebook, these highly targeted online social networks are going to become more valuable. million divers.

Awareness 99

Awareness Project Data Map 99

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

While beautiful charity galas and creative offline campaigns still gather support for nonprofits’ causes, they slowly slip away from donors’ focus. Online fundraising platforms – an easy way to get help for both monetary support and for spreading your cause on a network to gain supporters. Testing is the golden rule.

Offline 38

Offline Support Online Donor 38

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Utilize a sophisticated online advocacy platform. It's offline fundraising tools were built for development pros.

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Offline Gartner Nonprofit 88

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

The piece is reposted below: Have we replicated our offline social dynamics and barriers online? If we truly are reproducing our offline social divides online, then it’s further proof that the central part of your social media strategy needs to be focused on your audience. Go where the community already is!

Community 100

Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren’t also involved with charities. Read the full press release here or download the Social Media data slides here.) Female respondents reported a significantly higher usage across all the top 4 networking sites.

Online 126

Online Social Network Facebook Charity 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. Activists are sharing their personal stories in their own words, images, and videos across social networks with little prodding from the organization.

Story 90

Story Platform Build Organization 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

Chicago 50

Chicago Social Network Network Tools 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

This is when you create a map of your professional network to better understand connections and their diversity that can enhance or support your professional work and learning. Using the analysis steps below, it can help you be more intentional with online networking, learning, and building thought leadership. What surprises you?

Technique 116

Technique Network Tools Map 116

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.)

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.)

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good If you love data, you’re in for a treat. Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing recently went mining through $381 million in donations through our platform. First, the data set for this study is limited to donations powered by the Network for Good platform. We looked at: 3.6

Studies 95

Studies Donor Online Giving 95

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. Social networks are still for engagement, not money. You can read more about the MySpace/Facebook move here , here , and here.).

Causes 166

Causes Myspace Donation Application 166

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. You can’t access your friends on facebook if the platform is down for maintenance, let alone if it goes down permanently!).

Social Media 102

Social Media Organization Media Fundraising 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline.

National 120

National Giving Afghanistan Iraq 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Knowing your audience remains essential, because each platform is a new arena for expression, and a new avenue to engage different targets and users. But simply put, cross-platform campaigns are the future of documentary film, and issue advocacy.

Change 104

Change New Zealand Homeless Australia 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As I wrote back in September when first covering Giving Tuesday, Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised many millions of dollars in 24 hours using the Razoo platform its first year. Social media specific webinars.

Giving 104

Giving Minnesota Social Media Offline 104

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Tatyana Kapkan is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and an Online Marketing Strategist for FundRazr, Canada’s largest crowdfunding platform with deep social media integration. But the most crucial thing is to give this list visibility on the social networks of your contributors. Make a Wish List. Measurable Outcome.

Nonprofit 54

Nonprofit Celebrate Africa Attention 54

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Baker presented an engaging and dynamic presentation which emphasized the symbiotic relationship of both online and offline engagement, the power of both to create community, encourage activism, develop branding, and unify those with common goals, both locally and globally. The key concepts behind this are activism and self-organization.

Conversation 63

Conversation San Francisco Online Digital 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Through a suite of online tools—including a social networking site, online training, do-it-yourself content, and a Google-map mashup—KaBOOM! is developing systems to recognize and reward those who are having the most impact both online and offline. Like many nonprofits working in more networked ways, KaBOOM!

Network 95

Network Case Study Social Change 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. jeffshuck @ kanter I'm biased, but events are a powerful way to move online advocates offline. I suggest a tweetup.

Activities 50

Activities Active Activism Social Media 50

Care2

AUGUST 21, 2012

In preparation for their presentation, they circulated a survey to over 200 nonprofit professionals, asking how they use various social platforms. The responses lean towards a reality in which our online presence is just as diverse as our offline personalities - people are connecting with a mix of others on difference platforms.

Professional 69

Professional Personal Guide Blended 69

Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2009

platform has since opened up to any users wanting to lifestream. Justin will be joining TechSoup at the July SF Online Community Report MeetUp to speak about lifestreaming, online video, and the online and offline community implications that video streaming presents. Justin Kan pioneered the concept of "lifestreaming" and the Justin.tv

Stream 43

Stream Life San Francisco Offline 43

Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

A whopping 77% of event planners currently use social media to market their events, and another 14% plan to do so in the next year. When your nonprofit is planning events, it is critical to build relationships both on- and offline, and relationship building requires follow up and reminders, oftentimes on multiple platforms.

Social Media 71

Social Media Media Social Offline 71

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. The platform would then take their data, map it from their sending location, and create the other visual support data you see on the map. More and more, now we can.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Note from Beth: The long anticipated social network site for social change, Jumo , launched. As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues. So What and Who Cares.

New York 104

New York Profile Argentina New York City 104

CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

Of course not all of this work happens offline: there are still some great ways to make use of your online platforms. Your supporters fundraise on your behalf by reaching out into their social networks through personal and team pages. One of your best bets is to target people who have made major gifts before.

Campaign 77

Campaign Phase Gift Pledge 77

Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Leverage the power of social networks with peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Activate & organize supporters on and offline. Emails and forms should be formatted for display on both computer and smartphone screens, so that your supporters have a clear and enjoyable experience regardless of the platform that they are using.

Effective 40

Effective Test Social Media Offline 40

Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The study, which you can download here , summarizes “$381 million in online giving through Network for Good’s platform, including 3.6 Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&# Here are some key findings.

Studies 70

Studies Summary Online Giving 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lucy talked about how technology is driving the shift to a social economy and picked out a few themes, pointing out it is not the technology itself but how we use it. She highlighted the impact of crowd funding platforms and the technology to collect, visualize, and share data.

Skills 96

Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

More recently, they released the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) , which configures the provider’s main Salesforce Platform Enterprise or Ultimate Editions to be useful for nonprofit use. Advocacy capabilities include click-to-call, one-click petitions, social advocacy, an Elected Officials Lookup tool, and a mobile canvassing platform.

Blackbaud 52

Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Finally, we are beginning to measure how many volunteer applications come by way of our social media channels as well as using marketing sites like Klout to measure our influence online. That said, social media is not a science, so there is no correct way to do things. Inspiration can come from anywhere. Anything else?

Social Media 189

Social Media Foundation Examples Media 189

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

That's when I was working with the New York Foundation for the Arts on its technology capacity building programs, including offline/online workshops for online skill building called SpiderSchool. I'm really glad that she sent me this email because I had bookmarked one of her recent commentaries on nonprofits and online social networking.

Afghanistan 50

Afghanistan Program Offline Profile 50

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

One you know who you are interacting with, why you want to interact with them, and why they would want to interact with you, choosing the appropriate platforms or tools to do it is much easier. 5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy. Social Networks for Fundraising. Birthday Cause Wrapped Up.

Social Media 105

Social Media Interaction Government Case Study 105

Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. Causes' fundraising platform allows nonprofits to tell their story and engage donors.

Interaction 62

Interaction Fundraising Cancer Causes 62

Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” ” The following are Paynter’s steps for growing an engaged online community: Create Critical Mass : Organizations can create critical mass with viral services and content.

Community 66

Community Online Causes Social Network 66

NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The debate about what impact the online world has on offline action gets smashed when you look at these numbers and think about the over 12 million people around the world who are raising their consciousness by reading more about climate change and how they can get involved with their local communities. .

Action 36

Action Change Technology Sample 36