Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

We were interested in: How much and how often donor s gave How many donors were gained and lost Where donors were in the long-term donor lifecycle How donors behaved in different online venues: social networks, giving portals, and charity websites. The Big Finding: Relationships Matter!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

We know that professional relationships are moving from the Rolodex to the social networks. LinkedIn is designed for specifically for business professional networking, while Facebook is a bit more casual. Yet, I do professional networking on Facebook and I'm noticing a number of colleagues are too.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Giving on social networks is significant, but donor loyalty is highest on charity websites that build strong connections with donors. During disasters, donors are more likely to consider new giving options, while in December, they're more likely to give based on relationships with the charities. in each time zone.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Luckily, technology can make this process easier, enabling universities to communicate with alumni effectively and cultivate deep relationships over time. Effective management of major gifts relationships. Digital communication that stands out.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Luckily, technology can make this process easier, enabling universities to communicate with alumni effectively and cultivate deep relationships over time. Effective management of major gifts relationships. Digital communication that stands out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

You can spend time adding labels to specific clusters of your network to help with your analysis as I did. The most powerful feature of the map is that allows you peer into your online social network, notice connections, and to remind yourself of people you know but may not of thought about in years. What surprises you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Once this is established, along with goals – the methodology to measure your network relies on having a baseline methodology and using Social Network Analysis. The latter can be a very geeky topic, requiring expertise in statistics, understanding social network analysis terminology, and hard to master software.

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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. And it has real impact on the way organizations fundraise. So, how do you respond?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Other findings include: Just as the strength of the donor-charity relationship heavily influences offline giving, the online giving experience has a significant impact on donor loyalty, retention and gift levels.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management (CRM) software contains one of your organization’s greatest assets — your data. But, before we discuss these specifics, let’s first review the essential features of constituent relationship management for nonprofits. Overview of CRM for Nonprofits.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Since the giving day is already heavily focused on social media, host a network peer-to-peer campaign and have participants post your GivingTuesday fundraiser to their personal social networks. The bonds you forge with younger supporters can help encourage them to become recurring donors in the future.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Teaser: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Blog Content: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Online giving happens largely between 9 a.m.

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Care2

AUGUST 26, 2011

Using the Internet to Raise Funds and Build Donor Relationships: Tools, Tips and Techniques for Boosting Donations , a new handbook from Convio, will help your organization see the big picture and create effective strategies for long-term success.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Use Multi-Channel Marketing: Online - web, email, social networks, banner ads and acquisition. Offline - on the ground outreach, telemarketing. Be Human: Marketing is about building a relationship. Target Audiences: People who you want to reach and have a stake in the issue. Was your investment worth it? Listen to me.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

This is another great way to capture your offline donors email addresses so you can foster relationships with them online too. Rather than trusting a visitor to type in www.yoursite.com , a QR code can send them directly to the specific page you’d like them to see," said Henry Quinn at the Idealware Blog.&#.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Care2 is pleased to provide this overview of The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships just released by Network for Good and True Sense Marketing. The study, which you can download here , summarizes “$381 million in online giving through Network for Good’s platform, including 3.6

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

For the past 60 or so years, and especially since the advent of the internet, social capital —interpersonal relationships and networks—has become increasingly crucial. Let the brand you’ve created for yourself inform every decision you make, online and offline.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It’s become challenging to stand out from the crowd and build new relationships with people who are able to keep supporting a charity for a long time. Therefore, they would like to see change as a result of their contribution, build a relationship with a nonprofit they are supporting or connect with people they are helping out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. As @eekim said, "Relationships are built over meals.". This slide show demonstrates the powerful outcomes that a social network offers and how/why relationships are important.

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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. Escalate relationship w/periodic updates through Facebook messaging with higher asks. Create something to attend!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Close Triangles: This is the practice of introducing people in your network to one another. You need to let them know why you are making the introduction and these can be done both online and offline. These can be done offline and online. Looking at your network map while thinking of gaps can be an insightful step.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

Some points that particularly resonated and that I have been working on myself are: Mindfulness is about becoming aware of how you direct your attention – both online and offline. A few points that resonated: A portfolio of both strong and weak ties is useful to individuals a network society.

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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.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. How do you practice wisdom to keep your online/offline work and life balanced?

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

At that time the Facebook Causes was only two months old and in their conclusion they pointed out that fundraising on social networks was not a silver bullet and that it takes time. . Steve MacLaughlin points out "If the reason why you want to use social networks is just to raise money, then stop now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social networks. But consider the following: Networking. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville. All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

What is your relationship with our organization? Of course not all of this work happens offline: there are still some great ways to make use of your online platforms. Major donor cultivation requires a relationship built over time. Are you interested in getting involved in the project? Do you support the project?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

As she says, “ Go one way, and you risk overstating the influence, go the other and you’re dismissed as assuming individuals in the Arab world incapable of leveraging social media tools for organizing.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. Organizing is about building relationships and mobilizing people around a cause. Organizing is about building relationships and mobilizing people around a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

In a recent Pew research study, 43% of people who use social media reported that they decided to “learn more about a social issue” due to something they read on a social networking site, and 18% said they decided to take action offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network. In this era of overwhelming inundation of data and messages, an organization’s relationships help it achieve results. It is also important to be mindful of how different generations use online social networking and the trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. This “relationship building&# conversation is the foundation of forming stronger ties. David Weinberger also lived blogged the presentation and q/a.

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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. It’s a discovery process that first matches, then helps people build relationships, then let’s people share their resources.”- Here’s the article from today’s New York Times. Chris Hughes. So What and Who Cares.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Offline/Online Mix This is not your mother's or grandmother's black tie dinner dance charity event! While it is an offline event, the organizers leverage their social graphs to invite friends to the event and use social media for all aspects of managing and promoting the event. events morph and change. Charity Ball 2.0

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