Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2012

She provides training and encourages staff members to get into a regular Twitter habit. One techniques she uses for new users that join the team is to create a “Twitter Scavenger Hunt.” ” By making Twitter fun, it inspires more regular use. Tweet a photo you took with your phone.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 14, 2009

It’s your average Verizon Wireless newspaper ad, now touting their new LG enV phone. My chuckle was when I noticed the phone on the far right. It’s not about the phone. Oh wait… I chuckled at the screen shot they simulated on the “app-friendly&# phone. Thing is, danmenezes doesn’t exist.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 25, 2019

Tips and examples of simple ways to use the major platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube – to raise money and build community. << How to build up momentum on social media to launch a successful social media fundraising campaign. << View All Upcoming Free Webinars >>

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

He camped outside her door and not only told her about how nonprofit CEO’s were using Twitter, but showed her how easy it was. Here’s a story about the CEO of the ACLU of New Jersey and how he uses Twitter to reach out to the press and policy makers and the questions he and his staff answered.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I am in Brasil to keynote the Social Good Brasil Conference (had to vote early), but I can still watch democracy unfold in real-time through my friends updates on Twitter, Facebook, and other social channels. I love seeing these photos of polling places where my friends are voting. Features include: Easier reporting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Phone – 2%. Twitter – 11%. A personal phone call asking me to give – 5%. Print -13%. TV – 5%. Radio – 2%. Text message – 2%. Messaging app – 1%. Billboard – 0%. Instagram – 25%. LinkedIn – 5%. YouTube – 4%. WhatsApp – 4%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!), When a contribution is made, it’s a good idea to publicize gratitude by posting the name of the donor with a special message of thanks on social media applications like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. 3) Give something real.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

From apps to new devices to connected home objects that can be controlled with your phone, the market is saturated with all things mobile. For this month's column, I'm going to dissect the latest entry into the smartphone field: the Amazon Fire Phone. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For now, LinkedIn Pages outperform Facebook and Twitter in organic reach and engagement. These numbers are based on the performance of Nonprofit Tech for Good, and of course, vary depending upon how your nonprofit uses Facebook and Twitter. For example: 1. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2012

As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Back in November, someone in Senator Dowd’s office made this epic Twitter mistake. Here’s a play by play of the Twitter Faux Pas. The hashtag #gettingslizzerd , a reference to drinking too much, trended on Twitter. Twitter mistakes are going t happen. They apologized and moved on.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

" A couple of years ago, my colleagues and I were spending over 150 hours a month on the phone trying to reach high school students in our program. Each time an event took place, or there was a change in our scheduling, we would have to notify several hundred teenagers by phone. The average call would take approximately 6 minutes.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Here's an idea from our friend Laura at Idealware: what if you measured any communications method by whether it would have more or less impact than spending the same amount of time calling donors on the phone? If your goal is to have a conversation, then why not pick up the phone and have one?

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 10, 2021

Back on Twitter, Verizon’s campaign has a clear Call-to-Action. Their story is transformed; they’re not just selling phones and data plans! ” …they’ll think of the cell phone company that’s saving lives: Verizon. The ad is deeply emotional and uplifting. It’s genius.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

However, you might also want to list a phone number or email address that they will be able to use. on Twitter and $5.26 The first thing that you’ll need to do is decide what type of social media platform you want to target. Currently, there are a few popular options that you might want to consider using: Facebook. on LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones. Include links to your active social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. They may learn about additional programs you provide and be inclined to donate more, or again, to support them. 2) Encourage to Volunteer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Today, Pete Cashmore had a piece on CNN " Next Year's Twitter? FourSquare is a is location-based social network service overlays your Twitter network with an added layer of social gameplay. Foursquare " predicting that FourSquare will be the darling of 2010. Kismet, stumbled upon this today: .

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

The Internet is catering to the platform more so than any other hardware platform, so if your website is not responsive, and your content is not showing optimally on smart phone screens, you now know what your next project is. 23% of Twitter users make less than $30,000 per year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2013

A toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Pinterest Social Media Twitter YouTube Blogging Webinars'

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2012

If you have a link to your Facebook and Twitter at the top of your homepage and your listserve at the bottom, it implies that you prefer to interact with your audience on your social media sites. I hate to say it, but when a signup form makes my address and phone number a required field, I’m really hesitant to sign up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2014

A toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube Blogging Pinterest Webinars'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube Blogging Pinterest Webinars'

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Digital Wallets.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Remove barriers to participation with digital tools: If you’re engaging asynchronously and via email or phone, a high volume of messages concentrated at once will make a bigger impact. With the reach that platforms like TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram provide, it’s increasingly likely that content related to your cause will “go viral”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 23, 2014

A toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube Blogging Pinterest Webinars'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The design is intentionally very simple so it’s easy to read on smartphones and mobile phones. I would greatly appreciate you checking out the new site on your mobile phone and letting me know how it looks in a comment below. Be sure to let me know what kind of mobile phone your viewing it on. Currently, 4.1 Suggestions?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Learn the top best practices for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram. Also, a toll free number is not provided for the webinar, but attendees can listen to the audio presentation for free over their computer speakers or call into a phone number provided by GoToWebinar. Learn the importance of blogging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone. Based in the U.K., It is a must download!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Twitter beta-tested a spine." It aims to create a culture in the broader international development community where failure is embraced."

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

phone was a brand new and exciting phenomenon and something that only a. word "phone" be dropped from its title. The mobile phone (henceforth to. Text message a landline phone. So how can nonprofits utilize mobile phones for their work? the 4 billion” (Today I can say Twitter for the 5 billion!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Twitter has a mobile website ( m.twitter.com ) and its own official Twitter App for iPhone, iPhone Touch and iPad. Twitter Apps for Android and Blackberry are also available. Beyond adding your nonprofit on the desktop site, most of the ROI from using Foursquare comes from using it on an iPhone, Android phone, or Blackberry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Photo by Andy Field I think Chris Brogan said that the secret to Twitter is listening (or search), not blasting your message out. I'm starting with Twitter (don't know what Twitter is? Are you currently on Twitter? Now, let's start building a listening post on Twitter: Step 1: Sign Up. Twitter Packs - Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

I took the above photo with my camera phone and uploaded to flickr. When I got to showing Twitter, I was met with the usual skepticism. So, I twittered about it as part of the demo and asked my network to leave some comments on the flickr photo. The Nonprofit Twitter Pack is here (are you following everyone?).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 23, 2012

It is illegal to buy, sell, or trade mobile phone numbers, unlike e-mail and snail mail addresses. Add Your Text-to-Subscribe Keyword and Short Code Pitch to Your Twitter Background. Your subscribers will be reading your text messages on their mobile phones, not their desktops or laptops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2007

You can now track concepts on Twitter via your cell phone. Making me wonder if Twitter works on mobile phones outside of US and UK? Of course, for it to work people have to be comfortable with their cell phones. I've been wondering when this would happen. You could stalk or track your friends in this way.

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