Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 14) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download. Published by Australian Policy Online. Published by Blackbaud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

In a world with a multitude of social media platforms already out there on the web, why would the world use one more dedicated to support nonprofits? There’s no denying the power of social media and its ability to harness the power of the internet. The power of social media to help drive social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. are already using social media, many have not yet taken all of the steps below to ensure that their social media campaigns are built on a solid foundation meant to produce ROI (Return on Investment).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 8, 2009

Who should speak for your organization in social media? If you're not sure, it may be time to work out a social media policy for your staff and volunteers who blog and chat and comment online, where the personal and professional lines often blur.( read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 3, 2015

All medium and large nonprofits with multiple chapters eventually experience a unique, but common problem in their mobile and social media campaigns. It’s common for the chapters to resent the head office’s sudden intervention and they don’t want to lose their creative freedom and control over their social network communities.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot. A social media following doesn’t guarantee that exclusive pedigree. Although an expert who comes with a big social network would be at the top of my list. Watch what is trending online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What was the very first social media tool your organization utilized, and when? The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. What social media tools are you currently utilizing? Who maintains your social media campaigns? Are they paid, full-time, part-time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

They are the respected voices who others turn to understand sector social change issues. Many nonprofit CEOs use their social media profiles to extend the reach of their thought leadership and connect with professional colleagues, media, and policy makers. Balancing Personal and Professional: Worlds Collide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. 3: Social Networking. 3: Social Networking. He said that photo sharing is really social grooming. 2: Mobile Usage. #3:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a half-day “Digital Strategies&# seminar with Vince Ford, Director of Digital Media from the New York Philharmonic and leading a peer session for major orchestra marketing staff and youth orchestra executive directors with Makala Johnson who does Social Media for the Mayo Clinic.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies. Guarding Your Privacy on Social Media. Ross began the discussion by covering the personal side of social media use. Guarding Your Organization on Social Media.

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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. How do organizations create policies?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

“Social networks will be like air.&#. 3 things need to make social networks like air: Identity - who are you? pick your friends once - social networking fatigue. calendar, call, sms, facebook, twitter, address book = level of closeness of social data. Evaluate where social makes sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The nine reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. The conversation has shifted from blog comments to social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

A few months ago, I wrote about a report from Charlene Li that discovered that deep engagement with social media correlates with financial performance. In order to scale, nonprofits will need to develop a social media policy as well as operational guidelines. Photo by Beth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2014

Many nonprofits are curious, but lack the resources necessary to create and manage yet another social network. Google+ isn’t for all nonprofits, but for those that have actively adopted a pro-social media policy, it’s worth the time investment to experiment with Google+. Google Plus Social Media'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2008

This week we have been discussing and building Module 3: The Social Media Ready Nonprofit Organization: Dealing with Resistance as part of NTEN's We Are Media : Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits project. Photo by Terry Bain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Effective Social Media. Example: Red Cross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

In our book, Networked Nonprofit , we describe the principles for becoming a networked nonprofit – a nonprofit that is simple, agile, transparent, and works more like a network than an isolated fortress. The Networked Nonprofit Practice Model. Their impact is to make the world a better place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The NetTalks series , which includes five sessions, is intended to spark a meaningful conversation around alumni engagement and supporting a broader community practice of effective alumni networks. The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

I put out a query for examples of blogging and social network/media policies for nonprofits and got lots of good examples. Donny Peterson couldn't resist the urge to edit someone else's blogging policy before sharing a copy his policy. That got me thinking about the process for developing the policy.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources? Social media is an incredibly active and social space.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Except the door you opened was to your social network space. Trying to raise money, you increase your social networking, adding that responsibility to one of your employees, one who is paid with grant funds. What part of social networking can be charged to program funds? Close the door! Not really.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 20, 2010

Then came word of a Facebook policy change : Hello all, We apologize for not messaging this earlier. Tags: General News Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications social media. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Prior to the holidays I ignored them because I just couldn’t stomach “yet another social network.” So, what made me go check it out? Ironically, it was my post “ Reflection on Networked Professional Learning &# where I linked to a post on Social Networks from Stephen Downes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. Source: www.facetime.com/survey08/summary/.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. How can Facebook use be controlled and managed? Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Facebook Voice.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

Sam shared a story that illustrates the barriers that many nonprofit organizations face in adopting social media and harnessing its power leading to successful outcomes. I asked about a SM policy when I started a new position in a nonprofit institution about seven months ago. Still no policy, seven months later.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

It was my first first experience with online social networking and from that first “Friend Request” I was absolutely hooked – obsessed even – with the potential of social networking for social good. It’s these nonprofits that bravely took the leap: Muchos kudos to the Myspace pioneers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

I'm drilling down into the concept of " streamline " to brainstorm 52 ideas to help make your organization's social media strategy and use more effective and efficient. Why Your Nonprofit Should Streamline Social Media Social media is still relatively new. Why the number 52? Good for you! Great work.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

But what about taking an inventory of your social media tools? What about legislative or policy concerns? the titles of bills, policies or other political items affecting your organization. the titles of bills, policies or other political items affecting your organization. Do you have any new partners or programs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Courtesy of Katya Andresen, publisher of Getting to the Point I am asked almost weekly how to convince nonbelievers in an organization give social networking efforts a try. Change the subject: If you’re having a debate over the value of social media, you’re having the wrong discussion. That day is already here.

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