Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. tools in their web sites. Five Hot Conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

There are third-party developers who sell apps for business purposes, some offer freebies: Wildfire , Parachure , Involver , Buddy Media , and Tab Site. Poll Daddy Polls does simple polls (yes / no, three choices). Twitter App automatically re-posts your tweets in your Facebook Page status.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

If not, it may be time to get some training. This will change quickly as you build your communities on social media sites. At the beginning of each of my webinars, I poll my attendees: “Where did you first find out about this webinar?&# Website Traffic. “ Hits &# are not the metric to monitor.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

They have since published a report on The Real-Time Web and Its Future. The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Be ready to add new supporters to your donor database at any given time with a Quick Add feature in the main navigation of the app. Qgiv’s app automates that process and saves your nonprofit time. Polling capabilities enable quick decision-making between and leading up to meetings. Add constituents and timeline items.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. The AFP blog points to a press release from Firstgiving about the launch of a social networking site. Found via this post tagged nptech by Meghan. " I agree.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2014

This time: Yes: 58% No: 42%. Some people define oh-so-strictly: remote volunteers who never come on-site at an organization, and all of their service is conducted online. And check out the on-demand webinar on those best assignments for online volunteers here: (Please visit the site to view this video).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

Roots of Change is a fairly small nonprofit, while Danielle’s job is full time, she estimates that only 15% of her time is allocated for social media. She juggles tweeting and Facebook with other communications tasks such as managing the web site and other communications channels.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

With more than 900 million users, Facebook is the top social media site on the planet. Once you have your page, you’ve got to put in the time, effort, and creativity to build a vibrant community of engaged fans. The best time to build that relationship is while they’re a student at your school. Build your EdgeRank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Microtasks could be tagging hundreds of images or cleaning up hundreds of database entries. For nonprofits, crowdsourcing work can be a cost-effective way of taking care of repetitive tasks through sites like Crowdflower, Castingwords, and Clickworker.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. For most organizations, this represents a significant number of prospects, especially organizations that invest time creating and sharing compelling Facebook content, building a large following.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Colleague Kaliya Hamlin has this description. I do agree/disagree to statements like "Social media is a waste of time" or I do a spectra gram based on personal comfort level and whether or not they feel social media is valuable for their agency. Tags: social media technology training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to do a Webinar called " Social Media for Trainers: A Bag of Tricks " over at the Engage 365 Online Community site. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. I blogged about the content last week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g. Where do branded social networks like Ning sites fall? On social networks on the organization’s web site, 25.2% I laid it out in terms of type of project and minimum amount of time to accomplish.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

We're usually expecting to hear things like "Our staff will spend significantly less time putting together monthly reports" or "We will finally have agreement between the membership lists on the website and in the AMS." Step two is that the wikimaster takes active responsibility for getting the first fifty articles on the site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I also think about what I'm not going to cover due to time constraints and communicate that upfront. If I'm doing a Webinar, I might use the poll feature and do my research in real time. Because this is a webinar connected with an online community, I've been reading the threads on the site to understand attitudes better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. Keep in mind: People in the same context will usually have an easier time communicating and connecting with others in the same context. 50-50 Time Split: This model allows staff to work from home half the time.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Freedom Fone was officially launched in late February of this year and has since been downloaded about 200 times, said Amy Saunderson-Meyer of Freedom Fone. At the most crucial moment, Sullivan said, the hard drive didn’t work and the group lost several days of up-time because of the crash. . But he wouldn’t do this again.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

At the same time, the scandals that resulted in the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley (including more than a few within the ranks of nonprofits) had a ripple effect on the sector. 5] The details of this change can be found on our web site ( www.charitynavigator.org ) here: [link]. Tags: NPTech NTEN transparency Fundraising.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

The editing will be done in the browser, on your site, so there will be no need to up- and download pages. A CMS also ought to manage the menu structure of your site automatically. You may even be able to set the date you want the item to appear or vanish from the site. Tags: nptech , CMS

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Each time, people around the world have reached into their pockets and given generously to the organizations working to provide relief to those affected by these catastrophes. But just two months after the terrorist attacks, nearly half of charities polled reported a decrease in funding. Tags: nptech , fundraising

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. The tagging community that lies beneath the npdigg structure has taggers, consumers, aggregators, and meta aggregators. There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. Who has time for Video?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

During my time at RISD studying industrial design, I developed relationships with two museums on campus: the Museum of Art and the Nature Lab. The Sitings contest invites students to propose an installation and the two proposals that win each year are awarded grants and displayed in the Museum. Tags: design guestpost comfort.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Why, Mary asked, were there no posts about children's museums on this site? The tendency to visit as a family can extend the positive of the in-museum experience (quality time) to shared experiences at home. I know lots of parents who spend quality time with their kids surfing YouTube, giggling at the dancing cats.

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Whole Whale

JULY 20, 2023

Unfortunately, all three come with a hefty price tag, starting at $30,000 per year. Additionally, to fully utilize the tools, clients need to regularly run tests and make use of the additional features, which can require a significant investment of time and expertise.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

It’s time. Like I said, I’m really passionate about helping fundraisers save time and raise more money and delight their donors. I’m going to be kicking things off in a couple minutes with some awesome polls to get to know you better. So type your questions in any time today. That’s right, folks.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

If you want to reach a wider audience and take your social media posts to the next level, consider incorporating these videos into your nonprofit digital marketing strategy : Live streaming: Engage audiences in real-time with Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok live streaming capabilities.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 21, 2008

With the exception of North East England's i like museums site, I don't know of any museum-sponsored way for visitors to share their experiences online. reviews and make it easy for visitors to view and submit reviews from your site (though that requires visitors to register with Yelp).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2010

I have been mulling this post over for months, and with some recent changes made by Facebook, the time has come. At a training last week with a lot of long-time Facebook Admins in the room, I saw much head-nodding and eyes rolling. I think the time has come for nonprofits to examine Facebook a little deeper. Reconsider.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Content management systems (CMS) have transformed standard expectations -- about posting news and updates without web design skills, managing donors and other constituents, opening up sections of your site to your community, tracking results, and more. Matching Planning to Site Goals. For some projects, that may still make sense.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Poll your constituency to see what they are already listening to to find themes that are appealing etc. Audacity - open source and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. ID3 tags - can use itunes for this, drag album art and file over. Consider your story.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2019

Social media has come a long way in an unbelievably short amount of time, partly because our favorite apps are constantly experimenting with new features that keep us on our toes. If you’ve been on social media for any amount of time at all, you’re probably familiar with the hashtag (#). First, be specific.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

A few important questions to ask before your consider adding a widget to your blog or web site. Does your web site or blog publish excellent content on a regular basis? Can help you easily link to other sites, content, or individuals. For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic. Act 2: Why. Group 1: Interactivity.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This could include: Games Quizzes Polls Maps Petitions Ensure your interactive content is directly related to your nonprofit’s mission. However, keep in mind that a user-friendly CMS like WordPress makes it simple to add engaging content like quizzes and polls to your blog content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

There are three general types of sources to find widgets to install on your organization's blog or web site: 1. So, if you are already using one of those services and want to integrate content onto your blog, check on their web site first. The Flickr widget lets you select all your photos, a particular tag or group.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

I have been doing the social media thing for almost 4 years and I took granted that most nonprofits are doing the basics in terms of measuring ROI, but recent polls I presented on Twitter speak otherwise. What websites were your visitors on right before they visited your site [Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace]? Me included.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. CrowdFunder is another web site that lets you set up a page and collect donations for a personal fundraising effort or nonprofit organization. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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