Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2007

My colleague, Ivan Boothe, who works with the Genocide Intervention Network and who is incredible smart about integrating social media into cause-related campaigns, pinged me about this reddit campaign. I wanted to help him out, so follow that link above and then follow the instructions. Then come back here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 25, 2015

Reddit Blog :: reddit.com/r/blog. Instagram has 300 million monthly users. Instagram. Official Twitter Blog :: blog.twitter.com. Twitter has 288 million monthly users. Snapchat has 174 million monthly users. Snapchat Blog :: blog.snapchat.com. Snapchat has 100 million monthly users. WordPress.org Blog :: wordpress.org/news.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 12, 2017

If you’re not currently visiting Reddit to grab ideas for your blog, start doing so immediately. And dedicated Reddit users can sometimes get into some pretty lengthy discussions on topics in the comment sections, which is certainly a place bloggers should be checking out for current interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2005

Last night, I attended the Berkman Thursday Blogger Meeting which featured Alexis and Steve, Reddit Founders. Reddit is a community news service with ratings. "Not enough money to live in luxury, but enough to be able to work on Reddit and live."). Reddit is like del.icio.us

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Latest Episode Highlights Danger and Potential of Reddit Fundraising - Social Media - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas Over Labor Day weekend, the same subreddit that helped disseminate a cache of nude celebrity photographs tried to organize an online fundraiser "in honor of" Jennifer Lawrence, (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2005

The Reddit Alien is ready for Thanksgiving! Here's more about Reddit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The referral traffic came from Reddit. So What? The news piece that was on the top of the Reddit site was about the server outages for major online services. The comments were discussing what people did when Reddit was done. Drills down into the referral traffic – where did it come from?

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NCE Social Media

APRIL 22, 2011

Well, several social media sites like HootSuite , SCVNGR , Reddit , Quora and Foursquare use Amazon’s services to host their content. Yesterday, Amazon had a server problem for their cloud-based clients. You can read more about it here. What does that have to do with social media? Some were down or sluggish for 15 hours or more.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One Reddit user proposed that anyone who looked at these illegal photos should donate money to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. On Tuesday, September 2, the Prostate Cancer Foundation released the following statement : A post appeared on Reddit late Monday afternoon, September 1, 2014. But not everyone was impressed. Let me be clear.

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Care2

JANUARY 3, 2011

The community could be a blog community, a YouTube channel community, a Facebook or Ning group, or a reddit group. The Reddit fundraising challenge that raised almost $60,000. On December 9th, redditor maggieed suggested that the reddit Christianity subgroup start a fundraiser.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Twitter and Facebook are still the two most used outlets, but other spheres, such as Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, and more are gaining more ground every day. Be sure you queue up your social feeds with strategic messages, calls to action, and lots of engaging images to tell the story of your nonprofit. Make Giving Fun.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Wasting Time While Doing Good: Nonprofits and the World of reddit. One of the best outlets for that is reddit. Despite what your boss might think, you can actually use reddit for good. Read the tips from Devin Thomas about how you can find information and tips on reddit to help your nonprofit.

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Care2

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Between Digg’s redesign, Founder Kevin Rose leaving the company, and other dud product launches like Newswire , Digg just can’t compete with other social networks where people go to share news these days – Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Google+, Care2, etc. monthly visitors to 4.3M So what does this mean for nonpfrofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

” Chelsea took a photo with her Smartphone and posted it on the Reddit, a community aggregation site where content is ranked and rated. Lots of discussion threads that come out of Reddit such as “I can’t believe that someone who is a minister acted this way.” Lots of chatter beyond the Reddit community.

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Care2

JANUARY 29, 2013

About 27% of memes orginated on websites and 14% on Reddit. For example, if your nonprofit is going to experiment with creating a meme, it's worth noting the following data, according to this infographic How to Cook Up A Winning Meme that examimed over 100 sucessful memes from 1980 to today. 42% of meme's are pictures.

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Care2

AUGUST 3, 2012

Users on Yelp, Reddit, Instagram, Tumblr, Zappos, and Spotify lean left but are not the most politcally engaged. Check out some of the highlights: The most politically engaged users are on Quora, BuzzFeed, Gmail, and Wikipedia and users lean left.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Postalicious is a WordPress plugin that automatically posts your delicious, ma.gnolia, Google Reader, Reddit or Yahoo Pipes bookmarks to your blog. There are my three most-used Wordpress plugins : Postalicious ( Get this plugin ).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

IdealistNews - New partnership with Idealist.org and Reddit has created the IdealistNews site where you can see some of the hot news items in the nonprofit sector. in cash for their organizations! Check it out!

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NetWits

AUGUST 15, 2011

The latest on Reddit. Take a look over the list and you’ll see what I mean … Email from your boss. Personal note from a good friend. Three or four recommendations from trusted colleagues, each with the same link. A trending topic on Twitter. Phone call from your mom. Spam email from a stranger.

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2009

Idealist.org and Reddit launched a joint venture today: IdealistNews.org , a social news site geared towards nonprofits. While I have accounts with StumbleUpon and Reddit, I rarely use them. Tags: NPTech stumbleupon idealistnews.org idealist.org reddit web2.0 I know they'd suck up too much time. That's cool. digg social news.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 4, 2015

massnonprofit news :: : "Web Users Vote to Give $246K to Three Boston Area Nonprofits February 27, 2015 — Three Boston area nonprofits will each receive a donation exceeding $82,000 from reddit, a social networking service and news website, sharing 10% of the organization’s gross 2014 ad revenue with seven other nonprofits nationwide.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

AUGUST 5, 2019

Choosing what platform to use is entirely up to the preference and style of the individual; but it goes to note that having a profile on the top 5-10 most populated social media platforms would help with exposure, as well as display intent to maintain a positive public self-image. When in doubt as where to turn, keep it simple: Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options. Be aware of key accomplishments, metrics, testimonials, and milestones. Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Spend two hours googling “creative fundraising ideas” to get inspired.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

You can find people to fill these positions on online job boards and sites like Craigslist and Reddit. Some possible remote volunteer jobs include writing newsletters, designing websites, consulting and even making small items that can be mailed in. Post Information About Your Organization.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

There are other free marketing strategies, like posting your event on forums, in Reddit, or on Quora, and asking for guest blog posts, for example, as a way of promoting your event in exchange for something else. . Use Free Event Promotion Tactics. This does not mean that you need to use only one type of marketing. .

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Tech Soup Blog

APRIL 3, 2012

Many became aware of the movement against the Stop Online Piracy Act after the January 18 service blackouts started by Wikipedia and Reddit (with support from Craigslist and Google ). Engage with the Internet community (the social news site Reddit played a huge role in the SOPA Internet blackout).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

A while back, a picture of cuddly cat Refurb made it to the front page of viral entertainment website Reddit – a fate which is not easily achieved. In this hilarious video, we are introduced to two talking cat consultants who want to spread the message that all pets need a friend to talk to. Refurb the Cat.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2012

It quickly made the front page of Reddit, and people have been re-pinning “Kony 2012” images on Pintrest. People have been so moved by the video and story that they are sharing it across social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, by the minute. The mainstream press and niche blogs are adding their viewpoints to the story as well.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Imagine my great joy upon learning that Reddit is hosting a fantastic resource to connect volunteers of all stripes with organizations that need them this holiday season -- and those volunteers could win some BACON! You may have read about my intense love of all things bacon. I talk about it some(all the)times.

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AFP Blog

JULY 11, 2012

This is viral philanthropy, through which users of online communities, such as Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms, spread awareness and raise money for those who need it. But once Internet users watched the heartbreaking viral video of young students harassing Klein, they reached for their wallets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

According to this Mashable study , Pinterest actually drives more traffic to publishers than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. Twitter engagement rates for brands are actually higher on the weekend. Look for traffic from unexpected sources. Try out different networks, and then decide which one will do the most for you.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

advanced social network integration features match students' email addresses to nearly 100 different social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr, allowing you to analyze the best digital platforms for engaging the student body. EveryAction's. Using other database tools such as. social share tracking and.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Charity Social 100 Index | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Voluntary sector blog banner The Charity Social 100 Index Charities need to develop more effective social strategies for a cash-strapped age reddit this Comments (2) Anne McCrossan and Steve Bridger Guardian Professional, Monday 19 September 2011 04.30

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Charity Social 100 Index | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional : Voluntary sector blog banner The Charity Social 100 Index Charities need to develop more effective social strategies for a cash-strapped age reddit this Comments (2) Anne McCrossan and Steve Bridger Guardian Professional, Monday 19 September 2011 04.30

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2008

  We're talking about tools like Digg, Stumbleupon, Reddit and others.    Which ones are you using, what are the best tips and resources? Micro Media: Any form of concentrated content created using social tools that broadcast text, voice, images, or video to targeted Web and mobile communities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Now you can return to perusing Reddit with a smug smile plastered across your face. These conceptions are facetious, of course, but according to a current trend sweeping the nonprofit scene, all that’s necessary to support a cause you’re passionate about is clicking “like” on a Facebook page. Image from Spirit of Rebellion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2012

Our top referrers included our own newsletter, Mountain Equipment Co-op’s (our parent organization–think Canada’s REI) newsletter and blog, organic Facebook traffic, a small ad campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. Unusually, traffic from Twitter was also above average.

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