Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Photo by KellyK. Jane Quigley , who I met at Podcamp, tagged me for the Media Snack Meme. As Jane notes, this meme was started by Jeremiah Owyang and has included amazing viewpoints from Connie Reece , Connie Benson , Chris Brogan , among others. He asks: What are you doing well, and what do you need to improve on.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

That basically means that this will affect anyone who uses an iPhone or a Mac, which is… a lot of people: iMessages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. ” It’s a normal, manageable change—but still one we need to be ready for.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Whether you need product photos, photos of people using your products, or simply stylish stock photos, these tools can help you find what you’re looking for. Though the rights are completely royalty-free and there are video options for downloads in addition to celebrity photos with tools like Shutterstock.). 13 per image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2007

I've been collecting examples of the "hold a sign" meme in flickr and by way of Erin Stojan of RE-AMP I found this example from the American Rights at Work. Unfortunately, most of the photos are under an "All Rights Reserved" copyright which can be a barrier to spreading them because you have to ask permission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

This photo is from the Humane Society's recent "Wendy That's Not Right" campaign. This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. The flickr pool of photos is here. And please only send photos.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

This is also called your personal profile, and it’s where you share photos, status updates, videos, etc. They share products that are sold on their website, memes, and influencer blogs/videos. There are fan pages for media, joke groups, and groups for memes. What is a Facebook Page? Pages can be for all kinds of things.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Hold A Sign Meme. The “Hold A Sign” meme has been around for almost ten years. The concept is simple – ask supporters to take a photo of themselves with your campaign message and share it on social media channels. A photo posted by Native Fish Society (@nativefishsociety) on Sep 26, 2015 at 9:46am PDT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. There were Ramona hashtags: #ramonaupdates , #bringbackramona , #ramonaforever and memes. And, of course, tons of photos of kittens and cats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

This is a fun meme for user=generated content -- Take a photo of yourself with sign or message related to our campaign or cause. This has also been done by NTEN and Netsquared. And, there was a protest against Target using that technique (holding signs) although it was not on flickr: [link].

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

If you somehow missed #TheDress, here's the scoop: One day, someone posted a photo of a dress to Tumblr and asked if people thought it was white and gold or blue and black. The Dress became one of the most quickly viral memes that the Internet has ever seen. Meme Me Up, Scotty. Memes travel within all age groups.

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Care2

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Within seconds the hashtag #Bindersfullofwomen and meme was brought to Internet life. Professional designers and novices began designing image macros with Big Bird looking through a binder of women, the famous photo of Hillary Clinton looking at her Iphone with text superimposed that said “Romney still uses binders? .”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Use Nostalgia (old class photos) to Spark A Trip Down Memory Lane. ” 3.

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MAY 10, 2021

When adding links to your post, be sure that the accompanying text is related to this content, and consider adding an indication of what kind of content you are linking to—whether it’s a [PHOTO], [VIDEO], [NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE], or something else. . Also, when linking out, do your best to source content that is accessible on its own site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

What is the most humorous COVID meme you saw in the last week that made you laugh? Or the last photo in their phone. What beauty am I creating or cultivating or inviting in? What rainbow will I eat today? Where and what is the small blessing in this horrible situation? Hat tip/ Jen Bokoff ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Where creating content was once labor-intensive (for instance, taking photos with a digital camera, uploading them to your computer, and then posting them), nowadays the whole process can be done on your smartphone anywhere, anytime (assuming you have a data plan). " Inspirational quotes, especially over photo backgrounds.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The photo of Faith with Magic along with her story has 5,302 likes, 1,007 shares, and 1,948 comments as of this writing. You can also post memes that relate to your cause. Check out my colleague Jim Lynch's post on taking photos of your patrons or constituents. The Gentle Carousel Facebook page has more than 202,500 likes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped. Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. Note from Beth: It’s Giving Day Season! Pre-event media coverage was a major part of energizing people to give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

It isn’t a matter of that “photos do well on Facebook, it is which photo.” Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. Don’t just guess. ” More about testing images on Facebook, see this useful article. Words : Language is tricky. Shades of meaning hide around every corner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Photo by Okinawa Soba. I first became aware of it from a nonprofit blog meme from 2005 started by Ed Batista. Out of all last week's conversation on nonprofit movement building one quote stuck in my head. And, as you know being successful with social media is the opposite of that."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Photo by Denn. The photo is from the Lolsaur which came from PodCamp Boston and is analyzed by Chris Brogan. I thought about this somewhat silly meme today when I was reading " Five Top Tips for Online Fundraising from a Direct Mail Dinosaur " 1. Segment your file 2. Incorporate variable ask strings 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

The 8 Random Facts About Me meme is circulating in the nptech blogspace here , here , and here (I got tagged twice already, so ignored it.) I hate memes as much as Alan does. " I took hundreds of photos. But, today, I got tagged again. by CogDog Blog. I never finished the book. My favorite khmer dish beef lo lac.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2017

These brave souls have taken up the task of using photos of our beautiful national parks to critique the lack of investment in public services and environmental protections by the government under our current administration. His photo essays tell a story about where we were and where we’re headed, always tied to current events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Content of photos of my Dad with personal stories performed the best in terms of engagement. For many of the donors, I thanked them via my Facebook profile with a photo of my Dad and I made connection to something that they feel is important. A total of 217 people joined the Facebook page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. t simply about putting your photos up on the web for the world to see. What if you and your colleagues could annotiate these photos with your own descrptions and observations? Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In the spirit of the 25 Random Things About Me meme/online chain letter going around Facebook right now, below is a list of 13 causes that are close to my heart. Flickr photo credit: Luck of Summer Rain uploaded by Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic. Photo of Dora the Cat by Me. What causes are close to your heart?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Blog posts or photos from volunteers and other “boots on the ground” staff who want to share their experiences Video with your religious leader or a board member explaining your organization’s impact. Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

" I think about that photo when I think about a culture of giving. t do memes; that???s That's a photograph of the donation box at the Watt in Roteang Village where the Sharing Foundation has most of its programs. I photographed it in 2004. Aussie Bloggers ??? and said: ??? s why I don???t

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Photos and video will help your passion will come through. Our friends at Epic Outreach do a GREAT job of telling their story on Facebook using photos and video. Memes, stories, photos – anything that causes a laugh or a smile. Facebook offers a flexibility in content so that you can tell a story and add photos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Hold and participate in online contests, challenges, blog carnivals and memes. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). posts, photos, video). Post about a range topics (i.e.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Photo by SpacePotato. " He uses the ten things in ten minutes meme and writes the Ten Web 2.0 Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. rethink, reinvent. So, I'm remixed this memo into Ten Web2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Photo and Bio. These can be formatted as zoom backgrounds, sharable tiles/images/memes online, a Facebook cover image, or something small they can place in their electronic signature. Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). Program-Related Perks.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Participate in memes , blog carnivals and challenges. Flickr photo credit: Daily Traffic uploaded by Nam Nguyen. Try writing shorter posts (200-300 words). That's about how many words the average person can read in a minute. Leave more space between paragraphs. Use bold subtitles. Catch the reader's eye. blog blogging traffic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2005

To see an example of one of these memes, view the front page of flicker.com. You can also do the same with your flickr photos. A tag cloud is a weighted diagram of words used for tags by a particular tagging community where the larger the font indicates more frequent or popular usage. I couldn't resist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Flickr Photo from Bearman 2007. It's that quiet week between Christmas and New Years. Lots of time for reflection and to write that end of year post. Ah, but what format to use. It boils down to two choices: gaze into your crystal ball and predict the future or look back at the year just ending for the best (or worst) moments.

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