Care2

DECEMBER 30, 2012

As you have probably experienced yourself, raising money for your nonprofit campaign on social media is like pulling teeth. According to the 2012 Nonprofit benchmark Social Network Benchmarking Report, 98% of nonprofits didn’t raise a dime on Facebook, which is second most trafficked site on the web in the U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As they say, “With any social media profile, comes great responsibility.” Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? But they should!).

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Care2

JANUARY 20, 2014

It''s the end of January and that means organizations social media and marketing plans for 2014 are off to a running start. As you begin to execute your campaigns, take a look at these social media stats from 2013. Or that 28% of RT''s on Twitter are due to the inclusion of "Please RT".

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

In 2013 the number of nonprofits that hired part-time or full-time new media managers increased fourfold. Expert new media managers have the ability to anticipate the impact of emerging trends in mobile and social media. Woe to the nonprofit that incorrectly assumes that a new media manager is a tech position.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013. Once this is established, along with goals – the methodology to measure your network relies on having a baseline methodology and using Social Network Analysis. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013. Radio Bilingue. NodeXL and Marc Smith.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. integration of social media, mobile-optimized donate pages, text-to-give donate pages, and the ability to donate via mobile wallets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Social media promotion of the event was in full swing. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations. And we were looking forward to having fun on social media celebrating giving during the fifth annual Give to the Max Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. Only 32 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia-Pacific, do not have any Twitter presence. Pope Francis ( @Pontifex ) is the most influential world leader on Twitter.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s no secret that social media has experienced incredible growth over the last couple of years. 67% of online adults use social networks, according to Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project. In addition, almost all nonprofits have a social media presence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. It’s also worth noting that social media, not even blogging, is not yet integrated into their website.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Just in time for TechSoup's Social Media September September , our friends at Idealware have released an update to The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2014

In 2013 online giving grew 13.5% according to the Blackbaud Index of Online Giving and 14% according to the Network for Good’s Online Giving Index with small and medium-sized nonprofits are experiencing the largest growth. Create donation impact graphics for social media. Fundraising Mobile Media Social Media'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. Flickr Photo by Kevlar. By: Rebecca Shore.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 26, 2016

Social media can be one of the best friends any nonprofit can have, but only if you stay on top of the latest advancements. 5 Social Media Advancements Every Nonprofit Should Prepare For. Social media is a comparatively very young frontier in the nonprofit sector which features surprises around every twist and turn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success. November and December are the highest months and thus you will have to compare November 2013 to November to 2014, for example, to get the full picture of your fundraising success.

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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. Register here.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We’re half way into Social Media September , but we’re just getting started! There are several ways for you to get involved in our social media for social good events no matter where you live, since our community is holding both live and virtual gatherings. Morrisville, NC: Social Media for Social Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

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). ” Which Social Networks Are Growing Fastest Worldwide? Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit? – eMarketer -.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Now, we’re now ready to launch our biggest event series yet: Social Media September. During our month of social media for social good -themed events being held in cities across the globe NetSquared organizers are offering free workshops and events. Want to get one-on-one help with your social media?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Social Media Generation Profiles. Some interesting and helpful data emerged, including some specific information about how each generation approaches social networks.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country. Silicon Valley, CA – July 26.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Three Analytics Tools to Gauge Your Social Audience’s PulseGuest Blog by Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Social Media for Nonprofits. In particular, their free reports give you your social audience’s pulse on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, and other platforms. Then check out Simply Measured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Note from Beth: I’ve learned a lot about how to cultivate your professional network so it returns value by reading Porter Gale’s Your Network is Your Networth over the summer. The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network. Social media marketing expert Danny Brown. Copyblogger.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013, it’s time for an update of nonprofit technology trends and news! • Social media and crowdsourcing • Portable Networks. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. Sending Money By Email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2016

The puzzling feeling reminded me of my first experience on Twitter ten years ago and that made me feel old.Plus, it takes more patience than doing Sudoku to figure out and use regularly, although it i s a snap for 14 year olds. Twitter is for keeping up with news and live events. My first experience was “What?”

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits co-founder and executive director. Under her leadership, the world’s only series dedicated to social media for social good has earned a 92-percent approval rating from more than 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the country.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. Social media policy - Make sure the organization has a social media policy in place and that it is a positive, encouraging policy and not punitive.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In October 2013, mobile phone users sent an average of 678 texts a month! 55% of social networking happens from a mobile device. Donors are following their favorite charities on Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites. content to your social streams that leads to a mobile-optimized site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

3) Social Network Analysis of the #GPF13 tag during the discussion created by Marc Smith. Gwen Walden (@WaldenPhil) April 15, 2013. gpf13 Technical part about data easy – hard part is getting humans to collaborate @ jacobharold — Beth Kanter (@kanter) April 15, 2013. Beth Kanter (@kanter) April 16, 2013.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

This guest post was authored by Ritu Sharma, Social Media for Nonprofits executive director and co-founder. Timing is Everything: Surprisingly, the time of day that you post to Facebook, Twitter, and other networks has a big impact on the likelihood of your post being seen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? We used a crowd-funding online platform to run a campaign and kicked it off with a live event with Latino employee resource groups, Latinos in Finance, and LAM, a social network of Latino professionals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: Social Network. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Co-Disruptor: Twitter. Disruptor: Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2014

The amount of time that a nonprofit can invest in mobile and social media depends on capacity. Mobile and social media are powerful, but when implemented on a small scale, the power is overshadowed by other more traditional online campaigns. The argument against doing this is that budgets are too tight and inflexible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Tweeting Cow (@Cow1321443) November 20, 2013. With Dave Evans - Futurist At Cisco.

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