Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." " So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. Katya Andresen has written a fantastic five minute guide to social networking tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Last week for WeAreMedia project, I put a call on Twitter for case studies, best practices, and links about nonprofits using social networking sites, including Ning. She interviewed Manny Hernandez from Tu Diabetes and Es Tu Diabetes , and Ayumi Stubbs from the ASPCA Online Community. Here are their best tips and advice ???

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Since the rise of Generation Y (or millennials), we changed the online behavior: we consume content and services from multiple sources, like blogs, social networks and online searches. TNW: What advice would you give to tech companies moving into the the Brazilian market? TNW: Any plans to expand beyond Latin America?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

The other day I wrote a post called " Social Not Working and Other Social Networking Challenges " riffing on a post by Jeremiah Owyang who summarized the challenges - the flip side of social networking exuberance and really just a normal part of the technology hype curve. Social not -working???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

There was a great question about social networking and representing one's organization posted on the Social Networking Affinity Group at NTEN by K.E: I was just reading an interview with The Nature Conservancy's Jonathon Coleman on Treehugger. Andy Carvin responded with this advice: That's the only way to do it.

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The Next Web

JULY 6, 2013

Good startup communities offer mentorship, advice, and the wisdom of those who have gone before. Great communities are more than just networking events, they’re places where you can learn, grow, and make genuine connections to other business leaders. Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Profiles and Interviews'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

” or “With limited time and resources, what social channels make sense to invest in?” ” This is one of the questions that is hard to answer with a sound byte of clever, easy advice. They offer some good advice: 1. They are not serving up quality content that resonates with their audience.

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2014

They called it a social network, they called it microblogging, but it was hard to define, because it didn’t replace anything. You’ve heard them all before: Lean methodology , customer interviews, landing page tests , concierge experiments, and other tactics for testing hypotheses and measuring demand before building a product.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Since most reports and studies are released in association with a hashtag, you can promote your summary and gain access to new readers by using the hashtag on social networks. In addition, after breaking news and current affairs, it’s the articles related to daily life that are the most popular on mobile and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

Social media can help maintain larger networks of weak ties, but only a limited number of strong-tie relationships can be maintained irrespective of media. One’s position in social networks matters. Diverse networks are collectively smarter and provide a richer variety of resources to participating nodes. .”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2008

She also just set up a social networking site on Ning where museum professionals are discussing the future of museums in a Web 2.0 We recruited people based on the Forrester online social activity categories and interviewed them about their online participation. The site is called Museum 3.0. There was a great quote.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

One of the best ways to learn is the study, observe, or interview the experts. There’s some much of it that it is now measured in exabytes which is equal to a quintillion bytes. The creation and sharing of content on social media and social networks is contributing to this information overload.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2010

But does social media really work for fundraising? To answer this question, get a sense of how much money nonprofits are actually raising via social media and garner some advice on best practices in using these tools, I went straight to the expert. I would focus on building a social community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in a recent newsletter. Thanks Lynn for this great end-of-the-year advice. Then, use the web and social networking for research. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

The book defines a social media strategy as an overarching plan that creates meaningful engagement with stakeholders. Top Down — Many organizations assume they will not be able to invest the time in the grassroots effort necessary for full community participation, nor do they want to commit to a long-term content offering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

With the assistance of dedicated volunteers, Kiva also maintains a presence on different social networking sites and has recently established a presence on Second Life through the Techsoup Nonprofits Commons Project. What advice would you give to nonprofits just starting off in second life? I think it's been very good.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

But today comes news of funding for a startup building a social network for what is probably one of the least digital business sectors of all: independent, small-hold farmers in the developing world. million users. “We compare it to the shift from sending DVDs in the mail to streaming video online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). The best part is when the audience joins the conversation. Care2 has a social media tracker tool that can analyze your list to see who is on social networks and how many friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Here's an interview with them about how they using social media part of their hospital's patient relations and communications strategies. 1.) What is the objective your social media strategy? They LOVED the idea and many of them joined social networks to see first hand what we were doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

How do you analyze your social media data? Many nonprofit social media managers shared tips and advice. When a nonprofit partners with a company on project that uses social media, what metrics do you use to measure success? Hildy Gottlieb asks for advice about what to do about those pesky community pages on Facebook.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Beams says its early users comprise a real “range”, from young people exchanging stories/memories around cultural themes or past events; to pro audio content creators doing 60 second interviews for sharing elsewhere; to photographers using the form to give people on their art a voice; to citizen journalists recording events on the go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Much of the advice is transferable to other social networking spaces. (I He interviewed Scott Goodstein, who has worked on the Save the Internet, Save1800Suicide and Military Free Zone campaigns, and Ivan Boothe of the Genocide Intervention Network. I have a myspace site but I haven't done any deep experimination.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

His online communities are the most tech-savvy of the independent diabetes communities : Hernandez built it on social networking platform Ning, the company at which he worked before starting these online communities and his nonprofit. It's filled with good advice on this topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

A few blogosphere posts offering advice about online safety and what you can do help stop cyberbullying can be found here. Another interesting post about going from blogging for professional development to Social Networking as professional development. It may be the basics not social networking tools.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

I was curious how a large national network with local affiliates approaches a social media strategy in a networked way. So, I interviewed Iavor Ivanov, United Way's director of Web Experience to learn more about their approach. Iavor is responsible for the implementation of the national United Way's social presence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2008

Every time she brings social media or social networks in any discussion about marketing or communications, the idea gets labeled as "crack pot" idea. I'm also remembering an interview I did with Liz Burr who works for a PBS station in LA and she emphasized patience. I've heard even worse horror stories.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 30, 2007

Here's the question: What advice do you have, as one who keeps up with technology as it relates to museums, to a group looking to incorporate Web 2.0 Start working the social network sites. You don’t have to be a curator or a marketing person to be involved in your museum’s blog or social network. And my response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I gave them a high level description and asked them stand - and then I interviewed them in front of the group about the social media habits, pointing out the different segments. Then had a discussion having the ready folks give advice to the not ready. . I've been using the Forrester Technographics as a framework.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Enjoy (as far as you can enjoy another day of news about cutbacks and whispered advice to try and panic as little as possible). Investor’s advice during a downturn: Don’t panic , by Mary Ann. The decentralized social network grew to 655,000 users since the deal closed, Sarah writes. Christine and Haje.

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