The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Just a side comment on general failings of the nonprofit sector. Forget which side of advocacy you might take, as of this writing 18 million fewer votes were cast in this presidential election compared to the 2020 race. Where did all the fervor go? She has also served on the advisory board of the National Hispanic University.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Some Facebook commenters have also pointed out the perhaps misdirected effort, posting messages skeptical of any tangible outcomes. But, what still really stands out for me, is the addition of the cause-advocacy appeal once the meme hit the English translation. National Child Abuse Prevention Month isn’t until April.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Averaging 200 interactions per post on Facebook (this includes comments, likes and wall posts). Summary of ROI.

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

For a sector often looking for creative ways to communicate our message, QR codes are a great tool for things like advocacy and scavenger hunts. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach, and advocacy for a cure.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

He didn’t seem to see the irony — or the connections between his comments. Yet, nonprofits don’t see the connection to advocacy for the people they serve as their major fundraising activity. Yet many nonprofit groups sit on the sidelines pretending that advocacy is not within their mission. Yes, democracy is messy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. LIVESTRONG: The Lance Armstrong Foundation Takes Advocacy Digital : LIVESTRONG has taken the fight against cancer digital, connecting people and communities to drive social change.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2012

Engagement, advocacy, fundraising – these are all areas where QR codes will help you tap into the mobile market. Share what you’ve learned in the comments below! Are you using QR codes at your nonprofit? Scanning for Good: How Nonprofits Can Use QR Codes.

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NetWits

JUNE 30, 2011

Let me know that there are other things I can do to support you that aren’t all about money like: take an advocacy action, share with a friend, like you on Facebook, play a game, attend an in person or online event … and then, yes, ask me for money. Don’t keep it to yourself, share your tips in the comments! . It’s all about you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Hear from technologists and nonprofits on how to define and implement the ideal strategy and get advanced with metrics to make social a key component of online fundraising and advocacy campaigns. If your panel isn’t on the list, add a link and title in the comments. You Mobile Non-profit: a play in three acts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. 1) Set up your nonprofit’s Facebook Page to make a good first impression. First impressions are important on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Chris then spends about 8 hours per week responding to comments an building relationships with our viewers. He also puts a lot of thought into his responses to all of the YouTube and Facebook comments because he is on the front lines of changing the way people think about wild cats. The site currently has 1.6 Anything else?

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Media Cause

JUNE 1, 2024

Fostering Authentic Relationships With and Amongst Your Audience Digital advocacy is critical to moving missions forward, creating systemic change, educating your base, and mobilizing leaders who are loyal to your organization and committed to the larger movement in which you operate. This is especially true during an election year.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - – "Let’s face it, the world is no picnic these days. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Description: As non-profits turn their sights to the social web for mission delivery, advocacy, fundraising and awareness building, more for-profits organizations are supporting charity work with specialized programs and initiatives. Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Date/Time : 9:30 AM Monday, March 14. You coming?

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VQ Strategies

JULY 15, 2024

VE’s submitted Public Comment (pdf) Share with the Field: Encourage colleagues and other stakeholders to join the advocacy efforts. Submission Process Download the template here for the language and instructions to submit your comments. You can reference AL!VE’s

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NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

It means that they want more people to know what is going on around them…and by pushing more stories with the most comments, the most shares, and the most likes to the top of your feed, they believe you will want to see that story. That said what if your constituents don’t see a post announcing a new advocacy initiative?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Since none of these in-App donation challenges apply to the Android – as soon as my contract is up, I’m getting an Android. But, since I have a few more months on my contract, I’ve left a comment on this post asking Apple to reconsider its policy.

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NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Here’s a great tool I stumbled across, MyU2B , which tracks how much a YouTube channel earns each day, the comments, thumbs up or down, and favorites based on views to the channel. In the past I’ve discussed the impact YouTube and other video channels have on your search rankings and advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Note from Beth: Online harassment is a problem especially for nonprofits that are doing advocacy for controversial issues. The flowchart provides guidance on how to deal with those unwanted, and potentially harmful, comments. 2: Report threatening or offensive comments to the platform. Determine the tone of the comment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

We don’t use it like we use Facebook, for advocacy, fundraising, and relationship building. Everything we do online (our website, email program, advertising, social) is tied to our goals of advocacy and fundraising, or some other kind of lead generation. Twitter is the one that surprised me the most.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For most men, growing a mustache generates a lot of comments, conversation, and laughter – which is the point! When I posted an updated pic on Facebook, I received a lot of likes and comments, but also a donation or two. Money is raised by participants and goes directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Livestrong Foundation.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media?

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

A truly great advocacy tool for you. If you are already using YouTube Direct, tell us how in our comments section. The YouTube Direct page indicates one example we can use includes nonprofits can place a call for support videos around a social media campaign. This video from YouTube explains YouTube Direct in a little more detail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2012

It is a nonprofits dream – to have its advocacy campaign messaging go viral on Facebook or social media channels. The above photo and statement was posted on Friday and within 48 hours was shared over 21,000 times, 18,000 likes, and thousands of comments. They already had blocked the ability to comment on their page.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy as shifting the balance of power. Effective advocacy, which leads to systemic and cultural change, starts with the stories we tell—and believe—about our own experiences, community, and world. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

In discussions with the advocacy community here, there's a strong desire to discard this term. By the way, there are other requirements in these proposals that I'm not commented on. term "authorized entity" carries some of this freight to non-U.S. audiences who assume that some other authority provided the authorization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Respond to comments and questions to show you are listening. This community can provide a steady stream of support, not just in terms of donations but also through advocacy, volunteering, and spreading the word. Share the real stories behind your organization’s work, the impact you’ve made, and the challenges you face.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The only exception is in crisis situations where urgent calls to action require mobilizing your social networking communities to donate, volunteer, or participate in advocacy campaigns. They often advocate that brands prioritize chatting and thanking their followers and that brands respond to every single mention or comment.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

We use free and open source software whenever possible, but we're pragmatic and work with what our human rights monitoring and advocacy partners need, so our environment is a pretty eclectic mix. We are especially interested to hear comments on our work (available on www.hrdag.org). Please use open file formats (PDF is fine).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Can I be honest? to quickly share links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. That’s one question posed by a new study, Beyond The Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy, and the conclusion is, well, inconclusive.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

I look at number of retweets, comments, etc. Sometimes, we have no alternative but to delete a comment. We only delete violations, which are clearly laid out ( see commenting policy ). We also go back to the community and say, “we deleted x’s comment because it violated x rule on our commenting policy.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 17, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. " Tags: roundup advocacy bookmarks citizenjournalism competition crowdsourcing facebook list millennials postalicious presentations resources socialchange sxsw.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. Nothing is settled about how even the most relevant and impactful advocacy organizations engage constituencies or attracts resources.

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NetWits

APRIL 4, 2012

You can now identify your most “social” constituents, and when you know that you are in position to develop mutually beneficial relationships with them that are productive and respect their advocacy of your cause. Four Social Media Types. As a group, they account for 55 percent of social media users.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. This year, we updated the entire guide with new research, additional sections on goals and strategies, and information about using social media for advocacy and fundraising." Event management?

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