Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. I thought it would useful to have a more in-depth conversation in the Zoetica Salon with Dan so we could delve into KPIs for social media.

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NCE Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online forum led by Claire Diaz Ortiz , Twitter’s top person working with nonprofits on social innovation. The forum focused specially on how to use Twitter as an advocacy tool. Here’s a link to the forum with the transcript of the proceedings. Have you found them effective?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. Strangely, nonprofits have been slow to embrace LinkedIn.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Social good software company Bonterra has acquired DonorDrive, a provider of peer-to-peer and digital fundraising solutions. The acquisition bolsters the quantity and quality of data that feeds Bonterra’s current and growing list of AI-enabled fundraising capabilities, according to an announcement from the firm.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Why event registration and data collection are important to nonprofits It’s true you can post on social media to get supporters’ attention, but that’s kind of like throwing spaghetti at a wall and hoping some of it’ll stick. You can then develop ambassador programs or advocacy campaigns targeting these individuals.

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Network for Good

MAY 4, 2021

It was incredibly important to organizations looking to grow their engagement with donors pre-March 2020, but we know that now, engaging over social media is more important than ever. Here are six tips to help you best leverage your social media content and empower your audience to give. Tip #1: Be Urgent and Unique.

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Forum One

JULY 23, 2024

With the news and advertising filling your feeds and phones, election season is in full swing. Even for those organizations that don’t engage in politics or advocacy, this fall will require a different kind of playbook to succeed. Many mission-driven organizations have already been planning, waiting, and watching for November.

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Network for Good

MAY 4, 2021

It was incredibly important to organizations looking to grow their engagement with donors pre-March 2020, but we know that now, engaging over social media is more important than ever. Here are six tips to help you best leverage your social media content and empower your audience to give. Tip #1: Be Urgent and Unique.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Video: Online Advocacy Trends Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 6th, 2011 The recordings from Blackbaud and Care2′s Advocacy Live 2011 event are now online.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Using social media ads, emails, and their website, they invited everyone to sign up and take a 7-week pledge, getting easy weekly action steps to further build their community. Mrs. Grant had been feeding hungry kids in her neighborhood for twenty years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Like all social media today, organic reach is very low.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Explore Media Cause experts’ top five communication tips to consider as you roll out your advocacy , fundraising , and engagement strategies during an election year. This year’s calendar requires careful planning and timing based on your organization, issue area, and advocacy, fundraising, and campaign activations.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Do you know what social media posts they like or share? How many people are you planning to feed? . How much food do you need to feed them, and within what time period? . If you need 200 more donors at the $500 level to reach your goal to feed 1,000 families in September, make that clear. Let’s say you’re a food bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. Often, the lawyers start from a position of fear and declare that no one can use social via work. Legal Issues and Social Media.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s the seed that blooms into funding and feeds every organization’s mission. They feel inspired to tell others about “their” nonprofit in conversations or on social media and may even feel motivated to increase donations. It’s at the heart of donor giving and the key element nonprofits need to acquire and retain donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Sometimes, it requires taking a step back to gain perspective on all the different ways data storytelling can enhance advocacy efforts. It does so by collecting sightings from social media and mapping them. SMEX, also known as Social Media Exchange, is a nonprofit based in Lebanon that compiles an Arab digital rights dataset.

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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Rachael Wolber, Vice President, M+R, has been designing effective online advocacy, fundraising and recruitment strategies for non-profits for a decade. She’s helped groups including Feeding America, Sierra Club, Oxfam America, March of Dimes, and the Fight for $15 run and grow sophisticated online fundraising and advocacy programs.

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Care2

JULY 2, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" But how should nonprofits track their social media? What tools should they use?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Global Voices Advocacy has released another guide in its Advocacy 2.0   This one offers a brief introduction to how to use cross-posting for online advocacy campaign. tools, highlights successful examples where cross-posting has been used for advocacy. It reviews different web 2.0   You may wonder why do this? 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

for poverty, hunger and homeless advocacy and change. Maureen Mayer is the Finance, Information and Technology staff person at The Cooperative Feeding Program in Ft. Has any staff or mgmt read it.I shall comment no further, but I need some help! I shall use it to dominate the Web 2.0 The bludgeoning idea is brilliant too.

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Care2

MAY 27, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Our generation – those who have grown up with 9/11 memories, women’s marches, LGTBQ advocacy and milestones – have founded Benefit Corporations (B-Corps) like TOMS, launched nonprofit organizations like Period.org, and even won the Nobel Peace Prize for our actions on gender equality and education. But, we’ve chosen to take action!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

For nonprofits interested in engaging supporters in online advocacy, this is especially true. These days, individuals receive a LOT of email and see a LOT of posts on their social media feeds. The campaign had many elements, but let’s examine some specific social media elements of the campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I encounter a lot of social media skeptics who ask me pointed questions. What if your goal is large scale systemic change, why bother with social media?". What's interesting about this Twitter account is that it isn't an automatic feed that streams links to their own reports. I love those questions - they are a real gift.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

Whether standalone or part of a series, email can tell a more complex story than most social media posts – and an email can link to more than one thing. . 1 – Social m edia s hare . To keep supporters motivated, you can feature their work in email updates and share it through your organization’s social channels. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

I recently I was the ending keynote for Feeding America’s national conference and David was the opening keynote (although due to an accident his daughter, Jennifer Aaker, a professor at Stanford, delivered his keynote on his behalf). This book is a hands-on, practical guide to social change for grassroots activists.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" ” If you work with advocacy or Congress, youll find the research interesting.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" DZ: Was there any organizational resistance to Twitter (or other social media)?

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. During the 3 rd annual Nonprofit 2.0 “You would be telling great stories,” said Young.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Creating unique content for your blog and social media presence. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Diverse Goals. Raising funds.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People naturally form connections through interactions on social media platforms like Twitter, Discord, Instagram, and Facebook. There is no sense in forcing something that likely won’t work; understand what motivates your constituents and feed those natural inclinations with supportive technology.

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Care2

JUNE 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Receive monthly updates 7 Comments | by Share Article in Social Networking , Trends , Web 2.0

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Word of mouth, etc. Brand Your Issue. Be Everywhere. Leave comments on blogs.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Several organizations who use Convio's Advocacy product had a stimulating discussion yesterday here at the Convio Summit about online advocacy and what the future of the field is going to look like. However, the power of social networking tools to enable a massive response in a short period of time is undeniable.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Always provide secondary opportunities to donate as part of any advocacy campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Here’s a description from Social Media Examiner: Last year, Facebook rolled out Open Graph, allowing brands to connect to a user’s Facebook social graph. As users engage, the custom action appears on Facebook News Feed, and remains on the user’s Timeline ; e.g., Jane cooked a recipe from Best Recipes app.

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