Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

” Another place to look for clues is any formal audience research that your organization done. Craft good headlines. Here’s an excellent cheat sheet that can help you write more engaging headlines. Here’s more tactical tips from Upworthy: Find or create great content. The common tip? Be visual. “If

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The Next Web

JANUARY 21, 2014

While there is a place for founders on crowdfunding platforms, they’re not a must. Coin gave up Kickstarter’s cushion of media attention and its very high conversion rates but took full control of the shopping experience. Can you imagine the headline “A [new gadget] was pre-ordered by 2000 users on eBay!”? Sound familiar?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 5, 2013

We use different headlines to test which one gets the best clicks for a particular post, and then we repeat the best one using Buffer to reach different timezones with the same content. It’s important to realize why we’re looking at these metrics in the first place, so that we can choose the right metrics to focus on.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Last week we said that you needed to pay attention to the public markets, and we weren’t kidding. That question matters more than just what happens to the singular Chinese tech giant.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Apple has responded to Epic’s demands that the iPhone-maker restore Fortnite to the App Store in new legal filings, arguing that the company’s injuries are “entirely self-inflicted” and that Fortnite can return to iOS at any time — just as soon as Epic removes the custom in-app payment system that triggered the game’s removal in the first place.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Do you have a digital marketing process in place to manage your content, social, email, and engagement activities? There’s writer’s block, competition for our attention in the form of social media or our phones, and who can forget about the 50 other responsibilities we have on our plate. Work smarter, not harder.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

You can set and forget operations, but more strategic considerations need constant attention. Stories like this are frequent headlines. If you have a data governance strategy in place, an assessment is also an opportunity to ensure that policies and procedures are up-to-date. The hack involved 92 percent of LinkedIn accounts.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

As streamers prepare to walk off Twitch, hate raids and abuse are escalating to dangerous levels On Wednesday, September 1st, a number of channels on Twitch will go dark as streamers participate in #ADayOffTwitch, a walkout designed to bring attention to the ongoing hate and harassment that’s plagued the platform for the last several weeks.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

CoinDesk has fixed an exploit that allowed anyone to view unpublished headlines, create drafts, and edit articles on the website. The issue is now fixed and added safeguards have been put in place”. The issue is now fixed and added safeguards have been put in place.”.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I stick by them as a place to begin. Their attention spans are short. There are only two headlines which, if read alone, give the following message: Bar pass rate continues to climb. There’s nothing else to break up the text or draw attention to important points. Is your appeal easy to understand? Our Incoming 1L class.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Customize Your Headline. By default, LinkedIn uses the title of your current position as your “Professional Headline.” You can customize your headline and add more detail and personality by going to “Edit Profile.” They add some color and pizzazz that can easily grab the attention of people who visit your profile.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

For most event coordinators, one of the best places to reach their target audience is Instagram. When you book a headliner act or keynote speaker, feature them in a sneak preview of your lineup. Allow event headliners or speakers to do an Instagram takeover. Media attention. What channel do they spend the most time on?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2020, Jiko made headlines by being the first fintech to acquire a nationally regulated U.S. This year, Jiko found that everyone was “suddenly paying attention to T-bills,” Lintner told TechCrunch. ” That attention led the startup to once again rethink its strategy to meet that sudden increased demand.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

It’s rare these days to hear positive SPAC news, so the Circle update caught our attention. The headline? It’s an opportune moment to launch a new company, but rising interest rates, inflation and any other number of unknown factors could lead investors to become more judicious when it comes to placing bets. Startups/VC.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

And when we look deeper we see amazing transformations taking place all around us. At times, Lonsdale has attracted as much attention to himself as his portfolio companies. Early last year, he made headlines and ruffled more than a few feathers after his tweets about “woke” tech diversity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Are we going to be at home as much in the first place? Besides the timely arrival of the DoorDash S-1, here are a few other headlines about the impact of the news: Positive vaccine news punishes pandemic-boosted companies like Zoom, Peloton, Etsy. Are we going to be using DoorDash more often now for deliveries?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

They’re what place your ads in front of qualified audiences. Then, target them on a paid account where you can place higher bids. Potential Cause: Uncompelling Ads Unhelpful and poorly-written ads are unlikely to grab users’ attention, so put effort into crafting effective campaigns. Capture attention with your headlines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

Once you have a strategy plan in place, the next step is to select your curator. This may or may not be your social media manager or staff person. It requires attention to detail and delivering value. Tell the right the story with content you are collecting so that you audience finds it relevant or places of connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Engaging photos, especially of local places and animals work well.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

But what I really want to highlight is how they divide up the newsletter sections with great headlines. They use very catchy headlines that show the organization’s work. The copy is short, sweet and gives readers another place to go if they wish to read more. Definitely an idea to test out in your newsletters!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2024

Why AI is worth paying attention to It will soon be impossible to do your job without it. For example: Ask it to write a newsletter article; email headline; Ask for a draft of an agenda for your event; Ask it to identify speakers You’ll see ways to blend the technology into your workflow. And the year after that.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The internet is a busy, crowded place, buzzing with almost 2 billion websites and millions of brands competing for attention. Pay attention to what your competitors are doing and consider prioritizing the keywords they’re ranking for to aggressively compete with them. . Craft the perfect headline and supporting subheads. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Ning, which lets you set up your own custom social network, has attracted attention for its ability to create communities that are more functional than those created through competing services from Google and Yahoo listservs. Nonprofits, support groups, and nonprofit professionals have found their homes on Ning.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

It seems so easy to write a letter and send it out, but it’s a tricky process with lots of places you can get in trouble and squash your results if you don’t know what you’re doing. In short, you don’t have much time to catch your donor’s attention and get opened. That shot-gun blast approach just doesn’t work.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The problem, as he and Koller saw it, was that the format didn’t do a good enough job of connecting with individual students, checking in with them to make sure they were paying attention, understanding, and actually interested in what was being taught.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

And as the program progressed, there weren’t reliable methods in place to measure success. “Recent headlines tell a bleak story: quiet quitting, sweeping layoffs and falling short on DEI promises. George drew attention to MentorcliQ’s matching algorithm, which he believes to be best-in-class.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

The startup’s history is tied to places representative of San Francisco: The founding team worked out of Peet’s Coffee on Mission Street for a few months, then crashed at a penthouse lounge near the 4th and King Caltrain station, followed by a tiny office and then a slightly bigger one in the Flatiron building near Market Street.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. Sure, sometimes there’s a crunch to release something, or a customer support ticket that requires extra attention?—?but

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

Without them, copy or headlines can become boring and predictable. The return of investment can be anything including: Making the world a better place. Using the word “you” instantly address the reader and gets their attention. These words can be placed into headlines, ads, promotions and any other written material you publish.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Even as NFTs slipped out of the headlines in the mainstream press, then, the number of people creating, acquiring and trading them continued to grow. Even as NFTs slipped out of the headlines, they’ve continued to grow. Coindesk has a great explanation of how this works.) That brings us to Dom Hofmann.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

AMD headlined with a new series of CPUs, the 7nm Ryzen 5000 series, that is going to be a really compelling gaming laptop option. Nvidia headlined with new graphics for laptops, bringing some performance that was previously exclusive to desktop machines. Are they attention-seeking vaporware? Razer Blade 15 Advanced | Razer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over a century after its inception, over 52,000 people in 1823 places across 17 countries participated in the Christmas Bird Count – using email, web sites, and social media tools. And, a symphony orchestra, made headlines when they crowdsourced musician auditions for the Youtube Symphony orchestra. 3) Crowd Voting.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Once I figured out how complicated the funding process was, my coping mechanism was to figure out how to capitalize on the business ideas I already had in place in case I never received any VC funding. In 2019, The New York Times published an article headlined “More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost.”

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The challenge is grabbing your visitor’s attention. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Bring attention to the various issue areas that your nonprofit is working to solve to emphasize your nonprofit’s purpose.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

How Metafy founder Josh Fabian caught the attention of 776 by building in public. How Metafy founder Josh Fabian caught the attention of 776 by building in public. “It’s likely to be long-lived, and it’s very important to be judicious but not lose sight of your goals and the reason you founded the business in the first place.”

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

In this aspect, China’s huge market seems ripe for the taking — and which firms are better-placed to do so than homegrown startups, especially app developers looking to conquer the mobile market? Success draws attention, and the last thing you would want to do is step on the toes of China’s Internet giants — namely Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu.

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