Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I first met Amy Fox when she de-lurked on the Museum Computer Network listserv. Broadly, I'm researching how museums are using micro-blogging. Will it be another RSS feed? One example is simply turning a Twitter account into an RSS feed. The more types of updates you mix in the more interesting the feed becomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

RSS Feeds: Add an RSS feed to your blog and news sections so people visiting your site can subscribe to your feed and stay updated on your nonprofits latest news. Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond. " I need to start organizing the various pile of UK examples that tagged and grab from various emails and listserv posts. I have one blog post here. Although I do have a couple of uneasy feelings about blog spontaneity. ll blog it. If I have a ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

Sean of the Tactical Philanthropy blog called me the batman of nonprofit technology. Okay, so let me answer the question by posed by The Tactical Philanthropy blog. Does anyone know of any other audio or video programming that has mentioned philanthropy blogs? Add the feed to your RSS Reader. Tracking Blog Conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

What reading level is your blog? Most NpTech blogs are high school level. As FrogLoop blog concludes in its recent analysis of MySpace, "Social networking sites are essentially a microcosm of the internet, and hosting a profile on either is akin to managing a website. This is a must-read. There are 18 articles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

These are free and simple searches designed to monitor blogs and news sites for mentions of your organization, services, or other specific keywords. Add the feed to your RSS Reader. Follow the feed and leave comments when mentioned. Tracking Blog Conversations. News Feeds. How do you listen carefully? Ego searches.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

It's the same kind of impatience I feel reading email from listservs -- only because my RSS reader makes scanning and reading a lot of information very eficient. I'm not going to ditch email or listservs anytime soon. And, with google groups you have an option of reading via a RSS feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The how do you write meme is swirling through the edtech community and now Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog , has tagged me. Vicky has written a brilliant post answering the question "How do you write for your blog?" Vicky says that writing a blog, like music, is more than a single solitary note, but a composition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'm creating a powerpiont for the Webinar and an accompanying wikispace, but wanted to put out this blog post for any feedback. Extension programs track blog conversations and respond. Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. Use Technorati , a blog search engine.

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JANUARY 27, 2009

Set up a Twitter ' Tweme ' feed so that you can consolidate all of the Tweets of participants at the event. Blog about the event before, during, and after. And then Tweet about your blog posts on Twitter. They can also be a place for participants to post information as it comes to mind during the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2009

The array of tools available for inward facing work incorporates many of the same social media tools one could use for external communications such as blogs, wikis, and podcasting, but also includes online collaboration tools including teleconferencing tools , email list tools , and others. listserv or web forum , Twitter , etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

npdigg.org , cooked up by the nonprofittech blog , is up and running. Events and Conferences: Live Blog Notes, Upcoming, and How-Tos. DIA blog reports from the Freedom To Connect conclave today, and came back with a bit of darkly indistinct video of the feature presentation by Yochai Benkler. TechSoup has RSS feeds too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

She blogs at Standing Firm for Fair Immigration Reform Movement. He immediately saw the need to tell the stories of the families that had been ripped apart by the raids, of children who had lost parents, of mother who weren't sure if they could pay rent or feed their children next week. " Nicola M.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Coate said: “Another successful outlet is spreading the word through listservs, blogs, and organizational newsletters. Never miss a post by subscribing to frogloop's RSS feed. Our social media strategy aims to complement our print and online advertising strategy. Receive monthly updates.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Blog for content. Email listserv signup. Twitter and other social media feeds. You don’t need to have all the bells and whistles, but start with what works best for your mission and purpose of your site. Here are some possible features you could include on your site: Event registration. Shopping cart. Volunteer Information.

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JULY 11, 2007

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!" Level Playing Field Institute is one, students they advocate for are creating podcasts and blogging.

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