Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The Need for the 4Cs Social Media Framework. Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. The first reason is the excessive focus on specific social media tools.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 16, 2016

It should come as no great surprise that social media posts are a fantastic resource for anyone actively operating in the virtual world. Read on for some tips on leveraging the power of social media for widespread viral attention. Make a Connection. You can’t put a price on tapping into a reader’s emotions.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. Here’s my slide deck: Social Media Building Blocks.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

But what about taking an inventory of your social media tools? Delicious / Bookmarks. If you use Delicious , the social bookmarking tool, you can view all of your tags and how many items have been bookmarked to each of them. Tags: strategy analysis evaluation social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Social Media: To effectively promote your monthly giving program on social media, you’ll need to create a series of promo graphics that are properly sized for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Compare that to 36% that said social media and 19% that said print.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

This spring, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (the Center) began its journey from a traditional, “non-social” organization to one that uses and embraces social media in both its communications and internal processes. In order to accomplish the goals of social media strategy, Deputy Director Risa Breckman knew that 1.)

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Great piece from Allyson Kapin reminding readers that social media is "part of" a strategy. Doing Good.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

As social media grows in popularity, one fact cannot be ignored: if used well, it can generate impressive amounts of traffic and increase engagement around your cause or organization. These overall strategies aren't anything new in the marketing world: social media is just a new way to do old business. Know Your Goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

She has a social media elevator pitch just in case she runs into one of the senior managers. But when you're just starting out, organizational culture can get in the way of embracing social media. See this IBM Social Media/Corporate Culture Case Study ). What's important is a social media policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. A must-bookmark list of special days that acknowledge social good events and cause campaigns. Clipix makes bookmarking a.k.a. 99, the app is a must-download for mobile social media managers. At a cost of only $.99,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy. Clipix makes bookmarking a.k.a. Nonprofit staff often need to manage and organize large quantities of web links for later viewing, and bookmarking via browsers is becoming cumbersome. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages. Wibbitz :: wibbitz.com. Vizify :: vizify.com.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 3, 2013

Here are 5 of the latest non-profit and membership links we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week. membership Apricot Jam social media'

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Classy

AUGUST 13, 2021

There are countless social media metrics to track depending on the platforms you use regularly, and your nonprofit needs to recognize which ones truly matter to gauge and improve your performance. . Two relatively recent social metrics worth monitoring are saves and shares. How to Get More Saves .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy. Clipix makes bookmarking a.k.a. Nonprofit staff often need to manage and organize large quantities of web links for later viewing, and bookmarking via browsers is becoming cumbersome. CheckFacebook :: checkfacebook.com.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2010

Everyday, we find great resources on the different uses of technology and social media in the nonprofit sector. We bookmark them, note them, share them, tweet or retweet them, and sometimes, we even blog about them. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. Reader Bookmarking: This is bookmarked content for later retrieval which is some indication of reader value. . Photo by Dwinton. Did anything surprise you?

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NetWits

JUNE 7, 2011

Here are some quick takeaways to consider: 1) The Ease of Social Sharing is Important. This study reveals that 31% of website referrals are from the “sharing&# of your content; including social networks, blogs, and email–and bookmarks. 2) Search is Still King.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " How Useful is Social Media to Nonprofits? The big question nonprofits ask is, how useful is social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just like social media transformed the nonprofit sector and how it communicates with its supporters, so will the Mobile Web (even more so). The best new media managers, online community builders, bloggers, and activists will be connected and communicating with their supporters from anywhere, at any time when the need arises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

My early days in social media were spent immersed in tagging and social bookmarking. Marnie Webb introduced me to the NpTech Tag and a whole nonprofit tech community embraced it. My first screencast was about tagging and featured the social bookmarking service, delicious. I hope he shares it.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Roundup: 50 suggestions for how President-elect Obama can use the Internet to govern | Social Signal - Interesting ideas, some more doable than others of course, for how social media could be put to use under the Obama presidency. Tags: roundup bookmarks. Check out how Tyson agreed to donate 70,000 lbs of food!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Tags: roundup bestpractice bookmarks campaigning community list lists nonprofits nptech organizing postalicious resources socialmedia sxsw tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Your lists will also appear in the Interests section of your bookmarks. As all good social media managers know, diversify your bran d and time spent across multiple social networks. According to Facebook Help: When you create a list, you’ll see the best posts from that list in your main News Feed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 10, 2010

4) Social networking sites all have mobile websites and their traffic grows every single month. All bookmarked on my iPhone. Tags: Mobile Technology Mobile Websites Smartphone Apps Social Media Smartphones Apps. To reiterate, a mobile website can be easily viewed on all smartphones.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

With trends like these, it's important to consider your own approach to social media. It's easy to see how social media and online communities can be effective platforms for sharing stories and getting feedback from supporters, but what about the money? Consider this in comparison to their own website, where U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. On your social media pages, “pin” or prioritize acknowledgments to donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Earlier this summer we published a Sensible Social Media Checklist for Business.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "When most businesses and non-profits start using social media, they start with “small talk&# with their communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 5, 2009

One of the most common questions I'm asked as a social media consultant is, "Which tool is the best?" If you have a do-good project, or a small nonprofit that you want to promote, fundraise for, or build an online community around using social media, your first step is to create a plan. Raise awareness? Build web traffic?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 15, 2018

Like or bookmark your own tweet so you can easily find it later). If your nonprofit is putting the time and effort into creating new content for social media, only tweeting your content once is severely limiting its exposure and ability to generate referral traffic. This is what we learned works best: 1. 4 Retweets, 13 Likes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). ” Which Social Networks Are Growing Fastest Worldwide? Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit? – eMarketer -.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open! Thanks for all that you are doing, ARC! " My favorite lesson? . "This

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). I'd like to dig a bit deeper into what this core function, necessary to create to what's becoming known as social engagement. ."

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Here are my top trends in sustainable social media (hat tip to Reuters)."

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

You’ve got social media covered. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. But this is a social media platform designed to be all about you. houses all of your social media accounts and links in one place. Please—you were an early adopter. And Twitter?

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