Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits was released in August 2011 and despite the rapid change occurring on the Social and Mobile Web, 90% of the content still rings true. below are 33 of must-read updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Live broadcasting via the Web has been around a couple years thanks to sites like UStream.tv , but the nonprofit sector has been slow to adopt this new technology… until recently. As social media fundamentally changed print journalism forever, so will Web TV and its impact on broadcast and cable TV programming.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2013

Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy. Primarily a mobile social network, Pheed also allows easy desktop publishing of status updates, photos, video and audio files, and enables users to broadcast live.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. Social Media'

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Press Social Tips Nonprofit 273

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A well produced and high quality PSA will go a long way with the media station as well as the listeners/viewers and make a bigger impact than a spot that is clearly not good. Research your local radio, broadcast television (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc.) Step 4: Submit your PSA for consideration. About the Sponsor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

The goal is to help participants create a social media strategy AND take a deep dive into the tactics and tools of social media. I've come up with synthesis - a worksheet, how-to points, and resources that would guide an organization to think strategically about social media. Identify Objectives.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 107

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Based in the U.K., Dipity :: dipity.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

Timely, relevant breaking news is basis of a good social media campaign. That same is true if you get broadcast news coverage. Get a copy of the story and upload to your YouTube channel, and then promote it on your blog. Share your social media success stories. Post calls to action. Write your own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. They will be doing a variety of work tasks (not just social media and networks). I’ve spent some time taking a look at various reports, studies, and International organizations and the use of networks and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

How to use social media to inspire 40,000 people to give on one day. No doubt social media is a key part of our promotional and event strategy. In fact, this may be one of the largest collaborative social media efforts in the nonprofit world. Social media success: collaborate, inform, build, engage.

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Social Media Minnesota Media Giving 97

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building. Extra: Listen to this podcast with Alison Fine, Allyson Kapin and I discussing why charities should use more kinds of social media.

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People Business Nonprofit Advocacy 241

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

25% RED: Multi-channel Fundraising Utilizing a combination of digital tools, social media, email, website, and traditional media allowed these nonprofits to reach diverse demographics several times. Multi-channel strategies were crucial for broad outreach, frequency and engagement. It’s worth its weight in gold.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. Here are 7 tips to help your organization get the most value from social media. If you’re wondering if social media can be an effective tool to recruit volunteers, the answer is yes. It is a win-win.

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Social Media Volunteer Media Social 91

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 259

NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s modernized world, social media branding has become a no-brainer. With millions surfing the web at any given moment, social channels have proven to be super valuable as a way to keep in touch with friends and family ? billion social media users worldwide. and the world. What do these add up to?

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Social Media Media Social Contest 85

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A collection of economic and media trends and stats. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 259

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy.

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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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Free Nonprofit Social Media Mobile 280

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. Each radio program/live call allows 5,000 listeners and topics range from social media to philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

He is expected to surpass the United States White House account, @WhiteHouse (4,973,061), within the next days and is using Twitter as a power tool to broadcast his messages. A number of foreign offices have used this channel to reach out to peers and other influencers to set the record straight or to coordinate their digital outreach.

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Twitter Studies Broadcast Social Media 123

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Topic : Community-Driven Planning: Creating a Social Media Strategy. Description : This all-day workshop starts with the real foundation of social media engagement: community and content. Topic : Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Topic : Social Media Done Right in 30 Minutes/Day.

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Kentucky Leadership Nonprofit Social Media 122

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Research shows that 32% of donors are most inspired to give by social media marketing, followed by email (30%), nonprofits’ websites (17%), and printed materials (15%). This can include strategies like search engine optimization (SEO) , posting organically on social media, or creating blog content on your website.

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Marketing Guide Nonprofit Social Media 52

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

." [Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: National Wildlife Federation – Here is a terrific interview with my friend and colleague Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation – she discusses both the tools she uses and the lessons she's learned from managing the social media presence for the NWF.

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Web Social Media Arts Broadcast 120

Bloomerang

JULY 30, 2021

An M+R benchmarks study found that nonprofit text messaging audiences grew by 26% in 2020, outpacing growth for other popular channels like Facebook and email. To examine just a few reasons why: Text messaging allows for 1-to-1 communication, giving it the upper hand over social media. Immediate alerts with text broadcasts.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

With all these channels and formats for communicating with your brand’s followers, it can be difficult to figure out which medium is appropriate for when you have to share information. Email newsletters linked to our blog content provide us this opportunity more clearly than social media,” he says. “As

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email Marketing Practice Social Media 135

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

| Powered by John Haydon – John Haydon has an excellent post today to get you thinking more strategically about your use of social media, and not just what tools to use but what to say once you're using them! "When

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Web Bookmarking YouTube NTEN 135

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

With the debt ceiling debate raging in our nation’s capital, health care advocates have kicked into high gear and are using new social media tactics to engage elected officials in the fight to protect health care rights – Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. Use the “ Valid Measurement Grid &#.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

With the rise of smartphones, it seems like everyone’s constantly on social media, making it the perfect marketing tool for your nonprofit! Infact, there are over 308 million social media users in the United States alone. Learn how your organization can take full advantage of social media in this guide!

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Social Media Media Social Guide 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Social media is unique from any other platform for engaging with your donors, volunteers and supporters. Although there is no ‘one size fits all’ strategy for non-profits to use social media, there are three main ways that every non-profit can use these tools in their own unique way. Don’t just broadcast information.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Prior to his current role, Lazar spent more than 10 years in broadcast television sales management, most recently at Sinclair Television Group. However, what’s rarely discussed about this continually evolving channel is why. SMS as a gateway channel. This year I celebrated my 45 th birthday. Texting to the rescue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image. Harrison has over 61.5k

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2011

At the time, there was no continuing threat to cut funds for public broadcasting. It seems that every day there is a new attack on public broadcasting; the most recent coming from conservative provocateur, James O’Keefe, in an Ambush video of NPR fund raiser Ron Schiller, who quickly resigned for making inappropriate comments.

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Public Media Broadcast Conservancy 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I became a documentary filmmaker to tell meaningful stories that explore social issues and inspire change. When I started out, the “broadcast, festival, and screenings” model of distribution dictated community engagement strategies that were more linear, and limited.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. In order to do this, they need to work with free agents, hyper-connected individuals who are passionate about social change, but don’t work within institutional walls. Trust me. They want to connect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2011

I wanted to find out more about how Seafood Watch integrates its mobile strategy across its communications channel, including social media. It looks like you are taking an integrating approach – web, print, main stream media, social media, and mobile. The biggest piece of advice is “be useful.”

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Mobile Integration Strategy Social Media 113

Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2012

People engaging in social media are interested in being social, which means they want to establish relationships with the organizations & individuals that they follow. Effective social media campaigns help foster these relationships by engaging followers in two-way communication. Leave me a comment below.

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Social Media Social Media Tips 38

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s s Fashion Police, nonprofit social media authors Amy Sample Ward, Allyson Kapin, and Melanie Mathos shared the latest trends, campaigns and faux pas in the nonprofit social media world during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md.

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