Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2016

In 1992, I had the honor of having a front row seat at the creation of a field – how nonprofits can use the Internet for mission driven work. Back in the old days, there was a very small community of peer that I could ask questions and learn from — we had a listserv! I have worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. Her friends through out the social web responded and put together the campaign: Watch and listen to Connie Reece explain what this campaign is all about and why it is important to her. Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

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. Social Change Websites is an excellent directory of the best nonprofit, grassroots, and advocacy campaign websites devoted to social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

the listserv question was focused on blog metrics and primarily as traffic and driving traffic! How to we interpret them and put them to use to plan and improve our campaigns? It goes into the topic of social networking analysis.huh? Yet another paradigm shift, emerging field, and something else to research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

While one might be tempted to discount the value of face-to-face gatherings when we have the Internet, some of my most valuable connections and learning experiences have taken place "in real life" at the NTC. We will discuss flickr, tagging, digital photography, flickr contests, participatory media campaigns, and much more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Carie Lewis, Internet Marketing Manager Humane Society of the United States. In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. tools for online advocacy.

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