Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Think Strategically About Your Social Media Presence.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. On the card, write a short (preferably one sentence) social media update. More on Social Media. Check out TechSoup's social media starter kit!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements. He later joined Kiva.org in San Francisco, a crowdfunding platform which has raised over $1 billion to entrepreneurs worldwide. 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. " Program is creating new distribution channels for affordable produce to low-income people. Not because of the unusually big grants, but because most of them are members of our TechSoup family.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

My co-presenter was the talented Bryce Skolfield , Director of Communications and Public Policy at the Children's Council of San Francisco. For this group, I felt it was important to ask about personal comfort/experience and whether or not they felt social media had any value for their agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here are the simple rules for nonprofit marketers as explained in this article in Social Media Today : Start with a hypothesis. This could be as simple as “If we post more links on Facebook with the embedded link tool, we will increase our reach” or any of the items that Mari Smith suggests you measure on Facebook.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Today on Beth Kanter's oft-fascinating blog, there's a discussion on social media and arts organizations. Of course, social media is a huge part of attracting a new audience, but Beth suggests that it's best thought of as a long-term investment. This is a topic that's near to my heart.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

Our **San Francisco** group curates a list of [tech for good experiences each month]([link] --> Upcoming NPTech Events. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes and Critters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 28, 2009

While preparing to teach a social media webinar recently, I discovered quite a few environmental/green nonprofits that have YouTube channels. You can't beat video for pulling at your heartstrings, which is why it can be a powerful tool for organizations with the time, money and skills to post videos on a regular basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

A San Francisco startup, called Valued just received $1.7 In the future, the bot will be able to sift through slack channels and identify in appropriate language. These insights can be used to solve social change problems. As you can imagine, AI is impacting everything in the social sector. million in seed capital.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Salesforce Acquires Buddy Media for $689 Million – "Salesforce has entered an agreement to acquire social media marketing platform Buddy Media for approximately $689 million, the company has announced. What does social media success look like, anyway?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Arts and Social Media View more presentations from kanter. This morning I gave a presentation for a group of senior marketing people from performing arts centers around the country on social media. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets? What is the best way to work with interns?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. TechSoup.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

You can do this by: Asking your donor to connect on social media and through email. Moving forward, ask your donors to rate your organization on social media or provide a donor testimonial. All of us have access to our own communication channels (social media platforms, email, recommendation sites, etc.)

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Take a look at your social media to see what posts are getting clicked and shared. Since it’s impossible to know which communication channels your supporters prefer simply by guessing, it’s prudent to ask them. They must write for the website, blog, email, social media, and more. . Here are a few things you should do today: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The workshop was part of the three-day program where participants were learning both strategy and how to use tools from women who work in the tech industry here in San Francisco. The participants represent a diverse cohort of 41 women’s rights and social justice leaders from 18 organizations from 11 states across the country.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In a departure from its usual format, the August session of the San Francisco Online Community Meetup was an open forum. What’s the difference between managing online community, customer service, and social media? Social media is, for many organizations, an extension of their public relations and marketing strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2010

Actionable listening on social media channels means transforming a “river of noise&# into insights that are actionable. One of the participants observed that Twitter is an efficient and easy way to see what other similar nonprofits are doing in social media spaces and get new ideas. It takes about 30 minutes. (1)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Arts and Social Media View more presentations from kanter. This morning I gave a presentation for a group of senior marketing people from performing arts centers around the country on social media. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets? What is the best way to work with interns?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

San Francisco, California: Nonprofits and Storytelling: How to Create Social Impact, First-Person Stories. will feature TechSoup's own Glenn Fajardo and digital media trainer Nife Adeyemi, who will talk through postproduction editing, tools to use, adding sound and graphics, and sharing your video on social channels like YouTube.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Awards will be announced at our gala on October 22, 2014 at SOMArts in San Francisco (you can RSVP and get your invitation here ). He is the founder of CoCo Studios, which promotes media collaboration and game development for fiber and mobile networks. Joaquin Alvarado.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The more you learn about disaster preparedness, the more badges and points you can earn to become the ultimate San Francisco hero. Gamify Your Organization.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

By now, you've probably heard all the benefits of building a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter. We've compiled a list of resources including articles, blog posts, webinars, and case studies on best social media practices from our global network. TechSoup's Social Media Resources. TechSoup.org.

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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. houses all of your social media accounts and links in one place.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

The discussion focused on creating greater visibility for organizations across digital channels. Tools, like Completure, make it possible for individuals to create and share stories that need to be told much like media organizations can. led the bilingual tweet chat.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Ben loves his beautiful wife, pretzels, everything about football and all things social media. And, in the world of social media, you don’t even have to give away free flights or hotel rooms. Now can you imagine if that happened with Make-a-Wish’s San Francisco Batkid that went viral a couple of months back?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Arts and Social Media View more presentations from kanter. This morning I gave a presentation for a group of senior marketing people from performing arts centers around the country on social media. The questions I got: How do know that our social media strategy can help sell tickets? What is the best way to work with interns?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Cleveland, Ohio: Sharing Your Story — How to Run an Effective Multi-channel Campaign. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Cleveland, Ohio: Social Media Workshop. Vancouver, British Columbia. Thursday, July 7, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Her main objection to "vote me contests" is that it pits one amazing cause against another, perpetuating the scarcity mentality that lives in the hope of a pot of gold. She also feels that contests have too much of a myopic focus on channeling dollars or click actions rather than engaging people's hearts and minds and souls. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

Rethinking Social Media Internships. My colleagues at Zoetica, Geoff Livingston and Kami Huyse were monitoring the back channel and skyping us questions. From here, we are embarking on a series of private and public events in San Francisco, Washington, DC and New York City to launch the book. Social Culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. Guest post by Sam Gregory. I’ll be tweeting myself at @samgregory.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2011

The July edition of the San Francisco Online Community Meetup featured Meg Clark , community manager at ExactTarget, the parent company of CoTweet. looked at how brands are using social media tools, in particular CoTweet, for better listening and responsiveness. Email and Social Media Work Together. Community Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

I knew it was potentially possible based on a research study funded by the The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrated that high dollar donors — especially 30-49 year-olds — use the social web, but have yet to be engaged by strong, trustworthy philanthropic organizations. . 

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2014

Ben loves his beautiful wife, gripping movies, everything about football and all things social media. The movie had been in theaters for about a week at that point, and the thriller was all the rage on social media. Needless to say, my voice joined my social media comrades and hailed the movie for what it was – a masterpiece.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Our ability to collaborate effectively in the cloud and create meaningful media together is quickly evolving as more nonprofits expand their borders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

That’s where I met Kim Kastorff who is the founder of Kimpacto , a San Francisco-based advisory & consulting firm working across the U.S., newsletters, social media, blogs, annual reports, etc.). Collect this content from Day 1, and share through all your channels, as outlined above. Europe and Latin America.

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