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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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.

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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?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Most recently, I facilitated this workshop with staff at Lightful , a social media platform for nonprofits based in London where I am currently a senior advisor. In the future, the bot will be able to sift through slack channels and identify in appropriate language. . Share your story in the comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2012

Location : San Francisco, CA. Topic : At the Cross Section of Web, Social and Mobile. Description : ADisparate marketing channels complicates the life of the average NPO today. Date : April 2, 2012.

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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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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?

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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. But now, it applies to social media.

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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

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.

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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

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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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. The guiding principle of the awards is to “apply a Silicon Valley mindset to social innovation.” Its "Good. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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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. Los Angeles, California: Social Shenanigans.

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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. The Olympics Athletes’ Hub is an online lounge for all things social when it comes to Olympic athletes’ social accounts.

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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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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. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

These insights can be used to solve social change problems. As you can imagine, AI is impacting everything in the social sector. 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.

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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?

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. 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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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

MARCH 29, 2016

San Francisco, California: Nonprofits and Storytelling: How to Create Social Impact, First-Person Stories. San Francisco, California. Nonprofits and Storytelling: How to Create Social Impact, First-Person Stories. Houston, Texas: Running a Successful Social Venture: Comp-U-Dopt. Thursday, April 7.

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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.

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

Social Culture. 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.

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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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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. A social media tool that is going to revolutionize the way that you conduct business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. Similar strategy to what the San Francisco Symphony did with its blogger outreach event. Another theme of web2.o Blog for lots of great posts.

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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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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.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

As executive director, Aaron's focus is on communication, collaboration, nonprofits, video, social media, and the bleeding-edge technology behind these things. Elliot Harmon manages Creative Commons' various communications and social media channels. Elliot Harmon Creative Commons , Communications Manager.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ever helpful, the team got on board to roll up their sleeves and pitch in at San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits that had big volunteer jobs. While social media as a volunteer recruitment tool has been a popular topic recently, TechSoup flipped the equation on its head a bit. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

This blog post was authored by Evonne Heyning, interactive media producer with TechSoup's community and social media team. We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels.

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