Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. While this represents around 150 million more users than this time last year, these numbers may still be conservative.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2020

Changes might disproportionately affect conservatives and might hurt engagement, the report says. Leading the effort to downplay these concerns and shift Facebook’s focus away from polarization has been Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s vice president of global public policy and former chief of staff under President George W. The reason?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2014

Crafting a mobile and social media policy. “Social Media for Social Good and Nonprofit Tech for Good have been my primary resources for learning how to communicate Indian conservation issues on a global scale. Using Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and Tumblr. And much more!

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

The company is also continuing a policy that blocks pages and accounts based outside the US from creating events located in the US. That policy was first put in place for the US presidential election. Accounts that have repeatedly violated Facebook’s policies could be restricted.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2020

YouTube has banned the controversial creator Calvin Lee Vail, better known as LeafyIsHere, for repeatedly violating the company’s harassment policies. The ban follows big changes to YouTube’s harassment policy meant to deter behavior that in part helped creators in the commentary community like Leafy develop a following.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2020

YouTube is allowing conservative pundit Steven Crowder to monetize his YouTube channel again, more than one year after Crowder was removed from the company’s Partner Program following complaints of homophobic and racist harassment from another creator. Image: Steven Crowder / YouTube.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2021

Two weeks ago, after YouTube revealed its definition of hate speech was so narrow that it couldn’t remove a wildly racist tirade for being wildly racist, we wondered out loud what it would take for YouTube to stop promoting conservative commentator Steven Crowder as an official YouTube Partner and allowing him to profit from those tirades.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2021

Apple employees are pushing back against a new policy that would require them to return to the office three days a week starting in early September. That Apple’s remote/location-flexible work policy, and the communication around it, have already forced some of our colleagues to quit. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Selling land in ecological conservation areas is typically illegal and can have negative impacts on the flora, fauna, and people living there, so Facebook announced Friday that it’s changing its commerce policies to explicitly prohibit the sale of protected land on Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a current news story.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

YouTube removed an extremely racist video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder this week , citing violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy — not its hate speech policy — as the reason for the removal. While offensive, this video from the Steven Crowder channel does not violate this policy.”.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

They paved the way for all of us and their contribution to nonprofit history should be noted: To Write Love on Her Arms; Invisible Children; National Wildlife Federation; the Humane Society of the United States; Seacology; Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network; Americans for the Arts; Oxfam America; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

He is also one of the creators of the environmental protection movement in Paraguay, having co-founded the Moisés Bertoni Conservation Foundation and the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, two of the country’s prominent nature conservation institutions. So I asked for a leave of absence from Fundación Paraguaya and dove in.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2020

At the time, Facebook said that it removed over 200 boogaloo Facebook groups and 95 Instagram accounts for violating its policies against organized violence, along with 400 other groups that were related to the extremist movement. But that policy change could be less effective than it originally suggested.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts. How is Outdoor Afro “changing the face of conservation” and what does that look like?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The decision comes as Facebook is facing criticism over its moderation policies worldwide — both from critics who argue it’s been slow to remove hateful content and from conservative politicians who have accused it of suppressing speech.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

Because LMC is a free admission facility, the Center heavily depends on donations to fuel its conservation efforts. These funds help provide critical care and treatment for the Center’s sea turtle patients, as well as fund the conservation efforts of LMC’s four core pillars of conservation.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The “free speech” platform Parler, which had a largely conservative-leaning user base, was forced offline by its web hosts after failing to respond to reports of violent threats on its platform. Clapper’s QAnon ban puts the smaller platform’s policies in line with those at larger tech platforms like Facebook and TikTok.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 17, 2020

According to the WSJ , some policy executives at Facebook voiced concerns in 2017 about pending changes to the news feed algorithm that they thought might have a larger impact on right-leaning news sites like the Daily Wire. It turned out Facebook had inflated its video metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

8) Liberal donors are most likely to give to human and civil rights while conservative donors are more likely to give to religious services and faith. Arts and culture (2%), peace and nonviolence (1%), and research and public policy (1%) are the least donated to causes. 57% of religious giving in Asia is online.

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The Next Web

MARCH 3, 2014

Elisa Cooper, director of product marketing for brand protection firm Mark Monitor, advises that professionals should have clear policies set in place that determine when new domains should be registered, like a new brand product launch or brand campaign. If you’re an IT company.

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Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Yet Latinx nonprofits work on climate change, conservation, the arts, health, LGBTQ+ rights, womens rights and empowerment, voting rights, education, etc. How do we advance any policy or issue while ignoring 20% of the population as allies, donors, and activists? They dont look further.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Organization Mission: The California State Parks Foundation delivers innovative solutions for an excellent park system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to 280 state parks to enjoy now and for generations to come. I Love a Clean San Diego County.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I'm in Kyoto, Japan for the STS forum, an incredible gathering of top scientists and policy leaders from around the world. It seemed like a larger scale version of what we are already doing for the conservation movement with Miradi, and what we've been kicking around as the "Carbon P&L" concept for a possible new social enterprise.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

While the world digests the fact that FTX could be heading to zero , Elon Musk continues to make headlines with changes to Twitter policy — at times seemingly on the fly — and results from the U.S. midterm elections still trickling in, there could be some fair winds blowing for tech companies. in October and up 7.7%

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Now with C40 Cities, she supports cities in the global network to develop and implement inclusive climate action plans, policies, and programs. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

On July 24th, a coalition of nine progressive groups, including Demand Justice, Freedom From Facebook and Google, and Accountable Tech, released a statement calling on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to recuse himself from a case involving Facebook due to his close friendship with the company’s vice president of public policy, Joel Kaplan.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

The fundraising team for the Grand Canyon Conservancy uses artificial intelligence and data analysis embedded in its fundraising software to make predictions, set goals, and share progress with stakeholders. You might need to modify or adapt as circumstances such as economic trends and policies change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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The Verge

APRIL 15, 2021

Apple’s partners in the Restore Fund include the nonprofit Conservation International and the Goldman Sachs group which will manage the fund. The company says it will directly eliminate 75 percent of emissions from its supply chain and products by 2030, and the Restore Fund will help address the other 25 percent of its emissions.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The company has long maintained an Acceptable Use Policy for AWS , which forbids using the service for computer intrusions, spam, or the promotion of violence or other crimes. While the policy itself will not change, the aggressive enforcement approach will put AWS in the same category as major platforms like Facebook and YouTube.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

It’s worth noting that earlier this year, Amazon warned several employees who were part of that push that they had violated its communications policy. Image: Amazon. Looks like that one guy is offsides. However, there’s the issue of Amazon’s oft-criticized excessive packaging to consider.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Podcast Title Description A Sustainable Mind A Sustainable Mind by Environmental Activist Marjorie Alexander interviews change-makers in Sustainability | Ecology | Food Waste | Intentional and Resilient Community | Conservation Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast by Rash Pixel Center Stage Center (..)

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

HB 20 is one of multiple state-level efforts to make companies like Facebook and Twitter leery of moderating the accounts of conservative users. Like other states’ laws, HB 20 may also be preempted by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a federal rule that would override conflicting state-level policies.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

Government policy: Rewarding citizens for their behavioral changes and better regulating toxic products. Tags: interview application conservation engagement environment innovation mobile. Social Change: Better inform people to make the right choices.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

Question: My organization has made strides with DEI internally – training for the staff and relatively diverse hiring , but leadership is very hesitant to discuss DEI with our fairly conservative donor base and actively avoids it. How do we incorporate that into a DEI policy? What other DEI-related questions do you have?

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