NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

To help tech-savvy nonprofits make use of Facebook, this brief guide includes four strategies. " An effective strategy for using Facebook does not compete with the steady flow of status updates, pictures, and videos exchanged among friends, family, and coworkers. 1) Raise Meaning B efore Money. 3 - Your People Are Your Impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . " GlobalGiving recently ran a contest to encourage nonprofits to use social media tools to engage and raise donations for their causes. Fellow NTEN member Ryan Heneise gives his "here, here!

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. Photo Credit: Customers Rock.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Sign up for the event or learn more here.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2009

We've run a video contest with See3 Communications for three years running now, and every year, we've more than doubled the number of entries. But no matter how good your video is, it's the strategy behind it that's going to make it successful. . Tags: 09NTC michael_hoffman NPTech NTEN video. We'll make a video!"

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This conversation was sparked by this post from Richard Becker that shares the numbers from the Pepsi Refresh Contest. Wayside House for some beginner tools for automating a micro content strategy. Holly Ross, NTEN, Four Lessons Learned About Social Media in 2010. Measurement Challenges. The answer is here. Many answers here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As NTEN points out , the campaign include integrated tactics: They have a custom landing tab on Facebook for the campaign, tied to a contest: they’re asking their fans to share their pets’ stories and photos. She and her team build their integrated strategy around results metrics. Click to see full infographic.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Because data is powerful! Data is the next buzz-word after Web 2.0.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

NTEN has published a useful quick “What’s This? Chad Norman shares a post of some interesting nonprofit examples , including one from the South Carolina Aquarium that created the Be Rare Contest , which used QR codes as the focus of a city-wide scavenger hunt. Joe Waters shares an example used for Cause Marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

For the social media library giveaway I asked folks to leave a comment on how they would use the books to shape their 2010 social media strategy. ADAPT my existing social media strategy based on the new things I learn and ideas I have as a result of reading the books. It takes content, strategy and elbow grease.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Engagement Strategie s. What are the engagement strategies - how to move from monologue to dialogue? Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! Check out the top ten charity badges over at the Six Degrees -- the contest is in the home stretch. Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry !

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Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2007

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

JULY 5, 2007

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

MARCH 4, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In their upcoming webinar, Powered by Pro Bono 101 , the Taproot Foundation will show you how to harness the power of pro bono services to help your organization do everything from build a website to update your brand strategy and develop strong strategic plans. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Register now!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In their upcoming webinar, Powered by Pro Bono 101 , the Taproot Foundation will show you how to harness the power of pro bono services to help your organization do everything from build a website to update your brand strategy and develop strong strategic plans. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Register now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Social Media Fundraising As Part of A Multi-Channel Strategy. In 2009, the organization launched the United State Spay Day Photo Contest in 2009 as one part of their overall effort that included broadcast media and other social media outreach efforts as well as offline event. More than $550,000 was raised last March. .

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

With the basics under your belt, you should start thinking about strategies for fundraising, recruiting, starting, and circulating a great petition, creating contests, and sustaining meaningful discussion on your cause. Tags: facebook facebook causes Fundraising Newsletter NPTech NTEN susan gordon. Thank you for using Causes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2008

Las week we worked on Module 5: Online Engagement Strategies. So, thanks to NTEN , we offered prizes for participation free copies of books - either Media Rules and Mobilizing Generation 2.0. Photo by Thorny Pup. Some of the inspiration for this module came from Alexandra Samuel and her Bringing Your Community To Life workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2008

Arial Goldberg, Common Knowledge, winner of video camera I am in New Orleans this week because the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN is taking place. As part of the workshop, there was a contest to giveaway a video camera. For the past seven years, I've helped organize a pre-conference event called the Day of Service.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowd voting has been used in Cause Marketing. There has been an explosion of “Vote for Me&# contests that have become contests in techniques for vote getting and inspired cause fatigue at worst. Internet platforms make it is easy for crowds to vote, rate, and provide feedback. Think Yelp , eBay , or Amazon.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Remember the early days of social media when you did not have to cut through all of the noise and things felt more like a community rather than a popularity contest? This is a key principle in the book Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and I wrote about in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere. Social Networking Trends'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Nonprofits are spicing up their social media communications strategy with language and informalities that may turn-off older supporters and major donors. Therefore, when crafting your social media communications strategy, focus on the qualities you want to be associated with and not the target audience you want to reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

In the meantime, this post from Marc Sirkin sharing his YouTube Nonprofit Channel experience is worth reading as people contemplate a YouTube strategy. You can find a collection how-to YouTube and Viral Video strategy resources here. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Amy Sample Ward , filling in for Britt Bravo, writes about several awards and competitions including the UK Catalyst Awards and Simon Fairway's pointer to the digital makeover contest. Digidave of Spot.Us

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. At NTEN, we are all practical dreamers, we're open and authentic with one another, and we hold each other accountable. NTEN Member John Merritt, from the YMCA of San Diego County , embodies all of these ideals.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Speaker: Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies. No contest. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Remember the early days of social media when you did not have to cut through all of the noise and things felt more like a community rather than a popularity contest? This is a key principle in the book Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and I wrote about in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. observes, "Thus you need a strategy that combines email lists pushing your message, vision, and resources out into communities residing on sites and networks other than your own."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. We have the NPTech Meta Tag Feed (which aggregates about dozen feeds of NpTech tagged items and I'm still using for various reasons); Kikono.org (which uses an NpTech feed and digg like features) and now we have the two pipes from NTEN - the NTC pipe and the NpTech Pipe.

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