Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

My social media plans for 2010 involve 1) developing my own knowledge and skill set, 2) helping to develop a strategy for my organization- Metro United Way in Louisville, KY - and 3) teaching within my organization to develop the knowledge and skills of others. and externally (with all of your fine readers!). .

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

' At our Women's Library in Cambodia, interactive, user-friendly technologies, like this 'computer pen' that teaches reading and pronunciation, enable women to learn at their own pace, without feeling intimidated or embarrassed," says Daniel Ostenso, president of GETSET-GO.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We love how quickly orgs like Stand Up 2 Cancer can turn these out on Instagram. Giveaways and contests Contests and giveaways will drive action. We’ll teach you how to drive nonprofit impact using engagement data and how to be your own social media guru. Consider a Humans of New York approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Spay Day Photo Contest Page LOL Seals 4. Can teach field to use. Teach chapters to document their own disasters on their own newsrooms so we can aggregate a national picture of data of how much the org does in a day when you won’t hear a word about it. How Do You Measure Success: Dollars or Doggie Treats? set audience.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

How odd is it then to teach Google Analytics to nonprofit techies but then say that site statistics had nothing to do with a nonprofit’s mission? And that essentially would boil down to a big old pissing contest. (“Yes! We got twice as many visitors this month as (insert-competitive-org-name-here)!

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