Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

In early October we made the rounds to promote the book in Boston and I had a chance to meet Brooke Freedman and Brian Halligan at Hubspot. I happened to mention that I was seeing reports from nonprofit folks about the recent change in the Facebook Algorithm and Megan Keaney Anderson offered to write this guest post. What has changed?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

billion monthly active users , Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Without a doubt, your nonprofit’s donors and supporters use Facebook on a regular basis and thus Facebook should be your first priority in your social media strategy. First impressions are important on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

To jump-start your group, you will need to promote it on your website, in your e-newsletter, and in your social networking profiles. When your group reaches that size, it’s likely to produce more traffic to your website and new e-newsletter subscribers than 10,000 fans on Facebook or followers on Twitter will do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. Alison will join the Zoetica Salon today and answer your nitty gritty Facebook questions. Focus on quality, not quantity on Facebook. Any guidelines?

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

TechSoup kicked off its Social Media Mondays in May , designed to accompany the launch of the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , with a discussion on using Facebook for nonprofits. Organizations just getting a their start on Facebook can find themselves unsure of what type of account to set up and why.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thus, over the next three weeks I am going to blog a series of fundraising and social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs with the hope that I can use my experience and my social networks to be of service. 5) Create a Facebook Page. Of course, being based in the U.S., 2) Launch an e-newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Beyond the power and promise, nonprofit technology needs to produce results that can be quantified and that’s becoming harder to do in respect to social media. Nonprofits have spent years promoting Facebook and get rewarded with a 2% organic reach. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!” Our reward? Don’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2009

5% A social networking site (like Facebook). 1% Yes… they donate on our website after reading something on Facebook, Twitter, etc. 7) Is your nonprofit monitoring your Website stats to see how much traffic is coming from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn Groups, etc.? [ [link] ]. 25% Facebook.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2010

First, spam was going to kill email. It certainly is true that most email sent these days is spam, but that hasn’t managed to kill it. More recently, facebook and twitter were considered likely candidates for killing it off. 2) Elgg: Elgg is a powerful open source social network tool.

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Last week we asked our friends on Twitter, " What do you have more of - Facebook friends, Twitter followers, or LinkedIn contacts? Based on the responses we received, it looks like Facebook wins, followed closely by Twitter and LinkedIn. It’s important to note that each social-networking platform has its own culture and use.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 8, 2011

The beta is limited to the personal side of social networking. So again, that Google is being upfront about deleting such profiles (and avoiding a spam free-for-all in the process) is smart and a clear indicator that your nonprofit is not yet missing the early adoption phase. Sign up here !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

So, presumably this helps spread the word about your Cause virally on Facebook. Yesterday, colleague Dave Pentecost suggested on a previous post about Facebook Connect in the comments that this automated spreading of messages as a form of spam.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Facebook Requirements. It seems that you have to have an organizational presence on facebook in order for the project page on Jumo to work/look right – I put in my facebook ID, thinking it was verifying my association as the admin on the organizational account, but instead it put my photo and info as the organization’s!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

Like ‘how many times can I invite my Facebook friends to a fundraising event before it’s considered spam?’ And now the social networking giant is poised to delve even deeper into users’ messaging activity with a new mobile app with SMS-like functionality."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

A few months back, I wrote about a Facebook campaign to reinstate Ranger Rick's Facebook profile. Ranger Rick Raccoon, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , was taken down by Facebook staff because it violated the Facebook's terms of service (no fake people.) We aren't talking about commercial use or spamming.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

When I first started myspace.com/nonprofitorganizations almost 4 years ago I had no idea that it would evolve to become as large as it has, or that the brand/community/concept would spread to Facebook , then YouTube , and now Twitter. I was able then to tap into that community when I expanded into Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Some common metrics to monitor are website traffic, blog traffic, e-newsletter subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, online dollars raised, volunteers, and event attendees. If your nonprofit is on the right track with social media, then you’ll notice an increase in the metrics from month to month over time. Learn Basic HTML.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2011

Scenario: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and spam. It seems your baby steps into the world of user-generated content and social networking have turned on you. Worse, there are a couple of thousand anti-spam-bots gunning for you now. Suddenly you're a spammer. My name is really mud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed. are sending me broadcast emails and generic private messages on Facebook asking me to donate. Dr.Mani - Spamming for Good??? What no coffee? Roger Carr didn't do that.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2012

Over the last eight years he’s led Facebook from a scrappy startup to one of the most powerful and influential companies. In comparison there are 750 million Facebook accounts and 300 million Twitter accounts. 188 billion emails are sent daily, though granted a portion of those are spam. By 2014 there will be over 3.8

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So be sure to encourage your speakers, staff, and partners to promote the event on their social networks, in their industry associations or networking groups, and through their portfolios, blogs, or websites. . One of the best avenues for promoting your virtual event is through social media posts.

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Care2

APRIL 21, 2010

As social networks try and become profitable they are experimenting with new ad models and trying to drive more traffic to increase ad revenue. Since Twitter has experienced exponential growth in the past two years, their popularity has also meant more noise and spam in users streams – noise people filter out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Jessica Kirkwood , VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning. Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network by Jessica Kirkwood. About 23% of those tagged are joining the game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A good CMS should also include a built-in Spam filter to keep obviously unrelated content from cluttering your comments sections. Allowing visitors to sign in using their Facebook and Twitter accounts can make it easier for them to share your nonprofit’s information with their networks and followers.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

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 Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. The trust that comes with using social networks (engaging people you know, who engage the people they know, and so on) is what creates the power of using social networking tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. Accessible Social :: accessible-social.com Accessible Social is a free resource hub for digital marketers to discover how to make social media content accessible.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Influencers could be peers posting pictures help to turn prospects into new students, or they could be alumni or donors who use social networking to promote alumni relations activities or annual fund donations. Don’t be shy but don’t come off like spam or an eager salesperson. Find Your Influencers. Approach Your Influencers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In the 10 years since the “Nonprofit Organizations” brand has expanded to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Storify, Flipboard, Periscope, and most recently Snapchat. Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram were no-brainers. Quit a Social Network. After two years (!!)

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So be sure to encourage your speakers, staff, and partners to promote the event on their social networks, in their industry associations or networking groups, and through their portfolios, blogs, or websites. . One of the best avenues for promoting your virtual event is through social media posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile. Facebook has been taking down organizational profiles for nonprofits, including Ranger Rick's profile. Your childhood hero, Ranger Rick, has been banished from Facebook. Your childhood hero, Ranger Rick, has been banished from Facebook. social networking sites.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Technology and social networking means, according to Paynter, “Community has never before been more important for organization success.” ” The following are Paynter’s steps for growing an engaged online community: Create Critical Mass : Organizations can create critical mass with viral services and content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. With one billion active monthly users, Instagram is a very powerful social network used by nonprofits worldwide. During the process, you will be prompted to connect your Instagram account to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account. Write Good Captions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Slide Share Show, " Putting the U in YouTube " although geared for higher education institutions provides some really good practical marketing tips for social networking sites that should be useful for nonprofits too. The Seattle's Net Tuesday Group has just launched a social networking site on ning. NetSquared.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Sign up for Facebook and search for your organization's name there, too. You can also find people you know on Facebook simply by importing your email list from Outlook. Facebook doesn't automatically spam your email contacts. Your audience may not be ready to create content on social networks, blogs, or Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2009

In this ever-changing and progressing world of social media it can be overwhelming to “keep up with the Joneses”, so to speak. I recently had a friend tell me she was thinking about getting off of Facebook. I gave her an example of an example of a Facebook friend that I recently had to let go. I told her to filter.

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