Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Source: Nielsen Online The We Are Media Festival of Tools is starts the last week of work on the Nonprofit Social Media Toolbox with a focus on social networking tools and widgets and apps. So for today, our focus is on social networking sites.  And perhaps nonprofits?)

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets. Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge. On February 24, Roskomnadzor sent requests to the administration of Meta Platforms, Inc. [to]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital Payments on Social Networks. 67% of internet users live in countries where criticism of the government, military, or ruling family are subject to censorship. Online donors most trust the.org (72%),edu (7%), and.ngo (6%) domains. The least trusted domains are.net (30%),com (29%), and country-code domains (13%).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Government. For mobile social networkers, Viddy is a must-download. TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. into “Stories” that can then be easily shared on social media and embeded on websites and blogs. citizens.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

Accounts on the social network that exhibit “inauthentic behavior” that have posts continuously going viral in the US will need to provide a form of ID. Amid the pandemic, Facebook has also taken measures to disclose news posts that provide misleading information about COVID-19.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits. Social Culture.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 9, 2023

Chief architect Hu Weiwu started development of the Loongson chip technology in 2001, but things have now become much more complicated because of the sanctions imposed by the US government against Chinese companies. Loongson technology is however still making strides - if recent information coming from Chinese social networks are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Based in the U.K.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Their handbook provides a good blueprint for staff, affiliates and volunteer to serve as ambassadors for the organization on social networks. . And let's take that a step further, why not use social media as part of the governing process. .

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The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2012

I learned about initiatives like government-funded business incubator Startup Lisboa , Beta-i and the Lisbon Startup Pirates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. The government needs to take a holistic approach to invigorating mobile technology in Brazil. What’s good about the “Good Law”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

X, formerly known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a new California law requiring social networks to declare certain moderation practices is a violation of the company’s Constitutional right to free speech. AB 587 was signed into law a year ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. They analyzed 645 government accounts in 161 countries. All but one of the G20 governments have an official Twitter presence and six of the G7 leaders have a personal Twitter account.

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Forum One

MAY 26, 2009

We are excited about the upcoming June 4 event, " Beyond the Hype: Government 2.0 for Decision Makers ," where we will hear from a great lineup of speakers about innovative ways government agencies are using the web. Click here to register.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Russia already partially blocked access to Facebook in the country , with the Russian government claiming the platform “restricted” four accounts associated with Russian media outlets.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the absence of social media compliance and regulatory standards, social networking technologies face increased scrutiny in both the government and commercial sectors. While many government leaders and corporate executives recognize the ability for social media to enable organizations to ?tap

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Daniel Liss is the founder and CEO of Dispo , the digital disposable camera social network. District Court for the District of Columbia put it in his recent decision , “No one who hears the title of the 2010 film ‘The Social Network’ wonders which company it is about.” Daniel Liss. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

But it’s here: the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to sue Facebook for illegally maintaining a monopoly in social networking , arguing it has used acquisitions and harsh restrictions on third-party developers to prevent competitors from ever gaining a foothold. And I’m glad the government took this case.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Meta executives said Russian media affiliated with the government had been demoted in the main Facebook Feed, and that it was no longer being recommended algorithmically anywhere on the social network.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It’s also making an “independent governance lab” that oversees “the development of the protocol governance.” Kickstarter’s efforts sound somewhat similar to what Twitter kicked off with its Bluesky decentralized social network standard.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. city issues and indicators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. There were no examples – so the last chapter of the book is speculative, based on the best thinking of the people who have looked at networked governance. I dreamed up some scenarios of boards and social media in practice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2016

In our quest to build better products and better meet the needs of the world for information, we built the most amazing system for effortless government surveillance as a byproduct. Whatever the power of search engines or social networks, it’s really the smartphone that is the most incredible tool for tracking our every move and activity.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

. • Women and Open Source. • Tools Galore in Online Communications. • Transparency and Government 2.0. • Video Activism. • Launching Your Own Startup. • Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling. • Tech Marketing in a Recession. • Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. • Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention. • What Shirky (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

For example, this week they will attend a workshop at LinkedIn where LinkedIn employees will coach them on online networking tips and taking advantage of the platform for online networking. Connect Thoughtfully: Friending policy for each online social network you use. Flickr Photo by Mike Cogh.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web and email communications and your social media campaigns. Social Media. Buffer enables social media managers to schedule posts on social networks throughout the day and evening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

The New York Times reported on the use of social media and protests suggesting that Egypt’s government was afraid of the power of social networking tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? Currently WITNESS’ e-newsletter helps raise the most online dollars.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

Promoting the chat widely via Twitter and other social networks is a great way to find more participants, too. What do those # mean? That’s part of the key to success when using Twitter for a Global conversation. Never underestimate the technology.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion on open government data. The event was presented by Twilio and Open 311 , one of the organizations leading the charge to make government data public, accessible, and usable. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Commissioned by national touring agency, Performing Lines, the training assisted venues in marketing the forthcoming tour of Red Stitch’s acclaimed production of ‘Red Sky Morning‘ We helped marketing and management staff get to grips with, and genuinely leverage, social media to help sell the show."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. Interview Experts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

Those people could be government officials, business leaders, the media, or other leaders in the charitable sector. A youth services nonprofit working with government agencies to use a public building for a youth program. Leverage social networks.

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