Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We were introducing a new user experience and wanted people to feel comfortable with the new website before jumping into the intensity of Give to the Max Day. We had a “prize patrol” of volunteers serving up coffee and breakfast snacks, and handing out GiveMN giving cards and Metro Transit Go-To passes to commuters wearing green.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. Of course people use Twitter to do 140-character (or less) messages called tweets to people who follow them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

“I knew that if we could understand the connections and visualize the breadth of global efforts on behalf of social and environmental justice, we would recognize the largest movement the world has ever seen. WiserEarth is more than a "green" online social network for individuals, although you join as an individual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

As Valera Maltoni wrote in her post about ten tips for building movements, “ make advocates feel like rock stars - give people your attention. Ordinary people can and do have extraordinary stories and ideas to share.” A Day in the Life of @Starfocus At Work by Michael Sola Who is this social butterfly? But who is she really?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Put yourself or your organization out there in a unique way that people can connect with. Join every social network, community, directory, and affinity group you can to tell your story. People are giving because of how they feel about reality, not their salary. Be creative.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Social networking is generating very little revenue. (

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. Social Bookmarking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 19, 2007

Street Yoga is a group in the Pacific Northwest that teaches free yoga and wellness classes to youth living on the streets and in foster care, children of homeless families, and young people recovering from abuse and trauma. You can also find lots of do-good yoginis on the social network, Zaadz. yoga activism activist

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2007

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

We've been able to answer questions for people who want to donate blood but don't know the rules, or who have misconceptions. Network for Good has some terrific stories about noisy, angry people becoming champions for their services because of active listening and then open engagement with them on social networks or in the comments of blogs.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Lots of members, including Charles Lenchner and Laura Quinn , were talking about the recent Pew research report on the use of social network by US adults over at M+R 's Progressive Exchange online community. Convio and Social Actions worked together to launch the Change the Web Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

This feature enables a group of people to join and share items they have discovered from their FriendFeeds (or elsewhere) and have micro-discussions. It seems that a room helps with the noise levels because people have to consciously add info to a given room. Reed Stockman shared Is Social Networking/Causes the Next Big Thing?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Networking for Change. JOIN: Join a social network, or two, or three! You might be surprised how many nonprofits and individuals are using Facebook groups to organize. is also called the "social web" because, well, it's social! Blogs You can find blogs by searching on Google Blog Search and Technorati.

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Excell also provides scholarships to people who want training in the industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. O'Reilly Radar has a post about networking in Facebook. Why nothing about social aggregators ? Green Technology. Another online social networking cause-related fundraising site !

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

Another interesting post about going from blogging for professional development to Social Networking as professional development. The Democracy in Action Blog has a wonderful post about the most common typos that people make. It may be the basics not social networking tools.) It's moved. Philthanthropy.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Bicknell Information Group in booth 75. Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Greater Good Network in booth 50. IdeaEncore Network in booth 74. ThePort Network in booths 103 & 104.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Bicknell Information Group in booth 75. Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Greater Good Network in booth 50. IdeaEncore Network in booth 74. ThePort Network in booths 103 & 104.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

For those new to Change the Web , it's a contest launching on Feb 16th to encourage a new wave of web applications that help you find, share, and take actions on the websites, blogs, and social networks that we visit online everyday. Developers can also join the Social Actions' Developer Google Group.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

He covered the following platforms: Blogs: It is more than a web site, built by one person or a small community or group of bloggers. Social Networks: Facebook, Myspace, and many more. The key is the interconnectivity of users - and what can happen when you get connected with people with similar goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Giving's " Giving Made Green " launched last week and was written up in the New York Times. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks. The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation. Digidave of Spot.Us

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2008

When David explained that each of the Holocaust Museum’s myriad comment boards, blogs, and online forums is moderated by a staff member, the audience turned a little green. If reviews include incorrect information, add your own comment giving helpful information about hours, prices, and new cool things people might like. Absolutely.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

5 NONPROFITS WINNING AT SOCIAL MEDIA. Guest Post Written By: Victoria Greene. It’s hard not to have a professional crush on a social media account when there are some organizations absolutely smashing it out there! It’s got to be said—their use of people to spread their message is what they do best. What We Can Learn.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I joke with people that I’ve always wanted a pet bird and she loves fresh eggs so it made sense. Most people agree that backyard gardens allow people to shrink their carbon footprint with a more local and sustainable food source too. The idea of knowing where our food came from also appeals to us.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In 2005, Gartner Group’s initial study of the secondary PC market entitled "Thriving Secondary PC Market Puts Old PCs to Good Use," found that more than 75 percent of PCs replaced out of the corporate install base in the U.S. Moreover, the research firm also found that demand remains larger than supply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

My thinking: Social media conversations and online campaigns create whole new models for bringing together & powering the progressive movement. Although at core: People coming together in the real-world are key to fueling how we organize for change. Is your community all about the socializing? Green Drinks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Luckily enough, one of the most interesting parts of engaging in social media is how you can measure just about everything that you do. s taken us a long time to build up credible, authoritative profiles and groups on sites like Care2 , Digg , Facebook , Flickr , and StumbleUpon. ??? t that have just upset people and driven them away?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. So people that speak multiple languages or that live in different countries that have different ways of communicating and of seeing the world. for a while.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

" 10 Non-Profits Leveraging Pinterest for Social Good – "There’s no question that Pinterest is the hottest social network right now. They consume media, socialize and share experiences through devices more than other age groups." This isn’t always the case. In fact, it rarely is."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

For background, in the 3 previous NMC conferences I have been involved with since starting my job there in 2006- we’ve done mainly a “tag this conference” approach where we ask people to tag photos, web sites, blog posts e.g. 2006 , 2007 , 2008 where I cobbled together some summary pages using mainly my own Feed2JS code.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

Strengths of the Causes Network. Massive number of people. Ability to utilize social networks to drive a message. Weaknesses of the Causes Network. Massive number of people. ' It's much more meaningful to the people involved and they can sense the impact they're having." Sneak Peaks.

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