Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . For example, I learned that the first ever social networking analysis map was created by Jacob Moreno.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.” As users could now network with friends across both web and mobile, IRL began to feel more like a social network, not just an event-discovery engine.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

This guest post by Ja-Naé Duane, explains how you can leverage your social networks to raise money.( As a small member-based or non-profit organization, you know that it can feel like pulling teeth to find the funding necessary to reach your goals. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

But what about equally important intangibles, such as increasing your organization's influence or shifting the public debate on your key issues? Social network analysis can help you determine whether you are making an impact in these areas and help you more effectively target your efforts. Defining the Network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

Marketers from the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector alike are attempting to harness the power of social media to connect with these audiences. But what social platform are they on the most? And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

hours a day on their smartphones and can not remember a time before the internet or social media. [ Global Web Index ]. years. [ Influence Central ]. Gen Zs get their first social media accounts at an average age of 11.4 Influence Central ]. Gen Zs spend an average of 3.5 Global Web Index ]. 63% favor solar energy.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2022

Social media is no longer a novel concept, so you’ve probably seen firsthand the impact influencers can have. Experts and popular advocates will support the organizations they care about on social media and market that organization to their thousands — or in some cases, millions — of followers. Industry experts.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

I recently stumbled across the Infographic of Who’s Who of Social Influence Measurement and while it’s no surprise to see the social influencer industry growing, it’s a little worrisome. Took action on important advocacy actions when we talked about them on social media. Fair enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The publisher of the New York newspaper the World , Pulitzer used all his influence to launch an aggressive fundraising campaign that bypassed the rich and instead solicited donations from average residents. New models like social networking and text messaging rank near the bottom. Pairing Fundraising with Influencers.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

We’ve seen a growing number of organizations looking for ways to raise funds using social media with varying success. Consider starting with engaging event fundraisers and providing tools such as AddThis or ShareThis for them to promote their fundraising efforts on their own social networks. Joining a Larger Conversation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Peanut , the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. Only 13% of decision-makers at VC firms are women, which can influence what startups receive funding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Collaborate with partners and influencers. 100s of the world’s top nonprofits trust GoodUnited to help grow their mission on social networks – including Susan G. 100s of the world’s top nonprofits trust GoodUnited to help grow their mission on social networks – including Susan G.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Online Giving Study looks at $381 million in donations made to 66,470 different nonprofits through the nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks. read more ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2010

In reflecting over the past three years, the definition of listening tools has broadened beyond “monitoring&# or “research&# to include several categories: social media engagement management, analytics, influencer identification, and social network analysis.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

It is time to look at long-term success with social media. Social is an easy media form to become bedazzled with temporary successes, the latest shiny object, and the hippest influencer/celebrity involvement. This is particularly notable for Care2 and LinkedIn who are social networks in their own right.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A company from the creator of Ello and Kidrobot is announcing a new $20 million funding round to build out an imagined virtual world populated with deranged-yet-cute cartoon influencers. More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela. New ‘No Ads’ Social Network Ello Is Blowing Up Right Now.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

New platforms like Crowdrise , Razoo , HelpAttack and many others are springing up along side establish platforms like Friends Asking Friends to help passionate individuals raise money through their social networks for causes they support. It’s called the Davie-Brown Index.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Ignore these pioneering risk-takers, and say goodbye to social channels of conversion.

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Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As more nonprofits get aggressive with their social media outreach, they are starting to take cues from the business sector about their own influence and finding “those influentials&# that they think are going to produce magical results. Nope, it’s not possible.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Last season , one of the more curious additions to Fortnite was Guggimon, a terrifying-looking rabbit creature that also happened to be a virtual influencer with millions of followers on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 13, 2014

With 26% of all millennials actively using Twitter , and 59% having an account on the most pervasive social media network in the world, leveraging the influence of this social platform is imperative to your nonprofit’s effectiveness at penetrating millennials. Millennials check Twitter whenever they check their phone.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

Given the adoption of social media, the opportunity for nonprofits to capitalize on low cost means to improve engagement with members and potential donors is greater than ever before. People join an organization’s social community for a variety of reasons, including: Social Influence: A friend, co-worker or family member requested support.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Organizations that I am or could follow are on both platforms, so what is the deciding factor influencing their strategy for engagement on the platform and the deciding factor for which platform I use to connect with them? How does your purpose for engagement influence your choice of platform? Beyond a Platform.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Canopy is a new peer-to-peer social networking app for content creators to connect, crowdsource information and, for lack of a better term, “spill the tea.” The company announced today the launch of its pilot program, with plans to onboard 1,000 influencers.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Influencers, brace yourselves: Instagram may be considering charging a fee to add links to photo captions, a patent application suggests. The question here will be whether Instagram influencers, brands, and other users will be willing to pay a per-link fee. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2019

Influencer marketing —spreading the word about one’s product through social media influencers—has become big business in recent years. People with massive social media followings frequently make a profession of it, and companies pay them large sums of money to wear, eat or talk about their products online.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Google+ is still very new in terms of a social network, but more and more people are moving towards the new social realm. To get started on Google+, The Social Media Hat recommends using the G+ button directly from your blog to share to your nonprofits Google+ network, that way all the +1s transfer to the blog!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We have 325 social media sites that we post to regularly, but in addition to all of the ones that everyone knows about, two of the most effective are Posterous and TrafficGeyser because we can post once to these accounts and they syndicate out to hundreds of article, podcast, blog, video and photo sites at once. The site currently has 1.6

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

YouTube has been putting more influence on user engagement. Pinterest is going to be the website to watch, along with other image-based social networking, search and sales websites. Social Influence. Niche-Based Social Networks. YouTube Isn’t Utilized Enough. Raul Pla , SimpleWifi and UseABoat.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

At the highest level, most nonprofits recognize that a) there are lots of people communicating via social media channels, b) those people influence their friends and family through social media channels, and c) those people and their networks are supporters or potential supporters of nonprofit organizations.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.)

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

Identifying these people or what Krebs calls “nodes&# is core of social network analysis. And you need to build some redundancy in your network so you have a few multiple paths to people and ideas of interest to you. This works best if you have small network. Run the impact report to help you identify influencers.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

Meet your new Aunt Mabels – In your event or campaign planning, make sure that you’re spending time with your leaders or influencers (ie through a team captain training or a volunteer/group meeting). Locate the opportunity – Now that you’ve got the need and the champion, what are you gonna do with ‘em? Train your Aunt Mabels.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

They note that nearly 50 percent of their policy reports have the goal to inform and influence the social impact sector, yet more than 31 percent of these reports are never downloaded, and 87 percent are never cited.” ” Which Social Networks Are Growing Fastest Worldwide? – eMarketer -.

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