Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

David was interested in learning more about what American nonprofits were doing with social media, he asked me for some advice. When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Effective Social Media. Theory and Practice.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

What’s most interesting to me within the nonprofits-in-social-space is the difference between organization-driven and individual-driven fundraising (and other promotion) campaigns. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 25, 2011

Topic : Using Twitter to Recognize Volunteers and Build a Following. Description : This session is targeted at beginner and intermediate knowledge or experience with Twitter and other social media platforms. Volunteer Management Group. Blog post with slides and resources. Date : March 25, 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

SXSW Poetry Slam Slides View more presentations from kanter. Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2014

Another form of real-time communications is using mobile and social media to report live from your events and conferences. This person can’t simultaneously serve as the event planner or volunteer coordinator. Live reporting requires new media managers to tap into their most advanced skill set throughout the day without pause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2012

Topic : Social Media for Social Good Pre-Conference. Description : This half-day workshop will cover basic and intermediate levels of social media topics including an introduction to core tools, evaluation, implementation and strategic application. Date : June 17, 2012. Location : Chicago, IL. Related Links : NCVS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Here’s a few of the videos focused on using the social web for social good. Social Media for Nonprofits Ignite! Social Media: Paint by the Numbers with Holly Ross of NTEN. We had 2,200 attendees!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. Below, you can find my full speech and slides, as well as links to address questions and requests from many of those I met with. Social Tools. The social period saw a more balanced weight across various kinds of media.

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Care2

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Last Friday, Care2 held an information packed webinar Engaging Baby Boomers and Seniors through Social Media with panelists Gina Pagliaro, Immersion Active, Jen Smith from AARP, and Molly Connors from Care2. Staff, volunteers, and 3 rd party advocates all act as brand ambassadors and spokespersons.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

The process of considering how to get social starts with considering goals. What are the reasons for integrating social media into your website? It all begins with a goal: what do you want to accomplish using social media? The goals seek to address “Why” you might want make your website social. Raise funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. I said yes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

Upload presentations to Google Slides. Using video on social media will also boost reach. This is how you keep new donors, volunteers or program participants flowing into your organization. 6) Your current social media efforts will be more effective. Google loves when you use its products. Use more video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India, the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation, invited me to present as part of the Global CSR track in a session about reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid with technology and social media. And during breaks from sessions, did a lot of media interviews. I did a pre-survey.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 7, 2011

Description : Integrating volunteers into online campaigns for requires a great community organizer. In this session, participants will get their hands dirty planning a social media campaign that integrates traditional organizing theory and practice. Slides and notes. Related Links : NCVS. Points of Light.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

As we slide toward the end of 2018, there are five broader digital trends that we see affecting non-profits next year. The social media platform recently removed charitable fundraising fees— 100 percent of money given will now go to the charity. 1) Marketing Automation/Giving Automation.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange Nonprofit Marketing Summit Cause Camp TNPA Leadership Summit The Nonprofit Social Media Summit Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) AFP ICON Engage for Good Good Tech Fest Bridge Conference If you’re thinking to yourself “I can’t make all those conferences,” you’re probably right. Cost: General admission is free.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

When board members don’t show up, both physically and mentally, they undermine the effectiveness of the nonprofit, wasting precious resources and demoralizing staff and volunteers who are truly committed to the cause. Also, make a commitment of time to volunteer and help with programming and other work going on at the organization.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

In the past week I’ve given two talks to two different groups on the same subject – social media and fundraising. The first group was a group of 32 professionals who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations through the Foundation Center located at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. You still need to be social.

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Care2

MAY 27, 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!" 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? Here are a few examples.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Needless to say, without good SEO, you’ve got a very slim chance of being found by people searching for things you offer (events, fundraising opportunities, volunteer opportunities, programs, etc). Do you need volunteers? Can Social Media Help Your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Efforts? Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. Now day’s every conference you go to has a HUGE social media focus. Just like direct mail, email isn’t going away just because some new thing called social media came along.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Videos, interviews, client stories, audio, emails, podcasts, social media posts—there are so many types of storytelling opportunities available to nonprofits of all missions and sizes. Saviorism: This term is often referred to as the “savior complex” and is unfortunately common in philanthropy and volunteer work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at SylogistMission – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform built for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. It gives you ready-to-use slide templates based on the content you’re laying out.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2022

Assemble a team of volunteers . Form a team of staff and volunteers and designate specific responsibilities for different team members. After assembling your team of volunteers, it’s time to turn your attention to planning your auction logistics. A hired or volunteer emcee with a wireless mic is a smart move.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Earlier this week, Leslie Poston invited me to participate on her podcast on Race and Social Media along with Shireen Mitchell , Liza Sabiter , and Rahsheen Porter. When I've do social media and nonprofit trainings, the audience consists of staff, board members, or volunteers from nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yesterday, I presented a workshop called " A Crash Course in Social Media for Arts People " hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. I also got a chance to spend some time with Thomas Taylor , the Alliance's nonprofit technology in-house guru and social media whiz who turned me to twitpic.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

We’ll be sending out the slides and the recording later on today. And I’m going to turn it over to you because you got some really good stuff, I got to peek at your slide. We’ll see if we can get your slides going here. Steven: I can see you but not your slides yet. So you can see my slide here.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Whether you need to gather volunteers’ dietary preferences for an event, ask donors for feedback, or survey your nonprofit’s staff about when they’d like to have your office Christmas party, form software can help you design the right form to gather crucial information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

UPDATE: The presentation slides and wikispace is here. I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. And, above all, the session needs to be a conversation about Social Media, not a lecture. So, here's the session description: Social Media Metrics/ROI Game.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We all have hundreds of ideas for content to post on social media… until it’s actually time for us to post something to social media. If your muse is stuck in traffic, however, here are some of our favorite social media post ideas to get you started. LOL CATS When in doubt, integrate cat videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. I posted my slides and notes on my blog. Danielle Brigida, Spreading Buzz.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

People joining this list are likely to support the organization by volunteering or donating. Action alerts can be a powerful approach to building a list of volunteers, specifically. Social Media email Facebook grow your list housefile John Haydon' Photo Contests. Action Alerts. Thanks for joining us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2010

Watch for the link to the recording and slides – I’ll share it in a more detailed post I have for Friday, but I wanted to capture two ideas that struck me. Networked Nonprofits engage your volunteers who are passionate and have some skills your can use. Their flickr group is an example.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

You can follow the one-hour archived session (or the slides on Slideshare) to get a nice slice of perspective from Amy Gipson of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Melissa Schoen of. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

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