Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. There were Ramona hashtags: #ramonaupdates , #bringbackramona , #ramonaforever and memes. And, of course, tons of photos of kittens and cats.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

This is also called your personal profile, and it’s where you share photos, status updates, videos, etc. They share products that are sold on their website, memes, and influencer blogs/videos. There are fan pages for media, joke groups, and groups for memes. What is a Facebook Page? Pages can be for all kinds of things.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Photo and Bio. These can be formatted as zoom backgrounds, sharable tiles/images/memes online, a Facebook cover image, or something small they can place in their electronic signature. Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). Welcome packet.

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MAY 10, 2021

Video-first platforms like YouTube have provided auto-captioning for quite some time now, while Tiktok launched it in April of this year and Instagram is testing functionality in Stories. When she’s not helping build content strategy for world-changing clients, you can find her in the garden—scrolling memes and growing veggies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Hold A Sign Meme. The “Hold A Sign” meme has been around for almost ten years. The concept is simple – ask supporters to take a photo of themselves with your campaign message and share it on social media channels. A photo posted by Native Fish Society (@nativefishsociety) on Sep 26, 2015 at 9:46am PDT.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

If you somehow missed #TheDress, here's the scoop: One day, someone posted a photo of a dress to Tumblr and asked if people thought it was white and gold or blue and black. The Dress became one of the most quickly viral memes that the Internet has ever seen. Meme Me Up, Scotty. Memes travel within all age groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century. ” we all know that is not the case.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 23, 2022

YOUR photo of a dog in your care is way more compelling than the blue and red Giving Tuesday stock image that dozens of nonprofits are using. You can use the Giving Tuesday logo if you want, but stick with your own photos. Use smart design – sharp photos, not too many words, etc. Ask people to give and tell them how.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

The photo of Faith with Magic along with her story has 5,302 likes, 1,007 shares, and 1,948 comments as of this writing. You can also post memes that relate to your cause. Check out my colleague Jim Lynch's post on taking photos of your patrons or constituents. Tell a Story. She will see each message."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. The dollars raised only tell one part of the story: improved strategies and accessible technology increasingly offer new ways to reach broader audiences,” she said. Using more visuals, such as memes, also helped. Note from Beth: It’s Giving Day Season!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

Photo by Social Misfits. Storify with Tweets and Photos. ” Each presenter shared inspiring stories and thoughts about the future of social good on their particular platforms without giving a sales pitch. They post a photo of the recipient on their Facebook page and tag the donor as a way to say thank you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Photo by Okinawa Soba. I first became aware of it from a nonprofit blog meme from 2005 started by Ed Batista. What are the stories and value of open wide sharing ? . Out of all last week's conversation on nonprofit movement building one quote stuck in my head. How do they use openness and transparency in their job?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Content of photos of my Dad with personal stories performed the best in terms of engagement. 21% of the Tweets, Facebook Status Updates, or other social channels that used the hash tag included an personal story, photograph, or link about the ocean. Sharing your personal story about your love for the ocean.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Examine the data on individual posts to determine which status updates and which photos have been shared the most. Show them off by regularly uploading photos to your social media accounts as they engage in work that your supporters really care about. Sponsored Stories tend to be the most successful ads.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2017

She uses Instagram as a way to tell the stories about nuclear policy both historically and in the present context through art in order to spark meaningful conversations. He’s got a treasure trove of photos from his time in the White House and he posts these as a way to critique the current president’s administration. byp100 , BYP 100.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

Some do both. There is a debate as to whether “liking” a story or photo on Facebook can lead to social change on the ground, but I believe that networks are ecosystems with people who take their ISR more deeply than others – and that we have to think of ISR in terms of a ladder of engagement. Others may donate.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

If you have the photos, stories, testimonials, memes, infographics, white papers and more ready when the moment strikes, you can help activists arm themselves with the materials they need to persuade decisionmakers — and the public. For example: Build a library of content related to your issues.

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MARCH 31, 2021

In a recent study with Campaign Monitor , it was revealed that members are more likely to give outside their regular cadence if fundraising appeals include real stories from the community members who will benefit from the gift. Leverage these amazing stories on your peer-to-peer campaign website to further inspire gifts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

In the spirit of the 25 Random Things About Me meme/online chain letter going around Facebook right now, below is a list of 13 causes that are close to my heart. Streetside Stories' blog, Street Blog UNICEF Mission: "UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Flickr photo from AussieGal. The how do you write meme is swirling through the edtech community and now Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog , has tagged me. Flickr photo by Markopolos - CC "BY" license. Flickr photo by Markopolos - CC "by" License. Flickr photo from Markopolos. I apologize.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Notes, photos and presentations from events. The story behind your organization/project. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Hold and participate in online contests, challenges, blog carnivals and memes. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

Photo by SpacePotato. " He uses the ten things in ten minutes meme and writes the Ten Web 2.0 Goto animoto.com and create a :30 video using photos of people, logos, and text related to your cause. saying about your organization as well as to find new marketing leads to contact with your messages and stories of hope.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

You can also share the impact of your organization's programs through podcasts, sharing photos on Flickr, or videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites. Even better is getting your constituents to share their stories about your organization with others or “user generated content.”. But don't ignore the other two areas.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

BAM, time to tell the story. All this inspired by a single woman who had a breast cancer diagnosis and took one photo of herself holding a package of frozen peas on her chest. Follow, participate, and create hashtags and memes. (Think of the impact the folks at Movember are having, only online.) What's this all about"?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I needed to spend Sunday with my kids who were more than happy to add another photo to the two-headed t-shirt collection. David Eckoff and Chris Brogan Photos by Steve Garfield. David Eckoff shared a story about his email addiction and how he kicked the habit and got his life under control. Photo by Jonny Goldstein.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Was there a recent news story related to dogs in your field? Ask the audience Crowdsource your content: Have users post their own photos to Instagram using a hashtag you create, and repost the best submissions. Make everyone on your team a photographer Equip your team to take photos and videos at on-the-ground events whenever possible.

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Whole Whale

MAY 1, 2024

Was there a recent news story related to dogs in your field? Ask the audience Crowdsource your content: Have users post their own photos to Instagram using a hashtag you create, and repost the best submissions. Make everyone on your team a photographer Equip your team to take photos and videos at on-the-ground events whenever possible.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Maybe you’re setting up a Facebook campaign for the first time, or maybe you just can’t remember the difference between a meme and a GIF. For instance, you’d do this if you wanted to give credit to that true friend who took that photo of you from all your best angles. Bookmark this handy glossary and have no fear. A/B test .

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Where creating content was once labor-intensive (for instance, taking photos with a digital camera, uploading them to your computer, and then posting them), nowadays the whole process can be done on your smartphone anywhere, anytime (assuming you have a data plan). " Inspirational quotes, especially over photo backgrounds.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3:25 pm | Permalink Ross McCulloch wrote: Loving the photos, some amazing colours in there. Andy, I’ve started tagging some photos from my Flickr photostream “mindapples&# , as you suggest. Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm | Permalink Stuart G Hall wrote: Like the 5 a day meme, thanks.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

For individual advocates, I think the answer is almost always “yes” Facebook can be a powerful tool for peer-to-peer advocacy: when a friend shares a story, a meme or even an action alert, we’re more likely to notice it and take it seriously than if it came directly from a nonprofit or campaign.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

TechSoup’s web content developer, Wes Holing, is a big fan of Pixlr Editor free online photo editor from Autodesk. It’s the simplest tool I‘ve found to add a caption to an image to make an Internet meme. Pixlr-o-matic is a free online tool that adds special effects, like making photos look antique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2012

So here’s how you can add some visual cartoon-flavored impact to your story, blog post or report, even if you’ve never so much as doodled Snoopy on a high school notebook. What’s the message you want to convey, the story you want to tell, the fact you want to get across?

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MAY 15, 2012

Harvey Milk knew it was imperative to tell our stories—that people would change their attitude about gays and lesbians if we were out,” says Shaun Osburn, deputy director of online content at Equality California. “We Through the It Gets Better Project , LGBT people have been able to share their individual coming-out stories.

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