Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple. Color said that it had six patents pending at the time of its funding, including its ‘elastic’ social.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. It’s set for a limited debut on Adobe’s Photoshop software and Behance social network by the end of 2020, and Adobe hopes for wider adoption soon after. And social networks or other sites would need to display the information and explain why users should care about it.

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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. Flickr Photo by Mike Cogh. Flickr Photo by Mike Cogh. Connect Thoughtfully: Friending policy for each online social network you use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2010

I posted the above photo on my Facebook page , primarily to test how different content sparks interaction on my own Facebook page. But as a bonus, I learned from Facebook expert Mari Smith , that sandwich boards and window clings with Facebook and Twitter IDS are an effective technique to close the loop between offline and social media.

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The Verge

MARCH 12, 2021

In its blog post announcing the project, though, the social network did point to one future, speculative use: using AI to retrieve “digital memories” captured by smart glasses. But it does illustrate the potential significance of pairing advanced AI video analysis with smart glasses — which the social network is apparently keen to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I'd also include your individual social networking profile which can be a great way to spread buzz (or spread yourself too thin.) (10-15 Share Your Story: You share the impact of your organization's programs through blogging, podcasting, sharing photos on Flickr, or YouTube or other video sharing site.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Ever since we started Buffer a little over two years ago, people have been asking us about one question very specifically: How can I write great headlines for social networks and my blog? Here is how we learnt which headline to use for our recent blogpost with this method. Compare the data for which headline to settle on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2008

I was lucky enough to attend a breakout session called "The Fritz and Sauce Method For Dealing With Information Overload" conducted by Stuart Jones from the Old Milang School House Project. He then made a list of all the post ways people can communicate with us online - from social networking sites to Skype and others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

Photo by HeyDee Almost a year ago, Allison Fine and I finished a reflection paper on the lessons learned from the first America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation. This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos and videos, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the depth of information out there. Where do you start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Photo by Stuck in Customs. Simply put, being a content curator is a method to help you stay informed about your field and be more effective at your job. Storyfy — Storify is a way to tell stories using social media such as Tweets, photos and videos. What is Content Curation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

But we’re also using social technologies which made think of the various “Ladders of Engagement&# that communications strategist use to shape a campaign. Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes. What do you think the scaffolds should be for learning in public as a field or network? Maybe it leads to other collaborative creation.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2021

Reporters use social media tools to both communicate with their followers and to find and research topics and ideas they want to pursue. They are active on all the social networks, constantly scanning for ideas for their own stories. Do not pitch reporters through their social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Casey Foundation's " Making Connections " initiative Part of the Making Connections core approach uses (offline) social networks. You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 2, 2024

To connect with Gen Z on social media, focus on creating authentic and relatable content. Share behind-the-scenes looks, success stories, and real-time updates both through photos, stories, and reels. These methods fit perfectly with Gen Z’s digital habits and love for community-driven, engaging experiences.

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2021

Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Ring says this new method provides greater transparency to what public agencies are requesting, as all requests will now be logged on the agency’s profile and reviewable by anyone using the app.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2011

Historypin Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API). I also have been taking photos of buildings and locations and sharing them back to the community to continue documenting the world around us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by RedRaspu Convio invited me to share my number one New Year's resolution as part of its "Now is the Time" campaign. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As younger consumers are shifting to social apps that focus on video and more personal forms of social networking, a new social app called Studio , launching today, is introducing a group camcorder experience that allows groups of friends to share videos with one another in private albums.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Nonprofit marketers should realize the importance of social media for brand engagement and donor retention ? especially since social networks are naturally optimized for visual storytelling. Nonprofits can use socials to demonstrate their impact and engage their communities with this approach. . Baldrick’s Foundation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Here’s a follow-up: Which methods are your sales team using to encourage satisfied customers to leave reviews? .” For example, Gartner found that 41% of SMB customers rely on customer ratings and reviews before making a purchase. Which begs the question: When was the last time you checked your reviews on Capterra or GetApp?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance. And another multiplier comes from Network Theory (not Einstein directly but building on physics and mathematics) which shows that a network strength is in its Weak ties / Loose connections.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Let’s get started with an introduction to the fundraising method. Facebook Challenges are time-bound virtual peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that take place entirely through the social network. And lastly, but certainly not least, Challenges are an additive fundraising method. Introduction to Facebook Challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

One method suggests Connie Benson is to introduce the concept well in advance and then continue to talk about it. When we found that MySpace was good for advocacy, Facebook for fundraising, Flickr for easy website photo slideshows, and YouTube for increasing video views, we decided to invest our time into those four.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Match these initiatives up with your social media plan. Nonprofits tend to either ignore social media, or treat it like it has to be a rapid response tool, but it can, and should, be used as a method for long term engagement. This is something to be thinking about when planning your social media actions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2011

The chat focused on best practices for videos, the most effective types of content, and platforms and methods to spread your digital story. Social media allows videos/photos to be viewed in the context of a community of action-takers, which is important to motivate action" – @causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2015

Flickr Photo by Ale Nunez. And, in this day of social networks — feedback can come from a variety of sources and unsolicited. There are many formal methods and individual and peer group practices, but my favorite is an agile method for reflective practice from Peter Bregman’s 18 Minutes A Day.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

To benefit from this method, 9count tests and iterates on its products using a combination of A/B testing, data analysis, and user feedback. Image Credits: 9count team photo. It additionally hosts employee hackathons and runs a “labs” division where it can try out new ideas to see if anything sticks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

To benefit from this method, 9count tests and iterates on its products using a combination of A/B testing, data analysis, and user feedback. Image Credits: 9count team photo. It additionally hosts employee hackathons and runs a “labs” division where it can try out new ideas to see if anything sticks.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social media may seem like the way to reach the next generation of donors. But, can you really raise money through social networks? Some interesting and helpful data emerged, including some specific information about how each generation approaches social networks. Gen X: Second most active social network users.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. These applications, with certain individual limitations, also allow users to share their videos to a number of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, increasing their audience reach.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. ACS does this by syncing email appeals with direct mail, online and social media appeals so that they complement one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

The photo above is an American Alligator that I stared down from an air boat on the St. The Socially Networked Nonprofit. How are nonprofits using online social networks effectively as part of campaigns to build awareness, build community, drive traffic or raise money? Alligator on the St. John's River in Florida.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

The Humane Society of the United States uses this method to raise funds during and after a major animal rescue operation. Growth : Social media use continues to climb, with one person joining a social network every 6.4 Millions of videos are watched online every day. Be consistent.

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