Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

One of the questions that came up during a discussion of concerns at the beginning of the day, was "We have 5,000 friends on Facebook, now what? I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. See example of EQCA No on Prop8 [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

I got flooded with questions and wasn't able to answer them all in an hour. So, I wrote a post organizing all the questions and providing some short answers in a follow up post. This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Thank you Kevin!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

tab also answers the following questions asap: CNN Coverage of Gustav. Andy Carvin of NPR's Social Media guru, interrupted his self-imposed summer blogging siesta, to help organize online efforts and coordinate volunteers. For coordinating online volunteer efforts, he has set up a social network called the Gustav Information Center.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2009

Our pals (and members) Network for Good and Kivi Leroux Miller combined to provide a free Nonprofit Email Marketing Guide. M+R put together a handy guide to Twitter that both newbies and twits (ie, Twitter experts) can put to good use for nonprofit organizational applications. so I'm sure I've missed a lot of online activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

3) Social Network Analysis of the #GPF13 tag during the discussion created by Marc Smith. Jacob Harold, Guidestar , shared some thoughts to this question, “What are the basic building blocks to facilitate better access to data?” Notes from Session. A new type of CSR? Beth Kanter (@kanter) April 16, 2013.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. While most of it was not particularly new for those of us who have been following, studying, working in social media for nonprofits, it all bears repeating. Social media — and in particular Twitter — is great for talking to strangers. The Internet is not an ATM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008. You need to practice talking to people online about your cause; these aren’t skills that more traditional orgs have in their DNA. Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. The Long Tail of Facebook Causes. Frogloop Blog.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

You can learn what we’re all about over at nonprofit hub dot org. So social media influencers, by definition, are people that are active on one or more social networks with a modest to large following who can drive awareness and action around your campaign. JEANETTE: That is a great question.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

First off, for 2010, there are some security questions you should ask yourself as trends emerge: Are robots attacking my servers? (Ro)bots Social networking sites are the next and prime targets for cyber do-no-gooders. Ro)bots (or spiders) are scripts or applications that search out information on the web. They may be infected.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

That's the question the Nonprofit Technology Conference session, "The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach," tried to answer. Andresen noted, "No one here said, 'I gave or volunteered because of a tool,' like email or Twitter. Maybe you gave them money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted,&# brings the slacktivism , social media for social good or evil , strong and weak ties , and organizations vs networks debates to a mainstream audience. We’re only four years into the Twitter era, after all.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

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!" Tips for Promoting a Cause on Facebook If you build it, will they come?

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

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!" Tips for Promoting a Cause on Facebook If you build it, will they come?

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

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!" She can be reached at 202-465-3777 x9107 or karen@earth.care2.com.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

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!" She can be reached at 202-465-3777 x9107 or karen@earth.care2.com.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

I’d like to extend my thanks to Emily and Beth for participating, and to all of the audience for your good, insightful questions. Beth : That is a question that is not easy to answer in a couple of sentences because there are so many "it depends" variations. I gave a presentation about Healthcare, Nonprofits, and Social Media.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

. — There are some aspects of Welcome to the Fifth Estate that will be familiar to the social media ensconced, but there are others — the chapters on strategy, measurement and the final chapter on sustainability –that will be new for most readers. The Big Question. A Few Best Practices.

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Care2

MAY 29, 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!" “There is no question that it is down for most organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

There has been an explosion in size of nonprofit sector over last twenty years, huge increases in donations and number of organizations, and yet needle hasn’t moved on any serious social issue. Growing individual institutions ever larger has failed to address complex social problems that outpace the capacity of any individual org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2009

Organizational Network Analysis). The illustration above comes from a book by Rob Cross called " Driving Results Through Social Networks " which is about how to leverage informal networks within your organization or cross-organizational teams. Tags: network effectiveness policy. . Source: Rob Cross, What is ONA?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 28, 2011

You’re all back into the swing of things and new questions will have arisen.)" Recruit a volunteer or get an intern to help you" Effective Time Management for Nonprofit Managers by Joe Garecht of The Fundraising Authority " Cut Back on E-Mail, Voicemail, and Social Media. Are You It? Ask for the interview well in advance.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They have also been very active on Facebook and Twitter along with a few entries on the Jumo blog. In the very early days of the website they had visitors answer a series of questions about interests, skills, and cause activities. Two of the questions were “Which of these places would you most like to visit?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

These are two of the most common questions that I’ve been asked over the years. If you want to quickly improve how your nonprofit leverages the Internet, then org charts and owners aren’t the way to go. Who should own the Internet at our nonprofit? Focus on the seating chart. People who sit together work better together.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So ask questions, use that chat box. In fact, we may call on you to answer some questions of ours as well. I’ll keep an eye on Twitter as well, but don’t sit on those hands. She spends a lot of time doing workshops, helping orgs with communications. But most importantly, chat in. So do that. So this is me. .

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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!" ” But the fundamental question presented in this panel was “Why?”

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Care2

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Non-profits that do not engage in political advocacy can still engage potential donors through social networking by engaging in conversation and asking for user generated content. • Engage in two-way conversations via social media. Next: Heidi and Greg answer your follow-up questions.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 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!" During election season we had CTR highs of 10% on some days. com , Inc.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 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!" 6) Social networking is fun – no doubt about it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Twitter and Facebook serve different functions, but two things should always be consistent: your ask and your story. It’s the #2 social network, and nonprofits everywhere are being encouraged to use it to expand their reach and share their story, but the need to quickly build a social presence leaves many wondering where to begin.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

The tools and points she covered included: Social Networks. A few key examples she gave on advocacy and nonprofit success in social networks included: MyBarackObama.com , a good example of this in action. Natalie’s ending tip for social networks? Often integrated with other forms of social media.

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