Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration. I use a “Living Case Study&# technique — it is less formal that your traditional case study because it covers a work in progress and shares lessons learned as well as successes. Spectragram. We used: I love grass-fed beef. A/B Testing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail. Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. Technique 2: The Clueless Close. The second technique is the clueless close.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

By the end of the five weeks, they'll have developed a finished and polished email fundraising strategy – and the first message in your org's next campaign. How to adapt their techniques and practices to improve results. * During the course, attendees will complete worksheets for review by peers and experts.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

New techniques and chips designed to accelerate certain aspects of AI system development promise to (and, indeed, already have) cut hardware requirements. But developing with these techniques calls for expertise that can be tough for smaller companies to come by. autonomous driving and computer vision).

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

GA4 could increasingly use machine learning to predict behavior and help orgs adapt. Predictive analytics are also currently available in a limited scope, but it’s easy to imagine this area being further developed.

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Care2

JUNE 10, 2010

“We have such a strong core track of speakers at Gov & Org 2.0 Our panelists will talk about tools and techniques they use to successfully find and motivate their audiences online and offline. Day on Wednesday, I have no doubt that this will be one of the most interesting and informative days of the entire festival.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

not that this necessarily applies to Oxfam) but its super low budget by using existing infrastructure and orgs of any size could really raise their profile and provide an intense interactive opportunity for supporters this way. And, there was a protest against Target using that technique (holding signs) although it was not on flickr: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

The technique is to illustrate the issue through the experience of an individual. " I used the technique two years ago for a presentation at the first netsquared conference called " I Tag the Hand that Feeds Me " or what I should retitle "Meet Sally. Here's another one called " Meet Charlie."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2008

One of the techniques I did during the report out of the small groups was throw questions out on Twitter. Watford Gap : wiki adoption tip - everyone in the org can share thier stories and buildup a collaborative picture of what they do - any good? At the Message + Medium + Mission Conference. There were some fabulous responses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

t take much time and relates to org goals. If you want to try some more intermediate or even advanced techniques for using social media, you can move from collecting third-party content to producing your own. I've been thinking a lot about Wendy Harmon's advice about ROI and Social Media: A project that won???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

One of the tools for better understanding networks are visual diagnostics and mapping techniques. But the connections might be so be numerous, or the formal org charts might be so misleading, that you can’t “see” what is happening easily. This another area of Steve's interest and expertise.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques. Magic happens.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The issue may be competitive -- you do not want to hand out your grant applications to the other orgs in your building before you've even sent them off to funders. The requirements may be legally mandated, as in the case of HIPAA and client health care information. Inadequate password security.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2007

Meanwhile, we also use the same traditional technique and we weave something that goes on the back of a barrette. For more information about the Fair Trade Wage Guide, contact Holly Harbour, World of Good Development Organization's Co-Founder and Executive Director at holly AT worldofgood DOT org." fair+trade artisan craft

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

Called “Web 2.0 – New Outreach and Fundraising Techniques,” the topic of this workshop is something every nonprofit marketing manager and online communications professional wants to talk about. Regardless, very few orgs (though some) have raised real cash via the Causes app. But 36% discovered them through a friend’s profile.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Graphic slide: “Custom Lasers” “PGU optical design” — Shows how the HUD is designed. “Advanced engineering techniques” — Shows how the products are designed. “AR Rendering Engine” — Product slide. “True AR SDK” — Third-party app developer slide. WayRay Team — Team slide 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Your workshop encouraged us to devise a strategy for using social media, and to tease out what these tools could really mean to our mission, vision, and constituencies -- rather than just, "hurry up and get your org up on Twitter!" We could have allocated more time for the hands-on tactical small groups.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 2, 2023

The work of Nostos has also been acknowledged as a finalist for The Org Impact Awards. This modular technique allows much faster deployment than traditional building. Devika Narayanan is the Chief of Staff of Nostos Homes and leads strategic partnerships like these for the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

While these techniques can’t change the past, here are some design ideas to help your organization adjust and optimize your website in the future. Knowing who visits your site might not seem like a design technique at first glance. How they use this technique : They anticipate the visitor’s emotional journey. 3) Bushfire Help.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful technique that features three main benefits: Builds Upon Existing Relationships. We typically see organizations raise twice as much with peer-to-peer fundraising than they do with traditional fundraising techniques. Instead, find what works for your org and work to refine that.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful technique that features three main benefits: Builds Upon Existing Relationships. We typically see organizations raise twice as much with peer-to-peer fundraising than they do with traditional fundraising techniques. Instead, find what works for your org and work to refine that.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

According to Wikipedia, clickjacking is " a malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages. Should I click that "OK" button?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Some indicators that a card sort test is a good activity for a design project include: A website that is structured according to the org chart so that each department has their own section. There are two additional user research techniques that we’ll cover in the next couple of posts: Usability Testing and Personas. What’s Next.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Fundraising techniques, such as peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and special event fundraising (especially if you’re looking at how to move your events to virtual). Also, when someone uses or wears your merch, they’re effectively increasing visibility to your cause and promoting your org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

" What you are looking for how best to interact with the community as well as the techniques. The only difficulty I find here is that SaveGuimaras is not a non-profit org and is simply running as a webblog therefore, mobile networks might not trust us enough to collaborate with us.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The tools and techniques that worked for us when we were seven people in a room don't work for twenty. There's an org chart. Now, our staff is three times the size it was five years ago. This growth has strained our internal ability to collaborate in two ways: Sometimes, we fail because we are too collaborative.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Effectively targeting corporate philanthropy programs requires dedicated strategy, tools, and relationship-building techniques. Janet Cobb Consulting: Top Nonprofit Consulting Firm for Strategic Planning for Small Orgs. Expert support from LCK can help. Why They Stand Out. EXPLORE LCK CONSULTING. Overview of this Nonprofit Consultant.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Q: Should nonprofits have organizational Twitter accounts, or should employees keep their own personal accounts to tweet about the org & engage in conversation? Q: Also, what are techniques for finding social influencers and what are the ethical concerns/issues about contacting them for research purposes? Emily : This depends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2013

They measure conversions in Google Analytics using three techniques: traffic sources, advanced segments, and custom link tracking. Next week, for my org…How much time should I spend on Facebook? He gave us examples of how to do this on Google Analytics using DoSomething’s most recent campaign. What are our best ads on Facebook?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2012

While an official definition may be arguable, I would define transmedia story telling as a technique in telling a story where multiple platforms or channels are necessary to tell the whole story. Conversely, Multichannel communications focuses on coordinating a campaign or appeal across multiple channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I used some metrics and measurement techniques suggested by Avinash Kaushik to look at the commenting. ROI for Development Orgs Froggy Loop Social media ROI Calculator. Engagement= Interaction + Attention. How many people comment on posts? What is your post to comment ratio? What do they click on? How long do they stay?

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Whole Whale

JUNE 19, 2024

The 2020, 2022, and now 2024 elections have seen a surge in online giving and online mobilization – but sustaining meaningful advocacy in the times of shortened attention spans and political disillusionment requires novel techniques and digital savvy. The best campaigns use CTAs as just a starting point.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

You can learn what we’re all about over at nonprofit hub dot org. There’s different segmentation techniques you can use to drill down into how people are talking about healthcare or what have you. If you or anyone you know would like to help with our mission, you can visit nonprofit hub dot org slash sponsorships.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s in our org charts. But digital technologies have transformed these techniques in amazing ways. And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving. This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

I cringe when I see the tons of mail environmental orgs send every year. And even with response rates tanking for direct mail (when you compare them to response rates 20 years ago), there is still tremendous value there for nonprofits. I get a lot of this mail because I take action alot online. I never give in response to a piece of mail.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2025

Make-A-Wish uses techniques that could work for any nonprofit: They provide P2P resourcesa toolkit with brand logos, messaging, overlays, and tipsplus lots of inspiration, with videos and graphics telling the story of how a specific gift amount could bring delight to a Make-A-Wish kid who loves gaming.

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