Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Here's a question I get all the time: How much time and resources does it take to implement social media? In my presentations, I use a slide from Nina Simon's blog post called " How Much Time Does It Take To Do Web2.0 And of course, Einstein's theory of social media relativity. In A Museum? 20 plus hours a week).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The world’s largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base Earlier this year, a researcher at Facebook shared some alarming statistics with colleagues. If it doesn’t correct course, the 17-year-old social network could, for the first time, lose out on an entire generation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

Like I said at the beginning, it’s important for organizations to move into the social media space using the processes that are accepted and successful, with the focus on being transparent and real, and so on. Do you have any tips or examples from your social media presences or campaigns to share? So, how do you respond?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 2, 2010

This month’s round-up of free nonprofit webinars could very well be our most interesting yet, with a wide variety of topics and some high-profile speakers who’ll have lots of value to share. Check the details on the host websites to see if there’s a way you can benefit from these learning opportunities, even if you.( read more ). read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

72% have a Twitter Profile. 39% have an Instagram Profile. Other social networks used by global NGOs are YouTube (55%), LinkedIn (51%), Google+ (28%), and WhatsApp (16%). 52% have used social media to report live. Webinar Slides: Presented 2/2/17 to 1,600+ NGO staff. Large NGOs have 172,132.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

Unless you are an Internet personality, an organization with a full-time community manager or a professional online content publisher, there is not enough time to succeed in the multitude of social networks AND manage your own social content. I’m reminded of this slide from Mary Joyce from the E-Mediat Training.

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Care2

MAY 26, 2010

Did you know that the tech and media profile of a baby boomer is: 29% are regular Facebook users. The social media profile of a Gen Xer is: 56% regularly use Facebook. Click here to listen the webinar or you can view the slides below. Tags: Online Fundraising Social Networking. 17% Texters. 33% Shop online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

Instead, we are sharing them as slides ( original and annotated ) that not only conveys what we’ve found but also serves as a tool for sharing and discussing the conclusions with others. The traditional form for these type of findings would be a whitepaper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

So, remixed my slide deck to represent the different points of view. I spent some time in the beginning asking questions and letting people share their experience and perspectives on social media. Or you could break into small groups based on the technographic profile. Then have the group work on coming up with those. (2)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

I donated $75 so I could get the t-shirt and photograph myself in it - and added it to all my social networking profiles. Just the other day, my son had to create a slide show about beavers. So, join me in putting that widget on your blog, social networking profile, etc - and tell the world why you love Creative Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2008

The Social Opportunity. You Need Social Networks. One of the messages that came through from this group of experts is that social media can give you a lot of return for your investment.    And, as Geoff points out social media does take time and it can take away from core operations - if you let it.  

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

LinkedIn is a professional network for business and (and nonprofit professionals.) It is often described as an online social network for job seekers. Perhaps because initially your profile was structured like an online version of your resume. Oh, did I mention that I like the way they look on my profile?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

These types of connections could help members feels like they have deeper and more personal relationships with leadership at their favorite nonprofits while still having high profile staff maintain their privacy on Facebook. You can also check out the slides below. Click here to listen and view the webinar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

That's my all time favorite slide from a powerpoint deck called " Sowing the seeds of enterprise2.0 I was reminded of that slide today when I read Read/WriteWeb's piece Fear of Web 2.0 I understand why this keeps senior management at high profile organizations up at night." about Web 2.0 policies and usage guidelines."

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I’ll be posting my slides and speaking notes on Tuesday for my session on the topic of “the future of online revenue generation for charities.&# More to come on this question then! for supporting us; and make sure your real one is prominent to begin with, like on your profiles in social media platforms and so on).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

You may also decide to include additional information such as a profile picture and short biography, which can be more meaningful for your donors’ friends and family. Highlighting your donors in a photo album or digital slide show. On social media. Digital walls. This option is great for events and fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

While I was presenting, I was thinking what ten-minute chunk to cut or where I should skip through some slides. I also didn't facilitate the whole room discussion around the slides which I usually do because I worried about going over time. I must also memorize how to skip around in powerpoint without flipping through slides.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

One of the first things a new visitor will do on your Facebook page is check out your profile – even if it’s only a quick glance at the small box located right under your profile picture. Include links to your website and other social networks. Spice Up Your "About" Page. Add your mission statement.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 13, 2008

There's been a lot of excitement in the last year about social networking in general, and about Facebook in particular. And a lot of talk about the value of social networking for non-profits. But what skills do you think a non-profit needs to bring on board to develop a marketing program built on social media?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Add visual variety by highlighting new photos, captions, and links in the slide rotation every week. Spotlight/Profile, Interview. Nonprofit Online Advertising Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Marketing Social Networking Technology Trends Web 2.0 Publish 1-2 blog posts each week.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

Your slides can be embedded with flash animation, audio and narration, Flickr streams, Google and YouTube video, and even your Twitter feed and Facebook wall. And remember: social media isn't just limited to creating a profile on a major site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

His work was recently profiled in this New York Times piece. The first time open-ended, playful like being on a social network. His slides and my notes and reflections follow. Networks in an International Context. Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

It meant that I missed what Joe Casco had to say about Social Networking Fatique - I hope he blogs it). David Tames and I did a session called crash course on social media tools for filmmakers. Keywords in your profiles in your social networking site, like flickr. Here's the slides.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

The result was the Knowledge Garage - a hybrid between a social network, wiki, and intranet built on the platform Groupsite. Let them personalize their profiles, start their own discussions, and volunteer to share their notes, photos, videos, etc. Use media to your advantage.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2013

To establish a profile for each major audience group. I typically recommend sending an email invitation to the entire housefile and also promoting the Survey on your website and via your social networking sites. A deliverable for a Survey or Interviews would be a series of slides that summarize the findings. Methodology.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

You can see her full slide deck from the presentation on Slideshare here. Strengths of the Causes Network. Ability to utilize social networks to drive a message. Weaknesses of the Causes Network. Causes is thoroughly integrated with social media, giving fundraising projects new ways to reach their audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

And when I read his transcript and saw his slides , I was intrigued. This was interesting to me -- that people joined the Facebook social networking site specifically because I (Lend4Health) was there. It also surprised me that Lend4Health loan recipients would get on Facebook and join the same group as their lenders.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. social networking model to the real world, the implications of tracking, publishing, and spreading become obvious. What makes Web 2.0 Exclusivity helps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. ? Add social sharing and comment functionality. ? Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

During the 2000s, with the rise of broadband, came an onslaught of highly designed websites with Flash and JavaScript, pop-down navigation, and pop-up windows for slide shows, videos, and calls to action. Link to Your Social Networking Profiles. content on a mobile website. This is a big one!

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, continues to grow every second. Make sure you share consistently to your LinkedIn company page and profile by for example scheduling your posts. Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web. We all knew social media was popular, but this popular?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2008

" -- Although when I posted videos of his grandchildren on his profile, he emailed me saying he enjoyed the video. A question I'm often asked is " What are the demographics of social networking users ?" I keep a couple of my links to social network site audience data here , but it is a moving target.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Slide into those DMs without clicking away from your timeline. By the end of the day, high profile accounts from the likes of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Apple had all tweeted similar messages, leading Twitter to eventually take the unprecedented step of preventing all verified accounts from tweeting entirely. Rolling out on web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Prominently feature a “Donate” button and social network icons on your home page and every page of your website and blog. □ Add social sharing and comment functionality. Prominently feature a donate button and social network icons in your e-newsletter and email fundraising appeals. □

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The above slide show was created based on all the information I gathered from my network below. I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. Individual profiles, groups, fan pages and applications.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

See the slide deck below and notes from the panelists: WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore. Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. A couple of examples: GreenPeace didn’t have everything they needed to conduct an email campaign so they set up a Myspace profile. What is your real output?

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