Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 13, 2010

That's why Pamela Grow has organized #smNPchat, a weekly Twitter chat designed to help small nonprofits with fundraising and marketing questions.( read more ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2)

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

Others see it as specifically applying to online community spaces, like a social networking site. The first question I always ask myself when considering a new tool or functionality online, a new project or campaign, or even new partnerships or members is: “Is this something the Community wants or something I want?”

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 6, 2009

Followers become funders, messages become movements, and social networks beget social change. On Wednesday, April 8th, we are convening a panel of experts and high-impact entrepreneurs at MIT to ask, How does the speed and reach of social media alter the formulas for successful social impact? Attend in person.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

With over 45 million active users worldwide, LinkedIn is a social networking site that is becoming much more than just a place to have a Web 2.0 3) Use Your Personal Profile to Benefit Your Nonprofit : Post Network Updates about your organization’s work. Tags: LinkedIn.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

My presentation includes some brief highlights from research done in the US and the UK around social media use by nonprofit organizations (including the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey and the eCampaigning Report ). I’d also love to hear any questions you have or other ideas you want to share!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Mark Zuckerberg Never Dresses Appropriately for the Weather might be a more accurate title for The Social Network. The Social Network as a title lets us assume the movie is about Facebook, which it isn’t. Maybe the makers of The Social Network just don’t get Facebook. .

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TechImpact

JUNE 16, 2014

The inherent community nature, pervasiveness of the platform, and the fact Facebook is constantly adding tools for nonprofits to better utilize the social network has made it the perfect choice for most nonprofits. But understanding how to increase your penetration of the social network is often a challenge for nonprofits.

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NetWits

MARCH 29, 2011

Social – “How important is mobile to the social media world?&#. Check out the the full infographic by Microsoft Tag. An additional interesting statistics: Social Networking sites like Facebook and Twitter now account for 22.7% If you’re not asking these questions I suggest you start now.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Remember those halcyon days of yore when the phrase "social networking" was suffused with golden light? If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Tags: NPTech NTEN. New fundraising campaing? Try Causes! Need to build community?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

It is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and it can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. It can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) Do you have ideas or feelings about the questions above?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I blogged earlier this year about research that indicates very strongly we’ve replicated our offline social barriers and segmentation in our online social networking platforms. ( Visit danah boyd’s website for more information and research on this topic.) Do you have ideas or feelings about the questions above?

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) and answer the question “Why bother?&# The session will also address how chapters can make these sites work for them, as well as see how The Arc of the United States is making use of social networking to further our mission. I’ll be there and hope you will be, too!

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The point of a niche network is to be meaningfully unique and help foster a community that could benefit from an online presence. Ask Yourself These Questions. These are all questions that will help you determine whether or not you are ready to invest the time it takes into starting your own niche community. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

Earlier this week, an announcement on the Causes Application blog broke the news that over $20 Million has been donated since May 2007 via donors using the social networking application. Social networks are still for engagement, not money. Tags: fundraising issues causes data facebook myspace. Skewing the numbers?

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The final installment of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays tweetchat series, an interactive companion to its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , covered the topic of tagging. Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 16, 2009

Brainstorm lots of questions but pick a few. But, it is actually just this reason that it’s more important to pre-select your questions. It works best to have 3-5 questions selected ahead of time and shared with a core group of chat leaders or guides. Tags: community events 4change chat lessonslearned twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 21, 2010

.&# As always, I hope it’s a fun and informative session, but it’ll also have space for sharing and lots of questions. Engaging your network to create deeper connections and get your message out is important, but have you thought about how you might use social networks to deliver your programs?

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: Beth Kanter & Allison Fine, Authors, The Networked Nonprofit. Session: The Networked Nonprofit: Using Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The topic of closed alumni communities versus social media is on the minds of a lot of university staff, so I'm posting this along with my response. I'd like to hear from anyone who is using the social networking function of Blackbaud Net Community. Here's my take: This question is coming up a lot these days.

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Social Media Community Media Social 112

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

Tip #2: Ask Hard Questions. This is a great chance to ask hard questions (when someone’s telling a success or not-so-successful story, ask for more details, ask why/how/what/when) and know that you will be able to be understood as will the answer. You are here to tell stories, ask questions and meet/make friends.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Jumo vs Change.org – is that the question? Change.org describes itself as: Change.org is the world’s fastest growing social action platform, empowering people to make a difference across a variety of important causes. Tags: community networking jumo nonprofits social media social network.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

But we want to give nonprofits with limited resources access to quality tools and training that will allow them to build a house social network even if they don’t have a big budget or a social networking guru on staff. What would you like to see in a 12-month DIY curriculum for building a house social network?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2009

How do you decide what kind of information or campaigns are delivered to your various community members on different social networks? There are many more questions you can consider, but hopefully those get you going! How to Participate: Blog your answer to the question either on your blog or the NetSquared blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2010

These questions (and others) prompted a discussion about privacy concerns. But Aftab, executive director of WiredSafety.com, said people who use social networking and geo-location technologies need to learn what the controls are so they can protect themselves. Tags: Networks Tips Tools and Tactics mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2009

Tveskov from the United Way of America letting me know that UWA has caught social networking spring fever! Answer thoughtfully, ask questions, your goal is to learn and inform. Tags: listening socialnetworks wearemedia. March comes in like a lion and goes out like lamb, especially true in New England.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The importance of measuring the effects of your organization’s social media outreach is not in question. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking Twitter analytics social media. But what metrics should you track? And what can you do with those numbers? Let’s look at Twitter, for example.(

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

tags: information socialmedia ). Social Media tools such as wikis, social networking sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, using Tagging and RSS feeds can enable organisations of all sizes to best use and build on its existing collective wisdom and innovation. . tags: km laurawhitehead ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

Let’s step back a minute and consider why a nonprofit or social benefit group wants to include social networking as part of a social media strategy. Why would your organization want to have a presence on a social network? Go where the community already is! Instead, go where they have already set up shop.

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Questions for Geoff Livingston Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on June 2nd, 2011 I’m starting a new series of short interviews with people who are really changing what’s happening in the nonprofit sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Time: Networking and dinner begins at 6:00pm. The question is: Are the two disciplines of “Social Media&# and “Social Entrepreneurship&# friends on Facebook? Already Twitter, Facebook, and the rest are revolutionizing the business and marketing of social impact. Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

While we aren’t privy to the specifics of these talks between Twitter and Clubhouse, it does seem like an awfully high price tag for the social network to pay for the audio app, especially given its own progress with Spaces.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

She gets at some of the big questions nonprofits should be asking about the tools we're using. Tags: Digital Divide Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Continuing on last week's discussion about Causes leaving MySpace, TechSoup's own Amy has written an interesting guest post on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog.

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