Care2

JUNE 25, 2011

Did you know that women also dominate social networks? According to a Pew study, in 2008 women comprised 53% of social networking site users. Over the past two years, women have increased their social networking usage and now comprise 56% of the social networking consumer base.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report provides some incredible data on how 11K+ nonprofits are using social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. The study also answers the biggest question on everyone's mind. Are nonprofits raising any money on social networks?

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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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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Network for Good and TrueSense Marketing have just released a landmark study of “the online giving experience” between 2003 and 2009. The Online Giving Study looks at $381 million in donations made to 66,470 different nonprofits through the nonprofits’ websites, donation portals and social networks.

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Care2

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Past studies have said that sharing photos on Facebook sparks engagement. According to a new study by Dan Zarrella of Hubspot, sharing photos on Twitter generates significant retweets too. As some of you know Facebook and Twitter have been duking it our for years over becoming king of the social networks. But I digress.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. The research is conducted annually by Burson-Marsteller and I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of their study released today. You can view the full results of the study here. Housekeeping'

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Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

A study conducted by Edelman and Linkedin reported 65% of those surveyed said thought leadership content improved their perception of an organization. When you develop quality content, you become a spokesperson for your association members, engaging them through relevant research, opinion articles, case studies, and industry analysis.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

Because social media may be about networks, communities, and collaboration; but it is only possible because of the dynamic and powerful tools individuals are using. Social networks are built from all the content individuals share. Case Study. Tags: case studies fundraising cancer health twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2014

Now a decade into the Social Web, mathematicians and social scientists have had ample time to study how, when, and why online individuals engage with brands on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Create visual content to optimize your presence on social networks.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The study looked at the flow of donation pages on each of the nonprofits websites as well as email appeals, follow up emails, etc. There are two main ways nonprofits can build lists: Organic Cultivation: via your own website, events, social networking sites, direct mail, etc. Here are some of the key findings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to a 2020 Edelman study , 89% of decision-makers surveyed believe that thought leadership improves their perceptions of an organization — yet only 17% of them rate the quality of the information they read as very good or excellent. A social media following doesn’t guarantee that exclusive pedigree.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. Source: 2016 Donor Loyalty Study. Source: 2017 Benchmarks Study. The arc of success for digital fundraising has just begun.

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TechImpact

MAY 20, 2014

They’re precious validation that your nonprofit’s presence on Twitter is not only being well received, but it is reverberating through the annals of the highly trafficked social network. Truncated automated tweets from other social networks. Nonprofits have been utilizing Twitter since its inception. Too many hashtags.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2013

A couple of recent studies reveal some of these answers, but unfortunately they are contradictory. The Nonprofit Times cited a study during the 14 th Annual Symposium for Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers at the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management that concluded that social media users are quite active with nonprofit organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Not only by entering the contest may you win a trip of a lifetime, but by entering you can also study how the contest promotion and entry process can be applied to your own nonprofit’s contest promotions and email fundraising campaigns. Social network icons on the contest entry confirmation landing page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

How about all those social shares on Huffington Post and Mashable? How many times has your boss come to you and asked “why can’t we get those social share numbers?” Most Popular Articles Across Channels: What articles generated the most comments and traffic on your website and social media?

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Care2

JUNE 23, 2012

I know what you are thinking – yet another social media study. How many more studies can there possibly be when truth be told, having a good social media strategy is not really rocket science, which I discussed earlier this week in the post “Tips to Humanize your Social Media.”

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Care2

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

It’s hard to believe that seven years after Twitter launched, organizations are still vying for any information they can find on how to get the most ReTweets out of a platform that was meant for social conversations. Dan has spent the last few years studying millions of Tweets and what resonates with people on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Nearly three-quarters of respondents believe social networking services have been at least somewhat useful in furthering the work of philanthropy in general, but only half said it has helped further their own foundation’s work. Tags: Research Studies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2012

and then studying and duplicating their methods. How I chose the nonprofits is that I have a basic set of criteria that I use as a litmus test when I audit nonprofits and their social media campaigns. A small selection of that criteria is as follows: Consistent use of a visually compelling square avatar across all social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Unless you study Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. Social media is time consuming and if you aren’t doing it right, you’re wasting your time. I spend 50-60 hours a week studying nonprofits and social media and even with that level of absorption I still have regular “Aha! Google, etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

2) 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 5) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. 6) 2012 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Study and implement modern design trends. At the early stages of a redesign, spend a few hours studying the websites of large nonprofits similar to yours in mission and programs. Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons. that your nonprofit uses.

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

This week ReadWriteWeb shed some light on the ineffectiveness of social networks to aid in customer acquisition (see graph below). “Of the 24 companies interviewed (in Forrester study ), only 7% cited social networking as one of their most effective sources for customer acquisition.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Care2 is pleased to provide this overview of The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships just released by Network for Good and True Sense Marketing. The study, which you can download here , summarizes “$381 million in online giving through Network for Good’s platform, including 3.6

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Because of all the uncertainty and danger, we’ve provided you 10 social media stats to help you conquer the social media frontier. According a Pew study , 73% of U.S. online adults now use social networking sites. We Are Social says, roughly one-third of the world’s population is now online.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. 4) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. Published by NTEN.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

For Nonprofits in the United States: 1) 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study :: Download. 4) 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report :: Download. 5) 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark™ Study :: Download. 6) 2012 mGive Text Giving Study :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

While we've used traditional research methods, including a survey of 720 Challenge Participants and interviews, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore best practices in integrating social media with fundraising campaigns by the America’s Giving Challenge (AGC) winners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2008

A question I'm often asked is " What are the demographics of social networking users ?" " and what is behind that question is the need for some information to decide what social media strategy is right for their organization's goals and audiences and further, social networking or not?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Social Networking Icons on the “Thank You for Your Donation” Landing Page.

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