Social networking

Social networking refers a breed of websites which build communities of people with shared interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.

They are of interest to civil society organisations for the ease with which messages can be circulated to a large number of individuals, whether for the purposes of campaigning or for fundraising.

Notable sites include Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Bebo.

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Beatbullying postpones Big March 2012
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Beatbullying postpones Big March 2012

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 10 Jan 2012
Tags: Campaigns | Social networking

Beatbullying’s digital campaign the Big March 2012 will now take place on 1 March instead of 31 January as was originally planned.

Charities snap up free video cameras from CTT in record time
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Charities snap up free video cameras from CTT in record time

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 15 Dec 2011
Tags: Social networking | Films | Campaigns | Brands and Marketing

All 1,500 Flip Video cameras made available through the Charity Technology Trust’s CTXchange donation programme were snapped up within five hours of the offer being made yesterday.

Disguised Mozzy campaign aims to raise awareness of malaria
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Disguised Mozzy campaign aims to raise awareness of malaria

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 14 Dec 2011
Tags: Campaigns | Social networking

Malaria No More has launched a new campaign featuring mosquitoes hidden behind seasonal disguises, starting with Mozzy Santa.

Twitter is not a fundraising tool
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Twitter is not a fundraising tool 2

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 22 Nov 2011
Tags: Social networking | Digital fundraising

Fundraisers should not rely on Twitter according to founder of Twestival, Amanda Rose.

'Social currency' website launched
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'Social currency' website launched

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 18 Nov 2011
Tags: Social networking | Digital fundraising | Websites

A website that rewards users with a ‘social currency’ for sharing, volunteering or donating to charity launched earlier this week. 

Beatbullying charity plans global virtual march
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Beatbullying charity plans global virtual march

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 14 Nov 2011
Tags: Campaigns | Social networking

Beatbullying is organising a virtual march to call on the United Nations to add bullying to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Twitter donors worth the most on social media
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Twitter donors worth the most on social media 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 14 Nov 2011
Tags: Social networking | Digital fundraising

People who make donations on JustGiving pages after being prompted on Twitter are nearly twice as generous as those who are inspired to give by a Facebook prompt, according to new figures.

Suffering from social media fatigue?
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Suffering from social media fatigue? 1

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 11 Nov 2011
Tags: Social networking

Social networking is great for charities. Done well it creates a much deeper relationship between charities, supporters, volunteers and end-users. But is there really room for one more? Kirsty Weakley asks.

Children in Need launches Facebook app to collect donations
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Children in Need launches Facebook app to collect donations 1

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 11 Nov 2011
Tags: Digital fundraising | Social networking

BBC Children in Need has built a fundraising Facebook app in partnership with PayPal to encourage its 500,000 Facebook fans to donate.

Save the Children leads the way on Google+
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Save the Children leads the way on Google+

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 9 Nov 2011
Tags: Social networking

Social networking platform, Google + launched for organisations on Monday evening and charities have already created pages and are amassing followers.

Barborn employees who sent in a picture for the campaing
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Homelessness charity uses Facebook campaign to show what home means 1

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 7 Nov 2011
Tags: Campaigns | Social networking

Homelessness charity Emmaus UK is asking people to send in photos of themselves on their sofa for a new Facebook campaign to encourage people to think about the importance of home.

Cancer Research UK tops Social Charity 100 Index
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Cancer Research UK tops Social Charity 100 Index

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 27 Sep 2011
Tags: Social networking

Cancer Research UK has topped a new index which ranks charities by their use of social media.

Charity adds donation app to Facebook page
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Charity adds donation app to Facebook page

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 27 Sep 2011
Tags: Digital fundraising | Social networking

The League Against Cruel Sports has launched a new SMS donation feature within its Facebook fanpage.

Oxfam shops help to launch 'social network for objects'
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Oxfam shops help to launch 'social network for objects'

IT | Gareth Jones | 16 Sep 2011
Tags: Charity shops | Mobile technology | Social networking

Oxfam is extending its use of new technology which allows shoppers to view the history of items, after an initial trial increased turnover in a Manchester shop by 41 per cent.

Social network LinkedIn introduces volunteering field
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Social network LinkedIn introduces volunteering field

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 13 Sep 2011
Tags: Social networking | Volunteering

Users of social networking site LinkedIn can now include volunteering activities in their profile.

Non-profit social network bought by US content provider
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Non-profit social network bought by US content provider

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 23 Aug 2011
Tags: Mergers | Social networking

GOOD, a content provider for the non-profit community, has announced that it has acquired Jumo, the social network aimed at non-profit organisations.

Save the Children launches social media campaign for East Africa appeal
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Save the Children launches social media campaign for East Africa appeal

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 19 Aug 2011
Tags: Digital fundraising | Social networking

A Bob Marley single has been released to raise money for Save the Children’s East Africa appeal alongside a lare-scale social media campaign.

Frances Good, young ambassador, Beat, Susan Rimgwood, CEO, Beat and Rachel Cowey, volunteer, My Personal Best
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Beat website recognised at Nominet Internet Awards

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 16 Aug 2011
Tags: Social networking | Websites

Eating disorder charity Beat, was named Exciting Newcomer in the Empowering Young People and Citizens category at the Nominet Internet Awards.

Share first Disney memories on Facebook to raise £1m for GOSH
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Share first Disney memories on Facebook to raise £1m for GOSH 2

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 2 Aug 2011
Tags: Digital fundraising | Social networking

Disney Junior and Great Ormond Street children's hospital have launched a new campaign asking people to share their first Disney memory on Facebook to help raise £1m for the charity.

New app allows charities to collect donations through Twitter
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New app allows charities to collect donations through Twitter 1

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 28 Jul 2011
Tags: Social networking | Mobile technology | Digital fundraising

Twitter users can now donate to charity via JustGiving using a new app called giv2.it.

Facebook ad prices up by 74 per cent in one year
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Facebook ad prices up by 74 per cent in one year 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 22 Jul 2011
Tags: Advertising | Social networking

The cost of advertising on the world’s most popular social media platform has increased dramatically over the last year as advertisers clamour to engage with Facebook’s users.

Shelter Scotland shops trial Foursquare campaign
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Shelter Scotland shops trial Foursquare campaign

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 21 Jul 2011
Tags: Social networking | Charity shops

Shelter Scotland has launched a new campaign through Foursquare which rewards visitors who check in at its Edinburgh shops.

Computing the past
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Computing the past

IT | John Tate | 4 Jul 2011
Tags: Web technologies | Communications technology | Mobile technology | Social networking

John Tate takes a look back to see what the future of computer technology may hold.

WaterAid hosts 24 hour international tweetathon
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WaterAid hosts 24 hour international tweetathon

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 7 Jun 2011
Tags: Communications technology | Social networking

WaterAid is today hosting a 24 hour tweetathon to raise awareness and give a behind-the-scenes look at the charity’s work around the world.

Volunteering apps aim to engage young people
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Volunteering apps aim to engage young people 2

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 1 Jun 2011
Tags: Volunteering | Mobile technology | Social networking

YouthNet will partner with Sony to develop a mobile phone volunteering application called '+U'.

Festify, Shelter's light-hearted Facebook app
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Shelter’s Christmas campaign: How it fared

IT | Gareth Jones | 17 May 2011
Tags: Campaigns | Social networking | Web technologies

Last week’s Institute of Fundraising Technology Conference included a presentation from James Barker of Shelter, who spilled the beans on some of the charity’s work online. Gareth Jones reports.

Causes platform provides new ways to interact with supporters
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Causes platform provides new ways to interact with supporters

IT | Gareth Jones | 5 May 2011
Tags: Social networking

Causes, the social media fundraising platform, has added a range of new functionality making it easier for charities to to raise corporate income and integrate fundraising into their Facebook fan pages.

Richard Morris, manager at Wimpole Farm
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National Trust launches online farming collective

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 4 May 2011
Tags: Social networking | Websites

The National Trust has partnered with digital agency Public Zone to create the first online farming collective, which is designed to increase awareness of sustainable farming.

A QR code
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Digital innovation among Scottish non-profits 1

IT | Rob Dyson | 26 Apr 2011
Tags: Social networking

The second Be Good Be Social event, much like its English cousin NFPtweetup, celebrated the growing use of social networks and technology by charities.

A Big Issue vendor. Courtesy of 'Funkdooby' on Flickr
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Big Issue sellers given smartphones to tweet from the streets

IT | Gareth Jones | 26 Apr 2011
Tags: Communications technology | Social networking

Homeless people selling the Big Issue are to be given smartphones in order to “go beyond selling the magazine, and to begin acting as news gatherers”.

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