Use of social networking websites among NGOs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Adjei, Daniel Kwame Ampofo; Annor-Frempong, Festus; Bosompem, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2016.09.006

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“…Many factors, such as the organization’s size, age, and financial resources, have an impact on the extent to which CSOs use social media (Bortree and Seltzer 2009 ; Chalmers and Shotton 2016 ; Gao 2016 ; Kim et al 2014 ; Lam and Nie 2020 ; Nah and Saxton 2013 ). Lobbying expenditures, fundraising, web capabilities, membership structure, board size, perceived usefulness of social media, number of staff with know-how, type of the organization, and existence of a public relations department are some other factors that affect CSOs’ social media use (Nah and Saxton 2013 ; Adjei et al 2015, 2016 ; Guo and Saxton 2014 , 2018 ; Saxton et al 2015 ). The importance that CSOs attach to shaping lobbying debate has a positive impact on their social media use (Chalmers and Shotton 2016 ).…”

Section: Csos and Social Mediamentioning

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The communication strategies of ideologically polarized civil society organizations on Twitter: the case of Turkey

Akboga

Arık

2022

SN Soc Sci

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We investigated how ideologically polarized civil society organizations (CSOs) in Turkey use Twitter. We analyzed tweets from 20 CSOs in Turkey for a period of 7 months by using the Information-Community-Action framework. For all types of CSOs, the number of information tweets was higher than the number of action tweets, which, in turn, was higher in number than the community tweets. Religious/conservative and anti-government CSOs posted significantly more tweets than secular and pro-government CSOs, respectively. Religious/conservative and pro-government CSOs posted more information and community tweets than secular and anti-government CSOs, respectively. The number of anti-government CSOs’ action tweets was higher than that of pro-government CSOs. We, therefore, propose that the ideological stance of a CSO is a factor affecting the content of its tweets in societies where CSOs are politically polarized.

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Section: Csos and Social Mediamentioning

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The communication strategies of ideologically polarized civil society organizations on Twitter: the case of Turkey

Akboga

Arık

2022

SN Soc Sci

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“…In determining the sample size, care was taken to identify a reliable database of NPOs but this was unsuccessful given the lack of usable sources. As at January 2016, the population of registered local NPOs was estimated to be 5,000 and unregistered ones approximately 10, 000 (Adjei, Annor-Frempong & Bosompem, 2016). Given the lack of clear figures on the population of NPOs, justification of the 200-sample size for the survey hinges on the recommendations of Rummel (1970) who was of the view that to get the required sample for a quantitative study, the item to respondent ratio should be 1:4, where 1 is the number of items in the questionnaire and 4 is the number of respondents.…”

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“…Today, it is probably impossible to determine the number of NPOs across the world due to the absence of a comprehensive and reliable database (Lewis & Kanji, 2009). However, statistics from the USA show the existence of an estimated 2 million NPOs, most of them formed in the past 30 years (Adjei, Annor-Frempong & Bosompem, 2016). In Africa, the number of NPOs is on the ascendancy.…”

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Critical Success Factors for Fundraising in Non-Profit Organisations: An Emerging Market Perspective

Sayutia¹,

Caesar

2021

MJEAS

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Non-profit organisations (NPOs) are key players in the socio-economic development of nations. This is evident in their proliferation at the local, national and international levels. Despite their increasing number, NPOs are confronted with diverse challenges which hinder their sustainability. This paper highlights some of the challenges confronting NPOs especially in the area of fundraising from an emerging market perspective. It examines some critical factors that drive success in fundraising among NPOs. Using a quantitative research design, a survey was sent to 200 randomly sampled participants with 130 responses received and the data analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis and regression analysis. It emerged that having proper structures, coupled with credibility and accountability was critical to successful fundraising among NPOs in emerging markets. Also, NPOs need to carefully address a complex mix of external and internal issues to successfully raise funds for their operations. Prevailing economic conditions stood out as a key determinant of fundraising success. The study also revealed that the giving motive of fund givers was very important in affecting the relationships between economic conditions, internal resources of the entities, organisational strategy and success in fundraising. Keywords: Non-profit organisations, emerging market, fundraising, critical success factors, accountability, economic conditions.

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Die internationale Öffentlichkeitsarbeit von NGOs im 21. Jahrhundert

Schwarz

Fritsch

2018

Handbuch NGO-Kommunikation

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Use of social networking websites among NGOs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

The communication strategies of ideologically polarized civil society organizations on Twitter: the case of Turkey

The communication strategies of ideologically polarized civil society organizations on Twitter: the case of Turkey

Critical Success Factors for Fundraising in Non-Profit Organisations: An Emerging Market Perspective

Die internationale Öffentlichkeitsarbeit von NGOs im 21. Jahrhundert

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