Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The second part of the morning was designed around the Principles of Social Media Strategy and used a new version of the Social Media Game intended for a large group of people. My design question: What is the best way to use this approach for a full-day workshop for 300 people? Some Reflections.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Diversifying Engagement Strategies Consider that the Pencils of Promise supporter base is comprised of people from many different backgrounds. cryptocurrency) solutions.

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MAY 26, 2022

Once in a while, we experience emergencies in different forms, and when this happens, our first reaction is to call for help if we are unable to be of help to the situation ourselves. When calling for help from the state, we call the 911 toll-free line for all our emergencies.

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JULY 2, 2008

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Challenge for the rest of 2008: I'm feeling a bit discouraged about what feels like a lack of progress in the situation. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. My resolutions were to: 1.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The riots began after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in Lower Manhattan, one of the few establishments that welcomed gay people as patrons in the 1950s and 1960s. Learning about the people that brought the movement to life and the reason why Pride Month exists will help you better understand the meaning of the month!

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Inspiration can come from an assortment of places, but to be connected to collaborative opportunities you need to have relationships across different organizations in your community. John Hancock was approached by the mayor of Boston in 2008 with a collaborative opportunity that falls in the latter category.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. Be Helpful. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I describe Social Actions as an aggregation of actions people can take on any issue that’s built to be highly distributable across the social web. We pull in donation opportunities, volunteer positions, petitions, event, and other actions from 60+ different sources. That’s today. The Social Actions project began in 2006.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program. Use of Convio's multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. This year they did something a little different. Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association. Winner: Children International. Winner: KQED.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

And CROS Ministries’ (CROS) hard work and business decisions in 2020 helped pave the way to their incredible fundraising successes. CROS Ministries has helped serve the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties since 1978. After months of unresponsiveness and no progress, they realized they’d placed their trust in the wrong people.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m in a little bit different of a place this year, than last. Be Helpful. I’m looking forward to it. I’m also holding the consultant spot on the panel “ Changing your CEO from barrier to partner &# with Marnie Webb, David Geilhufe, and Steve Heye. Lots of wonderful folks, should be great panels.

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JUNE 22, 2010

We're communicating more frequently and more openly with people with whom we may not yet have forged alliances in our own spheres. The medium is different, and you can hear from strangers more often, but the fear itself is not different. "The It's legitimate in both places." Privacy fears are common; so are fears of reprisal.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies. Komen for the Cure race.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Be Helpful.

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MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Now should be no different. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Our employees use it to connect with their purpose, and help lift the communities around them. They take their knowledge and use it to help nonprofits and schools build their organizational resilience while amplifying their impact. At the same time, people were even more interested in giving back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 In early 2008, villages and cities across Kenya were ravaged with violence following the disputed re-election of the sitting Kenyan president. million, depending on the size of its budget.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

I came upon these three for different reasons, and although I’m not interested in adopting their primary points of view, there were tidbits that were worth the read (or a skim, in one case) in the end. The third book is in a bit of a different category – not about landing more business, per se, but making more money.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Wiki Syntax madness November 26, 2007 As most people deeply imbedded in Web 2.0, And none of these have the same syntax – they are similar, but slightly different. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

January 16, 2008 I’ve had a few interesting things happen lately which is making me wonder about what’s happening with open source, and the perceptions of open source in the nonprofit sector. My feeling from watching the conversations within the NTEN community is that people DO understand the acquisition costs of FOSS software.

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APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. Heck, yeah, I could easily argue it will help them in their work. Sure, why not.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Lots of people were there (I ran out of handouts – I was surprised to see how many people showed up.) There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. This feels like a different part of the digital divide.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

I think the time has come to think differently. But here’s the thing – half of the world’s nonprofits wouldn’t exist if people didn’t do it because a new nonprofit isn’t going to make a dent. I am still a novice in the world of nonprofits, but certainly not in helping people.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

The topic I chose was a tough one, too: I asked people to talk about mistakes they make with clients, and how they deal with them. Michael Stein talks about three different kinds of mistakes that one can make in technology consulting, including some errors of process, and the “Hot Dog&# syndrome. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

For instance, I’m reading the book, Made to Stick , and this week’s post by Jeff at Donor Power talks about taglines that organizations use – how they make internal sense, but don’t make sense to people outside. He provides exactly the kind of advice that will help organizations connect with their donors.

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JANUARY 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Spirituality and Technology January 19, 2007 A number of people have written me, and said that they appreciate that there is a blog with a spiritual take on technology. I can’t help it.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Being able to have your stakeholders engage with you – through social channels or otherwise, is what can help you win their hearts and minds, and eventually their donations. … Read More

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

All over the world, people who care about the future of the Web are joining together to organize events and activities in their towns, growing the OWD network from the grassroots up. In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. What’s OneWebDay. Get Involved.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They reach out to people across the country and around the world. Ask them what can be improved, and what they would do differently. Find out how they raised their money and what additional help your organization could have provided. Learn why they are involved, what motivates them, and engage them through different channels.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

The thing that is prompting this post is the little storm about the security metric that we used to try and get a handle on the security of the 4 different systems we reviewed. You might think that comparing four different open source packages that, in essence, do pretty the same thing (in a broad sense) would be a cakc walk.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2014

Instead of only sharing my website address, it''s nice to have something people can take with them and reference later on. Nathan : My primary target for my writing is people who have responsibility for managing other people or managing specific outcomes - as well as people who aspire for greater things.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The theme this year of digital inclusion is especially important now as the speed of iteration and advancement is faster than ever and yet there are huge numbers of people without access at all. with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. Help Universal Giving Bring the Web to the Developing World.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

Turns out, unlike Facebook, or Myspace and such, the “Spock Bot&# makes pages for people without their knowing. So people who were in my gmail address book, and in Spock, got a request for trust from me, not knowing where it came from. I hope this will help in understanding how it works. Walk right under it.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. All this innovation birthed a new type of website – one that’s not driven by a specific non-profit, but is focused on individual people and their online networks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

December 2, 2008 In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. In some ways, it is astonishing how many different donor management packages there are. So how did people like these? Be Helpful.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren’t also involved with charities. Despite this, less than half (48%) of the 187 charities that were surveyed as part of nfpSynergy’s Virtual Promise (2008) report said that their organization used social networking websites.

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