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Leveraging Engagement to Sustain Our Organizations

VQ Strategies

Back in 2009, early research from the Reimagining Service coalition (and which became the basis of today’s Service Enterprise initiative ) showed that organizations that engage volunteers and do it well are significantly more adaptable , sustainable , and capable of going to scale than others. Know the Research. So, stay tuned.

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Build Communities to Enhance Your Fundraising Campaigns

NTEN

In my recent chapter “Managing Fundraising and Building Communities Online” in the book Internet Management for Nonprofits (Wiley, April 2010), I write in depth about one method to tackle the subject – what are organizations across the country doing? It was to serve as the kickoff for Red House 2009 and was hosted by a board member.

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How To Put Social Fundraising On Steroids: Community Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller. This book will help. Brilliance by Design by Vicki Halsey. and discovered this book in the stream.

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How Nonprofits Can Navigate the New Media Landscape

NTEN

In 2009, Clay Shirkey predicted , “For the next few decades, journalism will be made up of overlapping special cases.” million in 2009 to $687.6 The Knight Foundation pushes experimentation [by funding] the tools and techniques.” New venture journalism has been incubated thanks to nonprofit and foundation support.”

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NTEN Webinar: Social Media Measurement Steps and How To Measure Engagement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Engagement is the first step in building the relationship between your nonprofits’s supporters and the organization. How To Build A Ladder of Engagement by MixTape. We’ll also share some some tips and frameworks for measuring engagement to improve relationships with your organization’s stakeholders.

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Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When policymakers are not paying attention, Human Rights Watch shines a light on the situation through the media, both mainstream and social channels. In 2009, they embraced Twitter because journalists were active on Twitter and it was an efficient way to reach them. The organizational strategy is to impact policy change.