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JANUARY 3, 2024

This year I will continue my commitment to creative activities including “ Journal as Altar ,” and calligraphy with fountain pens. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I will also continue my focus on my physical health, particularly my daily walking ritual with a step goal of 15K.

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MAY 25, 2023

Can you share your experience with this approach? Another strategy I’ve found effective is integrating pulse checks into meetings, provided that an environment of safety and active listening is established. How have you found this approach to work in your experience? Joan : Yes, Beth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. So, I’ve been experimenting with how to socialize at a distance using the technology. In the workplace, nonprofits have experimenting with zoom and social activities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

The first reaction I typically hear from nonprofit leaders when it comes to social media is “When am I going to find the time?” ” I immediately think about Dali’s famous painting “ The Persistence of Memory ,” where time is the theme, from the melting watches to the decay implied by the ants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Should your nonprofit do more than simply set up a presence on Google + and not invest any more time? What is a productive way to experiment and learn to the answers to these questions without wasting time? Heather Mansfield put together this list of 22 Must Circle Nonprofit Brands that are active on Google +.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

While he didn't touch on it in-depth, I'm sure they have a system or framework for measuring what is working and what isn't working along the way, in real time and especially for their use of social media. He also mentioned that their organization lean and agile and there is a culture of a willingness to experiment and learn from it. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. They each imply different levels of institutional control and participant involvement, but transformational experiences are possible in every type. Source: Share Your Ideas. Wiki users are often collaborators.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It is also important to create feedback loops for staff to share their experience with others and provide professional development opportunities for those whose jobs tasks change and evolve. Give Staff Time for Hands-On Discovery Leaders should provide time for staff for hands-on exploration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2019

What caught my interest was Adam Ruff’s session called “From Manual To AI: The Past, Present and Future of Marketing Automation,” as Allison Fine and I are actively researching the use of AI to scale generosity. The learning is all about how to make your fundraising campaigns more effective and efficient.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Limited time and resources for maintaining and creating content on one hand, and a desire to get started. The secret sauce: Very focused objectives for your Fan Page and a selective strategy. My experiments were quite granular: What gets more interactions - sharing video or photos or links? What is the way out of this problem?

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MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. When is the last time your organization held a staff retreat? It’s rare for us to see everyone in the organization, all at one time. I was genuinely inspired.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

And while anything you do the first time will not be perfect and in many cases stressful, in the end it was a good experience. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” Defining Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. Participants will do a real-time grantmaking process during which up to $100,000 of Learning By Giving Foundation capital will be allocated to student-selected nonprofits.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Many times, it means both the “doer” and the “decision maker.”. In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

This past month I’ve done several workshops where I experimented with different audience online interaction tools to engage people in the room as well as a remote audience tuning in through a live video stream. Meanwhile, in the admin panel, you activate your polls and share results. I did not have a remote audience. Conference.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Here’s a couple of techniques that I try to use every time I do a workshop, presentation, keynote, or other instruction. 2. What worked about the audience interaction activities face-to-face? One insight is that the denial stage is about the perceived lack of time to collect and analyze data.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

The new algorithm also factors in negative feedback and penalizes posts that have been actively hidden by viewers or reported as spam. Tactic 2: Post at the optimal time to drive activity. Because so much of the new algorithm depends on early activity, timing is just as important as content. He studied more than 1.3

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AUGUST 16, 2017

Meetings can not only be a waste of time but also zap our energy. Pick the Right Meeting To Experiment with Walking Meetings. Problem solve ; Problem solving can be enhanced by the physical activity of walking (“thinking on your feet”), as well as informal interactions among people. The Actual Walk.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2006

I experimented with two widgets, linking them to content and conversation. Folks are experimenting with them because they are fun! s limitations in terms of technology and time when you select a particular widget. they are fun, easy to use, encourage different kinds of activity with the content on your site.???

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JUNE 6, 2017

NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. The potential for an army of bot trolls to disrupt an activism campaign. I decided to set up an experiment to better understand what was involved in the design of small pilot bot. Conclusion.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

” (Photo captured by Renee Blodgett). The audience was primarily college students and after the event, several came up to me and thanked me for inspiring them to do a social good activity online. The talk is brief and you can view the video here. What I loved about the experience is that as a speaker you get a lot of support.

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JUNE 29, 2016

We began the session by polling the audience on training experiences. Adults tend to interpret information received in a training based on existing knowledge in their brains and then integrate it with previous experiences. This activity allowed the learner to move, engage in small group discussion, and apply analysis to the content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

The ability to “shift” delivery formats – from say an interactive lecture to small group activities helps students pay more attention. Therefore, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

In Santa Barbara, a common theme was that their nonprofits operated in “Crisis Mode” all the time and it has created a culture of stress. Identify your PCI: Personal Chaos Index or when your work is out of balance and you’re not taking the time to smell the roses. Crisis As Workplace Culture.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d created the standard brand owned pin boards on a few topics but were cautious about investing too much time in the site while it’s still early days for the platform. 2. With this particular activity being an experiment we didn’t formally map out a ladder. Pinterest has only been around for short time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

What do you do at Google.Org and what is your experience/background in the social good sector). Thorn use AI to analyze the content of online ads to identify clusters of suspicious activity. Google has supported ZSL’s work to use technology to improve their monitoring through remote cameras placed in wildlife areas to capture activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

With fundraising, especially in the non-profit sector, there’s always more work than there is time. From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few times a fundraiser’s job feels done. 1) Take Time Off. Take your time off! Nothing helps rejuvenate us like having time away from work.

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MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Make Solo Time A Part of Your Team Culture.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Note from Beth: In my own work on activating a culture of wellbeing, employee engagement is a key component to success. Based on our research and experience with clients, we came to the realization that the reason we’re not making progress is that we have been trying to solve the WRONG problem all this time.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Connect Alumni with Current School Experience. Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. Asking for feedback about how to improve the school experience is also a good technique, as used in the example above is from URJ Camp Kalsman. Make up your own nostalgia meme.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

When I worked with a web developer for my blog redesign and hearing about how nonprofits typically approach platform design, there isn’t this much depth and creativity. Many times it is focused on “getting it done efficiently” and features. His response: Looking: Observing human experience. What was your experience?

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MAY 8, 2014

Problem solve ; Problem solving can be enhanced by the physical activity of walking (“thinking on your feet”), as well as informal interactions among people. Enhance creativity ; creativity is enhanced when people are physically active, and stimulated by variety in events and visual, auditory, and other senses. What are your tips?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity. We are most excited about the human side of AI and how it will augment the work of fundraisers and create a better experience for donors. What about your nonprofit?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” It helps participants become more self-aware of burnout symptoms and what level of burnout they may be experience. Another part of the workshop, makes time for participants to begin to write a self-care plan for themselves, discussing the types of activities or habits they want to embrace. We identify four stages.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Her work is focused on how AI will affect the way people work and live and it will impact the human experience—and not necessarily for the better. Wired Magazine. AI and Workplace Impact.

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