Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. Nothing is settled about how even the most relevant and impactful advocacy organizations engage constituencies or attracts resources.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

The most straightforward method is adding personal information about a donor, such as their name and engagement history. Rather than plain text and an image or two, eCards recreate the experience of opening an artfully designed, physical card. Personalization comes in several forms. Create a video.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Use the right outreach method and channel. With segments, your supporters are only encountering content that they’re most likely to respond to and engage with, rather than a plethora of information that may be irrelevant to their experience with your nonprofit. Consider segmenting by interests, such as: Advocacy opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). Here’s a blog post by Rachel Dearborn describing the process.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For nonprofits, this moment presents an opportunity for a social media strategy “do-over.” These barriers and disruptions to visibility, access, privacy, and safety impact people’s online experiences—and have offline consequences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Why Use One?

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Everyaction

APRIL 23, 2018

Your digital tools should allow you to run A/B tests on email subject lines, to experiment with different options and prove what your supporters care most about. Because phones are with us everywhere, social media has also become ever present in our lives. Track supporters' engagement across channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2019

SalesForce.Org recently presented a webinar where they shared a research report on marketing and engagement tools, channels, and strategies for nonprofit organizations. I was curious to see if they were tracking current or future uses of AI. . Instead, organizations rely on batch and blast emails to communicate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

One method suggests Connie Benson is to introduce the concept well in advance and then continue to talk about it. Don't present it as tools only. It is also important not to present social media as "tools" but get upper management to understand the cultural shift that needs to happen to be successful.

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Forj

JULY 5, 2017

We turn to the American Association of Medical Society Executives to learn from leaders in this space and hear their experiences adopting to change. Shawn Martin , Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy, . The medical society and association landscape is ever-changing.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

With more people using your fundraising, management, or data tech for a wide variety of reasons, each team member has a completely different experience of your toolkit. For example, if you know you want to conduct more effective advocacy outreach in 2020, that should be reflected in your tech plan. What’s your timeline?

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

We’ve stood, marched, messaged, and canvassed in your shoes as organizers, advocacy managers, volunteer coordinators, and so much more; and we’ve done this work across 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations as well as labor unions and political campaigns. Engage your community. Activate supporters with Mobilize.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

You've developed e-advocacy tools to rush public policy action alerts to supporters who can advocate for fair and ethical local, national and global policies. And you use e-commerce and online fundraising to bring in the funding needed to ensure long-term program and advocacy effectiveness. Best Method/Vehicle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. This year I facilitated several labs, including one for the Brainerd Foundation to rethink 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

They permitted the use of cell phones, so I tweeted that even if you are delayed, it's a pleasant experience on Virgin America. Draw your network After the presentation on Network Basics (materials here ), there were two exercises. Marty Kearns has a diagnostic tool over in his Advocacy 2.0 What are the features?

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an authentication method used during a sign-in process that requires a user to present multiple methods of identity verification before accessing a secure system. Should all users be authenticating using the same SSO or MFA methods, or might some user groups require alternative options? .

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

You can create a more unique messaging experience for your donors by segmenting them based on shared characteristics. Consider creating a segment for your recurring donors and writing message templates based on their experience with your nonprofit. Advocacy campaigns. the necessary advocacy software. Ensure you have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Educating to Mobilize the Masses David Williamson Shaffer (UW-Madison), Doug Nelson (Doorknocker Simulation/ Kinnection), Nelson Layag (CompassPoint Nonprofit Services) How can organizations educate their masses for door-to-door canvassing, fundraising, or advocacy? They focused on one outreach method - which was doorknocking.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Conducting advocacy efforts. Nonprofit organizations were able to complete all of the above tasks via analog methods prior to the development of much of the nonprofit technology that organizations utilize today. Develop methods for evaluating the success of each benchmark goal. Receiving donations. Communicating with supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

Social and Nonprofits ROI: Case Study Slam submitted by Beth Kanter Using a poetry slam format, each panelist will present a five-minute poem or story about how their organization has successfully implemented a social media strategy experiment and how they considered the ROI. How to Save the World with Firefox Extensions!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

" Brian Reich of Mindshare Interactive Campaigns gave an excellent presentation on Internet/Online Strategies. s some of the key points from his presentations: 3 steps ??? Get Active (best for advocacy, easiest to use email tool) Kintera (big program and lots of features are not necessarily used) Convio (fundraising) Blackbaud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

I hadn't realized they were still using non-digital methods to transfer information in that world! Exactly, you can't just set up a kiosk about your organization and expect the community to grow around it, you need to build advocacy in Second Life just as you would any other community. What are the opportunities for nonprofits?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

If so, your challenge may be with volunteer engagement and creating meaningful experiences for volunteers so they’re willing to give their time. . When developing your volunteer engagement strategy, attempt to match your volunteers with opportunities that provide valuable experiences. . Explain the benefits .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2015

In terms of external actions, five options were selected most frequently: protest/petition/testify; join others to protest; urge advocacy groups to apply pressure; encourage donors to sign a petition or call government representatives; and use media to call attention to issue. environment, education) and sizes (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

In our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” we offer a method for measuring marketing and communications campaigns that integrate social media. Some of the posts shared some great case studies, insights, and tips about each step of the process: Set Goals. ” Advocacy Campaigns. ” Social Media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 17, 2017

The phrase oft appears in emails, social media posts and is ever-present in web copy. It’s printed on t-shirts , verbalized in training sessions and is nigh inescapable in PowerPoint presentations. lawmaker), who chooses whether or not to change their preconceived notions based on what is being presented.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. The mission of IMPACT is to connect, educate, and mobilize college students, nonprofit professionals, and educators to strengthen their communities through service, action, and advocacy.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Through plenary sessions, workshops, discussions, presentations, and networking events, our participants learn how to guide their organizations toward greater impact and mission fulfillment. At this year's AASP Summit, presenters will focus on cutting-edge technology and business methods using case studies. Nonprofit Management.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In addition to their built-in and customized data records in their CRM, CharityEngine also offers fundraising tools such as peer-to-peer fundraising pages, online stores, advocacy campaigns, email templates, and more. This establishes recognition and trust among your supporters by creating a seamless and cohesive experience.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

You have to create messages and experiences that are true to your brand and relevant to people, reflecting their needs. These ads build and maintain brand awareness in your market and can keep your name present in the minds of your donors and potential donors. Giving method preferences. Donation frequency or size.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In addition, all of the successful social efforts in the connected age happen both online and on land – see Moms Rising’s onesie campaign , Surfrider’s advocacy efforts , the Humane Society’s Spay Day efforts on Facebook and on land. In the 21st century we now have two oppositional methods of organization: the hierarchy and the cloud.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Let's explore report types, as well as some time-saving CRM + donor reporting capabilities, and discuss how to present them to your board. These days, so much consideration and care goes into designing for the user experience that software is getting more intuitive, easier to master, and more fun to use. Fundraising reports.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

It is open source software, but we're experimenting with a revenue model to sustain the project over the long term. We found that groups working on documentation lack the necessary tools and methods to record and secure information in a systematic and consistent way. We've just launched Miradi.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I will take over the presentation of the screen. So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. I’ll share some lessons as we go, experiences that I’ve had, and how to also manage different stakeholders and people. Here we go. Julie: All right. How do we do this well?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social media can help these advocacy organizations make change happen for children in their state. Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media – Guest Post by Barbara Munoz. Life Elevated.”

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

This week at the ASTC conference, Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell, Eric Siegel and I presented a session called “You Can’t Do That in Museums!” And while narrative-based museums have long dispensed with the concept that museums present a neutral point of view, science centers still feel that their trustworthiness rests on their objectivity.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

topic, with all of us sharing the tools, methods, and ideas we have. organization's mission and work as a bipartisan advocacy organization. Experiment with blog posts that are. tried turning email discussions on listservs into blog posts and opting to record conference call presentations. My next big experiment is.

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