Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

API stands for Application Programming Interface, and refers broadly to the way one piece of software or dataset communicates with another.) The vast majority of applications that have been built since 2008 match actions with related content: for example, by reading a blog post and searching the Social Actions dataset for related actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

That means you have approximately 3 hours and the whole time should not be spent lecturing with a PowerPoint deck! I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation. Here are some tips.

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Activities Active Activism Integration 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I was most interested in Part 2 (pages 17-21) because I think the advice is applicable to organizations beyond those managing head start programs. It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. There is not a reflection process for analyzing success or failure for future use.

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Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Have you taken the time to clearly articulate your desired impact , and the outcomes or indicators you’ll need to monitor to see your progress toward that goal?

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace——face-paced and heavy workloads—makes it difficult to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it consistently. This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work.

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Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. It’s also important to have diverse perspectives and backgrounds represented on the board to ensure that the nonprofit’s work is reflective of the community it serves. Create a plan for engaging and retaining volunteers.

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Effective Business Create Tips 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

If you are interested in online fundraising but don’t have the resources to build a custom platform for donations like charity: water, there are applications that help nonprofits get started with online fundraising quickly, including Salsa and Network for Good. Identify Your Unique Value Proposition & Broadcast it to Your Audience.

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Charity Lesson Marketing Digital 128

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Your volunteers should be able to clearly articulate what your organization stands for and what makes it worth volunteering for. Check out how Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine made their page reflect their mission and their appreciation for their volunteers: 15. Tap into schools. Students make great volunteers!

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Volunteer Strategy Guide Local 98

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. It should be concise and specific, and it should reflect the needs and priorities of your community. Updating your mission statement ensures your organization focuses on your community’s current needs.

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Change Organization Evaluation Analysis 71

The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Your vision statement should articulate the desired future state or ultimate impact your non-profit aims to achieve. It should be aspirational, inspiring, and reflect the positive change you seek to create in the world. On the income side, identify and evaluate potential funding sources.

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Profit Guide Build Metrics 59

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Often people involved in an organization have different answers to these questions, and a long mission statement reflects a desire to include everyone’s perspective. A vision statement articulates where you are headed, your future, the target in the distance that you are aiming for in everything that you do. Why do we exist?

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Hunger Nonprofit Examples Process 105

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Blogging helped me develop my ideas, engage in reflective practice, and pursue a growing passion for visitor participation in museums (and it's funny to look back and realize the first lines of my book came from one of the very first posts ). Articulate what you can do for your organization, not what you can do generally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. No wonder I am still tired!

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India NGO Social Media Reflection 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. The exercise is intended to help you slow down, be in the moment, and shift you into a reflective mindset or at least feel what it is like. So is creativity.

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Classes Learning Fundraising Reflection 95

Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

Our goals are really easy to articulate.” So if your fundraising team is going to secure investment level donations, if you’re going to pick up all that money that’s sitting on the table right now, you have to be able to share and articulate the true need in investment level conversations. That’s great, right?

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Money Video Fundraising Gift 111

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

In the work in Bolivia, we really saw, sitting around that table, women really talking to each other and seeing reflections of themselves; and watching the connection that then became available was worth all of it. It was really tremendous. So we convened 30 women from 26 countries who would be the founding leaders of the organization.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. And actually, before we got started with this webinar, Steven and I were both reflecting on one of our shared favorite people, who’s Kivi Leroux Miller at the Nonprofit Marketing Guide. So you get the point.

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Build Video New York City Communication 125

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience.

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Story Nonprofit Social Media Content 54

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Thanks to custom development and integration with Salesforce , the site instantly reflects every gift ICA receives! Supporters need multiple ways to get involved, and your site should make it clear and easy to get started with a donation, volunteer application, adoption, or fundraising page setup. Donor-focused content. Mission page.

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