Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2023

The article reinforces the message we’ve shared for years that these tools can benefit nonprofits in many ways, especially small nonprofits. The article warns as we do in our book that the danger is that nonprofits will grab the software off the shelf before its limitations are understood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

maybe we don't yet have the best practices for GTD on social networking and then I remembered, oh yes, I just published an article on this over at TechSoup called " The Eight Secrets of Effective Online Networking." The article goes into more detail, but here are the key points: 1. " This got me thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

My article, Using Participatory Media Tools in Nonprofit Campaigns. Looks like the last sentence got left out and wanted to make sure folks were pointed over the excellent article by Colin Delaney on Idealware on Participatory Media Tools which goes in much more detail about more tools and questions for nonprofit to consider.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2023, I continued to present keynotes, deliver practical workshops using generative AI for nonprofit productivity, and write articles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

A couple of good articles about how nonprofits are using myspace and some dos and don'ts this week. The advice is somewhat different from what is describe in the other article. Write articles about how your organization is using MySpace to advance its causes and submit them to both online and print publications. to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2006

This article, " Thirteen Tips for Effective Tagging " was recently updated and published on TechSoup. It morphs two different blog posts by nonprofit tagging thought leaders, Ruby Sinreich and Alexandra Samuel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2006

Today's business section of the Boston Globe has an article called " Women Tap the Power of the Blog." " I'm quoted in the article!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

I've been looking around for an article just on this topic! Robin Good's Web-Based Delivery of Audio and Video Materials provides a great feature-by-feature comparison. of the most popular video sharing tools. He also tells us what users need to know before taking advantages of these services.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2019

These E-books, research, and articles will get you up to speed. State of AI in Advancement Survey : According to the Nonprofit Times article on the survey , AI Uses Among Nonprofits is still in the very early stages. ” This article is an excerpt of Weinberger’s recently published book, Everyday Chaos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. According to the article, AI is completing many tasks typically done manually by researchers, from identifying individual animals from photos for population studies to categorizing the many millions of camera trap photos gathered by field scientists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2018

According to the article, the intent is to maximize the amount of content with what Zuckerberg calls “ meaningful interaction ” and social media strategists call “engagement.” While tweaks to the newsfeed are not new, this shift is a major change. Many nonprofits, specially small organizations, do not have the resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

My walking ritual was featured in this Wall Street Journal article. Here are some additional articles with tips on fake commutes and walking mindfulness activities. Walking can be inclusive. You don’t need to walk as your fake commute and other activities help you establish boundaries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good. Wired Article by Clive Thompson. We are tracking reports, articles, and new items about AI and Social Good.… Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. Here’s this month’s roundup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2005

Want to find a good collection of posts and articles on nonprofit blogging? Want to add your own great posts on nonprofit blogging? Simply tag with nptech and blogging. Check it out. Technorati Tags: nptech blogging. nonprofit

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

We also published a second article in the Harvard Business Review about keeping work human-centered. Now that I have left Twitter (highlighted in this Wall Street Journal article ), I really want to get back to maintaining a personal blog. . Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2017

There have been many news articles recently about social media for evil: How Facebook, Twitter, Google, and even Instagram have been abused for coordinated misinformation paid social media or advertising to influence our political system. Or after reading the article you might feel utterly depressed and want curl up in the fetal position.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2022

We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book, here’s a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews. You can use the social sharing buttons to share this post on social media or forward in email here. Here are some messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

I came across this wonderful 99U article called “ Satisficing.” The article offers several tips for applying “Satisficing” in general to our lives: 1. Or we look at every task on our daily to do as having to be done perfectly and comprehensively. That is exhausting. Accept you won’t get everything done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2022

Below are a few links to different articles we’ve written and interviews. This is a must-read for smart leaders who plan to ensure their organizations remain both human-centered and impactful within this fluid, innovative era of AI and automation. I recommend you buy it today! We are thrilled with the initial reception for the book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

If you want a sneak peek, take a look at the article we co-authored on nonprofit digital transformation published last month in the Harvard Business Review. While I’m publishing less here during 2021, I continue to write articles and blog posts published elsewhere. The book, published by Wiley, will launch in March, 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Harold Jarche (Click for Original Article). Recently, Robin highlighted an article by Jarche titled, “ Ask What Value You Can Add ” on Social Media Today. Practice and experiment: Read the article and try the technique and describe how it worked or didn’t for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2019

This article from charity digital news, How Greenpeace is driving regular donations with Facebook Messenger , describes in detail how they are using humans & Facebook Messenger to increase regular giving. Then need to learn from the analytics that help generate insights so you can make the chat bot more effective. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2017

I’ve been enjoying The Cooper Review , the satirical blog of Sarah Cooper that features weekly original articles, videos and cartoons on workplace humor. The header to this cartoon in the article is “ Be Realistic About Your Productivity Goals.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

The articles shares a few good examples: Avoid scarcity mentality when it comes to awards and recognitions. . “ Celebrating Each Other To Create An Enjoyable Place to Work ,” suggests that activities that recognize people in the workplace are part of a good workplace culture. Make sure there are enough to go around.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2018

Here is a recent roundup of articles, blog posts, and research on the “Age of Automation” and what it means for nonprofits. Other recent articles include: Leveraging the Power of Bots for Civil Society on SSIR Blog and The Robots Have Arrived: How Nonprofits Can Put Them To Work on Guidestar Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

If you want a sneak peek, take a look at the article we co-authored on nonprofit digital transformation published last month in the Harvard Business Review. While I’m publishing less here during 2021, I continue to write articles and blog posts published elsewhere. The book, published by Wiley, will launch in March, 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This article summarizes how some corporations are doing this with AI and other automation tools. A recent article in the New York Times describes how new AI driven systems are getting better at natural language. This CMS Wire article describes more about the impact and highlights six tools your nonprofit can start using today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

It's called: Change the World by Working in a Virtual One. Susan Tenby and I were co-authors (our real life and avatar photos above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to an article in Locavesting , the platform is partnership between Cutting Edge Capital , the Bay Area-based community capital consulting firm, Bequia Securities , a broker-dealer, and SVX Canada , an impact investing platform based in Toronto.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Stephen Blyth wrote up this reflection from the workshop about mindfulness and points a recent Guardian post where Oliver Burkeman delves into ‘conscious computing’. The article showcases “Calming” technology – which is to use technology to help you focus or what he calls the “slow web movement.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2015

We need your articles and blog posts packed with great ideas that can inspire nonprofit folks to build better habits all year long. Here’s How to Submit Your Article or Blog Post: Write a new blog post or choose one that you have already posted that fits this month’s theme. Share them in this January’s nonprofit blog carnival.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The Guardian Voluntary Twitter account tagged me in a post to mark World Mental Health Day that included a link to this article, “ Charities Risk Loosing Staff if They Don’t Pay Attention to Wellness ,” which is part of a larger series of articles exploring physical and mental well being in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

” in the office). But if you read the articles in this issue, you will come to conclusion that loving (and using data) for strategic decision-making is becoming a must-have skill and competency for nonprofit success. Does your nonprofit have those skills?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

You can read more about it how it works from Steve Blank in this HBR article and the app Strategyzer. Here are the simple rules for nonprofit marketers as explained in this article in Social Media Today : Start with a hypothesis. ” More about testing images on Facebook, see this useful article. Cultural nuances abound.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The article caught fire – not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles – but also business, government, and beyond.

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