Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. What is the difference?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Recognize that you’re a small business. When your mission is effecting positive change it’s sometimes easy to overlook that at its heart a nonprofit is still a business model, with all the same ways of failing. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can. Listen to your staff.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in? A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. But it’s also an issue related to organizational culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in? A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 11, 2015

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” Van Gorder: I believe a work ethic is cultural – both from an individual and corporate perspective. But it’s also an issue related to organizational culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2015

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in? A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

Attitude 40

Attitude Case Study Leadership Culture 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. By Day 30 share with your team: Mission -- Why here, why exist, what business are we in? A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2016

These are techniques even smaller organizations can implement every day to improve their marketing efforts, see more impressive results, and gain even more loyalty from their communities. It's also shockingly economical and far more effective than traditional marketing techniques. The best marketing campaigns aim to influence culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

There are people or even organizational cultures comfortable with using the existing tools and are slow to change, while early adopters and agile cultures keep learning and moving. There was an excellent discussion about silo busting techniques and the role of leaders in bringing down the cubicle walls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

For quite a few years now there have been sustained clarion calls for the development of learning organizations, more responsive and flexible cultures and for changes to fundamental assumptions and models of effective leadership and management. From yesteryear to tomorrow Enter social software.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The idea, grand in scope, was to present models and technology that can assist organizations shift internal cultures to make diversity of all types the norm. Now let me say upfront, this blog post isn’t going to be about those techniques for diversifying an office culture. Pretty big and worthwhile stuff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Rob started off with some observations about the young people he sees in his business school classes. That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” But expect how you report and measure impact with the social business sector. And, those who wanted to make money would head to Wall Street. That’s changed.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Philanthropy – The Cultural Coaxing You know what’s contagious? The board’s attitude towards fundraising. By prioritizing fundraising and embracing it wholeheartedly as part of their role, board members can instill a rich, nourishing culture of philanthropy across your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

What are the techniques for conversational weaving? Since OS communities generally begin with a small group of developers or a scratch your own itch approach and some developers tend to be egomanics - how do you build community within this culture? I was wrong -- this attitude isn't necessarily generational.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

Non-game social platforms like museums should use game design techniques to make these institutions more successful at supporting user happiness. As Elsa Bailey asked in the chat: "Don't cultural attitudes toward the definitions/descriptions of happiness come into play here? This is not an argument that is specific to museums.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

For example, the theme could be 80s pop culture or the holiday season. Consider asking local businesses to sponsor your online concert to cover any overhead costs, such as livestreaming equipment or musician fees. Remember that recurring gifts shouldn’t encourage a “set it and forget it” attitude.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing guidelines, and a disrupted economy have all completely changed business-as-usual for nonprofits. This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

It’s hard to find funders who will fund a risky idea – they usually want case studies an proven techniques. I wanted to make sure that we had diversity in gender, but also from different lens including business, a nonprofit, philanthropic, and social investment. Innovation/Culture of Play. Innovator’s Dilemma. Mary Joyce.

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