Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Many of us do this and take content notes, but it is also great to take notes about instructional design and facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Part of delivering instruction is being a good facilitation of people’s learning and there is no better way to learn how to improve your own technique than watching world class facilitators in action. I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

According to a recent survey by OTX , 43% of respondents say they have shared content on social media sites because it is funny. Nonprofit technology professionals know how to converts laughs to donations and devoted an entire session to sharing tips, techniques, and examples during a NTEN conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2011

What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s Time to Kick It Up a Notch The good news is that you only need three things to successfully identify, engage, and convert those elusive brand-new donors, and I’ll bet you already have them on hand: data, content, and technology. You have high-performing content that many potential donors haven’t seen. You have heaps of data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

E-Book #1: Fundraising and Marketing Tips for Nonprofits. Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People by Ted Hart , ACFRE and Host of The Nonprofit Coach on Blog Talk Radio. E-Book #2: Feeding the Content Beast. Hat Tip to fellow curator, Giuseppe Mauriello, for surfacing this gem. Want to Raise Money Online?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. That was the call for blog posts. I received a rich selection covering this topic – from changing mindsets, new tool sets, and lots of tips on how to manage your social media, email, and work flow. Here’s a summary.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Content Curation" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog. Becoming "content fried" is a potential hazard for content curators, and that can get in the way of being efficient. Have any techniques to add to this list?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It represents the convergence of two ideas: mobile phones have great cameras and you can quickly create great visual content as part of your content strategy by using it, along with a few tips and tools. I’ve included a select list of resource blogs, books, collections, and additional curated lists. Photography'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

(Having 300 people and doing a participatory style of teaching gave me an opportunity to use some of my facilitation techniques for large groups that are in my tool set – and because colleagues have asked me to share tips about it, expect that in another blog post next week.). It starts with ideas and brainstorming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Participants at FFL Training Doing Content Strategy Brainstorm. And, if you want to dive deeper into content marketing for nonprofits, go subscribe to Kivi Leroux Miller’s blog. Nelson offers more insights on CompassPoint’s experience here on Kivi Leroux Miller’s excellent blog nonprofitmarketinggiude.com.).

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 23, 2021

They won’t be part of your sponsorship package, however, they will be promoted on your marketing materials and should be used for Facebook promotion events, through content marketing or experiential marketing efforts, and on their social media platform of choice (i.e., Consider developing a strategy when working with influencers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. I also ask for feedback on what exercises or content in the workshop helped learning and what should be changed. Alternately, you may feel so good about it and say my job is done.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Pune Dracker, Director, Website Content & Editorial Services, ASPCA. OK, not everything, but I am regularly inspired by basic tenets of old-tyme magazine publishing (circa 1990s), where I got my start as a writer and editor, to cultivate juicy conversations on the ASPCA’s blog for animal sheltering professionals, Shelters’ Edge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Data should inform and optimise your fundraising strategy , and attribution is a simple technique you can use to really help you get it right. Content (utm_content). Examples: facebook, google, instagram, blog, website, qr-code. You’d want to know that right? Leave the game of chance for another time. Rule: medium-name.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

Post consistent content that your audience loves and your social media will be successful. Yes and no. Using best practices and tips based on research can help you improve. But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You also need to post inviting content on your social channels that builds excitement, anticipation, and engagement about the event.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

SEO reputation management strategies aim to paint a positive picture of your brand in the search results by creating positive content and drowning out negative content so that your brand can stand out from your competitors. There are also several SEO tips for nonprofit management to prevent negative SEO reputation or even reverse it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

(You can get a discount of $20 off the registration by entering the code “Beth” when you sign up ). This year, since content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching , I’ll be doing a conversational presentation on the topic.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 10, 2017

Whether you need to make a few simple tweaks to your current page or perform a complete overhaul, these Facebook marketing techniques will help get your page seen. Here with all the tips on the latest way to optimize your Facebook marketing are our friends from Tech Impact down in Philadelphia. 5 Facebook Marketing Tips for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

While I delivered some content sessions on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn strategy, I also facilitated interactive sessions. It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. Small group coaching has it own specific techniques.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

Tip: delete unused plugins. Tip: use WP Engine or Flywheel for hosting. A hacker can do serious damage: Delete pages, blog posts, or your theme. Tip: control login page attempts. Tip: use a password generator. Theme – the look and feel of your website’s content. 2) Spend more on premium web hosting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. pic.twitter.com/PXdIUl0IIQ.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 16, 2016

Whether you’re a media-conscious blogger, marketing maven for a non-profit cause or a new or established e-tailer, having your content feed into multiple social media platforms is a vital element to increasing your visibility and grabbing the attention you want and need. Make a Connection. Know Your Users. Get and Stay Educated.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Practical Tips for Donor Engagement Strategies As a fundraiser, you probably have a good feel for how your donors want to engage with you, whether it’s on social media, through email, over the phone, or face-to-face. Here are some tips you can use to help you break through the noise and connect with your donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

The session will share a wide range of free and low cost tools for implementing an organization’s content strategy as well as group and personal productivity. We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera.

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See3

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Using stop motion technique more common with animation, it is a nice way to get people to pay attention to something pretty mundane. Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Be creative!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about. I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. by Jane Bozarth, Editor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

Whether you are facilitating a session with your board, staff, or hundreds of folks in a room, you’ll find ways to design instructional content that interests, engages, and inspires action. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Why Extreme Content Delivery Does Not Equal Learning. Instructional Design.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These buttons serve as a gateway to the valuable content that your organization shares through its social media channels. Including social media icons on your website helps you recruit volunteers, enhance brand visibility, and disseminate content that aligns with your organization’s mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

This blog post serves as a resource page for a session on mindfulness with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith. To practice techniques like mind-mapping, use of visualization, attention-training, technology tools, and more to stay focused and productive in our work. Visualization Techniques. Additional Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Instructional design is more than just delivering the content, so this post shares some of the thinking that went into designing a learning experience where people will apply what they learned. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re an event planner and need to market your event, you might want to take advantage of some free marketing techniques that can really help promote your event. . Other event budgeting tips to consider: Ask if the marketing materials can be used for another upcoming event or as evergreen content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Your nonprofit can co-create high quality content that is of value to your audience. Your nonprofit can have influencers share your content with their networks, expanding your reach and engagement. The Engage Blog has a different way to describe nonprofit influencers. Read Blackbaud’s white paper on how to engage with them.

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