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. Leaders need to set an example and hold themselves accountable. 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

AUGUST 10, 2007

What tools and techniques do you use to create good conversations on your blog? Do you have an awesome example of a conversation on your blog or one that you've started elsewhere? Source: How To Add Blogging Conversations by Darren Rowse. Source: How To Add Blogging Conversations by Darren Rowse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Attendees will explore concrete examples and tools that grantmakers can use to tap the power of networks and increase peer-to-peer learning among grantmakers who are experimenting with networks. Here’s a number of ways that you join the conversation about philanthropy and networks. Steve Downs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2005

Steve and others, just when I thought there was a lull in our conversation about blog communities and blog cross conversations, I noticed this thread on the Digital Divide List (btw, the digital divide network is another example of a community blog). If you are new, start at the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

photo of Lucy Bernholz live blogging during the Northern California Grantmakers Briefing. Allan Benamer of the Nonprofit Technology Blog continues his coverage of the software vendors with a poll to debrief the Convio merger teleconference and a hug. Deborah Finn was at both events and blogged about the latter here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

mostly about the process and mechanics of blog conversations. Are blog conversations as satisfying, rich, or stimulating as other methods? Can blog communities be facilitated? What are the similarities and differences between online discussion boards and blog communities?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Allison Fine and I originally published this blog post on the Candid Blog here. Take for example, the mundane and time-consuming task of culling the donor database to create a prospect list. AI can increase online donor conversion and retention rates. Register for the webinar. Using all of this data, Quilt.AI

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

Ironically, I read a post from a month ago by Stowe Boyd called " Beyond Blogs: The Conversation Has Moved Into Flow " where he stats that conversation is moving from blog comments thread which is slow and static to a more fast form of conversation - the flow in Twitter, Friendfeed, and other places.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2008

This is an example of the types of ongoing, online conversations I've been having with CogDog blog's Alan Levine over the past three years. His blog was one of the first I discovered and have been hooked ever since. I refer people to his blog. So, we'll get have a conversation that isn't mediated by technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Beth Dunn , who was getting up at 4:00 am, stayed up late to respond her blog. And, there have been many spin-off conversations on other blogs as a result. Take for example Connie Bensen 's post and story. As Holly Ross notes on the NTEN blog , Chris doesn't like to call himself an expert. Impressive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2019

This week I interviewed long-time blog reader, Alison Lowndes who I first met via my blog as a regular commenter. We reconnected, of course, through a recent blog comment. She points to a good example in healthcare and how radiologists are using AL algorithms to more quickly (and accurately) analyze scans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Last night I had the pleasure of joining a conversation with WOW2 over at edtech. I've been a fan of Vicki Davis's blog ( CoolCat Teacher Blog ) for sometime now. One of my best sources is, of course, Andy Carvin's digital divide category on his blog. The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

The next disruptive technology phase is already upon here and it includes a technology designed to emulate human conversation – chatbots programmed with artificial intelligence. More recently, Woebot , an AI therapist bot designed to help humans with mental health issues , has had over 2 million conversations since is launch last year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I was particularly interested in examples using blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook. More at TechCrunch and Technology in the Arts Blog. s Blog about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2009

And, we were lucky enough to have her paired with Pat Mitchell at the Paley Center for Media recently for a conversation titled “Building a Movement in an Interconnected World.”. What examples have you seen that further exemplify social media’s role in helping to affect social change? We would love to hear from you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2009

The article ignited a discussion on nonprofit blogs prompted by some astute observations by colleague Allison Fine. The article and subsequent blog posts prompted more reflections (summarized here ). He also wanted to introduce to The Causes Exchange , their new blog. Take for example this recent case study on the blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

This is an example of how you can use social media to crowdsource your professional development and learning. Replies only appear in your intended recipients stream and in those of people who follow both you and the recipient, so don't be afraid to have conversations with your supporters. Thank you Kevin!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

You can find out more about them in this blog post on virtual meetings and check-ins during a pandemi c. Breakout rooms are a feature in Zoom that allows you to put people in smaller rooms for more intimate conversations. Example of Reminder Letter (Susan Partnow). Use ice breakers and energizers. Use Zoom breakout rooms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Peter Panepento, Web Editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy Also blogs at GlobalErie. This week we've had a lively discussion about Module 2: Participate in the Conversation. He just doesn't post links pointing to blog posts on the Chronicle's blog, but asks questions, responds to readers, and pointers to other links.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

This is one of the best examples I saw of using bots for engagement and it most definitely required some custom programming. The Whisky Bot , while not a nonprofit focus, it is a good example of a more elaborate bot. The Climate Reality bot is a good example of a simple bot to build an email list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2009

I only had time for a quick dip into the social media and nonprofit stream and found a couple of hot conversations. Change Native to the Digital World : Lucy Bernholz is for examples of social change organizations that are totally native to the digital world. Photo by Lecerle. Today is a bit a whirlwind for me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. Here’s some additional thoughts sparked by our conversation after reflecting on various blog posts I’ve written and others. The notes are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2007

In the presentation for this session, Doug Haslam used a screencapture of this blog post as an example of how a pr person can leave a comment to pitch a story on their client's behalf. (He He also mentioned that I had not blogged it.) The emphasis of the session was on how to find conversations online and respond to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2009

.    A few days ago, I asked " What are the best metrics to track your blog's ROI and make improvements? "   The areas of the blogging ROI analysis included:  author contribution, readership growth, reader engagement, authority, cost, and value.  Reader Sharing (bookmarked items).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Take for example the # AskACurator hashtag created by a digital expert who works with museums almost five years ago and still active today. The conversation was tweeted and re-tweeted thousands of times, and people joined in the fun. If your nonprofit has an example, please share in the comments.). Here are the best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

He quickly found me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and my blog. Last week, I had a conversation with a respected colleague and we were musing about the difference between a 20 something who lives online and a soon to be 51-year old who lives online and how our wired fundraising tactics might differ. Not the Sharing Foundation's web site ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

For this week's bloggerview, we caught up with Michael Gilbert, who writes the Nonprofit Online News, which is not only the oldest nonprofit-oriented blog, but one of the oldest blogs altogether. Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

For example, take a look at what EDF has put together. Does your organization have an example of strategic tweeting that is social? So, the idea is that you do your listening and engage, but you think about how your engagement supports overall communications goals. This can be done with direct replies @ on Twitter or hashtags.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2013

Big Listening is the art of gaining insight by tracking topical online conversations over time. Using monitoring and measurement tools such as Radian6, Topsy Pro, Google Alerts and Tweetdeck, Upwell builds a meteorology of ocean conversations, pinpointing opportunities for intervention.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The premise is simple: to have frank, engaging (and slightly irreverent) conversations about major gifts fundraising with donors themselves – giving fundraisers advice straight from the donor’s mouth. Advisors, I produce a podcast called What Donors Want where we ask donors questions just like these.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Submitted by Britt Bravo, publisher of Have Fun • Do Good Should all nonprofits have a blog? Can having a blog benefit your organization? Below are eight benefits of having a nonprofit blog. Blogs help provide quick, up to the minute news about your organization and cause. Blogs can help you work faster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Chris Heuer started off with a talk called "Conversations Aren't Marketing" Listening What is Social Media?     Gave an example of a blogger outreach program where they gave bloggers a product - solar powered batter recharger.  Having conversations with people and always has.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

These are the conversations I’ve been facilitating at nonprofit staff retreats or training others to facilitate. The articles shares a few good examples: Avoid scarcity mentality when it comes to awards and recognitions. Two important aspects of a culture of resilience are friendship and feelings. Do they feel appreciated?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2013

My colleague, Alexandra Samuel, wrote a provocative post on the HBR blog titled, “ Dear Colleague, Put Down Your Notebook ” where she makes an argument for switching to digital note taking tools like Evernote is more efficient than taking notes on paper. She recently authored an excellent e-book on how to use Evernote ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. For example, use Twitter lists to track alums and subscribe to their Facebook updates. Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. ” 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2007

I love the photos, but I think you can better visually demonstrate the ideas expressed in the reasons - For example, "Blogging Connects Us To Global Conversations" - Why not a screenshot of Globals or this photo for example example, although it is all rights reserved, but you could ask permission).

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