ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Its a fascinating read, and I highly recommend it. But it IS tough.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2013

I recently vowed that I was going to stop telling stories with my blog posts, but, since my job affords me extensive opportunities to interact with organizations across the country, it seems logical to share insightful tips and suggestions. It definitely got me thinking. So thank you in advance for your indulgence.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In Philadelphia, many polling places are difficult to find, hidden deep in the recesses of schools, churches, and community centers. The required paper signage identifying polling places must only be posted by the entrance of each location, which means they are often located on side streets out-of-view for anyone on the sidewalks.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

I know I’m in danger of committing the crime that makes me cringe, but my goal for this blog post is for you to take away some actionable tips to start implementing in your web and content strategy. Since I said that these words have lost their meaning, let’s begin with some definitions. Use polls to ask a question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

It will explain the problem that a widget may solve for a nonprofit blog, some examples of nonprofit blogs using them, and oh yeah, answer the age old question "What is a Widget?" My first stop for definitions is the (online) dictionary. My first stop for definitions is the (online) dictionary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I blogged about the content last week. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. The poll revealed that revealed 40% were beginners/novices and 60% intermediate or experts. I blogged about the content last week. Know of any?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2012

While you made need some therapy after the elections, you’ll definitely want legal counsel before you start. These will also have lasting impact and receive state and local media and blog coverage. Although we are more than 6 months away from the general election, many campaigns are in full swing. Get some counseling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2007

I The group will be between 50-125, so it will be more of lecture, although I will definitely use the back-channel and instant poll features. I also got a few leads to more blogs by Extension Professionals. What words of advice would you offer to other Extension professionals who are just starting to blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g. The survey asked which metrics respondents used in their definition of success for their “house social networks” (social networking community built on a nonprofit’s web site).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

Definitive best practices are still emerging. We put together a quick overview on the Causes blog for our users, focused on what Open Graph means for their Facebook experience: Our support team here at Causes is happy to answer questions related to our integration with Open Graph.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The configuration of the physical space definitely enhances learning. Claire Rice, from Theatre Bay Area, was live blogging the whole day and captured their opening remarks. When they are lined up by comfort level, I have been doing a quick poll to see where generations appear along the line.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2014

Apply surveys, polls or conduct complex market research with a versatile tool and analyze the results. Use your blog to start stewarding your donors and talk to them through it, but think of it as a discussion, not as a free pass for self-promotion. This is a part that many skip in their process of communicating with their public.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Definitely. Blogs : Add Blogs to your site to introduce a different kind of media to your site content mix. We’ve jump-started campaign sites with simple profiles, blogs and discussions, leaving open the opportunity to add in more social features as the community flourishes. First Step – Analytics. Still not convinced.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Blog posts will be longer pieces, whereas Facebook posts will be much shorter. Also, here's Heather's blog series on The Power of Written Storytelling , which points out many of the ways these kinds of stories are so unforgettable. Definitions. In terms of the length of stories, keep it brief or go in-depth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

You can also use polls and surveys for collecting input from your colleagues in advance, before the meeting, so that everyone has the same opportunity to share their ideas (they may not have it during the meeting). Hybrid meetings are definitely more complex to design and facilitate and will take some time and care to do well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

1) Audience Stand Up Poll: Whenever I talk about social media and nonprofits, we talk about audience. The young people in the room are experts on privacy settings on social networks and definitely had formulated friending policy - while the concept of friending policies was very new to some of the boomers in the room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

What we're talking about are web widgets and the definition is: A Web Widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate html-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. A few important questions to ask before your consider adding a widget to your blog or web site.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

Margaret shared these thoughts about "museums for use" on her blog , and I asked her to adapt a version for the Museum 2.0 You might think that would be sufficient effort to engage the students, but a quick informal poll suggests otherwise. Should a museum be a destination or a place for everyday use?

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

And Steven, I forgot to check in with you about the poll. But are you able to launch the poll at this point? You want to close the poll? . Definitely, something that I’ve heard from some nonprofit leaders. I’m going to do a quick, sort of quick definition. Definitely, yes. Steven: Here we go.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

So let me start right away with a poll here. So I’m just going to launch our first poll here. I have a couple of polls today. I’m going to end the polls and see what it looks like. So I’m going to do another poll here. I like this polling thing. Is it, like, less than 5,000 bucks?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

You can read her awesome advice in many leading industry publications and blogs, as well as her own website. I’m going to be kicking things off in a couple minutes with some awesome polls to get to know you better. And I’m going to start off by doing some polls, and I’m going to launch this poll right now.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 25, 2020

They’re also really interesting, so you should definitely be following them to boost your news feed. Their twitter is definitely worth a follow if you’re interested in some well-formed debate that has drawn opinions from across twitter. The nonprofits in this article have mastered the art of social media marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

With the exception of mobile pages created specifically for group text messaging and QR code campaigns (donate, petitions, polls, and so on), most people will browse through only the fresh content on your mobile website. So, make sure you feature your fresh content first (your blog feed) and calls to action after that.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Adapting them to your unique cause and style can definitely help you gain the most out of your website. Blog – creating content for your community gives you a channel to distribute news and engage. Schaefer wrote in his B2B blogging e-book that people perceive blogs as credible, as they are written by officials.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Is the blog used and updated? " A quick straw poll of some good profiles are the aforementioend ASPCA or, for something a lot simpler and easier to create, Drug Policy Alliance. In the case of MySpace profiles, there is a very definite tipping point in terms of the amount of content that should be included in your profile.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Is the blog used and updated? " A quick straw poll of some good profiles are the aforementioend ASPCA or, for something a lot simpler and easier to create, Drug Policy Alliance. In the case of MySpace profiles, there is a very definite tipping point in terms of the amount of content that should be included in your profile.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Poll your constituency to see what they are already listening to to find themes that are appealing etc. Soundboards - definitely not necessary. Blogging - if you blog about your sessions it helps Google pick it up; also gives people opportunity to comment and talk back. Consider your story. Pdocast Directories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

There are three general types of sources to find widgets to install on your organization's blog or web site: 1. So, if you are already using one of those services and want to integrate content onto your blog, check on their web site first. There are also some creative ways to build community (or create silos) using search on your blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Windows Live Writer is primarily known as tool to help you better format and publish blog posts to the Web, but it’s also a very useful, simple, and free tool that can be used to easily generate HTML code. An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Retwact :: rtrt.co.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. e-Newsletter. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. Based in the U.K.,

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

But The Harris Poll that was conducted between late March and early May found that between 46% and 51% of U.S. So we definitely need to pay attention to this as a trend in terms of communication, staying in touch with our donors. Now, it’s definitely Mark Phillips that said probably the most impactful quote in fundraising.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned. For folks who are interested in how you can use blogs and podcasts and other social media things for social change, basically the way I started was, I have always worked for nonprofits and socially responsible businesses, and was not technical at all. Whoa, you must be freaky!"

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