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Reflections on Guest Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On June 25, 2009, I announced on my blog that I was five days away from a cross-country move and knew it would disrupt my routine, including my blogging routine. I didn't want the stress of writing posts or the stress of having a blog go dark and disappoint loyal readers. I've even lived blogged my vacations.

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Ocean Conservancy: The Art of Social Media Experimentation, Learning, and Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we devote an entire chapter to something we called "Learning Loops" which is a combination of tracking and monitoring in real time as a project unfolds, but also incorporates a process of reflection at the end of the project to the next experiment. . Tags: reflection scholar.

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Lessons Learned From A Twitterthon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She and I have have linked to each other’s blog posts and commented on each others posts over the past three years. She is making it an annual event, but this year it will happen on 10-10-10. I asked her if she would reflect on her first Twitterthon and share some insights that she is bringing to her second one to improve results.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

#thankful4home: A Lesson in Project Based Learning & Gratitude guest post by Lisa Colton. Thus, we launched the #thankful4home campaign, encouraging people to reflect on why they are thankful for their home, and to remember those in less secure situations — and to hopefully donate as well. Being with family?

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Guest Post by Amanda Rose: Reflections on Cause Fatigue

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. To get it ‘right’ is another thing - but there are lessons learned from Twestival that can carry over to even the smallest of causes. . Tags: fundraising2.0 social media twitter.

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Reflections on the Social Media Lab Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. She calls it "joyful funeral" -- that you quickly say this didn't work, reflect on why, and move on. How do you do it?