NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Particularly for organizations still recovering from the financial setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve compiled a few key strategies that you can implement to help shore up your organization financially. The time to start building a cushion for the organization is now. What about a natural disaster?

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Nonprofit Case Study Disaster Grant 70

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. a focus on what you have mastered to "we don’t know."

Learning 93

Learning Free Reflection Model 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

As we have seen over the last decade, with the power of connectivity comes the opportunity for people with similar interests to come together and organize themselves in ways that transform geographic boundaries. We also seen how organizations can harness connectivity as well as movements. An example is Kim Jong-un. (In

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Participatory Leadership Model Skills 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

One of the great techniques that Gigi and Heather used was “sticky note synthesis” so anytime during the session we could jot down takeaways, or ahas and Gigi would collect them and organize them into themes. By the end of the day, she was able to summarize ideas and takeaways that we discussed.

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Facilitation Technique Map Case Study 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful. ” If crowd funding is a new idea or innovation for an organization, it can fail to become a practice simply because the participant is not able to convey the concept’s full potential. .”

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Activities Active Activism Integration 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

What Social Media Analytics Can’t Tell You I’m thrilled to be on a panel organized by Alexandra Samuel, Vision Critical , along with Jeremiah Owyang and Colby Flint. The session will share the results and insights from research studies that combining social media analytics with survey data. SXSW: March 7, 2014.

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Conference San Diego New York City Social Media 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Techniques.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“How you show up, what you stand for, and what actions you take to that end—as an individual and as a leader in your organization—are now gating factors to lasting success,” explains Frank Calderoni in his new book, UPSTANDING: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth. It is earned as much as it is defined.

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Culture Companies Cisco Government 52

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

" AGC Coversational Case Studies: Students for a Free Tibet: A mindful social media strategy for campaigns or contests – Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are evaluating the second America's Giving Challenge and are sharing case studies from the winners. This is the latest in the series. What do you think?

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Web Bookmarking Contest Case Study 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

For each phase, there are specific criteria and indicators that an organization will develop. We are tracking progress against a baseline. For example, the All Kids Covered has been using the timeline features to create milestones for legislative victories. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies.

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Network Build Learning Strategy 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

The Networked Health Organization. My last deep dive into social media and health care was when I delivered this keynote for a health care organization so this was an opportunity to see how the field has progressed. Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Social Media Reflection Leadership Media 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

As a trainer, I strongly believe that learning experiences need to weave content delivery with participant interaction. Also, it is far more effective to have peers share their own case studies and experiential learning with others. Peer Case Studies. Connecting Learners to the Content and Each Other.

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Social Media Integration Media Case Study 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first.

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Community Giving Fundraising Contest 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Put a human face on the cause through case studies, testimonials, and videos.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

In the example above, you would test posting the same link with the embedded link tool and without it. It offers specific examples of what to test and mini-case studies. Here is a case study of Red versus Green. Share an example of your experiment in the comments.

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Test Impact Experiment San Francisco 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

" So, I'm sharing a little getting started advice, a mini-case study, and a list of resources. And, there is so much to experiment that one person or organization can't do it alone. " What you are looking for how best to interact with the community as well as the techniques. The Case Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Two oft-cited examples are the Strive network in Cincinnati, and the ReAmp network in the Midwest. Networks'

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

For example, if crime increases in a neighborhood, they know how to allocate patrols. Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data. Before Action Review/ After Action Review.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Authors Alan Brown and Jennifer Novak-Leonard pack a lot into 40 pages--an argument for the rise of active arts engagement, a framework for thinking about ways to actively involve audiences, and lots of case studies. Excellent case studies, especially from the performing arts sector.

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Participatory Arts Report Case Study 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

E-learning is using internet technology and your networks to learn in real-time – either as an individual, within your organization, or a network and learning is applied to get results. This e-mail exchange with a dozen or so colleagues evolved into a guest post about one aspect of the topic. Put e-learning on the agenda.

Learning 110

Learning Remix Teach Hype 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Also, check out Lucy’s Digital Civil Society wiki for examples of open data used for the social good. Also, in some places of the world there is lower adoption rates of social — for example in very rural areas of the developing world – where this data would not be useful for informing a funding strategy. Not Data Driven.”

Social Media 100

Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Internet Director. Web Producer.

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Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. Take the above example of "crowdsourced" birdwatching from Craig Newmark. United Breaks Guitars is just one recent case study of crowds being evil.

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Work Blended Technique Case Study 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Code for America , one of the organizations that we worked with, is already implementing outcome assessments. For example, if location information will prove useful in tracking place-based impacts, best to build this metric into registration from the start, rather than try to capture the information later.

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Metrics Method Tech Government 50

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 means getting organic, word-of-mouth buzz about products from people who others listen to. Partner with your community.

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Marketing Nonprofit Open Source Museum 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Over two years ago, I made a screencast about Web Analytics for Nonprofits that covered the basics of using google analytics, web metrics, and some nonprofit case studies featuring Laura White and the Idealist. Experimentation also helps an organization make decisions based on audience feedback and analytics data, not your own hunches.

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Analytics Web Screencast Metrics 94

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Your nonprofit’s fundraising team should be consistently using your data to improve your techniques!

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2008

While there has been some excellent conversations in the past fews months, particularly the Netsquared ThinkTank , I haven't seen a lot of nonprofit case studies that share real life experience with measuring results from social media strategies. So for my panel, I thought why not a case study slam, a play on the poetry slam format.

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NTC Design Case Study ROI 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Measuring the Networked Nonprofit describes techniques for measuring engagement and networks and I’ll be presenting some of that material. Also, larger organizations might have silo issues, with walls between alumni outreach and development functions. And more importantly, engagement has a purpose or larger goal.

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Social Media Network Media Free 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. For example, are you bookmarking everything you come across into del.icio.us Live in a tool or technique for at least month before adding something new.

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Awareness Tips Social Media RSS 100

Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters. This is a group of largely self-organizing digital volunteers who use Twitter to respond to all of the major disasters around the world.

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Disaster Digital Haiti Effective 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Specifically, the workshop will be focused on: Introducing and applying network tools, frameworks, and case studies that can help network leaders assess their effectiveness and increase their impact. I was able to organize my high school reunion in a half hour because I was friends with everyone on Facebook.". "My

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Social Media Reflection Network Strategy 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Organizations’ communications strategies have more impact individually and collectively. So, for these organizations, their content pyramid also includes integrating offline w/online channels. More and better partners, more and better relationships with reporters and more or better policy maker relationships.

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Social Media Training Train Network 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I got to meet the dynamic NPower Seattle executive director Alison Carl White who talked passionately about her organization’s mission and programs. I incorporated examples from people in the room and then asked them talk about it. As the facilitator, you have design questions so they illicit stories.

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Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations. For example, during the lab session, we got a terrific question about bilingual Fan Pages on Facebook. What are your thoughts?

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91