Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

and she’s well underway bringing positive change to many more communities. Majora realized that creating green projects and jobs empowers communities to see themselves in a different light, and that beautiful things happen in neighborhoods where people feel invested in their own economic and environmental well being.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The formula for a successful change process is not “form follows function,” but “form follows consciousness.” What are some practical techniques for practicing systems leadership skills? One the techniques they teach and apply is called “ Shadowing.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it. ” The green ugly doll has accompanied me around the world and has been in the hands of many people who work for NGOs and social change.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

” Whichever golfer can put their ball on the green closest to the hole wins. Only one golfer can take a shot to the green a the time, so give the other players something to do while they wait for their turn! To keep track of your sponsorship offerings, manage sponsorships with event fundraising software by OneCause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below. Model Network Weaving: Network weaving encourages rhizomatic behavior – so what better way then to model the techniques for others.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2019

The grey branches of the trees that ring my yard are quickly being covered with green leaves, the daffodils are blooming and yes, weeds are sprouting. Innovative Techniques to Grow Your Supporters. Techniques to Grow your Supporters. View the Webinar: Innovative Techniques to Grow Your Supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Workshop content has to be practical about the amount of investment required to implement ideas – and always include some “low hanging fruit” or actionable steps that don’t require a huge amount of organizational change or monetary investment.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. Our conversation began with my asking Temra, "How are women changing the way we eat?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org’s combination of entertaining content and environmental reporting – dubbed the “The Daily Show of the environmental movement.&# They have inspired a whole new generation of environmentalists who don’t take themselves so seriously while creating on the ground change. They’re after societal change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. It makes me wonder about the various techniques for getting people to shift attention from small group to large group. Ant Trails As Learning Opportunities. Photo by Nelson Layag.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. It's quite incidental that it's a green technology in that it allows people to have significant impact without needing to travel to stricken areas.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

There are several key techniques for dispersing information effectively. The tools have changed, but the need for knowing your audience, having an end goal, testing theories, and acting on lessons learned remains the same. She created profiles as both herself and as the Green Hour brand, depending on what made the most sense.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Kids around the country received an early and much-needed gift this December in the form of — you guessed it — broccoli and green beans. It’s a great example of how web technology and online tools are changing the game for childhood health advocates across the country. Check out Pick Chow!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques. Group #035 - Green Chamber of the South. What changes needs to be done to website to 'invite' online donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. No more is it the volumes of people helped, but the real lives changed. Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch. 2009 will most certainly be year of fundraising innovation and changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

After some back and forth conversation, including asking for his input when they changed their fee structure, GiveWell became a supporter and user for Network for Good's services. People Helping People volunteer Cynthia has just started to use listening techniques as a way to convince others in the organization of its value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? Social Change Behind the Firewall. Harry: A Green Geek. You're Never Too Old To Change the World. Donor Solicitation Techniques on Twitter. Effective ROI StoryTelling Techniques. Let the Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2009

From their website : The NOI runs the only progressive advocacy and campaign training program focused on cutting-edge online organizing techniques (e.g. From their website : The NOI runs the only progressive advocacy and campaign training program focused on cutting-edge online organizing techniques (e.g. What is BootCamp?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Michelle Martin rounds up some recent videos from Michael Wesch , the creator of The Machine is US/ing Us , including his newest "Information R/evolution," it is about how digital information is qualitatively different from information on paper and how this changes the ways we think about how to store, use, access it. And if Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

NTEN's September Newsletter has tons of excellent content, in particular check out these articles about new fundraising techniques using tools like mobile phones and Facebook. Changing the Present has launched a Facebook application adding to the virtual gift community. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. I review both fundraising and friendraising techniques and how to take them, to varying levels, online – from email solicitations and events to social media and websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

Danielle Brigida, NWF Social Media Outreach Coordinator ( @starfocus on Twitter) Note from Beth: In the coming weeks, we're peeking over the shoulder of nonprofit social media practitioners to learn about their work flow and techniques. He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2011

I’ll start off with the basics, but then we’ll get into some advanced techniques. If your focus is primarily or entirely on US constituents, you’ll likely see the US in dark green, indicating a high percentage or visitors. You might be surprised to see traffic outside of the US. Where do those visitors come from?

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists. You’ve probably heard of the narrative technique “show, don’t tell.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. He also listed the following Green Economy Trends that are also available here : 1. Within the nonprofit community, the techniques of enterprise are gaining widespread acceptance and increasing sophistication.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Know When To Change Your Decision Leaders make decisions. Good leaders are willing to modify their decisions as changing circumstances and data dictate. Often, circumstances change and new information becomes available after a decision has been made. In fact, just the opposite is true. Don't Praise.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

What is a life changing story example for us? It helps the donor imagine herself being a more integral part of your work in changing the community. Q: We’re a green recycling organization and we don’t like a lot of paper mailing. How should these letters change each time? Electronic mail vs snail mail.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Fashion Show Hold a fashion show that gives local designers and businesses a change to display their latest styles while creating a theme that ties into your cause.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

As nonprofits navigate an ever-changing digital landscape, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a hot topic. Regularly update your content to reflect the latest industry trends and changes. PageSpeed can be optimized through techniques like image compression, browser caching, and minimizing server response times.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010 Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" David Shaners compelling, The Seven Arts of Change , shows business leaders that transforming a business only happens when each employee equates organizational change with the process of deep personal growth. The book came out earlier this month. Don't Praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." We addressed two content areas: The art and science of crowd sourcing for social change. And, of course, crowd sourcing is a technique being used across the social sector for different goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The ideas and techniques in Lean Start Up movement also work for nonprofits and what some are calling “ Lean Impact.” We were able to find out how quickly someone understood the idea, whether a certain feature made sense, and figure out which elements needed to change.” Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. Tagging and social bookmarking can be useful techniques to easily share your information resources with colleagues or co-workers. Such a culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. Be willing to change your decisions. Explain how a change will affect employees feelings before, during and after the change is implemented.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. The Five Points Of Professionalism How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employe. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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