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AUGUST 18, 2020

Nonprofits using AI to support their fundraising efforts will be able to identify new donors much more efficiently, tailor their communications and outreach efforts to the donors interests, and ensure no one falls through the cracks for renewals. There are, of course, real challenges and risks of using AI for fundraising.

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APRIL 30, 2020

In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. When we communicate through a video conference screen, there is a 1.2 Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. We also don’t have a full understanding of the context. second delay.

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MAY 30, 2018

Organizational silos are the bane of too many nonprofit communicators’ existences. Addressing the website in the first place came from a recognition that it just wasn’t functioning for our constituents,” says Stephanie Corleto, Digital Communications Manager at National Institute for Reproductive Health. “We Silos are for corn.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

What that means in practice is that norms are the ground rules for how a group of people communicate and collaborate with each other. You can co-create meeting norms with your team or organization by facilitating a discussion about the types of communication or collaboration behaviors that make for an effective meeting or collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

In other words, how can your organization's social media strategy co-exist, support, enhance, or dovetail with your Internet marketing communications plan? They're different animals, aren't they? But is one a shark and the other a guppy? How can they co-exist? And, do they require different approaches to planning?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Participants included executive directors and communications directors from a variety of nonprofits from the Bay Area and beyond. One communications director shared that she scans the headlines every morning and only goes deep into stories that are relevant to their communications strategy and limits her time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The cards allow meeting participants to communicate visually while others are talking on a video conference call. ” The benefit of visual communication does not interrupt the meeting flow. Collaboration Superpowers has a set of cards that you provide for participants that includes an ELMO card.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Email is a depersonalized channel of communications because you don’t see the effect you’re having on the person receiving the email. The research study found that the expectation of assumed availability is what exhausts people and the anticipation of work creates stress that can lead to burnout.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

Communication. And, while automation has enabled early adopter fundraisers with the right database tools to pinpoint donor segments and customize communication, it is not the same thing as 1:1 engagement at scale. Are these aspects of the DNA from 2003 still the same? Fundraiser DNA. Creativity. Financial Skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

By fostering an environment of trust and open communication, nonprofits can better understand the needs of their employees and make adjustments accordingly. How have you found this approach to work in your experience? Joan : Pulse checks can be a valuable tool for gauging employee sentiment and identifying areas for improvement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2014

As KD Paine and I wrote in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” measuring your social media channels, overall communications or marketing strategy is not a form of voodoo black magic; it is an art and a science. So, what does it take to do the art and science of measuring your marketing or communication strategies well?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

AI is what we call an equal opportunity disrupter; it will impact every part of organizational life, from the back office to programs and communications. For the last several years, we have been researching the ways AI can, should, and will be used to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

streamlined supporter & donor communications. scaled personalized donor engagement and communication. Artificial Intelligence can help nonprofits do more with less staff time, including the tasks described below. Fundraising & Marketing. improved donor acquisition & prospecting. more efficient and wider donor targeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

He does his own all of his own tweeting and as his communications staff reports, “enthusiastically at that!” Says Eliza Stram, ACLU-NJ Communications Associate, “I was able to make the sometimes intimidating prospect of tweeting approachable and very doable.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative. Nelson Layag, Training Director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services says “Having an editorial calendar has anchored a team-based approach to communications.

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MARCH 21, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated Age launch activities continue this week with a FREE event hosted by Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication on March 22 from 12-1 pm ET. Register for this FREE this virtual event. Or buy it for a friend!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Take Charge of Your Communications with LightBox Collaborative’s 2015 Editorial Calendar – guest post by LightBox Collaborative Amanda Cooper. You still need to be clear about your GAME plan: what does success look like for your communications? Go get your free template right now so you are ahead of the curve for 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Holly is one of the smartest people I know working with nonprofits on strategic communications. Holly is one of the smartest people I know working with nonprofits on strategic communications. Last year, we offered an editorial calendar designed to support nonprofit communicators to act as their own publishers. Content is King.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Zoe Amar runs Zoe Amar Communications and is widely regarded as one of the charity sector’s leading experts in digital communications and marketing. Zoe has helped many organisations maximise their impact across on and offline channels communications and achieve great results. Check it out today!

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JANUARY 25, 2024

One metaphor is to think of the AI as an intern that you need to clearly communicate instructions to and then check their work and revise. Devi also emphasized the concept of “copilot” where the human is the pilot and always in charge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It describes a step-by-step process called ICC which stands for: Information, Communication, and Collaboration. Communication : How will you communicate with each other? One of the best resources I’ve discovered is this blog post from the Lucid Meetings Blog. It could be done face-to-face or as a virtual or hybrid meeting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Whether it’s how we raise our children, communicate in love and partnerships, support causes, or establish friendships and trust, Granger pinpoints the best ways to seize digital opportunities to make our lives better. It is filled with practical tips and lots of stories and useful for all nonprofit professionals.

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APRIL 29, 2013

” The participants were a cross-disciplinary group and included people who work at different foundations in the areas of evaluation, communication, social media, and programs as well as people who work for nonprofits and as consultants who work in evaluation, social media, network analysis, data scientists, and others. Elizabeth R.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Communicating Results. Communication and storytelling skills: Someone who understands the many audiences of your organization, both internal and external, and who can help you craft the right messaging and stories with your data. Communicating Results. The four key questions are: What data to collect? How to collect data?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

I followed up with Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director) to learn more about how they went about this first very important first step for measuring social media – defining results. Pictured is: Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. 2) Have clear means for your social media team to communicate and share messages, links, and to co-create content. Our Response.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the answer. I’d also recommend that you don’t ignore the disasters altogether in your communications this month, but find ways to make connections around shared human values. It will surprise you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2012

As part of their integrated communications strategy for social media, they tweet through CCMUTweets – taking a networked approach. Sarah Mapes is the Director of Communications Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved and she also coordinates a team that shares updates through this profile as well as their individual profiles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). The “ Valid Metrics Framework “ looks at communications in three phases with each having specific metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd! Leap of Reason Books (Free download).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I spoke to a group of nonprofit in Seattle a few weeks ago at Pyramid Communications who found the advice for taking incremental steps towards improvement very useful. As communications consultants, we often fight the thud factor. We’re all midstream with our communications. The CWRF model has been adopted by nonprofits.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

With the digital communications landscape evolving at light speed we wanted to track challenges, leadership attitudes, measurement strategies and 2014 investment plans. More than 25% remain “daunted by the technical aspects” of managing digital communications across various platforms. Guest Post by Mary Trudel. Future Investment Plans.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Since you will be collecting information from a variety of individuals regarding their practices, you should communicate why you are collecting this information and what you will be using it for. For the purpose at hand, communicate that a new strategic initiative regarding the management of your organizations knowledge is being initiated.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Through this Fellowship, WRCC will, for the first time, hire a Khmer woman for a newly created position of Marketing and Communications Officer. WAKE gets technology and communications tools, training and support to women’s rights leaders and their organizations so they can accelerate their impact.

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JULY 25, 2012

NONPROFIT HULK Twitter must be hanging out or working with communications professionals or foundations, because his or her tagline is: “HULK THEORY OF CHANGE: SMASH. TWITTER JUST ONE TOOL IN HULKS COMMUNICATIONS TOOLBOX. HULK STRATEGIC.” HULKS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HULK TEARY EYED ABOUT NEW FOLLOWERS.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Raise their visibility internally with specific communication and development initiatives. Communicates powerfully and prolifically. There’s an excellent summary by the study’s authors in this post, “ Preparing Millennials for Leadership Success ,” the tips include: 1. Constantly double-check your assumptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. Finger Focusing: Many times you will be using the auto-focus feature, but you may decide that focusing on something else in the frame supports your communication goals better. Smartphones, while they are so much better than ever, still have limitations. Simply touch your subject.

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