Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. I want to control the communication between staff and board.”

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JUNE 20, 2023

Nonprofit membership programs can help your organization raise money, build your network, and give members a louder voice in your organization or community. Open lines of communication with your membership go a long way toward developing a better—and more customized— member experience ! What is a nonprofit membership program?

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 12, 2022

To maintain consistent branding across your website, build a digital style guide with your unique elements that you’ll use to communicate your brand. Maintain the same tone of voice throughout your content to create a consistent voice. Strengthen relationships with supporters. Increase your nonprofit’s credibility.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. Aim to create an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that brings together diverse AAPI communities and builds bonds. Offer discounted tickets for community members.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Ensure all of your marketing materials reflect your organization’s brand by incorporating your logo, fonts, colors, and tone of voice. For instance, you might group supporters based on their engagement level, recency and frequency of giving, or preferred communication channel.

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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. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. Every time I present or facilitate a workshop, I review the web sites and social media ant trails (social media properties) of participants. . Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Genuine: It reflects their character, behavior, values, and vision. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Take for example this shot of fireworks and the accompanying reflection. His photo and commentary and use the hash tags facilitates visibility and connection to this audience target. Visibility.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

The event gives passionate supporters a way to breathe and reflect. The organization’s unique approach fights against illegal wildlife trade by reducing demand for wildlife products with world-class communications campaigns. CELI also hosts an annual 5K Run for Clean Energy every spring to support their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). Crisis communication strategy. Disaster work.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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Facilitation Guidelines Hosting Twitter 60

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Traveling Postcards is a humanitarian organization that is gathering women’s voices worldwide, and creating a traveling collection of visual and written wisdom that so many women hold in their hearts. I feel that art is able to translate beyond language, and communicate a much larger vision of personal connection. Each card is unique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

Today I presented on a “featured session” at the United Way Community Leaders Conference in Grapevine, Texas. ” I facilitated an interactive featured session on why and how leaders should be engaged on social as well as other insiders (employees, board, and volunteers). How To Get Started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. BLK SHP’s mission is to build and nurture ecosystems that can help unlock the creativity and voices of socially conscious innovators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't? What lies beneath this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

She is one of the leading voices of ”social learning practice” which is about self-directed and informal learning from your online networks. She points out that you can’t teach people to be social, only to show what it is and help facilitate it. He asked to reflect on our network map. Organization.

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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. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have designed and been delivering “ Friending the Finish Line ” with the goals of having organizations create an integrated social media strategy into their overall communications plan and as a way to accelerate the progress of their children’s health care advocacy work and create a peer networked learning community.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

In January, as part of a series of place-making workshops facilitated by the Project for Public Spaces , we worked with a local dad to coordinate a workshop explicitly for kids (full writeup here ). A key aspect of this rung is the degree to which children are engaged in critical reflection. Non-Participation 6.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

For two of the peer learning groups , we explored best practices for using Facebook strategically as part of an integrated communications plan based on this content ( [link] ). They have to be comfortable having a personal, authentic voice and using the technology. Measure Networked Nonprofit. Billy Shore , Share Our Strength.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2008

What are the preferred communications channels of those people? And beyond quick information exchange -- if you want a deeper reflective conversation, twitter is not the place to have it. Summarizing Twitter responses - if you want a facilitated conversation - is not easy, although with tools like this - that may change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

On Twitter, Kami Huyse pointed over to her reflections on this paper which lead me again to the paper itself. This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. s voice louder than ever before. In Edelman???s

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. A position on an event committee can keep your sponsor happy with their decision to work with you, as they’ll feel they are truly involved and can make their voice heard as you work together to do good in the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Michigan for the chapter leaders of EPIP which stands for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and again this week for the Bay Area Chapter. There are barriers - mostly having a clear understanding and policy about outward facing communications and feeling comfortable. Why keep them locked up?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

It also has a track that takes place in a large room with roundtables and a designated discussion topic and facilitator. I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, "Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?". It has to be authentic, reflect the CEO's personality.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

Before the event we used the Knowledge Garage to share document resources with participants, promote discussions and idea sharing, and to facilitate online connections so participants could better connect with each other when the Summit began. Tags: Collaboration Communication Strategy Technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

One of the initiatives created through the Big Local programme is the Big Local Little Voices project in England’s West Midlands. At its heart is a vision of empowered, resilient, dynamic, asset-rich communities making their own decisions about what’s best for their areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

The Net2 Secret Plan from Marnie Webb NpTech Tag New Year's Reflections, Predictions, and Best Ofs What are some of the ways that the social web marks the New Year? As we move into 2008, one last reflection, what are you lessons learned about Nonprofits and Social Media ? communication surrounding disaster relief and reporting."

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Doug concluded his welcoming remarks with posing some important questions for the future for participants to reflect over the next few days: How do we keep a balance between the emerging and traditional technology so we keep in touch with digital natives and those who have limited connectivity? Mike Seyfang responded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Zandria did a fabulous job of facilitating the session. She is a real community person and is often promoting other people's projects. Her writing is reflective and brilliant. Youth Philanthropy: Growing the Next Generation of Givers from New Voices of Philanthropy. So, having this opportunity listen was very valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

I also facilitated several workshops for London-based nonprofit CEOs and communications directors on developing a strategy for their leadership profiles on social and internal champions (board, staff, and volunteers). This post is a roundup of what I learned from the speakers at the conference and some reflections on the workshops.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Facilitation: The Secret Sauce of Participatory Processes Especially when it comes to participatory decision-making, we believe that a skilled facilitator is essential. The role of strategic facilitation of decision-making in participatory philanthropy is often unrecognized and underappreciated.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

It may be that, for some organizations, a really large strategic planning process would include hiring an outside facilitator, doing a. Hiring an outside facilitator, spending six to nine months, and, you know, reviewing all of your programs. Well, does it reflect our mission? oh, thank you for that.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The things that I tell you will not stick unless you are able to reflect upon your own experience and go, “Ah, yes, I think this is what Julie is talking about. ” That reflection is really important. . That facilitator has to be able to manage many different personalities, the different cultures, different experiences.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

The resulting (real) exhibits are high-quality experiences that reflect a level of creativity that could not have resulted from our scant in-house exhibit development staff. We inspired a community and got real results. Second Life was a better community space for The Tech Virtual than the Web. We'd talk about the work itself.

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