ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Open (intentional communication). Connected (supported by relationships, institutional links, and community networks). Leaders must make sense out of a crisis (sense-making), strategic in communication (sense-giving), and view setbacks as temporary and surmountable. Involve multiple voices. Maintain a contingency fund.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

As we gain perspective following a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ll use this opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned, and how to use those lessons to prepare us for the future. Panel participants for our international audience include: Hanna Thomas, Principal Consultant, Align. Jane Goodall, and Leslie Odom, Jr.’s

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Double the Donation

MARCH 28, 2021

Below are five things your mission statement should provide, both internally and externally, before you take on the world. . Brand Voice. If it does, this becomes a powerful communications tool that can help you garner financial and volunteer support. The cart is the mission, the horse is the mission statement. Inspiration .

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Forum One

JULY 29, 2021

Ideally, a new name is in sync with your brand promise, brand value, and brand voice. Basing your decisions about a name in the brand strategy and asking yourself questions such as, “is this name specific enough to reflect our brand?,” and, “does this name represent something that we don’t stand for?,”

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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. I want to control the communication between staff and board.” The New Social Economy. This session was a high level view of what is happening in the ecosystem in which I do my work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

An organization, company, or other entity can have all of the diversity numbers in the world, but until everyone feels included and that there is a place and voice for them, it is all for naught. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. Personalize communications based on identity to attract diversity in donors and teams.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. In archives, libraries, and museums, curators use their judgment to select and arrange artifacts to create a narrative, evoke a response, and communicate a message. They have been produced by people putting energy into telling their stories.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them. When it comes to strategic planning, there are a few common hesitations that nonprofits voice throughout the process.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit mission statement is how you communicate your organization’s impact to supporters, clients, and the community at large. Mission statements are typically short and to the point, briefly communicating the nature of the organization’s work, impact , goals, and values. How do they communicate what they do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In October, I will be teaching a master class at the International Fundraising Congress. So, I’m always delighted to see programs that encourage nonprofit leaders to embrace social media. No longer can they hide behind the organization’s faceless logo. More and more, the organization’s logo alone is not enough to build trust.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

For the most part, nonprofit organizations' online communications suffer from an identity crisis: they have no identity. A blog is an opportunity not only to change static into dynamic, but also discover and share voices from your organization. It's a chance to convene and nurture a community of storytellers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

Many nonprofits have limited capacity and staff resources when it comes to implementing marketing and communications strategy, especially social media. It expands your organization’s social footprint and presence beyond what the lone communications director or marketing team is capable of reaching on their own.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 30, 2010

.&# They both have lots to share and are always looking for ways to contribute back to the community. As such, I knew that their book would be a great resource and part of what makes it so is the inclusion of reflection questions for every chapter.

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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. He has created the best fit and is delivering that extra punch to the Met’s communications strategy. Campbell above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Note from Beth: Last spring, I had the pleasure of meeting Ashley Boyd,Campaign Director, for MomsRising.org who told me about Joyful Funerals. Ashley and her colleague Anita – as well as the whole team at Momsrising does a fantastic job of reflecting after each campaign on how it could be improved. To grow our membership.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re acknowledging eight nonprofits leading the charge with dedicated fundraising campaigns as communities unite to support a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable planet. But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. The event gives passionate supporters a way to breathe and reflect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

And they worked! I wanted to capture a couple of reflections on the process as well as content learnings by way of this post. . One of the things that is essential to good instruction (or presentation) is knowing your audience. ACLU-Northern California: They are recruiting for a social media intern on Facebook.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Our personality and our values were consistent since our founding in 1987, but also needed to be enriched to reflect our evolution and presented more effectively. The new look is also reflected in everything from our sign, to business cards, to presentation templates, and so on. We did not want to maximize flash or polish.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

A few offered solid concrete suggestions that take the big idea of "advocacy" and make it concrete, like list wages on hiring requests and refusing to use unpaid interns. Share, encourage and give your team (and your interns) the opportunity to attend talks, symposiums, and conferences. Many others suggested articles to read.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2009

Profile grantee success or support their efforts ( CF Community Foundation ). What Voice Are They Using? Cons: This may be perceived as a just an extension of Communications, PR or the Foundation website with little human interaction. Be responsive ( Skoll Foundation ). Ask questions about the future ( Cleveland Foundation ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

I always design to incorporate the voice and experience of the participants. Daniela shared that she works with volunteers and interns and that she does several short bursts during the day to tend to respond or post content Twitter or Facebook. I always incorporate some sort of reflection.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Janice Holly Booth, MA (Leadership), Founder, The Teambuilding K.I.T. : “Hands down, communication is one of the most important factors in the health of an organization’s culture, and it’s also one of the thorniest problems. Reynolds, Ph.D, Instead, their workplace can provide energy and a sense of worth for them.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

But you can listen to their whispering voices on our quarterly reports. If I love someone, I try to communicate with them in a way that is easy for them, not me. Our partner, GoodUnited , helps us have relationships with constituents inside Facebook, in their community. You must exist across multiple communications channels.

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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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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The observations, practical tips, and recommendations are divided into three areas: Strengthen Your Internal Partnerships. Strengthen your Internal Partnerships. There are several areas to target for increased collaboration: Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Executive Team. Communications. Human Resources.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2011

Every year NTC brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and discuss nonprofit technology, strategy, leadership, and communications. Location: International Ballroom West. You built your nonprofit to right injustices, empower communities, and to inspire social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

There were some fantastics reflections and comments in the post, " Social Change Behind the Firewall " and you all are so smart that I wanted to summarize the thread and share it with folks who many not have trolled through all the comments. The visual is from a reflection by David Wilcox after a workshop he gave in March.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. The video from their 2010 September Campaign is a great example of how the nonprofit uses storytelling to communicate its message and inspire donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

With an increasingly mobile and global workforce, leaders need to use mobile tools to a communicate and manage. The chapter includes some great reflection questions: What stories can you share to advance your top goals? What stories does your team/company/audience need to hear to develop affinity with your organization?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 15, 2015

Review the depth of your bench to ensure you have an accurate picture of your internal talent landscape. Do you have an effective communicator? An internal audit can also help determine if there is a high performer within your organization who may be ready to step up. Do you have a people motivator on your team?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Your organization's social media strategy should be not implemented by one lonely intern sitting in the corner of your communications and marketing department. It has to be authentic, reflect the CEO's personality. It is not a "CEO" blog where she writes daily, but a blog that includes the voices of NTEN staff and members.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2016

As the United States population becomes even more diverse, fundraisers have an unparalleled opportunity to employ strategies that engage new audiences , bring new voices to the table, and enrich the nonprofit sector with new talent and leadership. Another strategy is to identify projects that may appeal to the specific audiences in mind.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

But, in today’s world of digital over-communication and rowdy town halls overtaken by DC-based interest groups, one, two or even 20 Susans isn’t enough. Ordinary Americans not formally affiliated with any organization or cause are rising up to make their voices heard. Build the Internal Partnership.

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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. A User-Led Approach to Grant Management System Design.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Sarah Granger: advise nonprofits on using social media for advocating and communicating. engage internally. listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. pause for reflection time before next reiteration: how to improve results? Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Written by a wise, award-winning leadership and communications expert, Grossman supplies clear, timely, critical, actionable advice, how-to’s and tips for leaders as the pandemic continues to challenge us.and as we get past the pandemic. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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