Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Like all good training sessions, this workshop started off with an opening conversation that allowed us to get to know others in the room and connect to what we already know. Heather facilitated this exercise as a series of share pairs where we discussed each question with a different partner for a few minutes. It was followed by this: 4.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies. At this sea-change moment, we’re working with organizations to set holistic AI strategies and governance as part of their core organizational strategies, not just digital strategy.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

And that information can almost always be broken down into its underlying data: the literal and figurative bits and bytes that catalog our lives, the work we do, and the world around us. Our environment is telling us how important our data is by how hard we work to protect it. Why pay attention to data? Data is valuable! That’s okay!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way. To start your search, you need to understand the different options available to you. Online courses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. It required more structure, planning because of the risk associated with failure. The presentation is here.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 30, 2021

Over the course of 25 years, VolunteerHub has helped thousands of nonprofits recruit, engage, and manage volunteers. What I love most about working for VolunteerHub is having the opportunity to make a big impact with so many different organizations, from food banks, to humane societies, shelters, and much more.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Working in the nonprofit sector is hard. Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. Here is a document that outlines the different security roles available in the system.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

With the exception of Yes, the other two responses can be nuanced and convey different meanings. I actually think it works to our advantage when the donor prospect has questions or information that they want researched. Of course, it makes sense to have that individual engaged in the solicitation process.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Hui Li states that there are distinct differences between planned and unplanned leadership successions : “A smooth and successful transition contributes to organizational performance and sustainability, whereas a failed attempt causes resource deficits, power resistance, identity crises, or even organizational death.” Validate your work.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift. These options are likely to yield different results. Why This Approach Works. Report on your progress.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 2, 2023

Use multiple training formats Utilize various training formats, such as in-person workshops, online courses, videos, or written materials, to cater to different learning styles and preferences. Additionally, consider offering training sessions at different times to accommodate volunteers’ schedules.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Before experimenting, however, it’s highly recommended you take a course on how to effectively run LinkedIn Ads.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. I was about to talk through the syllabus and course objectives. Except when it isn’t! And then ask more!).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Pro Tip : Try to establish where your skills, hard work, and dedication can be best applied. If you wish to make a difference that may mean looking at an alternative place to affect change than the one you first envisioned. They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I interviewed 50 different founders, athletes, artists, activists, NFL coaches and celebrities, many of whom I have mentored and advised – from billionaire Marc Lore to Scarlett Johansson – to illustrate strategies for total commitment. The best leaders make course corrections before they have no other choice. What is it?

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Over the years, I have worked with many founder-led (or until-recently-founder-led) organizations. For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. You may frequently revise the work plan, despite staff reluctance or resistance. Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Building long-lasting fruitful relationships with your donors requires diligence, hard work, and careful planning. An upside down pyramid showing different recognition tiers. An organization could segment their donor data to follow that structure, narrowing the criteria as a donor gives more. Engaging donors is no simple task.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Your plan will: Keep you focused on what works and stop you from chasing every shiny new idea. That approach to grant writing doesn’t work, by the way.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2021

Could you work out a routine and stick to it? Simply getting on with it makes a huge difference to how you feel about any problem. When you neglect your social structures, you worry about it, which then causes more stress and resentment at your work, in turn lowering your productivity. When was the last time you trained?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But we tried differently. And the trick works all too well. For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. 3 learning strategies to practice Today I’d like to focus on three modalities I’m using in an intensive course I’m taking from Tara Mohr about how to love well.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

We may serve different causes or operate in different areas of the world. Double the Donation’s employee engagement research found that 71% of employees believe it’s important to work for companies that give back, such as through matching gifts. A charitable donation usually signifies that someone believes in your work.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. But is this the right question?

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

How do we complete work, training, and more on one strained WiFi connection? Let’s explore a few big changes and how you can create custom-developed courses to incorporate them. If you’ve caught the news at any point in the last year, you know that the trending topics are different than anything we’ve encountered before.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

From creating an improved user experience to a new brand impression, we help organizations achieve a look on the outside that represents the modern, innovative work that they do on the “inside.”. As head of the team, I’m happy to introduce the Forum One design team and the inspiring design work we accomplish with our partners.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

You want to set an outline for the course of the year with what you want to communicate to your donors. Once that outline is set, work backwards towards a plan of logistically executing and getting the plan accomplished with the current resources you have, or what you will need to go get. Calendar year end. Fiscal year end.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Since then, we have revisited our commitment multiple times, formally addingthe “A” to the acronym to call out and center the importance of accessibility in every aspect of our work, and thought a lot about authenticity , but we haven’t talked a lot about our efforts publicly. At the discipline level, we’re focused on the work.

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Forum One

JANUARY 13, 2022

Without program teams, the communications team doesn’t have the content they need to share the stories of their work on the ground. Getting buy-in from disparate teams—each motivated by their own goals and perspectives—is of course easier said than done. Create Alignment. This is, however, no longer the case.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

By serving on the Advisory Board, they are saying, “This organization’s work is important.”. During the first meeting, the organization briefs Advisory members on the organization’s work and suggests ways members can get involved. During the second meeting, members share how they are engaging in the organization’s work.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Are folks busy enjoying their work, or working to look busy? Work-life balance.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? For example, they could assist with the search for a learning management system or consult on the pricing of your courses.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three recent examples from Forum One’s work with mission-driven organizations show how centering online community engagement allows direct service to key constituencies and builds upon what digital tools can deliver. Trinity Church Wall Street (TCWS) has a diverse set of audiences, all with different needs.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Of course, managing a fundraising campaign can have a lot of parts and pieces. Are you working on your year-end campaign or building up a new seasonal campaign?Let I worked on one year in a campaign for several years that raised over $5 million in the month of December. In brief, to ask more than once and in different places.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

With the exception of Yes, the other two responses can be nuanced and convey different meanings. I actually think it works to our advantage when the donor prospect has questions or information that they want researched. Of course, it makes sense to have that individual engaged in the solicitation process.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

The lack of structure can be challenging. At any age, with the desire and expertise, you can become a nonprofit leader who makes a difference. Luckily, because of the community nature of nonprofit work, those who will be the best mentors are already visible to the public. To find a mentor, look within your organization.

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Media Cause

JUNE 8, 2023

When utilized correctly, Salesforce can serve as a guide for understanding your customer or donor base and, in turn, can be leveraged for organizational efficiency, resource allocation management, and clarity into what’s working and what isn’t in terms of sales, marketing, and efforts across your organization. Fixing the problem Don’t fret.

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